Healthcare Dive
JULY 5, 2023
Though some patients believe using AI in healthcare could reduce medical bias and improve diagnostic accuracy, the vast majority would rather see a human for services ranging from diagnosing a rash to managing their diets.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 5, 2023
“Digital health will cease to exist,” read large on the screen behind Merck Global Health Initiative Fund President Bill Taranto at the second annual HITLAB Innovators Summit in New York City. | Columbia University hosted the second annual HITLAB Innovators Summit in New York City where industry insiders trumpeted the potential for digital health interventions while warning of the dangers of unchecked tech implementation.
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Healthcare Dive
JULY 5, 2023
Industry groups argue the payment cuts will exacerbate an already shaky financial situation for home health providers.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 5, 2023
Hospital outpatient departments are marking up the prices for biologic medicines more than physician offices, particularly for “innovator biologics” that have clinically equivalent and lower cost a | Consistently higher markups among hospital outpatient departments hamstring potential savings payers may hope to see down the line as more biosimilars become available, warned the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
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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?
Healthcare Dive
JULY 5, 2023
Brent Layton’s experience scaling Centene could help Homeward as it looks to grow and transform its rural healthcare services.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 5, 2023
The quality bonus program (QBP) that rewards Medicare Advantage (MA) plans fails to achieve its two main goals: fairly rewarding MA insurers that actually improve quality and encouraging beneficiar | The Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus Program suffers from what some experts call the “Lake Wobegon Effect”: Too many plans are rated above average. A new Urban Institute report suggests some cures.
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Fierce Healthcare
JULY 5, 2023
Healthcare mergers and acquisitions are in no short supply as providers, health tech companies, payers and other industry players look to expand their businesses and gain a competitive edge. | Bright Health exits insurance business, Vandalia Health to add three hospitals, Centene divests AI platform and more M&A news from the month of June.
Healthcare IT Today
JULY 5, 2023
If you asked a healthcare provider what their biggest challenges were, the list would get long very quickly. One standout, however, is the problem of healthcare burnout, a struggle that healthcare industry leaders and workers alike face every day. In fact, according to new research from Holon Solutions , 79% of healthcare leaders and 77% of healthcare workers see burnout as their biggest challenge.
HealthIT Answers
JULY 5, 2023
By Greg Davis - Telehealth is on the rise, and it's not linear – it's exponential. Internet downtime can severely damage your reputation, operations, and your ability to stay competitive with other practices and clinics, even if your services may be of a better grade. The post Eliminating Downtime and Ensuring Reliable Connectivity in Healthcare appeared first on Health IT Answers.
Healthcare IT Today
JULY 5, 2023
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Paragon Lab and Clinical Documentation Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Stoltenberg Consulting Inc. and is remote. Here’s a description of the position: Now seeking a Paragon specialist to assist a client hospital with daily system support and maintenance across both Lab workflows and general Clinical Documen
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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.
Mobi Health News
JULY 5, 2023
Marpai will add the respiratory care company's virtual care offerings to its network of value-based care providers for use by self-funded employer health plan members.
Healthcare IT Today
JULY 5, 2023
With laws such as the “No Surprises Act,” government has thrown its considerable weight behind the pressure on payers and clinicians to give patients good-faith estimates of the total cost of treatment. According to Marcus Dorstel, VP of Operations at Turquoise Health , both payers and providers have struggled and invested large amounts of effort in meeting the new requirements.
Digital Health News
JULY 5, 2023
Patient privacy breaches pose significant threats to patients and healthcare organisations. It is time to confront the risks head on, writes Steer Health’s Sridhar Yerramreddy.
Health IT Security
JULY 5, 2023
OCR’s latest newsletter doubles down on the importance of strong authentication practices for security and compliance.
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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
JULY 5, 2023
A £320,000 investment will support Capri Healthcare in reaching more hospitals with its digital patient referral and automated triage solutions.
Becker's Health IT
JULY 5, 2023
As cybersecurity remains top of mind for health system IT leaders, here are the 10 largest healthcare data breaches so far in 2023 by the number of individuals affected, as reported July 5 by Chief Healthcare Executive.
Digital Health News
JULY 5, 2023
The results of the Digital Health Networks Advisory Panel elections are in and the new CCIO, CIO and CNIO panel members can now be exclusively revealed.
