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Provider Credentialing: What you Need to Know to Keep Patients Safe

Verisys

Provider Credentialing: What you Need to Know to Keep Patients Safe In May every year, thousands of graduating medical students across the United States recite the Hippocratic oath, pledging, “First, do no harm.” While it is hard to believe those graduating with a professional degree plan to intentionally harm future patients, unfortunately, it can happen.

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How health equity and innovation are connected

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Dr. Bobby Mukkamala will offer more detail during the HIMSS23 session "Advancing Social Justice and Equity in Health Technology." It is scheduled for Tuesday, April 18, at 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CT at the South Building, Level 1, room S105A.

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Care access, affordability impeding long COVID patients, study finds

Healthcare Dive

Respondents had difficulty finding clinicians and health insurance and struggled to keep up with family medical bills in the previous year.

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CDDFT launches bladder and bowel digital self-referral tool

Digital Health News

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust has launched a bladder and bowel digital self-referral tool, transforming triage and patient experience.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

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?

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Notable Leverages GPT to Automate Patient Front Office Experience

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Notable , an intelligent automation company for healthcare, launches Patient AI, a solution leveraging large language models (LLMs) and GPT (the technology powering ChatGPT) to bring personalization at scale to healthcare. Using GPT to scan existing clinical documentation, this tech can detect missed diagnoses, identify lapsed insurance cards, incorrect addresses, eligible clinical trials, or costly care gaps in real-time across an entire patient population.

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Employer Plan Guidance Issued on the End of the COVID-19 Emergency Periods

Compliance Now

By Jennifer Berman, CEO, MZQ Consulting On April 10, 2023 , President Biden signed H.J. Res. 7 into law, thereby ending the national state of emergency related to COVID-19 that was declared under the National Emergencies Act. Separately, the Biden Administration has announced that May 11, 2023 will be the last day of the National Public Health Emergency (the “PHE”) declared by the Department of Health and Human Services and its target date for wrapping up other COVID-19-related emergency actions

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Is Airtable HIPAA Compliant?

Compliancy Group

Airtable is a cloud-based relational database with a user-friendly interface that allows users to create custom databases, spreadsheets, and other applications. It has gained popularity in healthcare data management because of its flexibility and ease of use. Airtable allows users to store and organize data, collaborate with others, and create custom workflows.

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Last year was second-best ever for healthcare PE deals, Bain finds

Healthcare Dive

Transactions were buoyed by a strong first half of the year, with PE deals declining in the second half due to tensions from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, rising Federal Reserve interest rates and growing inflationary pressures.

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Salesforce announces real-time data and AI integrations

Healthcare It News

Salesforce announced updates for healthcare providers in Customer 360 for Health that automate manual processes like prior authorizations, intake and patient scheduling. The company has also unified home health workflows. WHY IT MATTERS Salesforce says with the array of new features announced Thursday, the company is focusing on powering patient-centric experiences and addressing healthcare's need to improve operational efficiencies, according to the announcement.

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Legislating Black History

Bill of Health

By Sterling Johnson Three years after the George Floyd riots and our own national reckoning, contestation of the terms of Black history has reached a fever pitch among legislators and school districts. We have seen attacks on the teaching of critical race theory, but also more integration of Black history into the national story — with Florida’s legislative history serving as a primary landscape for this cultural battle.

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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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Lehigh Valley streamlines ED triage with virtual docs and nurses

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Like many health systems, Allentown, Pennsylvania-based Lehigh Valley Health Network had been facing the problem of long wait times in its emergency departments. To confront the problem, Lehigh Valley began using telehealth and telecommunications technologies to mobilize resources to optimize a patient’s waiting time – while reducing the number of patients leaving the ED without being seen.

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’Fair share’ deficits at nonprofit hospitals reached $14.2B in 2020

Healthcare Dive

The amount nonprofit hospitals receive in tax breaks over what they spend on charity care in several states could cover all medical debt for residents, according to the Lown Institute.

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Decentralized trials at Mayo bring clinical ROI

Healthcare It News

Dr. Tufia Haddad, Becky Kottschade and Rebecca Heft will offer more detail in the HIMSS23 session "Decentralized Clinical Trials Implementation Approach." It is scheduled for Wednesday, April 19, at 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. CT at the South Building, Level 5, room S501.

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CIO Podcast – Episode 52: Data Management with Rob Carey

Healthcare IT Today

For the 52nd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by our very special guest, Rob Carey, Former Deputy DOD CIO and Navy CIO, President of Cloudera Government Solutions as we dive this episode’s topic of government vs commercial healthcare and data management! Carey kicks off the episode by describing his move from being a government CIO to his current role as President at Cloudera.

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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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Boosting behavioral health access with targeted triage and telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Benjamin Gonzales will offer more detail in the HIMSS23 session "Expanding Behavioral Healthcare Access Through Targeted Patient Triage and Telehealth." It is scheduled for Thursday, April 20 at 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CT at the South Building, Level 5, room S505.

