Healthcare Dive
MAY 4, 2022
The results surprised Johns Hopkins University researchers, who said it contrasted with earlier findings showing an inverse link between socioeconomic status and use of telemedicine in the pandemic.
Bill of Health
MAY 4, 2022
By Leonard Rubenstein. Russian attacks on hospitals, ambulances, and health workers in Ukraine — including more than 180 attacks confirmed b y the World Health Organization, and double that number reported by the Ministry of Health — have gained global attention. In one case, viral photos document the evacuation of pregnant women, including one on a stretcher who later died, from a maternity hospital in Mariupol destroyed by Russian shelling.
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Healthcare It News
MAY 5, 2022
To ensure success under value-based care models, providers need specific clinical information readily available at the point of care to make decisions and take measures to improve outcomes. Unfortunately, in most instances, they simply don't have it. No one person can keep track of every relevant indicator for a disease. But with the key hallmark indicators, providers can proactively engage the patient, engage their family, engage their home care provider, and say, "These are the things
Compliance Now
MAY 5, 2022
By: Jessica Waltman, Principal, Forward Health Consulting. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently opened the much-anticipated federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Portal , a component of the No Surprises Act section of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the Act). The opening of the portal and newly released guidance are part of the implementation of the balance billing protections contained in the Act.
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Healthcare Dive
MAY 2, 2022
Between new locations, expanding programs and an ever-growing list of community service initiatives, Touro University is becoming one of the nation's leaders in medical and health science education in myriad ways.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 2, 2022
Telehealth's potential to bridge the services gap for people without ready transportation access has been well-documented. Less explored, however, is virtual care's possible role in reducing carbon emissions, specifically by allowing patients to connect with providers without relying on a car. The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center built a dashboard to estimate the environmental impact of the medical facility's telehealth offerings.
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Bill of Health
MAY 6, 2022
By Bailey Kennedy. As spring continues to bubble into life (even in Massachusetts), people across the country are planting gardens in anticipation of a fall harvest. A few of these happy people will probably be harvesting something else along with their vegetables: a hefty fine from their municipal government. Many state and municipal governments have adopted regulations and ordinances which, while well-intentioned, may discourage people from starting at home gardens — or even force people to ab
Healthcare Dive
MAY 5, 2022
Industry groups are ratcheting up the pressure on Congress to nix a decades-old ban on using federal funding to create a UPI as subcommittees continue hearings for 2023 appropriations bills.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 2, 2022
Walmart Health's telehealth company MeMD launched a virtual care diabetes program this past week aimed at helping individuals improve management of the disease. The initiative, known as the Walmart Health Virtual Care Diabetes Program, was developed for employers and payers as a standalone offering or as part of a comprehensive telehealth program.
Healthcare It News
MAY 6, 2022
MedTech Europe welcomes launch of European Health Data Space. The European Commission this week launched the European Health Data Space (EHDS), which will allow citizens to access their health data in any EU member state. MedTech Europe CEO Serge Bernasconi, said: “To be successful, the proposed EHDS legislation needs to address the barriers to data sharing, advance investment in infrastructure, and foster the adoption of international interoperability standards.
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HIPAA Journal
MAY 4, 2022
An audit of the Department of Health and Human Services conducted for the HHS’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) to assess compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) in the fiscal year 2021 has seen the agency’s security program rated ‘not effective’, as was the case in fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020.
Healthcare Dive
MAY 5, 2022
Nurses have been bitten, punched and strangled with stethoscopes, "all while just trying to provide basic care to patients," Todd Haines, a member of the Emergency Nurses Association, said Wednesday on Capitol Hill.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 2, 2022
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Colorado Health had been developing multiple virtual care systems over several years. THE PROBLEM. Aurora, Colorado-based UCHealth created its Virtual Health Center, which provided a virtual urgent care system, Safety View virtual sitter program and virtual ICU system, and centralized telemetry monitoring services.
