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Amazon’s PillPack reports data breach affecting more than 19,000

Healthcare Dive

The online pharmacy said the attack exposed customers’ email addresses, prescription information and contact details for their prescribing provider. Around 3,600 affected accounts included prescription information.

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Monthly Round-Up of What to Read on Pharma Law and Policy 

Bill of Health

By  Ameet Sarpatwari , Aviva Wang , and   Aaron S. Kesselheim Each month, members of the Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL) review the peer-reviewed medical literature to identify interesting empirical studies, policy analyses, and editorials on health law and policy issues. Below are the citations for papers identified from the month of April.

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Modernized, AI-enabled VoC to meet today’s CX

Healthcare Dive

Today’s optimized and AI-enabled VoC survey will meet the mark for improved member experience in two key areas across both commercial and Medicare member bases.

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Telehealth helps reduce depression in youth, Texas consortium finds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

More than 60% of children with major depression in the U.S. do not receive any treatment. In spring 2021, emergency department visits for suspected suicide attempts were nearly 51% higher for adolescent girls compared with the same time period in 2019. THE PROBLEM At the same time, there is a critical shortage of behavioral health specialists. By 2024, analysts expect the United States to be at a deficit of as many as 31,000 psychiatrists. 570 counties in the U.S. right now have no mental health

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Your HIPAA Compliance Checklist: Easily Find Out Your HIPAA Requirements

This checklist is your best free resource for assessing your current HIPAA compliance status. Including all of the components of an effective compliance program, you’ll be sure you’re not missing a single piece of compliance. HIPAA is a complex law - protect your organization from financial and legal ramifications by ensuring your compliance program has all of the proper elements in place.

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Abbott, Boston Scientific, Medtronic share data on heart rhythm devices

Healthcare Dive

A series of recent innovations in pacemaker technology have opened up new markets and set the stage for increased competition.

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Nursing partnerships and workforce management take center stage at AONL

Symplr

As nursing shortages and low margins continue to plague the healthcare industry, nursing and healthcare leaders are seeking new strategies to reduce burnout and improve clinician retention and patient care. The American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) Conference is the premier event for nurse leaders which meets annually to connect decision-makers across the healthcare spectrum.

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Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins and 20 others pledge to join TEFCA, prioritize interoperability

Fierce Healthcare

Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins and 20 others pledge to join TEFCA, prioritize interoperability aburky Mon, 05/22/2023 - 17:13

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Nurse Engagement and Satisfaction Start with their Schedules

HIT Consultant

Lindsey Klein, Chief Strategy Officer at QGenda How do we attract good nurses? More importantly: How do we keep them? Those questions have reverberated throughout hospitals and health systems nationwide lately—but they’re not new. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, industry analysts warned of significant nurse shortages. The pandemic only added more stress and exhaustion to the nursing experience, prompting the largest exodus of nurses from the profession in 40 years.

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Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Address Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Skill Gaps

HIPAA Journal

New bipartisan legislation has recently been introduced to help address the current shortage of cybersecurity skills at rural hospitals. The Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act was introduced by Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), committee member. Cyberattacks on healthcare organizations have increased significantly over the past few years.

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HIPAA: Why It Matters to Your Practice

85% of practices are not complying with the government’s HIPAA standards. The large majority of practices are likely trying to protect patients’ information, but they may not be doing all that they need to meet government requirements. Not complying with HIPAA has definite drawbacks, with one major one being massive fines. The government can fine up to 1.5 million dollars for a single HIPAA breach incident - an amount that would put most small practices out of business.

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How Urgent Care Can Address its Degrading Scope of Practice

HIT Consultant

Monte Sandler, COO of Experity Over the past several years, urgent care centers nationwide have opened their doors to millions of patients in need of COVID-19 testing and treatment, driving an increase in daily patient visit volumes and new, challenging patient care demands. To accommodate this rapid influx, urgent care centers developed new workflows that prioritized efficiency and transitioned to a reimbursement model that rewards providers for the number of patients treated per day.

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NeuroFlow, Atlantic Health System partner to launch collaborative care model

Mobi Health News

Sixteen accountable care organization sites will utilize NeuroFlow's platform to support clinical teams as they screen behavioral health patients.

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Q/A: IQVIA’s Global Lead Talks Unlocking AI for Drug Repurposing

HIT Consultant

Nathan Sommerford, Global Lead for Drug Discovery and Development, IQVIA In an interview with HIT Consultant, Nathan Sommerford , Global Lead for Drug Discovery and Development, IQVIA talks how unlocking artificial intelligence (AI) in drug repurposing is transforming pharma and biotech companies. What are some of the challenges and problems associated with drug discovery “from scratch”?

