Thu.Jun 02, 2022

article thumbnail

Rite Aid forays into care delivery for rural seniors with new Homeward partnership

Healthcare Dive

The new Homeward partnership is Rite Aid's first effort to bring clinical services to its stores, following in the tracks of rivals like CVS Health and Walgreens.

312
312
article thumbnail

Follow the (Medical) Record: Moira Washington and Change Management

MRO Compliance

Follow the (Medical) Record: Moira Washington and Change Management. Host Don Hardwick interviews Moira Washington, Vice President of Disclosure Management Operations at MRO regarding change management. Specifically they explore managing a remote workforce in a healthcare environment. HealthcareNOW Radio Podcast Network ยท Follow the (Medical) Record: Moira Washington, VP Disclosure Management Operations at MRO.

130
130
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Residents at Los Angeles County hospitals vote to authorize strike

Healthcare Dive

Of the voting members, 99% cast ballots in favor of authorizing a strike after failing to reach a new bargaining agreement with the county.

Hospitals 311
article thumbnail

AliveCor KardiaMobile Card Review

Healthcare IT Today

Ever since I’ve started covering the varying wearables and health sensors that were hitting the market, I’ve learned how so many of them just aren’t medically relevant and so most doctors don’t care about that direct to consumer wearable data. The exception to this has been the various AliveCor products which provide medically relevant EKG […].

Doctors 104
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Black patients more likely to face hospital security response, study shows

Healthcare Dive

The paper is the latest in a flurry of publications that have showcased inequity in hospital systems across the country.

Hospitals 290
article thumbnail

Direct primary care startup Hint Health raises $45M and more digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Also: Autism-focused SpectrumAi and cancer clinical trial platform Massive Bio both scooped up $9 million.

137
137

More Trending

article thumbnail

Study: Therapists serving Medicaid patients, couples and families less likely to continue teletherapy

Mobi Health News

Researchers found therapists with a higher percentage of clients from lower socioeconomic status groups, patients on Medicaid and families were less likely to keep using telehealth after the pandemic.

Medicaid 101
article thumbnail

Medical Coding The Optimal Solution Is A Hybrid Approach With Deep Learning And AI Automation

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Andrew Lockhart, Co-founder and CEO of Fathom. The healthcare industry continues to evolve to serve patients, and with every advance, the system becomes more complex. This complexity is often evident in the medical codes for healthcare encounters. For example, ICD-10 has 69,000+ diagnostic codes, which is over four […].

article thumbnail

The Health of Older Americans in 2022 โ€“ Risks from the Pandemic, Isolation, and Social Determinants

Health Populi

For millions of older people in America, health and well-being got worse in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Physical, mental and behavioral health took hits, depending on one’s living situation, social determinants of health risks, and even health plan, I write in the Medecision Liberate Health blog. In this essay on health disparities and equity for older adults, I weave together new data from, The United Health Foundation’s study on seniors’ health status in America’

article thumbnail

Oracle Purchase of Cerner Approved

Healthcare IT Today

Today, Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) announced that all required antitrust approvals have been obtained for its proposed acquisition of Cerner, including European Commission clearance. Cerner is a leading provider of digital information systems used within hospitals and health systems to enable medical professionals to deliver better healthcare to individual patients and communities.

article thumbnail

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 clientโ€™s particular scenarios and requirements.

article thumbnail

PHI Potentially Compromised in Security Incidents at Allwell Behavioral Health Services and WellDyneRx

HIPAA Journal

Allwell Behavioral Health Services in Zanesville, OH, has announced that a computer system used to store quality assurance information related to the treatment of patients has been accessed by an unauthorized individual. The unauthorized access was detected on March 5, 2022, with the subsequent forensic investigation determining the system was breached on March 2, 2022.

article thumbnail

How to Quickly and Easily Manage Incidents

Healthicity

Wouldnโ€™t it be nice to have an assistant who could significantly reduce the time it takes you to manage incidents.

article thumbnail

Roundup: Canadian AI health measurement app Anura comes to Singapore and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, Standigm has partnered with Merck Korea for AI drug discovery research.

