Healthcare It News

MAY 6, 2024

We also worked cross-functionally to learn about the leading practices in hospital design, understand pain points our staff were experiencing, and where we thought technology and innovation were headed in the future. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital is scheduled to open this September. Blank Hospital.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 29, 2023

We sat down with him to discuss patient access, how technology can help with care planning for underserved patients and making the business case for medical groups. That information is different for each patient and for each kind of encounter. The question is how. You are a proponent of better patient access for underserved patients.

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Healthcare information Technology 229

Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

But with artificial intelligence, he said, especially in the year-plus since ChatGPT captured the attention of the general public in a big way, "this time feels a bit different. Harvey Castro, a practicing ER physician, chief clinical operating officer at ViTel Health and assistant professor at UT Austin. But Castro is optimistic.

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Bill of Health

JUNE 29, 2023

There are barriers, however, to initiating this practice at several regulatory and non-regulatory levels. This has been demonstrated to be safe, given that providers receive the appropriate education on this practice, and that there is a quality assurance program in place.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The USCDI standard consists of a core set of data classes and elements for health information exchanges to capture information about conditions outside of medical practice that put a person’s health and well-being at risk – chiefly food, housing and transportation access. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 5, 2023

Since 2003 the NCI's Health Information National Trends Survey has collected nationally representative data about the American public’s knowledge of, attitudes toward and use of health-related information in an effort to create more effective health communication strategies across different populations. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Medisys Compliance

JANUARY 29, 2024

CPT Code Range for Cardiovascular Procedures The American Medical Association’s Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes are the gold standard for billing cardiovascular procedures. Echocardiography: The level of detail (basic, comprehensive) and the type of echo (Doppler, stress) dictate the appropriate code.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 14, 2023

Practices use a healthy mix of social platforms to promote their business: Facebook is the most popular platform for providers (67%); followed by Instagram (63%), and LinkedIn (46%). In comparison, the most common type of content individual professionals post is explainers for common issues related to their specialties.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 28, 2023

This survey, originally created to better understand the changing dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic, also captures information on attitudes and practices around health- and disease-related topics, including artificial intelligence use in healthcare. Are these results surprising or expected? What do people expect from AI in healthcare?

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Generic Medication: Ozempic and Wegovy have different names, dosages, and indications, but they are identical in terms of their molecular makeup, known as the generic medication semaglutide, and both are manufactured by Novo Nordisk. Additionally, nearly 10% of Americans are estimated to have type 2 diabetes.

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Bill of Health

JUNE 29, 2022

There has been too little evaluation of ethics courses in medical education in part because there is not consensus on what these courses should be trying to achieve. Recently, I argued that medical school ethics courses should help trainees to make more ethical decisions. Ethics education and clinical practice. By Leah Pierson.

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MedTrainer

MARCH 12, 2024

Anyone who has watched a medical drama on TV knows that almost anything can happen in a healthcare facility. Since every care setting is different, there could be many different answers to questions like “What are the four types of healthcare incident reports?” What are the four types of healthcare incident reports?

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 18, 2023

Healthcare IT News interviewed Gartland to talk about the state of access challenges organizations face today, the unbalanced physician capacity across different specialties, and how intelligent scheduling potentially can drive improvements in both operational efficiency and patient satisfaction.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2024

A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association finds significant association between the use of telehealth services and improved healthcare access and outcomes in communities negatively impacted by health disparities. Peter Greenwald, Meghan Reading Turchioe, RN, and Ruth Marie Masterson Creber, RN.

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NCG Medical Blog

JANUARY 20, 2022

The primary function of every medical practice is to provide quality care to its patients. However, every healthcare organization also has a critical secondary function—staying financially healthy.

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Bill of Health

DECEMBER 16, 2022

In particular, states with policies with more generous leave time accrual rates, and that included a wide variety of worker types, such as temporary, part-time, and students, had lower influenza-like-illness rates, relative to states with less comprehensive policies. We asked Dr. Wething a few questions about this work.

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 24, 2024

While this alternative would compensate authors, either through licensing deals or legal damages, for the use, it may also functionally limit the types of models available, their levels of sophistication, and the kinds of entities that can produce them in the first place.

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Licensing 129

Sharps Compliance

MARCH 16, 2022

Did you know that there are different methods of transporting regulated medical wastes (RMW) for disposal: mailback programs and pickup services? For some customers, mailback is the more practical and economical option; for others, pickup service makes more sense. Several factors go into determining which option is the best.

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Compliance 90

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 25, 2021

Dr. Mary Mulcare, chief medical officer at telehealth technology company Summus Global and an emergency medicine physician at New York-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine, has been on the front lines of the pandemic. The general practice of medicine is not defined by state lines. Now, as states across the U.S.

