Healthcare It News

MARCH 28, 2024

At the University of California Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, faculty members are developing ways for artificial intelligence to help deliver better patient care and improved outcomes. Amir Rhamani is a professor at the nursing school – and also a computer science professor at the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, a professor of electrical engineering at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and an associate director of the Institute for Future Hea

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 28, 2024

The draft plan builds on its predecessor, which the health IT agency said drove “significant progress” in the use and exchange of electronic health information.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 28, 2024

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has made available the draft of the 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan for public scrutiny and commentary. WHY IT MATTERS The plan, which extends through the rest of this decade, is organized around four key goals to improve the experiences and outcomes for health IT users and the policy and technology aspects needed to support health IT and electronic health information users.

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 28, 2024

It’s the “most robust and meaningful” regulation streamlining Medicaid eligibility since the Affordable Care Act was implemented a decade ago, one lawyer said.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 28, 2024

The Indonesian Ministry of Health, through the Center for Data and Information Technology, has recently announced the results of the 2023 digital maturity assessment for provincial and district/city health services, hospitals, and health service facilities. Supported by the United States Agency for International Development-The Country Health Information and Data Systems Use, the assessment revealed that 146 provinces and districts/cities who participated scored an average of 2.73 out of 5.00.

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 28, 2024

The retail pharmacy chain has closed 140 VillageMD locations to date to cut costs, blowing past its previous goal of 60 closures.

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MRO Compliance

MARCH 28, 2024

Healthcare NOW Radio Podcast Network · Follow the Medical Record: Mark Thomas MRO's CTO - Part 2 On this episode, host Don Hardwick is once again joined by Mark Thomas, MRO’s chief technology officer, to continue their conversation around technology culture.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 28, 2024

This is a developing story and will be updated following Walgreens' Q2 earnings call this morning. | Walgreens lost nearly $6 billion in its fiscal 2024 second quarter to write down the value of its investment in primary care clinic chain VillageMD.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 28, 2024

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Precision medicine encompasses a broad spectrum of technologies, sciences, and programs that emphasize tailoring medicine to the individual. These capabilities can empower clinicians to optimize treatment pathways and drastically improve patient outcomes, but the healthcare […] The article Looking Ahead: Precision Medicine Solutions Hold Increasing Promise for Healthcare Businesses appeared

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 28, 2024

The U.S. | While there are common struggles for the primary care model in many wealthy countries, the U.S. is a particularly poor performer with overburdened physicians and unsatisfactory patient care in general.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2024

Switching to fully remote operations during the pandemic was a rushed adventure into what was mostly uncharted territory. There were a lot of challenges and bugs to work out, but there were also plenty of advantages and unforeseen benefits. And it is thanks to those advantages and benefits that healthcare at home is continuing, even as there are still challenges to work on and in-person operations return.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 28, 2024

Robert Horry's daughter, Ashlyn, spent the first six months of her life at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston hooked up to oxygen. | Better known for his clutch shots in the NBA finals or his commentary on Lakers games today, Robert Horry is joining SureCo, a company helping employers administer ICHRA plans, as a chief impact officer.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2024

Talking with a CIO this week, he described how telehealth is now just part of the infrastructure for how they see patients. Certainly telehealth balooned during COVID and has come back to more reasonable levels now, but in many cases telehealth appointments have still settled at 100 times what they were before COVID. Patients and clinicians are now more comfortable with telehealth as an option that provides great convenience for the patients.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 28, 2024

Kaiser Permanente and a pair of investment firms have unveiled a joint venture to help older, low-income adults receive care support without needing to be moved from their homes. | The joint venture operates under a capitated payment model and aims to keep low-income seniors in their homes with a combination of medical and social services. It's initially targeting those living in Sacramento and Los Angeles.

