Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 12, 2024

Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw healthcare organizations trying to fill this week. Do you have an open health IT position that you are looking to fill?

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw healthcare organizations trying to fill this week. If none of these jobs fit your needs, be sure to check out our previous health IT job listings.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. In 2024, the attack surface will continue to grow. Health care organizations generally use other more sophisticated frameworks (e.g., the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001/27002, SOC2, etc.)

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 27, 2024

As we wrap up another year and get ready for 2025 to begin, it is once again time for everyone’s favorite annual tradition of Health IT Predictions! Check out the community’s predictions down below and be sure to follow along as we share more 2025 Health IT Predictions !

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 30, 2024

In a statement sent to Healthcare IT Today, the EHR Association said the disincentives are “too narrowly focused and will do little to support broader interoperability and greater health information access,” as they focus solely on certified health IT users. The public comment period runs through the end of August.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 10, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. Jason Considine, Chief Commercial Officer at Experian Health Staffing shortages will continue to be a major pain point for providers in 2024 and have a direct impact on their bottom line.

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Verisys

MARCH 6, 2025

Technologies continue to transform the healthcare industrythe da Vinci Surgical Robot performs precise movements that enable minimally invasive surgeries, the CyberKnife delivers targeted radiotherapy, and smart devices provide practitioners with instantaneous updates to patient health. A 2024 survey of U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2024

In short, revenue integrity simply means ensuring providers are paid appropriately for all services provided and in an efficient and compliant manner to prevent revenue leakage and compliance risk. That’s easier said than done. The Changing Landscape for Revenue Integrity How has revenue integrity changed over the years?

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 21, 2024

News from DC As of 2023, 64% of health systems are aware of TEFCA and plan to participate , according to a recent ONC data brief. Worryingly, though, the number of health systems unaware of TEFCA is largely unchanged, from 25% in 2022 to 24% in 2023. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 25, 2024

“This investment will enable us to reinvest in cutting-edge research and development, make breakthrough progress in our flagship RCM AI products, hire top-tier tech talent, and expand our go-to-market strategy and operations,” said Alex Zekoff, Co-Founder and CEO at Thoughtful AI.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 13, 2024

In short, revenue integrity simply means ensuring providers are paid appropriately for all services provided and in an efficient and compliant manner to prevent revenue leakage and compliance risk. Tanya Sanderson, RN, BSN, MBA, MHA, CLNC, CHFP, Sr. That’s easier said than done.

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Total HIPAA

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Here are a few examples from the HHS website: A municipal social service agency disclosed PHI while processing Medicaid applications. A mental health center did not provide a Notice of Privacy Practices to a father or his minor daughter, a patient at the center. Either way, you must log every breach as it happens.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Ongoing challenges associated with declining reimbursements, higher clinical and administrative costs and staffing shortages in the billing department leave providers without a lot of recourse for improving operational margin. Like providers, the opportunity is not lost on health plans. Every human touch to a claim costs money.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

Join us for our complimentary webcast, “Navigating Increased Scrutiny for Health Care Deals in 2024,” to be held on March 5 at 10 am PT. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER We encourage all stakeholders in the health care space contemplating mergers and acquisitions and strategic transactions to attend this webinar.

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Verisys

DECEMBER 10, 2024

MD Expedited License Pathways for Physician Assistants North Carolina: Effective October 14, 2024, the North Carolina Medical Board temporarily waives supervision requirements for Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physician Assistants (PAs), and physicians wishing to provide medical care in areas impacted by Hurricane Helene.

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Verisys

DECEMBER 10, 2024

MD Expedited License Pathways for Physician Assistants North Carolina: Effective October 14, 2024, the North Carolina Medical Board temporarily waives supervision requirements for Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physician Assistants (PAs), and physicians wishing to provide medical care in areas impacted by Hurricane Helene.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2024

While it is currently unclear what types of data were stolen in the attack, UnitedHealth Group said personally identifiable health information, eligibility and claims information, and financial information are likely to have been compromised. United Health Group has also confirmed that it has paid out more than $3.3 40% of the $3.3

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Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 10, 2024

In early December of 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced it has issued a $548,625 civil monetary penalty (CMP) against Childrens Hospital Colorado (CHC), for the latters HIPAA compliance trip-ups: violations of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 30, 2024

Layering AI on top of CCTA can enable health systems to use cath labs for intervention – rather than diagnostics – which could dramatically reduce a backlog of procedures, optimize resources, and streamline efficiency in cardiac care. healthcare industry.

