Fri.Dec 09, 2022

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OSHA moves ahead with permanent COVID-19 standards for health workers

Healthcare Dive

The submission for permanent COVID-19 safety standards comes after temporary pandemic requirements for medical facilities were withdrawn last December.

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Healthcare Organizations Warned About Royal Ransomware Attacks

HIPAA Journal

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has issued a warning to the healthcare and public health (HPH) sector about Royal ransomware attacks. Royal ransomware is a new ransomware threat that was first observed being used in attacks in September 2022. Attacks have been increasing and organizations in the HPH sector have been targeted.

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Variability in Medicare direct contracting savings illustrates promises, pitfalls of value-based care

Healthcare Dive

Accountable care organizations' net savings rates ranged from -29.4% to 29.2% in the 2021 Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model.

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Q&A: Where digital health funding could go in 2023

Mobi Health News

Though funding has fallen this year, Dr. Sunny Kumar, partner at GSR Ventures, said there are still opportunities for startups that can prove their value.

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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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Centene reaches $17M settlement with Oregon

Healthcare Dive

The payer has reached settlements with 13 states over allegations it overcharged Medicaid programs.

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Voice analysis platform Sonde Health raises $19.25M

Mobi Health News

The company will use the investment to expand its technology's current abilities, add capabilities to detect additional health conditions and drive global growth.

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Remote patient monitoring startup Alio scores $18M

Mobi Health News

Earlier this year, the company received FDA clearance for its RPM system that collects data like skin temperature, auscultation and heart rate in the home.

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Medscape physician survey reveals attitudes on anti-vaxxers, expensive treatment plans, other ethical dilemmas

Fierce Healthcare

Medscape physician survey reveals attitudes on anti-vaxxers, expensive treatment plans, other ethical dilemmas. agliadkovskaya. Fri, 12/09/2022 - 12:40.

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5 Behavioral Health Trends Coming Into Focus in 2023

HIT Consultant

Daniel Etra, co-founder, and CEO of RethinkFirst. For the past two years, behavioral health in the U.S. has taken center stage, but the true impact of COVID-19 on families is just now coming into focus. The lingering effect of the pandemic combined with social stressors on top of life’s daily pressures is all taking its toll on mental health. Instead of declining post-pandemic, as a nation, we’re continuing to see an increase in the number of people struggling with some form of anxiety and depre

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A Covid-19 Milestone Attained — A Correlate of Protection for Vaccines

NEJM

The rapid identification of a correlate of protection for Covid-19 vaccines — on the basis of several harmonized randomized phase 3 trials using common validated assays — constitutes an important success in vaccinology.

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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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Serena Williams-Backed Juno Medical Raises $12M to Expand Tech-Enabled Healthcare Clinics

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Juno Medical, the modern doctor’s office that’s designed for the 99% raises $12M in Series A funding co-led by Julian Eison, Managing Partner at NEXT VENTURES , and Serena Williams, Managing Partner at Serena Ventures. Other notable participants include Vast Ventures, which led Juno’s seed round, Empire State Development’s New York Ventures, TXV Partners, Genius Guild, Gaingels, and previous investors Atento Capital and Humbition. – Juno’s produ

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Compliance Carl’s Gift-Giving Reminder This Holiday Season

Healthicity

It’s easy to get carried away with holiday spirit, so Carl thought a small reminder might help compliance stay top-of-mind. Just a tiny, festive hint that compliance is here to help his team members and the organization steer clear of actions that could result in much more than a lump of coal.

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WellSpan Health & Helix to Create Population Genomics Program

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – WellSpan Health and Helix , the nation’s leading population genomics and viral surveillance company, announced today a partnership to create a comprehensive population genomics program designed to improve patient healthcare outcomes by integrating genetic insights into clinical care and research. – Patients who are interested can have a DNA sample collected to generate genomic data.

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Many Americans view the economy as a major healthcare concern: Oscar Health survey

Fierce Healthcare

Many Americans view the economy as a major healthcare concern: Oscar Health survey. pminemyer. Fri, 12/09/2022 - 15:58.

