HealthIT Answers

AUGUST 11, 2023

From The Health IT Buzz blog - If left unaddressed, the social needs experienced by an individual may lead to poor health outcomes and more time spent in hospitals and interacting with the health care system. Hospitals, therefore, are uniquely situated to help address social needs and mitigate social risk factors by screening for. The post Hospitals Collect and Receive Social Needs Data, but Usage Varies appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 11, 2023

The request for more information pushes back the timeline of the merger as regulators take a more active stance in healthcare M&A oversight.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 11, 2023

Microsoft rolled out a new electronic health records cloud database solution, leveraging Azure Large Instances, that enables health systems to scale capacity for high-volume workloads. | Microsoft rolled out a new electronic health records cloud database solution, leveraging Azure Large Instances, that enables health systems to scale capacity for high-volume workloads.

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 11, 2023

Grant Thornton principal Lisa Walkush explains why healthcare remains one of the most attractive options for private equity firms.

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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

AUGUST 11, 2023

Access to care for Medicaid fee-for-service beneficiaries with substance use disorder has improved from 2014 until 2021, but much more can be done to improve it further, researchers say. | There have been substantial improvements in coverage for substance use disorder and opioid use disorder since 2014, according to a study in JAMA Network. Nonetheless, there’s room for yet more improvement.

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 11, 2023

The NLRB ordered the hospital system to rescind its pandemic pay program.

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 11, 2023

The value-based primary care chain posted a net loss of $270.7 million in the second quarter, nearly 19 times larger than its loss in the prior-year period.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 11, 2023

While major payers issued warnings to investors ahead of second-quarter earnings about rising utilization rates, patients returning to deferred services did not prevent these companies from turning | While major payers issued warnings to investors ahead of second-quarter earnings about rising utilization rates, patients returning to deferred services did not prevent these companies from turning a profit.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 11, 2023

Transforming Service Delivery to Enable Further Investments in Client Engagement Ventra Health , the leading business solutions provider for hospital-based clinicians, announced today the acquisition of ArcMed, an India-based billing and automation services organization. This acquisition will strengthen Ventra Health’s service performance and quality, optimize operational efficiencies, and provide added scale for automation and growth.

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Symplr

AUGUST 11, 2023

Nurses are the backbone of the healthcare industry, providing critical patient care in every care setting. As a nurse and an informaticist, I witness the burnout every day and hospitals struggling with workforce shortages, and the repercussions pervasive to healthcare in 2023. I recently joined a panel of nursing and healthcare leaders at the Health 2.0 Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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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.

Becker's Health IT

AUGUST 11, 2023

As ransomware attacks are shutting down healthcare services across multiple states, hospital cybersecurity leaders told Becker's that protecting healthcare from cyber threats requires total organizational buy-in.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 11, 2023

A Peoria, AZ-based dentist has been ordered to pay $20,000 in back wages to an employee who was terminated for making allegations of unsafe work practices at the practice. The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) has whistleblower provisions that protect employees from retaliation after raising concerns about workplace health and safety issues and reporting injuries sustained in the workplace.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 11, 2023

Happy Friday everyone! We hope you’ve had a great week and are ready for a spectacular weekend. Since it’s Friday, we’re back with another edition of Fun Friday where we bring you something entertaining that will hopefully put a smile on your face as you head into the weekend. This week’s edition of Fun Friday comes from a new effort I’m told was inspired by Ed Marx kids that’s called CxO Bach.

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Center for Health Insurance Reform

AUGUST 11, 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has published proposed rate changes for 2024 Marketplace plans. In some states, insurers submitted rate requests earlier in the summer, alongside justifications for the proposed changes to next year’s premiums. CHIR dug into the rate requests from select states with early rate filing deadlines to see what’s behind the premiums consumers could be facing in 2024, both on- and off-Marketplace.

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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.

Digital Health News

AUGUST 11, 2023

A new virtual physiotherapy service from Teledoc Health is helping ensure patients can access physio treatments quickly and easily.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 11, 2023

Dr. Terri Shieh-Newton, intellectual property attorney, immunologist and member of the law firm Mintz, tells MobiHealthNews about ownership rights concerning AI.

