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Digital from the start: New medical campus to rise in Singapore's east

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Singaporean Ministry of Health has officially broken ground on a new medical campus in eastern Singapore. To be located next to the downtown line of the Bedok North MRT station, the Eastern General Hospital (EGH) Campus comprises the Eastern General Hospital and Eastern Community Hospital. It will provide a range of emergency, inpatient, and outpatient care services, as well as continuing and rehabilitative care services.

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Bonus Features – April 28, 2024 – 22% of employers fully trust chronic condition management vendors, Common Agreement v2.0 requires support for FHIR API exchange, plus 29 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Health Information Security – My Interview with Richard Kaufmann, CISO of Amedisys – Part 1: Origin Stories, the Security Ecosystem, and the Start Line

Jane Sarashon

“If data is everywhere, how do you protect it?” This thought has been on my mind well before the Change Healthcare hacks (that’s plural) with which U.S. health care stakeholders are still dealing as this post goes live on the Health Populi blog. It’s a question posed to me in conversation with Richard Kaufmann, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) with Amedisys.

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Natural Language Processing (NLP) in Radiology Billing

Medisys Compliance

Introduction Radiology practices face a constant challenge: accurately translating complex medical procedures into standardized codes for billing purposes. This process, often manual and time-consuming, can be prone to errors that impact reimbursements. Natural Language Processing (NLP) is emerging as a game-changer in radiology billing, offering significant improvements in efficiency, accuracy, and revenue capture.

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3 Reasons to Retire Pagers from Healthcare Settings

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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Congress Likely to Kick the Can on Covid-Era Telehealth Policies

HealthIT Answers

By Sarah Jane Tribble - Federal lawmakers face a year-end deadline to solidify or scuttle an array of covid-era payment changes for telehealth services that include allowing people to stay in their homes to see a doctor or therapist. The post Congress Likely to Kick the Can on Covid-Era Telehealth Policies appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Designing for Health: Interview with Joyce Lee, MD

HealthIT Answers

NOW released, the In Network podcast feature Designing for Health. Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, chats with Joyce Lee MD MPH, associate chief medical information officer for pediatric research at Michigan Medicine. The post Designing for Health: Interview with Joyce Lee, MD appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Massage Therapists-You MUST Obtain License Complaint Defense Coverage Insurance

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 I am often called on to represent massage therapists accused of sexually molesting a client during the course of the massage or for offering sex to an undercover agent. Most often, this type of case comes to us [.