Healthcare Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

An effective healthcare compliance program is a crucial aspect of any healthcare organization. An ideal program ensures adherence to laws, regulations, and ethical standards. Patient safety and consistent quality care will maintain priority. These documents should serve as a roadmap for employees. Healthcare organizations should clearly define their expectations and the consequences for non-compliance.

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Compliancy Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Data breaches and security threats have become increasingly common, making it crucial for organizations to demonstrate their commitment to protecting sensitive information. SOC 2 certification has emerged as a valuable mechanism companies can utilize to instill trust and confidence in their clients. Let’s delve into the significance of a SOC 2 certification, its process, and why it has become a benchmark for secure data management.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

When it comes to healthcare, compliance is not just a buzzword — it’s critical to ensuring quality of care, protecting patient privacy, and staying on the right side of the law. While specific compliance requirements vary depending on the type of facility — from large hospitals and surgery centers to clinics and nursing homes — having a well-structured compliance plan is essential for all medical settings.

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Medisys Compliance

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Introduction In recent years, the healthcare landscape has witnessed a significant shift towards telehealth services, and the field of mental health is no exception. With the advent of mental health telehealth, it has become increasingly important for mental health providers to be well-informed about the intricate process of billing for such services.

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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?

YouCompli

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

I’ve had the privilege of leading and being part of compliance teams at non-profit providers, for profit payors, start-ups, and regulators. Regardless of the business model, there’s been one common reason why these organizations were successful in “operationalizing” their compliance programs: compliance priorities were aligned with business objectives and priorities.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The technology could reduce clinicians’ administrative work or speed drug discovery, but the rapidly evolving field may need more human oversight to prevent harm, lawmakers and witnesses said.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Virtual and augmented reality are gaining wider acceptance in healthcare. While there are still challenges and deployment hurdles, more and more organizations are using AR and VR as the technologies evolve and the many benefits of tools that once may have sounded like sci-fi become apparent. A few recent announcements show just how AR and VR are catching on across an array of different use cases.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network compared patient messaging among ambulatory physicians before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, finding they were mostly documenting visits and not messaging patients. WHY IT MATTERS The study proposed that if telemedicine expansion indicates physicians spending more overall time in EHRs, health systems and policymakers may need to alter productivity expectations and their reimbursement policies.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

States have assessed the eligibility of 28 million Americans to date, and terminated coverage for 35% of them, according to the latest data from KFF.

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Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

By Brianna da Silva Bhatia, Michele Heisler, and Christian De Vos American health care too often fails to protect the right to health or promote health-related rights. Despite efforts to increase access to health care and to better incentivize high-quality, value-based care, the United States’ health care system remains fragmented, largely profit-based, and predominantly disease-focused rather than prevention-focused.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Covenant Health is a Massachusetts-based multistate health system with deep roots in the communities it serves. The organization currently has 100 physician practices and clinics, along with more than 5,000 employees and providers. THE PROBLEM St. Joseph Hospital, a member of Covenant Health, faced a significant challenge in connecting patients to much-needed financial aid.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

To help conquer the digital divide preventing rural veterans from accessing the range of health and wellness benefits they are eligible for, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is offering new access to telehealth and virtual care options. Working with the Veterans Health Administration's National Center for Collaborative Healthcare Innovation, the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System and Verizon Public Sector, the VA will be providing broadband connectivity directly to veterans living in remo

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Yet another round of job cuts and executive turnover at Walgreens comes as the pharmacy chain looks to cut costs following poor financial performance.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

To complement today’s sobering Health Populi post discussing Accenture’s 2024 Life Trends Study — an outlook for a decade of “deconstruction” based on technology and other trends in the ether — I share with you Amazon’s ad for this holiday season gift-giving motivation. The agency responsible for the campaign, Hungry Man and director Wayne McClammy, weave together a beautiful plotline of friendship, the Beatles’ In My Life, and a time-traveling ima

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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.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The integrated Real-time Active Data now facilitates the sharing of the personal health records of 20,000 consenting patients across the South Western Sydney Primary Health Network, says digital health and data manager Nick McGhie.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Lunit deploys AI CXR solution to military units in South Korea, Phillippines Lunit, a provider of AI diagnostic supp ort solutions, continues to supply its AI-powered chest x-ray screening solution to military health institutions across Asia-Pacific. Recently, the Lunit INSIGHT CXR was deployed at the Victoriano Luna Medical Center in Manila, Phillippines.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The drugs shifting to preferred status — meaning they’ll be available for under $35 per month in out-of-pocket costs — were previously on tier three or excluded altogether from the pharmacy benefit manager’s formulary lists.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Family physicians utilizing value-based payment (VBP) models reported burnout relief in a new study from EHR com | The study found that higher capitation rates combined with greater overall percentage of revenue from capitation resulted in the biggest reduction in physician burnout.

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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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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The integrated Real-time Active Data now facilitates the sharing of the personal health records of 20,000 consenting patients across the South Western Sydney Primary Health Network, says digital health and data manager Nick McGhie.

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Digital Health News

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Palantir and Accenture have been chosen as the winner of the £480m Federated Data Platform procurement, with an announcement expected imminently.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The analysis adds to a growing body of research highlighting the burden of healthcare costs in the U.S., even for families with higher incomes.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Legislative spotlight was put back on pharmacy benefit manager reform and mental health in a comprehensive draft packaged presented by the Senate Finance Committee, which was passed Wednesday 26-0. | A comprehensive healthcare package garnered near unanimous approval on Wednesday, which could lead to big changes for PBMs down the road.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The MAVEN Project is a nonprofit organization serving Federally Qualified Health Centers and free and charitable clinics, connecting expert specialty physician volunteers with clinic providers. Using telehealth technology, volunteers are working hand-in-hand with those on the front lines. They can consult on cases, serve as mentors, provide continuing education and collaborate with clinical staff.

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Electronic Health Reporter

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Dr. Benjamin Barlow, chief medical officer, Experity. As we evaluate the healthcare landscape following the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the urgent care (UC) industry, facilities have undergone significant transformation. Patient behaviors and economic factors have […] The article Redefining Benchmarks and Expectations In Urgent Care: A Data-Driven Approach appeared first on electronic

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

As extreme weather events caused by climate change ramp up in frequency, hospitals are struggling with financial and data challenges in disaster planning.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries have better quality of care and health outcomes than traditional fee-for-service counterparts, researchers from Harvard Medical School found. | Another white paper released by Inovalon and Harvard Medical School highlights the benefits Medicare Advantage enrollees enjoy over traditional Medicare counterparts.

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The funds will be used to speed up global adoption of AI algorithms on Philips Lumify Handheld Ultrasound to help rural providers identify abnormalities during pregnancy.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

While many in the industry are ready to move past the EHR, the reality for health IT leaders is that the EHR still takes up a large portion of their mindshare and has some of the biggest impact for good or bad on an organization. Managed and implemented effectively it can be an important tool for a healthcare organization to run more efficiently and provide better care.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Many payers beat Wall Street expectations in the quarter, despite ongoing utilization concerns. Other hot topics? Medicare Advantage stars, Medicaid redeterminations, individual exchange growth and GLP-1s.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Hims & Hers' strong revenue growth streak continued in the third quarter as the digital health and wellness business brought in $227 million, up 57% from a year ago. | With continued strong revenue growth, Hims & Hers expects to be profitable by the first half of 2024. The digital health and wellness company boosted its revenue outlook for the year and announced a new AI-powered service to personalize treatments.

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