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MedTrainer

MARCH 14, 2024

Many assume they’re the same, but these processes differ entirely. To help you better understand, we’ll review each process and the key differences below and discuss why both are essential. Provider credentialing is how an organization verifies a healthcare provider’s qualifications and background to deliver medical services.

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MedTrainer

MAY 16, 2024

ASC training can keep all employees informed on the latest best practices and help them maintain rigorous accreditation standards so the organization can combat thin revenue margins. Every role in a healthcare organization must complete different training based on the challenges they may encounter.

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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

APRIL 12, 2024

Our Comprehensive Screening Process At Total Medical Compliance, we understand the importance of OIG’s thorough screening. As healthcare providers navigate the complex web of rules and regulations in compliance, one aspect that needs more attention is exclusion screening of those working with federally funded healthcare programs.

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), is seeking feedback on how health data privacy can be improved while also supporting the need for medical research. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), ranking member of the U.S.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The technology is being used in healthcare for such things as patient chatbots, medical triaging and patient support, patient data management and access, and access to medical services. Healthcare IT News recently sat down with Manu Aggarwal, a partner in Everest Group's business process services practice.

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Compliancy Group

MARCH 15, 2024

In healthcare, there are certain things you have to do—like medical compliance training. Update Your Medical Compliance Training Regularly Some organizations keep training to a minimum, reuse compliance training tools repeatedly, and take a “get through it” attitude that makes the entire process tedious at best.

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Compliance 52

Medisys Compliance

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

These codes categorize different virtual care encounters based on factors like: Service Type: Distinguish between consultations (E/M codes), telephone consultations, and asynchronous services (e.g., Visit Complexity: Utilize different levels within each code category (e.g., secure messaging). video conferencing).

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 4, 2024

Chaim Linhart, Chaim, Co-founder and CTO at Ibex Medical Analytics Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is set to transform the field of diagnostics, similar to how X-rays and genetic tests revolutionized healthcare in the past. This is particularly evident in cancer diagnosis and treatment across six key areas: 1.

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Bill of Health

APRIL 7, 2024

To be treated, adult patients who are ineligible for surgery or have metastatic disease provide their tumor cells to their medical team. To be treated, adult patients who are ineligible for surgery or have metastatic disease provide their tumor cells to their medical team.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Three and a half years after the pandemic’s start, the medical field is still feeling the ripple effects. Feelings of frustration can cause patients to either leave a doctor’s office before seeing a provider or go to a different one. An extensive line in a medical waiting room is not a great one.

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MedTrainer

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

On the surface, medical assistants (MAs) — also known as certified medical assistants (CMAs), certified medical technician (CMT), or registered medical assistant (RMA) — and nursing assistants (NAs) — sometimes referred to as certified nursing assistants (CNAs) — may sound like the same role.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 23, 2024

" PROPOSAL For large-scale adoption, Providence took a population health approach and looked at how many patients could be eligible for this type of program, the clinical benefits, the increased access and the ability to care for patients in a better way. " Dr. Kenneth W.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

However, with billions of connected devices, the security of IoT devices in the healthcare industry has become a major concern, as cyber threats like data breaches and ransomware attacks can compromise sensitive medical information. The following is a guest article by Tamara Badza is a manager at Inviggo.

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Medisys Compliance

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Introduction Navigating the complex world of plastic surgery coding can be a challenging task for even the most experienced medical billers and coders. The fundamental distinction between cosmetic and reconstructive procedures lies in their purpose and medical necessity. Understand the different types of CPT codes.

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Medisys Compliance

MARCH 31, 2023

Ohio Medicaid is a government-sponsored healthcare program that provides medical benefits to eligible individuals in Ohio. When enrolling in Ohio Medicaid, providers must determine which of these provider types they fall under. This is important because different provider types may have different enrollment requirements and procedures.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Payers have vastly improved data intelligence on therapists and practices, and OIG even has a dedicated section on issues in outpatient rehab. Payers have vastly improved data intelligence on therapists and practices, and OIG even has a dedicated section on issues in outpatient rehab. Understand the Different Types of Audits.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 15, 2023

In healthcare, a great deal of attention has been focused on addressing cybersecurity risks associated with legacy medical devices, but they are not the only type of legacy technology in use in healthcare environments. Instead, healthcare delivery organizations need to effectively manage the risks associated with these technologies.

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MedTrainer

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The user interface is clean and intuitive, making it easy to navigate through various features.” – Verified User in Medical Practice “Ease of use, relevant trainings for my different staff types, easy to implement and I have always had great customer support.” – Jamie D., Request a demo.

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