Provider Trust

APRIL 30, 2024

This annual report offers a transparent look into the outcomes of Medicaid-related cases with valuable insights that shed light on fraud, waste, and abuse in the healthcare industry overall. This year’s report also shows greater participation from managed care organizations (MCOs) as a key trend. MFCUs recovered $1.2

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

For the 70th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the recent HIMSS 2021 conference in Las Vegas. We look back at the HIMSS conference to share our highlights and experience at the conference. We look back at the HIMSS conference to share our highlights and experience at the conference.

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Hospitals 111

Bill of Health

JULY 15, 2022

The selections feature topics ranging from a discussion of potential pathways to enable government patent use before nonpatent exclusivities expire, to an examination of medical oncologists who receive more than $100,000 annually from pharmaceutical companies, to an analysis of the launch prices of new drugs from 2008-2021. JCO Oncol Pract.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In the recent IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Health Industry 2021 Predictions report, experts at IDC Health Insights offer their thoughts about the issues healthcare and life science organizations will contend with over the next year and beyond. Here are IDC's 2021 predictions. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 19, 2023

That's up from 36% in 2021. Now 67% of respondents, up from 60%, said their organizations paid, with the average ransom payment increasing from $282,675 in 2021 to $352,541. "The average duration of disruptions caused by ransomware attacks has not improved and can last more than one month (35 days)," the researchers said.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

EMEA's Digital Health Future The "Summer Conversations" series explores "What's next in 2021?" HIMSS Corporate members share their thoughts on upcoming healthcare trends in the community across Europe and the Middle East. August 12, 2021. August 02, 2021. August 02, 2021. July 29, 2021.

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Health Populi

MARCH 9, 2021

The company published the Health Trends Report 2021 today, calling out ten forces shaping health care this year. We can weave these market forces together into several mega-trends… Community-based care grows in 2021. Those themes are, The Year of the Pharmacist. The Next Step Forward in Cardiac Care.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

consumers will continue to spend their disposable incomes on connected consumer devices, but will be looking for more balance in their digital lives according to Deloitte’s fourth annual 2023 Connected Consumer Survey. I’ve been tracking this study since its inception, when it focused on “Connectivity and Mobile Trends.”

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

A new report predicts that cybercriminals will use strategies honed in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis to wreak havoc in 2021. And, of course, COVID-19 vaccines are likely to play a major role in 2021's health and security landscape, with streamlined distribution at top of mind for many officials. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 9, 2021

billion globally from 2020 through October 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of all kinds of healthcare information technology, from telehealth to artificial intelligence. As a result, the opportunities that exist for health IT companies are massive.

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Health Populi

JUNE 24, 2020

Whether healthcare spending in 2021 increases by double-digits or falls by one-third directly depends on how the coronavirus pandemic will play out over the rest of 2020, based on PwC’s annual report on medical cost trends for 2021. In 2021, spending would return to pre-COVID projections.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 29, 2022

The first line chart illustrates how this phenomenon shot up in importance for large companies between 2021 and 2022. One big point underneath this big trend is that 21% of employers saw increased disability claims due to long COVID and another 1 in 4 companies expect to see that increase at some point.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 10, 2022

Behavioral health patients present their symptoms in a variety of ways, and we need to understand what the clinical presentation looks like for each individual patient and how it impacts their daily life. Of course, we don't just look at the data at the patient level, but also at a programmatic level. And for what purpose?

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Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2021

adult 18 and over in April 2021 to gather data for this annual report. adult 18 and over in April 2021 to gather data for this annual report. In 2021, smartwatch adoption exceeded wearable activity fitness tracker market penetration, both around one-third of U.S. CTA conducted an online survey among 2,409 U.S.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 4, 2022

The four top trends to watch for this week at CES 2022 are transportation, space tech, sustainable technology, and digital health, based on Steve Koenig’s annual read-out that kicks off this largest annual conference featuring innovations in consumer electronics. All four of these mega-themes impact health and well-being in some way.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 2, 2022

The study, published in SSM - Qualitative Research in Health , took a closer look at the rollout of telemedicine at two federally qualified health centers serving primarily Chinese and Latino immigrants. WHY IT MATTERS. "Digital divide barriers persist, however, and influence adoption and use," they continued.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Amazon is reportedly looking to launch its app-based home visits in 20 major U.S. According to Insider 's Blake Dodge , Amazon Care will bring the "full package" of telehealth and in-person services to Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas and Boston in 2021, with 16 more to follow the next year. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 19, 2022

A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons sought to take a closer look at the patients who sought surgical consultations in-person and via telemedicine in 2020. And between June 24 and December 2020, Black patients were more likely to use virtual surgical consultations. Black patients represented 8.8%

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The Doximity report sought to forecast future telemedicine trends by analyzing telehealth adoption across its user base from January 2020 through June 2021 and conducting a study of patients’ experiences with telemedicine during the same time frame. WHY IT MATTERS.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 22, 2023

