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5 Ways Pain Management Has Advanced with Technology

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. According to a report, about 50 million (20.4%) American adults had chronic pain, while 19.6 million (8%) experienced high-impact chronic pain.

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Physicians say prior authorization rules harm patients, AMA survey finds, as CMS works toward new policy

Healthcare Dive

Over a third of physicians said the requirements led to a serious adverse event for one of their patients, such as hospitalization, permanent impairment or death, the survey found

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Here are the healthcare IT spending priorities in President Biden's new budget

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The administration says it seeks to bolster the IT posture of federal agencies by making "intentional investments at the right time" as well as address cybersecurity, health disparities and public health infrastructure needs.

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Democrat senators press major US pharmacies on mifepristone access

Healthcare Dive

The letters, sent to Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid, Albertsons, Walmart, Kroger and Costco, urge the chains to clarify their positions on dispensing the abortion pill

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The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report

This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!

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How virtual nursing can help solve many workforce shortage woes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Hospitals across the nation are facing workforce challenges with nurse staffing shortages posing one of the biggest threats to care delivery. More than 100,000 nurses exited the U.S.

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Technology of Digitized Patient Intake Forms

Healthcare IT Today

It feels like a twentieth-century school exercise in penmanship, not a professional office visit. Where else but the doctor’s office are we asked to come fifteen minutes early to fill out a form with pen or pencil, especially when the information is usually already on record?

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Woman sues Lehigh Valley Health Network after Russian ransomware gang posted her photos online

Becker's Health IT

A Lehigh Valley Health Network patient whose nude photos were posted to the dark web by a Russian ransomware gang has sued the Allentown, Pa.-based based health system, The (Allentown) Morning Call reported. Cybersecurity

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Ransomware Preparedness in Healthcare – Are you Doing the Basics?

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Chad Peterson, Managing Director at NetSPI As ransomware attacks become more sophisticated, healthcare organizations have become desirable targets due to the valuable data shared across medical records and the constant need for service availability.

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Hopper Health Launches Personalized Primary Care for Neurodivergent Adults

HIT Consultant

Digital Health Primary Care Virtual Primary Care

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Streamlined Compliance Facilitates Growth for Multi-Specialty ASC

Learn how SurgCenter of Western Maryland improved compliance and streamlined their employee training process with MedTrainer. Eliminate the risk of lost records and save time with MedTrainer's intuitive platform.

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AI regulatory framework and workforce training key priorities says Cushnan

Digital Health News

A clearer regulatory framework and better health workforce training will help speed use of AI in the health system, the Rewired 2023 audience were told. AI and Analytics News AI AI and diagnostics Digital Health Rewired 2023 health workforce Rewired 2023

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The Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2023 Are About Social, Mental and Behavioral Health

Health Populi

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Rewired 2023: Limbic announced as first Pitchfest scale-up champion

Digital Health News

Limbic has been announced as the first-ever winner in the brand new scale-up category of Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest 2023. News Digital Health Rewired 2023 Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest 2023 Pitchfest 2023 Pitchfest Scale-up Final scale-ups

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Here's how much diabetes costs employers each year

Fierce Healthcare

Here's how much diabetes costs employers each year pminemyer Tue, 03/14/2023 - 14:56

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HIPAA Compliance Checklist for Mental Health Agencies

Keeping up with compliance can be intimidating, but this checklist can help make your job a little easier! Use this printable checklist to ensure your systems are buttoned up to avoid breaches, HIPAA violations, and other privacy and safety infractions.

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Streamlining patient pathway should be integration goal says TPP CEO

Digital Health News

Policymakers should be spending more time improving patient pathways rather than focusing on convergence, TPP CEO Frank Hester said. News Digital Health Rewired 2023 EPRs Integrated care Integrated Care Boards Rewired 2023

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How Hospitals Can Safely & Effectively Continue Patient Care Amid Rising Cybersecurity Risks

HIT Consultant

Andrew Brooks, M.D., Co-Founder and CMO at TigerConnect The world we live in is becoming increasingly integrated, and as it does, the amount of data also increases. It is estimated that 2.5

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Norfolk and Waveney ‘stepped up’ during pandemic says Patricia Hewitt

Digital Health News

Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt, NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board chair, believes Norfolk and Waveney “stepped up” during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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WeightWatchers to Acquire Sequence, a Digital Health Platform for Clinical Weight Management

Healthcare IT Today

First-of-Its-Kind Weight Management Solution to Pair WeightWatchers Proven Nutrition and Behavioral Science with the Sequence Clinical Platform WW International, Inc. WeightWatchers, WW, or the Company) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Weekend Health, Inc.,

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The American Benefits Conundrum: Realigning Healthcare Incentives

Speaker: Chris Wolpert, Founder of Group Benefit Solutions

This webinar with Chris Wolpert will expose the hidden misaligned incentives in the employee benefits space and help you modernize your approach to benefits by leveraging technology and communication.

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SXSW 2023: How retailers like Walgreens and healthcare startups aim to make inroads in underserved markets

Fierce Healthcare

SXSW 2023: How retailers like Walgreens and healthcare startups aim to make inroads in underserved markets hlandi Tue, 03/14/2023 - 15:49

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Lucid Hearing and Independa Launch World’s First Smart TV-Based Hearing Assessment on LG Smart TVs

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Lucid Hearing , a provider of holistic hearing healthcare, and Independa , an award-winning software platform providing remote engagement, education, and care, today announced the launch of the world’s first smart TV-based hearing assessments.

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Nonprofit hospitals’ tax exemptions paid off big once COVID relief began flowing in

Fierce Healthcare

Nonprofit hospitals’ tax exemptions paid off big once COVID relief began flowing in dmuoio Tue, 03/14/2023 - 15:32

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UK has unique opportunity to share data and improve population’s health

Digital Health News

Innovative data sharing between the NHS and high street pharmacy could deliver a leap forward in disease prevention and management of long-term conditions. News AI and Data Boots UK Data Digital Health Rewired 2023 Rewired 2023 Sebastian James

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2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Contract Life Cycle Management Report

Gartner has positioned Evisort in the Visionaries Quadrant of the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contract Life Cycle Management. Read the report to learn why Evisort is a Visionary provider in the market.

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'Podnosis': Trends that should be on every hospital exec's radar, and the outlook for rural hospitals in 2023

Fierce Healthcare

Podnosis': Trends that should be on every hospital exec's radar, and the outlook for rural hospitals in 2023 tcarey Tue, 03/14/2023 - 12:38

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HHS Requests $78M in Funding For OCR in Next Fiscal Year

Health IT Security

HHS requested $78 million… read more

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Veterans get virtual access to no-cost therapy

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Google launches Open Health Stack for app developers, unveils new AI partnerships

Fierce Healthcare

Google launches Open Health Stack for app developers, unveils new AI partnerships hlandi Tue, 03/14/2023 - 11:32

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Top 3 Data Privacy Challenges for Contract Compliance in 2022

The data privacy landscape is quickly becoming fragmented with dozens of new laws. Outdated compliance practices expose businesses to issues that can cost millions of dollars. Download this paper to find out how contract intelligence can help.