Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 8, 2021

Paddy Padmanabhan The markets are buzzing with the latest Rock Health report on funding for digital health in the first half of 2021. At nearly $15 billion, the funding surpasses the amount for the full year 2020. Region Tag: Global Edition. Everything is up: deal volumes, deal sizes, M&A activity, IPOs, SPACs.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

It is a violation of federal and state regulations for any persons, including facility staff, volunteers, visitors, family members or guardians, or another resident, to exploit or misappropriate a resident’s funds or personal property. Periodically audit resident fund accounts to ensure that no misappropriation has occurred.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 4, 2020

Digital health startups have also defied dire predictions about funding slowdowns, with data pointing to stronger-than-ever funding numbers in 2020, including aggressive M & A by public companies riding the wave of strong stock market performance. What could go wrong with this picture? Featured Decision Content:

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

APRIL 18, 2022

Additionally, she must pay a $500 court fund assessment, $250 to the Victim Compensation Fund, and the costs of the action. A facility is required to report any allegations of misappropriation or exploitation of a resident’s funds or personal property to the State agency and to local authorities.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Since 2016, AHRQ has funded a series of projects focused on defining, refining and improving the uptake of patient-centered outcomes research through technology-enabled clinical decision support tools. In September 2021, AHRQ funded the Clinical Decision Support Innovation Collaborative (CDSiC). Region Tag: Global Edition.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Many of these treatments are drug-based gene therapies–- but they come with an extremely high price tag. Treatment with Zolgensma, a gene therapy treatment which has been shown to be effective in treating SMA, costs $2 million – a very high price tag. million gene therapy to treat a rare blood disorder. .

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 2, 2021

Recent reports indicate explosive growth in venture capital funding for digital health startups, around $15 billion for the first half of 2021, with no slowdown in sight. Many will be tempted to exit in the current environment of unlimited funds and attractive valuations rather than grind it out for the long term.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 11, 2022

There is concurrently a Darwinian culling of the herd of digital health point solutions underway, exacerbated by the current pull-back in VC funding that poses an existential threat to tech startups operating at sub-scale). Region Tag: Global Edition. He is the founder and CEO of Damo Consulting.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 6, 2023

Becker’s published a roundup of over 100 hospital and health system projects costing $100 million or more in 2022 , including 20 with a price tag north of $1 billion. The project was fully funded by sponsor CommonSpirit Health. On the social determinants front, St. Centura broke ground on a $151 million expansion at St.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 21, 2019

And that will only change in the months and years ahead as more startups get funded, proofs-of-concept demonstrate success and pilot programs take flight into production environments.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Only 38% of Americans have a dedicated savings fund for healthcare emergencies. DoseData released an RFID-tagged drug database to help pharma companies monitor drug supplies within hospital inventory systems. Patient relationship management platform Equiva unveiled its Connected Home Health Hub.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Consider designating some of those as Telehealth Ground Zero, fund 1) a buildout of fixed-wireless broadband on the tops of several nearby structures, 2) distribute wireless routers to homes in the immediate area. Region Tag: Global Edition. Follow him on Twitter @cjsettles101.

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The Health Law Firm

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

In the current state of the economy, consumers are relying on new discount programs to help fund everything from ice cream outings to laser tag adventures to liposuction. Groupon and similar sites like Living Social offer subscribers daily deals for local products, services and businesses ranging from 20% to 90% off the original price.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 14, 2023

Sarah Krouse and Anne Steele, the WSJ journalists, tag-team doing a great job quantifying the women’s fiscal force, quoting Blair Kohan, an agent with UTA who represents Greta Gerwig, the Barbie movie’s director, saying, “Women have always been a deeply underestimated economic force.”

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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. As a sweet sidebar to the backstory of how this research was funded, the U.S.

