Tue.Jun 06, 2023

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Scaling Up For Success: Challenges and Solutions In Upstream Biotech Development

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Scaling up is a crucial step in the development of biotechnology processes, particularly in upstream biotech development. It involves transitioning from laboratory-scale production to larger volumes, enabling the efficient production of biopharmaceuticals and other biotech […] The article Scaling Up For Success: Challenges and Solutions In Upstream Biotech Development appeared first on elect

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Nonprofit hospitals have decreased charity care spending even as operating profits, cash pools grow

Healthcare Dive

The new study is the latest in a string of research suggesting nonprofit hospitals’ balance sheets benefit from the latitude they have regarding charity care spending.

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Generation Z is in mental health crisis – telehealth can help

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

It's a challenging time to be a young person. Study after study has shown that stressors such as social media, bullying, loneliness and the pandemic are causing and exacerbating a wide array of mental health challenges among high school and college kids. And healthcare resources are not always readily available to help them. Among some recent stats: There are never-before-seen levels of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts among teens, according to a report from the CDC. 71% of college student

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Merck sues to stop Medicare negotiation of drug prices

Healthcare Dive

The drugmaker’s lawsuit claims the new pricing powers granted by the Inflation Reduction Act are unconstitutional and “tantamount to extortion.

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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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Case Study: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

MRO Compliance

Background Summary Learn how MRO and CareFirst partnered to uncover ways to visualize gaps in quality performance, share information, and enhance clinician relationships for insights that drove better patient outcomes. MRO uncovered quality data gaps missed by traditional HEDIS data gathering techniques, and as a result, MRO-supported providers materially outperformed a small sample size control group in various aspects.

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Sutter Health names first chief physician executive

Healthcare Dive

Todd Smith will be responsible for delivering systemized service line standards, deepening relationships between medical groups and community physicians, and reducing clinical variation

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UnitedHealth’s Optum makes all-cash bid for Amedisys

Healthcare Dive

The $100-per-share offer comes a month after the home health company agreed to a deal with Option Care Health, which was set to close in the second half of the year.

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Mayo Clinic, Google Cloud partner on generative AI to power enterprise search

Fierce Healthcare

Mayo Clinic is collaborating with Google Cloud to supercharge search tools with generative AI. | Mayo Clinic is collaborating with Google Cloud to supercharge search tools with generative AI. The health system aims to use the buzzy new technology to make it easier for doctors to get access to relevant medical notes, research papers or clinical guidelines.

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The State of Healthcare Interoperability: Factors Hindering Progress (Part 2)

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. In our previous article, we discussed the importance of healthcare interoperability and some of the challenges that impede its progress. In this second part, we will delve deeper into the factors that hinder the advancement […] The article The State of Healthcare Interoperability: Factors Hindering Progress (Part 2) appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Physician compensation is rising but not keeping pace with inflation, MGMA survey finds

Fierce Healthcare

Despite physician and advanced practice provider productivity continuing its post-pandemic recovery, compensation gains are being outstripped by the most severe inflationary growth in decades, acco | Despite physician and advanced practice provider productivity continuing its post-pandemic recovery, compensation gains are being outstripped by the most severe inflationary growth in decades, according to a new report.

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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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Too Many Chatbots? What Is The Right Mix of AI/Human Interactions?

HIT Consultant

Simon Johns, Director of Medical Information and Marketed Product Safety at IQVIA Pharmaceutical companies across the globe are currently investing in artificial intelligence (AI) to overcome challenges surrounding the support of inquiries from healthcare professionals (HCPs). In fact, according to an Informa study, 58% of life science experts believe that advanced AI agents have the potential to deliver HCP engagement experiences comparable to human experts.

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Appeals court weighs lifting freeze on ACA preventive care ruling

Fierce Healthcare

A federal appeals court held a brief hearing Tuesday afternoon to hear from attorneys on both sides as it decides whether to lift a nationwide freeze on a lower court's ruling that struck down prev | A federal appeals court held a brief hearing Tuesday afternoon to hear from attorneys on both sides as it decides whether to lift a nationwide freeze on a lower court's ruling that struck down preventive care protections in the Affordable Care Act.

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$30,000 Penalty for Disclosing PHI Online in Response to Negative Reviews

HIPAA Journal

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has agreed to settle a HIPAA violation case with a New Jersey provider of adult and child psychiatric services for $30,000. In April 2020, OCR received a complaint alleging Manasa Health Center had impermissibly disclosed patient information online when responding to a negative online review.

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Federal judge blocks Florida ban on gender transition care, suggests law is unconstitutional

Fierce Healthcare

High-profile legislation restricting gender transition care recently enacted in Florida was halted this week by a federal judge concerned of immediate harm to patients and seemingly unconvinced tha | The district court judge's scathing order characterized restrictions on gender transition care as political and a likely violation of the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.

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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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Mistrial Declared in Criminal HIPAA Prosecution of Couple Who Disclosed PHI to Undercover FBI Agent

HIPAA Journal

The prosecution of two doctors accused of criminal HIPAA violations and conspiring with the Russian government has ended in a mistrial as the jury could not reach a unanimous guilty verdict. Dr. Anna Gabrielian. 37, a former anesthesiologist at Johns Hopkins, and her spouse, Jamie Lee Henry, 40, a doctor and U.S. Army Major previously stationed at Fort Bragg, were indicted on September 28, 2022, and charged with conspiracy to assist Russia with its invasion of Ukraine and criminal HIPAA violatio

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This venture capitalist sees plenty of promise in AI in healthcare. But challenges are ahead, too

Fierce Healthcare

“Garbage in, garbage out.” So goes the adage about computing that argues the results rendered by the “thinking” machines will be flawed if the information fed into the devices proves to be erroneou | Dennis L. McWilliams, a partner at Santé Ventures, says experts are still trying to figure out exactly how AI will fit into the healthcare system and who will pay for it.

