HIT Consultant

APRIL 15, 2025

Lucienne Marie Ide, M.D., PH.D., Founder and Chief Executive Officer of RimidI The care management code updates in the 2025 Final Physician Fee Schedule from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) could have far-reaching implications for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). Organizations serving underserved areas are expected to benefit from the changes, which introduce enhanced reimbursement structures that will enable them to elevate patient s

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 18, 2025

Countless people and organizations are currently striving to invent and improve technologies to help propel healthcare into a brighter future. But which of these technologies is starting to make a noticeable impact? What emerging technologies are driving the most significant innovations in digital health, and how are they reshaping patient care delivery ?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 2, 2025

Emergency medical services (EMS) teams are often the first responders for patients having emergency health issues. When timing and accuracy are of utmost importance, they must be exactly sure of what each patient needs. Some medical events require expertise best provided by a specialist. Depending on the distance to a medical facility or emergency department (ED), patients rely on the treatments given in the ambulance or at the scene.

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Bill of Health

APRIL 30, 2025

Artificial Intelligence Channeling the Power of Generative Health AI: Implications for Health Care, Research, and Governance (Part II) In this piece, we draw on insights about the complementary nature of human and AI intelligence to identify three key lessons for effectively integrating AI into health care practice and policy, using examples from recent research to illustrate their impact.

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APRIL 24, 2025

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APRIL 23, 2025

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Healthcare Dive

APRIL 21, 2025

The law in particular will affect CVS and UnitedHealth, both of which operate physical pharmacies in the state along with specialty and mail-order pharmacy businesses.

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APRIL 18, 2025

A new tool, Zoom Workplace for Frontline, is now generally available to all customers. It uses agentic artificial intelligence to help improve on-shift communications and work management, the telehealth company said Wednesday. WHY IT MATTERS With a real-time activity feed, as well as auto-generated on-shift chat groups and push-to-talk functionality, Zoom said Wednesday in its announcement that it aims to boost productivity, collaboration and connection among frontline teams in several industrie

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Bill of Health

APRIL 28, 2025

Medical Privacy The 23andMe Bankruptcy: Uncertainty, Caution, and a Call to Action (Part 1) Even with so many major headlines competing for attention last month, it was hard to miss the news that 23andMe had filed for bankruptcy. Published April 28, 2025 Photo Credit Christi Guerrini Amy McGuire Share Share on LinkedIn Share on X Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Even with so many major headlines competing for attention last month, it was hard to miss the news that 23andMe had filed for bankrupt

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AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 29, 2025

Verisource Services, an employee benefits administration service provider, has determined that a previously announced data breach was far worse than initially thought and has affected up to 4 million individuals.The Houston, Texas-based company detected a hacking incident on February 28, 2024, that disrupted access to some of its systems. Third-party cybersecurity and incident response experts were engaged to investigate the incident and determine the nature and scope of the unauthorized activit

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 3, 2025

Chatbots powered by artificial intelligence are emerging as meaningful tools in remote patient monitoring and chronic disease management, with the potential to improve diagnostic accuracy, support clinicians, and boost patient adherence. These were among the findings of a peer-reviewed study, "Revolutionizing Medicine: Chatbots as Catalysts for Improved Diagnosis, Treatment, and Patient Support," published in Cureus.

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MRO Compliance

APRIL 1, 2025

Technology Adoption Lessons from the Past If you were part of the Cloud boom in the early 2000s, you saw massive changes in digital technology. Services like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud revolutionized the tech world. Today, many of us cannot imagine plugging in a hard drive from a local technology store to save photos, documents and work materials.

