Healthcare It News

JANUARY 5, 2022

As the omicron variant spreads across Europe, leaders are tightening COVID restrictions and bringing in new rules to increase vaccination uptake. In December the European Commission reduced the validity period of the EU Digital COVID Certificate (EUDCC) to nine months to encourage people to have boosters, based on the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control’s recommendation that the third jab should be given within six months.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 5, 2022

A study published this past week in JAMA Network Open found that while the vast majority of physicians in a large regional healthcare system had transitioned to include virtual care in their practice by December 2020, some were more likely to be early adopters than others. Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital retrospectively analyzed data from all 3,473 physicians providing ambulatory care through Mass General Brigham, which includes 12 hospitals.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 5, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Moving from inventing the first wheel ever to discovering the use of Artificial intelligence, we have come a long way. The world is changing for the better, and technological advancement has impacted numerous industries. And […]. The article Healthcare Trends: How Will Patient Care Improve In The Future?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 5, 2022

Some changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule for telehealth items in Australia – including the termination of 128 items, amendment of 17 items, and the addition of two more items – have taken effect this week. WHAT IT'S ABOUT. The changes come following the recommendations by the MBS Review Taskforce. In a statement, the Department of Health claimed the changes in telehealth items, along with items for COVID-19, bulk billing incentives, surgery and others, will "ensure ser

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 5, 2022

Magellan Healthcare, NeuroFlow team up on digital mental health program for members. agliadkovskaya. Wed, 01/05/2022 - 18:58.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 5, 2022

Although telepharmacy has been found useful in Japan's rural areas, the active involvement of pharmacists in these communities will help boost its effectiveness. A recently published study in the journal Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics explored patients' perspectives on telepharmacy in a mountain region in the country. FINDINGS. Based on semi-structured interviews with four elderly patients who have received telepharmacy in Toyone village in the Aichi Prefecture, the study found that

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 5, 2022

Vera Whole Health to merge with healthcare navigation company Castlight Health in $370M deal. rtorrence. Wed, 01/05/2022 - 14:55.

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NEJM

JANUARY 5, 2022

For a primary care physician, widespread Covid denialism triggers memories of a patient dying of AIDS who insisted that HIV was not the cause of the disease. Getting through to him had turned out to be a matter of human relations rather than scientific facts.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 5, 2022

Health tech funding snapshot—Found lands $100M for weight care management; GV's latest healthcare bets. hlandi. Wed, 01/05/2022 - 12:29.

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Jane Sarashon

JANUARY 5, 2022

With the collective pandemic-era pivot of people working from home, remote schooling at home, repurposing our homes for entertainment and fitness, and showing off home-baked goods on Instagram, has consumers’ comfort with new technologies accelerated? Morning Consult assessed this question in a poll timed to coincide with CES 2022, the annual conference dedicated to innovations in consumer electronics. “Is the public ready for the innovations coming out of the 2022 Consumer Electroni

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 5, 2022

Industry Voices—An innovation engine for virtual care: 4 lessons from The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic. hlandi. Wed, 01/05/2022 - 11:02.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2022

The following is a guest article by Todd Bellemare, SVP of Professional Services at Definitive Healthcare. The impact of COVID-19 has penetrated every aspect of daily life. From how we communicate to how we learn, shop and play, we’ve all had to adapt to the seismic shakeup of the pandemic. Nearly two years later, we’re […].

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 5, 2022

What You Should Know: – Syapse , a real-world evidence company that informs cancer care, announced a partnership with Illumina aimed at assessing the real-world uptake and actionability of comprehensive genomic profiling in the community oncology health system setting. – Together, the two companies will work to better understand biomarker testing patterns among clinicians, which have become foundational in identifying treatment options for cancer patients.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 5, 2022

Highmark Health, Bosch partner on study that will use AI to identify lung conditions in children. agliadkovskaya. Wed, 01/05/2022 - 14:37.

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NEJM

JANUARY 5, 2022

The U.S. public health system is an uneven patchwork. In the shadow of a pandemic, understanding this haphazard architecture is a step toward elucidating the U.S. paradox of enormous health expenditures but poor outcomes for population health.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 5, 2022

Unions go to court to get OSHA to release permanent COVID-19 protection standard. rking. Wed, 01/05/2022 - 15:05.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 5, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By John Walton, solution architect, CTG When it comes to formulating and operationalizing a data management strategy, the healthcare industry as a whole is not where it should be. As integrated delivery networks continue to […]. The article The Road To Better Data Governance In Healthcare Begins With a Strong Data Foundation appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 5, 2022

AMA pans CDC's 'confusing' COVID-19 isolation guidance, calls for negative test requirement. dmuoio. Wed, 01/05/2022 - 16:00.

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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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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 5, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Dr. Will O’Connor, chief medical information officer, TigerConnect. The pandemic is highlighting how difficulties with technology are stressing out healthcare employees and negatively affecting the quality of care. It’s a problematic situation, though in […].

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 5, 2022

NorthShore, Edward-Elmhurst's 9-hospital merger creates Illinois' third-largest system. dmuoio. Wed, 01/05/2022 - 11:45.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2022

As we head into 2022, we asked the Healthcare IT Today community to share some predictions for the new year. I always find it interesting to learn what people think is coming down the road. One of the hottest topics out there right now it telehealth and the new digital front door. These terms have […].

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 5, 2022

Babylon became a strategic investor in Higi, the maker of health-checking kiosks found in groceries and pharmacies, in May 2020.

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JANUARY 5, 2022

As the world grapples with the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, regular testing continues to serve as a crucial tool in the public health fight against this pandemic. In addition to vaccination, testing is a safe and effective way to help prevent the spread of the virus. Many people with COVID-19 are asymptomatic but can still spread the virus, so regular testing helps identify those who have the virus before it can spread to others.

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 5, 2022

Also: Ghanian startup mPharma raises $35 million, and child RPM maker Kiddo scoops up $16 million.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2022

Combination Creates the Leading Data, Analytics and Sales Enablement Platform in the Post-Acute Market Trella Health, a leading source of healthcare growth insights and performance analytics, today announced its acquisition of PlayMaker Health. The combination allows Trella to infuse its robust, actionable market intelligence and acclaimed customer experience capabilities with PlayMaker’s mobile-first customer relationship management (CRM) offering. […].

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 5, 2022

Investment will help the company raise awareness of its product in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

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NCG Medical Blog

JANUARY 5, 2022

Do you and your team feel overwhelmed by the medical billing and coding process? Tired of insurance claims being rejected or trying to keep up with new legal requirements? Perhaps it’s time to consider hiring a medical billing service to manage this vital component of your medical practice and streamline your revenue cycle.

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 5, 2022

This news comes after the FDA sent the company a warning letter regarding its smart socks.

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AIHC

JANUARY 5, 2022

Written by: Joanne Byron , BS, LPN, CCA, CHA, CHCO, CHBS, CHCM, CIFHA, CMDP, COCAS, CORCM, OHCC, ICDCT-CM/PCS As a result of the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act, several No Surprises Billing Act regulations went into effect on January 1, 2022, for providers, facilities and air ambulance services. The information below is not legal or consulting advice, but is provided as education and offers links to additional resources.

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 5, 2022

They plan to infuse AI, big data, and cloud technologies with digital therapeutics.

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