Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

'Break the silos' has been a tag line in data management for a long time, and COVID-19 showed it needs to become reality. To adapt from a silo approach takes a team effort—an effort between public services, healthcare organisations, IT departments, and clinicians.

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Hall Render

MAY 2, 2023

The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-886. COVID Vaccine Education. In May 2021, CMS issued an interim final rule that required SNFs to educate staff and residents on the risks and benefits of COVID vaccination and to offer or assist in accessing COVID vaccination for staff and residents.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The FCC gave over $350 million in grants to healthcare organizations for telehealth capabilities – which was great! Every telehealth grant proposal must address the issue – and money – of broadband connections between patients and the healthcare providers. Region Tag: Global Edition. Let's get it done!

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 2, 2021

Conversa is a chatbot technology company that uses conversational interfaces for digital pathways to support a wide range of clinical needs – from pre-admission patient education and preparedness to post-acute monitoring and chronic care management. What does this consolidation wave mean for their customers, i.e. healthcare enterprises?

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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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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 23, 2023

Virtual Private Network (VPN) Solutions provides electronic medical record management services to healthcare providers and Associates in Dermatology used its TouchChart software to host patient data. Encore Support Services is a Brooklyn, NY-based provider of special education, behavioral health, and related services.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2020

" Abortion providers told Healthcare IT News that they had already shifted much of their practice over to telehealth in the interest of patient safety. As with other healthcare specialties, McNicholas acknowledged that not every case is right for telehealth. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

During my interview with UserWay we ran a test on Healthcare Scene, the site where this article appears. Healthcare Scene uses a WordPress template. When he spoke at an optometrists’ conference, he couldn’t interest the doctors in making their web sites more accessible to vision-impaired visitors.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 23, 2022

"In the past, we haven't worried as much about coordinating care across the patient journey, from preoperative education to surgical aftercare," said Andrew Lovewell, administrator. Healthcare IT News published a special report highlighting many of these vendors with detailed descriptions of their products. THE PROBLEM.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2023

ASCs must stay current on healthcare regulations that affect billing. ASCA members can view an ASC-specific surveyor tag tool. For patient safety, fair reimbursement, and healthcare system integrity, regulatory bodies set compliance requirements. Compliance protects ASCs and strengthens the healthcare system.

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Health Populi

APRIL 17, 2023

” That could include such data tags as cookie identifiers, device identifiers, and IP addresses. The Act defines “consumers” as people residing in Washington state as well as people whose health data is collected in Washington and those identified through quote, “unique identifiers.”

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Med-Net Compliance

JULY 25, 2022

A healthcare provider in Massachusetts did not provide a personal representative with timely access to medical records on the mistaken basis that the durable power of attorney in this instance did not allow for the provision of such medical records.

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Healthcare Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

As healthcare organizations grow, the need to develop, monitor, and control policies and procedures becomes a challenging task. What Is Healthcare Policy Management? Healthcare policy management is the process of creating, implementing, and evaluating policies and procedures in the healthcare field.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 24, 2023

Scott Hondros, MHA, SCPM, VP of Customer Excellence & Strategic Consulting at CenTrak The last few years have caused significant disruption and constraints of budgets, staffing, and resources throughout healthcare facilities, from the bedside to administrative teams.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 14, 2020

Analytics Population Health Quality and Safety Telehealth Workforce The COVID-19 pandemic may be viewed as the single largest disruptor in the history of American healthcare. Against these headwinds, and entering a new era that could redefine healthcare, rather than slow innovation, COVID-19 has accelerated Geisinger’s digital efforts.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic essentially forced healthcare provider organizations, the government and payers to embrace telehealth as an essential way to enable physicians to see patients. To see all of the feature stories in the Burnout in the Age of COVID-19 series, click here. ” Telehealth added new stress into the mix, he said.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 19, 2021

The corporate takeover of healthcare and the exodus of physicians from private practice into employed positions, combined with sub-par deployment of electronic health records and patient portals, has resulted in increasing patient and physician dissatisfaction with the current healthcare delivery model, he contended. THE PROBLEM.

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MedTrainer

AUGUST 2, 2023

When patients visit a healthcare facility, they want to make sure they’re being seen and treated by a qualified medical professional. Provider credentialing is a systematic process used by healthcare organizations to verify and evaluate the qualifications, competence, and professional background of healthcare providers.

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Hall Render

MARCH 28, 2023

The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-886. COVID Vaccine Education. In May 2021, CMS issued an interim final rule that required SNFs to educate staff and residents on the risks and benefits of COVID vaccination and to offer or assist in accessing COVID vaccination for staff and residents. COVID Staff Vaccine.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2023

It’s always been pretty obvious that factors such as wealth, race, education, and the quality of food and water have enormous impacts on health. Dr. Geoff Rutledge, chief medical officer of HealthTap , says that variations in healthcare outcomes between adjacent counties can be huge.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

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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Hall Render

APRIL 12, 2024

Connecticut’s ‘certificate of need’ law under scrutiny Hartford HealthCare’s Black & Red Gala raises $2.6M Hartford HealthCare teams with state DOT to train police to draw blood It takes a long time to make many changes at CT hospitals. to Develop Wearable Blood Loss Detector An Academic Lifeline for Rural Hospitals CHI St.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 6, 2022

Survey Guidance for Skilled Nursing Facilities – New F Tag 888. Attachment A introduces a new citation tag for skilled nursing providers, F Tag 888, regarding infection control under CFR §483.80(i). The QSO Memo includes multiple attachments, each focused on a specific provider type. To determine compliance with §483.80(i),

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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 Corewell Health reports 1.4%

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Vincent North Welcomes Bonney as President Governor discusses rural healthcare during Mountain Home’s ‘Capital for a Day’ CALIFORNIA 3 health systems’ retention strategies that paid off in 2023 Cedars-Sinai CEO to retire CVS shuttering 25 MinuteClinics in Los Angeles Judge to consider Madera hospital reopening plan. ‘We

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Hall Render

MARCH 22, 2024

NATIONAL 79 percent have positive outlook for senior living and care: NIC 12 key legal issues impacting health systems AHA: 94% of hospitals financially impacted by Change Healthcare’s cyberattack A conversation about the HHS plan on AI in health care A new kind of hospital is coming to rural America.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Daytona Beach medical office building/surgery center HCA Healthcare breaks ground on new freestanding ER in Orlando Lee Health’s new state-of-the-art bloodmobile hits the road Naples physician charged with Medicare fraud gives up license; enters guilty plea Nemours opens full-time office for children in Panama City with St. La Shawn K.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

million center CT group fights deadly disparity in healthcare ‘Stuck’ in the emergency room: Hundreds of CT kids can’t get mental health services they need D.C. CALIFORNIA 8 ASCs opening in Florida, California and New York A bankrupt California hospital left a health care desert.

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