Health Populi
APRIL 25, 2023
In the U.S. in 2021, per person health care spending increased by nearly 15%, reversing 2020’s spending decline of 3.5% in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest Health Care Cost and Utilization Report from the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) details health spending in 2021, dissecting the change in terms of utilization of services and prices by category.
Bill of Health
APRIL 25, 2023
This excerpt from the new book titled “ We Want Them Infected ” is printed with permission from Jonathan Howard, MD and Redhawk Publications. By Jonathan Howard On June 29, 2021, Dr. Harriet Hall penned an essay on the website Science Based Medicine titled “A New COVID-19 Myth?” in which she wrote: A correspondent suggested I should have known that the pandemic was over months ago.
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Healthcare It News
APRIL 25, 2023
A new 6,000-square-foot hospital operations center at Children's Mercy Kansas City uses artificial intelligence, predictive analytics and real-time information to optimize care coordination from the time of patient's admission until discharge. WHY IT MATTERS Children's Mercy said the center – modeled after NASA's mission control – will localize team members to break down bottlenecks, identify potential barriers and increase patient satisfaction as they advance through
Healthcare Dive
APRIL 25, 2023
The marketing push comes as lawmakers take a harder look at pharmacy benefit managers, drug purchasing middlemen that are often owned by health insurance companies.
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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 25, 2023
Parkview Health System, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has incorporated its telemedicine programs into a larger digital health strategy aimed at meeting patients wherever they have a need for care. THE PROBLEM Prior to the pandemic, Parkview Health had many of these technologies in place, but only in small pilot areas, because the ability to gain wide adoption from providers and patients was hindered by numerous insurance constraints.
Healthcare Dive
APRIL 25, 2023
LCMC Health and regulators have filed dueling court requests over whether state acquisition approval preempts federal antitrust review in LCMC’s acquisition of three facilities from HCA.
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Healthcare Dive
APRIL 25, 2023
The payer beat Wall Street expectations in the first quarter on both earnings and revenue, which reached $39 billion.
HIPAA Journal
APRIL 25, 2023
Five former Methodist Hospital employees have pleaded guilty to criminal violations of HIPAA for accessing and disclosing the information of patients to a third party for financial gain. The former hospital workers were contacted by Roderick Harvey, 41, of Memphis, and were paid to provide him with the names and telephone numbers of patients who had been involved in motor vehicle accidents.
Healthcare Dive
APRIL 25, 2023
Surgical cases at the operator’s ambulatory unit climbed 8% year over year, leading to a surge in ambulatory operating revenue.
Fierce Healthcare
APRIL 25, 2023
Healthcare still playing catch-up when it comes to cybersecurity preparedness aburky Tue, 04/25/2023 - 12:35
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Feeling overwhelmed by medical waste regulations? This comprehensive guide unravels the complexities of medical waste disposal, ensuring you stay compliant and prioritize safety. Inside you'll find: Clear categorization: Learn to precisely classify medical waste for proper handling and disposal. Labeling & Storage: Discover best practices for clear labeling and secure storage of medical waste.
Healthcare IT Today
APRIL 25, 2023
The following is a guest article by John Squeo, Senior Vice President of Provider and Healthcare Services at CitiusTech With IT powerhouses entering healthcare and consumers enjoying a seamless and intuitive digital experience in their daily lives, the pressure is on for healthcare organizations to create effective digital front doors that improve patient care and enable providers and payers to be more efficient and effective The revolution is real.
Jane Sarashon
APRIL 25, 2023
About 180,000 deaths are attributable to burns each year, according to the World Health Organization. Non-fatal burns are a leading cause of morbidity. The good news is that burns are preventable, and we learn several terrific strategies for doing so from The Family Oops and Burns First Aid. This mighty little book, all of 28 pages and measuring 5.5 x 5.5″ square, packs a huge amount of self-care knowledge about burn prevention and treatment for home and workplace — the two sites whe
HIT Consultant
APRIL 25, 2023
What You Should Know: PathAI, a provider of AI-powered pathology, and ConcertAI , an AI software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology and real-world evidence (RWE) solutions for life sciences and healthcare, today announced a strategic partnership to launch a first-in-class quantitative histopathology and curated clinical real-world data (RWD) solution. The solution combines PathAI’s PathExplore™ tumor microenvironment panel with ConcertAI’s Patient360™ and RWD360™ products.
Healthcare IT Today
APRIL 25, 2023
HCA Healthcare , one of the leading providers of care in 20 states and in the United Kingdom, has smartly been investing to improve the quality of the health data they collect. This investment made it possible to deploy an innovative sepsis detection project that has enhanced patient safety across the entire organization. That same project also had an unintended beneficial impact – it helped HCA facilities react faster during hurricanes and other emergencies.
