Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. In 2024, the attack surface will continue to grow.

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Healthcare Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

If you have bad news to share – investigations, litigation, adverse business changes – disclose entirely while the buyer is worried about competing bidders. The healthcare industry and its leaders are the subject of a great deal of scrutiny from regulators and consumers, with many convinced that providers prioritize profits over patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Of course, that's been the case every year over the past decade since the first meaningful use checks were mailed out, kickstarting the digital healthcare age as we know it. by Healthcare IT News November 22, 2019. – Susan Morse, Senior Editor, Healthcare Finance News. Collection. by November 18, 2019.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 3, 2020

Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora developed an active and growing telemedicine program over the past eight years. The organization also uses a custom-developed, HIPAA-compliant photo-sharing platform. “Fred” Thomas, director of telehealth services at Children’s Hospital Colorado.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 31, 2020

healthcare system. But having learned some difficult lessons this pandemic year, it's worth taking stock of that hard-won wisdom – and forecasting how it might be put to work in the next 12 months as healthcare organizations chart a path forward to help a " shocked system emerge stronger " (as PwC puts it).

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Member engagement platform SameSky Health was selected for the AWS Healthcare Accelerator for Health Equity.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Each day there are fresh headlines about new waves of infections popping up around the world. The healthcare industry has been under nonstop pressure since February 2020. The pandemic has increased demand and added processes for an industry that has been throttled with rules and complexity for decades. According to the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This is according to a new annual report from research and consulting giant PwC entitled “Top health industry issues of 2021: Will a shocked system emerge stronger?” Healthcare right-sizes after the telemedicine explosion.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 21, 2021

Lord knows that through the bedlam of the past year-plus, there have been countless lessons to be learned in healthcare and health IT. Paul Coyne, RN, assistant vice president of clinical practice and chief nursing informatics officer at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. ( @hspecialsurgery ). Nothing is off limits."

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Amazon wants to add payer strategy muscle. On Average, Two Nurses Are Assaulted Every Hour, New Press Ganey Analysis Finds. Metro area hospital names new CEO with hospital admin experience. ‘There’s very much so a need’: New mental health outpatient facility coming to Madison. CALIFORNIA.

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Hall Render

APRIL 22, 2022

21 top management risks in healthcare for 2022. $1B Healthcare Orgs Struggle With Software Supply Chain Risk Management Policies. Healthcare workers warn of the harms of consolidation. Healthcare worker training org aims to root out bias in care. New lawsuit filed to challenge law criminalizing transgender medical care.

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Hall Render

JULY 28, 2023

million for rural hospital expansion Hospices in Arizona & other states receive scrutiny over concerns of fraud, waste & abuse Phoenix Children’s Building New 44,000-Square Foot Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Firefighters oppose Banner’s planned $400M hospital There’s a growing nurse shortage in Arizona.

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Hall Render

MAY 20, 2022

HHS Announces $15M in Funding For Behavioral Healthcare In Nursing Homes. How to Create a Healthcare Data Culture. New legislation calls on CMMI to create model based on health equity. New hospital struggles without pandemic aid. Alaska reports more new COVID-19 cases among visitors as tourist season gets underway.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 4, 2022

The beginning of a new year is usually a time for optimism. The healthcare workforce is depleted, exhausted and demoralized. But for a U.S. health system stretched thin by wave after wave of COVID-19 variants, that hope may be hard to come by. Care quality is often degraded, and patient accessibility is still lacking.

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Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

UAB, Children’s hospitals to halt some youth transgender care as new law takes effect. Alaska needs to train more nurses, but it doesn’t have enough nursing faculty to meet demand. The Safest Hospitals In Denver Metro Area: New Rankings Released. Hospital mergers are changing Connecticut’s healthcare system.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 26, 2021

That's the theme of this ongoing feature story series, where Healthcare IT News talks with IT leaders to focus on new lessons learned and how the executives will be applying those lessons today and into the future. "We are unquestionably leveraging technology in new and different ways," he said.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

In a precarious moment, with novel coronavirus numbers spiking once again to new heights in the U.S. We've done a great job, the United States, of developing components of HIE. and in Europe, there's still a sense of urgency about this current moment. This is what we're after. And it's been a very busy time for us.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has put the healthcare industry through the wringer. It's required new ways of working, new methods of communication, new solutions to old problems and innovative solutions to new problems. Eric Jimenez, CIO at Artesia General Hospital in Artesia, New Mexico.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Community health workers will become a pillar of the healthcare community.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Thanks to new regulations from the government and subsequent new rules from commercial payers, telemedicine services are being reimbursed. Welcome to the third installment in Healthcare IT News ' latest feature series, "Health IT Investment: The Next Five Years."

