Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2021

For years, clinicians have taken a trial-and-error approach to many medical treatments for mental illness. If a patient doesn't respond to a particular drug, providers will often move onto another, sometimes not driven by insight into an individual's needs or specific symptoms. "I've always been perplexed at how we are supposed to treat all these manifestations with the same treatment," said Dr.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 28, 2021

One of my favorite Dr. Seuss characters is the narrator featured in the book, I Had Trouble In Getting to Solla-Sollew. I frequently use this book when conducting futures and scenario planning sessions with clients in health/care. “The story opens with our happy-go-lucky narrator taking a stroll through the Valley of Vung where nothing went wrong,” the Seussblog explains.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 28, 2021

As most readers know, Oracle Corp. recently agreed to acquire EHR giant Cerner for about $28.3 billion. Oracle has stated that it intends to leverage its existing tools to modernize Cerner’s systems and move them to its Gen2Cloud, a step which shouldn’t be too difficult given that Cerner already runs its key clinical system on […].

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Looking ahead to 2022: 12 healthcare execs offer their predictions. pminemyer. Tue, 12/28/2021 - 10:08.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Everyone in healthcare likely knows the term PHI (Protected Health Information). Understanding what is considered PHI has been extremely important to ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations. Certainly many outside of healthcare have confused how HIPAA applies and applied it to a lot of non-PHI, but those in healthcare have gotten to know what is considered […].

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Dan Riskin, Founder and CEO at Verantos. During the prescribing process, a physician’s ability to accurately and reliably match the most appropriate therapy option with the patient at hand is limited by the amount and quality of clinical information that is available. While randomized clinical trials are considered the gold standard for establishing the safety and efficacy of prescription medications, and the clinical findings verified from the trial inform the label on the approved therapy, the

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 28, 2021

What You Should Know: – Quidel Corporation (NASDAQ: QDEL) (“Quidel”) and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings plc (NASDAQ: OCDX) (“Ortho”) jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement in which Quidel will acquire Ortho. – The acquisition will create a global leader in diagnostics, bringing together two highly complementary portfolios with world-class technologies and platforms spanning high-throughput systems to near-patient and at-home testing.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 28, 2021

CMS wants insurers to offer standardized plan options on the ACA exchanges. pminemyer. Tue, 12/28/2021 - 17:09.

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Healthicity

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Sometimes being a compliance professional in December can make you feel like a character in a spy film.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Acquisition adds to Company’s deep healthcare expertise and portfolio of data, technology and analytics capabilities Global professional services firm Huron (NASDAQ: HURN) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Perception Health Inc., a healthcare predictive analytics company focused on bringing data sources together to illuminate opportunities for improved clinical and business decision-making. […].

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The Health Law Firm

DECEMBER 28, 2021

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Our attorneys often receive calls from health care professionals regarding the possibility of representing them on short notice at a Board hearing or at a deposition related to a health care matter. Often you will find that merely having an experienced attorney to represent you at a hearing or Board meeting will assist you in avoiding mistakes that damage your case and assist you in preserving your rig

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Foster Swift

DECEMBER 28, 2021

On December 27, 2021, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Senate Bill 759 into law, which took effect immediately. SB 759 allows individuals without a license for the practice of a health profession to perform certain limited duties. For example, students in a health profession training program may perform duties assigned while training. Read More › Tags: Alerts and Updates , Health Care Reform , Licensing , News.

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Med Com Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Have you ever wondered how much someone else pays for the same medical procedure even if you have insurance coverage? Recent federal regulations have aimed at demystifying this and with this newly accessible data, we’re now seeing comparisons across the nation and within cities. But what do the numbers say? Let’s set the table first before we dive into the data.

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McGuire Wood

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Sentinel Capital Partners has acquired TTG Imaging Solutions, according to a news release. TTG , based in Pittsburgh, Pa., provides a range of products and services to cardiology, oncology and other types of providers. Founded in 2004, the company has grown significantly in recent years, completing nine transactions since March 2019. Sentinel Capital Partners , based in New York, is focused on the lower end of the middle market.

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Holland & Knight

DECEMBER 28, 2021

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 28, 2021

No one should be surprised there’s another COVID variant on the loose, and yet seemingly, everyone is. The variant, named Omicron (the fifteenth letter in the Greek alphabet), was first reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) by South Africa on November 24th. Unlike its name would suggest, Omicron is the seventh COVID-19 variant of concern—but a pandemic-fatigued global public could be forgiven for thinking it’s the twentieth. .

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