Healthcare It News
MAY 24, 2024
Videha Sharma, clinical innovation lead at the University of Manchester, explains the NHS’s plan to expand pharmacogenetics, or how people’s genetic codes influence the effects of drugs, beyond specialist care to general practice.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 24, 2024
Through a partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, HunterCare is deploying telehealth technology to all Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics in Oklahoma. Under a funding mandate from Oklahoma Senate Bill 7, the state's Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse distributed more than 30,000 iPads statewide from the MyCare Technologies, the behavioral health division of HunterCare, as a mental health resource.
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MRO Compliance
MAY 24, 2024
Forward-thinking payer and provider organizations continually seek new ways to foster collaboration and improve relationships despite tumultuous exchanges between the two parties. Better communication helps both stakeholders reduce administrative costs and improve quality and clinical outcomes for patients, members, and communities. In a recent HealthLeaders article , MRO customer Piyush Khanna, VP of Clinical Services at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, weighed in on communication trends among p
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 24, 2024
Zipline, the drone delivery and logistics company, announced this week its new partnership with Mayo Clinic's hospital-at-home program that's designed to deliver medications and other home-based care needs. Texas-based Memorial Hermann Health System will also work with the autonomous delivery and logistics company to integrate drone-based transport for specialty prescriptions and medical supplies directly to patient homes in the Houston area beginning in 2026, the health system said.
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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.
Mobi Health News
MAY 24, 2024
Patients of the medical center's hospital-at-home program in Minnesota and Florida will be able to receive home deliveries via Zipline's drones.
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Fierce Healthcare
MAY 24, 2024
A range of digital health companies today are harnessing natural language processing in different ways to catch those at risk and direct them to resources.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 24, 2024
Patients of the medical center's hospital-at-home program in Minnesota and Florida will be able to receive home deliveries via Zipline's drones.
Healthcare IT Today
MAY 24, 2024
The following is a guest article by Chris Knight , Vice President of Marketing and Customer Experience at Lightpath Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks continue to plague healthcare institutions, and like a virus, these threats continually evolve as they meet resistance against their intrusions. At the most basic level, a DDoS attack is when a target network is purposely overwhelmed with a large number of requests all at once, causing denial of service.
Mobi Health News
MAY 24, 2024
The continuous glucose monitoring biosensor platform will use the funds to scale its manufacturing, move toward regulatory approval and perform more clinical trials.
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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.
HIT Consultant
MAY 24, 2024
What You Should Know: – The healthcare industry faces a growing threat: cyberattacks targeting hospital IT systems. In response, the US government’s Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has pledged over $50 million to fund a groundbreaking program called UPGRADE (Universal PatchinG and Remediation for Autonomous DEfense). – The success of UPGRADE has the potential to significantly improve hospital cybersecurity and protect patient care from cyber threats.
Healthcare IT Today
MAY 24, 2024
Happy Friday to everyone who celebrates! If you don’t celebrate, then you probably work in healthcare and don’t really know what day of the week it is. My appreciation goes out to all of you who sacrifice for the rest of us. Hopefully, this edition of Fun Friday will brighten your day whether you’re heading into a weekend with your family, a weekened with your work family, or however you plan to celebrate the weekend.
Digital Health News
MAY 24, 2024
East and North Hertfordshire plans to phase out its bleeps system and introduce the Alertive app to improve communication between clinical teams.
Becker's Health IT
MAY 24, 2024
Ascension expects progress on cyberattack response after Memorial Day weekend. Clinicians praised for resilience during disruptions caused by ransomware attack.
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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.
Digital Health News
MAY 24, 2024
Historic data collected from Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS FT is being used in a simulation project to help enhance patient journeys in clinics.
Becker's Health IT
MAY 24, 2024
Thousands of patients' health data exposed in email mishap at Winter Haven Hospital. Steps taken to prevent future incidents. Learn more here.
Digital Health News
MAY 24, 2024
New guidance from NHS England, and the positive findings of a large-scale evaluation in the South East, have delivered a “hugely encouraging” boost to virtual wards, writes Tara Donnelly
HIPAA Journal
MAY 24, 2024
It has been more than 2 weeks since the ransomware attack on Ascension and its hospitals are still operating under emergency procedures, with staff working with pen and paper due to the inability to access electronic medical records. In a May 21, 2024, update, Ascension said it is working with industry-leading cybersecurity specialists to rebuild and restore its systems securely and that care has continued to be provided to patients; however, the outage caused by the ransomware attack is affecti
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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?
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 24, 2024
Elevance Health's philanthropic arm is launching a new initiative that aims to provide loans to small businesses and other organizations in a bid to address health equity. | Elevance Health's philanthropic arm is launching a new initiative that aims to provide loans to small businesses and other organizations in a bid to address health equity.
Healthcare IT Today
MAY 24, 2024
Market Shift from Point Solutions to Platforms Spurs Higher Valuation and Participation from Existing and New Investors Led by General Catalyst & 7wireVentures, the Investment will Accelerate AI-Powered Enhancements to Transcarent’s Platform, Making it Easier for People to Access High-Quality Affordable Health and Care Transcarent , the One Place for Health and Care, announced a $126 million Series D investment led by General Catalyst and 7wireVentures, joined by new investors Geodesic Capit
HIPAA Journal
MAY 24, 2024
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has issued a warning to the healthcare and public health (HPH) sector about business email compromise (BEC) attacks. BEC is a form of spear phishing that uses social engineering and deception to trick individuals into disclosing sensitive information or making fraudulent wire transfers.
Becker's Health IT
MAY 24, 2024
A Wyoming hospital said its financial situation is improving since the Change Healthcare hack but is not back to where it was before the cyberattack, the Powell (Wyo.) Tribune reported.
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HIPAA Journal
MAY 24, 2024
Email security breaches have been reported by Children’s Healthcare in Minnesota and the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health that exposed patient information. Children’s Health Care, Minnesota Children’s Health Care, a children’s hospital in Minneapolis, MN, has discovered that patients’ protected health information has been exposed in an email security incident that was detected on March 13, 2024.
Becker's Health IT
MAY 24, 2024
"Discover the latest cybersecurity incidents in the healthcare industry during May, including ransomware attacks and unauthorized access to patient data and IT
HealthIT Answers
MAY 24, 2024
By Art Gross - In today’s world where 45% of healthcare organizations reported experiencing a phishing attack in the previous 12 months, ongoing cybersecurity is no longer just a compliance checkbox – it’s a strategic imperative. The post Beyond Compliance: Elevating Cybersecurity for Long-Term Success appeared first on Health IT Answers.
Fierce Healthcare
MAY 24, 2024
Welcome to this week's Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry. | Welcome to this week's Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry. Please submit the good news—or the bad—from your shop, and we will feature it here at the end of each week.
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