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The Password Problem: Why Cybercriminals Target Healthcare

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Cybersecurity has been a major concern facing many digitalized businesses. Hackers have developed more sophisticated ways to breach security systems and steal essential data from businesses. Such security issues may cause significant financial loss and […].

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How we can avoid the 'telehealth cliff'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

It's become common knowledge, at this point, that the flexibilities enabled by the federal government at the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency prompted an atmospheric jump in telehealth use. At the same time, the question has continued to loom: What will the future of those flexibilities – and, by extension, telehealth – look like?

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Wearables Are Good For Older People, Too — The Latest From Laurie Orlov

Health Populi

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a whole lot of digital transformation for people staying home. For digital natives, that wasn’t such an exogenous shock. For older people who are digital immigrants, they will remember their initial Zoom get-together’s with much-missed family, ordering groceries online in the first ecommerce purchase, and using telemedicine for the first time as a digital health front-door.

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Femtech markets look beyond fertility, according to new report

Mobi Health News

Frost & Sullivan says the recent shift in attention away from primarily focusing on reproductive-age issues to untapped market areas will be a key factor to the sector’s growth.

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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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What Are the Benefits of Being a Nurse?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Did you know that there are more than 3.8 million registered nurses across the United States? The career of a registered nurse is immensely popular for people who want to make a difference by choosing […]. The article What Are the Benefits of Being a Nurse?

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Emme, smart birth control case company, launches telemedicine service

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Emme, a health tech company that launched a birth control tracking smart case and app this past August, has now expanded its offerings into prescription delivery and telemedicine. The new service, called EmmeRx, will be available in 16 states initially, with expansion planned throughout the country. "There are many services that telehealth cannot replace, but our aim with our digital offering is to help make health management an everyday experience, rather than one that only happens at an a

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FDA greenlights Cognoa's tool to detect autism spectrum disorder in kids

Mobi Health News

Canvas Dx is indicated as an aid in the diagnosis of ASD in patients between the ages 18 months and 5 years old who are at risk of developmental delay.

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How Ketamine Therapy Is Transforming Treatment For Depression

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. When it comes to treatment-resistant mental health disorders like depression, ketamine therapy can work where other therapies have failed. While the drug carries a negative stigma because of its illegal use, it has been found to […]. The article How Ketamine Therapy Is Transforming Treatment For Depression appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Blessing Health System's school-based telehealth program is a hit

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As rural communities strive to maintain access to quality healthcare, providers increasingly are forced to think outside the box to make sure patients receive the care they need and deserve. The Bureau of Health Workforce Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) found that 62.93% of primary care health professional shortage areas were located in rural areas, leaving patients and local healthcare providers searching for new solutions to fill the gaps.

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2 Health IT Guys Walk Into a Hospital – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 63

Healthcare IT Today

For the 63rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about when 2 health IT guys walked into a hospital. Ok, that’s not really a joke. Colin and I really did recently have experiences going into a hospital to receive care for ourselves and our kid. In this episode we talk about our experience […] For the 63rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about when 2 health IT guys walked into a hospital.

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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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AFib patients using wearables go to the hospital more than peers, according to study

Mobi Health News

Researchers found that patients using the wearables are more llikely to undergo an ablation procedure than those not using the technology.

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What The CaptureRX Attack Means For The Future of Health IT

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Devin Partida, technology writer and the editor-in-chief, ReHack.com. The medical industry’s growing reliance on digital technologies has come with some increased risks. That became painfully evident for thousands of patients in the wake of a […].

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Providers face a magnetic pull toward in-person care, says ATA board chair

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The healthcare industry faces a pivotal moment in telehealth, said American Telemedicine Association Board Chair Dr. Joseph Kvedar on Tuesday. During his keynote address for the ATA's annual conference and expo, taking place throughout the month of June, Kvedar noted that the past year saw unprecedented growth for virtual care amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Featured Health IT Job: Enterprise Project Manager

Healthcare IT Today

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Enterprise Project Manager position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Stoltenberg Consulting Inc. and is in the Midwestern US. Here’s a description of the position: Enterprise Project Manager […].

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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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Indian digital therapeutics firm launches COVID-19 recovery programme for diabetic patients

Mobi Health News

The digital recovery programme includes consultations with a psychologist and physiotherapist and group therapy and respiratory exercise sessions, among others.

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The Vital Role of Coordination of Benefits In Coordination of Care

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ron Singh, senior vice president of coordination of benefits, HMS. As healthcare policies, regulations and payment models continue to shift in response to the ongoing pandemic, payment accuracy has grown increasingly complex and important […].

