Healthcare It News

MAY 12, 2023

The pace of innovation is picking up as health IT vendors seek to integrate artificial intelligence into their offerings for provider operations, medical testing, patient engagement and other use cases. Aspira Women's Health, Belong.life and Outbound AI are just three companies that have announced new AI-driven technologies, supporting advanced discovery of ovarian cancer, oncology patient engagement and billing administration, respectively.

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Bill of Health

MAY 12, 2023

By Valarie K. Blake and Elizabeth Y. McCuskey In vitro fertilization (IVF), like most medical care in the U.S., costs far more than most people can afford out-of-pocket: over $12,500 per cycle, with multiple cycles typically required. But, unlike most other expensive medical care, IVF rarely has insurance coverage to defray the cost. In 2020, only 27% of employers with 500+ employees and 42% of employers with 20,000+ employees covered IVF in their employer plans.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 12, 2023

Because mobile devices are generally security weak points for organizations, QR codes that are designed to ease processes such as image file transfers may leave protected health data vulnerable. Sophisticated bad actors can replace a genuine QR code with a clone that redirects users to a similar website where patient and personal data can be intercepted.

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Healthcare Dive

MAY 12, 2023

Srilekha Palle, visiting fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum, argues for more effective measures of promoting health equity to treat underserved populations.

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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?

MRO Compliance

MAY 12, 2023

HIMSS23: A Look Back to Look Forward The HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibit returned in full force to Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center during April 2023. Our team attended, presented, and exhibited at the event along with over 35,000 attendees and 1,200 healthcare technology companies. Interoperability and partnerships were two common themes throughout the exhibit hall, during educational sessions, and across a wide variety of industry meetings hosted by MRO.

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Healthcare Dive

MAY 12, 2023

Effective June 5, Sheri Shapiro will be responsible for advancing market strategy for the Chicago-based health system, which operates 138 hospitals across 22 states.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 12, 2023

Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) find important applications in professional training, particularly for doctors. The value and complexity of medical training justify the cost of the head-borne devices. This article explores research at Inteleos to improve the use of augmented and virtual reality, which I’ll talk about together under the commonly used abbreviation XR.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 12, 2023

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Mobi Health News

MAY 12, 2023

Andy Molnar, CEO of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance, discusses the market for digital therapeutics after Pear Therapeutics declared bankruptcy.

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Medisys Compliance

MAY 12, 2023

Endocrinology is a specialized field of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of disorders related to the endocrine system, including hormones, metabolism, and related diseases. As with any medical specialty, accurate documentation and coding of services provided is critical to ensure proper billing and reimbursement. The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes provide a standardized system for coding and billing medical services, and there are many specific codes related to en

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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 IT Today

MAY 12, 2023

Generative AI systems such as chatGPT produce impressive summaries of documents on the Internet, including clinical studies. But Atropos Health can turn queries into searches of detailed health care data, including: Data extracted from a clinical system’s own EHR, usually deidentified Data about rare conditions from multiple organizations who share data in a privacy-compliant manner through a collection called the Atropos evidence network Public health repositories such as the CDC Brigham

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Modern Healthcare

MAY 12, 2023

Funding for the National Health Service Corps expires at the end of September, but President Joe Biden has asked Congress for more money to fund the program.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 12, 2023

Million-dollar claims on the rise in self-insured employer plans: report fdiamond Fri, 05/12/2023 - 15:45

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 12, 2023

Acquisition Solidifies Clinisys as a Market Leader in Public Health and Toxicology Diagnostics in North America; Continues Clinisys’ Global Expansion Clinisys today announced that it has acquired Promium , a Bothell, Washington-based, leading provider of laboratory information management systems dedicated to supporting environmental, water, wastewater and other analytical testing laboratories that protect health and safety.

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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.

