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Antidote Health debuts telemedicine-based mental health clinic

Healthcare It News

Telehealth company Antidote Health is extending its virtual care offerings to include a service focused on mental health issues. Called the Mental Health Clinic, it will offer medication management, as well as treatment for depression, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, PTSD, OCD and insomnia disorder. Antidote Health and its clinicians will use an approach called enhanced, evidence-based care.

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California healthcare workers reassess contracts, pandemic pressures in mind

Healthcare Dive

The pandemic has prompted nurses and residents in the state to rethink working conditions and what they will endure. Some have walked off the job, demanding better contracts, and some residents organized for the first time.

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Monthly Round-Up of What to Read on Pharma Law and Policy

Bill of Health

By? Ameet Sarpatwari , Alexander Egilman , Aviva Wang, and ? Aaron S. Kesselheim. Each month, members of the Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL) review the peer-reviewed medical literature to identify interesting empirical studies, policy analyses, and editorials on health law and policy issues. Below are the citations for papers identified from the month of April.

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Google hires former FDA digital health officer to global strategy post

Healthcare Dive

In his new role, Bakul Patel will help Google build a unified digital health and regulatory strategy.

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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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5 Impressive Advancements in Nursing Technology

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in almost all industries, but it’s not hard to see just how much has changed in nursing. Previously labor-intensive tasks like lifting patients and administering medication are now […]. The article 5 Impressive Advancements in Nursing Technology appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Pear more than doubles revenue from last quarter, shares new economic data

Healthcare Dive

Analysts said the data would be important in conversations with payers. Pear, meanwhile, reiterated its $22 million revenue forecast for this year.

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How Healthcare Technology Can Impact Operations

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Melissa Powell, COO at Genesis HealthCare. More and more, best practices in the business world are intruding into the healthcare industry, which should come as no surprise, given that many of the issues are the same. How can resources best be allocated? How can the customer (or patient) […].

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Parker-Hannifin Cyberattack Affects Almost 120,000 Health Plan Members

HIPAA Journal

Cleveland, OH-based Parker-Hannifin Corporation, a manufacturer of motion and control technologies, has recently announced that unauthorized individuals have gained access to some of its IT systems and may have acquired files containing the sensitive information of current and former employees, their dependents, and other individuals affiliated with the company.

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Solve.Care Launches First Crypto Healthcare Device Marketplace

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Solve.Care , the global healthcare blockchain technology company, has announced the world’s first crypto-enabled marketplace dedicated to healthcare. – Care.Marketplace will allow for the purchase of domestic healthcare devices across the United States. This first-of-its-kind development will work to influence the use of domestic healthcare devices.

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HIM Leaders Take Note, there’s a Spotlight on Autonomous Coding

Healthcare IT Today

In a recent Emerging Technology Spotlight report, KLAS Research found that provider organizations who are using CorroHealth’s autonomous coding product are highly satisfied with the solution’s functionality and that it has had a positive impact on their operations. Healthcare IT Today had the opportunity to sit down with the report’s lead author – Mac Boyter, […].

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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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The U.S. Government and the World Health Organization

KFF

This fact sheet provides information about the World Health Organization (WHO) and U.S. government funding and engagement with WHO.

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Sidekick and Pfizer launch digital therapeutics solution for Atopic Dermatitis

Mobi Health News

The solution uses gamification to increase patient adherence.

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Compliance Conversations Podcast: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Compliance

Healthicity

In this episode of Compliance Conversations, our host CJ Wolf, MD., sits down with Amy Brown.

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Amwell, Transcarent launch new behavioral health offerings and more digital health briefs

Mobi Health News

Also: Women's healthcare provider Tia expands into fertility care.

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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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Oklahoma Hospital Pays over $1.1 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Healthcare Compliance Blog

An acute care hospital in Oklahoma has paid over $1.1 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare. Following an internal review and audit, the hospital discovered irregularities regarding its billing of certain services, and proactively contacted the United States to self-disclose the issues.?

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Fujitsu teams up with Riken to release new drug discovery tech

Mobi Health News

They aim to bring down the period and costs for new drug development.

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Irish Digital Pathology and AI Company, Deciphex, Raises $11.5M in Series B Funding Led by ACT Venture Capital

Healthcare IT Today

Deciphex, a leading provider of pathology software and services, announced today the closing of a $11.5 million Series B funding round. The round was led by ACT Venture Capital, with Charles River Laboratories, Novartis, IRRUS Investments, Nextsteps Capital, HBAN Medtech Syndicate and other current investors also participating. Pathology is heading for a crunch point due […].

