Bill of Health
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
By Leslie E. Wolf With our recent (and continuing) experience of the devastating COVID-19 global pandemic, one might think that our collective appreciation for public health efforts and the people advancing those efforts would be high. Instead, public health officials have been vilified and attacked , and public health laws have been weakened , leaving us vulnerable to the next public health emergency.
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The systems said Tuesday that the partnership had reached its “natural maturity.” CommonSpirit and AdventHealth didn’t lay out a timeline for the transition.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Home health technologies will have an increasingly larger role to play in healthcare delivery as the silver tsunami of the aging population strain the system. And if more consumers embrace preventative care that can easily be done in the home. It's important to understand that home health technologies are leveraged in home health settings by clinicians for home health patients, and at-home or home-based health technologies are diagnostic and/or screening tools that can be used in non-clinica
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., said the system “appears to be evaluating each staffing decision, service line, and hospital location as solely a business decision while seeking to bolster cash to put towards its investment funds.
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MRO Compliance
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
HIMSS TV 2023 Forecast: Balancing Patient Privacy and Data Sharing I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Andrea Fox, senior editor of Healthcare IT News, a HIMSS TV publication, to discuss the future of balancing patient privacy and data sharing. This important topic was also the opening theme of the HIMSS Cybersecurity Forum held in Boston last December.
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The pilot programs could allow adjusted payments for drugs cleared under accelerated approval and help states manage the costs of gene therapies.
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Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Privately offered Medicare Advantage plans “do not often provide a clear reason for the denial of coverage, and rarely offer any visibility into the evidence and methodology,” trade group MDMA and Boston Scientific said.
Electronic Health Reporter
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Health monitoring technologies are a healthier and safer way for seniors, especially those who want to age in place. It improves older adults’ quality of life while making them more independent, boosting their self-esteem. Health […] The article 6 Crucial Technologies To Help Seniors Monitor Their Health appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
BioPlus will now operate as a part of the insurer’s pharmacy benefit manager, CarelonRx.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
AARP leans into at-home care with Luna, providing its 38M members with in-person MSK care aburky Wed, 02/15/2023 - 17:23
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Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Tasso received a CE Mark for its blood collection device, and MindMaze launched Izar, a smart peripheral to help improve a user's hand motor function.
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) at the Department of Health and Human Services has issued a DDoS guide for the healthcare sector that includes information on the threat and recommended mitigations to limit the severity and impact of DDoS attacks. Distributed-Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks are a type of resource exhaustion flooding attack that involves consuming the resources of a server, service, or network to prevent legitimate use.
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Data is collected via a sensor on a user's chin during sleep and analyzed using AI to aid in diagnosing sleep apnea or other sleep-related conditions.
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Clinical Systems Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by QuadMed and is remote. Here’s a description of the position: QuadMed is seeking a Clinical Systems Analyst to join out team!
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HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Security researchers have issued warnings following an increase in cyberattacks distributing a malware variant called GootLoader. GootLoader is a malware loader first identified in 2014 that is now one of the biggest malware threats. The threat group behind the campaign is highly capable and has been evolving its tactics and actively developing the malware to better evade security defenses.
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The Digital Medicine Society partnered with digital health and pharma players like the FDA, Janssen, GSK, Medable and THREAD to build a toolkit aimed at improving diversity in digital research.
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Franklin, TN-based Community Health Systems has recently confirmed that it has been affected by a security incident at a cybersecurity firm that has seen unauthorized individuals gain access to the protected health information of up to 1 million patients. Community Health Systems is one of the largest health systems in the United States, and operates 79 hospitals and more than 1,000 sites of care in 16 U.S. states.
Symplr
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Every catheter, every technology, every service a hospital uses is likely influenced or touched by a vendor or supplier. Healthcare organizations use third-party vendors to handle hundreds of functions — from introducing lifesaving technology and providing capital equipment service , to delivering devices for surgeries. All of this activity occurs s o that a facility ’s healthcare operations run smoothly and providers and staff can deliver quality care to patients.
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HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Teijin Automotive Technologies Says Welfare Plan Data Compromised in December Ransomware Attack Teijin Automotive Technologies has recently confirmed the protected health information of 25,464 members of its welfare plan has potentially been accessed and stolen in a December 1, 2022, ransomware attack. Teijin Automotive Technologies has been transparent about the attack and its cause, confirming that its security systems were circumvented in a phishing attack.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Better Medicare Alliance launches bid to get rid of potential Medicare Advantage pay cut rking Wed, 02/15/2023 - 15:34
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The medical device manufacturer Electromed has proposed a $850,000 settlement to resolve claims related to a June 2021 ransomware attack and data breach involving the protected health information of 47,200 individuals. The attack was detected and blocked by Electromed on June 16, 2021, and the forensic investigation confirmed that files were accessed – and potentially stolen – that included customers’ first and last names, mailing addresses, medical information, and health insurance
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Paxlovid works well against COVID-19 in older adults, but not younger people: study fdiamond Wed, 02/15/2023 - 15:40
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Digital Health News
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Frimley Health has launched getUBetter, a new app to help patients with musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries and conditions manage their symptoms at home.
Becker's Health IT
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The Department of Health and Human Services' Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center issued a brief Feb. 13 advising healthcare organizations on how to protect their internet-connected devices and networks from Distributed Denial of Service attacks.
Digital Health News
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The Electronic Prescription Service is now responsible for fulfiling 95% of all prescription requests, with 2021/22 seeing it dispense 996 million items.
Modern Healthcare
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Governments in Massachusetts, Illinois, Ohio and other states are using money from the American Rescue Plan Act to relieve residents of medical debt.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
CommonSpirit Health logs $474M operating loss for quarter ended Dec.
Health IT Security
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
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Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Qure.ai's qXR software will enable Mylab's upcoming x-ray device to quickly detect TB.
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