Healthcare It News

MARCH 29, 2022

Analytics Artificial Intelligence Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Government & Policy Patient Engagement Population Health Despite significant investment and well over a decade of different transformation plans and initiatives, there’s still much to do before we can say the health and care system has truly gone through a digital revolution.

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Governance Public Health 277

Healthcare It News

MARCH 20, 2023

Artificial Intelligence Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Patient Engagement Healthcare organizations face risk in not delivering exceptional consumer experiences. Michalene Elliott Kinsler Healthcare organizations face risk in not delivering exceptional consumer experiences. However, these relationships are increasingly tenuous.

Governance 167

Governance 167

HIT Consultant

MARCH 19, 2024

By deriving insights from unstructured data, healthcare organizations can deliver better patient care, as well as unlock powerful capabilities – like using AI models to streamline medical note-taking, reshape hospital billing and improve medical coding. To do these things, however, you need to be able to track and access all your data.

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Compliance HIPAA Hospitals 111

HIT Consultant

APRIL 1, 2022

By all accounts, the last two years have accelerated consumer adoption of digital tools for managing nearly every aspect of our lives. Odds are good you used a digital payment method, alongside the 93% of consumers who say they’ve used tools like Venmo and Zelle over the last year. Aaron Kaufman, EVP at Carenet Health.

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Doctors 98

Healthcare It News

JANUARY 20, 2022

Amazon, Google, and Apple have all invested in consumer-facing voice applications. Amazon's recent announcements point to using voice-enablement in senior living communities and patients in hospitals to stay connected, informed, and entertained, much as consumers use Alexa today for general information. Region Tag: Global Edition.

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Doctors Hospitals 347

Healthcare It News

AUGUST 31, 2021

The online access issue will be a critical key going forward as both telehealth and healthcare analytics become more important to both health systems and consumers in population health management. By focusing too much on analytics, what is often missed is how well we are engaging individuals in their care. Region Tag: Global Edition.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

the opposite of a simple price tag. Price transparency and an emphasis on a la carte services are a major boon to providers in the direct-to-consumer healthcare space. Kindbody was offering its fertility, gynecology and wellness services online before moving into physical spaces in 13 cities across the U.S.

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Hospitals Nurses 98

Health Populi

JANUARY 8, 2021

Goolsbee and Jason Furman, former Chair of Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, tag-teamed the U.S. consumers say the “important things in life today” are health and financial security, according to the latest study from the Retirement Security Survey conducted by Principal in Q4 2020. This week, the U.S.

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COVID-19 Nurses Public Health 129

Medisys Compliance

AUGUST 23, 2022

Managing medical bills can indeed be difficult and time-consuming, and it can be made more difficult by a lack of expert human resources. Effective tagging and medical billing administration serve as a helpful strategic target for all the medical practitioners out there as the healthcare business is now evolving dramatically.

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Medical Billing Services Medical Billing Medical Billing Outsourcing 97

Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2023

The My Health, My Data Act defines “consumer health data” as “personal information that is linked or reasonably linkable to a consumer and that identifies a consumer’s past, present, or future physical or mental health.” ” That could include such data tags as cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and IP addresses.

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HIPAA Hospitals 62

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Much more than mere video chats, telehealth uses intranets and the internet networks to observe, diagnose, initiate or otherwise medically intervene, administer, monitor, record, and/or report on the continuum of care people receive when ill, injured or wanting to stay well. Region Tag: Global Edition.

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Doctors COVID-19 Public Health Hospitals 174

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

According to mobile app marketing intelligence firm Sensor Tower, the world’s top ten English-language mental wellness apps generated two million more downloads in April, when the peak of the pandemic was becoming a reality. A much-cited catalyst for change is that the crisis created a common purpose and urgency to make decisions.

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COVID-19 Governance World Health Public Health 157

Health Populi

AUGUST 14, 2023

economy (and as it turns out, in Sweden’s economy as well). Pop culture meets health and health politics this summer of 2023, noting that beyond Barbie , the movie, Taylor and Beyonce Swift have been contributing to local good works to bolster food access and education , sharing their wealth for well-being.

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Public Health Health Care Access Hospitals 62

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the use of digital health tools and virtual health care; looking past the pandemic, the American Telemedicine Association is envisioning that care will be omni-channel just as other aspects of consumers’ lives are, whether shopping, banking, or now for people in school, education.

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COVID-19 Public Health Telemedicine World Health 129

Health Populi

MARCH 21, 2019

The vision/optical industry is one piece of the health/care ecosystem, but the segment has not been as directly impacted by patients’ new consumer muscles until just about now. I was grateful to have an opportunity to share my views with attendees on the vision patient as health consumer through the health economic lens.

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HIPAA Health Insurance Doctors Medical Billing 98

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Sensory-friendly shirts will have flat seams, softer material and no tags.” Macy’s conducted a customer workshop last year and learned that there was consumer interest in the company offering these clothing options. The back of the jeans will be pocket-less and will have a higher rise. for jeans; nothing will be over $40.

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Health Insurance 88

Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 13, 2023

If you include substance abuse disorders (opioid, alcohol, other illegal and legal drugs) as well, the numbers and costs continue to grow. At the conference, Talkspace sounded as though they were pivoting and de-emphasizing their direct-to-consumer offering going forward, looking more to employers, health plans and employee assistance plans.

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COVID-19 Medicaid Medicaid Nurses 98

Health Populi

MARCH 19, 2019

The annual conference of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) convened this week, and I was grateful to attend and speak on the evolving retail health landscape yesterday. Gary looked back at that era, realizing his father’s understanding of consumer needs at retail. Well, no, Scott pragmatically answered.

