Bill of Health

JULY 13, 2023

On June 20 th , the Petrie-Flom Center welcomed Susannah Baruch on board as its new Executive Director. Susannah comes to the Petrie-Flom Center with expertise in reproductive health law policy, genetics, and genomics, and a wealth of experience in nonprofits, academia, and government. We asked Susannah to share a bit about herself and her past work by way of introduction to Bill of Health ’s readers.

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Healthcare Dive

JULY 13, 2023

Aetna wrongly retained millions in undisclosed fees and paid provider claims “that should have never been paid,” according to the lawsuit filed in a Texas federal court.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 13, 2023

Tech-enabled home healthcare provider Speedoc has tied up with Parkway Shenton, the primary care arm of IHH Healthcare Singapore, to expand care options for patients. Parkway Shenton, which operates over 50 GP clinics across the country, taps into Speedoc's capabilities in home healthcare to offer the option to deliver care within the comfort of their patients' homes.

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Healthcare Dive

JULY 13, 2023

Over the past decade, the share of physicians working in private practice has declined as hospital systems, private equity firms and payers have acquired practices, according to a report from the American Medical Association.

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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

JULY 13, 2023

MQ Health adopts MediRecords clinical record system MQ Health is adopting the clinical record system of cloud health software company MediRecords. Based on a media release, MediRecords was chosen via a competitive tender process to support MQ Health's 18 outpatient clinics. The Macquarie University-owned hospital will also integrate its existing EMR solution by InterSystems with MediRecords.

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Healthcare Dive

JULY 13, 2023

Nearly two million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid to date, but it’s too early to get a full picture of redeterminations’ effect on vulnerable Americans, experts say.

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Healthcare Dive

JULY 13, 2023

Generative artificial intelligence could lessen providers’ documentation workloads and more easily connect beneficiaries with their health plans, according to the consultancy.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 13, 2023

Approximately 22% of gross Medicare Part D spending can be attributed to 10 top-selling prescription drugs, according to analysis from KFF. | A new analysis shows a small number of prescription drugs disproportionately make up Medicare Part D spending.

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Healthcare Dive

JULY 13, 2023

J.P. Morgan and Wolfe Research analysts cited uncertainty and pricing concerns in Medicare Advantage and cost pressures in the commercial market when downgrading major U.S. payers.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 13, 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is recommending preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with oral or injectable antiretroviral therapy to people at risk of HIV without patient cost sh | A new proposal would allow Medicare beneficiaries to protect themselves against HIV without cost-sharing through preexposure prophylaxis and antiretroviral therapy.

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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 Dive

JULY 13, 2023

Panelists who spoke during the agency’s Tuesday hearing on medical billing and collections identified deferred interest credit cards as a prime culprit saddling patients with medical debt.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 13, 2023

Hospital merger and acquisition deal volume has returned to pre-pandemic levels as of the second quarter of 2023, according to a new roundup report. | Twenty new hospital merger and acquisition deals were unveiled during the second quarter of 2023, the most since 2018.

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Healthcare Dive

JULY 13, 2023

The oral contraceptive’s maker, Perrigo, said the pill will be available in drug and grocery stores early next year, but did not disclose its planned price.

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Health Law Advisor

JULY 13, 2023

The 21st Century digital age has provided women with numerous sexual and reproductive health tools that track periods, ovulation, and pregnancy. By simply plugging certain health data inputs into these apps, women can now accurately track the most intimate moments of their lives. But is this sensitive health information secure? Recent activity by the FTC suggests that some of them may not be: On May 18, 2023, the FTC proposed amendments to strengthen and modernize the Health Breach Notification

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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.

Fierce Healthcare

JULY 13, 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released its proposed Medicare payment rates and policy updates under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory S | The CY 2024 OPPS and ASC Payment System Proposed Rule includes a 2.8% pay increase for facilities, hospital price transparency updates and more.

