Wed.Jun 08, 2022

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Physician residents reach deal with Los Angeles County, averting strike

Healthcare Dive

The labor discord is one of several recent disputes in California, where unions representing healthcare workers have been especially active as more contracts expire and staff see an opportunity to negotiate working conditions.

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These are the compliance issues providers should be preparing for, post-PHE

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Department of Health and Human Services once again (for the ninth time) extended the public health emergency this past month , stretching it beyond mid-July. And, with broad-based support to avoid the "telehealth cliff," healthcare organizations and legislators have been working hard to ensure virtual care flexibilities outlast the PHE.

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HCA's purchase of 5 Utah hospitals from Steward on pause after judge's order

Healthcare Dive

The court will now weigh whether to issue a preliminary injunction and will hear from both parties before deciding whether to block the deal.

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The Evolution of a Patient Ambassador – Learning from Stacy Hurt

Health Populi

“I am a health care executive who happens to be a patient, caregiver, and advocate,” Stacy Hurt explained to me in a Zoom chat we shared on 31 May. I asked her to meet with me to discuss her professional news update: being appointed Parexel’s first Patient Ambassador. My Zoom invitation to Stacy was a very convenient excuse for me to catch up with a friend in the field: we have known each other since Stacy started to grow her health-social media presence on Twitter.

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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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Oracle closes $28B buy of 'huge growth engine' Cerner

Healthcare Dive

With the deal’s close, the days of standalone EHR vendors are increasingly in the rearview mirror.

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Fostering A Data Culture Within An Organization

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Brendan Watkins, chief analytics officer, Stanford Children’s Health. The purpose of analytics is to provide insights using data to enable people in an organization to make smarter decisions. It gives decision-makers a better understanding […].

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HC3 Warns Healthcare Sector About Growing Threat from Emotet Malware

HIPAA Journal

The HHS’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has issued a warning to the healthcare sector about the threat from Emotet malware. Emotet was first detected in 2014 and was initially a banking Trojan; however, the malware has been updated over the years and has had new features added. In addition to serving as a banking Trojan, the malware includes a dropper for delivering other malware variants and is offered to other cybercriminal groups under the infrastructure-as-a-service (I

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OSHA : Your Local Workplace Hall Monitor

MedTrainer

If you’ve ever had a job in the U.S., chances are you’ve heard of OSHA. No, it’s not related to marine biology. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA ) is a large regulatory agency of the United States Department of Labor. OSHA’s mission is, “To ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.”.

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TytoCare & Carilion Clinic Partner to Expand Telehealth Offerings

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – TytoCare has partnered with Carilion Clinic , a not-for-profit health care organization serving Virginia’s Blue Ridge and Southwest Virginia regions. – The integration of TytoCare into Carilion’s current virtual care offerings enhances the health system’s ability to diagnose and treat patients remotely with in-depth, physical examinations during virtual visits.

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How to engage many stakeholders in reimagining healthcare

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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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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Philips’ Future Health Index 2022 Report: 4 Key Trends to Know

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Today, Philips announced the publication of its Future Health Index (FHI) 2022 report : ‘Healthcare hits reset: Priorities shift as healthcare leaders navigate a changed world’. FHI is the largest global survey of its kind, analyzing feedback from nearly 3,000 healthcare leaders across 15 countries on the impact of digital health technology in the adoption of connected care. – This year’s FHI report, the seventh edition, looks at how healthcare leaders are res

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Can You Tell the Difference Between Hazardous and Biohazardous Waste?

Sharps Compliance

Hazardous and biohazardous wastes can potentially harm human, animal, and environmental health and wellbeing. These two types of wastes differ in composition, origin, dangers, and disposal methods. Waste generators need to understand the difference between biohazardous and hazardous wastes to protect the staff and the public, comply with all applicable regulations, and avoid fines and penalties.

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UniDoc Shows How Telemedicine Can Meet Regulatory and Cost Requirements

Healthcare IT Today

Wouldn’t we all like to gather the fragmented elements of our life or work and put them all conveniently in a box, to have them all where we need them? UniDoc is doing that for telemedicine with their H3 Cube (Figure 1). Featuring an enclosed, modular design, it houses a collection of tools for standard […].

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Pediatric teletherapy company DotCom Therapy acquires parent support app Wolf+Friends

Mobi Health News

The Wolf+Friends app will relaunch this summer to include support groups facilitated by DotCom's mental health professionals as well as educational content.

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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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Helping Patients Break Out of Medical Debt: 3 Reasons Digital Engagement Matters

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Randall Shafer, Executive Vice President and Global Head, Hospital Business at Firstsource. When it comes to patient financial engagement, traditional models are like the hare from “The Tortoise and the Hare”: racing off the starting line, hitting the phones hard and pushing for a customer response. But as […].

