Healthcare Dive

MAY 22, 2024

Drugmakers are allowed to impose conditions on which pharmacies they dispense discounted drugs to in the 340B program, according to an appellate court.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 22, 2024

Over the course of the pandemic, demand for behavioral health services increased dramatically in the communities served by Geisinger, the Danville, Pennsylvania-based health system. With a large patient population in rural areas, Geisinger expanded its use of telemedicine to scale access and leverage a national workforce to serve them. Today, Geisinger Behavioral Health serves more than 45,000 unique patients annually, with more than 80% of services offered via telemedicine.

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Healthcare Dive

MAY 22, 2024

A MEDCAC panel found time in range was an “extremely important” metric, but members were divided on whether quality of life measures should influence coverage.

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MRO Compliance

MAY 22, 2024

Healthcare NOW Radio Podcast Network · MRO Exchange: Connecting Healthcare Executives S1E1: On the first episode of The MRO Exchange: Connecting Healthcare Executives, host Matt Wildman, Chief Commerical Officer at MRO, interviews healthcare quality reporting expert James Pelletier. Together they discuss the importance of healthcare quality reporting and how it serves to improve patient care, as well as what is currently top of mind for value-based care organizations.

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

Fierce Healthcare

MAY 22, 2024

Epic launched an open-source tool on Wednesday to enable healthcare organizations to test and monitor artificial intelligence models. | Six weeks after announcing it was developing an AI validation software tool for healthcare, Epic has launched the open-source tool on Github to help health systems test and validate AI models.

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Becker's Health IT

MAY 22, 2024

Hospitals and health systems continue to be targeted by ransomware hackers, disrupting patient care and costing millions of dollars in recovery costs.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 22, 2024

WellSpan Philhaven will add the digital health company's offerings to its suite of behavioral health services to support its primary care providers.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 22, 2024

Express Scripts will partner with CPESN in the latest evolution of its IndependentRx Initiative, which aims to boost independent and community pharmacies. | Express Scripts will partner with CPESN in the latest evolution of its IndependentRx Initiative, which aims to boost independent and community pharmacies.

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Digital Health News

MAY 22, 2024

Alan Payne, group product and engineering director with the Access Group, tells Jennifer Trueland that unleashing the potential of community and third sector services is key to reducing friction in the system and improving outcomes for patients

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 22, 2024

In this week’s episode of “Podnosis,” we’re diving into the issue of generic drug shortages. | In this week's "Podnosis" episode, Fierce Healthcare’s Dave Muoio talks with Allan Coukell from Civica Rx about generic drug shortages. Coukell discusses the impact on healthcare providers, recent strategies to strengthen the drug supply chain and advice for organizations facing these shortages.

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Digital Health News

MAY 22, 2024

The Irish Health Service Executive has launched a digital framework, including plans to roll out a patient app and national shared care record.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 22, 2024

Mayo Clinic is partnering with Zipline to provide drone delivery service for medications and supplies directly to patients' homes as part of its advanced hospital-at-home program. | Mayo Clinic is partnering with Zipline to provide drone delivery service for medications and supplies directly to patients' homes as part of its advanced hospital-at-home program.

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Digital Health News

MAY 22, 2024

The Scottish Government has confirmed that its ‘Cloud First’ digital health strategy has been delayed following a recent budget review and settlement.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 22, 2024

Marcus Capone felt he had run out of options. | Advocates say psychedelic drugs changed their lives and helped cure serious mental conditions when antidepressants failed. But accessing these therapies at an affordable price is a huge challenge.

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Digital Health News

MAY 22, 2024

Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is set to deploy Netcall's Patient Hub in autumn 2024 to streamline communications and empower patients.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 22, 2024

A key senator is calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to crack down on brokers who submit fraudulent enrollments for Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans. | A key senator is calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to crack down on brokers who submit fraudulent enrollments for Affordable Care Act plans.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 22, 2024

The company offers adults and children virtual care sessions with therapists, homework and educational content.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 22, 2024

Citing tough financial headwinds, Burlington, Massachusetts-based Tufts Medicine confirmed plans to lay off another 174 of its employees. | The nonprofit system, which employs about 13,000 people, said the "vast majority" of those affected have administrative and non-direct patient care roles.

