Humana inks deal to expand in Medicaid managed care
Healthcare Dive
AUGUST 15, 2022
The payer acquired Wisconsin-based Inclusa on the heels of its $2.8 billion divestiture of Kindred at Home's hospice and personal care units.
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BCBS Michigan debuts Maven-powered family building, maternal program
Healthcare It News
AUGUST 15, 2022
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Cardinal Health CFO will replace CEO Mike Kaufmann
Healthcare Dive
AUGUST 15, 2022
Jason Hollar, who joined Cardinal as CFO in 2020, will lead the healthcare distributor starting in September.
Ransomware Gangs Adopt Callback Phishing Techniques for Gaining Initial Network Access
HIPAA Journal
AUGUST 15, 2022
Multiple ransomware groups have adopted the BazarCall callback phishing technique to gain initial access to victims’ networks, including threat actors that have targeted the healthcare sector. BazarCall is a type of callback phishing, where organizations are targeted and sent ‘phishing’ emails that request a call to a telephone number to resolve an important issue.
Optimizing Medical Waste Management: A Guide to Best Practices
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Ultrasensitive detection of MRD
Healthcare Dive
AUGUST 15, 2022
Find out how MRD testing with advanced technology is changing cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Study: Medicare remote patient monitoring use surges during pandemic
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 15, 2022
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Pandemic saw a big uptick in health app use
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 15, 2022
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Government calls for evidence on discrimination in medical devices
Digital Health News
AUGUST 15, 2022
The government has launched a call for evidence to discover if and how medical devices and technologies may discriminate and widen healthcare inequalities.
Meditation app Calm lays off 20% of workforce
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 15, 2022
A memo sent to employees from CEO David Ko said the company is "not immune to the impacts of the current economic environment.
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole creates interface between two existing systems
Digital Health News
AUGUST 15, 2022
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole is speeding up the discharge process for patients thanks to a newly created interface connecting two existing systems.
HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?
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Lyniate Merges with CareCom, Further Extending Capabilities of Interoperability Leader
Healthcare IT Today
AUGUST 15, 2022
Semantic Interoperability Pioneer, CareCom, Improves Clinician Experience with Advanced Healthcare Terminology Mapping and NLP Conversion of Unstructured Data. Lyniate , a global leader in healthcare data interoperability, and CareCom , a leader in healthcare terminology management solutions including HealthTerm® and CareIndexing®, have entered into a definitive merger agreement.
Cyberspace Solarium Commission Co-Chairs Call for HHS to Improve Threat Information Sharing with HPH Sector
HIPAA Journal
AUGUST 15, 2022
Senator Angus S. King Jr. (I-ME) and Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Co-Chairs of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, have written to HHS Secretary , Xavier Becerra, to voice their concerns about the lack of sharing of actionable threat information with industry partners to help the health and public health sector (HPH) address current cybersecurity gaps.
Macmillan Cancer Support teams up with Big Health
Digital Health News
AUGUST 15, 2022
Macmillan Cancer Support has teamed up with Big Health to offer cancer patients free access to apps that support mental health.
Facebook tracker compromised PHI of 1.3M Novant Health patients
Becker's Health IT
AUGUST 15, 2022
Novant Health notified patients Aug. 12 that their protected health information may have been improperly disclosed because of a Facebook tracking tool used in a May 2020 marketing campaign.
The Big Payoff of Application Analytics
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Nurses Sue Florida Hospital over Active Shooter Drill They Thought Was Real
Med-Net Compliance
AUGUST 15, 2022
Two emergency room nurses are suing a Florida hospital over a training session that included a simulated active shooter exercise that trainees were not informed was part of a drill. The two women filed separate lawsuits against the hospital. According to the lawsuits, the nurses attended a mandatory “Disaster Preparedness and Mass Casualty training session” at the hospital.
Phishing emails masked as note-taking site target healthcare organizations, feds warn
Becker's Health IT
AUGUST 15, 2022
The Health Information Cybersecurity Coordination Center issued a warning Aug. 10 about a phishing campaign targeting healthcare providers.
Pre-Pandemic HIPAA Compliant Telehealth Regulations Are Coming Back
MedTrainer
AUGUST 15, 2022
It doesn’t take a genius to understand that technological innovations make the world a whole lot more convenient — and it’s no exception in the healthcare industry. With telehealth software, care providers can speak with their patients from the comfort of their own homes. However, no matter how effective this technology is, it does have its limits. HIPAA has placed many restrictions on telehealth services.
