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HCA reports data security incident affecting estimated 11M patients

Healthcare Dive

The health system said data like name and contact details, but not clinical information, was stolen from an external storage location and posted online.

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Why telemedicine must play a central role in solving the specialist shortage

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

There is a shortage of all physicians across the United States, but it's most keenly felt with specialists. It is difficult enough to find access – especially timely access – to needed medical specialists in large urban areas, but it can be next to impossible in rural communities. Virtual care has proven that it can be a big help in connecting patients with the right specialists , and in a timely manner.

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Unlocking savings: Working with the right print provider can help improve efficiency and cut costs

Healthcare Dive

Unleash the power of print providers to help reduce waste, increase efficiency and lower costs.

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How Automation Tech is Fixing Healthcare’s Broken Hiring Pipeline

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Dr. Kit Latham, Co-Founder and CEO at Credentially Workforce burnout is a major problem across the US healthcare system, with approximately one in three physicians experiencing burnout at any given time, according to research. As a doctor, I’ve seen first-hand how the pressure that it places on clinicians and administrative teams can have serious knock-on impacts on organizational outcomes and patient safety.

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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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CMS to return $9B to 340B hospitals under new plan

Healthcare Dive

Hospital groups said the proposed rule is an important step toward restitution for years of 340B underpayments, but they criticized regulators for proposed rate decreases and a lack of additional interest payments.

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Telehealth largely drives fewer in-person follow-up visits, study shows

Fierce Healthcare

Telehealth came into its own during the COVID-19 pandemic< | Researchers found that for most specialties patients were more likely to have an in-person follow-up visit 90 days after an in-person visit rather than a telehealth visit.

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What’s Your Health IT Legacy? – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 118

Healthcare IT Today

For the 118th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast , we are doing a tribute episode to some bright lights in healthcare that we lost recently, Paddy Padmanabha, CEO at Damo Consulting , John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research , and Casey Quinlan, Patient Advocate. In honor of these amazing individuals, we are sharing the fond memories we have with them and looking at all of the good they put out into the world.

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HCA Healthcare reports data breach potentially impacting 11M patients

Fierce Healthcare

HCA Healthcare reported Monday that hackers stole personal information including patient names and dates of birth and posted it online. | The Nashville, Tennessee-based health system said the information was taken from an external storage location exclusively used to automate the formatting of email messages.

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Verifiable Lands $27M Series B from Craft Ventures to Automate Healthcare Provider Credentialing

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Verifiable, an API-first innovator to the antiquated provider network management software category, has raised $27 million in Series B funding led by Craft Ventures to accelerate its next stage of growth and product innovation. Verifiable’s […] The article Verifiable Lands $27M Series B from Craft Ventures to Automate Healthcare Provider Credentialing appeared first on electronichealthreport

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Health Connect America to pay $4.6M to resolve Medicaid fraud allegations

Fierce Healthcare

Behavioral health provider Health Connect America will pay $4.6 million to resolve allegations that it improperly billed Virginia's Medicaid program, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Friday.

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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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Hospital ransomware attack numbers in '23 already closing in on last year

Becker's Health IT

After a small drop in ransomware attacks early in 2023, hospitals have recently been experiencing more of the hacks, Chief Healthcare Executive reported July 10.

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Express Scripts joins Optum in adding more Humira biosimilars to its formulary

Fierce Healthcare

On the heels of a similar announcement from Optum Rx, pharmacy benefit management giant Ex | On the heels of a similar announcement from Optum Rx, pharmacy benefit management giant Express Scripts said Monday that it will add three biosimilars to its formulary to compete with Humira.

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Mixed Results: Efforts of State Health Plans to Combat Cost Growth Reveal Broader Challenges for Employer-based Insurance

Center for Health Insurance Reform

State employee health plans are uniquely situated to tackle the health care cost growth that is reducing health care affordability. CHIR's 50-state survey of state employee health plans has key findings about their cost containment strategies, and the implications for other employer purchasers.

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HCA Healthcare Suffers Data Breach

Health IT Security

HCA Healthcare confirmed a data breach that impacted an undisclosed number of patients, resulting from data theft by an unauthorized party.

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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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Virtual wards expansion will see thousands more children treated at home

Digital Health News

NHS England has announced it will be expanding virtual wards to include children across the UK - bringing hospital-level care to their homes.

