2021

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Carrot Health Joins 2021 Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Carrot Health, a leading provider of healthcare solutions powered by consumer and claims data, ranked among the top 400 fastest-growing private companies in its inaugural appearance on the 2021 Inc.

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Is healthcare too hard for Big Tech firms?

Healthcare It News

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“Complexity is Profitable” in U.S. Healthcare – How to Save a Quarter-Trillion Dollars

Health Populi

In the U.S., “Health care is complicated because complexity is profitable.” ” So explain Bob Kocher, MD, and Anuraag Chigurupati, in a viewpoint on Economic Incentives for Administrative Simplification, published this week in JAMA.

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ACA Reporting Deadline Extended and the End of “Good Faith” Compliance

Compliance Now

By: Jennifer Berman, CEO, MZQ Consulting. On November 22, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published proposed regulations that introduce significant changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting process for both large and small employers. These changes specifically impact the Form 1095-B & Form 1095-C distribution deadline and good faith transition relief. Automatic Extension to the Distribution Deadline.

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The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report

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!

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Advances in telemedicine are on the way in 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

2020 and 2021 saw the mainstreaming of telehealth and the rise of remote patient monitoring.

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Lessons Learned from a Fierce Patient Advocate, Erin Gilmer

Healthcare IT Today

Long time readers of Healthcare IT Today and members of the Health IT and patient advocate community on Twitter probably are familiar with Erin Gilmer. She’s one of the most fierce patient advocates I’ve ever known.

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Books Worth Reading: “The Power of One: Sister Anne Brooks and The Tutwiler Clinic”

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. If you work in healthcare, you need to read this book. It is well worth your time and shows quite effectively how one person can create and cause change that can ripple through an industry. […].

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5 Degrees For A Career In Speech and Hearing Disorders

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Approximately 15% of people in North America have some type of communication and hearing disorder.

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10 OTC For Emergencies and First Aid

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Over-the-counter refers to the medications available to you without the doctor’s prescription and can be bought without hesitation.

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Streamlined Compliance Facilitates Growth for Multi-Specialty ASC

Learn how SurgCenter of Western Maryland improved compliance and streamlined their employee training process with MedTrainer. Eliminate the risk of lost records and save time with MedTrainer's intuitive platform.

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Nanotechnology vs. SARS-CoV-2: Can Nanomedicine Help Combat COVID-19?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. In a very short period, the novel coronavirus has caused a very significant impact on the global health and socio-economic sector.

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Tech That Empowers Providers To Level Up On Patient Engagement

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The COVID-19 pandemic forced patients and healthcare providers alike to accept new ways to stay in touch, communicate, and to ask and give advice – which, in turn, catalyzed adoption of digital tools.

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ONC: More patients are downloading their medical records and using portals

Healthcare It News

A brief out this month from the U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT found an increase in patient portal access and online medical record download rates over the past few years.

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IoT and The Rise of the Machines in Healthcare

Health Populi

As connected devices proliferate within health care enterprises and across the health care ecosystem, cybersecurity risks abound.

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HIPAA Compliance Checklist for Mental Health Agencies

Keeping up with compliance can be intimidating, but this checklist can help make your job a little easier! Use this printable checklist to ensure your systems are buttoned up to avoid breaches, HIPAA violations, and other privacy and safety infractions.

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5 Tools That Are Revolutionizing Senior Care

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The market for senior care is growing rapidly. This comes as more members of the baby boomer generation enter retirement, partly due to the current health crisis.

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The next investment priorities for telehealth, RPM and connected health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

When it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic and health IT, if there's just one thing that everyone can agree on, it's that telehealth has gone mainstream. Thanks to new regulations from the government and subsequent new rules from commercial payers, telemedicine services are being reimbursed.

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A Rural Georgia Community Reels After Its Hospital Closes

Kaiser Health News

CUTHBERT, Ga. Lacandie Gipson struggled to breathe. The 33-year-old woman with multiple health conditions was in respiratory distress and awaiting an ambulance. About 20 minutes after the emergency call, it arrived.

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HIPAA vs HIPPA – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

Leave it to the people on the internet to capture something so well. In this case it was this amazing graphic from David Fry that compares HIPAA vs HIPPA to “clear up the confusion.”

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The American Benefits Conundrum: Realigning Healthcare Incentives

Speaker: Chris Wolpert, Founder of Group Benefit Solutions

This webinar with Chris Wolpert will expose the hidden misaligned incentives in the employee benefits space and help you modernize your approach to benefits by leveraging technology and communication.

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How Information Technology Helps In Med Tech Research

Electronic Health Reporter

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Infection Control and Prevention: 10 Tips For Preventing Exposure and Contamination In Hospitals

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Hospital-acquired infections are a challenge to clinicians as they increase the mortality and morbidity rate.

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Wolters Kluwer Launches Patient Education Platform:EmmiEducate

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Wolters Kluwer, Health announces the release of EmmiEducate to improve alignment between patients and their care teams.

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How Technology Helps Provide Better Patient Outcomes

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The medical profession has come a long way from the days when doctors made house calls carrying little black bags with everything they needed for their trade.

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2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Contract Life Cycle Management Report

Gartner has positioned Evisort in the Visionaries Quadrant of the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contract Life Cycle Management. Read the report to learn why Evisort is a Visionary provider in the market.

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Why Being A Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Is Such A Satisfying Career

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. If you see an infant or child not feeling well, it can be heartbreaking, and the first instinct is usually you need to do something about it. Taking care of pediatric patients can be a […].

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NHS COVID Pass recognised as equivalent to EU certificate

Healthcare It News

The NHS COVID Pass is now accepted as equivalent in status to the European Union Digital COVID Certificate (EUDCC). Under an agreement with the European Commission on 29 October, UK citizens can now digitally verify their vaccination status using the EUDCC gateway.

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Necessity is the Mother(board) – How COVID-19 Inspires Local Communities to Build Broadband

Health Populi

“The simple fact is that the federal and state governments are doing almost nothing to help people who have a broadband service available that partially meets their needs but abuses them with regular price hikes, spotty reliability, and poor customer service.

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19 Skills You Need To Work In A Medical Setting

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Plenty of jobs take place in a healthcare environment.

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Top 3 Data Privacy Challenges for Contract Compliance in 2022

The data privacy landscape is quickly becoming fragmented with dozens of new laws. Outdated compliance practices expose businesses to issues that can cost millions of dollars. Download this paper to find out how contract intelligence can help.