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Becker's Health IT

JULY 13, 2023

QuickBlox, a software development framework used in telemedicine and finance, was found to have several critical security flaws, according to a joint study from computer and network security research firms Check Point Research and Claroty Team82 published July 12.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 13, 2023

A key House panel has advanced yet another legislative package that aims to inject greater transparency into healthcare, particularly for pharmacy benefit managers. | A key House panel has advanced yet another legislative package that aims to inject greater transparency into healthcare, particularly for pharmacy benefit managers.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 13, 2023

The following is a guest article by Clarissa Riggins , Chief Product Officer at Experian Health Patients have increasingly high expectations for easy and efficient tech-enabled solutions when it comes to accessing healthcare services. They seek convenient self-scheduling options, accurate cost estimates, and the ability to pre-register through their smartphones, among other modern services.

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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.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 13, 2023

Novant Health, a health system serving North and South Carolina, has partnered with NeuroFlow, maker of behavioral health integration software, to support mental health and prevent burnout for pati | Novant Health patients with depression will have access to digital mental health resources and support. The benefit will also be offered to Novant Health’s more than 36,000 team members.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 13, 2023

So many new forms of automation and AI are entering the health care marketplace: Which ones will pay off and where should a healthcare organization start? In this video, Matt Haberman, Chief Technology Officer at Acclara advises a practical approach that balances effort with resulting value. Haberman, whose company offers automated revenue cycle management (RCM) as a revenue cycle management and consulting firm, advises organizations to create a “backlog” of tasks that might be autom

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 13, 2023

The New Hampshire Hospital Association (NHHA) and state officials are putting to bed a multiyear legal dispute over acute mental health patients being involuntarily held in emergency departments, a | The legal dispute over involuntarily held mental health patients had swung in hospitals' favor thanks to court decisions earlier this year.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 13, 2023

Security flaws have been identified in the QuickBlox software development kit (SDK) and application programming interface (API) that supports the real-time chat and video applications used by many telemedicine providers. The vulnerabilities were identified by security researchers from Claroty’s Team82 and Check Point Research who collaborated to look into the security of the popular QuickBlox SDK and API, which support applications used in telemedicine, finance, and smart IoT device applications

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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.

Digital Health News

JULY 13, 2023

Chris Wigley, CEO of Genomics England, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker on day one of the inaugural Digital Health AI and Data.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 13, 2023

A recent inspection of the Northern Arizona VA Healthcare System by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (OIG) found deficiencies in all three security control areas that were investigated – configuration management, security management, and access controls. The Northern Arizona VA Healthcare System includes the Bob Stump Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Prescott and 11 clinics in the state and serves approximately 33,000 veterans.

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Digital Health News

JULY 13, 2023

Joining Jordan Sollof is Sylvia Stevenson and Dr Lia Ali to discuss and preview a Summer Schools session on women in digital healthcare leadership.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 13, 2023

The annual Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo will take place at the Charlotte Convention Center in North Carolina, September 19-21. The event is one of the country’s largest shows dedicated to healthcare design and facilities and is now in its 36 th year. Each year, the event is attended by architects, designers, engineers, contractors, healthcare providers, and government agencies who share their research and ideas and provide fresh perspectives on the ever-changing healthcare industry.

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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.

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Digital Health News

JULY 13, 2023

The OneLondon Citizens Advisory Group has recently met to determine a set of recommendations in relation to the London Data Health Strategy.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 13, 2023

The virtual cardiopulmonary company told MobiHealthNews exclusively that it has appointed Stacie Bratcher as its CEO.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 13, 2023

What You Should Know: U.S. News & World Report will incorporate the 3M™ Ambulatory Potentially Preventable Complications (3M AM-PPCs) software in the analysis of its 2023-2024 Best Hospitals Specialty rankings. Developed to address patient safety and quality oversight for procedures performed in hospital outpatient departments or ambulatory surgery centers, 3M AM-PPCs uses sophisticated classification logic and allows providers and payers to identify and analyze complications in outpatient s

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HealthIT Answers

JULY 13, 2023

By Peyman Zand - A CereCore sponsored survey of executives and CHIME members, on their top concerns. Over 67% reported technical debt is a concern particularly around scope creep and costs, outdated IT infrastructure, problems maintaining systems or staying current with upgrades. The post Drowning in Technical Debt? Uncover Big Risks to Patient Care appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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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.