Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 22, 2021

With disinformation and confusion about COVID-19 on the rise, effective patient engagement is taking on an even greater role. Studies have shown that engaged patients show improved health outcomes and that effective tools can enhance service delivery. But it's not always simply a question of communicating more. Communicating with impact is the real key – and innovators and vendors are exploring the best ways to do so.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 20, 2021

2020 and 2021 saw the mainstreaming of telehealth and the rise of remote patient monitoring. These changes to the healthcare landscape were helped partly by requirements of the COVID-19 pandemic and partly by the subsequent loosening of telemedicine reimbursement and licensure regulations by the government. But what's to happen in 2022? Will the government and commercial payers continue to reimburse for telemedicine?

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The most important step in creating medical software is choosing the right development company. The success of your project depends on the vendor’s expertise. A good medical app development company will help you to […]. The article How To Determine If A Digital Health Software Development Company Is Good appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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MRO Compliance

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Follow the (Medical) Record: Beth Friedman and Data Aggregation. In this episode, host Don Hardwick interviews Beth Friedman, senior partner at FINN Partners about the rise of data aggregation, its risks, and what HIM professionals should consider in the year ahead. HealthcareNOW Radio Podcast Network · Follow the (Medical) Record: Beth Friedman, senior partner at FINN Partners.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Leaders from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT offered some help for healthcare organizations who will face broader information blocking compliance in 2022 – specifically with regard to the sharing of electronic health information, or EHI. In a blog post , Kathryn Marchesini and Michael Lipinski offer providers, certified health IT developers and health information networks/exchanges some clarity on a deceptively simple question: "So, what is EHI anyway?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The healthcare industry was starting to recognize the importance of high value data as they moved from fee-for-service reimbursement to value-based care models – but the COVID-19 pandemic made it even more apparent that hospitals need the ability to access and integrate data from multiple sources in order to make meaningful clinical and business decisions.

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Compliance Now

DECEMBER 20, 2021

By: Jennifer Berman, CEO, MZQ Consulting. On Friday, December 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision allowing OSHA to enforce its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for employers with 100 or more employees. This decision reverses an earlier ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals which created a nationwide stay on the enforcement of the mandate.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 21, 2021

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Remote patient monitoring, technological advances that impact the balance of where and how care happens, and temporary reimbursement enacted by government and payers for the sake of the pandemic are three hot topics in telemedicine today. To get an idea of where these areas of telehealth will evolve in 2022 and beyond, Healthcare IT News interviewed a heavy hitter in the realm of virtual care, Roy Schoenberg, president and CEO of Amwell, a telemedicine technology and services company.

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. While FitBit Watches and smartphone apps have certainly made an impact on personal health and wellbeing, healthcare technology is also revolutionizing the entire medical industry. This is especially true in the field of recovery from […]. The article Ways Technology Helps People With Addiction Disorders appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Healthcare professionals other than physicians, dentists and veterinarians who have prescribing authority under state law can order prescription digital therapeutics. That could improve access, especially to devices that treat mental health conditions.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 23, 2021

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that it had launched a digital health accelerator aimed at addressing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The PandemicX Accelerator, co-led by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, is tasked with using digital tools and publicly accessible data to reduce the disparities and inequity worsened by the novel coronavirus.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 21, 2021

More than 40 organizations, unions urge OSHA to extend protections for healthcare workers. agliadkovskaya. Tue, 12/21/2021 - 15:57.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 21, 2021

After another rough year for the healthcare system, startups are using the growth of virtual care to manage chronic conditions and expand primary care.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 21, 2021

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that it was making almost $48 million available in American Rescue Plan funding for public health capacity in rural and tribal communities, through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. The money can be used to address health IT needs, as well as to expand the public health workforce in continued response to COVID-19.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 21, 2021

2022 forecast: Investors will double down on these hot digital health markets. hlandi. Tue, 12/21/2021 - 16:45.

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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.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 22, 2021

After pioneering in stroke assessment, the investment will be directed to new therapeutic areas for lung fibrosis and cancer.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 21, 2021

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week modified its restrictions on mifepristone, one of the medications used in abortion. The new regulations enable abortion via telemedicine in more than half of the country. "The in-person dispensing requirements on medication abortion care have proven to be unnecessary during the pandemic, and the FDA did the right thing today by lifting them," said Kirsten Moore, director of the Expanding Medication Abortion Access Project, in a statement.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Digital health startups join HHS accelerator to tackle COVID health inequities. rtorrence. Tue, 12/21/2021 - 11:06.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The tech giant shut down its dedicated health division this year, but it released a variety of consumer- and clinician-facing projects.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Jeff LeBrun, Optimize Health Chief Strategy Officer. Are Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and telehealth the same thing? If virtual visits replace in-person visits, will that negatively impact my practice? Will I lose reimbursement and the in-person connection with patients? These are questions and concerns that we frequently hear as practices consider if a Remote Patient Monitoring program is right for their patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 23, 2021

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 22, 2021

13.6M have signed up for coverage on ACA exchanges during open enrollment so far: CMS. pminemyer. Wed, 12/22/2021 - 11:41.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Earlier this week Oracle announced the acquisition of EHR company Cerner for $28.3 billion.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 21, 2021

What You Should Know: – The Federal Communications Commission today approved an additional 68 applications for funding commitments totaling $42,702,383 for Round 2 of its COVID-19 Telehealth Program. – This is the FCC’s fifth funding announcement of approved Round 2 applications, bringing the total to over $208M awarded to health care providers in each state, territory, and the District of Columbia.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 22, 2021

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 21, 2021

CMS: Medicaid, CHIP enrollment increases by 433K in June and 17% since start of pandemic. rking. Tue, 12/21/2021 - 12:36.

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