Healthcare Dive
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Delayed procedures and tests were the most commonly reported consequences of healthcare cyberattacks, according to a study from the Ponemon Institute and Proofpoint, a cybersecurity compliance company.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Chief nursing informatics officer at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Kevin Percival, sees the emerging field of nursing informatics as “fundamental to the enhancing of patient experience” His role is to provide leadership for digital transformation across the trust on behalf of nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals (AHPs).
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Healthcare Dive
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Envision CEO Jim Rechtin called UnitedHealthcare’s alleged practice “cold, callous and inhumane,” according to a statement released Friday announcing a lawsuit was filed in a Tennessee federal court.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is inviting patients and their families, providers, clinicians, consumer advocates, healthcare professional associations, individuals serving underserved communities and all CMS stakeholders serving populations facing disparities in health and healthcare to submit public comments by November 4. CMS is asking for public input on accessing healthcare and related challenges, understanding provider experiences, advancing health equity and assessing the
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Healthcare Dive
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
A small proportion of providers that billed for telehealth — 1,714 out of 742,000 — posed a high risk of fraud or abuse to Medicare in COVID-19’s first year, regulators found.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
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Health Care Compliance Brief brings together the best content for health law & compliance professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Victoria invests in new centre supporting digital health innovators. The Victorian government has invested A$2.4 million ($1.6 million) to establish a centre for supporting digital health innovators. The Victorian Connected Health Innovation and Commercialisation Centre will support up to 500 local companies each year by connecting them with healthcare professionals, investors, and other innovators who can assist in fast-tracking the development of their new digital health products.
Healthcare Dive
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
The move follows the declaration of a public health emergency for the monkeypox outbreak on Aug. 4.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
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Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Matt Franklin, Akili Interactive's president and COO, explains the company's strategy for launching EndeavorRx, its video game digital therapeutic for children with ADHD.
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Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
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HIPAA Journal
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Birmingham, AL-based Henderson & Walton Women’s Center (HWWC) has recently notified 34,306 patients that some of their protected health information may have been compromised as a result of a hacker gaining access to the email account of one of its employees. HWWC said the forensic investigation of the data breach confirmed the attacker did not gain access to the email server and the breach was confined to the email account of one employee.
Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
A few weeks back, we shared that we were going to attend what we termed the Woodstock of Healthcare Interoperability which was the annual conference hosted by DirectTrust and Civitas. The good news is that the conference did not disappoint when it came to connecting and learning from the best and brightest healthcare interoperability experts in the industry.
HIPAA Journal
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Researchers at Rapid 7 have identified four vulnerabilities in Baxter and Sigma Spectrum infusion pumps, which are used to deliver medications and nutrition to patients. The devices are TCP/IP enabled and are usually connected to healthcare networks. Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could allow malicious actors to make system configuration changes and access sensitive patient data.
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Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Happy Friday everyone. We usually do our regular Fun Friday article where we share something to make you smile as you head into the weekend. This week we thought we’d mix it up a bit and share some lessons learned from Queen Elizabeth who sadly passed away this week. We don’t like to get political here, so save that for other forums. However, it’s worth recognizing someone who served her nation for a long time.
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
LetsGetChecked, which closed a $150 million Series D funding round in 2021, made multiple acquisitions this year.
Digital Health News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
The latest edition of Movers and Shakers includes appointments at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust and the Dedalus Group.
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
The Series 8 includes two temperature sensors that can be used to retrospectively estimate when ovulation occurred.
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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.
Med-Net Compliance
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
A large long-term care facility located in Vermont violated federal law by allowing black nurses and nurse assistants to be subjected to ongoing and egregious racial harassment, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, starting in 2020, certain white patients/residents of the nursing home repeatedly directed offensive racial slurs at the black nurses and nurse assistants.
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
It can also predict falls by using AI and a deep sensing camera that observes a wearer's movement.
Med-Net Compliance
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
A West Virginia ophthalmologist and his practice have paid $907,074.64 to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid. From January 13, 2013, through April 12, 2019, the ophthalmologist routinely administered vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor injections into the eyes of patients to treat purported wet age-related macular degeneration (Wet-AMD) or other ophthalmological conditions for which treatment with such injections is indicated.
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
It is currently conducting clinical studies and expanding its teams in Australia and the US.
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HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Corey Zankowski, CEO of Primum Health. We are witnessing an accelerated pace of amazing breakthroughs and advancements in cancer care today, with new treatments emerging almost weekly and unprecedented opportunities to help improve patient outcomes every day. However, if a doctor is not working in an academic setting, reading every new paper, and recruiting patients for new studies, how can they be expected to keep up with the latest treatments and approaches to specific cancers?
The Health Law Firm Blog
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Florida law requires that health professionals (including physicians, nurses, physical therapists, nurse practitioners, professional counselors, and social workers, among others) obtain a Level 2 background screening before working in a facility licensed by the Agency for Health Care [.].
HealthIT Answers
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Now on demand, Health Unabashed episode with guest Amanda McClelland. Amanda is Senior Vice President of Prevent Epidemics and Resolve to Save Lives, where she leads a global team working to accelerate progress to make the world safer from the next epidemic while also responding to COVID-19. The post Vaccination Was Once a Given, Now Misinformation is Undermining Public Health appeared first on Health IT Answers.
Symplr
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Nancy Mitchell, RN, is a contributing writer for symplr and AssistedLivingCenter.com. She has over 37 years experience in geriatric nursing care, both as a senior care nurse and director of nursing care. W hen most people think about artificial intelligence (AI)-driven digital transformations in healthcare, they imagine robots replacing everyone and everything—from doctors, nurses, and devices, to traditional hospitals and healthcare centers.
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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.
Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
$500m investment expands Pure Health’s footprint in the United States healthcare market. Ardent Health Services is the fourth largest private hospital operator in the United States with operations across six states. Alpha Dhabi Holding subsidiary, Pure Health , the largest integrated healthcare platform of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), today announced that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire a minority equity investment in Ardent Health Services (Ardent), a leading U
Symplr
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
At a recent company meeting, symplr leaders were asked what books they're reading. And what better way to celebrate National Read a Book Day, than to take a peek at what's on their nightstands—or in the e-readers on their nightstands.
MedTrainer
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
You and the rest of the team are completing courses, or distributing policies, or doing credentialing with MedTrainer. Great work! Now, take your knowledge to the next level with the MedTrainer reporting feature. . Why should you run reports in MedTrainer? The Reports feature gives you a better understanding of your organization’s overall compliance and credentialing status.
HIPAA Journal
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Birmingham, AL-based Henderson & Walton Women’s Center (HWWC) has recently notified 34,306 patients that some of their protected health information may have been compromised as a result of a hacker gaining access to the email account of one of its employees. HWWC said the forensic investigation of the data breach confirmed the attacker did not gain access to the email server and the breach was confined to the email account of one employee.
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