Wed.Mar 15, 2023

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Should TikTok Doctors Owe Any Duty of Care Toward Their Followers?

Bill of Health

By Sarah Gabriele Doctors are now using social media platforms to spread medical knowledge and to interact with the communities that they are actively building. This trend poses new ethical questions for physicians who want to create and engage with their communities on social media. A recent survey showed that almost 1 in 5 Americans now turn to TikTok before their doctor for health advice.

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Google plans to boost Medicaid information during redeterminations

Healthcare Dive

Google also shared an a updated version of its medical artificial intelligence that can answer clinical questions at an “expert” level at its annual healthcare event on Tuesday.

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South Korean Health Ministry calls to make telemedicine permanent

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

South Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare has released its report on the conduct of temporary telemedicine during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. FINDINGS According to the report, over 25,000 medical institutions provided remote treatment to 13.79 million people from February 2020 to January 2023. Of the 36.61 million treatments administered via telehealth, most treatments (29.25 million) were home treatments for COVID-19 cases while about 1.36 million treatment cases were first-time

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Oscar Health names current physician leader new CMO

Healthcare Dive

Sean Martin is stepping up as chief medical officer of the New York-based insurer, after Oscar’s old CMO left to become CMO of L.A. Care Health Plan in December.

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Enhance Healthcare Efficiency With Top Payroll & HCM Services

Running a healthcare facility requires precision and care, not just for patients but also for your staff. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps healthcare providers choose the best provider. Efficient payroll management ensures timely, accurate payments, critical for maintaining staff morale and trust. Compliance support helps navigate complex healthcare regulations and avoid costly fines.

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Vendor notebook: New health assessment AI tools could improve outcomes and reduce costs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Researchers and healthcare technology innovators are using artificial intelligence in many ways to improve patient outcomes and experiences and healthcare delivery. TytoCare, Noze and Google, in partnership with Mayo Clinic, aim to tackle some of the challenges of speed to diagnosis and treatment with new AI-powered technologies. FDA clears AI-driven remote wheeze detection by TytoCare TytoCare, a virtual care company, announced today that it has received U.S Food and Drug Administration clearan

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Vendor notebook: New health assessment AI tool could improve outcomes and reduce costs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Researchers and healthcare technology innovators are using artificial intelligence in many ways to improve patient outcomes and experiences and healthcare delivery. TytoCare, Noze and Google in partnership with Mayo Clinic aim to tackle some of the challenges of speed to diagnosis and treatment with new AI-powered technologies. FDA clears AI-driven remote wheeze detection by TytoCare TytoCare, a virtual care company, announced today that it has received U.S Food and Drug Administration clearance

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Healthcare companies may turn to big banks after SVB collapse

Healthcare Dive

The fall of SVB created a chasm in life sciences financing that could be filled by bigger banks, but might hamper access to quick, short-term cash for startups.

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MDaudit President and CEO Peter Butler To Retire

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. MDaudit, an award-winning provider of technologies and analytics tools that enable premier healthcare organizations to retain revenue and reduce risk, announced today the retirement of its long-time president and CEO, Peter J. Butler, effective Mar. […] The article MDaudit President and CEO Peter Butler To Retire appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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US names first drugs to face price hike penalty

Healthcare Dive

Under the Inflation Reduction Act, pharma companies owe rebates to Medicare for price increases they take that exceed inflation. But they won’t need to pay until 2025.

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Provide Real Value in Your Applications with Data and Analytics

The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.

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5 Key Implications for Information Lifecycle Management in 2023

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Krishna Nacha, SVP and Head of North America and Latin America at Iron Mountain Discovering how best to use the vast amount of data your organization creates and collects is one of the key tenets of any organization’s strategy. Although the importance of effective use of data is now far better understood than ever before, centric to effectively converting data to actionable insights is an organization-wide information lifecycle management framework.

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More Than 4 Million Individuals Affected by Cyberattack on Independent Living Systems

HIPAA Journal

Independent Living Systems, LLC (ILS), a Miami, FL-based provider of third-party administrative services to managed care organizations, has recently informed the Maine Attorney General that it suffered a data breach that has affected up to 4,226,508 individuals – the largest healthcare data breach to be reported so far this year. According to the breach notification, ILS identified suspicious activity within its computer systems on July 5, 2022.

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Greenway Listens to Customers to Be Best in KLAS

Healthcare IT Today

Greenway Health’s Intergy Practice Management (PM) solution was recently ranked in the top five as a ‘ Best in KLAS ’ solution. This recognition was, in part, thanks to improvements that were made from direct user feedback. Greenway Health uses multiple channels to solicit feedback from users including advisory boards, town halls, round tables, and usability research.

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Lehigh Valley Health Network Sued After Ransomware Gang Publishes Nude Patient Images

HIPAA Journal

A lawsuit has been filed against Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) over its recent BlackCat ransomware attack. The attack saw files encrypted after data was exfiltrated as is typical in ransomware attacks; however, the attack stood out due to the aggressive move of the threat group to increase the pressure on LVHN to pay the ransom. Naked images of breast cancer patients were published on the group’s data leak site, along with medical questionnaires, passports, and other sensitive patient data

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Best Practices for Sharing Protected Health Information (PHI)

Explore essential topics in this ebook, including what constitutes PHI and how to identify it using 18 indicators. Gain insights into the importance of safeguarding PHI to protect patient privacy and learn about the severe consequences of HIPAA violations. Discover practical strategies for securely exchanging PHI within your healthcare organization, including assessing risks and implementing effective safeguards.

