Healthcare Dive
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Regulators want payers to issue coverage decisions within 72 hours for urgent prior authorization requests — but the final turnaround time could be even shorter.
Bill of Health
DECEMBER 7, 2022
By Vrushab Gowda, Leslie Appleton, and Jesse Ehrenfeld. The war in Ukraine has brought nothing less than an unmitigated humanitarian catastrophe. Health care infrastructure has been deliberately — and systematically — targeted by Russian forces since the very outset of the invasion. Hospitals have been bombed, internal displacement has uprooted providers from their communities, and rail lines have come under sustained bombardment from cruise missiles, hindering the resupply of frontline towns.
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Healthcare Dive
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Seventy-four percent of healthcare executives surveyed by a consulting firm said they felt burned out in the past six months, compared to 60% in 2018.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Children's Mercy Kansas City is a pediatric health system with the highest-level designations in neonatal and pediatric intensive care, trauma and emergency services, fetal health and transport services. THE PROBLEM. Children's Mercy supports the children of Kansas and Missouri, with the next children's hospitals being hours away in all directions.
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Healthcare Dive
DECEMBER 7, 2022
The hospital lobby is asking Congress to establish a temporary per diem Medicare payment to help ease healthcare capacity issues.
Total Medical Compliance Resources
DECEMBER 7, 2022
The holidays and colder weather are here, and with that comes the increased use of extension cords. These can be used for connecting holiday decorations, lights, small devices, etc. to an electrical source. Extension cords are helpful tools that provide additional outlet space and power for devices or appliances. Caution should be taken when utilizing these useful pieces of equipment.
Health Care Compliance Brief brings together the best content for health law & compliance professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Upcoding isn't solely to blame for spike in 'high-intensity' ED billing, researchers say. dmuoio. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 15:39.
Healthcare Dive
DECEMBER 7, 2022
The newly-merged $27 billion system announced appointed roles in its C-suite including its chief information, financial, nursing and population health officers.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 7, 2022
The Future of Ophthalmology Depends Next-Gen Ecosystems: Q&A with Seba Leoni, Global Head & General Manager, Alcon Vision Suite. mteefey. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 17:47.
HIPAA Journal
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Amazon has announced that it will stop support for third-party HIPAA-eligible skills for its Alexa devices, which means developers will no longer be able to create Alexa skills that collect data covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Amazon launched its HIPAA-compliant Alexa feature in April 2019, with skills added for patients of Atrium Health, Boston Children’s Hospital, Cigna, Express Scripts, Livongo, and Swedish Health Connect.
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Mobi Health News
DECEMBER 7, 2022
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board determined three AliveCor patents regarding the detection of heart conditions like cardiac arrhythmias were unpatentable.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Sign-ups on ACA exchanges up 18% year over year to 5.5M so far. pminemyer. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 16:11.
HIPAA Journal
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Achieving and maintaining compliance with the Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Omnibus Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) can be a challenge for HIPAA-regulated entities. One of the easiest approaches is to seek assistance from a third-party compliance company such as Compliancy Group. Compliancy Group was founded in 2005 by former auditors and compliance experts with the goal of simplifying compliance.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Tomorrow Health launches tech to automate orders of medical equipment as at-home care grows. agliadkovskaya. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 11:36.
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HIPAA Journal
DECEMBER 7, 2022
The COVID-19 vaccination statuses of approximately 500,000 Department of Veterans Affairs employees have been impermissibly disclosed. According to the VA, a spreadsheet containing employee names and their vaccination statuses was placed on SharePoint without appropriate access permissions being set and an email with a link to the spreadsheet was sent on behalf of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Healthcare Operations Center to VHA VISN directors, deputy network directors, administrative
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Massachusetts system pays DOJ $1.9M after employee theft reveals drug inventory inaccuracies. dmuoio. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 12:41.
Digital Health News
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Radar healthcare has won a contract with Guy's and St Thomas' to consolidate existing risk management and compliance software with one solution.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Bill that puts more antibiotics on market no sure thing. fdiamond. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 13:39.
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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.
Mobi Health News
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Brightside Health, Podimetrics and Hims & Hers also announce new additions to their teams.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Not Just for Kids: The Case for Modernizing Immunization Registries. mteefey. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 16:20.
Digital Health News
DECEMBER 7, 2022
More than 7,000 patients have benefited from Baywater Healthcare's virtual ward service which is being used at three NHS trusts to free up bed capacity.
Mobi Health News
DECEMBER 7, 2022
The company said it will use the capital to hire for its commercial teams and advance development on new features.
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Digital Health News
DECEMBER 7, 2022
A small trial from Camden Council and Oysta is seeing medically-fit patients discharged from hospital early thanks to a mobile care device.
Mobi Health News
DECEMBER 7, 2022
EchoSolv accurately identifies patients with guideline-defined aortic stenosis using AI.
Healthcare IT Today
DECEMBER 7, 2022
When we hear about streamlined workflows, mobile phone services, and other benefits of a well-planned IT upgrade, it’s usually at some enormous, well-endowed, urban chain. But ambulatory health care providers can also tap IT to improve their patient experience, work loads, and revenues. Cookeville Medical Clinic , a provider with four clinics in central Tennessee, proves this.
Medisys Compliance
DECEMBER 7, 2022
A successful medical practice typically thanks its in-house medical billing staff for contributing to the practice’s success. Although the staff is excellent at what they do, they don’t have the time or availability to stay up with the rapidly changing healthcare business. It goes without saying that billing for medical services requires a lot of effort and time.
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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.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Pharmacies slam Cigna and Express Scripts for shrinking TRICARE network by 15K. rking. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 13:23.
Jane Sarashon
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Health is “made” where we live, work, play, pray, learn….and shop. I spend a lot of time these days in the growing health/care ecosystem where retail health is broadening to address social determinants and drivers of health – namely food, transportation, broadband access, education, environment, and financial wellness – all opportunities for self-care and health engagement.
Healthcare Law Today
DECEMBER 7, 2022
On Friday, December 2, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an FAQ regarding the Good Faith Estimate (GFE) and Convening Provider/Facility requirements in the Federal No Surprises Act. The issued document includes one key question we have all been wondering: Will CMS enforce the requirement that GFEs for uninsured (or self-pay) individuals include cost estimates from co-providers and co-facilities beginning on January 1, 2023?
American Medical Compliance
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Physician-patient trust has been deteriorating for years. There are different reasons for reduced levels of trust between patients and doctors. However, ensuring patients have confidence in their care providers and that doctors feel safe at work will be critical in recentering trust moving forward so patients can receive the highest possible level of care.
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