Healthcare Dive
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
The legislation, sponsored by Sens. Ron Wyden and Mark Warner, would direct the HHS to develop minimum cybersecurity standards for providers, health plans, claims clearinghouses and business associates.
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Seoul-based Asan Medical Center (AMC) has been validated for Stage 6 of the new HIMSS Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM). The new INFRAM, introduced in March , assesses an organisation's infrastructure maturity based on cybersecurity, adoption, sustainability, performance, and outcomes. The previous framework evaluated healthcare organisations in the areas of mobility, security, collaboration, transport and data centres.
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Healthcare Dive
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
It’s the first time in more than 50 years the body has voted to send a contempt charge on to the U.S. Department of Justice, which will determine whether to bring charges against Ralph de la Torre.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
One of the first pain equity courses for medical students is launching at the Morehouse School of Medicine this fall. | The course offers insights into fostering safe, trustworthy, transparent and empathetic patient-provider interactions. It also emphasizes how to address the unique preferences and needs of Black patients in pain.
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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.
Healthcare Dive
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Shan Sinha, CEO and founder of wearable safety company Canopy, discusses healthcare workplace violence and technology’s potential to help protect workers.
Health Care Compliance Brief brings together the best content for health law & compliance professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Digital Health News
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Vin Diwakar, medical director for transformation at NHSE, said that fixing the basic digital infrastructure of the NHS is a key priority.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Komodo Health continues to invest in generative AI capabilities, seeing the potential to use AI-powered conversational language to make it easier for health research teams to parse through troves o | Komodo Health continues to invest in generative AI capabilities, seeing the potential to use AI-powered conversational language to make it easier for health research teams to parse through troves of data.
Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Sonio , the MedTech company specializing in women’s and children’s health, today announces the official approval by the French Ministry of the Economy and Finance of the acquisition of 100% of shares by Samsung. The deal closes following the company’s second wave of FDA clearance in 2024 and with Sonio reporting and workflow solutions operating in multiple sites across the US.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
State laws mandate insurers cover a 12-month supply of contraception but this requirement is rarely followed by insurers, a JAMA Health Forum study reviewing Medicaid plans in nearly a dozen states | Insurance plans are supposed to cover a 12-month supply of birth control pills, but a recent study found that requirement is rarely followed.
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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.
Digital Health News
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Former NHSE director of digital transformation, Beverley Bryant is undertaking a rapid review of EPR plans at nine acute NHS trusts.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Providers and payers are investing more in IT infrastructure in response to the Change Healthcare cyberattack earlier this year, and organizations seem willing to experiment with AI and n | A new report by KLAS Research and Bain & Company found that the majority of providers and payers are investing more money than ever into healthcare technology to improve cybersecurity, operations and customer engagement.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Tim Quinlan, Sr. Technical Manager at Coder It’s no surprise that one of healthcare leaders’ biggest fears is having customer data stolen, leaked or exposed. As large healthcare breaches hit record highs, hacks are affecting more individual records than ever – 136 million in 2023, more than double the previous year. This has triggered a wave of class action lawsuits , disruptions in billing cycles , and major service impacts at healthcare institutions.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Hospitals are finalizing contingency plans and transferring patients ahead of Hurricane Helene, which is set to make landfall in northwestern Florida late this evening as at least a Category 3 hurr | “Although Florida has had some experience with this, [Hurricane Helene] seems to be on a scale that the state hasn’t seen in a very long time,” said Mary Mayhew, president and CEO of the Florida Hospital Association.
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Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is transforming healthcare by enabling providers to track patient health outside traditional clinical settings. This blog explores the role of technology in RPM, including wearable devices, mobile apps, and connected medical tools that collect and share real-time data. Discover how RPM expands care access, improves outcomes, enhances patient engagement, and reduces costs by shifting from reactive to proactive care.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
What You Should Know: – WellSpan Health , a leading integrated healthcare provider known for its innovation, is partnering with Hippocratic AI , a pioneer in healthcare-focused large language models, to introduce a groundbreaking clinical GenAI healthcare agent. – The conversational AI-powered service will directly interact with patients, enhancing healthcare access, equity, and outcomes.
Becker's Health IT
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
"Michigan Medicine experiences a cyberattack on employee email account, impacting 57,891 individuals.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
What You Should Know: – Available on FAIR Health’s website fairhealth.org, the Opioid Tracker includes a heat map representing the percentage of patients with opioid abuse and dependence diagnoses compared to all patients receiving medical services in 2023 for each state. – Clicking on a state displays an infographic for that state.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
As employers face rising costs, many are looking to rethink plan designs rather than emphasize shifting expenses to workers, according to a new WTW report. | As employers face rising costs, many are looking to rethink plan designs rather than emphasize shifting expenses to workers, according to a new WTW report.
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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Sohail Djariri, Chief Growth Officer, Sagility Kevin Terrell, Cofounder and CEO, BirchAI, a Sagility company While in recent years healthcare has made significant strides toward optimizing the customer experience, the industry is now at an inflection point with the adoption of generative AI (GenAI). With its highly trained and expensive talent and mountains of unstructured data, healthcare is uniquely suited to leverage GenAI to drive productivity and an improved consumer and employee experience
Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
The following is a guest article by Jordan Armstrong, Chief Revenue Officer at ResultsCX Today’s consumers expect their health plans to be active partners in their healthcare journey, offering affordable options, easy access to care, and robust support for managing chronic conditions. This shift places health plans at the core of the healthcare experience, requiring them to adapt to the evolving member expectations.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Oren Koren, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Veriti Billions in payments disrupted. Patient care stalled. Personal data of one in three Americans exposed. The February ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, a UnitedHealth subsidiary, didn’t just shake the industry—it shattered it. It shouldn’t take massive breaches to highlight the glaring need for better cybersecurity in healthcare, but unfortunately here we are.
Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
In our latest interview on Healthcare IT Today, I sit down with Mohammed Smadi, PhD, CEO at Penguin Location Services , to explore the potential of Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) in healthcare. Here’s a glimpse into the key takeaways from our conversation. Traditionally, RTLS has been too costly for widespread adoption in healthcare. Dr. Smadi addresses this challenge head-on, emphasizing that Penguin Location Services is making RTLS accessible for all healthcare organizations.
Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.
The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Jae-Eun Lee, CEO and Founder of bitsensing It’s no secret that sleep is crucial for children’s health and academic performance. A good night’s rest enhances cognitive functions like memory and problem-solving, which are vital for learning and test performance. Aside from academic performance, adequate sleep promotes a myriad of different physical and emotional benefits, including stress management, a more positive outlook on life, proper growth, immune function, and much more.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
CommonSpirit Health cut its operating losses by nearly $400 million and notched a bottom-line gain of about half a billion dollars during its fiscal year ended June 30, the Catholic giant reported | The improvement reflects an uptick in patient volumes, checked labor costs and shorter stays due to tighter discharges to post-acute settings, the nonprofit said.
HIT Consultant
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
What You Should Know: Mission Bio , a leader in single-cell multiomics solutions for precision medicine, today announced the launch of its Tapestri® Genome Integrity CNV Solution. This new product is the only single-cell high-throughput solution for measuring genome-wide copy number variants (CNVs) on the market and is designed to fulfill important needs in the critical areas of therapeutic development oncology research.
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Rula Health, a virtual behavioral health company, has expanded its therapy services to all 50 states and Washington, D.C. | Rula, established in 2019, aims to improve access to personalized, in-network mental healthcare by prioritizing the therapeutic relationship and by taking a measurement-based approach to care.
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