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Digital Health News

MARCH 28, 2024

Following early value assessments NICE has recommended three digital therapies that can be used to treat psychosis while more evidence is collected.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 28, 2024

Three-quarters of polled health equity executives expect their area of expertise to become a greater priority over the coming year, a new EY report has found. | Though organizations are increasingly shifting from collecting data to using it to inform efforts, bigger entities with more resources tend to be more mature in these capabilities.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 28, 2024

What You Should Know: – Verix , a leader in AI-powered commercial operations solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, has announced the launch of its revolutionary GenAI Database Explorer. – The GenAI-powered tool empowers sales reps with the ability to explore complex commercial data using natural language processing (NLP), marking a significant step forward in data accessibility and insights generation.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 28, 2024

The recent investment brings the company's total raise to $151 million and will be used to scale its offerings and conduct clinical research.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2024

With the Acquisition of the German Software Company Completed, RLDatix will Expand Support and Coverage in the Region while also Driving Increased Innovation RLDatix , the leading global provider of connected healthcare operations software and services, has finalized the acquisition of Breitenbach Software Engineering GmbH (Breitenbach), a Germany -based integrated solutions provider specializing in workforce management. “Welcoming the rich history of Breitenbach and their team to our glob

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Digital Health News

MARCH 28, 2024

As healthcare evolves, so too must the electronic patient records at its heart. This means addressing barriers to progress - including the concerns of users, writes InterSystems' Mike Fuller.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 28, 2024

What You Should Know: – A new report by J.D. Power reveals concerning trends in US hospitals, highlighting patient dissatisfaction with limited doctor access, lengthy wait times, and communication issues. – The J.D. Power report underscores the need for hospitals to address staffing shortages and prioritize patient satisfaction. By focusing on communication, patient engagement, and a more comfortable hospital environment, healthcare facilities can improve patient experiences and secu

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 28, 2024

The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has proposed a rule that implements cyberattack and ransom payment reporting requirements for critical infrastructure entities, as required by the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA). In March 2022, CIRCIA was signed into law by President Biden, one of the requirements of which was for CISA to develop and implement new regulations that require critical infrastructur

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 28, 2024

What You Should Know: Sworkit Health , in collaboration with Select Health and facilitated by a strategic relationship with Virgin Pulse, now Personify Health, announces an innovative wellness program designed to encourage health plan and hospital employees to meet the CDC’s recommended 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise weekly. This relationship underscores a commitment to enhancing the health and well-being of Intermountain Health caregivers and Select Health members by promoting

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Becker's Health IT

MARCH 28, 2024

R1 RCM has notified patients potentially affected by a cybersecurity incident that involved personal identifiable information and personal health information.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 28, 2024

Ross Attardo, Application Development Engineering Manager, Application Innovation Group, 3D Systems Advancements in 3D printing technologies and build strategies have made it possible for medical device manufacturers to accelerate innovation—from concept to commercialization. Additive manufacturing (AM) has become more cost-competitive with traditional manufacturing thanks to new, more efficient 3D printers, expanded options for materials, proven validation processes, software with deep learning

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 28, 2024

HIPAA gives parents the right to access the medical records of their minor children but Kentucky lawmakers want to make sure that parents can access their children’s entire medical records and prevent healthcare providers from withholding information about treatment that does not, under state law, require parental consent. House Bill 174 was sponsored by Representatives Rebecca Raymer (R), Danny Bentley (R), Chris Fugate (R), John Hodgson (R), and Michael Lockett (R).

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 28, 2024

Joel Landau, Founder & Chairman of The Allure Group Future-forward technologies have traditionally been associated with sci-fi narratives and cutting-edge software companies, often overlooking their potential to transform a wide array of industries beyond entertainment and tech. The senior care sector, particularly in the realm of short-term rehabilitation, is witnessing a transformative wave thanks to these cutting-edge applications.

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Digital Health News

MARCH 28, 2024

A rapidly evolving digital infrastructure offers potential for population health speakers told a session at Digital Health Rewired24 earlier this month.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 28, 2024

Cyberattacks have been reported by Pembina County Memorial Hospital, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, and Rancho Family Medical Group. The Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services has discovered documents containing PHI have been left unsecured for a decade. Pembina County Memorial Hospital Pembina County Memorial Hospital in Cavalier, ND, has recently confirmed that unauthorized individuals gained access to its network and exfiltrated sensitive patient data.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 28, 2024

The health system is looking to improve patient experience with more face-to-face clinician time.

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