Tue.Oct 17, 2023

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Healthcare worker exodus continued through 2022, new data shows

Healthcare Dive

Physicians accounted for nearly half of departures from 2021 through 2022, with staffing shortages putting care quality at risk, according to a new report from Definitive Healthcare.

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Why We Should Care About the Move from Saliva to Living Cells in Precision Medicine

Bill of Health

By Adithi Iyer The cultural, informational, and medical phenomenon that is 23andMe has placed a spotlight on precision medicine, which seeks to personalize medical care to each patient’s unique makeup. Thus far, advances in direct-to-consumer genetic testing have made saliva-sample sequencing services all the rage in this space, but regenerative medicine, which relies on cells and tissues , rather than saliva , now brings us to a new, increasingly complex inflection point.

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Atrium Health ends policy of suing patients for unpaid medical debt

Healthcare Dive

The North Carolina-based health system sparked controversy by filing 2,482 lawsuits against patients with medical debt between 2017 and 2022.

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Interpretation services are evolving with technology

Healthcare It News

Sign language and other interpretation delivery methods are getting more tech-enabled, says Kathryn Jackson, VP of language operations at AMN Healthcare, who offers tips to help providers ensure patients with hearing difficulties receive proper care.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

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?

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Amazon’s One Medical rebrands Iora senior centers to One Medical Seniors

Healthcare Dive

The primary care operator is facing roadblocks to expanding existing clinics' ability to treat a wider variety of patients, including integrating One Medical and Iora’s electronic health records systems.

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Getting the basics of digitalisation down with webPAS

Healthcare It News

The patient administration system is one of the most critical foundational digital systems for individual hospitals or broader hospital jurisdictions. It is also the foundation for the ongoing evolution of broader clinical systems. The criticality of its function, the workflows it enables and the benefits of achieving seamless workforce adoption are frequently underestimated.

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Is Asia-Pacific ready for robotic telesurgery?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Clinician-scientists from Japan and Singapore have set out to test the viability of robotic telesurgery as a treatment option. Last week, a surgical team from the National University Hospital (NUH), the flagship hospital of the National University Health System (NUHS) in Singapore, performed a gastrectomy remotely with Fujita Health University (FHU) in Japan.

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Amazon Pharmacy's drone delivery service lifts off with initial service in College Station, Texas

Fierce Healthcare

SEATTLE—Amazon Pharmacy is launching drone delivery for prescription medication orders with the service initially taking flight in College Station, Texas, the company announced Wednesday. | SEATTLE—Amazon Pharmacy is launching drone delivery for prescription medication orders with the service initially taking flight in College Station, Texas, the company announced Wednesday.

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How care for cough – one of the top medical complaints – can benefit from RPM and AI

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The combined impact of respiratory illness such as COPD, asthma, chronic cough and pneumonia on individuals and health systems is staggering. COPD alone affects more than 15 million people and costs the healthcare system close to $50 billion each year. Effective daily maintenance therapy enables many people who suffer from these chronic conditions to live healthy and productive lives, but exacerbations are inevitable and if not promptly recognized and treated can be fatal.

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Many payers expect IRA to have negative impact on Part D plans

Fierce Healthcare

Changes to the Medicare Part D program—including capping insulin copays and out-of-pocket spending and eliminating the 5% coinsurance requirement for the catastrophic phase—from the Inflation Reduc | A survey of health plans gave further insight into how Medicare Part D will change following the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Optimizing Medical Waste Management: A Guide to Best Practices

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.

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FutureRx Part D Stars Selected by Imperial Health Plans

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. FutureRx (FRx) announced today that its FRx cloud-based healthcare platform for health plans and pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) will be implemented by Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc. to enhance medication adherence among its Medicare […] The article FutureRx Part D Stars Selected by Imperial Health Plans appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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More internal medicine, family practice doctors left the workforce in past 2 years than other specialties, report finds

Fierce Healthcare

More internal medicine, family practice doctors left the workforce in past 2 years than other specialties, report finds dmuoio Tue, 10/17/2023 - 16:27

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TPGi Enables Healthcare Teams to Empower All Patients with Digital Accessibility

Healthcare IT Today

We’ve all been there: you arrive at a healthcare provider for an appointment, and there’s no one available at the check-in area. You might just see a kiosk to check in. Imagine, now, how frustrated you’d feel if that kiosk was out of order. Or its software is frozen. For people with disabilities, any healthcare kiosk that isn’t fully digitally accessible may as well be out of order every single time.

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Kaiser Permanente agrees to $200M settlement after investigation reveals 'several' behavioral care deficiencies

Fierce Healthcare

Kaiser Permanente’s insurer arm has agreed to a $200 million settlement over “deficiencies in the plan’s deliver and oversight of behavioral healthcare” to its members, the California Department of | An investigation launched last year by a California regulator uncovered a laundry list of shortcomings related to plan enrollees' behavioral care.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

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.

