Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

After awhile, Jason said, organizations may find 300 to 400 use cases for workflow improvement or automation. Read more… Staying Informed About Regulatory Changes, Industry Standards, and Technology Advancements. With so much happening in health IT, how do you keep up? Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

Additionally, I predict we will continue to see employers investing in associate engagement so they, healthcare workers, are enabled to provide a high quality, empathic connection with patients. Neither of those concepts are new in 2024, but I predict more focus in those areas.

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Hospitals Governance FDA Licensing 99

C&M Health Law

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Stating that Congress cannot make the mistake of allowing big tech to self-regulate, which puts “profit over people every time,” Markey mentioned three of his bills on AI, including two he has introduced with bipartisan cosponsors: the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0)

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 16, 2021

In the early chaos of the coronavirus pandemic, the healthcare industry struggled to keep up with an influx of patients amidst a shortage of necessary resources. The influx of cyberattacks on healthcare firms has served to illustrate how much cybersecurity measures in this industry need to improve. Patient Data and Patient Safety.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 25, 2019

Focus on Workforce Development According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the United States will see a shortage of between 46,900 and 121,900 physicians by 2032, including both primary care doctors and specialists. How can you minimize the effect of this trend on your healthcare organization? The system is digitized.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Wellpath has had a litany of staffing and access to care concerns that have followed the organization in multiple states, and the company continues to be mired in regulatory and reputational risk related to the poor conditions of its incarcerated patients. – Wellpath is owned by private equity firm H.I.G. prisons and jails.

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Hall Render

MAY 10, 2024

NATIONAL A 340B Compromise at Last? Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’ Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’ million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

hours/ day to serve their patients if they followed the national recommended guidelines for preventive and chronic care. Big tech and healthcare companies are paying attention, as indicated by the recent moves of Amazon, CVS and Walgreens. Keith Reynolds, Chief Operating Officer at Welldoc. Mark Engelen, CEO of RXLive.

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Telemedicine Hospitals Health Analytics Licensing 98

Health Populi

MAY 29, 2018

“Do no harm” has been the professional and ethical mantra of physicians since the Hippocratic Oath was first uttered by medical students. Doing good and abstaining from doing harm can engender trust between patients, providers, and other stakeholders in health. How to be responsible, equitable, transparent as a good AI citizen?

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 16, 2022

DIABNEXT’s mobile app complements Glooko’s product portfolio and tracks diabetes data so that physicians can collaborate with their patients to monitor individual patient data and provide remote care. This funding will be used to advance a new technology-enabled approach for improving OHCA survival rates. Avive Solutions, Inc.

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Nurses Patient Satisfaction COVID-19 Health Outcomes 98

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Based on the influx of research studies and position papers on social determinants of health flowing into my email box and Google Alerts, I can say we’re past the inflection point where SDoH is embraced by hospitals, professional societies, health plans and even a couple of pioneering pharma companies. Conference.

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Health Outcomes Hospitals Governance 74

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

A recent report reveals that programs focused on SDOH might reduce unnecessary healthcare use, but may also end up costing health systems more than they save in the long run. While it’s promising to see hospitals spending on programs aimed at helping patients find housing, employment, education, food and other resources ( $2.5

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Public Health Health Outcomes Doctors Hospitals 52

Hall Render

MAY 20, 2022

5 things to know about HHS OIG’s patient harm report. $15 AMA, organizations launch effort to apply equity lens to patient care. Covid-19 remains a public health emergency in US, administration says. FDA Bill Includes Medical Device Security Requirements For Manufacturers. How to Create a Healthcare Data Culture.

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Hall Render

APRIL 22, 2022

1B joint venture sets sights on ASCs, medical office buildings. Patient generated data can be a key factor in reducing health inequity. Judge orders Children’s of Alabama to hand over medical records of late 7-year-old Kamiya in wrongful death suit. New lawsuit filed to challenge law criminalizing transgender medical care.

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COVID-19 Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses 40

Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Throughout this time, I regularly witnessed how the mental health system struggled to respond to non-physical violence in the form of coercive control — an insidious form of abuse that involves intimidation, threats, and manipulation to restrict the autonomy of another person. Sessa is now facing medical practitioners’ tribunal in the U.K.

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Licensing 247

Hall Render

JUNE 10, 2022

As skilled nursing ‘teeters,’ leaders look to DC for help on pay rule and more. FTC looks to restrict use of noncompetes. Joint Commission faces more pressure to require safe staffing for accreditation. How drones are innovating Alabama’s health care industry. Medical malpractice trends in Northwest Arkansas.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 10, 2024

This frees up staff to focus on more complex and strategic aspects of RCM. There are some great leaders and health systems that will really be able to achieve more as they win this battle. Dot Havard, Head of Global Workforce at CPSI In the US, the healthcare workforce continues to experience staffing shortages and hiring concerns.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

So let’s talk this out: is AI automation a good thing that will help or will it cause more problems? One long-time customer—a forward-thinking specialty hospital—came to us a few years ago to inquire about automating the delivery of critical lab results with our clinical communication system.

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Hospitals Patient Satisfaction Telemedicine Licensing 101

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

Now more than ever before, patients are interested in being active participants in their care, selecting the right health partner, and connecting with their providers. As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions.