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NHSE brain drain threatens inertia and uncertainty for health tech

Digital Health News

The impending departures of NHS England’s transformation director Tim Ferris, chief operating officer Sir David Sloman, and chief nursing information officer Natasha Phillips will leave behind a worrying power vacuum. By Rachel Murphy, Silver Buccaneer and former director of digital delivery at NHS England.

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$30,000 Penatly for Disclosing PHI Online in Response to Negative Reviews

HIPAA Journal

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has agreed to settle a HIPAA violation case with a New Jersey provider of adult and child psychiatric services for $30,000. In April 2020, OCR received a complaint alleging Manasa Health Center had impermissibly disclosed patient information online when responding to a negative online review.

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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.

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Evernorth: Behavioral health conditions are driving health spending. Here's how to address it

Fierce Healthcare

Just under a quarter of people have been diagnosed with a behavioral health condition, but these patients account for a growing piece of total healthcare spending, according to a new report from Ev | Just under a quarter of people have been diagnosed with a behavioral health condition, but these patients account for a growing piece of total healthcare spending, according to a new report from Evernorth.

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Verizon 2023 DBIR: Social Engineering Attacks Increase; Ransomware Plateaus

HIPAA Journal

The eagerly anticipated Verizon 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report ( DBIR ) has been published – An annual report that provides insights into the current threat landscape and data breach trends. This year, the report is based on an analysis of 16,312 security incidents, where the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of an information asset was compromised, and 5,199 data breaches, where there was a confirmed disclosure of sensitive data to an unauthorized third party.

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Healthcare Innovation Funding – Current Factors to be Aware of and Navigating Long Buying Cycles

Healthcare IT Today

You’ve finally done it! You spent what’s felt like several lifetimes working on your innovative product and poured your blood sweat and tears into this, but you did it. You’ve just completed all of the designs and plans for your new startup or a new product. Unfortunately, that’s not the end. Now it’s time to figure out how to not only get others on board with your vision, but to fund the rest of the marketing, sales, and support effort as well.

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Patients-As-Health Care Payers Define What a Digital Front Door Looks Like

Health Populi

In health care, one of the “gifts” inspired by the coronavirus pandemic was the industry’s fast-pivot and adoption of digital health tools — especially telehealth and more generally the so-called “digital front doors” enabling patients to access medical services and personal work-flows for their care. Two years later, Experian provides a look into The State of Patient Access: 2023.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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Intelligent Medical Objects Announces the Acquisition of Melax Technologies Inc.

Healthcare IT Today

The Acquisition of Melax Tech will Expand IMO’s Suite of Products to Improve Patient Care, Clinical Workflows, and Healthcare Data Quality Intelligent Medical Objects (IMO), a leading provider of clinical terminology management and data quality solutions for healthcare, announced today that it has acquired Melax Technologies, Inc. (Melax Tech). Melax Tech empowers the healthcare and life sciences industries through use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) tech

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Acuity Agrees to Lawsuit Settlement After 100K-Impacted Data Breach

Health IT Security

Acuity has agreed to bolster cybersecurity and compensate up to $500 per victim to settle the lawsuit involving a healthcare data breach that exposed PHI.

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Evernorth Uses SAS Analytics to Help Determine Next Best Step for Member Care

Healthcare IT Today

Evernorth Health Services is using advanced analytics from SAS to help determine the next best action a patient can take to improve their health outcomes. The company is analyzing historic claims data, along with demographic and financial data to build a personalized care path that optimizes a patient’s health. Healthcare IT Today had the chance to speak with Casey Dudek, Business Analytics Advisor at Evernorth Health Services (EHS), about their analytics work.

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Lifebit Trusted Research Environment to accelerate cancer data research

Digital Health News

A Trusted Research Environment from Lifebit will enable Flatiron researchers to access real-world cancer data, accelerating research.

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Ensure Continuous Patient Care: How to Avoid Disruptions Due to Ransomware

The industry has seen an increasing pace of ransomware, zero-day, and remote-code execution attacks. Learn how to defend against these against these attacks in this eBook.

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'Podnosis': Price transparency and Q1 financial trends

Fierce Healthcare

This week on "Podnosis," you'll hear from Ge Bai, a Johns Hopkins health policy and economics researcher, who will chat about her work exploring healthcare prices.

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FarmboxRx launches program to fight food insecurity

Mobi Health News

The food delivery company will provide six boxes of produce per month to select individuals affected by cuts to pandemic-era SNAP benefits.

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X-on Health formed by SCG to focus on cloud telephony solution

Digital Health News

SCG has formed X-on Health, a dedicated business unit to help GP surgeries and primary care to access modern cloud telephony solutions.

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Part 1: Basics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Healthcare Compliance

AIHC

Written by Joanne Byron , BS, LPN, CCA, CHA, CHCO, CHBS, CHCM, CIFHA, CMDP, COCAS, CORCM, OHCC, ICDCT-CM/PCS Artificial intelligence (AI) technology has created new opportunities to progress on critical issues such as health, education, and the environment. In some cases, AI may do things more efficiently or methodically than humans. AI is the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition,

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.