Bill of Health
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
By Katherine Macfarlane Public health in the U.S. has collapsed. In its place, we are left with an insufficient, impoverished alternative: personal crusades. This essay describes the cost of casting aside what is best for the public’s health in favor of individual choice, especially to those who are high-risk for serious illness or death from COVID-19.
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Epic, CommonWell Health Alliance, eHealth Exchange, Health Gorilla, Kno2 and Konza — which collectively cover a significant swath of American health records — have committed to go live within TEFCA in 12 months.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
A new survey report in India has gauged the stances of healthcare leaders on their use of technology in an effort to yield operational efficiencies, enhance service delivery, and improve health outcomes. More than 50 respondents, who are mostly chief executives of multi-site hospitals based in metropolitan cities, were polled by Grant Thornton Bharat and the Association of Healthcare Providers (India) in the said report titled "Technology transformation for future-ready healthcare.
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
The median price for a shoulder arthroscopy was $4,432 at hospitals within a network, compared to $2,643 at independent hospitals, new research in JAMA Network Open found.
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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.
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Cyberattacks on business associates of healthcare organizations have increased to the point where attacks on business associates now outnumber attacks on healthcare providers. In addition to an increase in cyberattacks on third-party suppliers, the impact and destruction caused by those attacks have also increased, according to a recent report from the vendor risk management company, Black Kite.
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Even with the delay, the attorney general's office alleged that the two systems had not yet fully complied with the office’s repeated requests for information.
Health Care Compliance Brief brings together the best content for health law & compliance professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
CMS halts, recalls billing arbitration decisions after Texas court vacates guidance dmuoio Tue, 02/14/2023 - 11:54
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
What You Should Know: – Samsung Galaxy Watch5 users will soon be able to access temperature-based menstrual cycle tracking through the Cycle Tracking feature. This new capability was developed in partnership with Natural Cycles , a women’s health company and app maker, and marks the first time Natural Cycles’ algorithm has been adapted for a smartwatch. – The partnership combines Natural Cycles’ fertility technology with Samsung’s BioActive Sensor to give users more detailed insights
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
The electronics giant said this is the first time the Natural Cycles fertility algorithm has been adapted for a smartwatch.
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
What You Should Know: – Over the past few years, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and more specifically, Machine Learning (ML) technology, have experienced rapid adoption in the healthcare space as tools for diagnosis and decision-making. Such tools are intended to address challenges in the healthcare system to both processes and put into practice the proliferating medical findings, and also to support delivery of the promise of personalized and precision medicine. – Unintended bias in
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Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
A WTW survey of 232 U.S. employers revealed 88% of respondents plan to change their vendor partnerships in the next two years.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Marker Learning scores $15M to continue bringing down the cost of learning disability assessments aburky Tue, 02/14/2023 - 17:36
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
The Troy, MI-based fully integrated professional advisory and asset management firm, Rehmann, has recently been confirmed as being in full compliance with the federally mandated standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the HITECH Act. As a service provider to healthcare organizations, Rehmann is classed as a business associate and is therefore required to comply with the HIPAA Rules.
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
The following is a guest article by Sandro Stupar, Product Management Director at Mitto. Navigating the healthcare system in America can be byzantine and time-consuming. Despite the many advances in telehealth, mobile apps and walk-in health clinics, patients and caregivers frequently find themselves waiting (often impatiently) in long phone queues to make an appointment, renew a prescription or obtain lab results.
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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.
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Umass Memorial Health has proposed a $1.2 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit that was filed on behalf of individuals affected by its 2020 hacking incident and data breach. Hackers gained access to Umass Memorial Health’s email environment between June 24, 2020 and January 7, 2021, as a result of responses to phishing emails. The compromised email accounts contained patient names, medical record numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial account information, Social Security nu
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Tammy Baldwin presses Ascension for details on private investments after media reports rking Tue, 02/14/2023 - 12:14
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Acquisition will accelerate digital transformation and enhance efforts to support diverse populations and address chronic disease Tivity Health ® , a leading provider of healthy life-changing solutions, today announced that it has acquired Burnalong ® , a digital health, wellness and fitness platform. The acquisition will accelerate Tivity Health’s efforts to provide consumers with a robust digital platform and extensive health and wellness content, in addition to in-person opportunities t
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Humana Foundation rolls out new strategy to tackle health equity pminemyer Tue, 02/14/2023 - 14:54
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.
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Another lawsuit has been filed against Connexin Software over its August 2022 ransomware attack and data breach, which affected more than 2.2 million individuals. Connexin Software does business as Office Practicum and is a provider of electronic medical records and practice management software for pediatric practices. On August 26, 2022, Connexin discovered hackers had gained access to its systems and used ransomware to encrypt files.
Becker's Health IT
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Signs of a new data extortion technique show threat actors may leverage Exmatter to destroy, rather than encrypt data, which could create delays in care delivery and data recovery
Digital Health News
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Nearly 14,000 staff at Liverpool's main hospital trust had their personal information, including salaries, accidentally sent by email to hundreds of people.
Medical Gas Compliance
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Do you want to improve patient safety in your healthcare organization? The smallest improvement may have a large impact on patient safety. As a hospital leader or healthcare facility manager, you are held accountable for managing effective care while maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors. There are WAY too many obstacles that could stand in your way.
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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.
Digital Health News
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
A new partnership has been formed between Tachmed and Doctor Now, which will see the latter help influence routes to market for the digital diagnostic firm.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
CMMI releases three new models aimed at lower generic, novel drug costs rking Tue, 02/14/2023 - 16:35
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
The threat intelligence provider, Mandiant, says almost all cybersecurity leaders are happy with the threat intelligence they are consuming, but that intelligence is not always considered when they develop their cyber strategies and make purchasing decisions. The failure to effectively use threat intelligence data prevents organizations from getting the maximum ROI on their investment and reduces the effectiveness of their cybersecurity strategies.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Do clinicians really need to diagnose long COVID?
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The industry has seen an increasing pace of ransomware, zero-day, and remote-code execution attacks. Learn how to defend against these against these attacks in this eBook.
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! If you’re on Twitter, then you probably know that today many in the healthcare world are sharing what they call #HealthPolicyValentines. You can see the latest feed of tweets here. This is a humorous and informative way to talk about some of the nuances of healthcare and specifically healthcare policy. We decided to celebrate the holiday, that we’d share a few of the best ones we saw below.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Workforce issues again top of mind for hospital CEOs in 2022: survey dmuoio Tue, 02/14/2023 - 17:22
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
According to Forbes, the layoffs bring the company's employee count from 691 to 572.
Health IT Security
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
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Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.
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