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HealthIT Answers

MAY 22, 2024

By David L. Morris - The healthcare industry is witnessing a monumental shift toward alternative payment models. Among them, capitation is growing in popularity as one of the most durable ways to stabilize costs and focus on preventive and primary care. The post The Rise of Capitation: How Tech Optimizes Finances for Payers and Providers appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 22, 2024

What You Should Know: – Today, Twin Health announced it is extending its whole body digital twin AI platform, proven to help members achieve remission of type 2 diabetes and eliminate medications, to address the challenge of obesity and weight loss. – Twin’s Healthy Weight solution combines digital twin AI and compassionate clinical care to help members achieve a healthy weight that they can sustain without medication.

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American Medical Compliance

MAY 22, 2024

Workplace violence is a significant concern across various industries, affecting employee safety, productivity, and overall organizational morale. Moreover, it encompasses a range of harmful behaviors, including physical assaults, threats, harassment, and verbal abuse, occurring within a work setting. As stated in OSHA’s fact sheet , each year, 2 million American workers fall victim to workplace violence.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 22, 2024

What You Should Know: – A new report by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) examines the current state of electronic health information exchange among hospitals in the United States. The findings reveal progress in interoperability but also highlight areas where improvement is needed. – In addition, this brief describes the breadth of electronic information exchange between hospitals and other providers across the care continuum and focuses

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Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 22, 2024

The San Antonio, TX, healthcare provider El Centro Del Barrio, which does business as CentroMed, has confirmed that it has fallen victim to a cyberattack. This is the second cyberattack and data breach to be disclosed by CentroMed in the past year. The previous data breach was announced by CentroMed in August 2023 , following unauthorized access to its systems on June 9, 2024.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 22, 2024

Jake Madders, co-founder and director of Hyve Managed Hosting Based on last year’s research by PWC, the majority of health services organizations have already transitioned to the cloud or are in the process of doing so. The study claims that 81% of health services executives confirmed that they have adopted the cloud in most or all parts of their business to enhance patient care, clinical workflows, safety and more.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 22, 2024

Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, a leading ambulance and EMS provider serving Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin, has confirmed that the protected health information of 858,238 patients was exposed or stolen in a cyberattack in May 2023. Suspicious activity was identified in its IT systems in May 2023 and action was immediately taken to isolate those systems and an investigation was launched to identify the source of the activity.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 22, 2024

What You Should Know: – AppliedVR , a leader in immersive therapeutic solutions, has announced the launch of their flagship product, RelieVRx®, into the workers’ compensation market. This FDA-authorized virtual reality (VR) program is the first of its kind to offer comprehensive, non-pharmacological treatment for chronic lower back pain (CLBP – AppliedVR’s RelieVRx® program signifies a significant advancement in pain management for workers’ compensation claims.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 22, 2024

The following is a guest article by Mav Turner, Chief Product & Strategy Officer at Tricentis The healthcare industry stands at the forefront of innovation, consistently leveraging emerging technology to enhance patient care and operational efficiency. Recently, we’ve seen the adoption of mobile devices and applications transform clinical practice, facilitating seamless communication, data management, and patient engagement.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 22, 2024

What You Should Know: – SPRY Therapeutics (“SPRY”) , creator of rehab therapy’s first fully integrated, AI-powered EMR, today announced the introduction of SPRY Ally , a suite of AI-powered tools for rehab therapy. – The tools leverage AI’s ability to continually learn as it dramatically improves the efficiency and accuracy of clinical documentation, patient intake, and billing processes.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 22, 2024

The Energy and Commerce subcommittee on innovation will markup a new draft of the American Privacy Rights Act on Thursday. | Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers' American Privacy Rights Act discussion draft will be voted on tomorrow by a House subcommittee. Updates to the draft were made late Tuesday night that made substantive changes to the legislation.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 22, 2024

It can be very overwhelming scrolling though job board after job board in search of a position that fits your wants and needs. 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. Here’s a quick look at some of the health IT jobs we found: Enterprise Systems Administrator III, Enterprise Systems – UT Southwestern Medical Center Client Integrati

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Let's discuss the trusty pager—an old favorite that’s losing its shine in hospitals and clinics. While once a staple in hospitals and clinics, pagers now present significant limitations that hinder rather than facilitate communication among healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals are constantly on the move, and they need communication tools that can keep up with their fast-paced lives.

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