Health Populi

JUNE 13, 2023

In 2023, U.S. consumers’ purchases of technology in their households will contract this year. Consumer-facing health-tech categories won’t be spared, we learn in the 2023 U.S. Consumer Technology Ownership & Market Potential Study , an annual update from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). On the upside, smartwatch market penetration held steady in 2023, as this favorite form of wearable technology is “providing consumers a personalized digital health and fitness das

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Healthcare Dive

JUNE 13, 2023

Uber Health, which already provides non-emergency medical transportation and prescription delivery, has been expanding beyond medical transportation to care coordination across multiple benefits.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 13, 2023

A new joint federal cybersecurity warning says that the Clop Ransomware Gang, also known as TA505, began exploiting a previously unknown vulnerability this past month in one of Progress Software's managed file transfer tools, known as MOVEit Transfer. WHY IT MATTERS Progress Software announced the discovery of the MOVEit vulnerability and issued guidance on known affected versions – from 2020.0.x and forward – along with software upgrades and patches.

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Healthcare Dive

JUNE 13, 2023

In a letter to governors, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra urged states to adopt new flexibilities to limit coverage losses due to administrative barriers.

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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

Healthcare It News

JUNE 13, 2023

Uber Health announced that payers and providers nationwide can soon use the same platform they may already use for non-emergency medical transportation and prescription delivery to order and deliver other covered items directly to patient homes. WHY IT MATTERS Food as medicine programs, designed for patients with complex health and social needs, may reduce avoidable hospitalizations and emergency room visits.

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Healthcare Dive

JUNE 13, 2023

Between 2019 and 2022, fewer adults reported taking on medical debt or forgoing medical care due to cost, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 13, 2023

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's stance on prescribing via telehealth has been evolving, with hints toward an appetite for lasting flexibilities. This, among other policy shifts, has a direct impact on healthcare provider organizations and telemedicine companies delivering care virtually. On another front, telepsychiatry keeps gaining ground in the post-public health emergency landscape.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 13, 2023

Legislators and policymakers have put payments to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans under the microscope, and new analysis highlights why. | Legislators and policymakers have put payments to Medicare Advantage plans under the microscope, and new analysis highlights why.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 13, 2023

Pharmacy-only medicines can now be accessed via new smart vending machines at Changi General Hospital. Developed by pharmacists, the Pharmacy Smart Interface System (PharmaSis) has been authorised by the Health Sciences Authority in April to dispense pharmacy-only medicines with guidance from a CGH pharmacist via teleconsultation. HOW IT WORKS A user first seeks a teleconsultation with a CGH pharmacist, who will then assess them before recommending appropriate health advice and medications.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 13, 2023

Insurers find themselves in the position of needing to say "yes" or "no" to GLP-1 drugs as more people seek them for weight loss. | Ozempic, estimated to cost about $10,000 a year per person, and other GLP-1 drugs could put significant financial strain on payers as demand grows.

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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.

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 13, 2023

The previous articles in this series laid out some of the issues in health care affecting testing , and the value of data. This article looks at some specific problems and solutions. Speeding up Test Development We’ve seen with COVID-19 how quickly a virus can evolve and how hard it is to design both tests and vaccinations that accommodate different variants.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 13, 2023

The Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) preventive care mandate remains in effect as a federal appeals court mulls a legal challenge to the requirements. | The Affordable Care Act's preventive care mandate remains in effect as a federal appeals court mulls a legal challenge to the requirements.

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Healthcare Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Healthcare regulations and policies constantly evolve, making it difficult for healthcare providers to keep up with changes. Healthcare policy management software is essential for healthcare providers and organizations to stay up-to-date with the latest compliance requirements. A healthcare policy management solution can help your employees remain compliant and decrease incidents that result in costly penalties.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 13, 2023

A rural Illinois hospital closure slated for the end of the week has been attributed in part to a multiweek ransomware incident the organization suffered in early 2021, marking what experts say is | St. Margaret's Health leadership listed a costly multiweek system lockout as a primary factor for its decision to close its doors this week, representing a new milestone for cyberattacks against healthcare organizations.