How Actionable Data and Expert Analysis Supports Service Providers, Fosters Better Care and Ensures Financial Benefits
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 15, 2022
Ashish Kachru, CEO at DataLink. Approximately 42% of Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans—a segment projected to reach 46% by 2025. Due to rapid growth of the 65-and-older portion of the population, Medicare expenditures are forecast to reach $1,559.4 billion in 2028, with spending per enrollee reaching $20,751. Key trends are influencing this growth, including: – An aging population. – Continued increase in overall Medicare costs. – Government suppor
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.
55% of E&M Claims Have Mistakes. Here’s How to Avoid It
JNC Compliance
AUGUST 15, 2022
Studies show: Nearly 80 percent of medical claims that providers submit to payers have mistakes. Practices incorrectly code approximately 55 percent of evaluation and management claims. […]. The post 55% of E&M Claims Have Mistakes. Here’s How to Avoid It appeared first on JNC Healthcare Compliance Group.
Finding a HIPAA Compliant Chatbot
Compliancy Group
AUGUST 15, 2022
Are you looking for a chatbot to help with patient communications? Using a chatbot can be an effective way to answer patient questions without having to use precious human resources. With staffing issues in healthcare, devoting an employee to run your chats can be a drain on your business. When choosing which tool is right for your business, you must ensure that the tool is HIPAA compliant.
First-Ever NEXT Summit: 3 Key Takeaways
HealthIT Answers
AUGUST 15, 2022
By Christy Davis Lemmons - VirtuSense Technologies invited healthcare visionaries and thought leaders to its inaugural New Evolution in Healthcare Technology Summit to discuss the future of healthcare delivery, and how emerging technologies are transforming healthcare delivery. The post First-Ever NEXT Summit: 3 Key Takeaways appeared first on Health IT Answers.
What Is Exclusion Screening and Why Is it Important?
MedTrainer
AUGUST 15, 2022
Would you be comfortable sitting in the backseat of a taxi if the person behind the steering wheel had a record of drunk driving and countless accidents? The same thinking applies in the healthcare industry. Providers must ensure that all their employees and contractors are capable of handling their responsibilities with the utmost care and professionalism.
Monetizing Analytics Features
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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.
$74M USDA Grants for Rural Health Care
HealthIT Answers
AUGUST 15, 2022
The USDA Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that USDA is awarding $74 million in grants to improve health care facilities in rural towns across the Nation. These grants will help 143 rural health care organizations expand critical services for 3 million people in 37 states, Guam and Puerto Rico. The post $74M USDA Grants for Rural Health Care appeared first on Health IT Answers.
Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: SFW Capital Invests in Sannova Analytical
McGuire Wood
AUGUST 15, 2022
SFW Capital Partners has announced it has completed a strategic investment in Sannova Analytical. Sannova , founded in 2006 and based in Somerset, N.J., is a contract research organization providing bioanalytical and chemistry manufacturing and controls testing services to pharmaceutical and biotech companies. SFW , based in Rye, N.Y., is a private equity firm focused on the industrial and life sciences technology sector.
Monday Morning Rounds with CMS
HealthIT Answers
AUGUST 15, 2022
In case you missed it, this is recent communication from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Subscribe to their email lists to keep up to date on all press and news releases. The post Monday Morning Rounds with CMS appeared first on Health IT Answers.
Surgical training platform FundamentalVR scores $20M
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 15, 2022
The virtual reality startup said the investment brings its total raise to more than $30 million.
Ensure Continuous Patient Care: How to Avoid Disruptions Due to Ransomware
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Baptist Health System, 4 other hospitals report patient information exposed in vendor email hack
Becker's Health IT
AUGUST 15, 2022
Five hospitals were affected by a data breach involving revenue cycle management company Conifer Revenue Cycle Solutions.
symplr in the Spotlight, August 2022 | symplr
Symplr
AUGUST 15, 2022
Each month, we provide a roundup of news, awards, and features pertaining to symplr and symplr's subject-matter experts.
CIO Podcast – Episode 37: Technology Leadership with Patrick McGill
Healthcare IT Today
AUGUST 15, 2022
For the 37th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we sat down with Patrick McGill, MD, EVP, Chief Transformation Officer at Community Health Network. McGill shares some of the exciting projects he’s worked on and what made those projects a success. We also ask him what technologies he’s watching but hasn’t implemented yet that he thinks will eventually be important to his organization.
2,203 patients affected by Florida surgery center phishing attack
Becker's Health IT
AUGUST 15, 2022
Spring Hill, Fla.-based surgical center Florida Springs Surgery Center was the victim of a phishing attack where 2,203 patients' information was affected.
How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics
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