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EU Health Sector Cyber Study Confirms Ransomware is the Leading Threat

HIPAA Journal

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has published the results of its first-ever analysis of the cyber threat landscape of the health sector in the European Union (EU). ENISA mapped healthcare cyber incidents between January 2021 and March 2023 and identified the key targets of attacks, the threat actors behind them, attack trends, and the impact that cyberattacks have on the health sector.

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Increased use of EDs for mental health during COVID underscored systemic gaps in care: study

Fierce Healthcare

People with mental health conditions may have a more difficult time adapting to public health emergencies, as evidenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, and that may indicate that they have a more limited | People with mental health conditions may have a more difficult time dealing with public health emergencies, according to a new study.

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Judge dismisses class-action lawsuit against Teladoc

Mobi Health News

Initially filed in 2022, the complaint alleged the company's representatives misled investors following its $18.5 billion acquisition of Livongo.

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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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Govt mandate to NHSE calls for trusts to adopt barcode scanning by 2024

Digital Health News

The government has mandated that all trusts across England should adopt barcode scanning of high-risk medical devices by March 2024.

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North Carolina medical center data breach affects 1,541 patients

Becker's Health IT

A data breach at Asheville, N.C.-based Charles George VA Medical Center has compromised the protected health information of 1,541 patients, Fox Carolina reported July 9.

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Digital Health Unplugged: Restore Digital’s journey to the DCB0129 standard

Digital Health News

Jordan Sollof is joined by head of healthcare at Restore Digital Ted Reynolds to discuss the company's journey to the DCB0129 standard.

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CISA Warns of Truebot Activity Infecting US Networks

Health IT Security

CISA issued a cybersecurity advisory following reports of cyber threat actors leveraging Truebot malware.

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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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Ransomware impacts surrounding hospitals

Health Care Performance

Several physicians conducted a study that was recently published in JAMA Open Network: Ransomware Attack Associated with Disruptions at Adjacent Emergency Departments in the US.

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Spotlight on the Importance of Medical Credentialing

MedTrainer

Not only is it important to deliver the best care to patients, it’s vital to be transparent and accountable for the people providing that care. That’s why medical credentialing is such a crucial part of compliance for healthcare organizations and the providers working within them. Unfortunately, medical credentialing isn’t an easy task — and it’s one that’s ongoing.

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Digital Health Funding Reaches $6.1B in First Half of 2023

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Digital health funding in H1 2023 shows fewer deals, lower check sizes, and a smaller cohort of sector investors, according to the latest Rock Health report. Founders, investors, and healthcare innovators are adjusting to the new status quo, with some startups pursuing unlabelled raises, seasoned investors looking for the next big startups, and companies making decisions to sunset their businesses while their assets may continue as acquisitions or relaunched products.

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Patient Customer Journey, Redefined: High-Tech and High-Touch

HealthIT Answers

By Kathrine Williams & Anne Barton - Hospitals and healthcare systems are well acquainted with the rise in demand for an optimized and frictionless customer journey—from a patient’s first appointment call to automated reminders, wayfinding, and essential provider information. The post Patient Customer Journey, Redefined: High-Tech and High-Touch appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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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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How unlocking the data secrets of our health past, could shape the NHS’ future

Digital Health News

Ted Reynolds, Head of Healthcare for Restore Digital, explores the role data derived from archived patient records could play in population health management, while enabling a higher level of insight driven strategy.

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What’s Happening at the ONC

HealthIT Answers

Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including the final rule on enforcement of ONC blocking rule, a new Data Brief, and an ONC Health IT Certification Program Developer Roundtable webinar. The post What’s Happening at the ONC appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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The Legal Implications of Board-Driven Decision Making (Pt. 2)

McGuire Wood

In the premiere episode of The Professor’s Corner, McGuireWoods partner David Pivnick shared best board practices to mitigate risk when making challenging decisions. In this follow-up episode, David joins host Geoff Cockrell to expand on a larger trend in healthcare litigation: Private equity funds are finding themselves legally responsible for the activity of the companies in their portfolio.

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Register for the AHIMA23 Conference

HealthIT Answers

Starts on October 8th in Baltimore - Register for the AHIMA23 Conference in Baltimore this October and get timely, actionable information you can implement immediately while earning up to 24 CEUs to meet certification criteria valued by employers nationwide. The post Register for the AHIMA23 Conference 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.