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Jane Sarashon

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

As a constant observer and advisor across the health/care ecosystem, for me the concept of a “health plan” in the U.S. Furthermore, health plan members now see themselves as medical bill payers, seeking value and consumer-level services for their health insurance premium investment. is getting fuzzier by the day.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury issued a final rule calling on health plans to “address material differences” in access to these benefits compared to medical and surgical benefits. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. News The U.S.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The investigation confirmed on January 7, 2024, that an unknown, unauthorized third party had copied files from its network on December 18, 2023, which contained patient information. The incident has been reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Health and Human Services, and other regulators.

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Compliancy Group

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Here, we review the function and components of hospital compliance work plans and focus on important updates to the law effective in 2024. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released new guidelines for healthcare compliance programs, the first updates in 15 years. What Are Hospital Compliance Work Plans?

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Verisys

JANUARY 7, 2025

Monthly Healthcare Compliance News: January 2025 Overlook: Federal Legislation Licensure Compacts Other Legislation Board Updates US Department of Health and Human Services: The Secretary of the US DHHS has issued a new amendment under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) effective January 1, 2025.

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Verisys

JANUARY 7, 2025

Monthly Healthcare Compliance News: January 2025 Overlook: Federal Legislation Licensure Compacts Other Legislation Board Updates US Department of Health and Human Services: The Secretary of the US DHHS has issued a new amendment under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) effective January 1, 2025.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

and was prevented from using bots and screen scraping to get access to patient data. Now we’ll see how Real Time responded and look at the new burdens that AI is placing on health care as revealed by the case. APIs such as promoted by Amazon.com in retail were simply missing in health care. Progress has been slow.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 15, 2024

On Friday, July 19th, 2024, CrowdStrike had a major outage. Many businesses and organizations came to an abrupt halt as all systems using CrowdStrike received the infamous blue screen of death. Corporations need to remember that technology exists to serve human beings.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 24, 2024

On April 22, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released Version 2.0 national coordinator for health information technology. national coordinator for health information technology. “I Version 2.0

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 5, 2024

Patients benefit from self-service features and post-visit engagement, while clinicians gain efficiency through streamlined workflows. In addition, Fabric has 70 leading enterprise health customers on its platform, including Luminis Health, a non-profit health system providing care for 1.8 million people.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 27, 2024

Why is true inpatient coding automation the “holy grail” – as Kerry Gillespie, a former CFO at Intermountain Health and now an executive consultant at Warbird Consulting Partners, said to me at a Healthcare Financial Management Association roundtable last year? But recent developments have upended what’s possible.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

Checklist for Individual & Small Group Practices Written by: Nancie Lee Cummins, CFE, CHA, CIFHA, OHCC, CHCM, CHCO, CORCM This article provides an overview of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and basic checklist of policies and procedures for compliance of smaller health care organizations.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

According to a 2023 report by the US Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center , the number of cyberattacks on the healthcare sector doubled in 2023 from the year prior. So far in 2024 that accelerated trajectory shows no sign of slowing down. We need to do more to protect the vital healthcare infrastructure and ecosystem.

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Jane Sarashon

MARCH 12, 2024

On February 22, 2024, I went to a CVS Pharmacy-Inside-Target in my community to fill a prescription for benzonatate 200 mg capsules. That’s TMI for me to write about in the Health Populi blog, but this story has a current-events twist: the pharmacist could not electronically link with my insurance company to transact my payment.

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Verisys

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Compliance Updates: December 2023 Overlook: Federal Legislation DEA Licensure Compacts Other Legislation Board Updates Federal Legislation: The TREATS Act has been proposed which would amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment. This bill is currently in committee.

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 24, 2024

Regulations Critical to Healthcare Security Compliance In April 2024, over 15 million patients were directly or indirectly affected by health-related security breaches. Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the healthcare industry, created a task group under the 2015 Cybersecurity Act (CSA).

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Collaborating with ethical hackers can help the healthcare sector prevent cyberattacks before they occur, ultimately safeguarding sensitive patient data, medical devices, and health delivery infrastructure. Despite our focus on security and privacy, cyber threats are continuously increasing in both number and severity.

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Compliancy Group

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Within the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible for overseeing and administering various healthcare programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This is just the beginning.

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