Health IT Security
JULY 5, 2023
Along with Murfreesboro Medical Clinic & SurgiCenter, Mount Desert Island Hospital and Activate Healthcare reported recent healthcare data breaches to HHS.
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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.
Digital Health News
JULY 5, 2023
South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust has formed a partnership with CareLineLive to improve efficiencies and free up capacity.
Becker's Health IT
JULY 5, 2023
The closure of Spring Valley, Ill.-based St. Margaret Health due in part to a ransomware attack reignited debate over how the government can best protect the critical American healthcare infrastructure from cyber threats.
Fierce Healthcare
JULY 5, 2023
DocGo, a provider of mobile health services, unveiled new payer partnerships and multiyear targets on its investor day last month. | The company announced new payer agreements with EmblemHealth and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, representing an additional 6.7 million covered lives. DocGo expects to surpass $500 million in revenues in 2023.
Compliancy Group
JULY 5, 2023
A HIPAA compliance manager serves as the guardian of patient information, overseeing all aspects of adherence to federal regulations within healthcare organizations. They possess not only technical expertise but also comprehensive knowledge of the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare privacy laws. With their guidance, organizations can build a culture that values data protection and ensures patients’ trust and confidence.
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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.
Verisys
JULY 5, 2023
Achieving Transparency: How to Close a Critical Gap in Healthcare Compliance Continuous Data Monitoring is Key to Patient Safety Employing quality providers results in better patient outcomes. And better outcomes affect your bottom line in many ways: Patient safety and satisfaction Higher reimbursement rates Reputational supremacy Physician attraction and retention However, maintaining a dedicated staff of quality providers, support staff, and reputable suppliers of goods and services can
HealthIT Answers
JULY 5, 2023
New On Demand Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist: With guest Dominique Wells, Chief Operating Officer at Conduit Health Partners, a remote virtualization company to extend the healthcare team. The post The Healthcare Smoke Jumpers appeared first on Health IT Answers.
Health Law Advisor
JULY 5, 2023
On June 8, 2023, the New York City Council passed a bill focused on healthcare accountability, with the goal of increasing access to healthcare services for New Yorkers. Entitled the Healthcare Accountability & Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”), this legislation includes Introduction 844, which establishes an Office of Healthcare Accountability, whose work would allow patients to see through a website what they would be charged for procedures at hospitals throughout New York City.
HIT Consultant
JULY 5, 2023
What You Should Know: ResMed , the #1 global producer of CPAP machines and masks to treat sleep apnea acquires Somnoware , a U.S. leader in sleep and respiratory care diagnostics software. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Somnoware software streamlines the processes of physicians and sleep labs for diagnosing and evaluating a patient’s sleep and respiratory care test results, ordering treatment equipment, setting up appointments, tracking therapy compliance, and electroni
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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.
HealthIT Answers
JULY 5, 2023
We are seeking out the latest developments around virtual healthcare. News from CareView Communications, Third Eye Health, Hicuity Health, TimelyCare, Swift Medical, First Stop Health, American Telemedicine Association, Doximity, Avel eCare, Caregility,19Labs, GlobalMed, and more. The post Virtual Healthcare July 2023 appeared first on Health IT Answers.
Healthcare Law Blog
JULY 5, 2023
Industry stakeholders have been eagerly waiting for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Secretary of HHS to provide more clarity on federal information blocking enforcement rules since the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued its final information blocking rules in 2020.
HIT Consultant
JULY 5, 2023
What You Should Know: Nearly 60% of healthcare providers experienced one or more security breaches and 45% experienced a data breach from an outside source or distributed denial-of-service since 2021, according to a new report from SOTI. The annual report, The Technology Lifeline: Charting Digital Progress in Healthcare explores the evolving landscape of healthcare technology adoption, its impact on patient satisfaction and the top security risks that every IT leader should keep top of mind.
Healthcare Law Blog
JULY 5, 2023
On June 30, 2023, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) issued a notice to nursing home operators and administrators announcing that it will begin conducting assessments on July 10, 2023 of nursing homes’ compliance with the State’s minimum staffing requirements. Nursing homes that fail to adhere to the three requirements outlined in the minimum staffing standards in any quarterly period face civil penalties of up to $2,000 per day that they are out of compliance.
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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.
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