Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

As the aging population continues to grow – projected to be more than 20% of the U.S. by 2030 – remote patient monitoring is becoming an increasingly important healthcare option. A recent industry report shows more than 60 million people in the U.S. will have used remote patient monitoring in 2024. RPM is one of the ways the Internet of Things and connectivity technologies make health tech more accessible for patients and providers.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Physicians will see their Medicare reimbursement fall 2.9% next year if Congress doesn’t stop the cuts. Meanwhile, reimbursement for hospital outpatient departments is rising 2.9%.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

How does a multiday mass gathering affect the local concentration of diseases like COVID-19? | Verily is working with the Las Vegas water treatment agency, water authority and health department to monitor the local wastewater for eight different pathogens. The pilot project was timed around the HLTH conference, with daily testing happening from one week before to one week after.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The payer joins several other insurers suing federal regulators over the 2025 quality ratings, which Elevance argues will cost it at least $375 million in bonus payments and rebates.

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Advertiser: Celo

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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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The CRISPR therapy, HG202, was conceived using AI and machine learning and aims to treat individuals with neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Days before the 2024 presidential election, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an unpublished version of the final calendar year 2025 physician fee schedule final rule | Digital therapeutics, telehealth, rural heath clinics and opioid treatment programs all got updates in the final 2025 Medicare physician fee schedule rule, but CMS was limited by its statutory authority to make many substantial changes to digital health policy.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Tarver is taking over as director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health as the regulator grapples with questions around artificial intelligence in medical devices and racial bias in pulse oximeters.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D., R-Louisiana, and Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, published a policy paper advocating to impose site-neutral Medicare payments on hospitals. | The lawmakers argue that site-neutral Medicare payment reform would lead to lower healthcare costs for patients and save taxpayer dollars. However, hospital groups were quick to slam the proposal.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

There’s no doubt that AI and GenAI can speed up healthcare innovation. But before organizations can jump into the future, it’s crucial to understand the benefits – and the risks – of advanced technology.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Omniscient Health to Offer Specialized Data Science Services to Enhance Earnings and Reduce Administrative Burdens for Healthcare Providers Omniscient Platforms and its affiliate, Omniscient Health (collectively, Omniscient), announced their launch today, resulting from the merger of CenturyGoal and Analyticar. Omniscient offers practical, modern, and cost-effective solutions to enhance financial performance across industries, with specialized offerings for the healthcare sector, by rapidly de

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

He has boasted about the accuracy of subscription-based Grok artificial intelligence for analyzing medical images, but physicians and researchers say the model's ability to diagnose medical conditions is limited, and privacy experts have concerns.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

What You Should Know: – Volpara Health , a global leader in cancer detection software, has been awarded a significant contract with the U.S. Defense Health Agency (DHA) valued at $7.3M over five years. – The contract will deploy Volpara’s Patient Hub™ across the DHA’s military health system, modernizing breast cancer screening and patient management for active-duty military personnel, retirees, and their families.

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Digital Health News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) went live with its new Oracle Health electronic health record (EHR) on 2-3 November 2024.

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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

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

What You Should Know: – Philips , a global leader in health technology, has announced a significant milestone in treating peripheral artery disease ( PAD ) by enrolling the first patient in the U.S. THOR IDE clinical trial. – The study is set to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a new catheter developed by Philips, which uniquely combines laser atherectomy and intravascular lithotripsy into a single device.

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Becker's Health IT

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

An unauthorized individual gained access to the email accounts of two employees at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, Calif., the health system announced in a notice on Nov. 1.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Yigal Rozenberg, SVP Technology, Protegrity The healthcare IT sector faces significant challenges in ensuring the security and privacy of sensitive patient information. Healthcare organizations are navigating an increasingly complex array of threats, from physical security breaches to sophisticated cyberattacks. The importance of a comprehensive approach to security cannot be overstated, as it involves integrating physical, procedural, and technological measures to protect patient data and maint

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Last week, the wearables company announced it opened an investigation into apparent manipulation in trading its common shares following a 1-for-15 reverse stock split.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

What You Should Know: – With this partnership, patients across Pinnacle Fertility’s 40+ locations gain access to the Berry Fertility app, that will enhance the patient experience by providing access to critical resources, education and care management. – Pinnacle Fertility will also be the first reproductive center to adopt Berry Fertility’s transformative provider software and technology, which uses advanced mobile and AI to automate routine clerical work and reduce administrative b

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Digital Health News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

A pilot is underway at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust to take X-rays to patients through a car service to reduce hospital admissions.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

What You Should Know: – Cerebral, Inc. , an online mental healthcare provider, has entered into a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York to pay more than $3.6M to resolve allegations that it engaged in practices that facilitated the unauthorized distribution of controlled substances from 2019 to 2022. – Founded in 2020, Cerebral offers telehealth services aimed at providing mental health treatment, including medication man

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Becker's Health IT

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

"An 80-bed hospital in Bainbridge, GA experiences a ransomware attack, impacting its EHR.

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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.

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The aim is to attract government and healthcare experts who can gain a better understanding of digitalization in healthcare.

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Digital Health News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The NHS is piloting an iPhone device and app that helps detect throat cancer earlier and give patients the all-clear for the disease faster.

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

This marks AITRICS's first foray into Southeast Asia, with applications for regulatory clearance in Indonesia and Malaysia underway.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The 83rd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today was recorded at the MEDITECH Live conference! We were joined by Leigh Williams, Assistant CIO at Augusta Health , to talk about health equity! We kick this episode off with Williams sharing what she is most looking forward to at this conference. Then we shift our focus toward the health equity-related awards Augusta Health has recently won: the 2024 CMS Health Equity Award given by the Office of Minority Health at CMS and the Amer

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.