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Cybersecurity leads ECRI's list of top medtech hazards for 2022

Healthcare Dive

Cyber incidents can compromise patient care and attacks against hospitals have become more prevalent in recent years. However, ECRI said the worst consequences are preventable.

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Monthly Round-Up of What to Read on Pharma Law and Policy

Bill of Health

By? Ameet Sarpatwari , Alexander Egilman , Aviva Wang, and? Aaron S. Kesselheim. Each month, members of the Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL) review the peer-reviewed medical literature to identify interesting empirical studies, policy analyses, and editorials on health law and policy issues. Below are the citations for papers identified from the month of December.

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Antitrust regulators aim to revamp merger guidelines, signaling threat to health sector deals

Healthcare Dive

The news sparked headlines about an attempt by regulators to target big tech, but it could have serious implications for the healthcare sector for years to come.

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Black surgical patients used telehealth more often in late 2020

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons sought to take a closer look at the patients who sought surgical consultations in-person and via telemedicine in 2020. Between March 24 and June 23, researchers found that Latinx patients were significantly less likely to have video telemedicine compared with audio-only visits.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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UnitedHealth reiterates MA growth expectations for 2022 as profits eclipse $4B

Healthcare Dive

"Big picture, really positive," CEO Andrew Witty said about the fruitful MA market, despite dismal projections from some of UnitedHealth's peers about slowing enrollment.

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Maimonides Medical Center completes massive digital health initiative in two years

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Maimonides Medical Center is an academic medical center located in Brooklyn, New York. It is Brooklyn's largest hospital, with more than 600 beds, 6,500 staff, 43,000 annual inpatient discharges and 600,000 annual outpatient encounters. It is Brooklyn's tertiary care hub serving diverse communities with large Medicaid, Medicare and uninsured populations.

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Fierce JPM Week: Women are the 'power buyers' of healthcare. Here's how to serve them better

Fierce Healthcare

Fierce JPM Week: Women are the 'power buyers' of healthcare. Here's how to serve them better. hlandi. Wed, 01/19/2022 - 13:54.

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7 Burning Questions from Life Sciences Companies on Using AI Agents

HIT Consultant

Troy Lase, Associate Director, Commercial Strategic Planning, IQVIA Richard Marcil, Chief Customer Officer, ConversationHEALTH. Each day life science companies respond to numerous medical information inquires – many of which are similar in nature or can be simply addressed. However, as we have seen in the news reports with the Great Resignation and many workers searching for new careers, the number of individuals interested in working in a medical information contact center may be waning.

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Biden confident he can get 'big chunks' of $1.75T Build Back Better Act signed into law

Fierce Healthcare

Biden confident he can get 'big chunks' of $1.75T Build Back Better Act signed into law. rking. Wed, 01/19/2022 - 17:12.

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4 Random Questions – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 79

Healthcare IT Today

For the 79th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re asking each other 4 random, surprise questions. That’s right. Colin created 4 surprise health IT questions for John and John created 4 random health IT questions for Colin. Neither knew what the other was going to ask before they asked it. Enjoy this totally unscripted […] For the 79th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re asking each other 4 random, surprise questions.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Bullish on growing use of telehealth, Wheel banks $150M to expand white-labeled virtual care services

Fierce Healthcare

Bullish on growing use of telehealth, Wheel banks $150M to expand white-labeled virtual care services. hlandi. Wed, 01/19/2022 - 16:26.

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Study: Digital MSK program reduces reported pain

Mobi Health News

The study, sponsored by digital musculoskeletal-care company SWORD Health, also found improvements in secondary measures like surgery intent and painkiller use.

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As enrollment on the ACA exchanges surges, insurer participation growth is more modest: study

Fierce Healthcare

As enrollment on the ACA exchanges surges, insurer participation growth is more modest: study. pminemyer. Wed, 01/19/2022 - 15:00.

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HHS Proposal for Marketplace Plans Carries a Hefty Dose of Consumer Caution

Kaiser Health News

Some insurance brokers are enrolling people into Affordable Care Act health plans without their consent, perhaps for the commissions, a move that could put consumers in danger of owing back the subsidies connected with the coverage. The damage could be hundreds or even thousands of dollars. A consumer’s first hint that something is wrong is a big one: a letter from the IRS or a delay in their tax refund.

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Everything You Wanted to Know About FACIS, but Didn’t Know to Ask

Speaker: Amy Anderson

FACIS® helps organizations mitigate patient and organizational risk. Maintaining compliance and safeguarding against fraud and abuse in today’s changing healthcare landscape can be challenging. Most healthcare organizations screen and monitor providers against the OIG but that’s only ONE of FACIS®’ primary sources. FACIS® pulls data for every taxonomy from the lowest level employee to the highest level licensed professional.

