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Cognitive care needs can be identified by digital assessments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Envision Healthcare files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Healthcare Dive

The physician staffing firm suffered from declining profits amid hurdles from the COVID-19 pandemic, prolonged legal battles with health insurers over reimbursement and regulatory crackdowns on surprise billing.

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For Ryan Health, telehealth seeds planted during the pandemic have flourished

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Ryan Health is a federally qualified health center based in Manhattan that has been providing comprehensive and affordable primary and specialty care to New York’s diverse and underserved communities since 1967. Ryan Health has seven primary care centers, seven school-based health centers, two community outreach centers at transitional housing sites, and one mobile health center, all located throughout Manhattan.

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CVS shuttering clinical trials unit

Healthcare Dive

The company plans to wind down the business in phases, with a full exit by December 2024.

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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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PBGH: What employers want to see as Congress aims to reform PBMs

Fierce Healthcare

PBGH: What employers want to see as Congress aims to reform PBMs pminemyer Mon, 05/15/2023 - 16:13

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5 Ways to Close the Cloud Security Gaps in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by TJ Houske, Senior Vice President of Technology, Operations, and Engineering at OTAVA Ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations doubled in the last five years, according to a new study by JAMA Health Forum. The most common victims have been health clinics. This year’s Ponemon report also reinforces the fact that ransomware continues to impact patient safety.

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Flatiron Health Launches Integrated RWE Solutions for Oncology

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Building upon over a decade of experience providing high-quality, real-world oncology data, Flatiron Health has announced the expansion of their real-world evidence (RWE) offerings to include analytic, scientific, and consultative services, leveraging the high-quality foundational real-world data (RWD) assets that the company is well known for.

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Spring Health IT Conference Review – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 114

Healthcare IT Today

For the 114th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast , we are reviewing the Health IT Conferences we’ve had this spring! First we discuss the technology trends that we’ve seen this far. Next we examine what were the hot topics of discussions from all of the conferences. Then we share what we thought was missing and/or lacking from the spring 2023 conferences.

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How to Improve Patient Confidence When Rolling Out New Medical Technology

HIT Consultant

Korey Johnson, Managing Partner at Bold Insight A staggering 55 percent of patients have lost trust in a healthcare provider after a negative experience. Sometimes, that trust is broken during interactions with a medical device or digital therapeutic. Maybe a patient’s diabetes management app uses overly clinical language, or perhaps it doesn’t walk them through every app feature.

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Greenway’s Focus on EHR Optimization is Paying Off

Healthcare IT Today

Greenway Health continues to focus their efforts on optimizing their EHR. They are not just making it more user-friendly. The company is working hard on enhancements that enable clinicians to be more efficient. To do this, they are taking a step back and reviewing all the workflows in their system and looking for opportunities to make things easier for their end-users.

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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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Validic Acquires Connected Health Platform Trapollo

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Validic has acquired the assets of Trapollo LLC , a connected health, technical support, and device logistics provider that helps healthcare organizations care for patients at home. Trapollo is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cox Communications, Inc. With the acquisition of these Trapollo assets, Validic rounds out its core capabilities to make personalized healthcare a practical reality for patients and clinicians.

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CVS closing down clinical trials business after 2 years

Fierce Healthcare

CVS closing down clinical trials business after 2 years pminemyer Mon, 05/15/2023 - 13:36

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How AI Can Deliver Benefits in Healthcare Manufacturing and Patient Device Usage

HIT Consultant

According to  Grand View Research , the global artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare market size was valued at USD 15.4 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37.5% from 2023 to 2030, to reach an estimated USD 208.2 billion. That’s an impressive growth rate, indicating the expected value delivery to a mostly early-phase adoption of AI in the healthcare marketplace.

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Union workers at 5 California HCA hospitals vote to strike

Fierce Healthcare

Union workers at 5 California HCA hospitals vote to strike dmuoio Mon, 05/15/2023 - 14:09

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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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NIH Launches $6M TARGETED Genome Editor Delivery Challenge

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: The United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced the launch of the TARGETED (Targeted Genome Editor Delivery) Challenge. The multi-phase challenge will award up to $6M in prize money to support NIH’s Somatic Cell Genome Editing (SCGE) commitment to developing targeted delivery systems to deliver genome editors to somatic (non-reproductive) cells of the body.

