Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
The physician-led healthcare network formed to save hospitals from financial distress. Now, hospitals in its own portfolio need bailing out after years of alleged mismanagement.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has partnered with Vital to integrate an artificial intelligence-driven tool called ERAdvisor that can improve the patient-family experience with clarity and predictability. WHY IT MATTERS Closing the gap between clinical documentation and clarity with plain-language test results and predictable wait times may ease the strain on patients and their families at CHLA, according to an announcement from Vital on Monday.
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Bill of Health
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
By Amanda Rose Pratt and Shahin Shams In the last five years, the granting of overly broad psychedelic patents led to the creation of the nonprofit online psychedelic prior art library Porta Sophia. As Porta Sophia-affiliated researchers with expertise in psychedelic science, patent law, archival history, and rhetoric, we have come face to face with the way psychedelic hype manifests within the world of psychedelic patent documents.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
As the use of artificial intelligence technology in healthcare grows, federal lawmakers are weighing how to protect patients without hindering innovation and many in Congress are pushing for strong | As the use of artificial intelligence technology in healthcare grows, federal lawmakers are weighing how to protect patients without hindering innovation and many in Congress are pushing for stronger regulation.
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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?
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Arbiters are mostly selecting the higher payment offer in billing dispute determinations. That suggests No Surprises could actually raise premiums for consumers, one health researcher said.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
The All India Institute Of Medical Science in New Delhi recently unveiled its new AI solution that assists with the early detection of cancer. Developed with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Pune under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the AI system runs on deep learning models capable of analysing complex medical data with "unprecedented accuracy and efficiency" It was trained using a data set of 500,000 radiological and histopathological images
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Bill of Health
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
By Tahlia Harrison As a practicing therapist in Oregon working with complex trauma survivors, I was optimistic at first about the passage in 2020 of Measure 109 and its promise of legalizing psilocybin-assisted therapy. Psilocybin has been shown in small samples to be an effective intervention for many challenges my clients face; I was excited about this option to further support their healing.
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Sen. Ron Wyden urged federal regulators to crack down on a data broker that allegedly used location data to track visits to clinics and target users with anti-abortion ads.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
In 2010, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital made digital health history by being the first hospital outside of the United States to achieve Stage 7 for the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model. Over a decade later, the hospital still holds on to the validation – acing its fourth evaluation for the model in December last year.
Jane Sarashon
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
A “rebel” is both a noun and a verb. As a noun, Merriam-Webster tells us that a rebel is a person who opposes or takes up arms against a government or a ruler. As a verb, “to rebel” is to oppose or disobey one in authority or control, or otherwise renounce and resist by force the authority of one’s government.” An additional definition of the verb is, “ to feel or exhibit anger or revulsion.” If you’ve been a patient facing a diagnosis of an
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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.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Nearly all healthcare executives believe new digital health technologies are worth the cost, even though they have yet to see a financial return from it, a new survey reveals. | Nearly all healthcare executives believe technology is worth the cost, even though they have yet to see a financial return from it, according to a new survey from EY. Most believe in its power to reduce costs and boost provider credibility.
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Alabama-based Baptist Health argued the insurer had received a “windfall” due to illegal payment cuts in the 340B drug discount program.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Te Whatu Ora Waikato has adopted a new attendant task management solution, replacing its old system that had contributed to bottlenecks in patient flow. About 130 attendants of the organisation who manage over 1,200 tasks daily can now send and receive notifications in real-time using Alcidion 's Smartpage non-clinical solution. According to a media release, Smartpage facilitates "rapid, reliable, and contextual" messaging with electronic requests, instant dispatching, and self-all
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Managing Partners Kimmy and Sergio Paluch What You Should Know: – Beta Boom, a pre-seed and seed-stage VC firm focused on impact investing, has secured $14.5 million for its Fund II. – Led by Managing Partners Kimmy and Sergio Paluch, the fund targets early-stage startups addressing critical needs within fast-growing, underserved communities.