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Featured Health IT Job: Project Director, Healthcare Quality Measurement and Outcome

Healthcare IT Today

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Project Director, Healthcare Quality Measurement and Outcome position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Yale New Haven Health and is in Connecticut. Here’s a description of the position: Overview The Yale New Haven Hospital Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) is a leading national outcomes research center dedica

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Opioid Settlements are Making Headlines; Is Now The Time to Soften Guidelines?

HIT Consultant

Jeremy Bloom, CEO, NorthSight Recovery The United States only represents five percent of the world’s population; however, Americans consume 80 percent of the world’s opioids. 1 The U.S. is the world’s leader in the use of opioid medications to cope with physical and emotional difficulties. And the recent Walgreens and Wal-Mart multi-state opioid settlement agreement disclosures have only hammered home the point.

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The Ethical Implications of AI and Data in Healthcare

HealthIT Answers

By Michael Armstrong - From patient communication to cancer detection, artificial intelligence’s role across healthcare is becoming increasingly more prominent. Although its implementation increases the effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare, AI also raises patient privacy concerns. The post The Ethical Implications of AI and Data in Healthcare appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Amboy Street Ventures Launches $20M Fund to Support Femtech Startups

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Amboy Street Ventures , the world’s first venture capital firm focused on women’s health and sexual health for all genders, closed its debut $20 million fund. – Amboy Street plans to invest in the Seed and Series A stages of women’s health and sexual health startups to both lift associated stigmas and usher forward a new world of inclusive health and wellbeing.

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Deliver Mission Critical Insights in Real Time with Data & Analytics

In the fast-moving manufacturing sector, delivering mission-critical data insights to empower your end users or customers can be a challenge. Traditional BI tools can be cumbersome and difficult to integrate - but it doesn't have to be this way. Logi Symphony offers a powerful and user-friendly solution, allowing you to seamlessly embed self-service analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting directly into your applications.

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Maribel Health raises $25M and more digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Fire1, a remote patient monitoring company for heart failure patients, and Protai, an AI-powered drug discovery platform, scored funding.

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TytoCare Receives FDA Clearance for AI-Powered Tyto Insights for Wheeze Detection

HIT Consultant

– TytoCare , a virtual care company enabling accessible, high-quality primary care from home, today announced that it received FDA clearance for its Tyto Insights for Wheeze Detection, paving the way for its rollout in the US. – The wheeze detection algorithm expands the company’s existing AI-powered Tyto Insightsâ„¢ smart diagnostic capabilities, filling the quality gaps currently experienced with traditional telehealth and alleviating challenges imposed by the ongoing shortage of hea

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Biden's 'Cancer Moonshot' is already being fueled by tech addressing breast cancer

Fierce Healthcare

Biden's 'Cancer Moonshot' is already being fueled by tech addressing breast cancer aburky Wed, 03/15/2023 - 12:05

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New CDC Opioid Guidelines: Too Little, Too Late for Chronic Pain Patients?

Kaiser Health News

Jessica Layman estimates she has called more than 150 doctors in the past few years in her search for someone to prescribe opioids for her chronic pain. “A lot of them are straight-up insulting,” said the 40-year-old, who lives in Dallas. “They say things like ‘We don’t treat drug addicts.’” Layman has tried a host of non-opioid treatments to help with the intense daily pain caused by double scoliosis, a collapsed spinal disc, and facet joint arthritis.

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The Essential Guide to HIPAA-Compliant Messaging for Home Care Teams

Explore the risks posed by non-compliant consumer apps like Instagram and WhatsApp in healthcare settings. Learn about potential HIPAA penalties and use a self-evaluation flowchart to determine your organization's need for HIPAA-compliant messaging. Discover straightforward steps to implement secure communication solutions efficiently, ensuring compliance and protecting patient data effectively.

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Resist ‘shiny things’ and ensure digital transformation delivers real benefits

Digital Health News

Enthusiasm for digital change must be focused on outcomes and things that matter to patients, urged Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland national leaders.

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ONC, CMS officials plot next reforms to entice adoption of electronic prior authorization

Fierce Healthcare

ONC, CMS officials plot next reforms to entice adoption of electronic prior authorization rking Wed, 03/15/2023 - 13:08

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Rewired 2023: Hera crowned Pitchfest start-up winner

Digital Health News

Hera has been crowned the winner in the start-up category of Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest 2023 following a competitive live final in London.

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CISA Launches Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot Program

HIPAA Journal

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) has launched a new pilot program in response to the increase in ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure entities. The aim of the pilot program is to help critical infrastructure entities better protect their systems against ransomware attacks by fixing exploitable vulnerabilities in their Internet-facing systems.

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Using Data & Analytics for Improving Healthcare Innovation and Outcomes

In the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, delivering data insights to end users or customers can be a significant challenge for product managers, product owners, and application team developers. The complexity of healthcare data, the need for real-time analytics, and the demand for user-friendly interfaces can often seem overwhelming. But with Logi Symphony, these challenges become opportunities.