Fri.Dec 02, 2022

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UnitedHealthcare loses lawsuit to TeamHealth — again — in ongoing battle over billing

Healthcare Dive

A three-judge arbitration panel in Florida has awarded $10.8 million to TeamHealth after finding UnitedHealthcare underpaid the physician group’s clinicians from 2017 to 2020.

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The Not-So-Sacred Human Genome: What South Africans Think About Heritable Human Genome Editing

Bill of Health

By Donrich Thaldar. South Africans have issued a clarion call for research to move ahead on health-related applications of heritable human genome editing (HHGE), finds my research group’s new public engagement study — the first of its kind in Africa. The study engaged a diverse group of 30 South Africans in three evenings of deliberations on the governance of HHGE.

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HHS issues guidance on the use of online tracking tools in healthcare CRM

Healthcare It News

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a bulletin to highlight the obligations on covered entities and business associates under HIPAA's Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules when using online tracking technologies. These tracking tools have caused a number of patient data security concerns and there are several class-action lawsuits, creating a new challenge for healthcare organizations.

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Healthcare sector added 45K jobs in November as pandemic recovery continues

Healthcare Dive

Ambulatory healthcare services and hospitals have gained jobs consistently, adding about 300,000 and 130,000 jobs, respectively, since last November.

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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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Lumen scores $62M for handheld metabolism measurement device

Mobi Health News

The startup said it plans to use funds to expand its reach in the U.S. and globally, add nutrition recommendation capabilities and support research partnerships.

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Advocate Aurora and Atrium complete merger, creating $27B system

Healthcare Dive

The new system, Advocate Health, will operate 67 hospitals and more than 1,000 sites of care in six states.

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LastPass Confirms Customer Data Breached in Hacking Incident

HIPAA Journal

LastPass has confirmed that hackers have gained access to a third-party cloud storage service that contained customer data, although no user passwords were compromised. The hacking incident is linked to the security breach that occurred in August 2022. In August, a hacker successfully compromised a developer account that provided access to the LastPass developer environment.

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Digital health VCs eye healthcare workforce, cancer care as ripe for startups in 2023

Fierce Healthcare

Digital health VCs eye healthcare workforce, cancer care as ripe for startups in 2023. hlandi. Fri, 12/02/2022 - 06:26.

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Contributed: The future of digital cancer care

Mobi Health News

Flare Capital Partners' Ian Chiang and Jonathon George discuss emerging trends in digital health-enabled cancer care.

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OCR Confirms Use of Website and Other Tracking Technologies Without a BAA is a HIPAA Violation

HIPAA Journal

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights has issued a bulletin confirming that the use of third-party tracking technologies on websites, web applications, and mobile apps without a business associate agreement (BAA) is a HIPAA violation if the tracking technology collects and transmits individually identifiable health information. Even with a BAA in place, the use of the tracking technology may still violate the HIPAA Rules.

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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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Survey: Digital health investments will rely on ROI and clinical validation in 2023

Mobi Health News

A GSR Ventures survey of 50 investors reveals return on investment and clinical validation would be vital to a company's success next year.

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Checking the Pulse: Current Payment Technology Trends Impacting the Healthcare Industry and What to Expect in 2023

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by d’Artagnan Osborne, General Manager of Payment Solutions at Kareo , a Tebra company. The healthcare information technology (IT) market is expecting a CAGR of 13.2% between now and 2029. As healthcare practices come to rely on more technology, one of the areas that has been slow to adopt but has a lot of upsides is payment processes.

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HeartSciences & Rutgers Partner to Develop AI-based ECG Algorithms

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Heart Test Laboratories , a medical technology company focused on saving lives by making an ECG a far more valuable screening tool through the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), announced that it has entered into a multi-year collaboration agreement with Rutgers University (Rutgers). – HeartSciences and Rutgers will collaborate to develop AI-based ECG algorithms, which are expected to accelerate HeartSciences’ product development pipeline and further expand

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Industry Voices—The changing digital health landscape

Fierce Healthcare

Industry Voices—The changing digital health landscape. hlandi. Fri, 12/02/2022 - 11:20.

