HealthIT Answers

JUNE 7, 2023

By Jon Moore MS JD HCISPP and Dr. Thomas Graham PhD - Artificial intelligence is a tool; like any tool, it is capable of benevolent and malevolent applications. As with any novel technology, there is often an eagerness to adopt and utilize it. But what are the potential hazards? The post The AI Revolution Unveiled: Exploring the Potential Rewards and Security Risks appeared first on Health IT Answers.

52

52

Healthcare Dive

JUNE 7, 2023

Mayo Clinic, a longstanding collaborator with Google, will be an early adopter of a Google Cloud tool that allows organizations to create chatbots and other search applications using generative AI.

Hospitals 299

Hospitals 299

Healthcare It News

JUNE 7, 2023

The Thai unit of the Japanese IT and electronics company NEC is helping turn Chiang Mai, a city north of Bangkok and the second largest city in Thailand, into a smart city by first digitising its delivery of care to the elderly and patients with chronic diseases. WHAT IT'S ABOUT The municipality of Chiang Mai and NEC Thailand recently signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of smart city solutions, including smart hospital technologies to support its provision of elderly car

Elder Care 244

Elder Care Nursing Homes Telemedicine Public Health 244

Healthcare Dive

JUNE 7, 2023

Rather than suggesting problems with individual hospitals, the data points to a “systemic issue impacting the quality of care for Black and Hispanic patients and those with public insurance plans,” according to a new Leapfrog report.

Hospitals 294

Hospitals 294

Advertisement

Running a healthcare facility requires precision and care, not just for patients but also for your staff. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps healthcare providers choose the best provider. Efficient payroll management ensures timely, accurate payments, critical for maintaining staff morale and trust. Compliance support helps navigate complex healthcare regulations and avoid costly fines.

Compliance

Healthcare It News

JUNE 7, 2023

Will Cantrell, director of product solutions at InteliChart, sees the need to tie all the pieces of the healthcare journey into one seamless interaction. By making it easier for patients to stay engaged, he says, better outcomes will result.

192

192

Bill of Health

JUNE 7, 2023

By Amalia Sweet At the end of last summer I stopped eating. It wasn’t that I wasn’t hungry — I was, constantly — but rather that pretty much everything I tried to put in my stomach triggered excruciating abdominal pain. While still in Chicago where I was working toward my master’s degree, I went to University Health Services. When tests revealed I was anemic but free of ulcers and Celiac disease, they suggested I work to reduce my stress and follow up with a gastroenterologist when I returned h

Doctors 144

Doctors Public Health 144

Healthcare Dive

JUNE 7, 2023

Provider cost pressures are weighing on the nation's largest insurers, with contract negotiations possibly forcing premiums higher over the next few years, according to Fitch Ratings.

162

162

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 7, 2023

Virtual care models can improve access and build personalized experiences for underserved patients, says Kuldeep Singh Rajput, founder and CEO of Biofourmis.

Hospitals 114

Hospitals 114

Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 7, 2023

Years of rising operating profits and cash reserves did not translate to greater charity care across the nation’s nonprofit hospitals, according to a study published this week in Health Affairs.

Hospitals 111

Hospitals 111

Advertisement

The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.

HIT Consultant

JUNE 7, 2023

Tammi Jantzen, Co-founder, Astarte Medical Protocol Driven Care Often proclaimed as the most effective method of reducing costs for hospitals, standardization is said to promote quality patient care at a cost-effective price. Standardization reduces waste, makes treatment predictable and controllable, and defines clear responsibilities for all team members.

Hospitals 98

Hospitals Compliance Electronic Medical Records Patient Satisfaction 98

Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 7, 2023

SCAN Group and CareOregon have issued grants to RIP Medical Debt that will wipe out millions in patients' medical debt. | SCAN Group and CareOregon have issued grants to RIP Medical Debt that will wipe out millions in patients' medical debt.

104

104

Digital Health News

JUNE 7, 2023

Electronic document management is no longer about 'going paperless'. It is viewed increasingly as part of a much broader digital transformation - a shift which brings it own challenges, reports Claire Read.

98

98

Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 7, 2023

Six-year-old Cityblock Health, a startup that has raised nearly $900 million to date, has restructured its business as it focuses on ramping up payer partnerships and accelerating its path to profi | Six-year-old Cityblock Health, a startup that has raised nearly $900 million to date, has restructured its business as it focuses on ramping up payer partnerships and accelerating its path to profitability.

103

103

Advertisement

Explore essential topics in this ebook, including what constitutes PHI and how to identify it using 18 indicators. Gain insights into the importance of safeguarding PHI to protect patient privacy and learn about the severe consequences of HIPAA violations. Discover practical strategies for securely exchanging PHI within your healthcare organization, including assessing risks and implementing effective safeguards.

