Healthcare Dive
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Under the new model, CVS’ pharmacy network will price drugs based on the amount the company paid for them, plus a defined markup and additional pharmacist fee.
Healthcare It News
DECEMBER 5, 2023
To better support personalized care, Qualtrics patient experience data will be integrated with Epic to flag potential problems or concerns for patients. WHY IT MATTERS Qualtrics said in its announcement Tuesday that the new integration with Epic adds a layer of understanding about patient healthcare journeys to help create better patient experiences and provider relationships.
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Bill of Health
DECEMBER 4, 2023
By Donrich Thaldar Just as Zeus, the King of the Gods in Greek mythology, assumed various forms to conceal his true identity, so does modern data often undergo transformations to mask its origins. Zeus could become a swan, a bull, or even golden rain to achieve his purposes — all while maintaining his essence. Similarly, pseudonymization techniques aim to alter data enough to protect individual privacy without losing the core information necessary for research or analysis.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Healthcare executives and young professionals across Singapore have a shared vision of delivering more connected and sustainable healthcare enabled by digital technologies. Based on the Singapore findings of the Future Health Index 2023 report by Royal Philips, Singapore is making "steadfast" progress in digital health transformation. Findings from across Asia-Pacific were earlier published in the regional version of the report.
Speaker: Amy Anderson
FACIS® helps organizations mitigate patient and organizational risk. Maintaining compliance and safeguarding against fraud and abuse in today’s changing healthcare landscape can be challenging. Most healthcare organizations screen and monitor providers against the OIG but that’s only ONE of FACIS®’ primary sources. FACIS® pulls data for every taxonomy from the lowest level employee to the highest level licensed professional.
Healthcare Dive
DECEMBER 6, 2023
As the rate of corporate-owned healthcare practices rise, providers say a lack of autonomy leads to diminished patient care.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Nearly 60% of doctors who practice as employees of hospitals and other corporate entities say that non-physician practice ownership results in lower quality patient care, per a new survey. | Most docs surveyed cited decreased time with patients and greater focus on financial success as elements negatively affecting quality at non-physician-owned medical practices, with 70% saying their employer uses incentives or penalties to have them see more patients a day.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
DECEMBER 6, 2023
A while back, Evara Health had briefly considered remote patient monitoring as a service, but the federally qualified health center never had the necessary funding. THE PROBLEM With so many patients being elderly or having transportation issues, the organization recognized the need to better monitor patients with chronic diseases who were not able to come into clinics regularly.
Healthcare Dive
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Next year will be another “make or break” year for the nonprofit sector, with success determined by hospitals' labor agenda.
Healthcare IT Today
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Corti offers AI-based, ambient clinical voice support for physicians and nurses. Because the solution is fully automated and works in real-time, it can make recommendations during a patient interview, such as suggesting extra questions to ask or the direction for further investigations and treatment. The tool can take input from a local microphone and display its recommendations on the clinician’s computer screen or device.
Bill of Health
DECEMBER 6, 2023
By Hannah Rahim Many mental health provider directories for private and public insurance plans contain inaccurate or outdated provider information , which creates a misleading illusion of accessible care. These ghost networks result in many patients being unable to access essential mental health care. To tackle this issue, federal and state governments should strengthen the regulation of insurance networks and insurers should address underlying causes of inadequate networks.
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Becker's Health IT
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Nine of Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare's hospitals were caught up in a data breach involving the MOVEit file transfer software, databreaches.net reported Dec. 6.
Healthcare Dive
DECEMBER 4, 2023
As rumors swirl that the two major health insurers are inching toward a merger, experts say antitrust agencies have grounds to block a deal — but may not be successful.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 6, 2023
New Medicare program requirements, hospital incentive programs and better internal coordination are all at the heart of the Biden administration’s strategy to bolster cybersecurity within the healt | A new healthcare cybersecurity concept paper outlines the Biden administration's plans to, among other goals, secure additional funding and authority for incentive programs and stricter enforcement.
Healthcare IT Today
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Tragically, in a world full of wonderful healthcare inventions and opportunities there is only so much money to be invested. Each year only a certain amount of areas can be invested in, with the hopes of it being spent in the right areas to improve the world of healthcare. But are there areas of healthcare that are getting passed over? Are there areas that desperately need more investment and are just getting skipped because not enough people are talking about them?
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HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 5, 2023
What You Should Know: – Qualtrics , the pioneer of experience management, and Epic , the leader in comprehensive health record (CHR) technology, have joined forces to revolutionize patient experience. – The EHR integration will seamlessly weave patients’ experience data from Qualtrics into their health information in Epic, empowering providers to deliver a more personalized and empathetic healthcare journey.