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Pristyn Care forays into primary care with Lybrate acquisition

Mobi Health News

The secondary care platform will soon offer online doctor consultations as part of its expansion into primary care.

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Anthem targets women's digital health with Happify Health partnership

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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Singaporean medtech Us2.ai gets CE mark for automated cardiac ultrasound software

Mobi Health News

The company is also close to getting its patent for the Us2.v1 software recognised in the US.

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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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Accrete Health Partners Acquires Nordic Consulting Partners

Healthcare IT Today

Partnership will anchor Accrete’s growing portfolio, expand Nordic’s health care technology services and accelerate end-to-end efficiencies for patients, providers and health systems. Accrete Health Partners, a strategic holding company that aligns, expands and synergizes digital health services, investments and partnerships, today announced the acquisition of Nordic Consulting Partners, a global health and technology consulting company.

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What Is Patient Flow? How To Improve Yours at Your Practice

NCG Medical Blog

Here’s a real eye-opener: 2 out of 3 healthcare consumers report to have had a bad patient experience. That’s the latest data from consulting firm Accenture , and a troubling sign for the medical industry. According to the report, which surveyed 1,800 adult patients, 22% percent stated that an inefficient visit led to a poor healthcare experience.

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Compliance officer effectiveness takes a special blend of skills 

YouCompli

By Sharon Parsley. Sharon Parsley, JD, MBA, CHC, CHRC , is a health law attorney, compliance officer, author, speaker, investigator, and problem solver. She currently serves as the president and managing director of Quest Advisory Group, LLC. She has nearly 20 years of healthcare compliance and legal leadership experience, and she believes that mentorship and on-the-job training are critical to compliance professional success.

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Frazier Healthcare Acquires Apollo Intelligence

McGuire Wood

Frazier Healthcare Partners has announced the acquisition of Apollo Intelligence. Apollo , based in Watertown, Mass., is a provider of data and insights to the healthcare and life science industries. Apollo launched in 2019 with the acquisition of InCrowd, a provider of automated insights for the life sciences. In 2020, the company acquired Survey Healthcare Global, a provider of healthcare data collection and custom survey solutions.

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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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Elevate Your Referring and Ordering Physician Monitoring

Provider Trust

Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 12PM CST. Reserve my spot. Staying compliant with federal and state requirements for monitoring your referring and ordering physicians, a historically difficult population to monitor, can be challenging – especially in a constantly changing healthcare environment. In this webinar we will explore best practices for monitoring your organization’s referring, ordering, and prescribing physician populations, exposing the gaps and vulnerabilities that could leave your

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Proposed Law Aims to Address Medical Device Cybersecurity

Compliancy Group

A bill recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to address gaps in medical device cybersecurity. Details of Proposed Law to Address Medical Device Cybersecurity. H.R. 7667 seeks to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, biosimilar biological products, and other purposes.

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Bicycle Health raises $50M for virtual opioid use disorder treatment

Mobi Health News

The round brings the company's total raise to $83 million.

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Nava Benefits Nabs $40M to Bring F500 Healthcare Benefits Downstream

HIT Consultant

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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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DogWalk Zero-day Windows MSDT Vulnerability Gets Unofficial Patch

HIPAA Journal

Another zero-day vulnerability has been identified that affects the same Windows tool as Follina. While the vulnerability is not known to have been exploited in the wild, the bug is exploitable and the recent interest and widespread exploitation of the Follina vulnerability make exploitation of this flaw more likely. The vulnerability affects the Microsoft Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) and is a path traversal flaw that can be exploited to copy an executable file to the Windows Startup folder.

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Maine Nursing Home Placed on Federal Special Focus List

Healthcare Compliance Blog

A Maine nursing home with a history of federal fines was listed as a special focus facility (SFF) after two residents wandered off in separate incidents last year. In the second case, the resident was hit and killed by a motor vehicle. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) created the SFF program to address the issue of facilities that fail to correct underlying systemic problems that give rise to repeated cycles of serious deficiencies, which pose risks to residents’ health and

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Sanofi Launches Its First Digital Health Accelerator to Address Unmet Patient Needs

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Sanofi launched its first Digital Accelerator to better leverage data and artificial intelligence to develop solutions that address unmet patient needs. – The Digital Accelerator team is developing an integrated platform and data solution to enhance awareness of atopic dermatitis and available treatment options amongst patients and HCPs.

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Plaintiffs Exit Federal Court By Exploiting Their Lack of Standing

Drug & Device Law

The late chef and travel raconteur Anthony Bourdain said that great chefs pride themselves on what they can do with offal. Anybody can make a fine steak. It takes real creativity and skill to turn glands and guts into something delectable. Think of sweetbreads, tripe, or liver. No, really. A couple of weeks ago on this blog we recalled a lobster dish in Paris.

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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.