Fri.Nov 01, 2024

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When AI Turns Miscarriage into Murder: The Alarming Criminalization of Pregnancy in the Digital Age

Bill of Health

by Abeer Malik Imagine: Overjoyed at your pregnancy, you eagerly track every milestone, logging daily habits and symptoms into a pregnancy app. Then tragedy strikes—a miscarriage. Amidst your grief, authorities knock at your door. They’ve been monitoring your digital data and now question your behavior during pregnancy, possibly building a case against you using your own information as evidence.

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CareTrust REIT to buy 31 nursing homes for $500M

Healthcare Dive

The company also said it planned to purchase four more nursing facilities in the Northeast next month for $57 million.

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Digital Health Networks leaders react to the Autumn Budget

Digital Health News

Following the Autumn Budget, members of the Digital Health Networks Advisory Panels have shared their views on the NHS funding plans.

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AI-Powered Surgical Platform Definition Health Secures $7.5M

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Definition Health , a UK-based, clinician-led HealthTech innovator, has secured £5.75 million ($7.5 million USD) in pre-seed funding for surgical care with innovative predictive AI. This funding will further fuel the enhancement of its platform, designed to seamlessly integrate into healthcare systems, transforming surgical workflows. – By delivering personalized, data-driven care, Definition Health’s platform improves surgical efficiency, reduces complicatio

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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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Robotic surgery to improve joint care for Hertfordshire patients

Digital Health News

West Hertfordshire patients will benefit from robotic surgery which will speed up recovery and get people home faster after joint operations.

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Miya Emergency live across three Hampshire Hospitals A&E units

Digital Health News

Emergency departments in three hospitals across Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have deployed Alcidion’s Miya Emergency system.

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Artera unveils AI co-pilots to ease patient communication headaches

Fierce Healthcare

Health tech company Artera built new artificial intelligence products to help administrative staff communicate with patients faster while also easing their workload. | Health tech company Artera built new artificial intelligence products to help administrative staff communicate with patients faster while also easing their workload.

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Training Your Staff From Becoming a Vulnerability to Your Healthcare Organization

Healthcare IT Today

Tragically, no matter how good you are at your job or how long you’ve done the job, human error is simply unavoidable. Just as many songs have stated, no one is perfect – you have made mistakes at your job in the past and you are going to make some in the future. However, that doesn’t mean that we just give up on trying to prevent the mistakes.

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Francisco Partners plans to buy medical software company AdvancedMD for $1.1B

Fierce Healthcare

Private equity firm Francisco Partners plans to buy medical software company AdvancedMD from Global Payments for $1.125 billion dollars, the companies announced Wednesday. | Private equity firm Francisco Partners plans to buy medical software company AdvancedMD from Global Payments for $1.125 billion dollars, the companies announced Wednesday.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

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?

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CredibleMind secures $7.5M to scale AI mental wellbeing platform

Mobi Health News

The funds will be used to scale partnerships with health plans, employers and community-based public health agencies across the country.

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Healthcare AI Agent Proliferation – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

Happy Friday everyone! You made it through another extraordinary week. Hopefully you’re recovering from the Halloween candy hangover and your blood sugar is dropping to normal levels. I always charge a dad tax on my kids candy which means I have too much candy since I have 5 kids. Although, they often don’t want to give me their Butterfingers (queue Bart Simpson) and I end up with a bunch of Snickers.

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MedAware, Ballad Health partner for personalized risk monitoring for acute care patients

Mobi Health News

MedAware's AI-enabled platform allows pharmacists and clinical care personnel to intervene with medication dosages and therapy changes before potential harm occurs.

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HLTH24: Execs weigh in on what is broken in primary care and what's working

Fierce Healthcare

Everyone agrees primary care is crucial to a functioning healthcare ecosystem and to a healthy society. | Everyone agrees primary care is crucial, yet it isn't working as well as it should be. A panel of primary care executives considered the drawbacks of the traditional model and opportunities for the sector at HLTH last month.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

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

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AI’s Place in Physician Compensation and Contract Compliance

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Ismail Moola, Co-Founder and CEO at TimeSmart.AI According to Deloitte more than half (57%) of health system executives expect talent shortages and workforce challenges will impact their organization’s strategy in 2024. As clinical workforce demand continues to outpace supply, which has been exacerbated by increased turnover and physician burnout this is creating upward pressure on compensation.

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Friday at Five – Check out these Winter Conferences

HealthIT Answers

Looking for a conference to attend this Winter? Check out our Friday at Five this week as we bring you five events to consider: 2024 ASTP Annual Meeting, Sharing Health Data: Challenges to Solve – Lessons to be Learned, CES 2025, ViVE 2025, and AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference. The post Friday at Five – Check out these Winter Conferences appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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What are the CPT Code for Oncology Consultation? How they are Used?