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Following Ferris: assessing the impact of Dr Tim Ferris on NHS IT

Digital Health News

With news that Dr Tim Ferris is to depart as NHS England’s transformation director, Digital Health's Jon Hoeksma considers his legacy in the NHS.

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TELUS Health Launches Total Mental Health

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: TELUS Health launches Total Mental Health – an innovative solution that provides employees with access to a team of care professionals who will curate personal care journeys with continuous mental health counseling, therapist led iCBT programs, digital tools, assessments, and ongoing tracking and feedback. Accessible by employees through their company’s health benefits, Total Mental Health leverages TELUS Health’s world-leading technology to offer a one-stop app for m

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Experts call for addressing rising Black maternal mortality from all sides

Fierce Healthcare

Experts call for addressing rising Black maternal mortality from all sides aburky Mon, 05/15/2023 - 18:27

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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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Centene Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement to Divest Apixio to New Mountain Capital

Healthcare IT Today

Centene Corporation announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell Apixio , a leading artificial intelligence platform that enables value-based care, to New Mountain Capital , a growth-oriented investment firm with more than $37 billion in assets under management. Centene acquired Apixio in December 2020. Apixio improves administrative, clinical and financial outcomes for some of the nation’s leading health plans and provider groups using its proprietary clinical data c

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Healthcare navigation platform Amino Health scores $80M

Mobi Health News

The California-based company will use the investment to scale product innovation and advance integrations with enterprise partners.

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Is Proton Mail HIPAA Compliant?

HIPAA Journal

Like most questions relating to HIPAA and technology, the answer to the question is Proton Mail HIPAA compliant is “it depends”. This is because no technology is HIPAA compliant. It is how the technology is configured and used that determines compliance with HIPAA. Proton Mail offers mail, storage, and VPN services, and claims to be “the world’s largest end-to-end encrypted email service”.

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April Research Roundup: What We’re Reading

Center for Health Insurance Reform

For our monthly research roundup, we reviewed studies on a public option proposal for California, how personalized outreach can increase enrollment in affordable Marketplace plans, and recent trends in Marketplace premiums and insurer participation.

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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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Wysa reveals anxiety sufferers want digital solutions

Digital Health News

According to a report from Wysa, one in three employees is suffering from anxiety and they are after digital solutions to help combat it.

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The Health Plan Price Transparency Data Files Are a Mess – States Can Help Make Them Better

Center for Health Insurance Reform

The transparency of health care prices can help policymakers, employers, and researchers identify the drivers of cost growth and target solutions. In her latest post for Health Affairs' Forefront, Sabrina Corlette identifies how states can play a role making health plan price data more accessible and usable.

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As COVID-19 recedes, payers face changed coverage landscape

Fierce Healthcare

As COVID-19 recedes, payers face changed coverage landscape fdiamond Mon, 05/15/2023 - 17:03

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DocGo shares rise amid Q1 financial results and more digital health earnings

Mobi Health News

Video game-based therapeutic company Akili and baby tech company Owlet also post first quarter results.

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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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PharMerica Notifies 5.8M Individuals of Healthcare Data Breach

Health IT Security

Long-term care pharmacy… read more

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Armis identifies nurse call systems as riskiest IoMT device

Digital Health News

When it comes to cyber attacks, Armis has determined that nurse call systems are the riskiest Internet of Medical Things device.

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Kentucky hospital launches probe into cybersecurity incident

Becker's Health IT

Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare said its information services and cybersecurity experts have launched an investigation into a cybersecurity event that forced the hospital to shut down its email and internet access.

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What is Regulatory Compliance in Healthcare?

Compliancy Group

Regulatory compliance is a critical aspect of the healthcare industry, with various regulations like HIPAA, OSHA, FWA, and general compliance requirements that ensure high-quality care. These regulations aim at protecting patient privacy, and worker safety, and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse while improving operational efficiency. Compliance helps reduce liability risk for healthcare organizations while empowering employees through regular training programs.

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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.