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Hospitals Compliance Health Outcomes Medicare 75

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2023

But only in the past few years have the medical professions tried to quantify and capture these factors. An example of calling out SDoH was cited by Dr. An example of calling out SDoH was cited by Dr. Sherri Onyiego, Medical Director for the Texas Market at Equality Health. Data can both call out SDoH and help to address its effects.

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US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Hospitals Public Health 108

HIT Consultant

APRIL 13, 2023

What You Should Know: Notable , an intelligent automation company for healthcare, launches Patient AI, a solution leveraging large language models (LLMs) and GPT (the technology powering ChatGPT) to bring personalization at scale to healthcare. Patient AI powers this level of proactive, personalized care without any increase in staff.

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Nurses 98

HIT Consultant

MARCH 28, 2023

With patients’ lives at stake, liability is huge, leaving little room for error. Yet human error is common in healthcare, and minor mistakes can cost millions in legal fees and lawsuits, not to mention risks to patient health. Every patient has a unique biological makeup influenced by unique genetic and lifestyle factors.

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Doctors 98

HIT Consultant

MAY 31, 2023

Monopolistic practices within healthcare and pharmaceutical industries not only hurt a healthy economy, but they also ultimately limit patients’ choices when it comes to healthcare options, further eroding trust. And it’s not just in healthcare. Higher costs are a prominent side effect of consolidation.

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Pharmaceutical Industry Hospitals FDA Telemedicine 96

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

It is being updated regularly with more vendors. In an age when nearly everyone is digitally connected in some way – even many senior citizens, who are often characterized as technophobic – it only makes sense that the healthcare industry is seeing a lot of connected health devices and remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies.

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COVID-19 FDA Hospitals Elder Care 183

HIT Consultant

JULY 18, 2022

The potential fallout of this trajectory is alarming: The advisory cites the Association of American Medical Colleges’ estimate on clinician demand outpacing supply, with an anticipated shortage of between 54,100 and 139,000 physicians predicted by 2033. However, the question remains: How can it be solved?

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Electronic Medical Records Doctors Hospitals COVID-19 98

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Roughly five percent of American adults suffer from PTSD in any given year and more than 13 million Americans reported PTSD in 2020 – most of whom are women. This study demonstrated that while current therapies work for many patients, they are not favored by all patients. Among mental disorders, cases of PTSD are on the rise.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 1, 2023

to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M

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Nursing Homes Nurses Ransomware COVID-19 40

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

With the increase in digital health, remote care, and patient access, the need for a reliable platform to conduct everything has also increased. There is already so much to consider in terms of what works best for your organization, but then you need to rethink everything in terms of what is best for the patient.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 18, 2023

The merger was facilitated by Asabys Partners, a leading Barcelona-based venture capital firm specializing in health innovation and deep tech, and legacy investor at Amelia Virtual Care. The technology helps clinicians treat patients who have complex medical conditions such as Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis.

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Licensing FDA Hospitals Compliance 59

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2023

While the cases of COVID have gone down and we’ve settled into a new normal, that isn’t the only crisis that we need a tech fix too. We need to start searching for how we can use technology , new or old, to fix health inequality and discrimination.

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Health Outcomes Doctors Medicaid Medicaid 90

Hall Render

MARCH 31, 2023

in 2022, survey finds Senate votes to end COVID-19 national emergency Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? in 2022, survey finds Senate votes to end COVID-19 national emergency Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? What happens if it disappears?

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US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses COVID-19 40

Hall Render

MAY 19, 2023

to Partners The federal COVID-19 emergency is ending. to Partners The federal COVID-19 emergency is ending. to Partners The federal COVID-19 emergency is ending. Supplemental Grant for Rural Health Programs UAMS to Study Affordable Care Act’s Impact on Breast Cancer Treatment Arkansas Children’s Hospital Auxiliary Donates $1.4

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 24, 2023

. – A new report from Accenture , US health inequity: beyond the statistics , analyzes the role US healthcare ecosystem participants can play in addressing health inequities due to race and ethnicity. Their efforts need to be more relevant, organized, streamlined and cohesive. The statistics are staggering.

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Public Health Medicaid Medicaid Licensing 52

Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

Looking at the whole person – not just separate organs or body systems – may seem obvious and commonsense, but it’s not how our (well planned, highly logical) healthcare system currently is structured. There are many examples of how segmentation and fragmentation is the rule, rather than the exception. So, what can be done about that?

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US Department of Health and Human Services Doctors Nurses Medicare 52

Hall Render

JUNE 9, 2023

Here’s why ARKANSAS Arkansas Children’s Hospital raises $5.9

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Nurses COVID-19 Nursing Homes Hospitals 40

Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

NATIONAL 988 suicide hotline adds support for American Sign Language 3 Takeaways from Physician Compensation Trends Adventist Health completes merger with Montebello’s ailing Beverly Hospital AHA-supported bill to protect health care workers introduced in Senate AHA weighs in on CMS’ proposed ASC payment system AHA submits comments on CY 2024 (..)

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US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses 40

SQA

AUGUST 8, 2023

Brazil Moves Toward Leveraging Medical Device Registrations from Other Regulators, 30 May 2023 For the first time, legislation was published in Brazil to permit leveraging authorization from regulators deemed equivalent. The measure may allow the expansion of the population’s access to diagnostic procedures in the country.

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