Bill of Health

APRIL 14, 2022

By Jacob Balamut. David Bennett, a man who recently underwent the world’s first successful xenotransplantation organ surgery, died last month after a sudden and as yet unexplained period of rapid deterioration. Bennett, who was 57 years old, had been suffering from end-stage heart disease. With limited options for treatment, he underwent an experimental emergency procedure to replace his damaged heart with a genetically modified pig’s heart.

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Healthcare Dive

APRIL 14, 2022

Even as the pandemic continues, digital health funding slowed significantly in the first quarter of 2022, according to new data from CB Insights.

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Bill of Health

APRIL 14, 2022

By Joseph Rootman. Public uptake of psychedelic microdosing has outpaced research on the practice, which has left gaps in our understanding. In order to help fill some of these gaps in the scientific literature, our clinical psychology research team at the University of British Columbia has launched the Microdose.me study along with a team of international researchers and partners.

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Healthcare Dive

APRIL 14, 2022

The company is bullish on completing its controversial acquisition of data analytics firm Change Healthcare, despite legal action from the Department of Justice to block the deal.

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Kaiser Health News

APRIL 14, 2022

Health officials in at least three states are investigating a travel nurse suspected of tampering with and potentially contaminating vials and syringes of opioid painkillers in two hospitals, then returning the vials to medication cabinets where they could be unknowingly given to patients. One hundred patients who may have been exposed to contaminated syringes last year at Johnson City Medical Center in Tennessee were urged to get tested for hepatitis and HIV, according to state documents obtain

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Healthcare Dive

APRIL 14, 2022

The agency's designation under the Safer Technologies Program for medical devices could expedite regulatory review for the virtual reality-based digital therapeutic, one of several products in Pear's pipeline.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 14, 2022

Five zero-day vulnerabilities have been identified in Aethon TUG autonomous mobile robots, which are used in hospitals worldwide for transporting goods, medicines, and other medical supplies. Hospital robots are attractive targets for hackers. If access to the robots is gained, a variety of malicious actions could be performed. Attackers could trigger a denial-of-service condition to disrupt hospital operations for extortion, and since sensitive patient data is fed into the devices, exploitation

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 14, 2022

As healthcare continues to grapple with staffing challenges, organizational leaders are more keenly interested in technologies that will reduce staff workload and frustration. Companies with established track records in staff efficiency, automation, and communication are well positioned to help. TigerConnect, for example, is seeing success with its new scheduling products that leverage the company’s success […].

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 14, 2022

Emanuel Pirker, Founder and CEO, Stratodesk. Healthcare IT has always faced unique challenges. Among these challenges are the increasing mobility of healthcare workers. Healthcare providers are always on the move throughout hospitals. Still, they need to access the same apps and data, and their own unique workspace, wherever they are, quickly and securely.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 14, 2022

The following is a guest article by William Shea, VP of Cognizant Consulting Healthcare Practice, & Trish Birch, SVP, Healthcare Consulting & Strategy Leader at Cognizant. Many healthcare organizations have set their sights on delivering holistic customer journeys that seamlessly blend physical and digital experiences. Care, payment, follow-up, referrals. and ancillary services soon will blend […].

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 14, 2022

What You Should Know: – FundamentalVR , global pioneers in immersive VR surgical simulations, today announces the addition of endovascular surgery to its suite of haptic VR medical simulations. In addition, it’s also showcasing its new virtual showroom that would accelerate the ability of medical device manufacturers and life science companies to get new endovascular products into the hands of sales representatives and clinicians.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 14, 2022

Iris works with providers like health systems and community health centers to offer telepsychiatry services and triage their patients to the right level of care.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 14, 2022

What You Should Know: – Vital Start Health , a University of Pennsylvania startup and a member of Microsoft for Startups, has launched COURAGE as the next-generation, virtual reality, multi-lingual coaching and psychotherapy telehealth platform for maternal well-being support across the pre-pregnancy, pregnancy and postpartum stages. – The platform empowers patients with experiential practice and immersive psychoeducation, with the goal of driving better diagnoses, and targeted treat

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 14, 2022

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 14, 2022

Virtual mental health company to grow clinical operations, commercial, and technology teams to help health systems and community health centers deliver timely and appropriate care to patients in need Iris Telehealth announced today that they have raised $40 million in Series B funding to accelerate their vision to improve outcomes for patients with serious mental […].

