Healthcare It News

JULY 28, 2023

The building is targeted to be launched in 2025 with 200 beds. Enterprise Taxonomy: Population and Public Health Coordinated care Patient safety Digital Health Care Quality Care Technology

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 9, 2024

This strategic acquisition underscores Health Commons Project’s commitment to expanding its impact by improving data interoperability, enhancing care coordination, and promoting public health across Washington. “Our shared mission of using health data to improve patient outcomes will be more achievable than ever.”

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 29, 2024

Making the self-service telehealth kiosks available to rural residents will also empower them to take control of their health, raising health literacy and preventing them from developing non-communicable diseases. Enterprise Taxonomy: Population and Public Health Rural and underserved communities Telehealth Care Patient Access

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Breast cancer screening programs are an important public health intervention, and initiatives like the BCAM may prompt eligible women to attend their screening appointments. However, uptake of screening only adds to the growing backlog of unread breast imaging scans, which was compounded further by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 9, 2022

Pharma giant AstraZeneca has announced a commitment to join the World Economic Forum (WEF) EDISON Alliance , a public-private partnership that aims to improve the lives of one billion people through digital inclusion by 2025.

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 28, 2022

A few years ago, a Bill of Health post titled Jelly Beans, Booze, and B-Vitamins proposed fortifying cheap wines, hard liquors, and malt liquors with thiamine (vitamin B1). The post suggested this as a public health measure to prevent Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) in the homeless alcoholic population.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Thanks to the publication Retail TouchPoints and the author of the story, Adan Blair, for covering this project. The story has lit a lot of lightbulb inspirations for me in thinking through the role housing plays in human health and well-being, and also to inform my upcoming CES 2025 panel on Health at Home: Where Health Meets Smart Living.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

. – The strategic move strengthens Health Commons Project’s mission to enhance data interoperability, improve care coordination, and promote public health across Washington. Increased Accessibility: Offering new, affordable ways for providers with limited IT resources to access critical health data and reports.

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McGuire Wood

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Research Integrity (ORI) released a notice of proposed rulemaking to update the 2005 Public Health Service (PHS) Policies on Research Misconduct. HHS seeks public comments on the proposal through Dec. ORI expects the proposed changes to be effective Jan.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 29, 2024

WHY IT MATTERS Without an extension or legislative change to the 2025 Physician Fee Schedule when it expires at the close of 2024, telehealth would essentially downshift to limited coverage of services to certain rural areas and specific physical locations, the organizations said. " Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 21, 2024

The Australian mental health system has reached a crisis point where psychiatrists and other mental health professionals are leaving the sector in droves due to burnout and inadequate support, leaving patients to wait for long to receive care or delay their treatment and risk further deterioration.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 20, 2023

Remove unnecessary in-person visit requirements for telemental health services. Allow for the waiver of telehealth restrictions during public health emergencies. Allow more eligible healthcare professionals to use telehealth services.

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Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

by Jessica Samuels For 100 years, food fortification , the practice of deliberately increasing the content of vitamins and minerals in a food, has been essential to combating public health crises. Public Health Service recommended that all women of reproductive age get 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid per day.

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Compliance Now

JUNE 28, 2023

By: Megan Diehl, MZQ Consulting Late last week, the IRS published additional guidance modifying the COVID-19 coverage that high deductible health plans (HDHPs) can provide while maintaining their HSA-qualified status. This notice was provided in response to the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) and National Emergency Period.

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Compliance Now

JUNE 28, 2023

By: Megan Diehl, MZQ Consulting Late last week, the IRS published additional guidance modifying the COVID-19 coverage that high deductible health plans (HDHPs) can provide while maintaining their HSA-qualified status. This notice was provided in response to the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) and National Emergency Period.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Color Expands Virtual Cancer Clinic with Comprehensive Care and AI-Driven Tools Color has announced an expansion of its Virtual Cancer Clinic, further advancing its mission to integrate technology and public health solutions. – It also offers opportunities for participants to connect with peers, fostering a sense of community.

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Bill of Health

JULY 26, 2023

For example, Bangladesh’s National Disaster Management Plan 2021-2025 recognizes that persons with disabilities “are often overlooked and remain unrecognized, and current national [disaster management] systems and mechanisms require more emphasis on managing risks in an inclusive manner.”