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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.
HIT Consultant
APRIL 25, 2023
U.S. healthcare companies must comply with the data security and privacy standards defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The purpose of the legislation is to safeguard the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI) and electronic protected health information (ePHI). Failure to comply with HIPAA regulations can result in serious financial fines and reputational damage.
HealthIT Answers
APRIL 25, 2023
By Katie Brenneman - To be sure, telehealth did not begin with the COVID-19 pandemic, nor will it end with it. Indeed, virtual patient care has been evolving for years, emerging alongside the ascendency of the digital revolution in other domains, from shopping to education. The post How AI Is Improving Patients’ Telehealth Experiences appeared first on Health IT Answers.
HIPAA Journal
APRIL 25, 2023
The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) has published its report on data compromises in Q1, 2023, which shows a 13% reduction in data breaches and a 64% decrease in victims from the previous quarter. In Q1 there were 445 publicly reported data compromises and 89,140,686 confirmed victims. While a fall in data breaches and victim count is good news, both figures typically fall in the first quarter of the year.
HIT Consultant
APRIL 25, 2023
What You Should Know: – Know Labs, Inc. , an emerging developer of non-invasive medical diagnostic technology, today announced the results of a proof-of-principle study titled, “Detecting Unique Analyte-Specific Radio Frequency Spectral Responses in Liquid Solutions – Implications for Non-Invasive Physiologic Monitoring,” conducted in collaboration with Mayo Clinic. – The study demonstrates the accuracy of Know Labs’ proprietary Bio-RFID™ sensor in quantifying different analytes in v
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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.
Fierce Healthcare
APRIL 25, 2023
Universal Health Services boasts $163M profit in Q1 driven by acute, behavioral volume increases dmuoio Tue, 04/25/2023 - 16:52
HIPAA Journal
APRIL 25, 2023
Data breaches have recently been announced by Santa Clara Family Health Plan, United Steelworkers Local 286, Robeson Health Care Corporation, Two Rivers Public Health Department, and NewBridge Services. Santa Clara Family Health Plan Confirmed as Victim of Clop GoAnywhere Hack Santa Clara Family Health Plan has confirmed the 276,993-record data breach reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights on March 30, 2023, was due to the hacking of Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT solution by the Clop ransomware
Mobi Health News
APRIL 25, 2023
Roche will leverage PicnicHealth's real-world datasets for Alzheimer’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Disease-related dementia and myasthenia gravis.
Digital Health News
APRIL 25, 2023
Health Education and Improvement Wales has launched their simulation-based education and training (SBET) strategy that will enhance workforce skills.
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While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.
Fierce Healthcare
APRIL 25, 2023
Sanders, Cassidy reach deal to increase access to generic prescription drugs, reform PBMs hlandi Tue, 04/25/2023 - 11:46
Digital Health News
APRIL 25, 2023
BT Group has launched its virtual wards programme for healthcare customers across the UK, part of its aim to help build smarter, more efficient services.
Fierce Healthcare
APRIL 25, 2023
Centene CEO offers look at progress around Medicaid redeterminations pminemyer Tue, 04/25/2023 - 06:43
Healthcare IT Today
APRIL 25, 2023
Company to invest in scaling its health data platform, providing payers, providers and digital health companies with an end-to-end solution for interoperability and open computing 1upHealth today announced the close of a $40M Series C investment led by Sixth Street Growth with participation from existing investors F-Prime Capital, Jackson Square Ventures, and Eniac Ventures. 1upHealth will use this latest investment to expand product development and customer growth teams and accelerate efforts t
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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.
Digital Health News
APRIL 25, 2023
The UK VP and general manager of Oracle Cerner, Distie Profit, has exclusively said the NHS should never treat the implementation of EPRs as IT projects.
Symplr
APRIL 25, 2023
“This department has worked [X] days without accident or injury.” Such signs are common in industrial sites but less so in healthcare, although it doesn’t mean teams and responsible parties aren’t counting. Even minor errors in organizations and industries can result in disastrous consequences and heavy cost to human life (think: nuclear power plant failures or RaDonda Vaught’s fatal drug error that gripped nurses across the country).
Fierce Healthcare
APRIL 25, 2023
DocGo aims to bring kidney care the final mile by partnering with Fresenius Medical Care aburky Tue, 04/25/2023 - 16:53
Digital Health News
APRIL 25, 2023
Commitments to open-source technology are enshrined in NHS policy but adoption is frustratingly slow. It is time to spread the word on the new way to collaborate on, co-fund and reuse digital technology, says Made Tech's Hazel Jones.
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In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.
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