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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

HIT Consultant

JUNE 13, 2023

What You Should Know: Today, STAT Health emerges from stealth to introduce a 24/7 in-ear wearable that measures blood flow to the head to better understand symptoms such as dizziness, brain fog, headaches, fainting, and fatigue that occur upon standing. These are common symptoms for illnesses like long COVID, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), and other orthostatic (caused by standing) syndromes that affect more than 1

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 13, 2023

Dogs are our best friends. So how can we help them live longer? Biotech founder Celine Halioua is working on drugs to expand dogs' longevity. | 'Podnosis': Are canines the secret to anti-aging meds and the benefits and challenges of direct contracting and purchase alliances.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 13, 2023

A critical vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiOS and FortiProxy SSL VPN has potentially already been exploited by malicious actors. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-27997, is a heap buffer overflow issue in FortiOS and FortiProxy SSL-VPN which can be exploited remotely, pre-authentication, to execute code via malicious requests to vulnerable devices.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 13, 2023

Dan Pichette, CEO of Output When we think of innovation in healthcare, what comes to mind? For many, it may be fancy diagnostic machines or breakthrough drug therapies. But sometimes, it can be as simple as a 3D-printed cover for an insulin pod. A product, or an improved process, that solves a need. While medical settings like hospitals and clinics are good at managing patient care, it can still be challenging to create and manage a culture of innovation.

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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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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 13, 2023

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and its parent company, Point32Health, are facing multiple class action lawsuits after hackers gained access to the protected health information (PHI) of more than 2.5 million individuals in an April 2023 ransomware attack. Point32Health is the second largest insurer in Massachusetts and serves more than 2.4 million customers.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 13, 2023

Digital health company Thirty Madison scooped up assets, including 100,000 patient files and intellectual property, from The Pill Club in a deal valued at $32.3 million. | Patients from The Pill Club can transition to receiving care through Nurx to ensure continuity of care and support the medical adherence required for effective birth control.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 13, 2023

What You Should Know : Uber Health, Uber’s healthcare arm, today announced it will soon add grocery and over the counter (OTC) item delivery to its centralized HIPAA-enabled platform. Payers and providers nationwide will soon be able to use the same platform they already use for non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) and prescription delivery to have groceries and OTC items delivered directly to patient homes, facilitated by Uber Eats.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 13, 2023

The following is a guest article by Steven Lazer, Global Healthcare & Life Sciences CTO, Alex Long, Head of Life Sciences Sales Strategy, and Michael Giannopoulos, Healthcare Global CISO and CTO for the Americas at Dell Technologies. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for a long time. We have typically thought of it as algorithms and software programs based upon learned information and review of historical studies or collections of information to help develop and train a model.

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While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

HIT Consultant

JUNE 13, 2023

What You Should Know: AMN Healthcare Language Services , the leading provider of video remote language interpretation services for the healthcare industry, today announced it will offer clients data exchange integration with electronic health record (EHR) systems starting with Epic, a cloud-based EHR solution catering to a broad range of practices, from community hospitals and independent practices to multi-specialty hospital groups and hospice care providers.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 13, 2023

Anatomy IT , the leading platform for healthcare IT and cybersecurity solutions, announced today the acquisition of IRIS Solutions , a respected and experienced leader in healthcare technology services for dental practices and healthcare providers. This strategic acquisition allows Anatomy IT to expand its presence in the ambulatory healthcare sector and bring its comprehensive suite of enterprise IT and cybersecurity solutions, resources, and technology to a broader range of healthcare clients.

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Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 13, 2023

Majority of senior health system execs say nursing shortage is critical, poll finds. What are they doing to address it?

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 13, 2023

The FDA clearance comes just three months after the company received EU MDR Class IIb certification for its configurable disease management platform.

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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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Digital Health News

JUNE 13, 2023

A new in-ear wearable has been launched by STAT Health to tackle the symptoms of orthostatic conditions, such as dizziness, fatigue and headaches.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 13, 2023

The sale comes four months after The Pill Club paid an $18.3 million settlement for alleged Medicaid fraud in California.

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Digital Health News

JUNE 13, 2023

The first two headline speakers have been announced for Digital Health’s new AI and Data event, which takes place at the end of October in London.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 13, 2023

The announcement comes just two months after the company announced it would add same-day prescription delivery services to its platform.

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In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.