NIH licenses COVID-19 technologies to WHO-backed program
Healthcare Dive
MAY 16, 2022
The agreement, which covers three experimental vaccines as well as several key patents, makes products sold in 49 low-income countries royalty-free.
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Another Kind of Performance-Enhancing Drug in Sports: Substances That Improve Creativity
Bill of Health
MAY 16, 2022
By Jack Becker. Discussions about performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) are normally all about physical abilities. They revolve around PEDs that can alter strength, speed, stamina, recovery, and even stability. But if every sport were just a competition of physical traits, they’d be pretty boring. Sports combine physical competition with competition of strategy, technique, and other non-physical components (to varying degrees).
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Insurers seek steep marketplace premium hikes in Vermont
Healthcare Dive
MAY 16, 2022
Proposed 2023 plan year average increases on individual and family plans of 17% for MVP Health Care and 12% for Blue Cross Blue Shield in the state buck the national trend of declining ACA exchange premiums.
3 Strategies for Virtual HIM Departments: From Reaction to Reality
MRO Compliance
MAY 16, 2022
3 Strategies for Virtual HIM Departments: From Reaction to Reality. May 16, 2022. Journal of AHIMA. Over the past two years, hospital departments, including health information management (HIM) departments, have been forced to restructure their operations using remote or virtual teams. During this time, we’ve learned a great deal about how well-managed HIM departments function when relying primarily on virtual teams.
Optimizing Medical Waste Management: A Guide to Best Practices
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Nonprofit hospitals squeezed by pricier labor, investment losses in Q1
Healthcare Dive
MAY 16, 2022
The first quarter is going to be "one of the worst for most of our providers," Fitch Analyst Kevin Holloran said last week.
Telehealth can be a safe technique in high-risk pregnancies, study shows
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 16, 2022
A recent study published in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare found that telehealth can be safe and effective when it comes to managing high-risk pregnancies. The meta-analysis , which examined 12 studies published in English and Turkish from 2016 through 2021, sought to examine how virtual care apps could affect maternal and neonatal health outcomes, as well as costs.
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Does Talking About a Patient Violate HIPAA?
Compliancy Group
MAY 16, 2022
One main focus of HIPAA regulations is ensuring the privacy of the protected health information (PHI) of patients. Most people immediately think about the protection and security of PHI in physical or electronic (ePHI) formats, but what about when PHI is verbalized? Does talking about a patient violate HIPAA? If so, what precautions do healthcare providers need to take to avoid breaching PHI?
How Healthcare Providers Are Adapting in the Era of Telehealth, and Why Radiology was Uniquely Suited to Go Hybrid
HIT Consultant
MAY 16, 2022
Brian Fabrizio, Medical Information Displays Team Leader at LG Business Solutions USA. As hospitals and private health offices nationwide slowly begin to emerge from the COVID-induced challenges posed over the last two years, there is a new understanding of, and necessity for, adaptable medical technology and practices. Changes in the medical environment are becoming more important to the general public than ever before, with telehealth as a growing–and most likely permanent–practice.
Study: Face-to-face screening combined with machine learning model performs best at suicide risk prediction
Mobi Health News
MAY 16, 2022
According to a study published in JAMA Network Open, a combination of in-person screenings and machine learning worked better than either method alone when it came to predicting suicide attempts and suicidal ideation in adults.
EHR Optimization – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 88
Healthcare IT Today
MAY 16, 2022
For the 88th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about EHR Optimization. Many people are tired of hearing about EMR and EHR. That feels like something we talked about a decade ago when meaningful use was hot and now we’re ready to move on. While I can understand this feeling, the reality is […] For the 88th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about EHR Optimization.
HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?
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What Makes a Perfect Healthcare Compliance Candidate? [Compliance Carl Cartoon]
Healthicity
MAY 16, 2022
Do you love CIAs? If you’re a compliance professional, the answer is probably an enthusiastic, “Yes!”.