109
109
article thumbnail

Injured Workers Pharmacy Faces Class Action Lawsuit over Email Account Breach

HIPAA Journal

A class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts by the law firm Morgan & Morgan against Injured Workers Pharmacy (IWP) over a breach of the personal information of 75,771 customers. IWP is an Andover, MA-based pharmacy that serves employees who were injured at work and receive workersโ€™ compensation benefits.

Fraud 67
article thumbnail

The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics wonโ€™t cut it in todayโ€™s data-driven applications โ€“ not for your end users, your development team, or your business. Thatโ€™s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

article thumbnail

C2i Genomics, Karkinos Healthcare Partner to Bring AI-Powered Cancer R&D to India

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – C2i Genomics , a cancer intelligence company, announced a strategic partnership with Karkinos Healthcare to develop the first whole-genome sequencing (WGS) MRD test that will further R&D efforts in India. – This partnership will improve diagnostic labs in India by providing them with the ability to validate and monitor the quality of whole-genome cancer screening and minimal residual disease (MRD) products faster.

52
article thumbnail

Key Legal Issues Facing Telehealth Platforms, as Compliance Concerns Bubble for Platforms Launched During the Public Health Emergency

Health Care Law Brief

The onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency (โ€œPHEโ€) led to a surge in the use of telehealth by health care providers. In addition, the PHE fueled a boom in the number of direct-to-consumer (โ€œDTCโ€) telehealth platforms, many of which have relied upon COVID-19 regulatory waivers to launch and operate in multiple states across the nation. For the reasons discussed below, DTC telehealth platforms should re-visit their compliance plans and be prepared for increased state and federal regulatory

article thumbnail

Greenway Health Launches Greenway Secure Cloud

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Greenway Health , a leading health information technology services provider, launched Greenway Secure Cloud , a cost-effective, fully bundled, cloud-based electronic health record (EHR) and practice management solution. Greenway Secure Cloud increases the security of patient health information and practice records, eliminates the need to manage software upgrades, and provides scalable, all-inclusive pricing to clients. – Greenway Secure Cloud helps protect aga

article thumbnail

FFL Partners Closes Fifth Fund With More Than $900 Million

McGuire Wood

FFL Partners has announced it has closed its fifth fund, FFL Capital Partners V, with more than $900 million in total capital commitments. The fund was oversubscribed, exceeding its initial target of $750 million. FFL Partners , based in San Francisco, invests in middle market companies within healthcare and business services. Founded in 1997, the firm generally commits $50 million to $200 million to individual transactions and purses control or significant minority stake transactions.

52
article thumbnail

Everything You Wanted to Know About FACIS, but Didnโ€™t Know to Ask

Speaker: Amy Anderson

FACISยฎ helps organizations mitigate patient and organizational risk. Maintaining compliance and safeguarding against fraud and abuse in todayโ€™s changing healthcare landscape can be challenging. Most healthcare organizations screen and monitor providers against the OIG but thatโ€™s only ONE of FACISยฎโ€™ primary sources. FACISยฎ pulls data for every taxonomy from the lowest level employee to the highest level licensed professional.

article thumbnail

Rural Provider Homeward Forms In-Market Partnership with Rite Aid to Support Seniors in Underserved Communities

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Homeward , the comprehensive rural care provider network launched by former Livongo titan, Dr. Jenny Schneider, has announced a partnership with Rite Aid to deliver onsite care to rural Americans, starting with Medicare. – Homewardโ€™s work with Rite Aid will also support the pharmacy retailerโ€™s recently announced plans to double-down on pharmacy services, with increased focus on expansion in underserved communities.

article thumbnail

Roundup: PatientSource solution eliminates manual data gathering at Israeli hospital, Florence raises ยฃ28.5M to expand social care staffing app, and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust launches new patient portal.

article thumbnail

Take Command Acquires Technology from Savvy to Expand Benefits Platform

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Take Command , a tech-enabled service that offers HRA administration, has acquired innovative HRA intellectual property assets from Savvy , a San Francisco-based, VC-backed healthcare company founded in 2019. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. – The acquisition signifies the market growth of Individual Coverage HRAs (ICHRAs, a new model of reimbursing employees for health insurance rather than buying it for them).

article thumbnail

Epic-linked text messages enhance patient experience, improve outcomes at Community Health Network

Healthcare It News

Thousands of patients of Indianapolis-based Community Health Network were missing critical updates from the health system. THE PROBLEM. A sizable chunk of the organization's one-way text messages to patients – Epic MyChart activation codes, multifactor authentication codes, video visit links, eCheck-in reminders, operating room status updates and more – were simply going undelivered.