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Health Insurance Hospitals Medicare Medicare 59

Healthcare Law Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

She handles and advises on high-profile and highly confidential cases in this area for clients across a variety of industries, including consumer products, pharmaceuticals, entertainment and technology, economic consulting and immigration. Maureen’s practice primarily focuses on malicious insider cases. Nate Lacktman. Maureen Stewart.

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Telemedicine Fraud Governance Compliance 49

SQA

JULY 19, 2023

They party hard when things go well and work even harder when things go wrong. The purpose of SUDs is to showcase how we have been progressing in the individual departments, in comparison with forecasting, as well as to discuss the future of SQA. They challenge every constraint that impedes progress. How can we help you?

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FDA 98

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Designed to shed light on the true cost of drugs and to ensure that consumers and insurers aren’t being gouged, drug pricing transparency laws seek to level the playing field by delivering greater visibility into drug costs.

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Prescription Drug Pricing Compliance Governance 52

Health Populi

AUGUST 10, 2020

This was Nielsen’s early observation for people living in Asia and Europe , a consumer behavior trend that then morphed U.S. ” A surprise element here is the Echo tag that came from a pair of gloves I recently purchased. Stay tuned, and stay well! health citizens into hygiene shoppers.

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COVID-19 Public Health Nurses Hospitals 118

Healthcare Blog

APRIL 26, 2023

As a hospital administrator or department manager, one of your many organizational tasks is to create and maintain hospital policies and procedures, a time-consuming venture. Fortunately, procuring policy management software that delivers regularly updated, evidence-based , and readily accessible hospital policies provides an easy solution.

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Hospitals Nurses Compliance 40

Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2018

I recently wrote about financial toxicity discussing a study from IQVIA Institute on the 2017 prices for oncology drugs, with all new treatments exceeding $100,000 price tags in 2017 and a median price of about $150,000 for a year’s therapy. The second chart illustrates patient-borne costs for early stage breast cancer.

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Doctors Medical Billing Hospitals Health Insurance 87

SQA

MARCH 7, 2023

I’m super proud of how we handled Covid as a company, we implemented a Survive and Thrive mentality that worked very well and we didn’t lay anyone off which we’re very proud of because of the family atmosphere at SQA. We also enjoy the other local sport’s teams Royals, Mavericks, and Sporting KC as well.

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Hospitals 52

Hall Render

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Expect labor shortage resulting from the tripledemic and its strains to continue to affect health care facility planning well into 2023. Inflation and interest rates, including as to the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”), dominated headlines this year. Inflation and Interest Rates Dominate Headlines.

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Hospitals COVID-19 Nurses Medicaid 40

SQA

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

During these meetings – typically known as “QBRs” (Quarterly Business Reviews) – we evaluate the key performance indicators for the program(s) in place, discuss what’s working well, what’s presenting challenges, and what lies ahead. We don’t talk about the value of a well written audit report enough. Thank you for 26 years!

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Nurses Medical Device Industry FDA Hospitals 88

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In our case, we rapidly scaled our telehealth solution from primary care to all specialty care in a span of less than two weeks, including cancer, orthopedics, physical therapy, as well as additional services such as genetic counseling and nurse education.” Providing a safe workplace. “These types of visits are more of.

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Telemedicine COVID-19 US Department of Health and Human Services Doctors 164

SQA

MAY 24, 2021

Before bed I hear Carrie tell Steph to take a Motrin for her headache (likely caused by an excess of margaritas) made by McNeil Consumer Health – an awesome partner over the years. She is action-oriented and builds rapport well with customers, suppliers, stakeholders, peers, partners, and direct reports. Hey Associates!

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COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccine Medical Device Industry FDA 52

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 12, 2020

Healthcare enterprises that rapidly built up virtual care through ready-to-deploy consumer technologies are looking closely at the suitability of the platforms for enterprise-level scaling. I discuss a few of these and their potential impact on healthcare consumer experiences. The future of telehealth seems assured.

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COVID-19 Hospitals Medicaid Medicaid 211

Hall Render

MARCH 22, 2024

Nevada Medicaid must cover abortion services, judge rules Clark County health rankings improve, but physicians per capita still well below U.S. They want an exception for burnout counseling.

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Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses Hospitals 40

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 14, 2020

This digital platform will enable contact-tracing employees to reach more individuals in a short amount of time and create various digital channels for the consumer to interact with the contact tracing program. Phone calls are the primary method currently, but plans are underway to augment the calls leveraging a digital platform.

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COVID-19 Hospitals Telemedicine Governance 122

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

State officials are noncommittal Nursing home in CT accused of neglect, staffing shortages Lawsuit: Routine procedure would have saved Oxford mom who died after 2020 childbirth DC D.C.’s

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 7, 2021

And half of these decisions are not necessarily well-founded. " Well, do you? And on the consumer side, wouldn't it be nice if you had the ability to see not just what you're doing in that visit, but at the same time, in the same experience, access to "How am I doing on chronic condition management?

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Telemedicine COVID-19 Doctors Hospitals 152

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

I’ll be honest, it was refreshing to hear a President & Co-Founder of a healthcare IT company celebrating the dropping of the word “interoperability” from their tag line. This cohort spans EHR vendors, digital health platforms, patient engagement applications…including any consumer of the Kno2 Communication API.

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Health Outcomes Hospitals 59

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

Biofourmis’ remote patient monitoring and AI-based analytics technology, Biovitals, provides personalized predictive care by leveraging active and passive data collected from clinical-grade patient wearables that continuously monitor more than 20 physiological parameters, as well as patient-captured data from a mobile app.

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COVID-19 FDA Hospitals Elder Care 180

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 19, 2021

With user adoption at the forefront of the team's search, it became clear that Klara was one of the only solutions at the time that could deliver both the communication needs the team desired, as well as a superior user experience that would drive adoption, he said. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Doctors Patient Satisfaction HIPAA Hospitals 169