Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 18, 2023

The Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings for two Babylon subsidiaries come as the digital health firm shuts down core operations after a take-private merger failed.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 18, 2023

Appropriate use of provider scheduling tools yields dramatic results across a practice, including improved provider utilization, better patient access, reduction in administrative burden, and faster training and onboarding for new administrative staff, according to analysis of the healthcare organization client data of provider scheduling IT vendor Relatient.

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 18, 2023

Former HHS Secretary Tom Price argues the dangers of litigation investment entities and their potential roadblocks to medical innovation.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 18, 2023

At-home diagnostics startup Viome Life Sciences snagged $86.5 million in an oversubscribed series C funding round and will roll out its gut microbiome testing kit into 200 CVS stores. | At-home diagnostics startup Viome Life Sciences snagged $86.5 million in an oversubscribed series C funding round and will roll out its gut microbiome testing kit into 200 CVS stores.

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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 Dive

AUGUST 18, 2023

The nonprofit posted sequential growth in profits in the second quarter, despite increasing expenses.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 18, 2023

It's not a secret that Americans pay far more than people living in other countries for drugs, and those data hold for trendy weight loss and diabetes treatments as demand for these therapies grows | It's not a secret that Americans pay far more than people living in other countries for drugs, and those data hold for trendy weight loss and diabetes treatments like Ozempic and Wegovy.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 18, 2023

Workforce challenges continue to be front of mind for health system executives as the industry contends with ongoing staff shortages, nurse retention issues and clinician burnout. | CareRev has created what it calls the largest on-demand workforce and a technology platform to build and manage it. The company believes it can leverage this technical know-how to help health systems more effectively manage their own flexible staffing resources.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 18, 2023

A class action lawsuit against Meta over the disclosure of health data to the social media giant has been allowed to proceed by a federal judge. The judge issued a tentative order allowing the lawsuit to advance for several of the claims made by the plaintiffs; however, the number of claims has been reduced by around half. The consolidated lawsuit, John Doe v Meta Platforms Inc., filed in the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 18, 2023

We recently noted the announcement of Amazon’s AWS HealthScribe with 3M as a partner that’s leveraging the solution. The combination of these two companies was extremely interesting to me since you may recall that 3M acquired a company called M*Modal which has been working in the voice recognition space for a while. I figured it was only a matter of time before 3M came out with their own ambient clinical voice solution to compete with Nuance’s DAX solutions , Ambience Healthc

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 18, 2023

In May 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule following a 10-year review of the rule. The proposed changes are intended to modernize the rule and make it fit for purpose in the digital age. A lot has changed since the Health Breach Notification Rule was introduced. Huge amounts of health data are now collected and shared by direct-to-consumer technologies such as health apps and wearable devices.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 18, 2023

MediGO Platform Aims to Improve Access to Donated Organs and Shorten Transplant Wait Times Acquisition Expands CareDx Digital Health Portfolio and Establishes Footprint in OPO Market CareDx, Inc. , a leading precision medicine company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers — today announced the acquisition of MediGO, Inc. in a strategic move to expand its digital health port

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Digital Health News

AUGUST 18, 2023

Remote monitoring is fast becoming central to the health service’s hopes of squaring the circle of increased demand for healthcare and staff shortages. For health tech company Entia, offering remote monitoring for cancer patients is a way of both saving resources and harnessing data that will allow it to improve care pathways.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 18, 2023

The following is a guest article by Mariia Kovalova, Healthcare Technology Researcher at Itransition Medical imaging is crucial for various medical applications, serving diagnostic and treatment purposes. According to Grand View Research, the medical image analysis software market is projected to grow steadily at a CAGR of 7.7% from 2023 to 2030. However, the current approach to reading medical images has its drawbacks – it’s labor-intensive, time-consuming, and comes with diagnostic err

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

AUGUST 18, 2023

The No Surprises Act is largely working as intended to protect patients from unexpected medical bills. However, the rising number of Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) cases is creating challenges for the health care system. In a post for Health Affairs Forefront, Jack Hoadley and Kevin Lucia evaluate the causes and implications of the increasing number of IDR cases.

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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.