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Glen Tullman: In the future, telehealth will just be 'health'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Even as healthcare innovation has advanced over the last few decades, knotty problems remain – especially with regard to alignment and user experience. "Healthcare is more confusing, more complex and more costly than ever before, despite all of our efforts," said Transcarent CEO Glen Tullman at the American Telemedicine Association's annual conference this week.

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Leveling the Playing Field in Health Information Sharing: Complying with the 21st Century Cures Act

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Stephanie Jamison, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Greenway Health. Since its passage in late 2016, the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act has been setting the stage to reform the healthcare sector. Its broad, overarching goals include increasing patient choice and access to healthcare, streamlining development and delivery of innovative […].

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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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Apple releases ECG app with A-Fib feature in Australia

Mobi Health News

The tech giant got both tools included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods as Class IIa medical devices.

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Military Non-judicial Punishments or Article 15 Proceedings Are Not Criminal Convictions--Military and Former Military Physicians, Dentists and Nurses Should Know This

The Health Law Firm

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Our firm represents many military and former military health professionals. We are often asked how a non-judicial punishment or Article 15 proceeding will be treated for license applications, clinical privileges applications, and background screenings. Article 15 Non-judicial Punishment Is Not the Same as a Court-martial or a Criminal Proceeding.

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HopeHealth turns around blood pressure and blood glucose problems with RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Before 2020, HopeHealth, based in Florence, South Carolina, faced two problems with its telehealth offerings. THE PROBLEMS. First, staff recognized a high percentage of patients with diabetes or hypertension, or both, had unhealthy blood pressure (BP) and blood glucose (BG or A1c) metrics. High A1c levels indicate that a person might be at risk for diabetes.

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CareCloud Acquires MedMatica and Santa Rosa Consulting

Healthcare IT Today

CareCloud, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTBC) (Nasdaq: MTBCP), a leader in cloud-based healthcare technology and revenue cycle solutions, today announced its continued expansion into the hospital and health system market, through its acquisition of industry leading businesses that provide IT consulting, strategic advisory services and workforce augmentation solutions to hospitals in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean.

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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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ASMR is taking over the internet. So why does healthcare ignore it?

Mobi Health News

Studies show that ASMR is more than a feeling, but the science and healthcare communities have yet to embrace it.

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The 21st Century Cures Act and Healthcare Information Blocking

Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

What is information blocking? Anything a healthcare provider knows is likely to interfere with the ability of a patient or other authorized person(s) to access, exchange, or use electronically protected health information (ePHI). Taking longer than allowed to respond to patients’ requests for access to their records, or not responding at all. Charging patients a fee to access their records via a patient portal/EHR.

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Does telehealth in Australia have a promising post-pandemic future?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

B2B software comparison website Capterra has published the results of a study with over 1,000 Australians, detailing their perspectives and considerations about telehealth. Data was collected in April 2021 from Australians aged 18 and over, who had visited the doctor at least once a year, and had had a healthcare appointment within the last 12 months.

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Return to the Office – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 6/4 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by John Lynn (@techguy) from @hcitoday on the topic “Return to Work the Office.” I love when people talk to the “Return to Work.” While we know […].

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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.

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CMR Surgical and Microsoft collaborate on health data storage trial

Mobi Health News

Clinical data from the Versius robotic system is stored on a Project Silica glass platter which can be preserved for more than 10,000 years.

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The Cost of Health Care for a Family of 4 in America Will Reach $28,256 in 2021

Health Populi

The good news for health care costs for a family of four in America is that they fell, for the first time in like, ever, in 2020. But like a déjà vu all over again, annual health care costs for a family of four enrolled in a PPO will climb to over $28,000 in 2021, based on the latest 2021 Milliman Medical Index (MMI). The first chart shows how health care costs declined in our Year of COVID, 2020, by over $1,000 for that hypothetical U.S. family.

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HIMSS names 2021 Changemaker Award winners

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

HIMSS this week has unveiled the list of the first recipients of its 2021 HIMSS Changemaker Awards. The awards, determined by public voting, are bestowed on "inspiring senior healthcare executives who rigorously challenge the status quo in their journeys to build a brighter health future," according to HIMSS (the parent company of Healthcare IT News).

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Turning Investments into Opportunity – How Data Protection Can Be the Dark Horse of Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Rob Courtney, Sr Director Healthcare / SLED, Veritas Technologies. Over the past year, the healthcare industry has transformed tremendously from the ways care is being delivered to the technology enabling that change. When the world shut down and people were forced to quarantine, healthcare providers had to find […].

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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.