Bill of Health

MARCH 8, 2022

By Katherine Macfarlane. Workplaces are, by and large, no longer safe for employees who are high-risk for serious illness or death from COVID-19. During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was common for workplaces to require masks, at least in shared spaces. Two years later, though the pandemic is still ongoing, mask requirements are now far less prevalent as a result of the politicization of masks, so-called mask fatigue, and new guidance from the U.S.

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 11, 2022

For those with boots on the ground in Orlando next week, here are panels you won't want to miss, touching on some of the hottest topics in healthcare today from health equity to cybersecurity.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 10, 2022

Health systems have "been investing in a lot of digital health solutions over the last few years," Paddy Padmanabhan, CEO of Damo Consulting, said with a bit of understatement. But it's not always readily apparent whether those investments are the right ones, or were done at the right time, or were implemented optimally to work in tandem with other digital technologies.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 8, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic most certainly has driven telehealth into the mainstream of healthcare. And one area of telehealth that has seen particularly big gains in the past two years is remote patient monitoring. RPM benefits healthcare during the pandemic by helping with hospitals already packed to the gills, enabling patients to be monitored and treated at home.

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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.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 9, 2022

By Ne?e Devenot, Emma Tumilty, Meaghan Buisson, Sarah McNamee, David Nickles, and Lily Kay Ross. Amid accelerating interest in the use of psychedelics in medicine, a spate of recent exposés have detailed the proliferation of abuse in psychedelic therapy, underscoring the urgent need for ethical guidance in psychedelic-assisted therapies (P-AT), and particularly relating to touch and consent.

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Healthcare It News

MARCH 8, 2022

A leading healthcare provider in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has teamed up with Siemens Healthineers to accelerate its technological and digital transformation. Aster DM Healthcare Group – which operates 27 hospitals, 118 medical clinics, 66 labs and patient experience centres, and 323 pharmacies in the Gulf region, plus India – has signed a seven-year partnership with the German company to upgrade its systems, develop further digital offerings, and support in training and cap

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Compliance Now

MARCH 8, 2022

By: Megan Diehl, Manager, Compliance Consulting, MZQ Consulting. Under the ACA, non-grandfathered group health plans must provide benefits for “preventive care” on a first-dollar basis. This means such coverage must be provided at no cost to participants (i.e., no co-payments, co-insurance, or deductibles may be applied). For this purpose, preventive care includes: Evidence-based items or services with an A or B rating recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF); Im

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Bill of Health

MARCH 11, 2022

By Jacob Madden. Long COVID has left an estimated 1.6 million Americans unable to work. Those experiencing Long COVID face long-term neurological issues, heart problems, lung damage, and myriad other complications following an initial bout with COVID-19. Though some who are incapacitated by Long COVID will eventually be able to return to work, others may never work again.

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 9, 2022

Millions of healthcare workers across the country are becoming inured to workplace violence, which can range from verbal abuse and threats to physical attacks and even homicide.

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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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Healthcare It News

MARCH 11, 2022

Amwell and LG Electronics announced this week that they are partnering to develop device-based tools that make it easier for patients to access at-home or in-hospital care. The collaboration, said the vendors, will first focus on in-hospital services in the United States, building off LG's existing foothold providing smart TVs for patient rooms.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 7, 2022

The American Psychiatric Association, American Telemedicine Association and 70 other organizations signed a letter this past Friday urging the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to collaborate with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and permanently revise requirements regarding controlled substance prescription. "Our experience during the pandemic was that telehealth meant our member psychiatrists were able to treat more patients, which was critical as we faced a mental heal

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Bill of Health

MARCH 10, 2022

By Arlene S. Kanter. While the COVID-19 pandemic has taken an enormous toll on the nation, it has also opened an unprecedented opportunity to transform our workplaces and offer greater flexibility for employees with and without disabilities. This shift in our workplace culture presents employment opportunities for disabled people that they may not have had in the past, even with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 10, 2022

It's the second name change for Anthem in the past decade. Prior to 2014, the company was known as WellPoint.

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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?

Healthcare It News

MARCH 7, 2022

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 10, 2022

The U.S. House of Representatives approved an omnibus spending bill late Wednesday night that extends temporary telehealth flexibilities under Medicare beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. With the passage of the bill , which now heads to the U.S. Senate, several COVID-19-era telehealth policies will remain in place for about five months after the public health emergency ends.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 7, 2022

There have been calls for healthcare organizations to take steps to improve security due to a major rise in hacking incidents, ransomware attacks, and vulnerability disclosures in 2021. Record numbers of healthcare data breaches were reported last year, and tens of millions of healthcare records were compromised. Adhering to the minimum requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule and conducting risk analyses, having robust risk management practices, conducting vulnerability scans, and implementing t

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 10, 2022

"We've proven that foundation and now it's time to run and scale," CEO Eddie Martucci said. The company is going public through a $1 billion SPAC, rather than a traditional IPO, expected to close in mid-2022.

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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

Mobi Health News

MARCH 9, 2022

The feature is geared toward offering clinicians a holistic view of the patient.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 8, 2022

The Department of Veterans Affairs, via the Veterans Health Administration, oversees care for more than 9 million individuals through upwards of 1,000 facilities. Many of those patients, however, face mobility hurdles and other challenges that can make it difficult to reach in-person care. Even before the pandemic, explained Dr. Neil Evans, chief officer for the Office of Connected Care in the Veterans Health Administration, the agency had laid the groundwork for virtual care expansion through e

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 7, 2022

For the 83rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re doing a preview of the upcoming HIMSS 2022 conference in Orlando. In case you missed it, we have a busy schedule coming up at the HIMSS 2022 conference. We hope to see many of you there and that you enjoy our coverage of HIMSS22. In […] For the 83rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re doing a preview of the upcoming HIMSS 2022 conference in Orlando.

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 10, 2022

The new partnership may be a bid to rejuvenate Amwell's hospital revenue, which saw tepid growth last year as major health systems have delayed new hardware deployments during COVID-19.

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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.

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 7, 2022

The Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) has published a new Model Contract Language template for healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) to use when procuring new devices from medical device manufacturers (MDMs) to ensure each party is aware of its responsibilities for cybersecurity and device management. “Medical device cybersecurity responsibility and accountability between MDMs and HDOs is complicated by many conflicting factors, including uneven MDM capabilities

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 7, 2022

Island Health is the publicly funded healthcare provider in the southwestern portion of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Island Health's Hospital at Home program was created to determine whether treating acute care patients in their own homes is as effective as in-hospital treatment. The program was launched to enable patients to receive safe, effective care virtually and in-person from providers experienced in hospital medicine and acute care.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 11, 2022

The technology is able to represent images and words in a tactile way.

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Healthcare Dive

MARCH 11, 2022

Advent Health, Atrium Health, Henry Ford Health System, Intermountain Healthcare, Northwell Health and OhioHealth will participate in reciprocal staffing arrangements.

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