Fri.Jan 26, 2024

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Healthcare bankruptcies reached five-year peak in 2023, report finds

Healthcare Dive

The analysis logged 79 Chapter 11 bankruptcies for companies with liabilities of at least $10 million last year — more than three times the number of filings in 2021.

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HIMSSCast: Managing critical patient feedback in real time

Healthcare It News

Whether they are on Standford's inbound and outbound calls, automated voice systems or mobile channels, patients can be heard through the health system's engagement tools and processes. Dr. Adrienne Boissy, chief medical officer of Qualtrics and a practicing neurologist at the Cleveland Clinic, explained why emotional harm that can be caused by healthcare interactions needs to be heard.

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Humana names inaugural ‘Growth President’ after posting grim financial outlook

Healthcare Dive

David Dintenfass will have his hands full trying to right the ship, as Humana stares down expectations for notably slower growth in 2024 and beyond.

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What Counts as a Psychedelic?

Bill of Health

By Vincent Joralemon There is little consensus in defining “psychedelic.” Yet, research on and access to these substances hinges on what gets included in the “psychedelic” umbrella. It is time to talk about why we include (and exclude) particular drugs from this category. Grants, Research, and Medical Codes This matters because funding will flow from this categorization.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

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?

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Troubled Steward Health Care announces yet another facility closure

Healthcare Dive

The financially strapped for-profit healthcare network plans to shutter services at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas on Feb. 2.

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Sunoh’s Ambient Clinical Voice Automates Clinician Note Creation

Healthcare IT Today

According to Saurabh Singh, VP of Sunoh , the success of ambient clinical voice depends on much more than the accuracy of the recording. Sunoh “checks the boxes” when it comes to meeting the needs of physicians’ workflows and differences. Sunoh’s solution can take input from many different sources: mobile devices, and laptop or desktop computers.

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AI can crack open the 'black box' of effective mental health therapy at scale, study finds

Fierce Healthcare

As artificial intelligence advances in different areas of healthcare, there are concerns that technology and AI-based chatbots will replace the human connections between patients and practitioners. | A new study finds promising potential for AI and large language models to enhance mental health therapy at scale by being able to analyze millions of text-based counseling messages to shine a light on what works.

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Physician Burnout and Depression Rates Decline, Medscape Report Reveals

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – For the first time in years, a glimmer of hope has emerged in the fight against physician burnout and depression. – The latest Medscape Physician Burnout & Depression Report reveals a significant decline in the rates among U.S. doctors, suggesting a potential shift in the overall mental well-being of this critical workforce.

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Experts weigh in on how to tackle growing teen mental health crisis

Fierce Healthcare

To turn the tide around on the growing teen mental health crisis, the U.S. | Social media is cited as one of the drivers of the worsening crisis along with COVID-19, gun violence and the threat of climate change.

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Vita Health Announces $22.5M Series A Funding Round

Healthcare IT Today

Supports National Expansion of Critical Mission to Address Suicide Epidemic Vita Health , the first provider of clinically validated suicide prevention through innovative care management, announced today the close of a $22.5M Series A funding round. The funding will support the rapid expansion of life-saving services targeting youth and adults nationwide.

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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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Cognoa's FDA-approved autism diagnostic tool now in-network for Highmark members

Fierce Healthcare

Cognoa, maker of the first FDA-approved autism diagnostic tool, announced Highmark has signed on as its first commercial payer partner. | The tool, Canvas Dx, leverages AI to empower doctors to quickly and accurately diagnose developmental risk without bias, the company claims. It is the first FDA-approved autism diagnostic tool.

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The Big Consult: Bringing Technology to Life

Healthcare IT Today

The previous articles in this series looked at differences between digital settings and clinical ones , along with criteria for choosing technologies. This final article looks at practical evaluation of vendors, and how to plan for a deployment. Evaluating the Vendor The traits of the vendor you work with are at least as important as the technology they offer—even more important, according to Aaron Neinstein, chief medical officer at Notable.

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Microsoft's AI 'copilot' takes off with Epic as UNC Health, Lifespan expand tech to more doctors

Fierce Healthcare

In the age of artificial intelligence, things are moving at warp speed, noted UNC Health CIO Brent Lamm. | “We have been very aggressive over the past 12 to 18 months at UNC Health to seek out any and every opportunity to try to remove or reduce the administrative burden for our provider teams," CIO Brent Lamm said.

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Health IT Leadership’s Role in Patient Data Security and Privacy

Healthcare IT Today

Moving towards an entirely digital world of healthcare can be very appealing in a lot of ways. Having everything digital means better interoperability, increased patient access, and more. However, with the ever-increasing cybersecurity threats and attacks moving more digital can also be very scary. And it is in these uncertain and scary times that people turn to their leaders for guidance.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

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.

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DOJ, HHS press state Medicaid admins to cover Hepatitis C meds

Fierce Healthcare

State Medicaid agencies are required to cover Hepatitis C medications for people who have the disease or a substance use disorder, states were "encouraged" earlier this week. | State Medicaid agencies were reminded of their responsibility to offer Hepatitis C medications, or direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), to individuals with substance use disorder.