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 18, 2023

We’ve all heard about the progress VR is making in healthcare, but that was never more clear than when we stopped by the HTC VIVE booth at the HIMSS annual conference this year. While there we had a chance to talk with Dan O’Brien, GM Americas at HTC VIVE , and he introduced us to some of the healthcare partners that were developing healthcare applications for their VR and AR devices.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 18, 2023

The life sciences company's Gut Intelligence Test will be available in 200 CVS locations and through the drug store chain online.

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Digital Health News

AUGUST 18, 2023

Cera has developed and launched artificial intelligence that predicts people falling at home a week before it happens with 83% accuracy.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 18, 2023

Ravideep Singh discusses why architects must design hospitals with sustainable infrastructure in mind to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare systems and the patient experience.

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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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Becker's Health IT

AUGUST 18, 2023

Data breaches have cost healthcare organizations over $39 billion since 2017. A new report from Comparitech shows that in 2020, 821 breaches affected 47 million.

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Digital Health News

AUGUST 18, 2023

The latest edition of Movers and Shakers features a host of trust chief executives departing and the appointment of a new CEO at The King’s Fund.

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Becker's Health IT

AUGUST 18, 2023

Point32Health, the parent of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, reported a $102.7 million operating loss for the first half of the year, which its chief financial officer largely attributed to an April ransomware incident that took place on its computer systems, The Boston Globe reported Aug. 18.

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Health IT Security

AUGUST 18, 2023

The law firm, once counseled in a 2020 healthcare data breach lawsuit for a vision benefits plan manager, now grapples with one of its own.

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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.

HealthIT Answers

AUGUST 18, 2023

By Meredith Calloway - Take a scroll through your smartphone’s app store, and you’ll find a wide array of applications on everything from fitness and nutrition tracking to fitness coaching and physiological monitoring available for download. The post Health Policy and Evidence on What Make Medical Apps appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Compliancy Group

AUGUST 18, 2023

Notion is a popular productivity app that allows users to create, organize, and collaborate on various types of content. It offers a wide range of features and customization options, making it a versatile tool for individuals and teams alike. However, when it comes to handling sensitive patient information in healthcare settings, one important question arises: Is the app Notion HIPAA compliant?

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McGuire Wood

AUGUST 18, 2023

Coalesce Capital has announced it has participated in a recapitalization of Examinetics. Examinetics , founded in 2004 and based in Overland Park, Kan., is a provider of mobile occupational health screening services, tests and data management. Coalesce , based in New York, is a middle market private equity firm focused on investing in human capital and technology-enabled business services companies.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 18, 2023

What You Should Know: Today, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) , the largest not- for-profit health plan in the mid-Atlantic region, and Ryse Health (Ryse), an operator of specialized cardiometabolic health clinics, announced a first of its kind quality improvement partnership serving individuals with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes in CareFirst’s commercial networks.

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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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NCG Medical Blog

AUGUST 18, 2023

Outsourcing medical billing and coding processes to a third-party service provider has been introduced previously. However, choosing a service provider based in your geographical location, such as Florida, has unique benefits.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 18, 2023

What You Should Know: Dolbey and Company, Inc. has announced a strategic partnership with SOAP Health , a leading AI medical practice innovator. This collaboration brings together Dolbey’s state-of-the-art speech recognition technology, Fusion Narrate® powered by nVoq™, with SOAP Health’s expertise in leveraging AI for medical encounters. The partnership is poised to revolutionize how healthcare professionals and patients interact, improving productivity, revenue, early disease detection, diagno

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Hanys

AUGUST 18, 2023

Developed in coordination with the New York State APIC Coordinating Council, these interactive sessions will feature experts discussing how teams working in nursing homes can establish a strong infection control and prevention foundation. Don't miss out, online registration closes Sept. 1!

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 18, 2023

What You Should Know: – Azalea Health forms a strategic partnership with Particle Health to foster a seamless interoperability of vital healthcare data, streamline communication, and elevate the standard of patient care for the rural health market. – By integrating Azalea’s state-of-the-art ambulatory and inpatient solutions with Particle’s robust data exchange infrastructure, healthcare providers, even those in rural locations, will gain access to a unified platform capa

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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.