Molina plans steep reduction in marketplace enrollment
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
The payer is expected to lose two-thirds of its marketplace enrollment by the end of the year, according to executives.
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Data and analytics boost strategic text message outreach programs
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Because of COVID-19, many primary care physicians have seen declines in well-child visits and vaccinations. The trend has put children at risk for developmental delays, and children and adults at risk for infectious diseases. The declines have significantly impacted operations. In the summer of 2020, healthcare data and software company Arcadia started offering provider-organization clients analytics to create educational outreach campaigns designed to cut through conflicting information and enc
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CommonSpirit posts operating loss in quarter, hurt by surging labor costs
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
One of the nation's largest nonprofit health systems also disclosed an agreement to acquire a pair of hospitals in the central U.S. for $135 million.
Report shows overwhelming patient interest in post-pandemic virtual care
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
In its second "state of telemedicine" report, virtual care platform vendor Doximity found that roughly three-quarters of patients surveyed said they plan to continue using telehealth after the pandemic. The report, which surveyed 2,000 patients and more than 1,000 physicians, found evidence that virtual care had helped build trust among users.
Optimizing Medical Waste Management: A Guide to Best Practices
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Nonprofit hospitals may provide smaller community benefit than for-profits in some states, study suggests
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Texas had the highest ratio of for-profit to nonprofit unreimbursed Medicaid costs to expenses, while New York and the District of Columbia had the lowest ratios, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.
PHI of 521,000 Individuals Compromised in Security Breach at Morley Companies
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Morley Companies, a Saignaw, MI-based provider of business services, has recently announced it was the victim of a cyberattack that started on August 1, 2021, that prevented access to data on its information systems. Rapid action was taken to isolate the affected systems and a leading cybersecurity firm was engaged to investigate and determine the nature and scope of the security incident.
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Patient Data Compromised in Ransomware Attacks on Family Christian Health Center & Jackson County Hospital
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Family Christian Health Center (FCHC) in Illinois has announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack in November 2021 that compromised the protected health information of 31,000 patients. The attack was detected on November 30, 2021, with the investigation indicating the attackers first gained access to its IT systems on or around November 18, 2021.
H1 Acquires London-Based Faculty Opinions to Broaden Global Doctor Network
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
What You Should Know: H1 , a global healthcare professional data ecosystem to enable life sciences, academic medical institutions, health systems, and payors acquires London-based Faculty Opinions Ltd , formerly known as Faculty of 1000 and F1000 Prime. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. – A close partner of H1, Faculty Opinions fuses the comments and opinions of thousands of top researchers in the Life and Medical Sciences to highlight and validate the most exciting
15,000 Patients Affected by Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers Cyberattack
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers has recently announced it was the victim of a cyberattack on November 30, 2021. Third-party forensic investigators were engaged to determine the nature and scope of the breach. The investigation confirmed its electronic medical record system and other clinical systems were not compromised in the attack; however, on January 13, 2022, Philadelphia FIGHT discovered the attacker had accessed non-clinical systems that housed files containing the protected h
NourishedRx Raises $6M to Accelerate Intelligent Food-for-Health Platform
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
What You Should Know: – NourishedRx , a digital health company raises $6M in seed funding led by S2G Ventures with additional investors Route 66 Ventures , Connecticut Innovations , Primetime Partners , and other individual investors. – The company will utilize the funding to expand its high-tech, a high-touch platform to provide personalized, culturally relevant food solutions to health plan members nationwide.
HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?
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'This is a long game': How the healthcare system can ensure diversity in research
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
In a preview of her HIMSS22 session, Abbott's Jennifer Jones-McMeans explains how clinical studies can be structured to ensure a diverse population of participants.
Which Industries Generate Regulated Medical Waste?
Sharps Compliance
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
The answer may surprise you. The wide world of medical waste encompasses such varied facilities as hospitals, dental clinics, veterinarians, public buildings, pharmacies, and medspas. Whether you’re managing a nursing home, funeral home, or just your own home, Sharps Compliance can help you comply with local, state, and federal regulations regarding the storage, labeling, shipment, and treatment of regulated medical, pharmaceutical, and hazardous wastes.
Millions at Stake: Why Cybersecurity Plays an Important Role in Compliance
Healthicity
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Healthcare organizations are increasingly targeted by hackers, and data breaches are becoming more and more of a threat.
Webinar Tomorrow: 02/17: Lessons and Examples from 2021’s HIPAA Breaches and Fines
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
2021 has been a tough year for the healthcare industry with huge numbers of data breaches occurring and vast numbers of healthcare records exposed as hackers stepped up their attacks on healthcare providers and ransomware actors ran riot. The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights has continued to impose large numbers of fines on covered entities and business associates for noncompliance with the HIPAA Rules, even during the pandemic.
The Big Payoff of Application Analytics
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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.
More virus rules fall as CDC hints at better times ahead
Modern Healthcare
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a White House briefing Wednesday that the government is contemplating a change to its mask guidance in the coming weeks.
