National health spending reached $4.3 trillion in 2021
Healthcare Dive
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Increases in healthcare utilization and insurance coverage were offset by lower government spending on COVID-19, according to new CMS data.
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: What’s In It For Hospitals?
Electronic Health Reporter
MARCH 15, 2021
By Ken Perez, vice president of healthcare policy and government affairs, Omnicell, Inc. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The article The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: What’s In It For Hospitals? Illegal copying is prohibited. On February 27, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.
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More than 591 million EU Digital COVID Certificates issued since June 2021
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 18, 2021
The European Parliament and the Council adopted the Regulation on the EUDCC in June, which requires the Commission to submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council by 31 October 2021. THE LARGER CONTEXT.
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Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
DECEMBER 16, 2020
This is according to a new annual report from research and consulting giant PwC entitled “Top health industry issues of 2021: Will a shocked system emerge stronger?” ” Sixty-eight percent of provider executives surveyed by HRI said they plan to use more care navigators and coordinators in 2021.
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Health IT execs offer thoughts on the big issues of 2021
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
DECEMBER 31, 2020
"A primary health IT focus for 2021 must be empowering clinicians with solutions that deliver relief today," said Laureau. " In 2021, "it will be critical for hospitals and health systems to put policies and resources in place that make the safety and well-being of frontline workers a top priority," said Lang.
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China doubles down on smart medicine
Healthcare It News
JANUARY 9, 2024
More healthcare stakeholders in China are contributing to the government's vision to make smart Chinese medicine popular and standardised. The Chinese government is focusing on smart hospital construction to meet the perceived increase in healthcare services demand over the coming years.
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2021 Saw Record Numbers of DDoS Attacks on the Healthcare Industry
HIPAA Journal
APRIL 22, 2022
A new report from Comcast Business indicates 2021 was another record-breaking year for Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. million DDoS attacks were reported in 2021, which is a 14% increase from 2019, although slightly lower than the previous year when 10.1 Multi-vector attacks increased by 47% in 2021.
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FBI: At Least 148 Healthcare Organizations Suffered Ransomware Attacks in 2021
HIPAA Journal
MARCH 24, 2022
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2021 Internet Crime Report , which reveals there were at least 649 ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure organizations from June 2021 to December 2021. billion in 2021 – a 28% increase from 2020.
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By outfitting police with telehealth iPads, mental health program saves government $62M
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 24, 2024
reduction in inpatient hospitalizations for mental health crises from 2015 – 2021, resulting in cost savings of more than $62 million to federal and state governments. RESULTS Since beginning the iPad program, there has been a 93.1%
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Australia to 'modernise' aged care IT with new budget
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 25, 2022
The Australian government is investing A$312.6 According to Health Minister Mark Butler, the ICT modernisation budget will help reduce the administrative burden for over 2,000 providers and sustain the existing operations of the My Aged Care system, which helps connect senior folks to government-funded aged care services. billion ($2.5
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The International Weaponization of Health Data
Bill of Health
OCTOBER 18, 2022
In 2019, China announced a new law prohibiting Chinese organizations from sharing genetic data with foreign groups without government approval. Government officials recently have expressed concern about the open-access sharing of U.K. Other countries have taken notice. citizens’ health data with China.
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Personify Care's digital patient pathway project to go SA-wide
Healthcare It News
MARCH 29, 2023
THE LARGER CONTEXT The project started in 2021 as a proof of concept between Personify Care and the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) with support from the SA government's Go2Gov programme. Health IT company Personify Care has bagged a A$5.6 million ($3.7
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Korea's largest hospital bags APAC's first Stage 6 of new INFRAM
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
They also highlighted AMC's use of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) as part of its investment governance. Launched in 2021, it has saved over 10,587 hours of staff hours and over 315 million in operational costs.
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IT-enabled urgent aged care service expands to Western Sydney
Healthcare It News
MAY 4, 2023
More residential aged care residents in Western Sydney can now access an IT-enabled urgent care service by the New South Wales government following its expansion. THE LARGER CONTEXT The Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) first introduced the inTouch service in 2021 to provide at-home care for over 45,000 COVID-19 patients.
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Te Whatu Ora Waikato deploys new attendant solution and more briefs
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
The New South Wales Government has recently expanded statewide its virtual urgent care service for children. Since it was piloted in 2021 during the height of the pandemic, it has kept two in three kids referred to the service from going to the emergency department , helping relieve some pressure.
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French researchers reveal chatbot skills to override vaccine hesitancy
Healthcare It News
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
According to the vaccine tracker of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) as of 25 November 2021, individual EU countries such as Portugal (81.5 ” Enterprise Taxonomy: Patient Access Population and Public Health Strategic Planning Workflow Emerging Technologies Care Organizational Governance Process Technology.