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 14, 2022

Digital health startups raised $10.4 billion worldwide in Q1, according to CB Insights' report.

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HIPAA Vault

APRIL 14, 2022

The third in our series on business continuity for healthcare. by Stephen Trout On the old adage, “a picture is worth a thousand words,” there seems to be a thousand variations on a theme. Take the Russian writer, Ivan Turgenev: “The drawing shows me at one glance what might be spread over ten pages in. Continue reading.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 14, 2022

Researchers reported that telehealth accounted for 30.5% of all contraceptive visits in parity states during the pandemic.

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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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Modern Healthcare

APRIL 14, 2022

CMS's revised guidance follows a court ruling against parts of the original regulation governing dispute resolutions.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 14, 2022

Also: Dr. Abi Sundaramoorthy joins COPD care startup Wellinks, and Dr. Murdoc Khaleghi is hired at at-home testing company Base.

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Modern Healthcare

APRIL 14, 2022

The Valneva vaccine is made with the decades-old technology used to manufacture shots for flu and polio. It is the sixth COVID-19 vaccine the U.K. has cleared and the only one that utilizes a “killed” virus.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 14, 2022

Also, NZ health IT providers Valentia Technologies and HealthSoft have entered into a collaboration with social enterprise Wh?nau Tahi.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

APRIL 14, 2022

Despite a significant reduction in the uninsured rate over the last decade, millions of people still lack coverage, and many people who have insurance are unable to access care because of high cost sharing. In a new post for the Commonwealth Fund’s To the Point blog, CHIR’s Rachel Schwab, Justin Giovannelli, and Kevin Lucia look at California’ recently adopted strategies to reduce and prevent uninsurance and lower cost barriers to care for marketplace enrollees.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 14, 2022

Also, South Korean firm MediHeroes is launching its medical procurement platform.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

APRIL 14, 2022

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) released their findings of an audit they conducted to determine if hospital admissions of Indiana skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents who are enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid (dually eligible beneficiaries) were potentially avoidable, and if level-of-care requirements for Medicare were met. Research by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has found that many hospital admissions of dually eligible nursing home residents could have

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 14, 2022

Also, heart patients at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust receive digitised remote monitoring.

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MedTrainer

APRIL 14, 2022

Every job requires an employer to gather previous work experience from prospective employees. Normally, a candidate will provide a resume with work history, education, and references. It is then up to the administrator to follow-up with the provided contacts to get confirmation of the applicant’s work history. . By ensuring that an individual has the experience and training necessary to successfully perform their duties on the job is critical to the overall success of the business.

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Foster Swift

APRIL 14, 2022

On April 7, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an update to the COVID-19 emergency declaration blanket waivers for specific providers. The memorandum, which was issued by the Director of the Quality, Safety & Oversight Group, details the numerous changes that will take place within 30 or 60 days of the memorandum’s publication.

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MedTrainer

APRIL 14, 2022

Burnout in healthcare industries has always existed, and following the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s grown worse than ever. The exhaustion and tiredness cultivated by burnout can result in cynicism, reduced productivity, and other far-reaching problems. It’s an issue that is harmful to both the mental health of healthcare workers and can impact patient care as a result.

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Healthcare Law Blog

APRIL 14, 2022

Last month, a three-judge panel in the Ninth Circuit reversed the Northern District of California’s ruling in Wit v. United Behavioral Health. In Wit , the district court ruled that United Behavioral Health (“UBH”) breached its fiduciary duties under ERISA to insureds by denying their mental health and substance use disorder claims as a result of allegedly pervasively flawed medical necessity criteria that the court concluded are not consistent with generally accepted standards of care (“GASC”).

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