Total HIPAA
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Culture takes shape in every type of organization, whether it’s a business or a sports team. This happens as certain behaviors become the norm, whether by design or by accident. Prosperous companies make deliberate choices about the qualities they want their team members to have, and they work on nurturing common attitudes and behaviors that align with their mission.
YouCompli
OCTOBER 5, 2023
In the business of healthcare, promoting a culture of compliance is not merely a goal – it’s a necessity. Ethical integrity and adhering to regulatory requirements are critical to any organization’s success. That said, implementing compliance policies or appointing an individual to be the compliance officer is not enough. There has to be a commitment throughout all levels of an organization to do the right thing and do things right.
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MedTrainer
OCTOBER 4, 2023
The healthcare industry demands the highest standards of safety, privacy, and ethical conduct. To ensure organizations meet these standards, federal healthcare compliance requirements have been put in place. These regulations and laws help maintain patient confidentiality, ensure quality care, and prevent fraud and abuse within the healthcare industry.
Compliancy Group
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Ensuring compliance with regulations in healthcare is crucial to maintaining the integrity and quality of care provided. This is where healthcare compliance audits come into play. By conducting regular audits, healthcare organizations can identify areas of non-compliance, mitigate risks, and improve overall patient safety. We will look at the overall importance of healthcare compliance audits and delve into the tools and software available to streamline healthcare compliance auditing and monito
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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?
Health IT Security
OCTOBER 4, 2023
AHA has urged Congress and the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to withdraw the rule related to online tracking technologies, arguing that it violates HIPAA regulations.
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Andreessen Horowitz partner Julie Yoo and Bassett Healthcare executive Paul Uhrig share their playbook for digital health entrepreneurs looking to partner with health systems.
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Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Albany Med - Columbia Memorial Health (CMH) in Hudson, New York, is a community hospital and health system serving more than 100,000 residents in Columbia and Greene counties. THE PROBLEM CMH’s digital presence was not able to capture all the business opportunities in its area of influence. Patients would look for their symptoms on Google and seek care at other hospitals and health systems in the region that had a stronger digital presence.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Zoom this week announced expanded Zoom AI Companion capabilities for its regulated healthcare and education customers at its virtual event, Zoomtopia 2023. WHY IT MATTERS Users can now manage their AI Companion settings for meetings, team chat, whiteboard and mail all in one place in the Zoom web portal. Zoom customers can expect to see AI Companion throughout the entire platform, according to the announcement Tuesday.
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Medical records provided by the insurer didn’t support certain diagnosis codes, resulting in overpayments, according to an audit from the HHS’ Office of the Inspector General.
Bill of Health
OCTOBER 2, 2023
By Dom Kelly There’s a lot to say about the nonprofit sector and how it so often burns out, underpays, and devalues the humans who do the labor. There’s a pervasive narrative that this should just be accepted as a cost of doing good in the world. But for marginalized people who find themselves in this work for reasons that are connected to their identities, this kind of thinking ultimately pushes us out of the sector altogether.
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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.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 3, 2023
In a letter to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, the American Hospital Association said the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights rule regarding the use of online tracking tools is at odds with existing HIPAA rules and could cause meaningful harm to patients and public health. "Congress should urge OCR to withdraw the rule immediately," AHA said in its response to a request for information on data privacy and HIPAA.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
OCTOBER 3, 2023
A long and deeply-reported feature story in The Washington Post on Tuesday put a spotlight on the stark effect that an epidemic of chronic illness is taking on too many millions of Americans. "Forty years ago, small towns and rural regions were healthier for adults in the prime of life. The reverse is now true," according to the Post. "Urban death rates have declined sharply, while rates outside the country’s largest metro areas flattened and then rose.
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Women physicians, less tenured clinicians and those working in primary care were more likely to report higher levels of burnout, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.
Bill of Health
OCTOBER 4, 2023
By Alma Beltrán y Puga More than 30 years have passed since women gathered for the Fifth Feminist Latin American Meeting in Argentina and launched the September 28 th Campaign in favor of decriminalizing abortion in the region. The initiative, however, remains painfully relevant, as still today most countries in Central America and the Caribbean prohibit abortion even in cases of sexual violence and instances where the pregnant woman’s health (and, potentially, life) is at stake.
