Total HIPAA
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Culture takes shape in every type of organization, whether it’s a business or a sports team. This happens as certain behaviors become the norm, whether by design or by accident. Prosperous companies make deliberate choices about the qualities they want their team members to have, and they work on nurturing common attitudes and behaviors that align with their mission.
YouCompli
OCTOBER 5, 2023
In the business of healthcare, promoting a culture of compliance is not merely a goal – it’s a necessity. Ethical integrity and adhering to regulatory requirements are critical to any organization’s success. That said, implementing compliance policies or appointing an individual to be the compliance officer is not enough. There has to be a commitment throughout all levels of an organization to do the right thing and do things right.
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MedTrainer
OCTOBER 4, 2023
The healthcare industry demands the highest standards of safety, privacy, and ethical conduct. To ensure organizations meet these standards, federal healthcare compliance requirements have been put in place. These regulations and laws help maintain patient confidentiality, ensure quality care, and prevent fraud and abuse within the healthcare industry.
Compliancy Group
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Ensuring compliance with regulations in healthcare is crucial to maintaining the integrity and quality of care provided. This is where healthcare compliance audits come into play. By conducting regular audits, healthcare organizations can identify areas of non-compliance, mitigate risks, and improve overall patient safety. We will look at the overall importance of healthcare compliance audits and delve into the tools and software available to streamline healthcare compliance auditing and monito
Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health
AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!
Health IT Security
OCTOBER 4, 2023
AHA has urged Congress and the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to withdraw the rule related to online tracking technologies, arguing that it violates HIPAA regulations.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Albany Med - Columbia Memorial Health (CMH) in Hudson, New York, is a community hospital and health system serving more than 100,000 residents in Columbia and Greene counties. THE PROBLEM CMH’s digital presence was not able to capture all the business opportunities in its area of influence. Patients would look for their symptoms on Google and seek care at other hospitals and health systems in the region that had a stronger digital presence.
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Bill of Health
OCTOBER 3, 2023
By Alice Fox Technological artifacts do not exist in a vacuum: they bear the undeniable markings of human histories, politics, blind spots, and biases – for better and worse. Consider, for example, the video game: everything in a video game must be created, decided upon, and often negotiated in a dynamic and lively way. As I have written elsewhere , video games can directly embody and reproduce harmful stereotypes and misconceptions, while neatly packaging these dispositions as “the way th
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
OCTOBER 3, 2023
A long and deeply-reported feature story in The Washington Post on Tuesday put a spotlight on the stark effect that an epidemic of chronic illness is taking on too many millions of Americans. "Forty years ago, small towns and rural regions were healthier for adults in the prime of life. The reverse is now true," according to the Post. "Urban death rates have declined sharply, while rates outside the country’s largest metro areas flattened and then rose.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 3, 2023
In a letter to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, the American Hospital Association said the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights rule regarding the use of online tracking tools is at odds with existing HIPAA rules and could cause meaningful harm to patients and public health. "Congress should urge OCR to withdraw the rule immediately," AHA said in its response to a request for information on data privacy and HIPAA.
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Medical records provided by the insurer didn’t support certain diagnosis codes, resulting in overpayments, according to an audit from the HHS’ Office of the Inspector General.
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Based on comprehensive survey data from diverse healthcare providers, the 2025 HIPAA Benchmark Report delivers actionable intelligence for modern compliance programs. This report examines how organizations are restructuring HIPAA Privacy Programs to address emerging regulatory requirements. Through analysis of staffing models, program operations, and breach management protocols, it provides a clear picture of current best practices.
Bill of Health
OCTOBER 6, 2023
By Vincent Joralemon Psychedelics hold immense potential to address an array of conditions that are otherwise challenging to treat, but accessing these therapies can be costly, which means that potential benefits will be stratified along the lines of socioeconomic status. This is an acute concern, because many with conditions that psychedelics may help to treat — such as post-traumatic stress disorder , postpartum depression , treatment-resistant depression , and alcohol use disorder — lack the
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Zoom this week announced expanded Zoom AI Companion capabilities for its regulated healthcare and education customers at its virtual event, Zoomtopia 2023. WHY IT MATTERS Users can now manage their AI Companion settings for meetings, team chat, whiteboard and mail all in one place in the Zoom web portal. Zoom customers can expect to see AI Companion throughout the entire platform, according to the announcement Tuesday.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Each day, more companies add generative artificial intelligence assistants to their products and services. This week, some of the biggest names in software announced integrations and implementations they say are safe and transparent uses of AI while a healthcare IT industry research organization published guidance on automation, ethics and trust. IBM introduces Watsonx legal protections To ease customer apprehensions about use of generative AI, IBM announced that it would indemnify its clients a
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Women physicians, less tenured clinicians and those working in primary care were more likely to report higher levels of burnout, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.