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HIT Consultant

JULY 18, 2022

Data reporting challenges during the current pandemic relate to the lack of connectivity between public health and information technology (IT) reporting systems throughout the country. By nature, this process is often a commercial activity so the connection between IT and public health hasn’t always been the highest priority.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 11, 2019

Thailand’s population is ageing rapidly with almost half of its electorate above 50 years old by 2025. However, the challenge lies in how government institutions such as the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) can meaningfully engage the private healthcare sector in moving towards VBHC.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Research firm Frost & Sullivan forecasts a sevenfold growth in telehealth by 2025 – a five-year compound annual growth rate of 38%. Telehealth continues to grow as a crucial part of patient care, especially when supporting patients who live in remote areas and senior citizens.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 13, 2024

A survey from the Peterson Health Technology Institute found 86% of providers plan to maintain or increase their level of digital health spending in 2025. Half said cost savings were the main priority for investment.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 15, 2024

What You Should Know: – The obesity epidemic continues to be a major public health concern, with projections suggesting half of all Americans will struggle with weight issues by 2025.

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Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This law is unique among US state laws, many of which ban whole classes of chemicals in certain products, because it requires that every five years state public health regulators select groups of chemicals to restrict or eliminate when safer alternatives are available.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 9, 2023

The American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC) Fentanyl Analog Study, also known as the Fentalog Study, is a five-year initiative (2020-2025) conducted through a National Institute on Drug Abuse RO1 grant (NIDA R01DA048009) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 9, 2024

HTI-1, HTI-2, and CMS-0057-F Rules First, lets look at the rules proposed over the past year and where we stand as we prepare for 2025. The proposed rule pushes for significant upgrades in e-prescribing processes, building on the HTI-1 rule , which laid the framework for interoperability.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 17, 2023

The aim of the new rule, which runs to 556 pages, is to advance interoperability, improve transparency, and support the access, exchange, and use of electronic health information which will help to promote innovation and improve data security. The rule proposes USCDI v1 will expire on January 1, 2025.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Key Takeaways Driving Data Standardization through USCDI+ NCQA is actively working with federal agencies like the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy ( ASTP/ONC ) to advance US Core Data for Interoperability ( USCDI ) and its expanded versions like USCDI+, which include data sets for quality, public health, and maternal health.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Difficulties in Ensuring a European Cancer Survivors’ Right to be Forgotten In 2022, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on Europe’s cancer strategy and called for a right to be forgotten for all European cancer patients by 2025 at the latest: “all Member States should guarantee the right to be forgotten to all European patients 10 years after (..)

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The conference covered a wide range of topics from public health to TEFCA and everything in between. We often hear about the times that health data exchange should be happening, but isn’t yet. Public Health is becoming a major discussion in most healthcare interoperability discussions.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 9, 2022

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has published a security advisory warning the healthcare and public health sector about the risks associated with Internet of Things (IoT) devices along with recommendations for improving the security of IoT devices.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Holding TikTok liable for addicting a generation to their app begins the process of remedying the mental health crisis in children. Jessica Samuels is a third-year dual degree law and public health student (J.D./MPH She has previously published work on the accuracy of ultrasound in predicting malignant ovarian masses.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 4, 2023

So much so that, according to Gartner Prediction, by 2025, 25% of Healthcare Delivery Organizations will include formalized digital twin initiatives within their digital transformation strategy as it enables the development of digital representations of real-world assets.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Many large organizations have already publicly stated their intentions to move to TEFCA by the end of 2025. Providers, regional and state health information exchanges, EHRs, and other organizations should add TEFCA in their near-term IT plans. The initial group of Designated QHINs has grown to seven.

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Health Populi

MAY 17, 2018

wars since 1950, according to Pain in the Nation Update from the Well Being Trust and Trust for America’s Health. The report’s forecast calculates that on the current growth path, deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide could reach 2 million in 2025 based on a worst-case scenario. The Northeast and Midwestern U.S.

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Public Health 63

Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Nvidia could be a $5 trillion company in 2025, as could Amazon. But today we report out the latest data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that national health spending in America reached $4.9 The economy of Germany was gauged around $5 trillion in 2024. trillion in 2023.

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Jane Sarashon

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

As we navigate health care in America in 2025 and beyond, the importance of re-building trust in science and health care institutions will be crucial for managing costs and de-fragmenting health care delivery. The latter is a cost-increasing function, Sanjula and I agree.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 4, 2022

And according to a 2021 American Marketing Association survey, a shocking 77% of 400 companies surveyed plan to experiment with dream advertising by 2025. Indeed, it has been estimated that U.S. citizens encounter over 4,000 advertisements each waking day.

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