HIPAA Journal

MAY 12, 2023

A settlement has been proposed by Maxim HealthCare Services to resolve all claims related to a 2020 cyberattack and data breach involving unauthorized access to multiple employee email accounts. The email accounts were compromised between October 1, 2020, and December 4, 2020, but the unauthorized access was not discovered until November 2021. The review of the email accounts confirmed they contained protected health information such as names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, provider n

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 12, 2023

The following is a guest article by Narinder Singh , Co-Founder and CEO at LookDeep Health In 2016, attackers gained unauthorized access to Banner Health’s systems through the payment processing system used in the organization’s food and beverage outlets and used it as a gateway to access patient information. The risk of security breaches through indirect access to other systems, like telemedicine solutions, can expose the entire health system.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 12, 2023

Alzheimer's drug lecanemab could boost Medicare spending by $5B a year: study fdiamond Fri, 05/12/2023 - 13:17

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HIT Consultant

MAY 12, 2023

What You Should Know: Operational limitations—such as staffing shortages, variable patient flow, and poor visibility into resource availability—can make it difficult for healthcare organizations to effectively manage their capacity, leading to volatile workloads that see resources either under- or over-utilized. Some organizations are using capacity optimization management technology, which includes artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), to collect data that can improve resource

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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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Digital Health News

MAY 12, 2023

The latest roundup features Suffolk and north east Essex maternity services deploying CardMedic and Sunderland Royal Hospital rolling out digital portering.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 12, 2023

Under HIPAA, continuity of care is not always as straightforward as it could be due to seemingly contradictory guidance issued by HHS’ Office of Civil Rights. Whereas the Privacy Rule would appear to allow disclosures of PHI for continuity of care and care coordination, the HHS’ guidance states disclosures of PHI between Covered Entities must be kept to the minimum necessary amount.

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Becker's Health IT

MAY 12, 2023

Here are five hospitals and health systems dealing with cyberattacks Becker's has reported on since May 5:

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Health IT Security

MAY 12, 2023

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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

MAY 12, 2023

Effective digital triaging and consultation programs hold the promise of shifting pressures from overburdened parts of the NHS.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 12, 2023

The company saw its stock price drop upon release of its first-quarter earnings.

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HealthIT Answers

MAY 12, 2023

Looking for a conference to attend this Summer? Check out these five events to consider: World Medical Innovation Forum, Health 2.0 Conference, HMFA Annual Conference, thINc360, and the Civitas Networks for Health Annual Conference. The post Friday at Five – Consider These Summer Events appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 12, 2023

Roundup summary of recent digital health strategic partnerships: HealthJoy, Teladoc Health Launch Virtual Primary Care HealthJoy , a benefits navigation platform that amplifies employer benefit strategies expands its partnership with Teladoc Health to introduce virtual primary care. HealthJoy Virtual Primary Care, powered by Teladoc Health, provides a fully integrated primary care experience that supports members throughout their entire healthcare journey.

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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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Becker's Health IT

MAY 12, 2023

Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Medical Clinic & SurgiCenter said it has begun resuming all appointments at its clinics and main campus, but said its patient portal is still down due to an ongoing cyberattack.

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Compliancy Group

MAY 12, 2023

Working in the medical field can expose healthcare workers to hazards that most other industries don’t face. While there are still some hazards that all workers face that must also be addressed in a healthcare setting, there are several additional standards to be concerned about. This is why OSHA standards were developed specifically for healthcare.

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Healthicity

MAY 12, 2023

It’s HEALTHCON 2023 – Ada's opportunity to be surrounded by people who truly understand her. She can’t wait to network and chit chat with colleagues and make a great impression. And the best part? It’s a great break from workin' 9 to 5.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 12, 2023

Recently, we were invited to speak on a panel at the Executive War College on Diagnostics, Clinical Laboratory and Pathology Management. We spoke about the federal information blocking rules, and highlighted how some actors are still engaging in conduct that the rules were intended to discourage, in part due to the lack of enforcement rules. Attendees of the panel expressed a number of concerns and practical issues they are encountering with information blocking compliance implementation: Lack o

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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.