Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2023

Digital Innovation and Artificial Intelligence are two huge topics recently in the world of Healthcare IT. We reached out to the Healthcare IT Today Community for their insights on this topic. We reached out to the Healthcare IT Today Community for their insights on this topic. The following is what they had to say.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 13, 2024

Not surprisingly, we got a lot of good responses from the Healthcare IT Today community on this topic. Amid staffing shortages and general hiring challenges, our experts see the industry improving training, automating administrative tasks, expanding the hospital at home, and improving workplace culture in 2024. CHIME 2023 Edition.

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YouCompli

MAY 17, 2023

Here are suggestions on how to effectively build relationships and collaborate with Legal, Internal Audit, Human Resources, and Quality. Related: Jay Anstine on playing productive politics (and avoiding destructive politics) So, what do we do about that? Use topics like physician contracting to facilitate discussion about your charter.

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AIHC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

If your practice is currently using a telebehavioral health approach for patient treatment, or if you organization is considering implementing this approach, we hope this article will give some food-for-thought on the topic. Using telehealth technologies reduces travel time and related stresses for the consumer.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

Sustainability of our healthcare system was an interesting topic at Day 2 of the 42 nd Annual J.P. Members like the PPO design as it allows for more patient choice of physicians and facilities. Now I understand why my primary care physician tests me annually for inflammation through a C-reactive protein (CRP) test.

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AIHC

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Value-based care differs from the traditional fee-for-service approach, where physicians are paid based on the amount of healthcare services they provide because it ties the amount providers earn for their services to the results they deliver for their patients, such as the quality, equity, and cost of care.

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Hall Render

JUNE 16, 2023

Executive Health Resources, Inc. Background The physician-relator—and former employee of defendant—filed an FCA action alleging that the defendant helped hospitals overbill Medicare. At first, the Government declined to intervene, but the relator pursued the action on his own, as permitted under the FCA.

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YouCompli

JULY 20, 2022

The committee is also likely to include billing and coding leaders, administrative or clinical department managers, HR leadership, privacy leaders, and a physician representative or Board member. The healthcare compliance committee assists the compliance officer with the maintenance of the compliance program and its related activities.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Access to care is a central focus for healthcare given several factors: a growing population being impacted with chronic conditions, increased resourcing constraints, and growing fatigue and workload among providers. Financial pressures are priority number one for hospitals and health systems and will be the leading focus of HLTH.

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The Digital Health Corner

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ACOs require scaling which small hospitals cannot provide. Younger physicians prefer associations with larger enterprises. The costs for EHR and other technology acquisition and maintenance are too costly for smaller hospitals, and pressures of decreased payment rates are increasing on the provider side.

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AIHC

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Community health workers (CHWs) are an invaluable resource to communities worldwide. They are familiar with the resources available in their area. Bridging the gap between patients and physicians. They Are Health Educators CHWs typically have a broad knowledge of community resources. But, for some, it may not be required.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 31, 2022

One Medical is a membership-based primary care service that offers its members 24/7 access to virtual care with strategically located physician offices across the country to supplement its technology-driven platform. One Medical has also succeeded in developing a collaboration model with hospitals and health systems nationwide.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2021

"At Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the country, our leaders have always recognized the importance and the power of data, but the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the meaningful benefits of investing in the resources and infrastructure needed for a strong data analytics department," she said. Remote patient monitoring.

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C&M Health Law

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The regulations impact CMS-regulated payers and provide incentives for providers and hospitals that participate in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program and the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). For these reasons, CMS withdrew the December 2020 CMS Interoperability proposed rule. Patient Access API. (i)

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The American Telemedicine Association maintains a US bills related to telemedicine and their status. Still, I haven’t been able to hold back from some other related observations.) As usual, sites that are already flush with cash and well-endowed with resources can find more cost savings. Reduced need for office space.

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Hall Render

JULY 14, 2023

The PPS Rule usually only impacts the home health industry, but this year CMS has included proposals related to not only home health, but also hospice, DMEPOS and provider enrollment. The industry should respond to this request in order to address the difficulties in hiring home health aides and CMS’s questions related to aide compensation.

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CMS.gov

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

We recently finalized separate payment under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Brief Communication Technology-based Services, often referred to as virtual check-ins. We know that accurate and appropriate Medicare payment rates are essential to all hospitals, especially rural ones. Jeremy.Booth@c…. Thu, 11/15/2018 - 20:38.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The following are their thoughts on this pressing topic. Technology solutions, like the cloud, are tools that have advantages and disadvantages and need to be understood in relation to what business goals and clinical objectives they are meant to support in the long term. Scalability allows for cost-effective resource adjustments.

