Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The plaintiff alleged that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, was using its Pixel tracking technology to access patient information from websites and portals of hospitals and health systems for targeted marketing. District Court for the Northern District of California. And several major U.S. million individuals. On October 20, U.S.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Companies that provide online tracking tools have been accused in class-action lawsuits of allegedly targeting ads to people based on information regarding their health that was collected through healthcare system websites and patient portals. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND. THE LARGER TREND. This past week, the U.S.

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 8, 2024

By Bobby Stroup Right now in a Los Angeles courtroom , the fate of the NCAA hangs in the balance. Perhaps as a way to preempt the outcome, on December 6, NCAA President Charlie Baker sent a letter proposing some schools should be allowed to compensate student athletes for using their name, image and likeness (NIL).

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2023

LexisNexis® Risk Solutions , part of RELX , today announced it has acquired Human API , a leading provider of a proprietary consumer-driven data platform. LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Human API will deliver a next-generation consumer consent management solution that enables more seamless delivery of data.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The following is a guest article by Ferdinand Hamada, Managing Director of Healthcare at MorganFranklin Consulting The healthcare sector has faced an unprecedented surge of serious cybersecurity threats in recent months. IAM not only protects against external threats but also reduces internal risks.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 27, 2023

"We want to test strategies on how to increase participation, engagement and benefits utilization, really the way that people want to be using these programs," she said before introducing a panel on cross-sector collaboration. They also aim to figure out how to address food and nutrition accessibility within the healthcare system.

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MedTrainer

APRIL 22, 2024

Creating and using a supplier compliance checklist ensures vendors meet regulatory requirements and are trusted partners in managing sensitive information. Our supplier compliance checklist will help guide you through vendor audits and how to ensure you’ve chosen the right partners for your organization.

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MedTrainer

APRIL 23, 2024

Medical and insurance credentialing is required before a provider starts employment. Medical and insurance credentialing is required before a provider starts employment. Organizations must follow steps of the credentialing workflow in a specific order to prevent delays or rejection by insurance carriers of in-network coverage.

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Compliancy Group

OCTOBER 18, 2023

One essential component of compliance is conducting a thorough HIPAA privacy risk assessment. We will delve into the significance of HIPAA privacy risk assessments, explore the requirements, provide insights on how to conduct one effectively, and highlight useful tools and templates available.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 19, 2022

With the swift rise of digital health tools in the last two years, consumers have easier access to more health information than ever before. But for many, the proliferation of digital health tools has done very little to change their level of health literacy. Susan Beaton, VP of Health Plan Strategy at Wellframe.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Milliman IntelliScript® , an insurtech company with risk assessment solutions for life and health insurers, has acquired OneRecord , a digital healthcare company that empowers consumers to access, aggregate, and share their healthcare data with the people and organizations they trust using standards-based APIs.

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Compliancy Group

MARCH 19, 2024

Insurance carriers, cloud service providers, pharmacies, medical equipment manufacturers, and other organizations in this industry must comply with various health and safety regulations. Also, all insurance and Medicare or Medicaid claims must only include charges for services and treatments ordered and deemed necessary. healthcare.

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 12, 2023

Ensuring that patient protection adheres to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines is paramount. In recent years, several healthcare HIPAA compliance tools have emerged to assist organizations in meeting these stringent requirements. Become HIPAA Compliant × Get HIPAA Compliant! Find Out More!

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 13, 2023

We sat down with him to discuss managing patients not just during appointments but always, and the role RPM can play. " Our app and team manages patient outreach for his staff to receive real-time messages for the first time. Yes, telemedicine has finally made it into the mainstream of healthcare delivery. healthcare system?

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MedTrainer

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Monitoring compliance: They also monitor the organization’s adherence with regulations, policies, and procedures — and identify potential risk areas. To address this issue, organizations must invest in comprehensive compliance programs that include regular training, robust documentation, risk assessments, and effective communication.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Emily Bonham, SVP of Product Management, AGS Health A healthy, stable revenue cycle is crucial to every healthcare organization’s success. However, managing the revenue cycle takes experienced coders, complete documentation, and timely resolution of denials. With so many options, revenue managers might wonder where to start.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 6, 2023

Study after study has shown that stressors such as social media, bullying, loneliness and the pandemic are causing and exacerbating a wide array of mental health challenges among high school and college kids. And healthcare resources are not always readily available to help them. Which is where the now-mainstream telemedicine can come in.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 9, 2022

AI is a powerful tool that has the potential to help solve some of the biggest challenges facing the healthcare industry today while also ensuring quality patient care, reducing costs and reducing potential liability for practitioners. . Another use of AI in the healthcare industry surrounds data analytics.