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GPs cry My Health Record 'overhaul' and more briefs
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Australian gov't urged to raise My Health Record funding An organisation of general practitioners in Australia has called on the federal government to upgrade the country's digital health record system. CALHN first adopted digital pathways in 2021 by trialling Personify Care's platform across 20 specialties.
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2021 HIPAA “Wall of Shame” Healthcare Data Breaches Up 7.5%
Compliancy Group
JANUARY 25, 2022
With at least six weeks before final numbers are in, the Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Breach Reporting Tool website is reporting 713 major healthcare data breaches in 2021, an increase of more than 7.5 By the Numbers: Major Healthcare Data Breaches Increase in 2021. million records in 2021.
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NHS COVID Pass recognised as equivalent to EU certificate
Healthcare It News
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
It went live for international travel on 17 May 2021 and the digital pass is now recognised by more than 80 countries and territories. The deal benefits all UK residents, including those with the NHS COVID Pass (England and Wales) and those with certificates provided by Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Crown Dependencies.
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Hira 'paused' following budget recall
Healthcare It News
AUGUST 21, 2024
THE LARGER CONTEXT The New Zealand government recently decided to recall some NZ$300 million ($200 million) for digital health initiatives over the next four years, including Hira. The budget savings come as the government doubled down on improving frontline services in Budget 2024.
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What can Europe to do bridge the digital health divide?
Healthcare It News
MAY 17, 2022
A 2021 WHO report found that over the past seven years, despite a slight upwards bump during the pandemic, health literacy in Germany had actually declined. Nordic countries have long-established digital services, with many interactions with government already occurring online. But the rates are uneven.
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DHAGE identifies digital inclusion as key goal in building a resilient society
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 29, 2021
During the third DHAGE 2021 high-level meeting, held last month, decision makers in Europe identified collaborations and challenges for the future of digital healthcare policies - when accounting for the health inequailities that have been highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic. WHY IT MATTERS.
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Broadband is the Achilles' heel of telehealth
Healthcare It News
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
Connected Health Government & Policy Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth The fate of virtual care adoption is tied to the fate of broadband expansion. The United Soybean Board surveyed farm operations nationwide in 2021, for instance, and found that nearly 60% of U.S. Redlining is alive and well in 2021.
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A turbulent year, and a retooled future, for the VA's EHR rollout
Healthcare It News
DECEMBER 7, 2021
In March 2021, Rep. The issues identified involved patient safety, productivity, governance and management, cost, patient portal experience, testing, data and change management. "Under my direction, VA is refining EHR governance and management structures to establish additional rigor and oversight.
InterSystems cloud integration service comes to NZ and more briefs
Healthcare It News
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Victoria to complete Altera EMR rollout across Gippsland The state government of Victoria has committed to finishing the deployment of an integrated EMR system across the rural region of Gippsland. It recently announced A$12 million in funding over four years to support health services in the region to upgrade their systems.
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United Health Centers of San Joaquin Valley Notifies Patients About August 2021 Ransomware Attack
HIPAA Journal
AUGUST 16, 2022
In August 2021, the Vice Society ransomware operation published data on its data leak site that had allegedly been obtained in a ransomware attack on United Health Centers of San Joaquin Valley. On August 31, 2021, Bleeping Computer was made aware of the data leak and made multiple attempts to notify United Health Centers.
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Monash's clinical AI collab with India's Apollo Hospitals and more briefs
Healthcare It News
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
8M to roll out AI in aged care The federal government has made new investments in its aged care research initiative. An initial $34 million ($22 million) was invested in ARIIA during its founding in 2021. The institutions also plan to set up a multinational event on health AI research. $8M
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Physician venture investor talks telehealth, digital therapeutics, Medicaid tech
Healthcare It News
MARCH 18, 2022
Out of the $15 billion invested in digital health in 2020 and $29 billion in 2021, on-demand healthcare – including telemedicine streaming video or text-based visits with a healthcare provider – has been the single largest trend, although it is still just the tip of the iceberg with all of the funding activity occurring now.
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Your State as a Determinant of Health: Sharecare’s 2021 Community Well-Being Index
Jane Sarashon
JULY 14, 2022
People whose sense of well-being shifted positively in the past two years are finding greater personal purpose and financial health, we see in Sharecare’s Community Well-Being Index – 2021 State Rankings Report. basis, moving from the 2020 grey dot to the green 2021 score. states since 2008. points, versus 17.0
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Advances in telemedicine are on the way in 2022
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
DECEMBER 20, 2021
2020 and 2021 saw the mainstreaming of telehealth and the rise of remote patient monitoring. These changes to the healthcare landscape were helped partly by requirements of the COVID-19 pandemic and partly by the subsequent loosening of telemedicine reimbursement and licensure regulations by the government. Will it become permanent?
