Credentialing is more than compliance; it’s provider experience and your bottom line
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Credentialing bottlenecks cause delays that can soon add up to a multi-million dollar headache.
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Maintaining HIPAA-Compliant Communication Amongst Colleagues
HealthIT Answers
OCTOBER 23, 2023
By Art Gross- In such an intense and impactful field, it’s completely understandable that healthcare professionals often find themselves wanting to share experiences or seek support from colleagues. However, they must navigate a delicate balance due to the stringent regulations imposed by HIPAA. The post Maintaining HIPAA-Compliant Communication Amongst Colleagues appeared first on Health IT Answers.
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ACOs and the Shift to Electronic Clinical Quality Measures
MRO Compliance
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Evolving the ROI Process with a Focus on Digitization In August 2023, For the Record Magazine published a guest article co-authored by Anthony Murray, CISSP, and me. The article is entitled Release of Information: The Digitization of ROI , and includes valuable insights into pivotal shifts in the ROI landscape and how these changes affect HIM teams.
Understanding the Benefits of Insurance Billing Companies for Healthcare Providers
Medisys Compliance
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Introduction Healthcare providers in the United States often face a complex and time-consuming process when it comes to submitting insurance claims and collecting payments. In an effort to streamline this intricate task, many providers turn to insurance billing companies. These companies specialize in facilitating the insurance billing process, either by completely outsourcing the billing function or by providing additional expertise to supplement in-house billing staff.
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.
AI, machine learning top health CIO priorities in 2023, survey finds
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Artificial intelligence and virtual care technologies are increasingly being adopted by hospitals to ease resource strain, but managing new tools adds “a heavy operational burden” for IT teams.
COVID-19 Showcased Failed Global Cooperation
Bill of Health
OCTOBER 26, 2023
By Kayum Ahmed, Julia Bleckner, and Kyle Knight In mid-May, the World Health Organization officially declared the “emergency” phase of the COVID-19 pandemic over. However, the deep wounds of the pandemic remain, compelling those concerned about this pandemic and future health emergencies to account for catastrophic failures by those in power. These reflections suggest that the public health crisis could have been addressed differently, both reducing COVID-19’s unprecedented magnitude of illne
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Patient outcomes point to efficacy of telehealth and virtual care
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
OCTOBER 24, 2023
The emergence of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting surge in the adoption of telemedicine are helping address patients’ needs without major signs of safety concerns, according to a study by Kaiser Permanente. WHY IT MATTERS The study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, analyzed more than 1.5 million adult patients at Kaiser Permanente Northern California in 2021, and compared treatment and follow-up visits among primary care telemedicine (video and telepho
Ransomware attacks on healthcare facilities cost $77.5B in downtime, report finds
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 27, 2023
On average, organizations were shut down or unavailable to provide services for 14 days to due to ransomware attacks from 2016 through mid-October this year, according to cybersecurity research firm Comparitech.
Introduction to the Symposium: From Principles to Practice: Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies
Bill of Health
OCTOBER 24, 2023
By Roojin Habibi, Timothy Fish Hodgson, and Alicia Ely Yamin Today, as the world transitions from living in the grips of a novel coronavirus to living with an entrenched, widespread infectious disease known as COVID-19, global appreciation for the human rights implications of public health crises are once again rapidly fading from view. Against the backdrop of this burgeoning collective amnesia, a project to articulate the human rights norms relevant to public health emergencies led to the devel
Tufts Medical Center to pilot nutrition screening in EHR
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 27, 2023
By creating food and nutrition insecurity screening within Tufts Medicine’s Epic electronic health record and patient engagement system, the new Tufts University Food is Medicine Institute in Boston and its team of medical, science, technology and health policy collaborators hope to further food is medicine science. They also aim to figure out how to address food and nutrition accessibility within the healthcare system.