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Deliberate AI Joins FDA Pilot to Develop Mental Health Treatments

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Deliberate AI , a digital health company harnessing AI to revolutionize mental health assessment, has secured a major milestone in its mission. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has selected Deliberate AI’s AI-generated Clinical Outcome Assessment (AI-COA™) for its Innovative Science and Technology Approaches for New Drugs (ISTAND) Pilot Program. – The collaboration between Deliberate AI and the FDA represents a giant leap in the fight against

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Blue Shield of California offers to pick up the tab for Medicaid enrollees who want GEDs

Fierce Healthcare

Blue Shield of California is offering to foot the bill for Medicaid enrollees who want to earn a General Education Diploma and become high school graduates. | The program, being rolled out in Los Angeles and San Diego counties, addresses a trend of fewer people graduating from high school.

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Motif Neurotech Raises $18.75M for Implantable Device for Treatment-Resistant Depression

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Motif Neurotech , a pioneer in minimally-invasive bioelectronics for mental health, announced today an impressive $18.75 million Series A funding round. Led by Arboretum Ventures , the investment saw participation from prominent players like KdT Ventures, Satori Neuro , and Dolby Family Ventures, alongside existing supporters Divergent Capital and PsyMed Ventures. – Motif Neurotech’s innovative approach represents a potential paradigm shift in mental hea

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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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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals trials nerve stimulation for stroke recovery

Digital Health News

Researchers in Sheffield will be trialling a transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation therapy device to aid arm recovery in stroke patients.

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Q&A: Partnering with providers for cancer prevention

Mobi Health News

CancerIQ provides personalized care plans to help providers detect cancer early and prevent progression of the disease, says Feyi Ayodele, founder and CEO of CancerIQ.

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Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives

Digital Health News

The first contracts and go lives roundup of 2024 features Sheffield Children’s going live with a System C EPMA and HoloCare launching in Leeds.

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E-clinics chain CureBay bags another $7.5M and more digital health fundings in India

Mobi Health News

Also, mental health platform Amaha, formerly InnerHour, has received $6 million in additional Series A funding for its expansion.

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

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.

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Manchester School of Medical Sciences joins Better Meds Edu Programme

Digital Health News

Manchester’s School of Medical Sciences, the largest in the UK, and part of the University of Manchester, has joined the Better Meds Edu Programme.

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The Corporate Transparency Act: A Reporting Guide for Medical Groups and MSOs

Healthcare Law Blog

Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) in 2021 with the aim of enhancing transparency in entity structures and ownership as well as combating terrorism, money laundering, and other forms of corporate misconduct. This sweeping new rule is designed to cast a wide net over entities that, except in the case of taxes, do not regularly report to federal agencies (i.e., non-publicly traded entities), regardless of the degree to which they are already regulated at the state level.

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Open letter calls for gender equity in global healthcare

Digital Health News

An open letter is calling for the healthcare industry, education, government and the medical profession to help improve gender equity globally.

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Private Equity Interest in Cardiology, With Tim Attebery of Cardiovascular Associates of America

McGuire Wood

The consolidation wave of private equity-backed platforms has moved through different sectors at different times. One of the most recent sectors to see increased interest from private equity is cardiology. This episode of The Corner Series introduces the “Executive Corner,” where McGuireWoods’ Geoff Cockrell is joined by Tim Attebery , CEO of Cardiovascular Associates of America.

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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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AWS commits additional $20M to health equity initiative to support organizations tackling health disparities

Fierce Healthcare

Amazon Web Services has committed an additional $20 million to its health equity initiative to support companies tackling disparities through cloud technology. | Since 2021, the program has supported nearly 230 organizations across 28 countries addressing disparities. Now, AWS has also added a new focus area to address the impact of climate change on health.

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Seven Components of Healthcare Compliance

MedTrainer

Healthcare organizations must follow 629 different rules and regulations. Maintaining good standing typically falls to a compliance analyst or officer while smaller hospitals and health systems may not staff such roles. Adherence to various regulations, standards, and guidelines isn’t optional. Healthcare organizations must ensure the delivery of safe and effective healthcare services, which demands focus and organization.

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CMS Finalizes its Proposal to Advance Interoperability and Improve Prior Authorization Processes

Healthcare Law Blog

On December 13, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a proposed rule, titled Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes (“Proposed Rule”), to improve patient and provider access to health information and streamline processes related to prior authorizations for medical items and services. We provided key information about that proposed rule on our website here.

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What is Healthcare Compliance Ethics?

MedTrainer

Patients have a high expectation when it comes to healthcare providers and organizations acting ethically in the delivery of safe medical care. Unfortunately, some providers fail to meet these standards. That’s why healthcare compliance regulations exist. What is healthcare compliance ethics? In this blog, we’ll discuss how compliance came into being and why ethics are closely monitored by federal, state, and local governments.

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How to Leverage AI for Actionable Insights in BI, Data, and Analytics

In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.