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Hall Render

JUNE 9, 2023

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

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Although the health care industry navigated most of these challenges—largely through savings in other areas of project development—continued increases in construction costs will strain and potentially jeopardize the feasibility of some projects moving forward. Workforce Challenges a “National Emergency” | Hospitals Operate in the Red.

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Hall Render

MAY 19, 2023

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

JANUARY 19, 2024

8 digital health and life sciences executives share their hot takes and insights from the recent annual JPM Healthcare Conference 2024 Virgil Bretz, co-founder and CEO of MacroHealth “The annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference is still one of the most efficient ways to meet with capital partners. Charlie Lougheed, CEO of Axuall, Inc.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 28, 2022

The story began to change in late 2021 as steep inflation took center stage thanks to a near-perfect confluence of excess liquidity, demand acceleration, and supply constraints. Companies expecting to trade on revenue multiples are facing more scrutiny over their ability to scale, and the hypergrowth strategy is no longer being rewarded.

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Hall Render

JULY 22, 2022

Healthcare Merger and Acquisition Activity Generates $19B in Q2 2022. Bicycle Health flies staff into Alabama to save hundreds of its patients from losing access to care under new law. Healthcare Trust of America shareholders approve merger with Nashville-based medical landlord. CMS releases Medicare OPPS and ASC proposed rule.

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Hall Render

APRIL 12, 2024

in billing fraud Arizona system names new CEO Banner Health CEO Peter Fine to retire after 24 years, handing the reins to health system president Four UArizona bioscience startups selected for Flinn Foundation program Gov. to Develop Wearable Blood Loss Detector An Academic Lifeline for Rural Hospitals CHI St.

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AIHC

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Lessons Learned about Consequences & Incentives Submitted by the AIHC Education Department Introduction The Office of Inspector General has released the new General Compliance Program Guidance or “GCPG” in late 2023. One of the earliest healthcare cases I know of occurred in Canada. Has the U.S. One of the biggest culprits?

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AIHC

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Lessons Learned about Consequences & Incentives Submitted by the AIHC Education Department Introduction The Office of Inspector General has released the new General Compliance Program Guidance or “GCPG” in late 2023. One of the earliest healthcare cases I know of occurred in Canada. Has the U.S. One of the biggest culprits?

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

NATIONAL Amazon Pharmacy, One Medical pilot program integrates medication consultations Bad news for FTC’s noncompete ban Cigna to sell Medicare business to HCSC for $3.3B Opens in North Little Rock CHI St.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Million in Retaliation Suit John Muir, Tenet scrap hospital deal after FTC challenge Kaiser to lay off 79 administrative employees Leaning toward big wins in schizophrenia and vaccines, venture group raises new fund of $389 million Madera hospital creditors want to be paid, including CEO. health care spending hits $4.5

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Vincent Partners With Park Plaza Mall on Community Health Programs Former Arkansas Medical Board Chair Brian Hyatt Arrested for Medicaid Fraud New Provider in Arkansas Focuses on No-Rush Health Care Walker Foundation Pledges $1M to UAMS Radiation Oncology Center Five nonprofits to split $5.9

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Healthcare Compliance Will Be a Challenge in Post-PHE World. New Cooper Green facility gains final approval to begin construction. New Bartlett Regional Hospital CEO lays out vision on Action Line. Kindred Behavioral Health and Dignity Health Announce Plans for New Inpatient Behavioral Health Hospital in Glendale.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 12, 2022

Amazon’s One Medical buy has implications for the healthcare industry. CVS Said To Be Eyeing Bid For This At-Home Healthcare Tech Firm. HHS investing $60M to boost rural healthcare workforce. Sale of Healthcare Property in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Tenet’s Doctors Medical Center names new CEO.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 25, 2023

NATIONAL AHA shares proposals for drug shortage legislation with House committee America’s biggest hospital landlord sees deals souring Babylon Health files for bankruptcy Bankruptcies mounting in troubled nursing home industry Calls grow for national patient safety board: 3 leaders weigh in CMS details plan to allow Part D beneficiaries to pay (..)

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ransomware attacks against hospitals put patients’ lives at risk, researchers say States, FTC continue to target noncompetes: 3 updates The best hospital in each state, per Newsweek What to know about Stark law’s $9.2M

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Hall Render

APRIL 26, 2024

NATIONAL 5 numbers on the rise of Stark law violations 3 takeaways on the new federal data privacy proposal after its first public showcase 80% of Change Healthcare restored after cyberattack Authentication failure blamed for Change Healthcare ransomware attack Biden administration issues new rule to protect privacy of those seeking reproductive health (..)

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