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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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How Smart Technology is Improving Quality of Life for People with Cognitive Disabilities

Healthcare IT Today

Remote patient monitoring often deals with averting crises: for instance, the familiar fall alert devices you see advertised on TV. Many people with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, or other conditions that involve intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) can end up in crisis because their stress goes unnoticed until they are no longer able to cope.

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Mark Cuban's drug company targets self-insured employer market

Fierce Healthcare

Mark Cuban's drug company targets self-insured employer market. hlandi. Fri, 12/09/2022 - 13:51.

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More than 623,000 Patients Affected by CommonSpirit Health Ransomware Attack

HIPAA Journal

CommonSpirit Health has confirmed that the protected health information of at least 623,774 patients was exposed and potentially stolen in its October 2022 ransomware attack. CommonSpirit Health first announced it was dealing with a cyberattack on October 4, 2022, and has been providing regular updates on its website as more information about the attack has been uncovered.

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Blue Shield of California partners with DispatchHealth for in-home care

Fierce Healthcare

Blue Shield of California partners with DispatchHealth for in-home care. pminemyer. Fri, 12/09/2022 - 13:49.

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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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Uber offers NHS staff free rides and food over Christmas

Digital Health News

NHS staff working over the Christmas period can receive free rides from Uber and an Uber food voucher to thank them for their hard work.

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As Twitter rolls back its ban on COVID misinformation, some health experts worry about threat to public health

Fierce Healthcare

As Twitter rolls back its ban on COVID misinformation, some health experts worry about threat to public health. aburky. Fri, 12/09/2022 - 17:35.

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Dorset Care Record viewed over 1.5m times by health professionals

Digital Health News

The Dorset Care Record has seen a significant rise in the number of views from healthcare professionals looking to access vital information securely.

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FDA OKs bivalent COVID boosters for kids as young 6 months

Fierce Healthcare

FDA OKs bivalent COVID boosters for kids as young 6 months. fdiamond. Fri, 12/09/2022 - 07:49.

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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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The Josephine Way

NEJM

Even the most deferential patients bristle at the disruption dialysis brings with it. For Josephine, with her fierce independence, the restrictions were like a straitjacket.

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New E&M Guidelines for Emergency Medicine

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Amit Kayaker , Vice President Commercial Development at Fathom. Earlier this year, the American Medical Association (AMA) released its CPT Evaluation and Management (E/M) Code and Guideline Changes for 2023. . These changes directly affect medical coding teams and providers’ day-to-day job responsibilities and how they capture services to receive quick and accurate reimbursements.

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November Research Roundup: What We’re Reading

Center for Health Insurance Reform

CHIR had a lot to be thankful for this November, including new health policy research. For the latest installment of our monthly research roundup, we reviewed studies on consumer awareness of Medicaid renewals resuming when the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) expires, integrating health equity into value-based payment models, and trends in hospital consolidation across health care markets.

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Industry news in brief

Digital Health News

This Digital Health News industry roundup brings you news from eConsult on its partnership with ImageHOLDERS and a partnership to advance diabetes care.

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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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NextGen Healthcare Announces Agreement to Acquire TSI Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

NextGen Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXGN), a leading provider of innovative cloud-based healthcare technology solutions, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire TSI Healthcare , a privately held value-added reseller located in Chapel Hill, NC. The acquisition shall be deemed effective 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2022. The consideration is comprised of an upfront amount of $68 million, which will be paid in cash with contingent consideration of up to $22 million in cash in

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New York hospital network still recovering after a November cybersecurity incident

Becker's Health IT

New York City-based One Brooklyn Health's hospitals are still working to fully restore some of its IT and EHR systems after a November cybersecurity incident caused three of its hospitals to shut them down, GovInfoSecurity reported Dec. 8.

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A Step toward Interoperability of Health IT

NEJM

The federal government recently adopted a rule that could promote effective exchange of patient health information. The rule has the potential to improve quality of care, but some concerns persist.

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HIPAA Compliant Cloud Storage: How to Pick the Right Solution

Compliancy Group

As an MSP working with healthcare clients, you must consider compliance. This is because there are several areas in which you can interact with patient data. This may include backups, fileshare platforms, hosted VoIP, or any other cloud apps that have access to client data. Your healthcare clients need to trust that you are using HIPAA compliant tools to manage their data, including the cloud storage solution you use.

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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.