Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

"Hospitals and clinics must continue to be vigilant in keeping their cybersecurity programs up-to-date and under regular review," it continued. 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.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 14, 2020

For the 51st episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the COVID-19 Vaccine. Obviously, being a healthcare IT publication, we’re not going to dive into any of the clinical details of the vaccine.

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Med-Net Compliance

JUNE 22, 2022

A registered nurse from a veteran’s hospital in Detroit pleaded guilty to charges related to COVID-19 vaccination record cards fraud. Employees and applicants of healthcare facilities must provide truthful information regarding their vaccination status and understand the penalties for engaging in fraud.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

What You Should Know: – Real world evidence from electronic medical records (EHR) data reveals the COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective at preventing hospitalizations, emergency department visits and intensive care admissions due to the virus, according to a study just published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 26, 2020

If the vaccine candidates stay on track, an approved vaccine could hit the market by early 2021 or sooner.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 3, 2022

In January 2021, the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness went live with LouVax, a vaccine scheduling and management system focused on increasing access to the COVID-19 vaccine. After operating on paper for a few weeks, the agency launched the tool.

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Health Law Attorney

JANUARY 13, 2022

In June 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“ OSHA ”) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ ETS ”) that would require, amongst other things, employers with 100 or more employees to adopt a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. An overview of the OSHA Vaccine Policy requirements can be accessed here.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 27, 2022

(NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) announced the initiation of a clinical trial study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of an Omicron-based vaccine candidate in healthy adults 18 through 55 years of age. – Cohort #3 (n=205): Vaccine-naïve participants will receive three doses of the Omicron-based vaccine.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 8, 2021

Renown Health shattered that myth when they rolled out Epic’s MyChart for COVID-19 vaccine appointments. There is a long held IT myth that adults 75 years and older are not capable of or don’t want to use the latest technology. It turns out with proper planning and support; older adults are more than capable of […].

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Symplr

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

COVID-19 time line, February 2021: The distribution of COVID-19 vaccines was in its early stages. And with rapidly decreasing emphasis on social distancing and masking, health systems wisely continue to exercise caution when it comes to hospital visitor vaccine policies and vendor credentialing and vaccines.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 17, 2020

VigiLanz, a clinical surveillance company, announced the launch of a new mass vaccination support software. The company is offering Vigilanz Vaccinate free to its existing customers to help frontline healthcare teams stay safe.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The Catholic Health Association (CHA) is urging Americans to “love thy neighbor” by getting the COVID-19 vaccine, Sister Mary Haddad wrote in an editorial published in Modern Healthcare, published on September 3, 2011. You can see the co-branding with the Ad Council’s COVID-19 Vaccine Education Initiative.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 7, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort is about to change in a big way. As recent data from the Kaiser Family Foundation suggests, vaccine supply will outstrip demand in just a few weeks, meaning the country will have more shots than available arms. […].

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The Health Law Firm

OCTOBER 6, 2021

As some states lift COVID-19 restrictions, the business community is still grappling with the dynamic between the COVID-19 vaccine and workplace operations. To address this, some US employers have elected to adopt mandatory vaccination policies.

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Healthcare Law Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Addressing Declines in COVID-19 Vaccination Rates and COVID-19 Treatment. A pre-Thanksgiving analysis of this data revealed that just 45% of SNF residents and 23% of SNF staff were up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. [iv] ii] QSO-21-19-NH (cms.gov). iii] 42 CFR 483.10(c)(6).

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Compliance Now

DECEMBER 20, 2021

On Friday, December 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision allowing OSHA to enforce its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for employers with 100 or more employees. The CDC document “Key Things to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines” Information about protection against retaliation and discrimination.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Healthcare technologists are our next line of defense against COVID-19. Without them, the vaccine rollout will take years. The following is a guest article by Lori Jones, Chief Revenue Officer and President, Provider Market at Olive.

