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From Evolution to Innovation, from Health Care to Health: How Health Plans With Collaborators Are Re-Defining the Industry

Jane Sarashon

As a constant observer and advisor across the health/care ecosystem, for me the concept of a “health plan” in the U.S. Furthermore, health plan members now see themselves as medical bill payers, seeking value and consumer-level services for their health insurance premium investment. Consulting Noah Webster….and

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A Patient Privacy Breach Leads to Settlement

American Medical Compliance

A hospital security patient privacy breach has resulted in a hefty settlement of $240,000 under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The incident highlights the importance of safeguarding sensitive medical records and the potential consequences of unauthorized access by hospital staff.

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Importance of Regulatory Compliance in Healthcare

Compliancy Group

Hospitals and private practices aren’t the only enterprises with compliance obligations within this sector. Insurance carriers, cloud service providers, pharmacies, medical equipment manufacturers, and other organizations in this industry must comply with various health and safety regulations. name, phone number).

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SuperCare Health Hack Affects 300K Patients

Compliancy Group

In one of the largest breaches reported in 2022 so far, SuperCare Health suffered a hacking incident affecting 318,379 patients. However, it took SuperCare Health until February 2022 to discover the incident had potentially compromised that patient information. More details regarding the SuperCare Health hack are discussed below.

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Can Your Hospital Afford Not to Outsource Credentialing?

Verisys

By outsourcing medical credentialing, hospitals can significantly reduce their costs. By outsourcing medical credentialing, hospitals can significantly reduce their costs. Due to the complex nature of medical credentialing, it requires coordination between several disparate departments within an organization. Human Resources.

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U.S. Healthcare Compliance Frameworks: A Guide for International Vendors

Compliancy Group

Because care requires using and exchanging sensitive patient information, adherence to U.S. When personal health information transcends international borders, vendors outside the U.S. Keep data secure : Hospitals, private practices, and other healthcare organizations must be constantly vigilant of data breaches.

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Five Digital Health Imperatives for Patient Safety

The Digital Health Corner

Perhaps the best definition of patient safety is that of the World Health Organization. Simply put, it is “…the prevention of errors and adverse effects to patients associated with health care.” Improving health literacy. In fact, low health literacy is related to higher mortality rates. I would like to highlight a few.