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Physician gender pay gap narrowing, but women still earn 19% less than men

Healthcare Dive

Across the board, physician salaries rose by about 4% last year compared to 2021, according to Medscape. The rise in wages was partly attributed to a shortage of doctors and clinician burnout.

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Emergency medicine physicians get key help from telehealth

Healthcare It News

Michael Gonzalez will offer more detail at the HIMSS23 session "Emergency Medicine Physician EMS Telehealth: Leveraging Partners in Virtual Care." It is scheduled for Wednesday, April 19, at 10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. CT at the South Building, Level 1, room S104.

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Where You’ll Find Us at HIMSS 2023

Healthcare IT Today

We’re excited at Healthcare IT Today for the HIMSS 2023 Global Conference happening next week in Chicago. We have a lot going on at the conference, including a dual-studio setup in the Healthcare IT Today booth #2481. Please stop by and say “Hi”! We can’t wait to connect with you in-person. If we’re not at our booth, here is where you will likely find us at the HIMSS conference.

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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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AristaMD launches combined teleconsult and referral platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AristaMD this week announced its new unified care transition platform, which it says will enable primary care practices to provide patient-to-provider specialty matching, process electronic referrals and access peer consultations to minimize patient wait times for specialties. WHY IT MATTERS The combined, analytics-based care transition platform supports primary care practices with end-to-end referrals and enhances the speed and delivery of patient care, according to Brooke LeVasseur, CEO of Ari

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Cano’s former board members allege conflicts of interest, insider loans

Healthcare Dive

A new open letter from investors Barry Sternlicht, Elliot Cooperstone and Lewis Gold calls on Cano to oust its CEO and sell non-core businesses to focus on profitability.

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Cleveland Clinic informatics leader on new research recruitment efforts

Healthcare It News

Dr. Laura Jehi will offer more detail in the HIMSS23 session "Transforming Recruitment Strategies in Clinical Research." It is scheduled for Tuesday, April 18 at 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. CT at the South Building, Level 4, room S404.

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CISA Updates its Zero Trust Maturity Model

HIPAA Journal

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released an updated version of its Zero Trust Maturity Model, the purpose of which is to help federal agencies adopt zero trust security. While the guidance is primarily intended for federal agencies, it can be used by any organization looking to improve its security posture through zero trust.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

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.

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Regional Victoria expands access to virtual care with Microsoft HoloLens rollout

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The state government of Victoria has announced the rollout of Microsoft HoloLens across the East Gippsland region to expand access to virtual care. Backed by an A$80,000 (over $50,000) investment, the region-wide rollout comes following a successful trial at Bairnsdale Regional Health Service – believed to be the world's first application of the technology in a virtual medical setting.

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Moody’s report highlights need for healthcare investment in cybersecurity

Healthcare Dive

The ratings agency said healthcare’s vulnerable state makes it “target rich,” which could bring service disruptions and personal data disclosures.

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'Facilitated telemedicine': Mary's Center innovates in the home

Healthcare It News

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Washington Close to Enacting My Health My Data Act to Protect Health Data Privacy

HIPAA Journal

Washington state is on the brink of enacting a new law that will considerably expand privacy protections for consumer health data in the state and will address the current gap in privacy protections for health data not covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The My Health My Data Act (HB1155) was proposed by Representative Vandana Slatter (D-WA) and advanced through the House and was recently passed by the Senate with a vote of 27-21.

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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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Equiva Health, Gilda's Club, healthcare providers leverage affordable broadband funding

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Gilda’s Club Twin Cities, part of the national non-profit Cancer Support Community network, and Equiva Health, a digital patient engagement company, are partnering to provide stand-alone devices configured for at-home use as part of an oncology-specific initiative to address health disparities through discounted broadband funded by a $14.2 billion Federal Communications Commission's internet access program.

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UnitedHealth notches record revenue in first quarter

Healthcare Dive

UnitedHealth’s growth, which resulted in a profit of $5.8 billion in the quarter, was “stronger than normal,” one analyst said.

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Intermountain improved the patient experience through digital access

Healthcare It News

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Google, Microsoft and startups test out generative AI in healthcare

Fierce Healthcare

Google, Microsoft and startups test out generative AI in healthcare hlandi Fri, 04/14/2023 - 08:04

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Generative AI for Contracts Is Here: New Tools to Accelerate Drafting and Editing

The emergence of generative AI is reshaping the landscape of contract management, enabling businesses to generate and negotiate legal agreements with greater ease and speed. In this on-demand webinar, Hal Marcus, VP of Product Marketing at Evisort discusses how Evisort's generative AI transforms contract creation and negotiation, empowering legal teams to streamline processes while reducing risk.