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Every health care provider that accepts federal payments must screen for excluded providers. Use this sample Exclusion Screening Checklist and Compliance Policy to evaluate and improve your organization’s compliance with the law. Payments from Medicare, Medicaid, and TriCare trigger screening requirements that may extend to employees, contractors, volunteers, board members, and network providers.
Bill of Health
OCTOBER 4, 2023
By Wendy E. Parmet, Elaine Marshall & Alisa K. Lincoln* Last June, in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), the Supreme Court ruled that universities could not consider race in admitting students. In support of that decision, the Court dismissed the relevance of data about the varied experiences of racial groups, insisting that admissions decisions must be based solely on the experiences and merits of individual applicants.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
OCTOBER 2, 2023
SA Health has announced the launch of a new virtual care service for women needing urgent attention for their gynaecological concerns. Run by the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN), the virtual Women's Assessment Service will provide pregnant women across the state the option to receive an urgent assessment from an experienced midwife via video link.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Cleveland-based University Hospitals this week announced that it had completed its years-long migration to a single Epic electronic health record across its care sites. WHY IT MATTERS Leaders at the health system said the implementation – where more than 5.6 million patient records and scheduling systems were converted to one platform – is a "transformational moment" that will lead to better care delivery from its providers and a more connected experience for its patients.
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 2, 2023
The agreement settles a whistleblower lawsuit against Cigna that the Department of Justice joined last year, and requires the payer to undergo annual auditing from an independent entity.
Speaker: Jennifer Hill
Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.
Digital Health News
OCTOBER 5, 2023
As NHSE prepares to award a £480m contract to deliver the FDP, legal groups and data privacy activists are focused on the national data opt-out.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
OCTOBER 5, 2023
NSW ED nurses get VR stroke care training A virtual reality training programme for administering stroke care has been rolled out across New South Wales. Developed by the Agency for Clinical Innovation and the University of Newcastle Centre for Advanced Training Systems, the TACTICS VR programme provides an immersive experience for emergency nurses to practice handling real-time stroke scenarios.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Portland, Oregon-based OCHIN announced its entrance into acute care this week with a full-service inpatient electronic health record system that supports interdisciplinary care plans and clinical care coordination in an effort to focus on helping smaller hospitals nationwide. WHY IT MATTERS In its announcement Tuesday, the nonprofit, health equity-focused national provider network said it analyzed gaps in rural healthcare delivery and is launching OCHIN Epic for acute care to provide patients wi
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 2, 2023
The hospital lobby argued recent guidance limiting third-party tracking technology prevents providers from sharing reliable healthcare information.
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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.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Nabla, maker of an autonomous clinical AI scribe, has joined forces with Kaiser Permanente to roll out its tool to 10,000 doctors in Northern California. | The AI tool will be available to 10,000 Kaiser Permanente doctors in Northern California across all care settings and specialties.
Health Populi
OCTOBER 6, 2023
“We definitely do see a slight change compared to the total population, we do see a slight pullback in overall basket,” the CEO of Walmart US is quoted in Bloomberg. “Just less units, slightly less calories.” With patients’ use GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro fast-rising in the pharmacy market, so are the concerns of companies that stock the-middle-of-the-grocery-store aisles for processed foods like sweet and salty snacks.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 6, 2023
"We can identify things earlier compared to when a human would see it," said Gil Margolin, CTP with Talkspace, which uses linguistic regression to analyze de-identified behavioral health messages and alert providers to patients at risk for self-harm.
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 4, 2023
The Milwaukee-based health system plans to buy the remaining 50% stake in Network Health, which offers commercial and Medicare plans in 23 Wisconsin counties.
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In healthcare, where patient data protection is paramount, effective vendor risk management isn't just good business—it's essential for maintaining compliance and trust. This comprehensive guide helps healthcare compliance professionals navigate the complexities of third-party vendor relationships in an increasingly interconnected healthcare environment.
Digital Health News
OCTOBER 3, 2023
A new report into cyber security has revealed that security budgets in healthcare businesses are under pressure, but help could come in the form of AI.
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Cigna will pay $172 million to settle allegations brought by a whistleblower and the U.S. | Cigna will pay $172 million to settle allegations brought by the U.S. government that it submitted false and inaccurate Medicare Advantage diagnostic codes in a bid to boost its reimbursement.
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Telehealth has undergone a transition from pandemic-era lifeline to convenient outlet for routine follow-ups, treatment of minor illnesses and mental health service.
Healthcare Dive
OCTOBER 4, 2023
From digital health events to payer and provider summits, here are upcoming healthcare conferences for the organized executive to keep in mind.
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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.
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