Ensure Continuous Patient Care: How to Avoid Disruptions Due to Ransomware
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ACOs prepare for eCQM quality reporting
MRO Compliance
OCTOBER 23, 2023
A New Frontier: ACOs and the Shift to Electronic Clinical Quality Measures Healthcare quality reporting is evolving, and accountable care organizations (ACOs) are at the forefront of this change. In 2025, ACOs will be required to shift from traditional quality reporting via the CMS Web Interface to electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs), marking a significant transition in their reporting process.
Blue Shield of California is promising a simpler, cheaper pharmacy benefits model. Can it deliver?
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Big questions hang over the California health insurer's bold experiment — having five vendors carry out PBM functions previously performed by one — that could threaten BSCA's expected savings.
Protecting the Consumer at the Heart of DTC Precision Medicine
Bill of Health
OCTOBER 27, 2023
By Adithi Iyer In my last piece , I discussed the hypothetical successor of 23andme — a tissue-based direct-to-consumer testing service I’ve called yourtissueandyou — and the promise and perils that it might bring in consumer health information and privacy. Now, as promised, a closer look at the “who” and “how” of protecting the consumer at the heart of direct-to-consumer precision medicine.
WebMD Ignite collaborates on data privacy in omnichannel outreach
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Healthcare organizations can now prevent protected health information collected by their marketing channels from reaching destinations where organizations do not have a business associate agreement, according to WebMD Ignite and Freshpaint. WHY IT MATTERS For healthcare organizations, the use of cookies, tracking technologies, digital advertising and analytics tools that other industries use to drive growth presents serious privacy risks and technical challenges.
Generative AI for Contracts Is Here: New Tools to Accelerate Drafting and Editing
Advertiser: Evisort
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.
Where virtual care meets value-based care
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Gary Hamilton, CEO of patient engagement technology vendor InteliChart, believes three things about virtual care that, he says, deserve more attention: Telehealth services can offer healthcare providers the opportunity and capability to reach broader populations – and they can serve as disease prevention tools for these populations. Telemedicine tools can help ensure physicians and their care teams better manage patient care, and the associated workflow, to help their patients stay their h
Express Scripts sued by independent pharmacies over alleged price fixing
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 23, 2023
The Cigna-owned pharmacy benefit manager colluded with rival Prime Therapeutics to overcharge pharmacies, according to a lawsuit filed last week.
A Pseudo-Nonprofit Model for Psychedelic Clinical Trial Funding
Bill of Health
OCTOBER 25, 2023
By Vincent Joralemon A $70 million deal struck between a venture capital firm and a prominent psychedelic advocacy organization suggests that funding for psychedelic research may increasingly rely on nonprofit and commercial partnerships. As the commercial appeal of these substances grows , this might serve as a promising model to channel the resources of for-profit entities toward this field.
Using tech to get to health equity-social determinants of health link
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Lynn Carroll, COO of HSBlox, discusses enterprise-level capabilities required for critical inputs into SDOH and other core processes, and the role of AI and machine learning to target the most vulnerable individuals.
Best Practices for Sharing Protected Health Information (PHI)
Advertiser: Celo
In this ebook, you will learn about the 18 PHI indicators, the legal requirements and penalties surrounding PHI, and how your healthcare teams should securely exchange this data. Key takeaways from this ebook: Gain confidence in identifying PHI. Acquire practical implementation strategies for exchanging PHI within your organization. Emphasize the importance of using compliant communication tools within healthcare teams.
DHA taps Amwell, Leidos for 'Digital First' initiative
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
OCTOBER 23, 2023
The Defense Health Agency has awarded Amwell and Leidos a new contract to develop a hybrid care technology platform for the Military Health System's "Digital First" efforts. WHY IT MATTERS Through the deal, the Amwell Converge platform will be deployed to help DHA care teams deliver more seamless "in-person, virtual and automated" healthcare services for the MHS, officials say.
2.3M people would gain coverage if 10 remaining states expanded Medicaid, report finds
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Black people, young adults and women, especially those of reproductive age, would see the biggest coverage gains, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute.
