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The Advocate-Atrium merger closed without an antitrust challenge. What does that mean for competition in 2023?

Healthcare Dive

Health systems have morphed into multi-regional players through acquisitions, but have evaded federal antitrust enforcement, raising questions about the future of policing merger deals.

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Neurorehabilitation and Recovery: Going Through Hell

Bill of Health

This article is adapted slightly from remarks the author delivered at the 2022 International Neuroethics Society annual meeting on a panel about neurorehabilitation moderated by Dr. Joseph Fins. By Leslie C. Griffin. I’m a tenured law professor at UNLV. This semester I’m teaching Bioethics and Constitutional Law. I am healthy, happy, working, and working out.

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Medtronic starts US robotic surgery trial in push to challenge Intuitive

Healthcare Dive

Medtronic delayed the Hugo program to make changes in light of surgeon feedback, but now plans to evaluate the use of the surgical robot in urologic procedures, facing off against competitor Intuitive.

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Updating Healthcare Data Management and Privacy

MRO Compliance

Updating Healthcare Data Management and Privacy. December 12, 2022. Healthcare NOW Radio. So what does HIPAA mean and where did it come from? The letters stand for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The term originated with the federal law of the same name, which created a national standard to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without a patient’s knowledge or consent.

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Optimizing Medical Waste Management: A Guide to Best Practices

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.

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2024 Out-of-Pocket Limits Released

Compliance Now

By: Megan Diehl, Manager, Compliance Consulting, MZQ Consulting. The Department of Health and Human Services has announced the new out-of-pocket (OOP) limits that will apply to group and individual health plans during the 2024 plan year. To comply with the ACA, non-grandfathered health plans cannot require a participant to pay more out-of-pocket during the plan year than the amounts listed below.

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ITC: Apple Watches violate AliveCor patents but no import ban yet

Mobi Health News

The U.S. International Trade Commission determined Apple Watches with ECG functionality violate AliveCor patents, but an import ban is on hold until appeals wrap up in a case before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

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Q&A: How cooling digital health funding changed the market in 2022

Mobi Health News

John Beadle, managing partner at Aegis Ventures, discusses partnerships between venture capital firms and health systems, the move from direct-to-consumer to business-to-business models and what digital health investment could look like next year.

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Joint Commission cuts 14% of accreditation requirements for 2023, freezes fees

Fierce Healthcare

Joint Commission cuts 14% of accreditation requirements for 2023, freezes fees. dmuoio. Thu, 12/22/2022 - 12:21.

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Roundup: Dozee, SURGLASSES get 510(k) clearances and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, Lunit signed multiple contracts this week to deliver its AI imaging software in Hong Kong, Mongolia, and Brazil.

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Accelerating digital transformation in health and social care with iPad

Digital Health News

Using Apple technology, combined with healthcare-specific apps and value-added services, Academia help deliver on some of the most important outcomes healthcare providers want to achieve, including better patient experiences and reduced staff workloads.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

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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Employee wellness platform Wellable acquires DailyEndorphin

Mobi Health News

DailyEndorphin's corporate team challenges will be added to Wellable's Wellness Platform.

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Tytocare is Making Home Medical Care Easier and More Accurate

Healthcare IT Today

Care-at-home is gaining momentum. Homecare services providers are growing. The demand for personal support workers (PSWs) as well as home nurses is rising. There number of medical devices designed specifically for home use are multiplying. In 2022, a lot of attention has been focused on devices for remote patient monitoring (RPM), but devices that enable clinicians to assess and diagnose patients at home are also needed to fully realize the promise of care-at-home.

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U.S. to release flu medication from Strategic National Stockpile

Fierce Healthcare

U.S. to release flu medication from Strategic National Stockpile. fdiamond. Thu, 12/22/2022 - 11:59.

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‘An Arm and a Leg’: Getting Insurance to Pay for Oral Surgery Is Like Pulling Teeth

Kaiser Health News

Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Click here for a transcript of the episode. Health coverage generally does not cover dental work. But Susan Rice of Atlanta should have been the exception: She was hit by a speeding car, causing extensive damage to her own “grill.” She’s been fighting to get her oral surgery covered for 18 months and counting.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Aledade hires chief commercial officer and more digital health hires

Mobi Health News

Nomi Health appointed its first chief product officer, and Hims & Hers announced its first chief medical officer has returned to the role.

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Industry news in brief

Digital Health News

This Digital Health News industry roundup covers the expansion of a collaborative staffing bank and a planned tech-enabled nursing home.