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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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PE Firms Rebrand Prison Healthcare Companies, But Care Issues Continue

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – A new report, “ Private Equity Firms Rebrand Prison Healthcare Companies, But Care Issues Continue ,” by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) focuses on healthcare company Wellpath and the regulatory risks that the company continues to take in local jails and prisons. – Wellpath is owned by private equity firm H.I.G.

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Roundup: Taiwan approves VUNO's AI fundus tool and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, AIRS Medical has proved the capability of its AI MRI reconstruction tool to denoise and improve the quality of 3D MR images.

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Advocate Aurora Health, Atrium Health close megamerger, forming the nation's 5th largest nonprofit system

Fierce Healthcare

Advocate Aurora Health, Atrium Health close megamerger, forming the nation's 5th largest nonprofit system. pminemyer. Fri, 12/02/2022 - 16:26.

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Real Change for Physician Practices According to MGMA President

Healthcare IT Today

88% of MGMA ’s physician practice members say that workforce issues are creating financial challenges for them. Add to that high inflation, supply chain problems, as well as personal safety concerns and it’s not surprising to see why some see a bleak future for practices. Dr. Halee Fischer-Wright, sees a reason for hope and is working alongside her MGMA colleagues to push for long-term solutions that will help reduce the industry’s pain in the years ahead.

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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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HHS bulletin clarifies when pixel tracker use may violate HIPAA

Fierce Healthcare

HHS bulletin clarifies when pixel tracker use may violate HIPAA. pminemyer. Fri, 12/02/2022 - 15:21.

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Apple study: More than 16% experience abnormal periods

Mobi Health News

The study identified associations between abnormal uterine bleeding patterns, demographics and medical conditions.

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KFF: More large employers and unions turn to Medicare Advantage to offer retiree health benefits

Fierce Healthcare

KFF: More large employers and unions turn to Medicare Advantage to offer retiree health benefits. rking. Fri, 12/02/2022 - 16:04.

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San Juan Regional Medical Center Settles Data Breach Lawsuit

HIPAA Journal

San Juan Regional Medical Center (SJRMC) in Farmington, New Mexico, has proposed a settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit filed in response to a September 2020 data breach that affected 68,792 patients. On September 8, 2020, hackers gained access to the SJRMC network and exfiltrated files that contained patient information such as names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, passport information, financial account numbers, health insurance information, diagnose

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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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Oura launches employer-focused wellness arm

Fierce Healthcare

Oura launches employer-focused wellness arm. aburky. Fri, 12/02/2022 - 11:49.

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Strasys and Silico partner for healthcare digital twin projects

Digital Health News

Strasys and Silico have partnered to optimise decision intelligence in healthcare by creating digital twins of hospitals and healthcare systems.

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CMS gives providers breathing room on looming advanced good faith cost estimates

Fierce Healthcare

CMS gives providers breathing room on looming advanced good faith cost estimates. rking. Fri, 12/02/2022 - 14:29.

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Movers and Shakers news roundup

Digital Health News

Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup features key departures from NHS England and moves involving NHS Providers and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole.

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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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CDC awards $3.2B to public health departments

Fierce Healthcare

CDC awards $3.2B to public health departments. fdiamond. Fri, 12/02/2022 - 08:25.

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Consumers Are Feeling Their Healthcare Cost of Living – Research from Qualtrics

Health Populi

Rising costs are the #1 reason U.S. health consumers are avoiding or delaying health care, replacing concerns about COVID-19, based on survey research from Qualtrics. The company’s Healthcare Cost of Living survey research learned that 48% of U.S. adults chose to defer health care in 2022, split by. 31% of consumers skipping care due to cost concerns, and, 17% of people delaying care who had concerns about the coronavirus.

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Becerra decides to not extend mpox public health emergency set to expire next month

Fierce Healthcare

Becerra decides to not extend mpox public health emergency set to expire next month. rking. Fri, 12/02/2022 - 16:39.

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Digital Health and Care Wales recognised as best place to work in IT

Digital Health News

Digital Health and Care Wales has been named the best place to work in IT at the British Computer Society's annual UK IT industry awards.

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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.