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Digital Health News

AUGUST 11, 2023

More stroke patients are benefiting from life-changing treatment thanks to Brainomix’s e-Stroke AI platform, according to a report from the Oxford AHSN.

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Becker's Health IT

AUGUST 11, 2023

One of the latest ways hackers are getting into hospital and health system IT networks is through "smishing," or phishing via text messages, HHS reported Aug. 10.

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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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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 11, 2023

A joint research project by Health-ISAC, Finite State, and Securin has revealed exploitable vulnerabilities in medical devices have increased by almost 60% since 2022. The researchers identified almost 1,000 vulnerabilities in 966 medical products, which is a 59% year-over-year increase from 2022. 993 vulnerabilities were identified that could be exploited by malicious actors to gain access to healthcare networks, 160 of the identified vulnerabilities have already been weaponized, and a further

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 11, 2023

AdventHealth has brandished a lawsuit alleging that MultiPlan’s business model of contracting with fellow payers and aggressively repricing out-of-network service payments is anticompetitive under | In a recently filed complaint, AdventHealth argues that MultiPlan's arrangements with competing payers and repricing methodology for out-of-network claims are anticompetitive and cost the the 50-hospital system "hundreds of millions.

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Digital Health News

AUGUST 11, 2023

A new virtual physiotherapy service from Teledoc Health is helping ensure patients can access physio treatments quickly and easily.

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Becker's Health IT

AUGUST 11, 2023

Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital is notifying some of its research participants that some of their protected health information may have been posted to a public website.

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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.

Digital Health News

AUGUST 11, 2023

This Digital Health News industry roundup covers a new framework agreement for BridgeHead Softare and a promising study of triaging chest x-rays.

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Natalia Mazina

AUGUST 11, 2023

I recently assisted a pharmacy in a PBM audit where we had to address unauthorized refills. The PBM was recouping a substantial amount of money because a medical assistant was signing refill authorizations. While medical assistants often sign for refills, they need do so with their supervising prescriber’s credentials. California law defines medical assistants as persons who may be unlicensed and who perform basic administrative, clerical, and technical supportive services for a licensed prescri

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Compliancy Group

AUGUST 11, 2023

Communication platforms play a crucial role in various industries, including healthcare. However, when it comes to handling sensitive patient information, such as protected health information (PHI), ensuring the security and compliance of these platforms becomes paramount. One popular communication platform is Intercom, known for its seamless customer engagement capabilities across multiple channels.

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Dossier

AUGUST 11, 2023

Authored By: Geir Arnhoff CEO Linkedin Unleashing the Power of Competency Management with Digital Solutions In the fast-paced and dynamic world of healthcare, competency is the cornerstone of success. Competent healthcare professionals ensure patient safety, drive quality outcomes, and foster environments of continuous improvement. However, managing competencies efficiently and effectively has long been challenging for healthcare executives.

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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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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

AUGUST 11, 2023

HIPAA: How do I ensure HIPAA Compliance in patient communication on social media direct messaging? Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn have become powerful tools for healthcare organizations to engage with patients and provide valuable health-related information. However, healthcare professionals must exercise caution when responding to patient private messages on these platforms to ensure compliance.

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Health Law Attorney

AUGUST 11, 2023

The HLP congratulates Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. on her promotion to Chair of the American Bar Association Health Law Section. Prior to becoming Chair, Adrienne has served in several leadership roles for the Health Law Section, including serving as the Chair-Elect, Budget Officer, and Chair of the Dobbs Task Force, Publications Committee, Health eSource, Physicians Legal Issues Conference, and ABA Fraud and Abuse Toolkit.

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Healthcare Law Blog

AUGUST 11, 2023

On July 13, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued its proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) for the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (“PFS”). The Proposed Rule, which was issued in the Federal Register on August 7, 2023 , includes updated payment rates, changes to reimbursement for services related to health equity and social determinants of health, increases to payment for cancer care support, and changes to enrollment for mental health providers.

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The Health Law Firm

AUGUST 11, 2023

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The federal Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits remuneration in relation to the provision of a “good, facility, service, or item for which payment may be made in whole or in part under a Federal health care program.” 42 USC. § 1320a-7b(b). The Anti-Kickback Statute goes on to define “federal health care program” as any government funded plan or program that provides health bene

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