Bill of Health

JULY 26, 2023

Image courtesy of Matthew “Hezzy” Smith. By Matthew “Hezzy” Smith Bangladesh, at the frontlines of global climate change, provides a critical litmus test for advocacy to ensure that persons with disabilities are included in climate change mitigation and adaptation. The disastrous effects of last summer’s historic flooding in the Sunamganj and Sylhet districts on persons with disabilities show that while the country’s laws and policies gesture toward inclusion, considerabl

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Healthcare Dive

JULY 26, 2023

With the release of HealthScribe, AWS is the latest tech giant to leverage the futuristic algorithms to streamline medical notetaking for physicians.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 26, 2023

In a new report released this week, researchers with the Sequoia Project showed how meaningful improvements in health information access for patients, caregivers and care partners are critical to boosting interoperability. WHY IT MATTERS During months of direct research, the Sequoia Project's Consumer Voices Workgroup facilitated discussions and polls focused on patient and provider experiences using electronic health record-based patient portals as the vehicle for accessing, using and shari

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MRO Compliance

JULY 26, 2023

Requests for medical records have grown enormously in recent years—and that’s as it should be. Because data allows for better decision-making, patient records are being requested by payers, communities of care, and patients themselves. However, this can sometimes be overwhelming for healthcare provider organizations that are now getting larger and larger volumes of requests from payers which inundate their systems.

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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?

Healthcare It News

JULY 26, 2023

Healthcare information technologies like AI-driven decision support and patient outreach tools can enable hospitals and health systems to achieve improved outcomes through proactive, predictive patient oversight, some health IT experts contend. Why is proactive, predictive patient oversight important in today's healthcare industry? What role does AI-driven decision support play in this kind of patient oversight?

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Healthcare Dive

JULY 26, 2023

The suit argues that PBMs, including CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx, use their market power to drive up the cost of insulin for Cleveland residents — approximately 16.8% of whom are diabetic.

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Healthcare Dive

JULY 26, 2023

Executives made the case to investors that the company's whole-person virtual care products will beat the competition in a crowded market.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 26, 2023

Irvine, California-based UCI Health this week announced the promotion of Julie Eastman, RN, who will serve as the health system's new chief information officer. WHY IT MATTERS Eastman, who started the job on July 24, has deep expertise in both nursing and information technology, and UCI officials noted her "strong leadership skills and a forward-thinking vision that will shape the future of the technology infrastructure at UCI Health.

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Healthcare Dive

JULY 26, 2023

The hospital operator raised lower-bound revenue expectations for 2023 after reporting a year-over-year increase in profit and revenue.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 26, 2023

The use of voice interfaces to follow up with discharged patients at home can extend care and reduce readmissions, said Freddie Feldman, director of voice and conversational interfaces at Wolters Kluwer.

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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.

Fierce Healthcare

JULY 26, 2023

Most Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees use one or more supplemental benefits, with most health plan members using multiple benefits, according to a newly released report from the Elevance Health Pu | Extra benefits from Medicare Advantage plans are highly utilized by enrollees, which improves health outcomes among at-risk populations, new analysis shows.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 26, 2023

What You Should Know: HealthLock , a leading medical fraud and overbilling protection solution, today unveiled insightful findings from a recent attitudinal study exploring how adults in the United States feel about healthcare, from claims and billing to medical fraud and privacy. The study sheds light on consumer attitudes and preferences, highlighting the need for innovative solutions to address the public’s concerns.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 26, 2023

The need for speed underpins a collaborative effort by Blue Shield of California and Microsoft that will utilize the cloud to deliver data about members to the insurer and providers in real-time, t | Blue Shield of California is collaborating with Microsoft to move to its cloud platform to improve data collection, storage and analysis.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 26, 2023

Patty Hayward, GM of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Talkdesk Generative artificial intelligence (AI) arguably is the hottest topic today in the world of business and technology. With the ability to create content such as text, images, audio, and video, generative AI algorithms are being tested for use cases in marketing, finance, education, and healthcare.

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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.