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FemTech: Memorial Hermann Taps Midi Health to Expand Access to Expert Midlife Care for Women

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Memorial Hermann Health System is teaming up with Midi Health , a virtual care clinic focused exclusively on women navigating midlife hormonal transition for women in perimenopause and menopause. – Memorial Hermann will work with Midi to extend the care their providers can give to women. Midi’s virtual clinic offers high-touch telehealth services while supporting patients’ continued connection to the expertise and care of their Memorial Hermann-affiliate

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Health Data Analytics Institute (HDAI) Announces $31 Million Funding Round to Scale Predictive Risk Platform

Healthcare IT Today

Investment will Drive Expansion of New AI Platform, In Use by Houston Methodist and Additional Health Systems Health Data Analytics Institute (HDAI) — an artificial intelligence (AI) company focused on empowering clinicians, optimizing care pathways, and improving patient outcomes — today announced an oversubscribed Series C financing to scale its predictive risk platform. “We are grateful for the continued support of our investors, who recognize the value to be unlocked by transforming hu

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Intelerad, Densitas Partner on AI-Powered Breast Cancer Screenings

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Densitas ® , a provider of artificial intelligence solutions for breast cancer screening, announced a strategic partnership with Intelerad Medical Systems ® , a provider of medical imaging software and services to advance AI-driven breast cancer screening. – This partnership strengthens clinical decision-making, increases operational efficiencies, reduces costs, and improves mammography quality and mammography facility adherence with MQSA EQUIP standards.

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Evident Vascular launches with $35M for AI-enabled intravascular ultrasound

Mobi Health News

The company developed an AI-powered intravascular catheter-based ultrasound that allows providers to capture more precise images of the inside of one's blood vessels.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

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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Ventricle Health Secures $8M to Accelerate Value-Based Home Care Model for Heart Failure

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Ventricle Health – a new national, virtual cardiology clinical reimagining cardiac care delivery – raises $8M in seed funding led by RA Capital and Waterline Ventures. – This company will used the seed funding to expand Ventricle Health’s heart failure management therapeutic model in collaboration with value-based care provider groups and payers, which can reduce the overall average annual cost of heart failure care by at least 30-50%.

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Why Generative AI in Healthcare Requires a Focus on Caregivers and Patients

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Tina Manoharan, Global Lead of Data Science & AI at Philips “Don’t overwhelm me with more data. Help me get more value out of the data I already have.” This feedback from a physician has stuck with me ever since I gave one of my first public presentations on the opportunities of AI and big data in healthcare, many years ago.

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AI needs governance and structure in health, King’s Fund panel says

Digital Health News

Allison Gardner, senior scientific advisor at NICE, has told an audience at The King's Fund that guidelines for AI are still needed.

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Health Care Finance Leaders Look to Cut Costs and Improve Patients’ Financial Experience — Think AI and Venmo

Health Populi

One half-of health care financial leaders plan to invest in technology to cut costs — and most believe that AI has the potential to re-define the entire finance function as they look to Leading the transformation, a study conducted by U.S. Bank among U.S. health finance leaders thinking about emerging technologies. U.S. Bank fielded a survey among 200 senior health care financial leaders in the U.S., 30% of whom were group CFOs, 20% regional/divisional CFOs, 25% senior managers, and the r

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

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.

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Digital Health Passport asthma app rolled out to 12 ICB regions

Digital Health News

Asthma app, Digital Health Passport has been rolled out to 12 ICB regions, to help support asthma self-management with tools and advice.

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RCM Company Reports Data Breach Tied to MOVEit Software, 1.9M Impacted

Health IT Security

The revenue cycle management company reported a data breach that impacted more than 1.9 million individuals across more than 50 healthcare organizations.

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AnalystX confirmed as Digital Health’s new strategic event partner 

Digital Health News

AnalystX and Digital Health have today teamed up as strategic event partners to help shape the data and AI landscape in the health and care.

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Alignment Healthcare, Walgreens launch co-branded Medicare Advantage plans

Fierce Healthcare

Alignment Healthcare is teaming up with pharmacy giant Walgreens to launch new Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for 2024. | Alignment Healthcare is teaming up with pharmacy giant Walgreens to launch new Medicare Advantage plans for 2024.

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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.

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Enterprise Imaging: What is the Market Opportunity Beyond Radiology?

HIT Consultant

Amy Thompson, Research Manager at Signify Research The concept of an enterprise imaging strategy was coined over a decade ago, however, it’s only in recent years that the expansion beyond “enterprise radiology” has truly begun. The total market for IT across those nine specialties included in Signify Research’s report reached $6.6 billion in 2022; however, only 20% of market revenue was associated with enterprise deals.

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Talent Tuesday: October 16-21 is #CyberCareerWeek!

HealthIT Answers

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This week is dedicated to careers in cybersecurity. This annual National campaign is to promote the discovery of cybersecurity careers and share resources that increase understanding of multiple learning pathways. The post Talent Tuesday: October 16-21 is #CyberCareerWeek! appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Defining and Sharing

Healthcare IT Today

The previous article in this series gave some history of social determinants of health (SDoH) and the importance of addressing them in medicine. This article delves deeper into various aspects of data handling, and who is working in these fields. Defining SDoH Lyd Paull-Flores, senior director, healthcare at GCOM , summarizes the social determinants of health in an article : Economic stability Economic access and quality Social community and context Healthcare access and quality Neighborhood and

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Clinical Workflow Analytics for Behavioral Health

HealthIT Answers

The Tate Chronicles episode NOW on demand. Host Jim Tate talks to Malekeh Amini, the CEO of Trayt. The Trayt solution offers a disruptive data analytics and clinical intelligence platform that supports mental and behavioral health access. The post Clinical Workflow Analytics for Behavioral Health appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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How to Leverage AI for Actionable Insights in BI, Data, and Analytics

In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.