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Healthcare Dive

APRIL 7, 2025

The faith-based shareholders’ proposal was challenged by UnitedHealth twice, thanks to a recent SEC guidance change the shareholders slammed as unfair. They could still reintroduce it next year.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 28, 2025

On Jan. 1, 2025, New York State Medicaid expanded its coverage to include remote patient monitoring services provided by clinical staff. With this significant change comes a huge benefit for New York citizens. NYS Medicaid will reimburse for RPM services under Current Procedural Terminology code 99457. This code pertains to remote physiologic monitoring treatment management services, which involve clinical staff, physicians or other qualified healthcare professionals spending time in a calendar

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APRIL 4, 2025

Food Safety The Food Wars and the Courts Concerns over ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and their responsibility for rising rates of chronic disease and obesity have been highlighted in the medical literature and in the popular press. Published April 4, 2025 Author James Lytle Share Share on LinkedIn Share on X Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Concerns over ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and their responsibility for rising rates of chronic disease and obesity have been highlighted in the medical lite

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 29, 2025

Ascension in St. Louis, Missouri, has started notifying certain patients about a security incident at one of its former business partners. Ascension learned on December 5, 2024, that the business partner had experienced a hacking incident. An investigation was launched, and it was determined on January 21, 2025, that Ascension had inadvertently disclosed patient data to the former business partner, and that data had likely been stolen in the hacking incident.Ascension confirmed that its own syst

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 24, 2025

This week and in the days ahead, technology companies, including Infinitus, Ambience Healthcare and Anthropic, release new artificial intelligence tools that could bolster trust and ease of use for patients, physicians and revenue cycle managers. Hallucination-free AI for engagement By limiting AI agent responses, Infinitus hopes to ensure trust and compliance with the first hallucination-free voice AI agents specifically for patient engagement, the company said in its announcement Thursday.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 10, 2025

The following is a guest article by Jay Trinckes , Data Protection Officer/CISO at Thoropass The healthcare industry faces a critical cybersecurity challenge. Despite the stringent requirements outlined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), enforcement remains alarmingly limited. A recent report revealed that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S.

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Healthcare Dive

APRIL 15, 2025

The federal health department sidestepped normal procedures as it laid off 10,000 employees, according to sources. One union has already filed an internal complaint, while at least two law firms are exploring suits.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 14, 2025

For Medicare, telemedicine reimbursement and regulation has been about kicking the can down the road – more temporary extensions of COVID-era flexibilities. The current ones run out on September 30. It's April 2025 and healthcare still waits for a permanent solution from the government for telemedicine and Medicare – which tends to drive what Medicaid and private insurers do.

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Bill of Health

APRIL 25, 2025

Insurance The Unconscionability of Emergency Room Cash Pay Contracts Imagine rushing to an emergency room after developing chest pain and shortness of breath. A staff member hands you a financial responsibility contract that you sign without reading. A physician diagnoses you with a heart attack and performs an angioplasty. Published April 25, 2025 Photo Credit Rupa Palanki Share Share on LinkedIn Share on X Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Imagine rushing to an emergency room after developing

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Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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APRIL 2, 2025

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. MDaudit,an award-winning cloud-based continuous risk monitoring platform for RCM that enables the nation’s premier healthcare organizations to minimize billing risks and maximize revenues, today announced the latest AI-powered enhancement to its award-winning revenue integrity platform. […] The article MDaudit Releases AI Assist for healthcare Revenue Integrity appeared first on electr

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APRIL 10, 2025

Dr. Doug W. Morton is a neuroradiologist at Carle Health and Carle Foundation Hospital, a Level 1 trauma center and comprehensive stroke center in Urbana, Illinois. He holds a PhD in neurobiology. A program lead for the Carle Enterprise Imaging Team, he directs a group in implementing and managing imaging informatics systems. As an IT leader, physician and engineer, he believes medical technology – when designed with the end user in mind – can dramatically increase clinician engageme

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 18, 2025

With Realistic, Scenario-Driven Learning, Healthcare Workers can Refine Skills in Real Time, Reducing Errors and Improving Decision-Making Relias , the trusted multi-solution workforce enablement platform partner to 12,000 healthcare organizations and 4.5 million caregivers, is expanding its learning modalities to include assessment-based virtual reality (VR) through its acquisition of InceptionXR , an innovative provider of extended reality training solutions for healthcare professionals.

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Healthcare Dive

APRIL 4, 2025

Provider groups and health systems warn tariffs will test healthcare’s fragile supply chain, threatening to disrupt patient care.

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