Healthcare It News

JULY 31, 2023

Data privacy is about more than keeping personal information safe and secure, says Dr. Eric Liederman, Kaiser Permanente's director of medical informatics – it's an essential component for establishing trust with patients that healthcare organizations take personal safety seriously. At the HIMSS 2023 Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum , scheduled for September 7 and 8 in Boston, Liederman will highlight his experiences implementing systems and procedures that foster a culture of privac

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Healthcare Dive

JULY 31, 2023

Black, Hispanic or Latino, Spanish-speaking and Medicaid patients are more likely to be jumped over in line, which increases their odds of leaving before receiving treatment.

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MRO Compliance

JULY 31, 2023

​The US healthcare system spends more per citizen on healthcare than any other nation yet renders some of the worst patient health outcomes as reiterated by a January 2023 Issue Brief published by The Commonwealth Fund. As medicine and technology advanced in the US, the administrative and reimbursement support systems did not. This left our national healthcare system woefully behind with outdated practices and payment methodologies.

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Healthcare Dive

JULY 31, 2023

Digital health startups across the globe raised $3.4 billion across 348 deals in the second quarter, with mega-rounds making up more than a quarter of all funding.

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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?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 31, 2023

Medanta, a private healthcare provider group in India, has introduced a 24/7 remote and virtual service for patients in the ICU. It has partnered with GE HealthCare to launch the Medanta e-ICU Command Centre which will provide 24/7 advanced consultation, care, and near-real-time monitoring of critically ill patients "without having to physically transfer them to a super-specialty hospital.

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Healthcare Dive

JULY 31, 2023

The groups, normally at odds, have found a source of agreement in proposed rules meant to standardize data exchange processes.

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Healthcare Dive

JULY 31, 2023

Clinical excellence starts with a supported and educated workforce.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 31, 2023

The Far West Local Health District in New South Wales is the latest to try out a virtual fracture clinic service powered by the Royal Prince Alfred Virtual Hospital. Facilitated and implemented by the physiotherapy staff of Broken Hill Health Service in partnership with the Sydney LHD, the virtual clinic provides follow-up care for referred patients with specific uncomplicated fractures.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 31, 2023

Signify Health is expanding its services with the addition of a new in-home testing option for chronic kidney disease. | Signify Health is expanding its services with the addition of a new in-home testing option for chronic kidney disease.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 31, 2023

What You Should Know: Juno Diagnostics , a healthcare technology company developing the next generation cell-free DNA-based noninvasive prenatal test solutions announced it has ceased commercial operations, effective immediately. The company released a statement citing “unforeseen circumstances have led to this difficult decision, and we’re devastated that we can no longer continue our mission-driven work to support expectant mothers like you.

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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.

Fierce Healthcare

JULY 31, 2023

Last year, Blues plan giant Anthem unveiled a corporate rebrand as Elevance Health, a move it said better illustrated its ambitions to be more than just a health plan. | The company is updating the branding for its Amerigroup segment to Wellpoint in a bid to better align the government insurance business with its push toward whole health.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 31, 2023

What You Should Know: – Augmedics , a provider of augmented reality (AR) surgical navigation, announced it has been named the successful bidder for the digital health assets of Surgalign and Holo Surgical following a competitive auction process. – Augmedics’s bid for the digital health assets consists of a cash purchase price of $900,000 and the assumption of certain liabilities, as set forth in the asset purchase agreement.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 31, 2023

Tenet Healthcare beat the street in the second quarter, reporting Monday $123 million in net income thanks to higher volumes and revenues across its ambulatory care segment. | The for-profit system beat the street with net operating revenues up 9.5% year over year, prompting an increase to 2023 guidance.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 31, 2023

What You Should Know: Henry Schein Medical , the U.S. medical business of Henry Schein, Inc., and Medpod Inc. launches Medpac – a lightweight, portable telediagnostic solution that allows health care providers to offer comprehensive professional care regardless of location, helping to bridge the gap between remote telemedicine consultations and in-person office visits.

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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.