Healthcare It News
MAY 2, 2022
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Healthcare IT Today
MAY 4, 2022
The following is a guest article by Devan Griner, MD, is board-certified plastic surgeon at Peak Plastic Surgery, based in Provo, Utah. He uses the all-in-one cloud suite from AdvancedMD. Before the pandemic, many private practice physicians faced significant pressure to merge or consolidate with large health systems for survival. Many stayed the course and […].
Healthcare Dive
MAY 3, 2022
Nurses will return to work Tuesday after ratifying a deal on new contracts that include measures to better retain and recruit nursing staff, the union said.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 4, 2022
In 2020, the Federal Communication Commission's telehealth grant program awarded Decatur County Memorial Hospital in Greensburg, Indiana, $698,603 for remote patient monitoring equipment, a patient telehealth platform, network upgrades, tablets and mobile hotspots. The aim was for the hospital to provide a variety of telehealth options, including remote patient visits to reach a wide range of patients; rehabilitation assessments using telehealth for physical, occupational and speech therapie
Healthcare It News
MAY 2, 2022
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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.
HIPAA Journal
MAY 5, 2022
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a public service announcement warning about the threat of Business Email Compromise/Email Account Compromise (BEC/EAC) scams. The number of attacks reported to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) and the amount of money lost to these scams continues to grow each year, with losses to BEC/EAC scams increasing 65% between July 2019 and December 2021.
Healthcare Dive
MAY 3, 2022
Many patients returned for nonurgent procedures and other non-COVID-19 care, especially outpatient, that had been previously delayed, according to a Kaufman Hall report.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 4, 2022
The American College of Physicians, the American Telemedicine Association and the Organization for the Review of Care and Health Applications announced a new framework this week aimed at helping healthcare professionals and patients make informed decisions about digital health tools. The Digital Health Assessment Framework will help analyze technologies including mobile apps and web-based tools used by professionals and consumers.
Healthcare It News
MAY 4, 2022
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Compliance Now
MAY 3, 2022
By: Megan Diehl, Manager, Compliance Consulting, MZQ Consulting. Late last week, the Internal Revenue Service released updates to the maximum annual 2023 contribution limits for health savings accounts (HSAs) under high deductible health plans (HDHPs). These adjustments, which have increased slightly from 2022, apply to both individual and family coverage.
Healthcare Dive
MAY 3, 2022
Some doctors listed in managed care provider network directories didn't file any Medicaid claims over the course of a year, according to new research published in Health Affairs.
Health Populi
MAY 5, 2022
The coronavirus pandemic has re-shaped consumers across many life- and work-flows. When it comes to peoples’ relationship to consumer packaged goods (CPG), the public health crisis has indeed impacted consumers’ purchasing behaviors and definition of “value,” based on IRI’s latest analysis of CPG shifts in 2022 and 2023.
Healthcare It News
MAY 5, 2022
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HIPAA Journal
MAY 5, 2022
The average ransom payment in ransomware attacks fell by 34% in Q1, 2022, from an all-time high in Q4, 2021, according to ransomware incident response firm Coveware. The average ransom payment in Q1, 2022 was $211,259 and the median ransom payment was $73,906. The fall in total ransom payments has been attributed to several factors. Coveware suggests ransomware gangs have been targeting smaller organizations and issuing lower ransom demands, due to the increased scrutiny by law enforcement when
Healthcare Dive
MAY 2, 2022
The expansion of health coverage to more Americans reflects pandemic-related policy efforts, but some of those flexibilities are set to expire this year.
Healthcare IT Today
MAY 6, 2022
The following is a guest article by Hooman Abediasl, EVP of Product Engineering for Rockley Photonics. The human body is a complex machine. Because there is seemingly no end to the ways in which the systems in your body interact, effectively tracking health conditions and identifying potential issues can be a challenge, often making it […].
Healthcare It News
MAY 6, 2022
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