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Where the Bread is Really Buttered: Insurers’ Q4 Earnings Reports Show Heavy Reliance on Government Business
Center for Health Insurance Reform
MARCH 7, 2022
Health insurers reported healthy earnings during the fourth quarter of 2021, thanks in large part to publicly funded programs Medicare and Medicaid. CHIR's Megan Houston reviewed earnings reports for nine major insurers and reports on the key market trends in the health insurance industry.
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St. Luke's Health reports data breach
Healthcare It News
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
However, further investigation revealed that email accounts for two of its employees, hacked into on November 5, 2021, did contain St. Cyberattacks are happening almost every day, which has led to the federal government mandating Zero Trust architecture across agencies. Hacks by the numbers.
Austria to launch EIT Health Regional Innovation Hub
Healthcare It News
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
In February 2021, EIT Health funded two startups from Germany and Spain with €1.5 ” Enterprise Taxonomy: Operations Population and Public Health Strategic Planning Digital Health Emerging Technologies Business Care Organizational Governance Technology. EIT Health is the designated body for healthcare to this end.
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Health spending growth normalized in 2022 post-COVID, CMS says
Healthcare Dive
DECEMBER 14, 2023
in 2022, faster than 2021’s growth but notably slower than 2020’s, according to government actuaries. Healthcare spending grew 4.1%
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‘Care Anywhere’ is the new normal, according to industry report
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Looking back at 2021, the report notes a high demand for virtual mental health consultations. The new BCG Digital Ventures report is the second after its initial launch in 2021. "As of January 2021, US adults had reported symptoms of anxiety and/or depressive disorder that showed a four-fold increase from 2019.
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Vaccine Mandates in the Military: Litigation Over Religious Exemptions
Bill of Health
MARCH 30, 2022
In August 2021 , the U.S. Supreme Court weighed into one such case: the Court granted the government’s request for a partial stay to allow the Navy to continue to use vaccination status in making deployment and assignment decisions while the litigation proceeds. On March 25, the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court Stay.
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‘Care Anywhere’ is the new normal, according to new industry report
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Looking back at 2021, the report notes a high demand for virtual mental health consultations. The new BCG Digital Ventures report is the second after its initial launch in 2021. "As of January 2021, US adults had reported symptoms of anxiety and/or depressive disorder that showed a four-fold increase from 2019.
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New Zealand Telehealth Services transfers to new cloud
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
OCTOBER 21, 2024
It was announced that the government service will be an anchor tenant of IT giant Microsoft's upcoming hyper-scale cloud in New Zealand. Whakarongorau has been delivering free, government-funded, and round-the-clock national telehealth services across seven digital channels since 2015.
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Australia working towards 'permanent' telehealth
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
DECEMBER 12, 2021
The Australian government has set aside A$106 million ($76 million) over four years to support what it calls "permanent" telehealth, which will ensure flexibility in healthcare delivery and continuous health consultations via phone or online. WHY IT MATTERS. Around 89,000 providers are now using telehealth services. million ($22.8
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Judging in the Pandemic – A Malawian Perspective
Bill of Health
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Additionally, the Government declared COVID-19 a “ formidable disease ” under the Public Health Act on April 1, 2020. It noted that existing social assistance programs that the Government identified for reducing poverty and vulnerability were denounced as failures.
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Digital health apps in Germany - An update on the DiGA journey
Healthcare It News
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
The first DiGAs were authorised for use in October 2020, and now a total of 24 are approved (as of 29 Nov 2021). This gives hope to others” Enterprise Taxonomy: Patient Access Interoperability Strategic Planning Workflow Emerging Technologies Care Data and Information Organizational Governance Process Technology.
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Indonesia expands robotic telesurgery project with Iran
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JANUARY 9, 2024
Robotic telesurgery continues to take off in Indonesia with the support of the government of Iran. The Robotic Telesurgery Center, a project between the two governments, is being expanded to connect the western and eastern islands of Indonesia at a distance of 3,500 kilometres.
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My Health Record info comes to new mobile app
Healthcare It News
MARCH 2, 2023
Adelaide-based consultant Chamonix IT Management Consulting was tapped for the mobile app development in 2021 via a competitive tender process. It wished to see the platform be used by both healthcare providers and patients at the point of care "to improve clinical decision-making.
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Necessity is the Mother(board) – How COVID-19 Inspires Local Communities to Build Broadband
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
“The simple fact is that the federal and state governments are doing almost nothing to help people who have a broadband service available that partially meets their needs but abuses them with regular price hikes, spotty reliability, and poor customer service.
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