Despite Legal Exceptions, Access to Abortion Denied in Peru
Bill of Health
OCTOBER 23, 2023
By Camila Gianella Between August and mid-October 2023, media reports documented a string of tragedies: six Peruvian girls between the ages of 10 and 13 were raped by relatives, resulting in unwanted pregnancies. Initially, health workers denied the girls access to abortion, and ultimately one died during labor. Health workers and other bureaucrats denied these girls access to therapeutic abortion on different grounds: Some withheld access to information or asked for the authorization of the par
Making SDOH resource matching better with AI
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 24, 2023
DUOS uses large language models to leverage social determinants of health and enhance care-navigation access for Medicare beneficiaries. Feedback from platform users improves the artificial intelligence, said Karl Ulfers, cofounder and CEO.
HIPAA: Why It Matters to Your Practice
Advertiser: Abyde
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.
NUS Medicine introducing holographic GI care training and more briefs
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
OCTOBER 26, 2023
NUS Medicine to introduce holographic GI module The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) has tied up with GigXR, a California-based provider of holographic healthcare training, to introduce a new mixed reality-based (MR) training module for treating and diagnosing acute gastrointestinal diseases. GigXR's HoloScenarios: Gastrointestinal module on the Gig Immersive Learning Platform presents a holographic simulation of a clinical setting featur
Insurance coverage not a panacea for healthcare affordability: survey
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Numerous studies have outlined how high medical costs affect uninsured individuals, but healthcare prices are straining household budgets regardless of insurance type, according to the Commonwealth Fund.
Industry Voices—The beginning of the end for Alzheimer’s Dementia?
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 26, 2023
The approval of Leqembi by the Food and Drug Administration marks an exciting turning point for Alzheimer’s disease. | The approval of Leqembi by the FDA marks an exciting turning point for Alzheimer’s disease. There are big questions around costs, access, risk and efficacy in certain populations. The most urgent, overarching question is: How can we find patients who will benefit from the drug before their condition progresses outside of the treatment window?
Exclusive: Caregiver support platform Helpful partners with VNS Health
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Users of Helpful can now access a loved one's benefit information about their New York-based health plan and select medical records through its app.
The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report
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This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!
Oracle Health Goes Beyond Visit Summaries with Its Use of AI in Their EHR
Healthcare IT Today
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Many companies are jumping on the AI bandwagon to offer services ranging from risk stratification to auto-generation of patient notes after a visit. Oracle Health wants to move further. In this video at the Oracle Health conference, Senior Vice President of Product Management, Suhas Uliyar describes how Oracle Health is creating tools that accompany and augment the workflow of physicians, nurses, and patients.
Prospect Medical Holdings clear to seek buyer for Crozer Health
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 24, 2023
The private equity firm has nine months to find a buyer for its struggling four-hospital health system under an agreement announced by the Pennsylvania attorney general last week.
CVS, Mayo Clinic, Spark Capital back Abridge's $30M round to scale up generative AI in healthcare
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Abridge, a startup that developed artificial intelligence-based documentation solutions for healthcare, has seen rapid growth in the past year, propelled by a "tornado of tailwinds," according to c | Abridge, a startup that developed artificial intelligence-based documentation solutions for healthcare, has seen rapid growth in the past year, propelled by a "tornado of tailwinds," according to company CEO Shivdev Rao, M.D.
Why consent is a key part of the health equity equation
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Interoperability agreements between public health systems, along with centralized consent management for sharing healthcare and other data, are must-haves for advancing health equity, says Daniel Stein, president of Stewards of Change Institute.
Buyer's Guide: Evaluating and Selecting the Best CLM Solution for Your Organization
Advertiser: Evisort
Evaluating and selecting the right contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform can be complicated. However, by getting the right people involved, prioritizing your business needs, and testing your technology options, you can make it easier.
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