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NEJM

DECEMBER 21, 2021

During a surge in cases of Covid-19 in Israel, a rapid deployment of BNT162b2 booster injections was initiated in long-term care facilities over a 3-week period in July. When infection rates were increasing in the general population, rates in long-term care facilities decreased by 71%, and hospitalization rates.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2023

Because they tracked the race of the people who were being hospitalized and used it as a dimension in their analysis. When they fed this information into their GIS technology platform, ArcGIS from Esri, the County was able to quickly identify that certain neighborhoods were disproportionately being affected by COVID-19.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 22, 2021

I’ve been impressed with everything that the various organizations within HHS have done to try and help healthcare organizations deal with the pandemic. OCR has done a lot around HIPAA including the enforcement discretion around HIPAA penalties associated with telehealth.

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McBrayer Law Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2021

More > Tags: CMS , coronavirus , COVID-19 , Healthcare Organizations , Healthcare Provider , Healthcare Providers , hospitals , Mandatory vaccination. Here’s what healthcare employers need to know.

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Medisys Compliance

APRIL 20, 2022

Medicare won’t cover over-the-counter COVID-19 tests for Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) coverage, but beneficiary may be able to get free tests through other programs. People with Medicare pay nothing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and there is no applicable co-payment, coinsurance or deductible.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 1, 2022

What You Should Know: – The first large, real-world study of the effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy found these vaccines, especially two initial doses followed by a booster, are effective in protecting against serious disease in expectant mothers whether the shots are administered before or during pregnancy.

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AIHC

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

A separate program, the HRSA COVID-19 Coverage Assistance Fund, is available to reimburse providers for COVID-19 vaccine administration to underinsured individuals whose health plan either does not include COVID-19 vaccination as a covered benefit or covers COVID-19 vaccine administration but with cost-sharing.

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 24, 2022

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is failing parents by preventing off-label use of our existing COVID-19 vaccines in the under-five set. Parents of children under five years old need to navigate omicron-fueled rising pediatric hospitalization rates while their kids remain entirely unvaccinated.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The World Health Organization estimates that in the majority of African countries, there is one hospital per one million people, one doctor per 10,000 people and one hospital bed per 10,000 people.

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Health Law RX

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The Interim Final Rule builds on the Administration’s August 18, 2021 announcement of a vaccination requirement for nursing facilities. This new rule will apply not only to nursing home staff, but also to staff in hospitals, dialysis facilities, ambulatory surgical centers, and home health agencies.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

With rising case numbers in across the DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) region and the rest of Europe, a fully vaccinated status might become compulsory for the use of the EU Digital COVID Certificate (EUDCC) soon – at least in some countries. Thus, negative test results or the recovery status would no longer be accepted.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In recent times, as the demand for proof of COVID vaccination status has climbed, the healthcare industry has scrambled to find effective ways of sharing vaccine data between varied locations.

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Florida Health Care Law Firm

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

However, it surprises me when I hear people who work outside the health care arena claim HIPAA protection over all kinds of information – and most recently, their COVID-19 vaccination status. Those premises will outlast the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Health Law RX

AUGUST 31, 2021

To be clear, as we have previously noted the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued guidance noting that there are circumstances under which employers can require employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine, so long as they make reasonable accommodations for those with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs.

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Hall Render

MAY 2, 2023

COVID SNF Notification Requirements. Three-Day Prior Hospitalization/Qualifying Hospital Stay. Using the statutory flexibility under Section 1812(f) of the Social Security Act, CMS temporarily waived the requirement for a three-day prior hospitalization for coverage of a SNF stay. Benefit Period Blanket Waiver.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Patients have valuable feedback on their experience during their hospital stays and clinic visits. " This is an innovative system that enables hospital leadership and staff to receive and act on patient feedback during the patients' visits to a hospital or practice.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Amidst all the hopes, nationalistic boasts and political wrangling over a vaccine for COVID-19, a critical technical challenge looms: administering vaccines fairly and safely when they are approved.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

ServiceNow, a company that delivers digital workflows through a SaaS platform, has quietly been working with healthcare providers on their vaccine distribution programs. Their solution helps automate and bring coherence to the myriad of tasks associated with notifying, scheduling and dispensing the vaccine to patients.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Commonwealth Fund: COVID-19 vaccine prevented more than 18M hospitalizations, 3M deaths. Tue, 12/13/2022 - 15:04.

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 31, 2022

To allocate COVID-19 vaccines, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices , the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), and the World Health Organization (WHO) identified ethical goals for prioritization, such as maximizing benefit and minimizing harm, mitigating health inequities, and reciprocity.

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