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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.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Providers working in hospitals and critical access hospitals may now text patient information and patient orders among care team members without landing on the wrong side of Medicare’s Conditions o | Texting patient info has been against Medicare's Conditions of Participations for over half a decade, due to concerns of insecure texting platforms.
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
High interest rates and new regulations could be driving the slowdown, according to a report by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
SA Health and the Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health (CEIH) recently announced the first go-live of the South Australia Statewide Patient Reported Measures (PRMs) Program. Introduced in 2021, the PRM Program encourages patients to report on their health outcomes and experiences, which clinicians can tap into to make better decisions on their patients' health.
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
It’s been said many times before, but the truth remains the same: the world of healthcare is ever-evolving. We are learning and growing every day, which means we are also coming up with new ideas, technologies, and practices every day. But with all of this constant news of new technologies and changes in practices, it can be really tricky to stay on top of it all.
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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.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Kaiser Permanente wrapped up its fiscal year with $329 million of operating income (0.3% operating income), net income of $4.1 billion and more than $100 billion in both operating revenues and expe | The California-based nonprofit noted cost pressures, labor challenges and membership declines but still logged a 0.3% operating income in the wake of 2022's losses.
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Florida-based Simple deceived tens of thousands of consumers into purchasing what they believed was comprehensive coverage, but instead amounted to a medical discount membership.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Dr. Manish Gupta and Harshal Sanghav of the Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine discuss the challenges of AI rollouts in clinical care and review how the health system uses patient pre-performance data for surgical planning.
HIT Consultant
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
What You Should Know: – Curavit Clinical Research , a leader in decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) for digital therapeutics (DTx), successfully completed a study for the Sana Device, a virtual reality (VR) mask aiming to reduce post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. – Overall, this study represents a significant step forward in the development of VR-based treatments for PTSD.
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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.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Seven durable medical equipment companies cost the Medicare system $2 billion in payments, the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) told the federal government in recent months. | ACOs could face lasting financial difficulties because of a recent, alleged $2 billion Medicare catheter fraud scheme. Experts worry this could be just the beginning.
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
It's the latest setback for the $2.5 billion deal, which was proposed early last year but has struggled to close amid a lack of buy-in from state regulators.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
In an announcement on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital website, inbound and outbound e-mail to and from external e-mail addresses have been restored as well as most of the phone lines after the hospital, part of Northwestern University, took down its communications systems following a cybersecurity matter. WHY IT MATTERS Lurie Children's, which said it was a victim of a "known criminal threat actor," took its MyChart patient portal and other communications and
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
There are so many exciting new ideas and technologies being implemented in the field of healthcare. For the most part, these changes can be the very necessary answer to a problem we’ve been facing for a long time. But sometimes, these changes can be concerning. While everyone seems to be excited about it, you might be left with questions and concerns about what its impact will be.
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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.
Fierce Healthcare
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Most alarms triggered by hospital staff’s wearable safety alert systems occurred outside of the emergency department and more often during weekdays, non-holidays, surges of COVID-19 and even during | Aggregate data from 200,000 workers' wearable duress systems suggest emerging or active violent incidents occur "throughout every part of the hospital," and are more frequent during weekdays, COVID-19 surges and full moons.
Healthcare Dive
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
The Washington state Senate advanced legislation Thursday that grants the state attorney authority to deny mergers that may limit healthcare access.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health – with more than 450 providers at more than 50 locations across southern Massachusetts and Rhode Island – faces the same challenges as other health systems and IDNs: the need to build its patient base, drive growth, increase revenue and control costs – all while delivering high quality care and top patient experience.
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The following is a guest article by Nagaraj Kuppuswamy, Co-Founder and CEO at Beaconer The healthcare industry has become a major target for cybercriminals in recent years. From large hospital networks to small clinics, healthcare organizations store massive amounts of sensitive patient data that is extremely valuable on the black market. At the same time, many healthcare networks rely on outdated technology and lack the cybersecurity resources and expertise found in other industries.
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