HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The increase was driven by multiple factors, including the pause of all periodic eligibility reviews during the public health emergency. That is not to say that there is no way to reach them; however, it presents a critical challenge to health plans, providers, and Medicaid agencies. Early predictions estimated that up to 24.4M

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 28, 2023

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, more than one in four adults living with a serious mental health issue also has a substance use issue. The unique challenges these individuals face, along with the impact of social determinants of health , present formidable obstacles to their recovery.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 11, 2022

Public health organizations face substantial challenges in the post-pandemic era, which digital technology could help to resolve by addressing barriers to implementation. To move forward, public health leaders should clarify strategy from the top-down. Here are 5 key findings from the survey: 1.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 31, 2021

Population health and precision medicine defined. When President Barack Obama announced during the 2015 State of the Union Address that the government was launching the Precision Medicine Initiative, a debate began about whether and how precision medicine and population health management could coexist in the U.S. health system.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 16, 2022

The meta-analysis , which examined 12 studies published in English and Turkish from 2016 through 2021, sought to examine how virtual care apps could affect maternal and neonatal health outcomes, as well as costs. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 30, 2023

However, while pharmaceutical corporations, MedTech manufacturers and national healthcare providers see only the benefits of huge cost savings, quicker and more effective ways of treating more patients and better health outcomes, not everyone shares their unequivocally optimistic view.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 11, 2019

One possible consideration for the country is the shift towards value-based healthcare (VBHC), which is about improving healthcare outcomes at lower cost. While VBHC sounds promising, the reality is that it is challenging to achieve as transforming a health system that is truly patient-centred and outcome based requires a lot of work.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 20, 2021

The system has not been integrated into the health center's EHR and efforts to bill have been a nightmare." " Mitchell said the center's EHR, from vendor Aprima, is seldom heard of and not an easy system to use, which presented its own set of challenges. " USING FCC AWARD FUNDS. Twitter: @SiwickiHealthIT.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 27, 2023

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the global population aged 60 and over will double by 2050. This shift presents a complex dilemma for both caregivers and medical professionals. The utilization of real-time data, coupled with enhanced communication channels, presents new possibilities for improved patient care.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 24, 2023

Prioritizing data that has been purpose-built and clinically validated ensures that we’re tracking data that truly predicts and impacts health outcomes, not just correlation. Cancer researchers are investigating the impacts of cancer on long-term health outcomes, financial strain, and household impact.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The resources provided by these New Mexico state agencies are essential for promoting public health, ensuring access to healthcare, supporting healthcare professionals, and enhancing overall health outcomes for the residents of New Mexico.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Patients then benefit from better health outcomes and institutions realize value-based care initiatives to meet their operational and financial goals. dirty data) Healthcare data is constantly changing, whether it is due to organic growth of enterprises or through new standards imposed from government agencies.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 28, 2024

Collaboration between technology companies, healthcare providers, and government agencies is vital to creating an integrated system that ensures equitable access to healthcare-at-home services for all demographics, including those traditionally underserved. but delivering high-quality, consistent care presents numerous operational challenges.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 26, 2022

Healthcare IT News interviewed Griffin to take a closer look at what he will be presenting at the HIMSS22 conference. Advances in telehealth have allowed both populations to receive more convenient, high-quality care, thus leading to better health outcomes. at the Orange County Convention Center in room W206A.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 22, 2024

The results of these studies are presented in a paper released today called Polaris: A Safety-focused LLM Constellation Architecture for Healthcare. The company believes that a safe LLM can dramatically improve healthcare accessibility and health outcomes in the world by bringing deep healthcare expertise to every human.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Managing healthcare compliance in Ohio presents a unique set of challenges for compliance officers, healthcare professionals, and administrators. Hospital Licensure Effective September 30, 2024 , Ohio hospitals must obtain licensure from the Ohio Department of Health (ODH).

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Partnerships and innovation are the only ways Africa can achieve superior health outcome results with markedly fewer resources. Partnerships with NGOs, FBOs, the private sector and its local communities can provide an immediate capacity boost that the country’s government lacks. Governments cannot do this alone.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

Section 1128A(a)(5) of the Act), the Proposed Arrangement nevertheless presented a minimal risk of fraud and abuse under the law on the facts presented. IRB approved protocols, enrollment criteria, informed consent process and other rules and regulations governing good clinical trial practice).