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FDA approves Roche's Actemra for treating severe cases of COVID-19

Fierce Healthcare

FDA approves Roche's Actemra for treating severe cases of COVID-19. fdiamond. Thu, 12/22/2022 - 08:40.

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Graphnet digital ReSPECT plan receives accreditation

Digital Health News

Graphnet has worked closely with Resuscitation Council UK to gain accreditation for its digital version of the ReSPECT plan.

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Everything You Wanted to Know About FACIS, but Didn’t Know to Ask

Speaker: Amy Anderson

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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The Power of Strong Implementations: How HIT Vendors & Customers Can Lay A Foundation for Success

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Health systems are increasingly working to get the most out of their IT investments. Focusing on a strong implementation can have a huge impact. Analysis of KLAS data gathered from 2018–2022 suggests that the quality of implementations may be more important than the technology selected. – The data primarily focuses on solutions that require complex, large-scale implementations (e.g., acute care EMRs, ERP solutions, patient accounting systems, and PACS solution

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Mid and South Essex ICS roll-out CardMedic communication app

Digital Health News

CardMedic is to be rolled out by Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System to improve patient-clinician communication and reduce health inequalities.

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Health IT Business News, Financial Edition – December 22, 2022

HealthIT Answers

Business and financial news from Arcadia, NextGen Healthcare, Signify Health, DrFirst, PatientsLikeMe, LetsGetChecked, InsightRX, Juno Medical, Fortified Health Security, VisiQuate, Suki, Lightbeam Health Solutions, Luminis Health, AvaSure and more. The post Health IT Business News, Financial Edition – December 22, 2022 appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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How a CVO Creates Value for Your Health System | symplr

Symplr

Today’s medical staff services professionals (MSPs) wear more hats th a n ever , and t he critical provider data they handle affects compliance, safety, and a system’s financial hea l th. But they wage a daily battle to expertly credential ever-more providers, using fewer resources , amid a growing list of priorities tied to reimbursement.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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2022 Countdown for Most Played Episodes – #10

HealthIT Answers

On our 2023 Countdown #10 is from Ask the Educator. Follow us until the end of the year for our reveal of the top 10 played episodes on Healthcare NOW Radio. The post 2022 Countdown for Most Played Episodes – #10 appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Manage Your Medical Documentation: 3 Mistakes to Avoid in Your SOAP Notes

NCG Medical Blog

Medical documentation is an essential part of your medical practice – it’s how you provide a historical record of your patients’ progress, support your insurance claims, and break down silos between healthcare providers. Plus, better medical documentation results in better patient outcomes and lower patient risk.

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CMS Proposed Rule on Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization

HealthIT Answers

Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes Proposed Rule CMS-0057-P: Fact Sheet. CMS is continuing to advance our interoperability goals and tackle process challenges related to prior authorization to increase efficiencies in health care. The post CMS Proposed Rule on Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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CISOs, CIOs work to find dividing lines as priorities converge in 2022

Becker's Health IT

The threat of cyberattacks dominated IT news in 2022 and forced chief information security officers and CIOs to work closer together than ever before, The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 30.

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Ensure Continuous Patient Care: How to Avoid Disruptions Due to Ransomware

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.

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Third-Party Data Breach Impacts 271K at Oklahoma Healthcare Administrative, Tech Services Company

Health IT Security

Oklahoma-based Avem Health… read more

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OCR Settles Another HIPAA Right of Access Investigation Regarding Personal Representative

Hall Render

On December 15, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) settled its investigation of a potential Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) violation by a primary care provider in Florida. Following the announcement of 3 right of access investigation resolutions on September 20, 2022 ( referenced here ), this announcement brings the total number of OCR’s Right of Access Initiative enforcement actions to

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Clop ransomware group targeting medical images

Becker's Health IT

Clop, a ransomware group known for its role in the Accellion data breach , has changed its tactics to infect files disguised as medical documents and images, SCMedia reported Dec. 20.

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ATA applauds 2-year extension of telehealth flexibilities in Congressional Omnibus

Healthcare It News

The American Telemedicine Association this week cheered the bipartisan omnibus appropriations bill from both houses of Congress for including a two-year extension for Medicare telehealth flexibilities that have been in place since the COVID-19 public health emergency was declared in 2020. WHY IT MATTERS. The telehealth group's ATA Action affiliate also thanked leaders from both parties on Capitol Hill for the fact that the package also included provisions delaying the Medicare telemental hea

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.