Fri.Dec 10, 2021

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How Tech Can Reduce and Prevent Birth Injuries and Accidents

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. According to the CDC, birth injuries are a leading cause of death and disability among infants. The most common causes of birth injury include fetal distress that results in a lack of oxygen or blood […]. The article How Tech Can Reduce and Prevent Birth Injuries and Accidents appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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‘Telehealth isn’t a fad’: Digital health execs on virtual care in 2021

Mobi Health News

Digital health executives and leaders weigh in on the rise of telehealth and virtual care services and whether their growth kept its momentum this year.

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Health services M&A deals surged in 2021. Here are key trends that could impact deal-making next year, PwC reports

Fierce Healthcare

Health services M&A deals surged in 2021. Here are key trends that could impact deal-making next year, PwC reports. hlandi. Fri, 12/10/2021 - 14:55.

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Fraud Schemes in a Telehealth Era: What Healthcare Payers Should Know

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Report from Codoxo that finds 10-15% of telehealth claims fall outside of approved CMS codes and indicates a high potential for rapidly increasing fraud schemes (and provider coding errors) in a new telehealth era. Codoxo , a provider of healthcare artificial intelligence solutions for healthcare payers and agencies, today released a new study revealing that among the 41% of provider specialties showing statistically significant increases for telehealth adoption, up

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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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From 340B to short-term health plans: Here are the top 4 regulations to watch for in 2022

Fierce Healthcare

From 340B to short-term health plans: Here are the top 4 regulations to watch for in 2022. rking. Fri, 12/10/2021 - 16:44.

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Health Systems Cite Telehealth as Top Tool to Improve Patient Access in 2022

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Improving patient access to medical services is a top priority for health system leaders in 2022, according to new research from the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) and KLAS Research. – According to new research, patient access was identified by health system leaders as the challenge in healthcare that can be best addressed with telehealth in the coming year.

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Using Blockchain to Underwrite Cybersecurity Insurance

Healthcare IT Today

When I first heard about a cybersecurity company, CloudCover, using their security technology to build a cybersecurity insurance platform on blockchain, I was fascinated by the intersection of technologies and what this might mean for healthcare organizations. Plus, I really wanted to better understand more about the future of cybersecurity insurance and what technologies and […].

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Nurse staffing app connectRN pulls $76M to empower nurses with flexible shifts, career development

Fierce Healthcare

Nurse staffing app connectRN pulls $76M to empower nurses with flexible shifts, career development. rtorrence. Fri, 12/10/2021 - 10:54.

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COVID Times and NFTs – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

It’s that time again when we have a little fun as we head into the weekend. That’s right, it’s another edition of Fun Friday. This week we’re looking at COVID times and a pretty funny take on NFTs. We hope you enjoy a nice smile and laugh as we start the weekend. Our covid times […].

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Senate passes bill to delay nearly 10% in Medicare cuts expected to start in January

Fierce Healthcare

Senate passes bill to delay nearly 10% in Medicare cuts expected to start in January. rking. Fri, 12/10/2021 - 10:25.

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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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HIMSSCast: Securing the telehealth visit

Mobi Health News

ChristianaCare CISO Anahi Santiago describes how her organization has made cybersecurity a priority in its telehealth rollouts.

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How Morgan Health is making its accountable care pitch to providers

Fierce Healthcare

How Morgan Health is making its accountable care pitch to providers. pminemyer. Fri, 12/10/2021 - 15:06.

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Hydrogen Health looks to primary care for next virtual care offering

Mobi Health News

Patients will be able to get access to a clinician without an advanced appointment.

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Provider orgs launch pro-telehealth effort; House averts Medicare payment cuts

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’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.

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Robin Raises $50 Million to Empower Physicians and Remove Barriers to Health

Healthcare IT Today

The new Series B investment from Scale VP and Khosla Ventures enables Robin to scale its team and service offering to physicians nationwide. Robin, a healthcare technology company, today announced Series B funding of $50 million. With the new investment, Robin will expand its service into new markets, as well as invest in its engineering, […].

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Medical Bills Continue to Plague Consumers as Source of Anxiety, Mystery and Frustration

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – More than half (55%) of consumers find it stressful paying a medical bill, understanding their plan’s coverage and benefits (53%) or comprehending what they owe (53%), according to results of Cedar’s Annual Healthcare Consumer Experience Study. – 4 in 10 (41%) are unsatisfied with their billing experiences, and nearly 90% of consumers would find it at least “somewhat useful” if their healthcare provider posted pricing information on their web

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Donor Government Funding for International Family Planning Declines After Increasing the Previous Three Years

KFF

A new KFF analysis finds donor government support for global family planning efforts totaled US$1.40 billion in 2020, a decline of US$114 million compared to last year’s level of US$1.52 billion. This decline in donor funding was largely due to the decreased funding from the UK, family planning’s second largest donor after the US. The … More.

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DME Industry 2021 Year End Review & Looking Into 2022

Florida Health Care Law Firm

Many DME providers have had tremendous hurdles to overcome this year, from the implementation of a new round of Medicare’s Competitive Bidding Program through continued impacts of COVID-19. Mergers and acquisitions are through the roof as a result, as are continued compliance concerns that plague the industry. Let’s dive into some of the major DME related matters & issues that have come across my desk this year, and what to be on the lookout for in the next.

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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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Cassidy Presenting at CTeL Digital Health Summit

Med Law Blog

Mike Cassidy will be one of the panelists discussing “The Myths About Telehealth: Telefraud vs. Telemedicine Fraud” at the virtual CTeL Digital Health Summit on Thursday, December 16, 2021.

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Donor Government Funding for Family Planning in 2020

KFF

In 2020, donor government funding for family planning activities totaled US$1.40 billion, a decline of more than US$100 million compared to the 2019 amount (US$1.52 billion).

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The importance of checklists in healthcare and law enforcement

PowerDMS Compliance

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary 6 | Monthly Update 2021

SQA

By Laurel Hacche & Debra Cortner SQA Associates. SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary #6, 2021. Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA). Brazil’s New UDI Requirements for Medical Devices: Compliance Implications for Manufacturers, 02 August 2021. ANVISA has rolled out its proposed framework for Unique Device Identification (UDI) requirements.

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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.

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How to develop and manage your hospital’s quality manual

PowerDMS Compliance

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Healthcare Cases to Watch

Jerri Lynn Ward

Georgia v. Biden. On December 7, 2021, a federal judge in Georgia issued nationwide injunctive relief against Executive Order 14042, which purports to require that federal contractors and subcontractors ensure that their employees are fully vaccinated against COVI-19. The Court ably explains the limits of federal authority the overreach of this order, including lack of Congressional authority. .

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Achieving compliance with laws, rules, and regulations

PowerDMS Compliance

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A Rural Georgia Community Reels After Its Hospital Closes

Kaiser Health News

CUTHBERT, Ga. — Lacandie Gipson struggled to breathe. The 33-year-old woman with multiple health conditions was in respiratory distress and awaiting an ambulance. About 20 minutes after the emergency call, it arrived. The Cuthbert home where Gipson lived was less than a mile from Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center, but the ambulance couldn’t take her to the one-story brick hospital because it had closed three months earlier, in October 2020.

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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.