Healthcare Dive
JULY 24, 2023
Learn how ambient clinical intelligence (ACI) can help move the needle on every aspect of the Quintuple Aim—and the impact its having on clinicians and patients at WellSpan Health.
Healthcare It News
JULY 24, 2023
Lake County, Ohio's Mentor Hospital opened earlier this month, with Cleveland Clinic's first private 5G network – a 5G millimeter wave network built on an Ericsson platform. In addition to several patient engagement touchpoints, the health system says it's looking to private cellular networks to keep up with healthcare's demand for high speeds, low latency and the need for cybersecurity.
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Healthcare Dive
JULY 24, 2023
The analysis comes as private equity investments in healthcare soar and regulators look to crack down on roll-up acquisitions.
Healthcare It News
JULY 24, 2023
According to Dr Mark Davies, IBM's Chief Health Officer, there are huge potential benefits from digitalizing citizen engagement.
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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?
Health Populi
JULY 24, 2023
The retail health landscape continues to grow, now with GNC Health offering a new program featuring telehealth and “curated set” of 40+ generic prescription drugs commonly used in urgent care settings. The services are available to members of GNC’s new-and-improved loyalty program, GNC PRO Access , which is priced at a fixed fee of $39.99 for one year’s membership.
Healthcare Dive
JULY 24, 2023
Family members value-based medical group ChenMed are stepping down from leadership roles.
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Fierce Healthcare
JULY 24, 2023
As hospitals acquire ambulatory care centers, consumers are more likely to be forced to pay outpatient facility fees for routine care traditionally covered by physician offices at lower costs. | Customers are being surprised with larger medical bills to cover a hospital's operational expenses, and hospital consolidation is major driving factor, a Georgetown University report uncovered.
HIPAA Journal
JULY 24, 2023
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has highlighted the importance of implementing a robust Identity and Access Management (IAM) program. Identity and access management has become more complex due to an increase in remote working, which was accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the pressure on organizations to move high-risk transactions online.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 24, 2023
While payers are facing headwinds going into the latter part of this year, the ongoing financial impacts of healthcare's labor shortage will be felt in the hospital sector far longer, according to | While payers are facing headwinds going into the latter part of this year, the ongoing financial impacts of healthcare's labor shortage will be felt in the hospital sector far longer, according to a new report from analysts at Moody's Investors Service.
Healthcare IT Today
JULY 24, 2023
For the 119th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast , we are diving into the world of non-competes in healthcare and looking at their pros and cons. We kick off this episode by sharing our insights on the current efforts made by the FTC to make non-competes illegal. Next, we discuss whether non-competes hinder innovation, in healthcare or any other industry.
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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.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 24, 2023
A body of published academic data suggest that private equity ownership of healthcare providers frequently comes with higher costs and reduced quality, according to a systematic literature review p | Evidence of private equity ownership's detrimental impact on healthcare providers is "robust enough" to warrant greater scrutiny and possibly new regulations, researchers wrote in a recent 55-study literature review.
HIPAA Journal
JULY 24, 2023
A recent analysis of ransomware activity by NCC Group’s Global Threat Intelligence team shows a major spike in cyberattacks by ransomware groups in June, with attacks occurring at 221% the level of June 2022 with 434 recorded attacks in the month. NCC Group tracks ransomware attacks and data theft/extortion attempts by ransomware groups and reports that the massive increase was mostly driven by the Clop ransomware group’s mass exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability – CVE-2023-34362 ̵
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 24, 2023
The Joint Commission unveiled the second tranche of its planned accreditation standards reduction, which will become effective Aug. 27. | The second tranche of an ongoing standards review primarily focused on accreditation requirements for non-hospital programs.
Center for Health Insurance Reform
JULY 24, 2023
One year ago, the U.S. transitioned to a new, three-digit nationwide number for suicide prevention and mental health crisis response services. In their latest expert perspective for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Health & Value Strategies project, JoAnn Volk and Sabrina Corlette provide a roadmap for states seeking to expand access to behavioral health crisis services, spotlighting Washington State’s comprehensive approach.
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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.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 24, 2023
Virtual healthcare holds the key to not only increasing patient satisf | Virtual healthcare can not only improve outcomes and the patient experience, but it can also help reduce healthcare’s carbon footprint, according to Blue Shield of California.
