Healthcare It News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Before the implementation of Epic's MyChart patient portal, Parkview Health System faced several challenges in patient engagement and communication. Patients often found it difficult to access their health records, leading to a lack of transparency and engagement in their healthcare journeys. This gap in communication sometimes resulted in missed appointments, medication non-adherence , and a general sense of disconnect between patients and their healthcare providers.

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Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 3, 2024

The struggling primary care chain is now targeting $290 million in cost reductions by the end of this year.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 3, 2024

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Harman Dhawan, founder and CEO, Bikham Healthcare. The American healthcare system is under enormous strain; plagued by looming physician and nursing shortages that grow more dire every day and bogged down by inefficient and […] The article Digital Technologies Provide Solution To American Healthcare Crisis appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 3, 2024

A spokesperson attributed the cuts to economic headwinds and a need to reduce administrative costs.

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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 3, 2024

A “pivotal year for price transparency” closed out with most—but not all—of the healthcare industry publishing their data publicly and at a higher quality, price transparency data startup Turquoise | A state-of-the-industry report released Thursday found steady improvements in the number of organizations releasing price data, as well as the comprehensiveness and usability of those data.

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Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 3, 2024

An appeals court has granted Apple’s emergency motion to pause the U.S. International Trade Commission’s ban on sales of its watches with a pulse oximetry feature.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 3, 2024

Hospitals and clinician groups are pushing back on federal regulators' proposal to enforce data blocking rules, arguing that the penalties are "excessive," "unfair" and will discourage participatio | Hospitals and medical groups are pushing back on federal regulators' proposal to enforce data blocking rules, arguing that the penalties are "excessive," "unfair" and will discourage participation in value-based care programs.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

The following is a guest article by Sonia Singh, Chief Insights Officer at AVIA Health Amazon’s latest venture into healthcare, the integration of One Medical into its Prime service, marks a significant shift in the healthcare industry. With over 170 million Prime subscribers, Amazon’s move promises an affordable healthcare option at just $9 per month at a time when the nation faces a shortage in primary care, with demand significantly outweighing supply.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 3, 2024

The survey reached more than 2,000 patients and found many patients frustrated by limited opportunities to communicate with their providers.

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 3, 2024

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of purchasers of Veradigm's common stock, alleges the company and its executives overstated the business's historical revenues by at least $20 million.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 3, 2024

Blue Shield of California has reduced its staff by 140 employees, a spokesperson confirmed to Fierce Healthcare. | Blue Shield of California is the most recent payer to announce layoffs, with a spokesperson confirming 140 people will lose their jobs.

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Becker's Health IT

JANUARY 3, 2024

Health systems experienced 46 ransomware attacks in 2023, up from 25 in 2022 and 27 in 2021, as hackers continue to bedevil the industry, cybersecurity firm Emsisoft reported.

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Symplr

JANUARY 3, 2024

Digital transformation in healthcare is more than just a buzzword—it's an imperative. It's shaping the future of nursing and healthcare leadership, bringing both exciting opportunities and complex challenges. We're bringing you insights straight from the frontlines of this transformation by spotlighting two of our nursing leaders, Karlene Kerfoot, PhD, RN, FAAN and Ali Morin, MSN, RN-BC.

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Digital Health News

JANUARY 3, 2024

The World Health Organization has issued new guidelines on "person-centred" HIV strategic information as part of its latest brief on digital health data.

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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

mPulse , a leader in conversational AI and digital engagement solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced the acquisition of HealthTrio and Decision Point Healthcare Solutions , marking a significant milestone in the company’s growth and commitment to enhancing the healthcare consumer experience. The strategic acquisition of HealthTrio, a leading provider of comprehensive health management and member engagement solutions, and Decision Point, an innovative analytics and member ex

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Digital Health News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Today's briefing includes a House of Commons science committee calling for further development of bacteriophages and Epic planning a wave of AI innovations.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 3, 2024

Solera Health, a chronic condition management platform for payers and employers, is expanding its platform to include virtual specialty care facilitated by several new clinical partners. | The latest expansion into virtual specialty care furthers the company’s value-based care mission by widening access to specialist docs in a low-cost setting, executives told Fierce Healthcare.

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Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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HealthIT Answers

JANUARY 3, 2024

Latest news being reported on payers and the health insurance industry including news from American Gastroenterological Association, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Independence Blue Cross, CVS Health, UnitedHealth Group, BCBSA, Humana, AMA and more. The post Revenue Cycle and Payer News – January 3, 2024 appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 3, 2024

BrightSpring Health kicked off 2024 by renewing its plans to go public, signaling a potential end to the dry spell in the healthcare IPO market. | BrightSpring Health kicked off 2024 by renewing its plans to go public, signaling a potential end to the dry spell in the healthcare IPO market.

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 3, 2024

Healthcare patients place their trust in providers during moments of vulnerability. Failing to deliver quality care can have profound consequences. That’s why primary source verification credentialing (PSV) is at the heart of screening qualified providers. By recruiting ethical and qualified professionals, healthcare organizations can bolster patient safety, reduce liability risks, and cultivate trust within their patient community.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 3, 2024

One of the most common ways for providers and healthcare organizations to run afoul is to incorrectly or illegally bill and code for services or supplies. No matter the intent, noncompliance in medical billing can have severe consequences. This article discusses the issues related to medical billing compliance policy and the steps for providers to maintain financial integrity and adherence to all requirements.

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While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

HealthIT Answers

JANUARY 3, 2024

By Jiang Li - Cardiac rehabilitation is integral to heart health recovery and management, playing a pivotal role in restoring patients to optimal well-being and minimizing the risk of future cardiovascular complications, particularly after a cardiac event like a heart attack. The post Expanding Cardiac Rehab and Addressing RPM Technology for Heart Health appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 3, 2024

Hall Render is pleased to announce that Addison Bradford, Liza Brooks, Libby Park, Brian Sabey, Matt Schappa, Katherine Schwartz, Jennifer Struck and Carolina Wirth have been named Shareholders of the Firm. Please join us in congratulating these individuals on this milestone and learn more about their respective practices below. Addison Bradford is situated in the firm’s Indianapolis office and focuses his practice on real estate law, serving as a strategic advisor to his clients as they w

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Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 3, 2024

The study comes as lawmakers and the Biden administration call for more oversight into private equity’s role in healthcare.

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 3, 2024

Seems the entire world is either embracing or demonizing artificial intelligence and the powerful automation that accompanies it. For healthcare organizations, the efficiency and impact of automated credentialing, however, feels like a big hug. Automated credentialing offers a reliable and consistent process for completing tasks from provider exclusions monitoring to enrollment.

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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.

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Health Law Checkup

JANUARY 3, 2024

On December 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a final version of their Merger Guidelines. Initially proposed in July 2023, after five months of public commentary and feedback and two years of work in total, the 2023 Merger Guidelines include 11 enforcement principles to support the Biden administration's more aggressive antitrust enforcement policies.

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Drug & Device Law

JANUARY 3, 2024

We’ve noticed a recent uptick in product liability lawsuits brought against over the counter (OTC) and other consumer products. (Shameless plug: we will be on a panel discussing such litigation at ACI in NYC on January 23-24.). These are products that do not require a prescription. Maybe plaintiff lawyers prefer cases without any pesky learned intermediary who might wreck the warning and causation theories.

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Med League

JANUARY 3, 2024

The SNF 5-Claim Probe & Educate Review is the recently announced initiative by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services). Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) received reissued transmittal instructions to review a small number of claims from every Medicare-billing SNF in the country. The purpose of this widespread review is to lower the SNF improper payment rate.

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