Thu.Mar 21, 2024

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Consumers more discerning about health data sharing: survey

Healthcare Dive

While respondents were largely willing to share their data, consumers have become pickier about who they’ll offer their information to, according to a Rock Health survey.

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CISA, calling Volt Typhoon an urgent threat, updates DDoS response guide

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Guidance released this week from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation and other U.S. and international partners outlines best practices for defending against "living off the land" cyber activity – where threat actors use an organization's own tools to attack its network – while addressing the specific needs and challenges of defending against distributed denial of service attacks with new mitigations and visual aids.

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Change Healthcare’s drawn-out recovery catches flak from cyber experts

Healthcare Dive

At least 100 services remain offline four weeks after the UnitedHealth Group detected an intrusion in its medical claims clearinghouse. Experts say the impacts are unprecedented.

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Inpatient care experience gets a boost from telenursing and AI

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Sensors and automation tech can allow nurses to interact with and monitor multiple hospital patients around the clock without entering their rooms or interrupting their sleep. Michael Brandofino, president and COO of Caregility, explains how.

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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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Walgreens’ VillageMD sells 11 locations in Rhode Island

Healthcare Dive

The sale comes as the pharmacy chain culls VillageMD clinics, including in Florida and Illinois.

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Providers 'wasted' $10.6B in 2022 overturning claims denials, survey finds

Fierce Healthcare

More than 100 provider organizations want the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to take a tougher stance on Medicare Advantage (MA) plans’ practices following an industry survey es | Providers spent nearly $20 billion in 2022 pursuing delays and denials across all payer types, yet those efforts are substantially more costly on average when dealing with private plans, hundreds of hospitals and health systems told Premier in a recent survey.

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Nvidia inks tie-ups with Abridge, GE HealthCare and Microsoft as it expands its footprint in healthcare AI

Fierce Healthcare

Chipmaker Nvidia sees big opportunities in healthcare AI and this week it launched more than two dozen new gen AI-powered microservices. | The global computing powerhouse inked collaborations with Abridge, Microsoft, GE HealthCare and Hippocratic AI to to expand its generative AI capabilities into healthcare and life sciences.

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Optimizing Workflows with AI/ML In 2024

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Responses from Dr. David J. Sand, chief medical officer, ZeOmega. The healthcare industry is fraught with workflow challenges that impact care quality and costs, but tools like AI and ML have sparked a turning point. […] The article Optimizing Workflows with AI/ML In 2024 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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WSJ: CMS broadens Part D coverage for obesity drugs

Fierce Healthcare

Medicare Part D may cover obesity drugs when they secure approval for additional, medically accepted uses, according to a WSJ report.

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Report Reveals Digital Diabetes Management Tools Fail to Deliver Benefits, Increase Costs

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Digital diabetes management tools are failing to deliver meaningful health benefits to patients, according to a new evaluation by the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI). – The report casts doubt on the effectiveness of widely used digital diabetes management tools. Despite billions in investment, the study finds these tools offer minimal health benefits and actually increase healthcare spending.

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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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Industry Voices—Strengthening long-term care providers' role in value-based care

Fierce Healthcare

Long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) providers play a vital role in our health system. | Continuing to improve and coordinate post-acute care can lead to higher quality and lower costs. As such, long-term and post-acute care providers are in a position to lead the way on value-based care.

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Hippocratic AI secures $53M, bringing valuation to $500M

Mobi Health News

The LLM startup released its first product, a genAI-enabled staffing marketplace solution, for phase three safety testing and will use the funds to speed up further product development.

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Endava to Acquire GalaxE Solutions to Boost Its Position in North America Healthcare With Delivery from India

Healthcare IT Today

Endava , a leading technology services company combining world-class engineering, industry expertise, and a people-centric mindset, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% ownership of GalaxE Group, Inc. (GalaxE) , a global IT and business solutions provider headquartered in New Jersey, United States. Founded by Tim Bryan over 30 years ago, GalaxE has been singularly focused on driving digital transformation for Fortune 500 companies in the healthcare, financial services, and ret

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Pharmacovigilance in Crisis: Automation as the Answer to Workforce Shortages

HIT Consultant

Scott Fonseca, Sr. Director of Business Development at IQVIA The healthcare industry is no stranger to workforce shortages, and the pharmaceutical industry may be next to experience disruptions brought on by labor challenges. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, it is estimated that occupations across life, physical and social sciences are expected to grow 7% by 2028.