ATA 2022: A Shining Moment for the Meaningful Use of Telehealth Technology
Healthcare IT Today
MAY 16, 2022
The following is a guest article by Bryan Schnepf, Vice President of Marketing at Caregility. “Meaningful use” punctuated nearly every conference a decade ago in the health tech space. Everyone was focused on adoption, but also the integration of EHR technology into the care delivery workflows. Similar in spirit to the early days of Meaningful […].
What Four States Are Doing to Advance Health Equity in Marketplace Insurance Plans
Center for Health Insurance Reform
MAY 16, 2022
The implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) led to historic reductions in racial and ethnic disparities related to health insurance coverage. However, equal access to health coverage is not enough to ensure health equity. In their latest issue brief for the Commonwealth Fund, Dania Palanker and Nia Denise Gooding examine how four state-based health insurance marketplaces have acted to reduce health inequity, and outline considerations for other state-based marketplaces developing a healt
Employers’ Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools Can Violate the Americans with Disabilities Act
Healthcare Compliance Blog
MAY 16, 2022
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have warned that using artificial intelligence (AI) and other software tools to make employment decisions can lead to disability discrimination. Employers are increasingly using AI and other software tools to help them select new employees, monitor performance, and determine pay or promotions.
The Big Payoff of Application Analytics
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Medicaid and Health Equity: CalAIM’s Bold Experiment
Healthcare Law Blog
MAY 16, 2022
More than 13 million people were enrolled in Medi-Cal in California in September 2021, making it the largest Medicaid program in the nation. In December 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the California Department of Health Care Services’ (DHCS’) request for a five-year extension of its Medicaid section 1115 demonstration and a five-year extension of its Medicaid managed care section 1915(b) waiver.
Reimagining Health Care Without Walls – Deloitte’s Vision
Jane Sarashon
MAY 16, 2022
Delivering health care during the heights of the COVID-19 pandemic proved to both patients and their clinicians that virtual care was not only a viable channel for care, but very often a preferable “place” to collaborate for treatment. Even before the coronavirus pandemic emerged in early 2020, telehealth and the hospital-to-home movement were beginning to become part of a portfolio of delivery modes across the continuum of care.
Osmind Raises $40M Series B Round Led by DFJ Growth to Expand Platform for Breakthrough Mental Health Research and Treatment
Healthcare IT Today
MAY 16, 2022
With a focus on evidence-generating medicine, Osmind brings scientific rigor to the medical community focused on advanced interventions for moderate to severe mental health conditions, including ketamine therapy, SPRAVATO®, psychedelic medicine, and neuromodulation such as TMS Osmind, the public benefit corporation helping clinicians and researchers advance new life-saving mental health treatments, today announced a $40 […].
Key Legal Considerations for Hiring and Retention Incentives in Healthcare
Jackson Lewis
MAY 16, 2022
Healthcare organizations across the United States are facing an unprecedented labor shortage. Many healthcare employers are moving quickly to implement creative solutions that will attract and retain a qualified workforce. Kaiser Health News reports that “after the pressure cooker of the past two-plus years led to staff turnover and a rash of early retirements, hospitals nationwide are focused on recruiting full-time nurses.”.
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.
CMS Issues Contract Year 2023 Final Rule for Medicare Advantage Organizations and Prescription Drug Sponsors
Healthcare Law Blog
MAY 16, 2022
On April 29, 2022 , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), issued the final rule on Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs (the “Final Rule”). CMS promotes the Final Rule as advancing “CMS’ strategic vision of expanding access to affordable health care and improving health equity in Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D through lower out-of-pocket prescription drug costs and improved consumer protec
Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Angeles Equity Invests in Agile Occupational Medicine
McGuire Wood
MAY 16, 2022
Angeles Equity Partners has invested in Agile Occupational Medicine, according to a news release. Agile is an owner and operator of occupational healthcare clinics, with multiple locations in California. Founded in 2021, Agile’s services include workers’ compensation injury management, pre-employment screening, drug testing and other recurring employee testing requirements.