Physician Credentialing Company

Oncology specialists deal with diagnosing and treating cancer. Cancers are serious body ailments that completely disturb the function of the organ involved. Cancers start affecting surrounding tissues and other organ systems when they are malignant and progressive. To limit the spread of cancer and avoid deadly situations, oncology consultation is very important and timely.

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An Overview of Healthcare Compliance Laws and Regulations

Compliancy Group

When you work in healthcare, you must comply with the most rigorous regulations that safeguard patient health and privacy, protect workers, and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse of federal funds. Anyone in this industry should know the healthcare compliance laws and regulations that guide how they do their jobs and provide quality care. Federal healthcare compliance involves following regulations that cover various aspects of healthcare delivery, including treatments, prescribing medications, main

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How to Make The Best Benefits Decisions for 2025s Workforce: An HR and Total Rewards Guide

Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha

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Upcoming events

Hanys

Nursing home back-to-basics series: Site visit readiness Nov. 4 and 18 Healthcare Middle Manager Virtual Training Nov. 5-6 Government relations update series Nov. 8 Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community recruitment webinar Nov. 13 Fall 2024 HIM user group meeting Nov. 14 Post-acute and continuing care quarterly meeting Nov. 20 Latest updates on HIPAA, web tracking and state privacy laws Nov. 21 Surgical Value Incubator: Identifying high-value solutions to improve surgical care Nov.

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PEPFAR: Exploring Co-Financing as a Tool for Domestic Resource Mobilization

KFF

This issue brief identifies options and issues for PEPFAR to consider should it institute a new co-financing policy to encourage increased domestic resource mobilization from countries.

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New York sub-region selected for CMS AHEAD model

Hanys

CMS announced that a downstate sub-region of New York will participate in the third cohort of AHEAD. Participating hospitals will work to manage healthcare costs, enhance primary care and promote health equity through a cooperative funding agreement, hospital global budgets and primary care investments. The voluntary initiative's two-year pre-implementation period starts in January, followed by eight performance years.

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Indiana Physician Fraud Conviction Highlights Compliance Risks

Hall Render

Health care fraud remains a significant focus for federal and state enforcement agencies, with particular attention placed on the integrity of Medicaid and Medicare billing. The health care sector, and addiction treatment providers in particular, face heightened scrutiny due to the high volume of claims and the vulnerability of patient populations, particularly those in opioid addiction treatment programs.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Join HANYS' Age-Friendly New York State Action Community!

Hanys

Are you interested in implementing Age-Friendly care? Register for our Nov. 13 recruitment webinar to learn more about our Age-Friendly Action Community and how it will guide participating health systems to achieve IHI recognition.

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Evogene and Google Cloud Partner to Develop AI Foundation Model for Drug Discovery

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Evogene Ltd. (NASDAQ: EVGN, TASE: EVGN), a leading computational biology company aiming to revolutionize life-science-based product discovery and development, today announced a collaboration with Google Cloud to develop a cutting-edge foundation model for generative small molecule de novo design, propelling Evogene’s ChemPass AI tech-engine to new levels of innovation. – ChemPass AI is a computational technology platform that directs and accelerates the dis

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Weekly HCRE Briefing: Tenet Health Sold 14 Hospitals in 2024 I USC To Open $350M Neuro Hospital I MD Anderson to Build $239M Research Facility

Hall Render

Tenet Health has sold 14 hospitals this year for more than $4.8B, according to its third-quarter earnings call. Tenet sold the following: 1) an interest in five Alabama hospitals to Orlando Health, 2) three hospitals in South Carolina to Novant Health, 3) four California hospitals to UCI Health, and 4) two California hospitals to Advent Health. The sale proceeds are being used to deleverage Tenet’s portfolio and to invest in USPI, Tenet’s ASC company.

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Does History Matter?

Bill of Health

by Elena Caruso While the exact definition of self-managed abortion remains blurred , it currently tends to refer to the end of a pregnancy through the autonomous administration of pills outside of a public health facility. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends self-management for pregnancies under 12 weeks, using a combination of mifepristone and misoprostol (or misoprostol alone) and it includes both medications in its list of essential medicines.

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Real-Life Examples of HIPAA Violations and How to Avoid Them

Speaker: Jack Clough, Chief Growth Officer

Download our 30-minute webinar where we delve into real-life examples of HIPAA violations and preventative measures every organization should know! You will learn: The critical factors that lead to HIPAA violations and how to identify them. Three compelling real-life cases of organizations that faced severe HIPAA penalties. Proven strategies to safeguard YOUR organization against HIPAA violations.