Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 20, 2021

2020 and 2021 saw the mainstreaming of telehealth and the rise of remote patient monitoring. These changes to the healthcare landscape were helped partly by requirements of the COVID-19 pandemic and partly by the subsequent loosening of telemedicine reimbursement and licensure regulations by the government. But what's to happen in 2022? Will the government and commercial payers continue to reimburse for telemedicine?

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Health information technology, or Health IT, is a specific type of health technology that works as a way to intertwine these two concepts. It includes the process, exchange, and storage of health information while using […]. The article Five Signs A Health Information Technology Career Is Right for You appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Compliance Now

DECEMBER 20, 2021

By: Jennifer Berman, CEO, MZQ Consulting. On Friday, December 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision allowing OSHA to enforce its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for employers with 100 or more employees. This decision reverses an earlier ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals which created a nationwide stay on the enforcement of the mandate.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Healthcare professionals other than physicians, dentists and veterinarians who have prescribing authority under state law can order prescription digital therapeutics. That could improve access, especially to devices that treat mental health conditions.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week modified its restrictions on mifepristone, one of the medications used in abortion. The new regulations enable abortion via telemedicine in more than half of the country. "The in-person dispensing requirements on medication abortion care have proven to be unnecessary during the pandemic, and the FDA did the right thing today by lifting them," said Kirsten Moore, director of the Expanding Medication Abortion Access Project, in a statement.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Oracle snags Cerner in $28B deal to gain a foothold in healthcare cloud market. hlandi. Mon, 12/20/2021 - 12:09.

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

Healthcare execs trust AI to automate administrative processes, advance health equity: Optum. rtorrence. Mon, 12/20/2021 - 11:19.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Jeff LeBrun, Optimize Health Chief Strategy Officer. Are Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and telehealth the same thing? If virtual visits replace in-person visits, will that negatively impact my practice? Will I lose reimbursement and the in-person connection with patients? These are questions and concerns that we frequently hear as practices consider if a Remote Patient Monitoring program is right for their patients.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Industry Voices—Inside the most challenging data problem in healthcare. hlandi. Mon, 12/20/2021 - 15:28.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 20, 2021

A physician expert in virtual care talks technological advances, reimbursement legislation and the continued evolution of remote patient monitoring.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 20, 2021

'You can’t have healthy people on a sick planet': How healthcare is correcting its role in climate change. agliadkovskaya. Mon, 12/20/2021 - 23:09.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Note: Check out our previous coverage on the potential Oracle Acquisition of Cerner. Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) and Cerner Corporation today jointly announced an agreement for Oracle to acquire Cerner through an all-cash tender offer for $95.00 per share, or approximately $28.3 billion in equity value. Cerner is a leading provider of digital information systems used within hospitals and health systems […].

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Drug price reforms, Medicaid coverage gap in balance after Manchin opposition to Build Back Better Act. rking. Mon, 12/20/2021 - 15:20.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Goldman Sachs forecasts positive outlook for insurers in 2022, buoyed by shift to value-based care. hlandi. Mon, 12/20/2021 - 16:54.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Also: Well Dot scoops up $70 million, and dental startup Overjet brings in $42.5 million.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 20, 2021

HHS preps for launch of 3-digit nationwide suicide prevention hotline by July. rking. Mon, 12/20/2021 - 11:56.

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KFF

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The U.S. government is the largest donor to global health in the world. This fact sheet breaks down the U.S. global health budget by program area: HIV/PEPFAR; tuberculosis (TB); malaria/the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI); the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria; maternal & child health (MCH); nutrition; family planning & reproductive health (FP/RH); global health security; and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

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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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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2021

New research suggests that as the pandemic tails off, the volume of patient messages to physicians may remain at a significantly higher level than they had been at in the past. This conclusion comes as part of a study of ambulatory EHR use in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic. To conduct the study, which […].

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 20, 2021

What You Should Know: – Argos Health (“Argos”) , a rapidly growing provider of complex claims solutions to the country’s leading healthcare providers announced today it has merged with EnableComp. Argos Health is. – Argos works with hospitals, health systems, and physician groups to increase revenue recovery across workers’ compensation, motor vehicle accident, out-of-state Medicaid, and Veterans Affairs claims, as well as ERISA appeals.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2021

For the 21st episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we sat down with Naomi Lenane, CIO & VP of Information Services at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. In this episode Lenane shares some of the unique aspects of her job as CIO of a Cancer Institute. Plus, we look back at her early […].

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 20, 2021

What You Should Know: – AliveCor , the global leader in FDA-cleared personal electrocardiogram (ECG) technology, today announced that KardiaMobile 6L, the most clinically-validated six-lead personal ECG device, is now available via KardiaPro on Epic’s App Orchard Marketplace for hospitals, health systems and providers. – The integration will enable even more healthcare providers around the world to seamlessly prescribe and deliver the physician-preferred remote ECG monitoring s

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The HIPAA Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This is probably not surprising, but health industry data breaches in 2021 have exceeded the previous record in 2020. I'm thinking 2022 will be the next record year, but maybe we'll improve more than the hackers. A guy can hope, right?

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 20, 2021

What You Should Know: – Medicare Advantage provider Zing Health raises $25M from Town Hall Ventures and Leavitt Equity Partners, two leading investors focused on growing innovative healthcare businesses. Zing Health Holdings , a Chicago-based physician-led Medicare Advantage insurance company focused on serving vulnerable populations underserved by traditional insurance models, today announced that Town Hall Ventures and Leavitt Equity Partners, two leading investors focused on growing inn

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Florida Health Care Law Firm

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Medical malpractice is devastating for both patient and the medical professional. There are some statutes in place in Florida that limit how long it is legally an option for a patient to pursue a medical malpractice case. Timing is important in these situations, as is proof of negligence or error on the part of the medical professional. Here’s what you need to know.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 20, 2021

What You Should Know: – Oracle Corporation and Cerner Corporation today jointly announced an agreement for Oracle to acquire health IT leader Cerner through an all-cash tender offer for $95.00 per share, or approximately $28.3 billion in equity value. The acquisition of Cerner will be a huge additional revenue growth engine for Oracle as it immediately grabs significant market share in the healthcare space.

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Holland & Knight

DECEMBER 20, 2021

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Philipp Jung,?GM of Arize and Global Head of Orthotic Solutions at HP Inc. For the 77% of Americans who suffer from foot pain, 1 seeking relief has included a litany of options: medications, exercises, insoles and even surgery to name a few. But relief is often hit-or-miss, and insoles that are customized traditionally include a very time-consuming process for patients.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Equality Health Logo. What You Should Know: Equality Health receives an infusion of capital from Governor Jeb Bush-led firm to accelerate its national expansion of the company’s value-based primary care platform. Equality Health , a Phoenix, AZ-based value-based care organization uniquely equipped to address the needs of diverse and historically underserved populations , today announced an equity investment from Finback Investment Partners.

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