Male fertility startup Legacy raises $25M to expand offerings
Mobi Health News
MAY 16, 2022
The company said the Series B brings its total raise to $45 million.
Quality Follows Preparation: 4 Key Structural Considerations in Health Care M&A Due Diligence
Hall Render
MAY 16, 2022
As deal work in the health care industry continues at a feverish pace and timelines are condensed, due diligence can often suffer and be overlooked in favor of speed. This can lead to key operational or legal issues getting missed, unintended liabilities on the back end for the Buyer or a more difficult integration process. While the content of due diligence is extremely important, a successful due diligence process must also focus on the structure.
Monetizing Analytics Features
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Delivering Patient-Centered Care Means Decluttering the Digital Health Landscape
HIT Consultant
MAY 16, 2022
Simon Mathews, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Pager. Digital health companies (DHCs) and their solutions continue to grow at a rapid pace. This is in part being fueled by the record funding for DHCs, with over $29 billion for US-based companies in 2021 alone. As a result, patients are inundated with solutions from every direction – from employers, health plans, and directly through consumer-oriented apps and wearables.
Weekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: Senators Pushing for HUD Funding | Advocate and Atrium to Merge | Several Large Health Systems Announce New Projects
Hall Render
MAY 16, 2022
Our Health Care Real Estate Briefing is your comprehensive summary of weekly health care real estate highlights happening across the nation. Last week a number of legislative initiatives made the news. A group of U.S. senators are pushing for additional HUD funding to create more affordable senior housing units. At the state level, South Carolina’s effort to repeal or amend its certificate of need law died in committee.
Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in the Age of COVID-19
HealthLaw Prof Blog
MAY 16, 2022
Francisco J. Bariffi (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid), Julia M. Puaschunder (Columbia University), Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in the Age of COVID-19, SSRN (2021): The view that the COVID19 pandemic has set in motion profound changes in our modern.
Ninth Circuit – First Amendment Prevails Over Prop 65
Drug & Device Law
MAY 16, 2022
California’s Proposition 65, which has spawned litigation over scientifically questionable “known to the state [of California] to cause cancer” warnings on such everyday products as cola drinks, coffee, beer, and soy sauce, see Riva v. Pepsico, Inc. , 82 F. Supp.3d 1045, 1062 (N.D. Cal. 2015), took one on the chin recently in the Ninth Circuit at the hands of free speech under the First Amendment.
Ensure Continuous Patient Care: How to Avoid Disruptions Due to Ransomware
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China's New Tort Law: The Promise of Reasonable Care
HealthLaw Prof Blog
MAY 16, 2022
Ellen M. Bublick (University of Arizona), China's New Tort Law: The Promise of Reasonable Care, 3 J. Asian-Pacific L. & Pol. (2011): This paper enters the unfolding dialogue about Chinese and American tort law. The paper addresses some similarities and.
Law, Criminalization and HIV in the World: Have Countries That Criminalize Achieved More or Less Successful Pandemic Response?
HealthLaw Prof Blog
MAY 16, 2022
Matthew Kavanagh (Georgetown University), Schadrac C. Agbla (University of Liverpool), Marissa Joy (Georgetown University), Kashish Aneja (Georgetown University), Mara Pillinger (George Washington University), Alaina Case (Talus Analytics), Ngozi A. Erondu (Centre for Universal Health), Taavi Erkkola (UNAIDS), Ellie Graeden (Talus.
Older Persons’ Rights to Physical and Mental Health
HealthLaw Prof Blog
MAY 16, 2022
Alan Gutterman (Older Persons' Rights Project), Older Persons’ Rights to Physical and Mental Health, SSRN (2022): The right to health has been provided for and/or recognized in most of the core international human rights treaties as well as other international.
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