Fri.Mar 17, 2023

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The health of a community depends on fair health insurance practices

Healthcare Dive

Access to local and convenient care is critical for a community’s health. However, the current approach from payers puts this at risk, argues Antonio Rios, chief of population health at Northeast Georgia Health System

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Athenahealth focuses on the patient experience at HIMSS23

Healthcare It News

In a sneak peek at athenahealth's plans for the HIMSS23 Conference and Exhibition this April, CEO Bob Segert said that a key highlight will be the company's focus on improving the patient creating a consumer-grade patient experience – including a showcase of new features.

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Provider directories remain inconsistent, despite No Surprises Act provisions

Healthcare Dive

In a new study, researchers analyzed health plan provider directories for over 40% of U.S. physicians, and found inconsistencies for 81% of doctors across five major insurers

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NorthShore uses NLP for SDOH

Healthcare It News

Emily Kwan will offer more detail at her HIMSS23 session "Implementing an AI NLP Tool to Address SDOH Needs." " It is scheduled for Tuesday, April 18, at 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. CT at the South Building, Level 1, S105 C.

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The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report

This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!

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Temp Nurses Cost Hospitals Big During Pandemic. Lawmakers Are Now Mulling Limits.

Kaiser Health News

To crack down on price gouging, proposed legislation in Missouri calls for allowing felony charges against health care staffing agencies that substantially raise their prices during a declared emergency. A New York bill includes a cap on the amount staffing agencies can charge health care facilities.

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When Patients Know Things the Doctor Does Not

Healthcare IT Today

The knowledgeable patient can still be seen as a threat, even by a medical resident.

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Food-as-Medicine Update: How SNAP Members Face Greater Chronic Illness

Health Populi

The pandemic worsened food insecurity for many people in the U.S., putting more people at risk for not only hunger but for chronic diseases that can be managed with access to nutritious, fresh food.

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How Is Mental Health Practice Software Benefiting Practitioners?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Of late, the healthcare industry is going through a tornado of technological revolution.

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Accelerating Clinical Trials Through AI-Enabled Precision Oncology

HIT Consultant

Marie E. Lamont, Global RWE Data Strategy, Access & Enablement at IQVIA and General Manager The American Cancer Society’s Cancer Statistics 2023 report highlighted a few major accomplishments within oncology, such as decreased cancer mortality rates and increased trial diversity.

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Streamlined Compliance Facilitates Growth for Multi-Specialty ASC

Learn how SurgCenter of Western Maryland improved compliance and streamlined their employee training process with MedTrainer. Eliminate the risk of lost records and save time with MedTrainer's intuitive platform.

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Editorial: HIPAA Enforcement Trends and Outlook

HIPAA Journal

Considering the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is now in its third decade, the Privacy Rule took effect 20 years ago, and compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule has been mandatory for 18 years, there have been relatively few financial penalties over the years, with just 130 imposed by OCR to resolve HIPAA violations.

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PointClickCare Advances the Transition Toward Value-Based Care with Acquisition of Patient Pattern

Healthcare IT Today

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Ampersand Health launches remote monitoring platform

Digital Health News

Ampersand Health has launched a remote monitoring platform for clinicians as well as a series of disease-specific apps for patients. Clinical Software Digital Patient News accelerator programme Ampersand Health DigitalHealth.London remote monitoring remote monitoring platform

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Digital Health Exec Hires: Transcarent Appoints CMO, Carium, Tegria, Swift Medical, GoCheckKids, Others

HIT Consultant

Randy K. Hawkins, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at Transcarent Transcarent appoints Dr. Randy Hawkins as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and will report to Transcarent Chief Executive Officer, Glen Tullman.

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HIPAA Compliance Checklist for Mental Health Agencies

Keeping up with compliance can be intimidating, but this checklist can help make your job a little easier! Use this printable checklist to ensure your systems are buttoned up to avoid breaches, HIPAA violations, and other privacy and safety infractions.

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Addressing Clinical Staffing Shortages in Healthcare: The Crucial Role of IT Investment

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Doug McDonald, Director of Technology in the Office of the CTO at Extreme Networks In healthcare, clinical staffing shortages can significantly impact the quality of patient care and the overall efficiency of healthcare organizations.

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Study Reveals EHR Data Can Identify Patients Who Are Frail

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – AHRQ conducted a study to address the operational gap between CFIs and EFIs. This project focused on validating an established CFI using linked claims-EHR databases of multiple large health systems.

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HIMSSCast: Telehealth is improving the care experience for cancer patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Together, telehealth consults and an array of emerging digital health tools are helping streamline access to care and improve the patient experience for oncology and other specialty care.

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Contributed: Why digital health is fertile ground for reproductive care innovation

Mobi Health News

Fertility care is expensive and often hard to access. OCA Ventures' Dana Sun and Ellen Bursey explain the digital health landscape and offer advice for investors and founders in the space

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The American Benefits Conundrum: Realigning Healthcare Incentives

Speaker: Chris Wolpert, Founder of Group Benefit Solutions

This webinar with Chris Wolpert will expose the hidden misaligned incentives in the employee benefits space and help you modernize your approach to benefits by leveraging technology and communication.

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Study Confirms mRNA Boosters Extend COVID-19 Protection but Wane Over Time

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – A nationwide U.S. study of more than 893,000 adults provides solid evidence confirming that mRNA booster immunizations extend protection against moderate and severe COVID for four to five months.

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The ACA slimmed coverage gaps between racial and ethnic groups: study

Fierce Healthcare

The ACA slimmed coverage gaps between racial and ethnic groups: study pminemyer Fri, 03/17/2023 - 16:21

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Pear Therapeutics exploring sale, other 'strategic alternatives'

Mobi Health News

Without a transaction, the prescription digital therapeutics company said it may need to reorganize or liquidate

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Intermountain Study Finds Follow-Up Care with Medication, Testing After Heart Attack Can Prevent 94% of Patients from Having Second Cardiac Event or Death

HIT Consultant

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2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Contract Life Cycle Management Report

Gartner has positioned Evisort in the Visionaries Quadrant of the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contract Life Cycle Management. Read the report to learn why Evisort is a Visionary provider in the market.

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House lawmakers seek to ban spread pricing in Medicaid in latest PBM reform effort

Fierce Healthcare

House lawmakers seek to ban spread pricing in Medicaid in latest PBM reform effort rking Fri, 03/17/2023 - 16:25

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Real value of digital maturity assessment lies in “starting conversations”

Digital Health News

NHS England’s new digital maturity assessment questionnaire can support valuable discussions about local priorities, someone involved in the pilot has said. News Amy Freeman Digital Health Rewired 2023 digital maturity assessment (DMA) NHS England Paul Gilliatt Rewired 2023 Will Goodwin

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North Carolina Blues plan says food-as-medicine program resulted in better outcomes for diabetes patients

Fierce Healthcare

North Carolina Blues plan says food-as-medicine program resulted in better outcomes for diabetes patients fdiamond Fri, 03/17/2023 - 15:06

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Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives

Digital Health News

Our latest roundup features Jump winning an NHS England contract and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals deploying Altera Digital Health’s Sunrise EPR.

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Top 3 Data Privacy Challenges for Contract Compliance in 2022

The data privacy landscape is quickly becoming fragmented with dozens of new laws. Outdated compliance practices expose businesses to issues that can cost millions of dollars. Download this paper to find out how contract intelligence can help.