Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 23, 2021

But the basic definition is that it's electronic protected health information, ePHI, "to the extent that it would be included in a designated record set , regardless of whether the group of records are used or maintained by or for a covered entity." Information must also meet the definition of a Designated Record Set.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

This lack of consensus and consistency across professional disability terms, categories, and definitions contributes to a lack of comparability, discoverability, and access for disability data as well as research. Disability language is TOO MUCH In our work, we identified many definitions of disability, but no consensus.

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Health Populi

JULY 7, 2023

The definition of “convenience” in the eyes of patients, consumers, and caregivers is multi-faceted, with the concept of “location” shifting both physically and digitally. We learn this in new research from JLL , the global real estate services company.

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Under the new definition, hospitals can only receive disproportionate share hospital Medicaid reimbursements for beneficiaries who are primarily insured by the safety-net program.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Expansion with Opportunities for Collaboration Definition Health , a UK-based, clinician-led HealthTech innovator, has secured £5.75 Definition Health combats this by drawing on proprietary data from over 400,000 surgeries to build predictive models that optimize care and mitigate surgical risk. million ($7.5

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Hospitals 80

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

a leading provider of innovative, cloud-based healthcare technology solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo , a leading software investment firm. NextGen Healthcare Shareholders to Receive $23.95 Per Share in Cash, a 46.4%

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 23, 2024

By Ken Perez, healthcare marketing, strategy and policy consultant The 340B Drug Pricing Program was created in 1992 to give safety-net providers—those that deliver a significant level of both healthcare and other health-related services to […] The article The South Carolina District Court’s Ruling On the Definition of a 340B Patient appeared (..)

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 5, 2024

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Bill of Health

DECEMBER 18, 2023

even examining the definition of “elder abuse” in a handful of states results in differing definitions. Federal law includes a definition of elder abuse in the Older Americans Act but does not criminalize it. Federal law includes a definition of elder abuse in the Older Americans Act but does not criminalize it.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Strengthens Healthcare Industry Software Development Capabilities and Adds Global Delivery Capacity in Eastern Europe Perficient, Inc. , the leading digital consultancy transforming the world’s largest enterprises and biggest brands, announced today it has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire SMEDIX, Inc. ,

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Compliance 122

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Stryker , a global leader in medical technologies, announced today a definitive agreement to acquire care.ai , a privately held company specializing in delivering AI-assisted virtual care workflows, smart room technology, and ambient intelligence solutions.

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Nurses 78

Bill of Health

JANUARY 26, 2024

Besides grants for “psychedelic” research, the FDA just released draft guidance on considerations for psychedelic clinical investigations with an ambiguous definition of what is considered to be a “psychedelic.” Psychedelics and Drug Normativity Expanding the definition of “psychedelic” too far , however, presents some issues.

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 30, 2024

The bankrupt health system has signed definitive agreements to divest four facilities and is hoping to finalize others soon, according to documents filed in U.S. federal bankruptcy court on Thursday.

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Hospitals 162

Bill of Health

MARCH 22, 2022

” The motivation behind this restrictive and productivity-driven definition of disability was, ostensibly, to limit the number of people who might be eligible for the benefits; it would have been difficult to foster political will for legislation supporting supplemental income if it included people who could otherwise work. .”

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Bioethics ADA COVID-19 Public Health 352

Bill of Health

MARCH 9, 2022

This is presented as a dilemma for clinicians who must weigh both possibilities equally; however, neither assertion has been adequately investigated in the P-AT literature, and the notion of “enhanced capacity” in altered states is neither supported by evidence nor by legal definitions of consent. Risk Mitigation. McLane et al.

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Bioethics Informed Consent Licensing Doctors 359

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The bill also revises the definition of telehealth to expand beyond licensed physician-provided care and encompass treatment such as behavioral health. "What we're trying to make sure is that the definition of telehealth is not restricted so that it doesn't matter where the patient is and where the provider is," said Jones.