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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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The Evolution of How Provider Organizations Share Data with Payers

Healthcare IT Today

It’s reasonable for a company like MRO to have a chief interoperability officer. According to their chief interoperability officer, Anthony Murray, the company has spent 22 years building tools to “exchange data seamlessly” in healthcare. This includes much of the healthcare data that’s been locked up in free text data in many healthcare systems.

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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Forms AI Advisory Group & Residency Program to Develop Virtual Cell Models

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced the formation of a powerful AI Advisory Group and an in-house AI residency program, both focused on building predictive models of healthy and diseased cells – a key step towards creating virtual cell models. AI Advisory Group Background & Members CZI’s newly established AI Advisory Group will provide invaluable guidance and cross-disciplinary insights to CZI and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network to push the b

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Underpin the vision for primary care-led services with better data

Digital Health News

'Hard to quantify' primary and community care has been overlooked for too long. That could be about to change, thanks to moves to standardise the codes for encounters, activities and job roles, writes Nilesh Bharakhada.

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Humana prioritizes veterans through Louisiana digital health partnership

Fierce Healthcare

Digital health company DUOS has developed a new program with Humana to care for Louisiana veterans with chronic conditions. | A new collaboration between Humana and digital health company DUOS will match Louisiana-based Medicare Advantage members to resources that treat chronic conditions.

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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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NHS Scotland Boards go live with Magentus LIMS

Digital Health News

Three NHS Scotland Boards have gone live with the Evolution vLab LIMS system by Magentus, connecting laboratory medicine services across multiple sites

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Change Healthcare restores Amazon cloud services after cyberattack

Becker's Health IT

Change Healthcare restores Amazon cloud services after cyberattack, with help from cybersecurity firms. Company assures safety of Optum and UnitedHealth Group.

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Moray health tech data project wins Up and Coming TEC Innovation award

Digital Health News

An award-winning pilot project in Moray is using digital technology to empower local residents to take a proactive approach to their health and wellbeing.

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How UnitedHealth's CEO personally supported a physician following cyberattack

Becker's Health IT

As providers nationwide continue to face financial disruptions stemming from the Change Healthcare cyberattack in February, a Florida physician has shared how UnitedHealth Group's CEO, Andrew Witty, is personally stepping in to address cash flow challenges.

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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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OCR updates HIPAA guidance on online tracking technologies

Health IT Security

New HIPAA guidance from OCR addresses the increasing use of online tracking technologies and information sharing with vendors.

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OneLondon approves Data at Scale for Improvements projects

Digital Health News

Three Data at Scale for Improvements projects have been approved by OneLondon, to deliver improved health outcomes for Londoners.

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PocketHealth secures $33M for patient-facing medical records platform

Mobi Health News

The company will use the funds to expand its workforce and reach in the U.S. and Canada.

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Syllable Acquires Healthcare CRM Intelligence Platform Actium Health

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Syllable , a leader in healthcare artificial intelligence and process automation, today announced its purchase of Actium Health. Financial details were not disclosed. As the industry evolves, health systems are faced with multiple challenges: Revenue growth with limited capacity, managing and retaining a highly-skilled, but burnt-out workforce, increasing operational costs, and making the most of their care delivery capacity to ensure patient access to high-quality care.

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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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Health IT Business News, Financial Edition March 21, 2024

HealthIT Answers

Business and financial news from Actium Health, Zscaler, NextGen Healthcare, Secure Exchange Solutions, Linus Health, Nuance Communications, IGEL, Anatomy IT, PaxMedica, HiLabs, Aledade, Core Solutions, Solace Behavioral Health, Vytalize Health, and more. The post Health IT Business News, Financial Edition March 21, 2024 appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Butterfly Network secures EU MDR certification for Butterfly IQ+ products

Mobi Health News

EU MDR certification allows for the expansion of Butterfly IQ+ into several EU markets.

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Coming Together: Part 2 and HIPAA

HealthIT Answers

By Matthew Fisher - HHS released a final rule that will establish greater alignment between Part 2 (privacy of substance use disorder treatment records) and HIPAA. They kicked off the process with a notice of proposed rulemaking that was published on 12/2/22. The post Coming Together: Part 2 and HIPAA appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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AHA seeks guidance on reporting breaches linked to Change cyberattack

Becker's Health IT

The American Hospital Association sent a letter to the HHS urging them to clarify whether hospitals and health systems should be providing breach notification to patients if protected health information is compromised due to the Feb. 21 cyberattack on Change Healthcare.

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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.