Epitel raises $12.5M for wearable seizure detection system
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
The company's REMI product is currently FDA cleared for in-hospital use, but Epitel plans to expand into ambulatory and in-home care.
Three Data Breach Events Lead to the Exposure of PHI for 138,000 Individuals
Healthcare Compliance Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
In three different events, hackers have gained access to email accounts, exposing Protected Health Information (PHI) of 138,000 individuals. In the first data breach event, a Maine based pharmacy reported a data breach that was discovered in May 2021 when suspicious activity was detected in an employee email account. After an investigation, it was determined that seven email accounts had been compromised between January 2021 and May 2021.
SimpleHealth scoops up fellow contraceptive care company Emme
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Emme will bring its telemedicine service and smart birth control pill case into the deal.
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.
Sapphire Patient Care Confirmed as HIPAA Compliant
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
The Chicago-based Durable Medical Equipment Provider (DME) and specialist therapeutic footwear supplier Sapphire Patient Care has had its HIPAA compliance program assessed and has been determined to be adhering to the necessary regulatory standards of the Privacy Rule, Security Rule, Breach Notification Rule, and Omnibus Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the HITECH Act.
Update to CMS Guidance on Shared Health Care Facilities
Foster Swift
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have recently released updated guidance regarding hospital co-locations arrangements. After nearly two years of deliberations and revisions, the final Guidance for Hospital Co-location with Other Hospitals or Health Care Facilities (the “Final Guidance”) was released on November 12, 2021 and took effect immediately upon publication.
Into the Breach Weekly News Roundup February 16, 2022
Compliancy Group
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
An employee’s alleged information theft at a Georgia medical center, a cyber security incident at a Kentucky hospital, and signs of a potential ruling in a pending class-action lawsuit lead this week’s edition of “Into the Breach.”. Employee Charged Following Patient Data Theft. A former employee of South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, Georgia, has been charged with felony computer theft and felony computer invasion of privacy following the unauthorized download of electronic protected heal
HealthEdge, CitiusTech Partner to Enhance Offerings to Health Plans
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
What You Should Know: HealthEdge announced a strategic partnership with CitiusTech for joint go-to-market implementation and consulting services for HealthEdge solutions. HealthEdge is also working closely with FluidEdge Consulting, the healthcare consulting subsidiary of CitiusTech, to enhance adoption of the HealthEdge platform across health plans, through proven implementation frameworks and a global delivery model.
Monetizing Analytics Features
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HIPAA Key Fact: Breach Reporting Deadline
Colington Consulting HIPAA Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Our series is designed to explain best practices about HIPAA compliance, HIPAA settlements, and the various requirements an organization must have in place under the HIPAA Security & Privacy Rules.
Medisafe Launches Digital Document Exchange to Speed Up Medication Approvals
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
What You Should Know: – Today, Medisafe , a leading digital therapeutics and patient engagement company launches its new Digital Document Exchange module to streamline the medication approval process. – The solution enables patients to upload and submit required documentation directly through the company’s app — speeding complex medication approval processes from an average of 24 days to 10 minutes and allowing patients to begin treatment therapy sooner.
Global Healthcare Data Leader H1 Acquires Faculty Opinions Making the Opinions of Top Scientists on the Latest Scientific Research More Broadly Accessible
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
H1 expands Global Doctor Network to include Nobel Laureates and commits to increasing scientific discourse among healthcare professionals H1, which provides the largest global healthcare professional data ecosystem to enable life sciences, academic medical institutions, health systems, and payors, announced today that it has acquired London-based Faculty Opinions Ltd, formerly known as Faculty of 1000 […].
Equip scores $58M for eating disorder recovery platform
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
The company's total raise is now $75 million.
Ensure Continuous Patient Care: How to Avoid Disruptions Due to Ransomware
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Reducing Risks in CCCs with Personal Caregiver Handbooks
Florida Health Care Law Firm
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Developing a Personal Caregiver Handbook that spells out expectations and accountabilities of both the resident hiring the caregiver as well as the caregiver is one of the best defenses to issues of liability that may arise. But where do you start in building out the Handbook? Here are some key considerations as well as areas that should be covered in the Handbook: Prior to Developing Handbook.
Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn reveals digital health foray
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
The company has entered into a collaboration to develop a care monitoring platform.
Avoiding up to $1.5 million a year in Privacy Rule penalties may be easier than you think.
YouCompli
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
Scrambling to comply with the new Privacy Rule changes – particularly the 15-day response deadline? If you’ve set up an information-blocking and –sharing oversight team , as I wrote about in October, you’re already halfway to a solution. Such a team comprises representatives from all departments involved in recording, handling, processing, and sharing Personal Health Information (PHI).
Tobacco Issues Awaiting Robert Califf at the FDA
Bill of Health
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
By Cathy Zhang. Yesterday, the Senate confirmed Dr. Robert Califf for his second, non-consecutive term as Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), bringing a drawn out and contentious process to a close. Califf will be the second-ever FDA Commissioner to serve non-consecutive terms, and the first to have been confirmed by the Senate on two separate occasions.
How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics
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