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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.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Each day, more companies add generative artificial intelligence assistants to their products and services. This week, some of the biggest names in software announced integrations and implementations they say are safe and transparent uses of AI while a healthcare IT industry research organization published guidance on automation, ethics and trust. IBM introduces Watsonx legal protections To ease customer apprehensions about use of generative AI, IBM announced that it would indemnify its clients a
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
OCTOBER 5, 2023
NSW ED nurses get VR stroke care training A virtual reality training programme for administering stroke care has been rolled out across New South Wales. Developed by the Agency for Clinical Innovation and the University of Newcastle Centre for Advanced Training Systems, the TACTICS VR programme provides an immersive experience for emergency nurses to practice handling real-time stroke scenarios.
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 2, 2023
The agreement settles a whistleblower lawsuit against Cigna that the Department of Justice joined last year, and requires the payer to undergo annual auditing from an independent entity.
Bill of Health
OCTOBER 6, 2023
By Vincent Joralemon Psychedelics hold immense potential to address an array of conditions that are otherwise challenging to treat, but accessing these therapies can be costly, which means that potential benefits will be stratified along the lines of socioeconomic status. This is an acute concern, because many with conditions that psychedelics may help to treat — such as post-traumatic stress disorder , postpartum depression , treatment-resistant depression , and alcohol use disorder — lack the
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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.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Telehealth has undergone a transition from pandemic-era lifeline to convenient outlet for routine follow-ups, treatment of minor illnesses and mental health service.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
OCTOBER 2, 2023
SA Health has announced the launch of a new virtual care service for women needing urgent attention for their gynaecological concerns. Run by the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), the virtual Women's Assessment Service will provide pregnant women across the state the option to receive an urgent assessment from an experienced midwife via video link.
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 4, 2023
The Milwaukee-based health system plans to buy the remaining 50% stake in Network Health, which offers commercial and Medicare plans in 23 Wisconsin counties.
Bill of Health
OCTOBER 4, 2023
By Wendy E. Parmet, Elaine Marshall & Alisa K. Lincoln* Last June, in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), the Supreme Court ruled that universities could not consider race in admitting students. In support of that decision, the Court dismissed the relevance of data about the varied experiences of racial groups, insisting that admissions decisions must be based solely on the experiences and merits of individual applicants.
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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.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 2, 2023
The generative AI technology will supply patients with answers to healthcare-related questions and scheduling services and offer employees HR-related information.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Nabla, maker of an autonomous clinical AI scribe, has joined forces with Kaiser Permanente to roll out its tool to 10,000 doctors in Northern California. | The AI tool will be available to 10,000 Kaiser Permanente doctors in Northern California across all care settings and specialties.
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 2, 2023
The hospital lobby argued recent guidance limiting third-party tracking technology prevents providers from sharing reliable healthcare information.
Health Populi
OCTOBER 6, 2023
“We definitely do see a slight change compared to the total population, we do see a slight pullback in overall basket,” the CEO of Walmart US is quoted in Bloomberg. “Just less units, slightly less calories.” With patients’ use GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro fast-rising in the pharmacy market, so are the concerns of companies that stock the-middle-of-the-grocery-store aisles for processed foods like sweet and salty snacks.
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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.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Portland, Oregon-based OCHIN announced its entrance into acute care this week with a full-service inpatient electronic health record system that supports interdisciplinary care plans and clinical care coordination in an effort to focus on helping smaller hospitals nationwide. WHY IT MATTERS In its announcement Tuesday, the nonprofit, health equity-focused national provider network said it analyzed gaps in rural healthcare delivery and is launching OCHIN Epic for acute care to provide patients wi
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Cigna will pay $172 million to settle allegations brought by a whistleblower and the U.S. | Cigna will pay $172 million to settle allegations brought by the U.S. government that it submitted false and inaccurate Medicare Advantage diagnostic codes in a bid to boost its reimbursement.
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 4, 2023
The progressive lawmakers sent a letter Tuesday to top antitrust regulators urging heightened attention to the $3.3 billion transaction, which is currently under investigation by the Department of Justice.
HealthIT Answers
OCTOBER 4, 2023
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Throughout the month we will be asking our experts to help us navigate cybersecurity in healthcare. We start with phishing, still the most prevalent cybersecurity threat in healthcare. The post Cybersecurity Awareness Month Week 1: Phishing appeared first on Health IT Answers.
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