Healthcare Dive
MAY 24, 2023
The digital health sector defied trends seen in the larger venture capital environment, where funding continues to fall. But digital health investment is still at its lowest level seen in years.
Healthcare IT Today
MAY 23, 2023
The following is a guest article by Ameesh Divatia, Co-Founder and CEO at Baffle Healthcare organizations were early adopters for protecting data in the modern environment — from stringent compliance regulations to the need to share health records between offices securely. However, protecting patient data has grown more complex in recent years with the influx of new regulations, cloud computing and myriad other factors.
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HealthIT Answers
MAY 23, 2023
By Scott Gray - Digital transformation within the healthcare industry has expanded rapidly throughout the past decade. The adoption of novel technologies has allowed providers to improve their internal processes, deliver more efficient care, and better meet the needs of patients in crisis. The post Leveraging Mobile Technology in Clinical Trials appeared first on Health IT Answers.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 23, 2023
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HIPAA Journal
MAY 23, 2023
There was a 17.5% month-over-month fall in the number of reported healthcare data breaches with 52 breaches of 500 or more records reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) – less than the 12-month average of 58 breaches per month, and one less than in April 2022. One of the largest healthcare data breaches of the year was reported in April, but there was still a significant month-over-month reduction in breached records, which fell by 30.7% to 4,425,891 records.
Healthcare IT Today
MAY 23, 2023
When my optometrist notices an odd lesion on one of my eyes, we agreed we should let my PCP know. The optometrist printed his report that I would bring to my next PCP exam, because otherwise my optometrist had no reliable way to transfer the data. This is the burden still faced by three quarters of U.S. clinicians, as estimated by Paul L Wilder, Executive Director of the CommonWell Health Alliance.
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HIT Consultant
MAY 22, 2023
Monte Sandler, COO of Experity Over the past several years, urgent care centers nationwide have opened their doors to millions of patients in need of COVID-19 testing and treatment, driving an increase in daily patient visit volumes and new, challenging patient care demands. To accommodate this rapid influx, urgent care centers developed new workflows that prioritized efficiency and transitioned to a reimbursement model that rewards providers for the number of patients treated per day.
Modern Healthcare
MAY 23, 2023
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposes requiring pharmacy benefit managers to disclose drug prices under Medicaid.
Healthcare Dive
MAY 22, 2023
The online pharmacy said the attack exposed customers’ email addresses, prescription information and contact details for their prescribing provider. Around 3,600 affected accounts included prescription information.
Healthcare It News
MAY 25, 2023
In the past at Atrium Health's Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, as in many other hospitals, postoperative cardiac patients were discharged with a vague understanding of what recovery entails. Uncertainty can lead to preventable poor outcomes and readmissions for issues that could have been managed in the outpatient setting. THE PROBLEM Anxiety is common in patients preparing for cardiac surgery.
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Bill of Health
MAY 22, 2023
By Ameet Sarpatwari , Aviva Wang , and Aaron S. Kesselheim Each month, members of the Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL) review the peer-reviewed medical literature to identify interesting empirical studies, policy analyses, and editorials on health law and policy issues. Below are the citations for papers identified from the month of April.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 23, 2023
PrimaryOne Health is a federally qualified health center located in Central Ohio and is one of the largest FQHCs in the state. PrimaryOne Health provides comprehensive primary and preventive healthcare services in accordance with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Primary Health Care Federally Qualified Health Center Program requirements for uninsured, underinsured and other medically underserved central Ohio residents.
Healthcare Dive
MAY 26, 2023
Just 21% of CVS’ MA members are currently in plans with a star rating of at least four, down from 87% at the end of 2021, the payer disclosed.
Healthcare It News
MAY 26, 2023
Monash IVF taps Personify Care for digital transformation ASX-listed fertility services provider Monash IVF Group has started embarking on its digital transformation by implementing a digital front door. It recently partnered with Personify Care to set up digital patient pathways which optimise the collection and sharing of critical information with patients throughout their treatment.