Fierce Healthcare

JULY 26, 2023

Digital mental health company Headspace secured $105 million in new debt financing as it eyes opportunities to expand its business with employers and health plans. | Headspace CEO Russell Glass spoke with Fierce Healthcare an exclusive interview about the new debt financing, the company's recent restructuring and layoffs and future plans for the mental health company.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 26, 2023

The New York-based company reported a 10% increase in revenue, boosted by an 18% gain from BetterHelp to $292.4 million.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 26, 2023

In a largely harmonious Senate Committee on Finance markup hearing, members supported bipartisan efforts to rein in pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that they say operate without transparency to dr | The Senate wants to improve transparency surrounding pharmacy benefit managers and bring down prescription drug prices for the average person.

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Healthcare Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Centralized management of healthcare policies solves compliance and efficiency problems for healthcare organization policymakers and employees. Hospitals and other organizations are responsible for creating and maintaining policies for patient safety and delivering quality care. Nurses and other healthcare employees must access, read, and follow healthcare policies when caring for patients.

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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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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 26, 2023

One in three counties in the U.S. is considered a maternal healthcare desert. | In response to the maternal mortality crisis, providers are using every seed in their seed bag by leveraging multimodal technology strategies to predict health emergencies before they happen.

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Digital Health News

JULY 26, 2023

Orion Health’s roundtable debate explored how digital technologies such as shared care records and apps can address current NHS challenges and support longer-term ambitions to develop integrated and personalised care. The expert panel shared examples of tech helping to shift the focus of systems from illness to promoting health and giving patients more control.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 26, 2023

Nevada insurance officials yesterday announced | Nevada had been the last state to give up on the idea that Friday Health Plans could somehow function until the end of the year. But now it plans to liquidate the insurtech in September.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 26, 2023

There is a common misconception that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) applies to health apps; however, the majority of health apps are not covered by HIPAA nor is the health information collected, stored, or transmitted by the apps. HIPAA applies to HIPAA-covered entities – healthcare providers, health plans, and healthcare clearinghouses – and vendors used by those entities, which are classed as business associates.

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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.

Fierce Healthcare

JULY 26, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission has pulled back the curtain on a new final rule that requires public companies to disclose within four days all cybersecurity breaches that could impact their | The Securities and Exchange Commission's newly adopted rule sets a four-day countdown for public companies hit by a "material" cybersecurity incident, along with other annual reporting requirements.

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Digital Health News

JULY 26, 2023

Essex and Thurrock Sexual Health Services have deployed Inform Health's PHR so patients can book and amend their appointments and receive results online.

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Symplr

JULY 26, 2023

Value Analysis Week, created by the Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals (AHVAP), focuses on the importance of making informed decisions that drive positive patient outcomes and strong financial stewardship in healthcare organizations. It is also a time to build connections among the value analysis community and touch on the complex challenges that supply chain teams have come face-to-face with across the country.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

JULY 26, 2023

Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held the first ever CMS Health Equity Conference. CHIR members who attended the inaugural conference provide an overview of the meeting—including a presentation by CHIR’s Christine Monahan—and its implications for current and future health equity initiatives.

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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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Digital Health News

JULY 26, 2023

Few NHS trusts are yet to reach the top levels of the HIMSS digital maturity benchmark, a new Digital Health Intelligence snapchat report has shown.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 26, 2023

Requests for medical records have grown enormously in recent years—and that’s as it should be. Because data allows for better decision-making, patient records are being requested by payers, communities of care, and patients themselves. However, this can sometimes be overwhelming for healthcare provider organizations that are now getting larger and larger volumes of requests from payers which inundate their systems.

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Becker's Health IT

JULY 26, 2023

Chicago-based Rush Health is facing a lawsuit that alleges that the health system shared patient health information with Google and other third parties, Bloomberg Law reported July 25.

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Digital Health News

JULY 26, 2023

Swedish company Ortivus said it is ready to “re-initiate” its MobiMed EPR system for British customers affected by a cyber attack last Tuesday.

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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.