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CIO Podcast – Episode 55: Healthcare Security with Steven Ramirez

Healthcare IT Today

For the 55th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Steven Ramirez, VP & CISO at Renown Health to talk about healthcare security! We kick off the episode by discussing the biggest challenges facing the healthcare industry today. And out of those, Ramirez points out the one that needs our immediate attention. Then look into zero trust and what it means for healthcare organizations.

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HR and Employee Healthcare Reform: Keys to Increasing Employee Wellness and Retention

Speaker: Mallory Herrin, CEO & Principal HR Consultant at HerrinHR

Your employees are your most valuable resource. If you want to retain employees and keep them happy, you want to make the incentives more valuable. With a full-stack employee experience, culture, health, wellness and benefits navigation solution, you can provide employees with the wellbeing support they need. The results? Employees who are happier, healthier, and more engaged, as well as a business that is thriving both internally and externally, every day.

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KLAS: Epic, MatrixCare, WellSky Leads Hospice Vendors

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Resource-strapped hospice leaders are looking for tools that alleviate clinician burnout by streamlining workflows and building additional point-of-care functionality. Slow vendor development on this front has led to an overall decline in customer satisfaction. A new KLAS report dives into how well hospice vendors meet provider organizations’ needs, including delivery of value, development progress, and support for when patients go through a transition of care.

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Black veterans less able to manage chronic pain via telehealth services

Fierce Healthcare

Black veterans less able to manage chronic pain via telehealth services aburky Mon, 05/22/2023 - 14:58

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Social Beats networking platform supports people with long covid

Digital Health News

Biocomm has launched its Social Beats networking platform for people who are living with long covid, giving them access to those in the same position.

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Texas AG investigating second children's hospital over gender-affirming care

Fierce Healthcare

Texas AG investigating second children's hospital over gender-affirming care dmuoio Mon, 05/22/2023 - 12:46

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The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report

This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!

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Technology can help transform the NHS says Starmer

Digital Health News

Labour Leader Keir Starmer has identified technology as one of three key shifts his party will use to transform the health service.

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Monash-developed AI wearable patch monitors multiple health signs

Mobi Health News

It uses personalised AI that measures speech, neck movement, touch, breathing, and heart rates.

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NHS England says all NHS trusts to get own FDP 

Digital Health News

Every hospital trust and integrated care system may get its own local version of the proposed new FDP that can connect with other data platforms

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The Empathy-First Approach: Choosing Technology that Benefits All Healthcare Stakeholders

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Jon Zimmerman , CEO at Holon Solutions In today’s healthcare landscape, clinical information systems are valuable tools for coordinating care and improving outcomes. However, as healthcare workers have discovered time and time again, these technologies are not always optimally user-friendly, nor are they built for today’s complex world.

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Streamlined Compliance Facilitates Growth for Multi-Specialty ASC

Discover how MedTrainer solved an unmet need for SurgCenter of Western Maryland, reducing the time and effort it took to monitor and remind staff about crucial annual training. Learn how this intuitive platform helped increase training completion and save staff time, leading to increased efficiency, fewer human errors, and greater overall satisfaction.

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Movement Health Foundation launched to help global healthcare access 

Digital Health News

Health and technology companies have joined with the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies to announce the formation of the Movement Health Foundation.

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The feds still haven't reached a debt ceiling deal. Here's how a breach could impact healthcare

Fierce Healthcare

The feds still haven't reached a debt ceiling deal.

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Prognos Health Raises $23 Million

Healthcare IT Today

Prognos Health , the largest real-world integrated data marketplace, has announced that it has raised $23 million in growth equity co-led by Marshall Wace and Safeguard Scientifics , with participation from Cigna Ventures , Hikma Ventures , Hunt Holdings , Labcorp , Maywic , Merck Global Health Innovation Fund , and Red and Blue Ventures. “We are excited to have the support of such a strong group of investors who share our mission of unlocking the power of data to improve health,” sa

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Retail Clinics’ Growing Role in Health Care and Prescription Drug Sales

Health Populi

“It seemed like an odd pairing: shampoo and a throat swab,” observes a new report on the growth of retail health from Definitive Healthcare. But retail clinics are no longer, as the paper explains, “an experiment of a few grocery stores… they’re becoming a major force in the U.S. healthcare system,” asserts the thesis of Retailers in healthcare: A catalyst for provider evolution.

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A Candidate's World – Employee Benefits to Aid DEIB Initiatives and Support a Positive Workplace Culture

Speaker: Cory Jorbin - Chief Compliance Officer, West Region with Hub International

Let's face it: this is a candidate's world and HR is working hard to keep up! From workplace perks and culture to benefits that support their lives outside the office, recruits and talented employees are diligently evaluating the criteria for the jobs they want. While competitive pay and DEIB initiatives will attract candidates, a strong DEIB strategy must also pay attention to what helps retain talented workers: an equitable benefits package.