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MedTrainer

JULY 13, 2023

Collection of health data through apps may violate federal or state laws and regulations and/or HIPAA , not to mention the increase in cybersecurity threats as more medical devices are becoming interconnected. Berkeley Research Group’s Thomas F.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 18, 2021

" The example of telehealth highlights the importance of advocacy at multiple levels of government to simplify the complex regulations that make it such a challenge to use the technologies that are prevalent in so many other fields of business, he insisted. Moving to connected health and telemedicine.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

For example, the Michigan Automated Prescription System (MAPS) and Health Professional Recovery Program (HPRP) are excellent resources that might also present extra challenges for managing healthcare compliance in Michigan. This article serves as a quick-reference guide for maintaining healthcare compliance in Michigan State.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 15, 2022

– Government support and benefit flexibility (e.g., Patient data should be presented to providers during patient visits to remind the provider about the patient’s chronic conditions that may require care. Due to rapid growth of the 65-and-older portion of the population, Medicare expenditures are forecast to reach $1,559.4

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2022: Accelerating Spending, Worsening Outcomes indicates that in 2021 the U.S. percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) on healthcare, which was almost two times the average of other high-income countries, while the health outcomes in the U.S.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2022: Accelerating Spending, Worsening Outcomes indicates that in 2021 the U.S. percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) on healthcare, which was almost two times the average of other high-income countries, while the health outcomes in the U.S.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose (posted on the Patient Safety Network October 31, 2023) A 2-year-old girl presented to the emergency department (ED) with joint swelling and rash following an upper respiratory infection.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2023

We know that high-value primary care improves health outcomes and drives down total cost of care, with potential to influence 90% of the $4 trillion total in annual U.S. Yet, once nonelective treatment becomes unavoidable, we’ll then see a quick uptick in patient care, causing a strain and financial burden on our health systems.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 14, 2023

The mandate of these healthcare networks is clear – to improve patient experiences and population health outcomes while simultaneously reducing costs. And when it comes to IT procurement processes, decision-making influence has now shifted from departmental users to C-suite health executives or central stakeholders (i.e.,

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Health Populi

MARCH 21, 2019

He shared this image from Cracked Labs which illustrates the many data sources beyond the legacy health care claim that stakeholders can access and, if used for good, can benefit patient care and health outcomes. Marc then presented an intriguing, if disturbing (to me), bar chart of “the future value of your data.”

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CMS.gov

MARCH 14, 2019

I’ve heard the derisive comments from those in the health policy stratosphere that prefer centralized government command and control of health care in America. It’s not surprising that many of these same people are now working double time to pull us into the big government abyss of Medicare for All.

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Health Care Law Brief

APRIL 11, 2022

Notwithstanding these streams of remuneration taking the form of cash equivalents and not being protected by an AKS regulatory safe harbor or by an exception to the Beneficiary Inducements CMP, the OIG still concluded that the Arrangement presented a minimal risk of fraud and abuse based on a totality of the underlying facts and circumstances.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The technology companies facilitating this push into AI-powered health services know that strengthening their footholds in the health sector could mean a significant windfall. Along with government partners, healthcare professionals should be at the forefront of evaluating and adopting AI technology. million patients’ data.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2023

In healthcare, that means understanding the unique challenges for each patient based on their social determinants of health and using technology to fill gaps that traditional healthcare models might have overlooked. For health plans, one critical area that can have a significant impact on health outcomes is member communication.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 5, 2023

The complexity surrounding diagnosis is compounded by the overlap of symptoms between diseases – for example, a patient may present with encephalopathy and seizures, which are features of 1,500 rare diseases. Going beyond whole genome sequencing The ability to sequence the genome is the essential first step for rare disease diagnosis.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 2, 2023

Ben Barlow, Chief Medical Officer at Experity Providers can utilize EHR documentation provided by social workers, community health workers, case managers, or nurses – all who are members of the community hearing firsthand from patients the health disparities they face. Paulo Pinho, M.D.,

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2023

This presents a key challenge to CIOs and data leaders at healthcare provider and payer organizations: Access to this valuable data and making it actionable without inserting risk. Patient records, hospital records, exam reports and the movement of information are all tracked by such systems. Ben Herzberg, Chief Scientist at Satori.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 15, 2022

ClearDATA will also be presenting a HIMSS22 session entitled, “The Future of Connected Health: Operationalizing Privacy & Security,” at the AWS Partner Podium. These digital phenotyping solutions have been adopted by health organizations, tech, commercial and government entities.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 19, 2022

HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital, Okaloosa school district to build health academy. PruittHealth CEO: Nursing Home Operators Can’t Break Into Small Markets Without Government Support. Two Georgia health systems to receive $300M in federal funds. Rise in monkeypox cases lead to health concerns in Mississippi.

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