Healthcare Dive
DECEMBER 4, 2023
The HHS’ Office of the Inspector General’s report tallied 707 criminal enforcement actions and 746 civil actions for fraud and misspent funds in programs like Medicare and Medicaid.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 5, 2023
CVS Health is overhauling the way it reimburses its pharmacies for prescription medications as the healthcare industry faces increased scrutiny for high drug prices. | CVS Health is overhauling the way it reimburses its pharmacies for prescription medications as the healthcare industry faces increased scrutiny on high drug prices.
Healthcare IT Today
DECEMBER 6, 2023
The first article in this series laid out the challenges in recruiting programmers to digital health firms and who tends to make a strong contributor in those firms. Now we can cover the strategies companies use and the arguments they make. Make an Important Difference in Society Dean says that many programmers choose health IT over other industries because they want to do something positive for humanity.
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In this ebook, you will learn about the 18 PHI indicators, the legal requirements and penalties surrounding PHI, and how your healthcare teams should securely exchange this data. Key takeaways from this ebook: Gain confidence in identifying PHI. Acquire practical implementation strategies for exchanging PHI within your organization. Emphasize the importance of using compliant communication tools within healthcare teams.
HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 6, 2023
What You Should Know: Sika Health , a leading HSA/FSA payment solution for eCommerce merchants, today announced the launch of Sika Health Marketplace, the go-to shopping destination that makes it easy and hassle-free for consumers to shop eligible products at leading health and wellness brands and retailers with their pre-tax funds. With the Sika Health Marketplace, consumers can understand where they can spend their HSA/FSA funds and actively spend those dollars on over 18,000 eligible SKUs acr
Healthcare Dive
DECEMBER 4, 2023
More than 1,700 nurses in New Jersey have been on the picket line since August. On Friday, the union and hospital system announced a tentative deal.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Data on Blue Shield of California members may have been exposed due to a vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer platform. | Data on Blue Shield of California members may have been exposed due to a vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer platform.
Digital Health News
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Bioliberty has secured £435,000 of funding from Innovate UK to accelerate to market a soft robotic glove that helps rehabilitate stroke patients.
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85% of practices are not complying with the government’s HIPAA standards. The large majority of practices are likely trying to protect patients’ information, but they may not be doing all that they need to meet government requirements. Not complying with HIPAA has definite drawbacks, with one major one being massive fines. The government can fine up to 1.5 million dollars for a single HIPAA breach incident - an amount that would put most small practices out of business.
HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Charlie Lougheed, CEO of Axuall The future of healthcare innovation over the next decade will be shaped by insights from clinician big data and AI, otherwise known as workforce intelligence. While clinical discovery is often the first thing that comes to mind, workforce data and the intelligence derived from it represent a lesser-known but equally important place in the future of medicine.
Healthcare Dive
DECEMBER 5, 2023
The interim final rule, which is set to go into effect Wednesday, comes as nearly 11.8 million people have been removed from the safety-net insurance.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Blue Shield of California members will no longer be covered across 17 Adventist Health hospitals, the hospital system recently announced. | Blue Shield of California and Adventist Health were unable to reach a new contract agreement, leaving members without coverage since Dec. 1. The hospital system says they remain open to future discussions.
Healthcare IT Today
DECEMBER 6, 2023
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the EHR Strategic Advisory Specialist position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Stoltenberg Consulting Inc. and is a hybrid position located in Ohio. Here’s a description of the position: Now seeking a Strategic Advisory Specialist to assist in the upcoming vendor selection and evaluation process to determine a new comprehensive
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This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!
HIT Consultant
DECEMBER 5, 2023
What You Should Know: – CVS Health today hosted its 2023 Investor Day, where the company outlined its strategy for driving reliable, diversified, and accelerating earnings growth while delivering superior care and value to millions of Americans. – The company emphasized its commitment to leveraging its unique combination of assets to enhance its pharmacy and health care benefits businesses, expand its integrated care delivery offerings, and achieve sustainable financial performance.
Healthcare Dive
DECEMBER 6, 2023
The suit alleges an army veteran’s diagnosis was held up for months due to errors with the electronic health record.
Fierce Healthcare
DECEMBER 4, 2023
New Jersey’s largest academic medical center has reached a tentative agreement with a union representing about 1,700 of its nurses to end a four-month strike. | The labor dispute over pay and staffing held about 1,700 nurses without pay or benefits and drew the attention of top U.S. health policy legislators.
Healthcare IT Today
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Companies creating health care applications, digital fitness solutions, and other health-related software compete fiercely for technical staff. An article by Developers.Net cites various statistics suggesting that demand outstrips the supply of programmers by hundreds of thousands of people. Other disciplines (such as needed for data science and machine learning) are also hotly contested.
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