HIPAA

HIT Consultant

JUNE 7, 2023

What You Should Know: Researchers at NYU Langone Health, the academic medical center of New York University, have collaborated with NVIDIA experts to develop a large language model (LLM) that predicts a patient’s risk of 30-day readmission, as well as other clinical outcomes. The LLM was deployed in the healthcare system’s six inpatient facilities, the NYUTron model — featured today in the scientific journal Nature that will provide doctors with AI-driven insights that could help them identify p

Hospitals 98

Hospitals Doctors 98

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 7, 2023

The following is a guest article by David Bucciferro, Chair of the EHR Association In April 2023, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released its much-anticipated proposed rule to advance interoperability, improve transparency, and support further access, exchange, and use of electronic health information (EHI).

FDA 97

FDA Compliance Regulatory Compliance Medicaid 97

HIT Consultant

JUNE 7, 2023

What You Should Know: Wolters Kluwer Health today announced the acquisition of  Invistics Corporation  (Invistics), a U.S.-based provider of cloud-based, AI-enabled software for drug diversion detection and controlled substance compliance. Invistics will join the company’s Clinical Surveillance, Compliance & Data Solutions unit, part of Clinical Solutions.

Compliance 93

Compliance Hospitals 93

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 7, 2023

Earlier this year, Tytocare received FDA approval for its AI-based solution that analyzes lung sounds captured via its handheld home care device. The thoughtful way that the AI was incorporated into the overall design of the solution is impressive. The AI blends seamlessly into the background and feels like a natural addition to the workflow. Exactly the way technology ideally is supposed to work in healthcare.

FDA 96

FDA Telemedicine Hospitals 96

Advertisement

In the fast-moving manufacturing sector, delivering mission-critical data insights to empower your end users or customers can be a challenge. Traditional BI tools can be cumbersome and difficult to integrate - but it doesn't have to be this way. Logi Symphony offers a powerful and user-friendly solution, allowing you to seamlessly embed self-service analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting directly into your applications.

HIT Consultant

JUNE 7, 2023

What You Should Know: Know Labs, an emerging developer of non-invasive medical diagnostic technology, revealed the next stage in the development of its proprietary Bio-RFID™ technology – the Generation (Gen) 1 Device. Gen 1 incorporates Know Labs’ Bio-RFID sensor – which has been proven as technically feasible and stable in delivering repeatable results in measuring blood glucose when used in a lab environment – in a portable device.

FDA 90

FDA 90

Health IT Security

JUNE 7, 2023

Verizon’s annual DBIR shed light on 2022 cyberattack trends, highlighting the prevalence of social engineering, ransomware, and basic web application attacks.

Ransomware 92

Ransomware 92

Mobi Health News

JUNE 7, 2023

Samsung will integrate the Orlando-based company's Smart Care Facility Platform into its displays to help with patient monitoring in the care setting.

94

94

Health IT Security

JUNE 7, 2023

Enzo Biochem suffered a data breach that exposed clinical test information and Social Security numbers.

113

113

Advertisement

Explore the risks posed by non-compliant consumer apps like Instagram and WhatsApp in healthcare settings. Learn about potential HIPAA penalties and use a self-evaluation flowchart to determine your organization's need for HIPAA-compliant messaging. Discover straightforward steps to implement secure communication solutions efficiently, ensuring compliance and protecting patient data effectively.

HIPAA

Digital Health News

JUNE 7, 2023

One of the biggest NHS challenges is lifting up the least digitally mature hospital trusts. Andy Callow now has experience with two of them.

Hospitals 92

Hospitals 92

Mobi Health News

JUNE 7, 2023

RxLightning, a digital platform focusing on specialty medication distribution, and Canadian fertility startup Twig also scored investments.

93

93

HIPAA Journal

JUNE 7, 2023

In August last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took legal action against the mobile data broker Kochava alleging the Idaho company had violated consumer privacy and put consumers at risk by selling geolocation data from their mobile phones, which was tied to each individual through the unique ID of their mobile device. The FTC claimed Kochava sold the data from hundreds of millions of devices which could reveal that consumers had visited sensitive locations such as abortion clinics, men

HIPAA 75

HIPAA 75

Fierce Healthcare

JUNE 7, 2023

As buzzwords like “holistic care” and “patient-centric” have solidified into value-based care models and total capitation contracts, providers and payers still face a lot of friction to align incen | Syntax Health launched a new platform designed to smooth out the value-based care contracting process using analytics, infrastructure and a collaborative virtual workspace.

70

70

Advertisement

In the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, delivering data insights to end users or customers can be a significant challenge for product managers, product owners, and application team developers. The complexity of healthcare data, the need for real-time analytics, and the demand for user-friendly interfaces can often seem overwhelming. But with Logi Symphony, these challenges become opportunities.