Digital Health News
JULY 24, 2023
The FCI is said to be falling apart with the Chair of Trustees and CEO at logger-heads with members and a series of bitter internal power struggles.
Mobi Health News
JULY 24, 2023
Doug Hirsch, cofounder and chief mission officer of GoodRx, describes how technology and addressing the digital divide can improve access to care and educational content.
Digital Health News
JULY 24, 2023
The Royal College of Surgeons England has formed a three-year collaboration with Intuitive to further the development of robotic assisted surgery.
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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.
Becker's Health IT
JULY 24, 2023
FTC and HHS sent a joint letter to approximately 130 hospital systems and telehealth providers to alert them of the privacy and security risks of using online tracking technologies within their websites or mobile apps.
Digital Health News
JULY 24, 2023
A partnership between the Royal Marsden and Automata will see the UK’s first fully automated system for clinical cancer genomic testing.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 24, 2023
Digital health startup Dorsata has filed a lawsuit against electronic medical records software company Athenahealth and women's health practice Unified Women's Healthcare. | Digital health startup Dorsata has filed a lawsuit against electronic medical records software company Athenahealth and women's health practice Unified Women's Healthcare.
Compliancy Group
JULY 24, 2023
In the fast-paced world of healthcare, incidents are bound to occur. From medical errors to adverse events and even natural disasters, these incidents can have severe consequences for patients, staff, and the organization as a whole. That’s where healthcare incident management comes into play. With technological advancements, healthcare organizations now have access to powerful healthcare incident management software solutions designed specifically to handle incidents efficiently and effectively
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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.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 24, 2023
Generative artificial intelligence companies continue to rake in funding despite a chilly market. | GenHealth AI brought in $13 million in early funding last week that will help the company continue its work building out its large medical model, or LMM.
HIT Consultant
JULY 24, 2023
What You Should Know: – Home healthcare technology provider Axxess announced it has acquired Complia Health , a provider of EMR solutions, technology and services for home care, home health and hospice agencies. – The acquisition will help both organizations combine resources to help clients accelerate outcomes and provide world-class care team and consumer experiences.Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
The Health Law Firm
JULY 24, 2023
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law, and Hartley Brooks, Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm To read the indictment, click here. On June 14, 2023, the previous Harvard morgue manager, his wife, and three others were indicted on charges of conspiracy and interstate transport of stolen goods in relation to their scheme of selling body parts from the Harvard medical school morgue.
HealthIT Answers
JULY 24, 2023
By Art Gross - A recent investigation by the OCR alleges that several security guards from Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital impermissibly accessed the medical records of 419 individuals. This incident highlights the importance of maintaining strict protocols and vigilant oversight. The post Healthcare Security Violation appeared first on Health IT Answers.
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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.
Healthcare Law Blog
JULY 24, 2023
Oregon and Delaware have recently joined an increasing number of states enacting comprehensive privacy legislation intended to safeguard consumer [1] personal data by tightening regulation of businesses controlling and processing personal data. [2] Under the recent legislation, Oregon and Delaware intend to provide consumers with knowledge about uses of, and autonomy over, their personal information. [3] Background and Scope of Application Oregon.
HIT Consultant
JULY 24, 2023
Anna Maw, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine Human factors and assessments in medical devices are becoming more important to health systems and health services researchers. The evolving priorities within healthcare truly underscore the importance of human factors and to practitioners gaining access to key contextual information to facilitate a more holistic view of the system.
Healthcare IT Today
JULY 24, 2023
The following is a guest article by Bill Lewkowski, Vice President, Strategic Client Services at HCTec Clinicians Remain Overwhelmed, Overworked, and Burned Out. Improved EHR Help Desk Support Mitigates these Issues while Making a Positive Impact on Clinician Workflow and Patient Care. Among many well-documented pain points for clinicians is the complexity of dealing with electronic health record (EHR) systems.
HIT Consultant
JULY 24, 2023
What You Should Know: – Pager Inc. today announced that its virtual care navigation and collaboration platform, which serves 23 million members, is now available on Google Cloud Marketplace , effective immediately. – This new offering includes additional benefits for Pager clients who have a Google Cloud account. Purchases made on Google Cloud Marketplace count toward a dollar-for-dollar drawdown on any Google Cloud committed spend. – In addition, these clients enjoy consolidat
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