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Weekly Roundup – January 13, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week. 2024 Health IT Predictions: AI Regulations and Ethics. This week, we published several more posts in our series on 2024 Health IT Predictions.

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Healthcare on High Alert: OCR’s First Ransomware Settlement

HealthIT Answers

By Art Gross - In a watershed moment for the healthcare industry, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights, recently finalized a $100,000 settlement with Doctors’ Management Services, a Massachusetts-based medical management company. The post Healthcare on High Alert: OCR’s First Ransomware Settlement appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Florida Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty For Role in $8.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

The Health Law Firm Blog

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On September 27, 2022, a Florida pharmacy owner pled guilty to conspiring to commit healthcare fraud in an $8.3 million scheme. The scheme involved securing orders for medically unnecessary prescriptions billed to Medicare and paying bribes and kickbacks, [.

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On the Use of ChatGPT in Health Science Education: Opportunities and Obstacles

HealthLaw Prof Blog

Mark Alipio (Iligian Medical Center College), Grace Meroflor Lantajo (University of Southeastern Philippines), Joseph Dave Pregoner (Philippine Christian University), On the Use of ChatGPT in Health Science Education: Opportunities and Obstacles, 3 IMCC J. of Sci. (2023): This paper explores.

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The Evolution of Communication in Healthcare Settings

Healthcare communication has evolved from handwritten notes and paper charts to digital tools like EHRs, telemedicine, and AI-powered platforms. This blog explores how these advancements improve patient outcomes, streamline care delivery, and enhance provider collaboration. Learn about the role of mobile health (mHealth) apps, secure messaging, and social media in bridging communication gaps.

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The Rights of the Elderly in the Arab Middle East: Islamic Theory Versus Arabic Practice

HealthLaw Prof Blog

Radwa Elsaman (Cornell University), Mohamed A. Arafa (Universidade de Brasília), The Rights of the Elderly in the Arab Middle East: Islamic Theory Versus Arabic Practice, 14 Marq. Elder’s Advisor (2012): The elderly population is rapidly growing in developing countries, posing.

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