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Telemedicine COVID-19 Licensing Public Health 202

Compliance Now

APRIL 6, 2022

The new proposed rules change the definition of affordability for purposes of qualifying for the federal subsidy. The proposed rules also adjust the definition of minimum value. As with the affordability rules, these revisions will take into account family coverage when determining if a plan provides minimum value.

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Health Insurance ACA Hospitals 189

Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Venture capital firm General Catalyst's Health Assurance Transformation Corporation (HATCo) signed a definitive agreement to buy Summa Health for $485 million, the organizations announced Thursday.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 31, 2021

While there are myriad definitions out there for both terms, the following provide a good starting point: Population health management refers to the process of improving clinical health outcomes of a defined group of individuals through improved care coordination and patient engagement supported by appropriate financial and care models.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Differences in methodology and outcome definitions limited the team's conclusions as to the effectiveness of digital health interventions. The majority used a mixture of mobile phone-based interventions, with about half turning to smartphone apps. Others relied on wearables such as Fitbits or smartwatches.

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Hospitals 331

Bill of Health

APRIL 19, 2022

Like plaintiffs with other conditions lacking definitive physiological markers, long COVID plaintiffs seeking disability anti-discrimination law protections have confronted courts suspicious of their reports of symptoms and insistent on medical evidence in order for them to qualify as “disabled” and entitled to statutory protection.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Dr McCann said his organisation’s transformation experience has been based on a new model of value-based care, shifting the focus from a purely clinical perspective to optimised outcomes based on patients’ definitions of what they expect.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 21, 2022

Talking points: The transition of care to "virtual-first" The evolution of the definition of telemedicine. Like what you hear? Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify or Google Play ! The use cases of telehealth beyond synchronous video calls. Using acute-level hospital services as inspiration.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 29, 2024

Expanded Breach Definition: The rule now encompasses unauthorized access or disclosure of identifiable health information, providing broader protection for consumers. This ensures these platforms are held accountable for safeguarding health data.

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Health Insurance HIPAA Compliance 128

Bill of Health

APRIL 6, 2022

Physical products like vaccines do not neatly fit this definition. Notably, whereas patents are always published, the definition of a trade secret is that it is secret from the public. As we have seen, due to vaccine nationalism , vaccine supplies purchased by one mean they are unavailable to others.

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COVID-19 Licensing COVID-19 Vaccine Public Health 313

Bill of Health

JUNE 13, 2022

The authors of a 2017 review assessing the effectiveness of ethics education note that it is hard to draw conclusions from the existing data, describing the studies as “vastly heterogeneous,” and bearing “a definite lack of consistency in teaching methods and curriculum,” The authors conclude, “With such an array, the true effectiveness of these methods (..)

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 31, 2024

"While 2023 was filled with hype and discussion around generative AI, few health systems had developed definitive strategies for the emerging technology, and even fewer implemented applications outside of isolated pilot projects with highly targeted use cases," he told Healthcare IT New s in December.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Although the law does not apply to nonprofits, "given the law’s broad definition of 'business' and 'consumer,' companies across the U.S. Part of the issue, say researchers, stems from the combination of CCPA and HIPAA.

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Bill of Health

JUNE 13, 2023

Another challenging aspect is to align definitions and standards. In this regard, members of the European Parliament have shown their concern for legal clarity by amending the definition of AI in the EU AI Act to bring it into line with other major documents such as the definition provided by OECD.

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

According to a survey by the American Medical Association, 93% of physicians felt there was some advantage or a definite advantage to using digital health tools in 2022, compared with 85% in 2016.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

And the awards and the accolades and the patient experience feedback we receive definitely support the hard work and focus for our providers and caregivers. We definitely use this digital information for us to consider those successes in our outcomes. We want to be different intentionally. We believe we are.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The Governor of Pennsylvania, Tom Wolf, has signed Senate Bill 696 into law, which expands the definition of personal information under the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act that warrants individual notifications to be issued in the event of a data breach. The updated law will take effect on May 2, 2023.

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