Wed.Aug 11, 2021

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OIG looking closely at telehealth as it weighs future enforcement

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

LAS VEGAS – The Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services works to ensure the integrity of federal healthcare programs and to safeguard the health and welfare of those programs' beneficiaries. In a session at HIMSS21 on Tuesday, two HHS OIG leaders offered a look at the enforcement priorities the agency has in mind these days, and some hints about the compliance responsibilities healthcare organizations should be prioritizing in the coming months.

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How 'person first' thinking can improve digital health tools

Mobi Health News

Design thinking is key to creating successful digital tools that are helpful for patients, said Molly Woodriff, MPH, senior product manager at NYU Langone Health at HIMSS21.

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India prioritising shift to remote care: survey

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Royal Philips has published its latest Future Health Index 2021 report that explores how healthcare leaders are confronting the present challenges of the pandemic and where their current and future priorities lie. The findings from India revealed an imminent shift toward prioritising remote care, adopting digital health technologies and implementing sustainable healthcare practices.

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The key to making it as a health startup: strategize

Mobi Health News

Anita Watkins, managing director at UNC Health’s Rex Health Ventures, and Rebecca MacKinnon, founder and CEO of 5D Strategies, give early-stage startups at HIMSS21 tips for success.

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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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HIMSS21 tech news: Secure telehealth connections, remote diabetes care with Fitbit

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Kajeet, a vendor of wireless connectivity and software and hardware solutions for controlled Internet access, has debuted Kajeet Connected Health, an Internet of Things (IoT) solution designed to enable the secure and reliable delivery of telemedicine services. The global telemedicine market is expected to reach $397 billion by 2027, according to Fortune Business Insight.

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Insights and Perspectives at #HIMSS21 from Hal Wolf, President & CEO of HIMSS

Healthcare IT Today

Today I had the chance to hear from Hal Wolf, President & CEO of HIMSS at a press event during the HIMSS 2021 conference in Las Vegas. It was great to be able to hear his thoughts and perspectives on the industry and some perspectives on how the HIMSS21 conference has gone so far. Here’s […].

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HIMSS21 Day 3 Live Updates from Colin Hung

Healthcare IT Today

On Day 2 of HIMSS21, John Lynn and I tried something new. We posted updates throughout the day of our meetings, discussions and observations: Day 2 Updates from John Lynn Day 2 Updates from Colin It was our way of sharing the HIMSS experience with those who were not able to join us in-person. Today […].

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Facebook bans accounts for COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

Mobi Health News

The company noted that the network of these accounts operated in Russia.

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Healthcare Via the Cloud, Across the Enterprise and in the Patient’s Home – a Sustainable View from Philips at HIMSS 2021

Health Populi

The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a reappraisal of value-based care, a shift to remote and virtual care, and acceleration of healthcare stakeholders’ investments in Artificial Intelligence-based solutions, Philips discovered in the 2021 Future Health Index , the company’s latest survey conducted among 2,800 health care leaders working in 14 countries.

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Telehealth enabled NASA to care for astronauts in orbit, but agency is eyeing the moon and beyond

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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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Healthcare Data Startup H1 Acquires Carevoyance, Accelerating Entry into the Fast-Growing Medical Device Market

Healthcare IT Today

H1, which provides the largest global healthcare platform that connects healthcare professionals, announced today that it has acquired Portland, Oregon based Carevoyance, which offers ??the best targeting, sales enablement, and physician segmentation platform to medical device sellers. The acquisition enables H1 to expand its presence in the medical device market, and allows Carevoyance – which will […].

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Expanding telehealth into schools proves effective to address children's health needs

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Philips launches new patient flow capacity and acute telehealth care tools

Mobi Health News

The new products will be added to Philips' HealthSuite.

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Philips launches new patient flow capacity and acute telehealth care tools

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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 Much Will My Legal Defense in a Hospital Medical Staff Peer Review Fair Hearing Cost?

The Health Law Firm

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law If you are a physician, nurse practitioner, oral surgeon, dentist, or other health professional with clinical privileges in a hospital, you may face a situation where you are required to defend yourself at a "fair hearing." A "fair hearing" is held by the hospital's medical staff pursuant to the Medical Staff Bylaws or Rules and Regulations of the Medical Staff.

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Health systems see telehealth dip, but the tech is here to stay

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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June-July 2021 State Regulatory Developments

New Jersey Healthcare Blog

Below are the most recent health care related regulatory developments as published in the New Jersey Register in June and July 2021: On June 7, 2021, at 53 N.J.R. 975(a), the Health Commissioner, released a notice in regards to Executive Order No. 103. This notice addresses the renewal of certified nurse aide certifications. If a CANs certification is set to expire between March 1, 2021 and the end of the Public Health Emergency, shall be permitted to renew their certification until 30 days afte

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HIMSS21 Day 1 on HIMSS TV

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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.