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced that in 2021, the nation spent $4.3 As we pass the two-year anniversary of the federal price transparency rule and enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, I foresee five trends emerging in the industry. This suggests little recourse for inaction.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The American Telemedicine Association, the Connected Health Initiative and other industry groups issued a letter to Congress on Friday urging legislators to extend temporary telehealth flexibilities until the end of 2021. THE LARGER TREND. WHY IT MATTERS. These changes include: Removing geographic restrictions.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

When tornadoes hit Kentucky in December 2021, local hospitals were overwhelmed with injuries, she said. THE LARGER TREND A shortage of physicians across the United States is most keenly felt in specialty care, but virtual specialty care is helping to overcome patient access challenges.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

UPMC Central Pennsylvania, a hospital that in 2021 achieved Stage 7, the top of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, has been a leader in telemedicine, with more than two dozen robust virtual care programs. The virtual-first primary care was launched in January of 2021 to a ten-county geography in central Pennsylvania.

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Health Populi

JUNE 27, 2022

The full report speaks to medical spending and utilization trends for preventive care, telehealth, and behavioral health. As a result, commercial healthcare spending fell in 2020, rebounding in 2021. 2020-2021 was a sort of “catching-up-with-healthcare” year, seeing the PMPM spend grow by 8.7%.

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Health Populi

MAY 5, 2021

A closer look at this activity points to a key trend that will persist post-pandemic: that telehealth and the broader theme of virtual care is re-shaping how health care is delivered. With mental health the epidemic inside and beyond the pandemic , this area is fast-growing with anxiety and stress part of daily lives in 2021.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 9, 2024

Recent data highlights concerning trends – not only did the sector see the departure of 15,000 PTs, or 11% of the existing workforce, between 2021 and 2022, but there has also been a consistent 5% annual decrease in applicants to PT programs over the last three to four years.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2021

Philips hosted a virtual round table with industry leaders to discuss the findings of the newly-released Future Health Index 2021 (FHI). Despite conducting the research in the throes of the pandemic, the report showed that healthcare leaders were already looking ahead. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 29, 2022

"This trend was observed especially for acute respiratory-related conditions, which potentially could be confounded by concerns over COVID-19 rather than the less complicated acute non-COVID-19 diagnosis," wrote researchers. A study of 40.7 WHY IT MATTERS.

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Bill of Health

APRIL 19, 2022

This list of body functions as major life activities has encouraged some courts to look for physiological evidence to support any claim of a substantial limitation a major life activity. We call this “physical reductionism” in disability determinations. Although research is being funded , results are unlikely for some time.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

The following 10 predictions that we have made for the global healthcare will define new ways of rethinking business and growth opportunities in 2021, and will help determine the future direction of the industry. By the end of 2021, about 4 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses will be delivered globally.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 29, 2024

billion in 2021. Looking forward, 2024 is shaping up to be promising, with a bunch of investments flowing in, developing new solutions for women going through the menopause journey. The notable growth of female wellness apps is helping women to take an active role in managing their health. billion by 2030, up from $15.4

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Telemedicine 101

HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

2021 has been a tough year for the healthcare industry with huge numbers of data breaches occurring and vast numbers of healthcare records exposed as hackers stepped up their attacks on healthcare providers and ransomware actors ran riot. The webinar will cover: The data breaches and fines in 2021 (what caused them, who was affected, etc.).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The free trial will be in place through the end of 2021, the vendor says, with expedited implementation "taking place in days, not weeks or months." THE LARGER TREND. Cerner announced this week that it would be offering a new video care platform to its CommunityWorks clients at no cost through the end of next year.

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Hospitals 170

Health Populi

AUGUST 18, 2020

Note how the top line of the 2020 forecast “networks” into the 2019 trends. The COVID-19 pandemic hastened digital transformation for both the health care industry and for individuals — as health consumers, patients, caregivers, and health citizens. This year, the five pillars include: The “I” in Experience.

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This article takes a deeper look at the available information to identify common causes of hacking/IT incidents. While a valuable source of information to identify trends in data breaches, the Breach Report is limited in its scope because it only lists data breaches affecting five hundred or more individuals.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 8, 2022

THE LARGER TREND. Big-box retailers have spent the last few years making inroads into the healthcare space , with senior VP of Walmart Health Marcus Osborne saying in a June 2021 panel that Americans are looking for an "omnichannel health solution." WHY IT MATTERS. on Sundays. ON THE RECORD.

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Doctors 137

HIT Consultant

JANUARY 10, 2023

Learning From A Turbulent Year – Trends and Insights Regarding Digital Health Funding in 2022. Not only did 2022’s annual funding total come in at just over half of 2021’s $29.3B2, but it also just squeaked past 2020s $14.7B across 572 deals, with an average deal size of $27M. across 572 deals, with an average deal size of $27M.

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