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Healthcare Blog

APRIL 26, 2023

Not creating, implementing, and updating policies and procedures leave healthcare organizations at risk for poor or inconsistent patient care, the possibility of adverse events , lawsuits, or even the loss of healthcare funding. link] Irving, A. Policies and Procedures for Healthcare Organizations: A Risk Management Perspective.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 24, 2023

Beneficial visibility is achieved through IoT-enabled location technology, badges, tags, and sensors. Given the constraints many healthcare systems are currently feeling post-pandemic, budget limitations across the enterprise may leave decision-makers with the task of making difficult choices when it comes to how to spend their limited funds.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 10, 2022

They are using their federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to build a huge 100 gigabit per second network – upload AND download speeds – that feeds every home. Region Tag: Global Edition. Grayson, Kentucky has a population of 4,217. By one guesstimate, that’s 100,000 written novels. Per second!

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Mary’s Health Care System Georgia looks to South Carolina in certificate of need repeal fight HAWAII New Hilo Home For Health Students Who Are Doing Clinical Rotations Hilo Medical Center given $1M to expand services Mental Health Services For Youth On Maui Receive A Funding Boost IDAHO 3 St. Here’s a look.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 29, 2022

Dr Pritesh Mistry, Policy Fellow for Digital Technologies at the King's Fund, UK. Region Tag: EMEA. Focusing on achieving digitalisation isn’t enough, there’s an equal need to scrutinise the future state of digital health and have a more active role shaping how digital tools are developed, supplied and implemented.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Census Bureau’s Opportunity Project collects this data in order to improve the use of funds for transit, climate resilience, and other issues affecting under-resourced communities. Another report from CODE calls for better tagging of data with SDoH. ” The U.S.

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Health Law RX

AUGUST 31, 2021

Motivated by a variety of factors, including reducing their companies’ self-funded health plan expenses related to COVID-19 treatment over time, many companies are considering charging two different prices for employees’ portion of health plan coverage in 2022 – one for vaccinated employees and a higher price point for their unvaccinated colleagues.

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Hall Render

APRIL 12, 2024

in suit against Cleveland Clinic physician SPR Therapeutics leads local Q1 fundings as VC investors remain cautious Two Cincinnati businesswomen named to prestigious Inc. cities; 2 others in Georgia are unhealthiest Channel 2 gets exclusive look inside new hospital for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Ga. State roots raises $4 million N.C.

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Hall Render

DECEMBER 23, 2022

According to a mid-year report from Revista, 163 new hospital projects began in 2022 and several of those projects had price tags at or above $1B. Real estate investors and investment funds continue to seek out health care investment opportunities. Real Estate Investors Seek Health Care Real Estate and Joint Venture Opportunities.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Vincent North in Sherwood Washington Regional Medical System Names Lucas Campbell as VP & Chief Transformation Officer 4 more Arkansas hospitals awarded federal funds Arkansas Legislative Council approves Department of Human Services’ requests for $13.4M Groups aim to improve La.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 13, 2023

There are a lot of “blockbuster” drugs coming to market today and in the near future with eye-watering price tags. David Cordani, Cigna’s CEO, shared an interesting “big picture” perspective. Some of them are cures or drugs that bring the first rays of hope to conditions like Alzheimer’s.

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Bill of Health

MAY 10, 2022

Bush, a Republican, anti-abortion supporter of government funded faith-based social services. Following the law’s passage, 75 billboards publicized it: the tag-line “Don’t Abandon Your Baby” is similar to the anti-abortion directive “Don’t Kill/Abort Your Baby.”. It was signed in 1999 by then-Governor George W.

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Hall Render

MARCH 22, 2024

To qualify, facilities must close their beds Amazon’s physician acquisition strategy As Many Hospitals Continue to Face Significant Financial Challenges, MedPAC Recommends Highest Ever Medicare Payment Update Change competitors step in but breaking up may be hard to do CMS to launch new primary care ACO program Congress unveils $1.2T

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

hospitals made America’s 250 Best list. Joe’s to buy part of big Onondaga County orthopedic surgery center for $25 million NewYork-Presbyterian nurses push back on alleged doubling of retiree healthcare costs New York hospital names 1st surgeon CEO Northwell VC arm backs company detecting emotions with AI in $12.7M

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

KU Health-Liberty Hospital deal faces lawmaker opposition Missouri Supreme Court again says state can’t deny Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood National health care company adds merger to acquired former Cerner clinics Primary care companies with 13 St. The health system’s prices are already high.

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