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CMMI taking hard look at Medicare Advantage coding practices and impact on payment models

Fierce Healthcare

CMMI taking hard look at Medicare Advantage coding practices and impact on payment models. rking. Wed, 01/19/2022 - 16:10.

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Wheel raises $150M, Big Health scores $75M and more digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Also: Topography Health launches out of stealth with $27.5 million, Mantra Health raises $22 million and NuvoAir announces an $11 million extension.

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Big Health hauls in $75M to ramp up commercialization, launch new digital mental health therapeutics

Fierce Healthcare

Big Health hauls in $75M to ramp up commercialization, launch new digital mental health therapeutics. dmuoio. Wed, 01/19/2022 - 11:18.

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The U.S. Government & Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

KFF

This fact sheet examines the Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (also known as Gavi), an independent, public-private partnership and multilateral funding mechanism that aims to increase access to immunization in poor countries, and explores the role the U.S. government plays in supporting the partnership.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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In its 2nd deal in 2 weeks, Babylon picks up DayToDay Health to bolster its remote care portfolio

Fierce Healthcare

In its 2nd deal in 2 weeks, Babylon picks up DayToDay Health to bolster its remote care portfolio. rtorrence. Wed, 01/19/2022 - 15:28.

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Telehealth use can reduce no-show rates

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Lyra Health gets $235M, soars to $5.85B valuation with new acquisition for global expansion

Fierce Healthcare

Lyra Health gets $235M, soars to $5.85B valuation with new acquisition for global expansion. rtorrence. Wed, 01/19/2022 - 11:22.

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New Requirements to Cover Over-the-counter COVID Tests: Implications for State Insurance Regulators

Center for Health Insurance Reform

New federal rules require health insurers to cover and waive consumer cost-sharing for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests. State insurance regulators will be on the front lines of enforcing the new coverage mandate. In her latest Expert Perspective for the State Health & Value Strategies project, Sabrina Corlette assesses the new requirements and identifies areas where state insurance departments may need to fill in gaps.

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Ensure Continuous Patient Care: How to Avoid Disruptions Due to Ransomware

The industry has seen an increasing pace of ransomware, zero-day, and remote-code execution attacks. Learn how to defend against these against these attacks in this eBook.

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UnitedHealth Group reports $4.1B in profit for Q4, $17.3B for full-year 2021

Fierce Healthcare

UnitedHealth Group reports $4.1B in profit for Q4, $17.3B for full-year 2021. pminemyer. Wed, 01/19/2022 - 07:23.

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HIPAA-Compliant Waste Management

Sharps Compliance

All healthcare providers and their business associates have an ethical and legal obligation to follow the provisions under The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Passed by Congress in 1996, the standards detailed in 45 CFR 160, 162, and 164 are designed to safeguard patients’ private, sensitive information from misuse. HIPAA rules went into effect in 2003.

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Mark Cuban's drug company launches pharmacy, promising striking savings on generic drugs

Fierce Healthcare

Mark Cuban's drug company launches pharmacy, promising striking savings on generic drugs. agliadkovskaya. Wed, 01/19/2022 - 12:09.

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Omani hospital first in MENA to adopt ClarifEye AR spinal surgical navigation system

Mobi Health News

Procedures involving the technology – launched in Europe last year – have already taken place at the country’s Armed Forces Hospital.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.

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Providers more likely to use negative descriptors in Black patients' medical records, study finds

Fierce Healthcare

Providers more likely to use negative descriptors in Black patients' medical records, study finds. dmuoio. Wed, 01/19/2022 - 15:17.

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Decentralized clinical trial platform Thread scoops up voice tech inVibe

Mobi Health News

The acquisition is expected to help Thread customers capture real-world data.

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Michigan Senior Living Company Settles with EEOC to Resolve Federal Disability Lawsuit

Healthcare Compliance Blog

A family owned Michigan senior living company has agreed to pay $31,750 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit that was filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC lawsuit charged the company with discharging a caregiver whom it perceived as disabled. The EEOC’s lawsuit claims that the caregiver passed her preemployment physical examination and worked for the facility for weeks without incident.

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Omani hospital first to adopt ClarifEye AR spinal surgical navigation system

Mobi Health News

Procedures involving the technology – launched in Europe last year – have already taken place at the country’s Armed Forces Hospital.

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Generative AI for Contracts Is Here: New Tools to Accelerate Drafting and Editing

The emergence of generative AI is reshaping the landscape of contract management, enabling businesses to generate and negotiate legal agreements with greater ease and speed. In this on-demand webinar, Hal Marcus, VP of Product Marketing at Evisort discusses how Evisort's generative AI transforms contract creation and negotiation, empowering legal teams to streamline processes while reducing risk.