Fierce Healthcare

JULY 31, 2023

While the past is usually an excellent teacher about the future, the healthcare industry has typically bucked standard conventions of business and even the laws of economics. | If the past is prelude, healthcare organizations across the board can rest easy knowing that demand will remain, even during a recession. But organizations that will be best positioned on the other side of the recession are those that take action now.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 31, 2023

Whilst growth in the overall digital pathology AI market is set to scale quickly, cannibalization and consolidation are expected to create headwinds for individual AI vendors. How do investors know where their money is safest? The recent abundance of digital pathology (DP) media coverage can make it hard to remember that not too long ago, this was a market perpetually ‘lagging’ versus other digital healthcare sectors.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 31, 2023

The Upstate Foundation in Syracuse, New York, gets $165,000. CHRIS 180 in Atlanta gets $300,000. Trellis in Minneapolis and Saint Paul gets $200,000. | UnitedHealthcare awarded 66 organizations in 12 states $11.1 million to help address social determinants of health.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2023

For the 59th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Rob McDonald, SVP of Strategy and Field CPO at Virtru and former CIO with Colin Hung replacing John Lynn on the episode. We kick off this episode with a discussion on data privacy. Where should healthcare organizations start and what are some cost-effective strategies that won’t break the bank to implement?

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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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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 31, 2023

Portland, Maine-based Martin’s Point Health Care will pay $22.48 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act by submitting inaccurate diagnosis codes for its Medicare Advantage ( | Martin's Point Health Care will pay $22 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting inaccurate diagnosis codes for Medicare Advantage enrollees to receive larger payments from CMS.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2023

The following is a guest article by Ali Williams, Freelance Writer With there now totaling 171 million users of virtual reality (VR) around the globe, this innovative technology is revolutionizing almost every industry – and healthcare marketing is no exception. Since the healthcare sector is constantly evolving, marketers need to work to stay on top of new trends to create successful marketing campaigns.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 31, 2023

Nationwide hospital margins continued their upward recovery in June, though analysts warn that not all hospitals are seeing their fortunes improve. | The latest monthly report from Kaufman Hall outlines workforce reductions and a widening gap between high-performing and struggling hospitals.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 31, 2023

The Frontier Model Forum will identify best practices for responsible AI development, including supporting the creation of applications geared toward early cancer detection.

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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.

Becker's Health IT

JULY 31, 2023

With healthcare’s shift toward digitization and customer centricity, business and operations risks are also evolving, requiring a rethinking of risk management and controls. As organizations look to transform their operations, they need to be vigilant in anticipating and managing their risks in compliance, operations, finance and technology. Amid these daunting challenges, however, lies opportunity.

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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 31, 2023

Nonprofit Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs), administered by organizations like Accessia Health, have been integral to the healthcare system for decades. | Accessia Health speaks to changing market conditions and access challenges; demonstrates new approach to patient assistance to meet emerging needs.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 31, 2023

Highly sensitive information on 682,438 teachers and students at independent schools has been left exposed to the Internet and could be accessed by anyone without a password. The exposed 572.8 GB database was discovered by security researcher Jeremiah Fowler who traced documents in the database to the Southern Association of Independent Schools, Inc (SAIS).

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Symplr

JULY 31, 2023

Take a scroll through your smartphone’s app store, and you’ll find a wide array of applications on everything from fitness and nutrition tracking to fitness coaching and physiological monitoring available for download. But an increasing number of apps aren’t just for wellness: They are medical devices for serious health concerns such as diabetes mellitus, asthma, depression and substance use disorders.

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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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Fierce Healthcare

JULY 31, 2023

In what the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today described as a “parity adjustment recalibration,” the agency said it will

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2023

Thousands of Members in its Long Covid Community; Expands into Metabolic Disease and Autoimmune Disorders Eureka Health , a new community dedicated to helping chronic disease patients share experiences and discover the latest treatments, launched today to provide hope to people living with chronic diseases. Emerging from stealth with thousands already engaged in its Long Covid group, the AI-powered platform added metabolic disease, autoimmune disorders, ME/CFS, and related conditions.

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Becker's Health IT

JULY 31, 2023

Tampa General Hospital was hacked, with 1.2 million patients' data stolen. Florida has been hard hit by cyberattacks on hospitals, with data from St. Petersburg-based Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital and HCA Healthcare also breached recently.

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Digital Health News

JULY 31, 2023

Clinova has launched its new platform Healthwords, that is powered by artificial intelligence and will offer self-care advice to free up GP appointments.

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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.