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Pharmacy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

This decision has the effect of making it more difficult for law enforcement authorities to swoop in and seize all assets of a suspect, effectively depriving them of the resources to even hire an attorney (which is a common tactic in such cases). Innocent” Property Can’t Be Seized. So I can understand the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 13, 2023

Today, a telemedicine physician does need to be licensed by the board in the state where the patient is sitting. To make it even more complex, we should also look at the realities of hospital privileging. On a good day, the process of obtaining privileges at a hospital regularly takes four months or more.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 3, 2021

Yale New Haven Health in Connecticut is a five-hospital, seven-campus health system that includes a large physician practice, numerous ambulatory centers and a home care agency. Scott Sussman, physician executive director telehealth at Yale New Haven Health. " Challenges for physicians and nurses.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, connected health and RPM are more important than ever, because they enable physicians to monitor patients without having to come into contact with them, thus preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 5, 2022

"One of the most glaring examples of health inequities in the United States is the difference in birth outcomes between Black and white birthing people: Black individuals are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes." " Melissa Sherry, Unite Us. Almost half of the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2024

But as hospitals and healthcare systems face foundational, systemic challenges in shifting to value-based care, it may happen in fits and starts. With legislation currently being drafted for nurses to receive the same reimbursement doctors and physicians do, this will likely become a top-of-mind topic in 2024.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 5, 2024

Wade; expected to remain big issue in 2024 races Most nursing home residents in Arizona still haven’t gotten their COVID-19 booster COVID-19 hospitalizations are up in Arizona and around the U.S.

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Health Law Advisor

JUNE 1, 2023

Introduction This may sound like an intimidating technical topic, but I’m going to keep it simple. 2] Before I dive into the topic, I just want to prepare you for a potential aha moment. Introduction – For Real This Time To begin the topic of algorithms that predict sepsis, let’s start with its clinical use and importance.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

Grace Nam, Strategic Solutions Manager at Laserfiche Trends in healthcare technology in 2024 will heavily focus on cost-effective solutions to drive operational efficiency and increase workforce satisfaction for physicians and staff. No longer can a hospital survive doing 2-3 total knee arthroplasties in one operating room.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 16, 2023

The topic of AI in healthcare often attracts a mixed reception. While some people are firm believers in the benefits of AI in healthcare, others have concerns about the ethics of AI in healthcare, while a third group approach the topic with a degree of apprehension attributable to a lack of knowledge. Physician Guidance.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 14, 2022

And since the conference was virtual, what better topic to start us off today than a consideration of the new Virtual-First trend that surfaced in 2021. Interestingly, no primary care physician referrals would be required to see in-network specialists. While Babylon did undertake some initial physician group acquisitions in the U.S.,

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The CDC has stopped printing them Telehealth Visits Decline 46%, But Telebehavioral Healthcare Still High URAC to offer health equity accreditation Walgreens CIO is latest to leave in company’s C-suite shakeup AI is creating a complex landscape for healthcare executives ALABAMA Alabama hospital to remain on Cerner after sale Alabama gets $3.6M

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The CDC has stopped printing them Telehealth Visits Decline 46%, But Telebehavioral Healthcare Still High URAC to offer health equity accreditation Walgreens CIO is latest to leave in company’s C-suite shakeup AI is creating a complex landscape for healthcare executives ALABAMA Alabama hospital to remain on Cerner after sale Alabama gets $3.6M

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SQA

AUGUST 2, 2021

PDA TR 86 is a consensus-based resource surrounding the challenges encountered in using complex package systems and introduces important elements to consider in decision-making. The following two PIC/S guidance documents have been revised: PE 005-4: PIC/S Good Practice Guidelines for Blood Establishments and Hospital Blood Banks.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

Alexander Nazem, Co-founder and CEO at Nomad Health As with seemingly every other industry, we can expect that AI will play a large role related to the healthcare workforce in 2024, particularly in temporary clinician staffing. the job posting) to accepting an offer. Carolyn Ward, M.D. What does this look like in practice?

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C&M Health Law

JANUARY 25, 2023

Starting in 2023, the Administration will promulgate regulations to implement the Act’s provisions and to issue reports to Congress as required by statute, including on telehealth utilization, the Acute Hospital Care At Home program, pandemic preparedness efforts, and clinical trials reform, among others.

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