264
264
article thumbnail

Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

article thumbnail

4 Patient Flow Challenges Contributing to Provider Burnout

HIT Consultant

Ben Sawyer, VP of Market Development at ABOUT. There has been frequent reporting about the problem of provider workforce shortages within hospitals and health systems and the related burnout experienced when working in high-stress situations during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are pre-existing and contributing patient flow challenges that have been exacerbated by the pandemic, which can lead to burnout, and therefore are worth discussing.

article thumbnail

Skirmishes Over Medication Abortions May Renew Debate on State Vs. Federal Powers

Kaiser Health News

As the Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade , the landmark decision that guarantees the constitutional right to an abortion, reproductive rights advocates are considering new ways to protect nationwide access to the procedure. One strategy involves preserving the availability of the medication used to initiate an abortion in states poised to restrict access otherwise.

FDA 83
article thumbnail

Watchmaker Genomics Raises $40M to Expand Clinical Sequencing Product Offerings

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Watchmaker Genomics , a life sciences company specializing in the development of high-stringency applications focused on the reading, writing, and editing of DNA and RNA raises $40M in an oversubscribed Series A, bringing total funding to date to $53.5M. The round was led by Decheng Capital , with co-investment from Eclipse Ventures. – Watchmaker Genomics applies advanced enzymology to enable breakthrough applications for the reading, writing, and editing of D

52
article thumbnail

KHNโ€™s โ€˜What the Health?โ€™: Washingtonโ€™s Slow Churn

Kaiser Health News

Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , Stitcher , Pocket Casts , or wherever you listen to podcasts. In the wake of three high-profile mass shootings in less than a month, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have renewed negotiations over legislation that could stem gun violence. But even those who are trying to reach an agreement on the long-divisive issue acknowledge that finding consensus remains an enormous task.

article thumbnail

Ensure Continuous Patient Care: How to Avoid Disruptions Due to Ransomware

The industry has seen an increasing pace of ransomware, zero-day, and remote-code execution attacks. Learn how to defend against these against these attacks in this eBook.

article thumbnail

Dobbs Would Likely Have Significant Impacts On Drug And Device Companies

Drug & Device Law

Despite our use of plural pronouns, almost all of our posts come from a single author. We occasionally have guest posts by multiple authors or a post that pairs one of us with a subject matter expert. For this post, however, all seven authors of the Blog are joining together. We are just simple defense hacks writing about product liability law and some other things that matter to medical product manufacturers.

FDA 127
article thumbnail

Advancing Syringe Services in the United States: The Untapped Role of the Americans with Disabilities Act

HealthLaw Prof Blog

Abigail Fletes (Northeastern University), Maria Katherine Delos Reyes (Northeastern University), John C.

52
article thumbnail

Including Disabled People in the Battle to Protect Abortion Rights: A Call-to-Action

HealthLaw Prof Blog

Robyn Powell (Stetson University), Including Disabled People in the Battle to Protect Abortion Rights: A Call-to-Action, UCLA L. Rev. (Forthcoming): The battle to protect abortion rights in the United States has not been this fierce in fifty years. From a.

97
article thumbnail

Pregnant Workers Fairness Acts: Advancing a Progressive Policy in Both Red and Blue America

HealthLaw Prof Blog

Deborah A. Widiss (Indiana University), Pregnant Workers Fairness Acts: Advancing a Progressive Policy in Both Red and Blue America, Nev. L. J. (Forthcoming): Pregnant workers often need small changesโ€”such as permission to sit on a stool or to avoid heavy.

97
article thumbnail

How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. Youโ€™ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.