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MRO Compliance
MAY 24, 2023
Innovation in Payer and Provider Data Exchange: On-Air Insights I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Beth Friedman, Senior Partner at FINN Partners, as a guest on the FINN Voices show on Healthcare NOW Radio. The topic was innovation in payer and provider data exchange. As we talked about the challenges between payers and providers, one ray of hope emerged.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 26, 2023
South Korea designates 5 centres for public medical data analysis The South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare has officially launched designated centres for safe medical data utilisation. The ministry has named five centres which have been equipped with physical, technical, and managerial security measures to allow the safe utilisation of public medical and clinical data for research purposes.
Healthcare Dive
MAY 22, 2023
Today’s optimized and AI-enabled VoC survey will meet the mark for improved member experience in two key areas across both commercial and Medicare member bases.
Healthcare It News
MAY 24, 2023
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Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 24, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Baraka Floyd, MD, pediatrics physician at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health and Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford School of Medicine and Lindsay Stevens, MD, pediatrics physician at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health and Clinical Professor at […] The article Addressing Food Insecurity with Electronic Health Records appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 22, 2023
More than 60% of children with major depression in the U.S. do not receive any treatment. In spring 2021, emergency department visits for suspected suicide attempts were nearly 51% higher for adolescent girls compared with the same time period in 2019. THE PROBLEM At the same time, there is a critical shortage of behavioral health specialists. By 2024, analysts expect the United States to be at a deficit of as many as 31,000 psychiatrists. 570 counties in the U.S. right now have no mental health
Healthcare Dive
MAY 24, 2023
As federal aid expires, lower-income Americans — who saw the largest recent gains in uninsurance trends — will likely be affected the most, according to experts.
Healthcare It News
MAY 26, 2023
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Health Populi
MAY 25, 2023
Our pets can be personal and family drivers of health and health care cost savings, according to a new study from according to a new report from researchers at George Mason University published in their paper, Health Care Cost Savings of Pet Ownership. Reviewing this new paper inspired me to explore the current state of the pet/health market and implications for their human families, my weaving of various stories explored in this Health Populi blog post.
HIPAA Journal
MAY 26, 2023
Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indianapolis, IN-based obstetrician-gynecologist has been fined $3,000 by the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana and issued with a letter of reprimand for violating HIPAA and state privacy law after talking to the media about an abortion she provided to a 10-year-old rape victim on July 1, 2022. Within hours of the Supreme Court’s decision that overturned Roe v Wade and removed the federal right to an abortion, Ohio banned abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy.
Healthcare Dive
MAY 25, 2023
Matt Eyles will depart after serving nearly five years as CEO of AHIP. The organization is launching a nationwide search for his replacement.
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 24, 2023
Startup Florence acquires Zipnosis from Bright Health to build out telehealth services hlandi Wed, 05/24/2023 - 06:15
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85% of practices are not complying with the government’s HIPAA standards. The large majority of practices are likely trying to protect patients’ information, but they may not be doing all that they need to meet government requirements. Not complying with HIPAA has definite drawbacks, with one major one being massive fines. The government can fine up to 1.5 million dollars for a single HIPAA breach incident - an amount that would put most small practices out of business.
Healthcare IT Today
MAY 24, 2023
Michelle Stansbury, VP of Innovation and IT Applications at Houston Methodist , discusses in this video their virtual hospital programs as well as hot technologies they’re looking at for the future. Their virtual ICU project started four years ago as a two-year project, but they managed to set it up in just six months as COVID-19 hit. Now they’re extending their insights into the whole hospital and beyond.
HIPAA Journal
MAY 25, 2023
CommonSpirit Health has provided an updated estimate on the cost of its October 2022 ransomware attack, which is expected to increase to $160 million. The ransomware attack was detected by CommonSpirit Health on October 2, 2022, forcing systems to be taken offline. The attack affected over 100 current and former CommonSpirit facilities in 13 states.
Healthcare Dive
MAY 23, 2023
Those grantees on average are reimbursed almost four times more for 340B prescription drugs than what they pay, and make billions in 340B drug margin, according to the report, which was funded by Gilead Sciences.
Becker's Health IT
MAY 25, 2023
The Royal ransomware group has claimed responsibility for a cybersecurity incident affecting Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Centers, DataBreaches.net reported May 25.
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