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Cayaba Care raises $12M to expand maternal health services

Mobi Health News

The startup launched in August last year with a $3.2 million seed.

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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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HIPAA Audits for Insurance Agents

Total HIPAA

Insurance agents who handle protected health information (PHI) are required to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). One way to ensure compliance is to undergo a HIPAA compliance audit. In this blog post, we’ll discuss what insurance agents need to know about HIPAA compliance audits. HIPAA compliance audits are conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

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Pfizer and Sidekick Health Launches Digital Therapeutics Solution for Eczema

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Sidekick Health today announces the launch of an integrated digital therapeutics solution for improving the outcomes of patients with Atopic Dermatitis (AD) in conjunction with Pfizer Inc., one of the world’s premier innovative biopharmaceutical companies. – Sidekick and Pfizer will be rolling out their integrated digital therapeutics offering, launching first in the UK, followed by Belgium, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, France, Ireland, and Japan lat

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Recent FDA Enforcement Action Colors Regulatory Landscape for Delta-8 THC Products

Health Law Advisor

Much like the ambiguous landscape involving cannabidiol (CBD) products on the consumer market, an influx of delta-8 THC containing products for consumption has highlighted a recurrent regulatory issue surrounding the legality of hemp derived products at the federal level. The Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”), which, among other things, offered a federal definition of hemp and removed it from the list of Schedule I controlled substances, specifically carved out hemp der

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How Privileging Technology Benefits Patient Safety and Clinical Outcomes | symplr

Symplr

Maintaining current and accurate hospital privileging data is incredibly important for any healthcare provider organization. Doing so is at the heart of patient safety. It ensures that the providers your organization employs or contracts with are not only qualified, but will provide the highest quality care in the most efficient manner. In that way, privileging affects more than safety, extending to outcomes measures.

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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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Billing Medicare Telehealth during COVID-19 PHE

Medisys Compliance

During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), reimbursements for telehealth continue to evolve. The federal government, state Medicaid programs, and private insurers have expanded coverage for virtual health care services. During the COVID-19 public health emergency, any health care provider who is eligible to bill Medicare can bill for telehealth services regardless of where the patient or provider is located.

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Sign up for MPA's Virtual HIPAA Training!

Health Care Performance

HIPAA is a lot! MPA's e-course makes it easier to keep up with privacy, security, breach notification, and social media. Sign up for MPA's Virtual HIPAA Training Course.

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Roundup: Oxford Drug Design raises £2.2M to develop AI programme, Rune Labs launch Portuguese subsidiary to improve diabetes care, and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, Babylon GP at Hand opens two new clinics in London.

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Medical Malpractice Reforms

Florida Health Care Law Firm

The medical community is under attack, yet legislation has been slow to recognize the problem and address the issues. Amendments to current laws that are not based on science are sorely needed, as the current standard supports a highly litigious relationship between patients and physicians. Everyone wants proper and appropriate medical care that is easily accessible for all Americans, but not every medical intervention is bound to be successful in achieving its purpose.

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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.

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Amwell rolls out new behavioral health program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

On Thursday Amwell announced the launch of its new evidence-based and scalable behavioral health technology. WHY IT MATTERS. The Amwell Comprehensive Behavioral Health Program is built using digital cognitive behavioral health programs of SilverCloud Health with virtual care provided by therapists and psychiatrists from Amwell clinical partner, Amwell Medical Group.

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Amwell Launches Comprehensive Behavioral Health Program

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Digital care delivery company Amwell launches Amwell Comprehensive Behavioral Health Program , an evidence-based, comprehensive and scalable behavioral health solution that can be tailored to meet specific population needs across the full spectrum of care. – Designed to address the growing mental health crisis, the Amwell program enables payers and providers to deliver integrated solutions including virtual therapy and psychiatry, coaching, and digital mental

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Hacking Healthcare: Cyberattack Contingency Planning and Response

Health Law Advisor

Establishing and maintaining effective systems to protect sensitive personal data and confidential business information from outside interference while also assuring that privacy interests are protected is among an organization’s highest priorities. Our security and privacy team at Epstein Becker & Green has written extensively about the guidance and best practices issued by federal and state regulatory and enforcement agencies.

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Disturbing the Modern Plantation: How COVID-19 is Reinforcing the Food Supply Chain’s Function as a Social Sorting Tool

HealthLaw Prof Blog

Stephen Wilks (University Detroit Mercy), Disturbing the Modern Plantation: How COVID-19 is Reinforcing the Food Supply Chain’s Function as a Social Sorting Tool, 30 Cornell J. Law & Pub. Pol’y (2021): This paper captures the plight of workers within the.

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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. You’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.