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Innovaare Compliance

MARCH 24, 2024

When effectively managed, they can lead to reduced costs, improved efficiency, and better patient outcomes. However, achieving the right balance between stringent payment controls and positive provider relationships is a complex challenge that requires strategic planning and execution.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 29, 2023

It has been 27 years since President Clinton signed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) into law, but compliance is still proving a challenge for many HIPAA-regulated entities. OCR investigates all data breaches of 500 or more records, and data breaches have been increasing at an alarming rate in recent years.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 24, 2022

One of the next big shifts in patient care will be precision medicine will be "an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment and lifestyle for each person," as the Precision Medicine Initiative describes it. What does this mean for healthcare and health IT?

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 15, 2023

Read more… Bringing Secondary Uses for Data to the Forefront. Few organizations are making use of the valuable data in legacy applications, and too many are simply converting records to PDFs. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 19, 2023

Although widely used in many other industries, its adoption is just beginning to take off in healthcare. It can be a fully automated matter, as in the case where organizations implement chatbots to address certain common patient questions (company hours, directions, insurance details, etc.).

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Employers are right to be concerned. Because of misaligned incentives with the PBM and the employer, rebated drugs on the formulary may cost more than an equivalent drug used to treat the same condition. “Brand-name drugs”: Using the brand version when a lower-priced version is available.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 8, 2024

HIPAA fines are issued for various reasons and are usually the result of a settlement to end an Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigation. 2023 marked 4 right of access enforcement actions, bringing the total number of such actions to 46. Life Hope Labs did not provide access until February 2022.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Tillmann Schwabe, General Manager of Everphone U.S. These days, it’s not enough to offer a competitive salary and traditional benefits like health insurance and a 401k. Employees have put an increased focus on flexibility – and the tools that support it. Phones and tablets aren’t the flashiest perk a company can offer.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 28, 2023

If you get these things right, you might assume that AP – a relatively routine process at most businesses – should play little role in shaping your ability to acquire customers and grow revenue. This is a problem from the perspective of AP because learning to manage a medical facility’s General Ledger can take months.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

That sudden experiment allowed for valuable insights that healthcare organizations in 2021 can use to fine-tune where they should land on the spectrum of virtual and in-person – in ways that make the most sense for care delivery, patient experience, reimbursement and clinical research.

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YouCompli

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a warning regarding online tracking technologies. They do this to help people more quickly access and search for material they frequently are interested in, as well as to deliver ads they may find useful.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

"Prior to COVID, we had very limited use of e-consults and asynchronous telehealth services to support patients' needs for certain specialty services," Silvestri noted. THE PROBLEM. "Our patients depended on, and we depended on, telemedicine to provide care and treatment during COVID.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

They monitor and enforce rules, reduce risk, and ensure the protection of patients’ rights and data. They monitor and enforce rules, reduce risk, and ensure the protection of patients’ rights and data. This critical responsibility rests on the shoulders of the healthcare compliance officer.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2023

Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) is like a one of those huge Lego sculptures. For example, for Legos any curves needed to be built using rectangles, because that was all that was available. From the outside it looks one thing, but upon further inspection there are a million tiny little pieces that fit together to create the whole.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

Hospitals initially will focus on improved identity management, authentication, continuous verification, and fine-grained access controls. As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 26, 2023

With the ability to create content such as text, images, audio, and video, generative AI algorithms are being tested for use cases in marketing, finance, education, and healthcare. Further, patient privacy issues and lack of governance are challenges for healthcare organizations seeking to use generative AI for clinical use cases.

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YouCompli

JUNE 14, 2023

Proactive relationships protect patient rights Healthcare organizations often contract with third parties to handle work they are unable to perform themselves. Steps for compliance officers include prioritizing the agreements based on risk, establishing channels of communication, and collaborating on a risk analysis.

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Healthcare Law Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Most companies operating websites and mobile apps use some form of tracking technologies on these digital properties. In the wake of recent public concerns, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at HHS recently released guidance on the use of these tools by HIPAA-regulated entities. We summarize this guidance below.

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American Medical Compliance

JANUARY 15, 2024

Especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has become an essential tool for both patients and healthcare providers. Especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has become an essential tool for both patients and healthcare providers. dollars in global market value in 2019 to nearly 460 billion U.S.

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