Bill of Health
JUNE 13, 2022
By Leah Pierson. I recently argued that we need to evaluate medical school ethics curricula. Here, I explore how ethics courses became a key component of medical education and what we do know about them. The rise of ethics education. Although ethics had been a recognized component of medical practice since Hippocrates’ time , ethics education is a more recent innovation.
Healthcare Dive
JUNE 13, 2022
Orlando Health accuses Liberty HealthShare, a faith-based medical cost-sharing organization, of telling patients to conceal their membership in the group to get charity rates for medical services.
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Healthcare It News
JUNE 17, 2022
Would you be more inclined to take the stairs if each step played a musical note or lie in the shade on the beach if it meant accessing free WIFI These are some of the innovative ways that technology and environmental design have been utilised worldwide to help citizens adopt healthier behaviour. The speakers were: Dr Kristina Curtis, senior behaviour change consultant and lecturer, UCL Centre for Behaviour Change, UK; Prof Agnès Buzyn, executive director, WHO Academy, France; Isabelle Ku
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JUNE 13, 2022
Many healthcare consumers today are disconnecting from traditional primary care, since the current experience is not meeting consumers' expectations, some industry observers say. When consumers disengage, the promise of traditional primary care cannot be realized. The situation results in increased ER and urgent care usage, undiagnosed chronic conditions, unmet mental health needs, and other problems, they add.
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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.
Bill of Health
JUNE 16, 2022
By Leah Pierson. Medical students spend a lot of time learning about conditions they will likely never treat. This weak relationship between what students are taught and what they will treat has negative implications for patient care. Recently, I looked into discrepancies between U.S. disease burden in 2016 and how often conditions are mentioned in the 2020 edition of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 , an 832 page book sometimes referred to as the medical student’s bible.
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Healthcare It News
JUNE 15, 2022
Cognitive behavioral therapy, known more commonly in psychological circles as CBT, can lead to great success in changing problematic thinking and behavior in patients. "Cognitive behavioral therapy is a form of psychological treatment that has been demonstrated to be effective for a range of problems including depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug use problems, marital problems, eating disorders, and severe mental illness," according to the American Psychological Association.
Healthcare IT Today
JUNE 17, 2022
Happy Friday everyone! We hope you’ve had a great week and are ready for an amazing weekend. We’re back again with another edition of Fun Friday where we hope to give you a laugh and make you smile as the perfect way to start the weekend. We’ve got some pretty good entries this week including […].
HIPAA Journal
JUNE 15, 2022
The South Carolina-based health insurance company, Choice Health, now part of Alight Solutions, has recently announced that the protected health information of some of its members has been obtained by an unauthorized individual. Choice Health discovered on May 14, 2022, that an individual was offering a set of data that had allegedly been stolen from Choice Health.
Healthcare Dive
JUNE 17, 2022
The nurses are demanding measures they say will improve staffing conditions in new contracts, like the addition of more ancillary staff to ensure nurses are able to take adequate rest and meal breaks.
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Healthcare It News
JUNE 15, 2022
There was a sense of hope, combined with an awareness of the challenges ahead, as global health experts convened to discuss the topic of ‘Humanity's Moment for Reimagining Health and Care’ in the keynote session at HIMSS22 European Conference today in Helsinki (15 June). The speakers were: Adam Niedzielski, Minister of Health, Poland; Elad Benjamin, business leader, clinical data services, Philips, Israel; Maria Hassel, senior advisor and international coordinator, Swedish eHealt
Electronic Health Reporter
JUNE 15, 2022
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. In recent years, the global healthcare industry has been under heavy attack by cybercriminals. The sector stands in fourth place among the most targeted industries, and one-fifth of its spending is dedicated to cybersecurity. The […]. The article Cyberattacks Threaten Patients’ Lives In Healthcare appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
HIPAA Journal
JUNE 17, 2022
An analysis of hospitals’ websites has revealed one-third of the top 100 hospitals in the United States are sending patient data to Facebook via a tracker called Meta Pixel, without apparently obtaining consent from patients. Meta Pixel is a snippet of JavaScript code that is used to track visitor activity on a website. According to Meta, “It works by loading a small library of functions which you can use whenever a site visitor takes an action (called an event) that you want to track (called a
Healthcare Dive
JUNE 14, 2022
As the program has soared in popularity, it has attracted the attention of federal investigators, including an HHS OIG report finding inappropriate prior authorization and claims denials.
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
Healthcare It News
JUNE 13, 2022
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Electronic Health Reporter
JUNE 13, 2022
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Rebecca Chi, chief client experience officer, AristaMD. Accessing specialty medical care shouldn’t be difficult, yet 27% of people in the U.S. wait one month or more to see healthcare specialists. A survey by AristaMD of […]. The article The Solution To Rising Healthcare Wait Times appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Healthcare IT Today
JUNE 13, 2022
For the 90th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re asking the question Has AI Finally Arrived in Healthcare? We’ve been hearing about the potential benefits of AI in healthcare for a long time. In this episode we dive into where we’re at when it comes to AI in healthcare. Is it still all a […] For the 90th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we're asking the question Has AI Finally Arrived in Healthcare?
Healthcare Dive
JUNE 16, 2022
With the new feature, atrial fibrillation patients may have an easier way to track the frequency of the condition over time and see whether lifestyle changes may have positive effects.
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Healthcare It News
JUNE 16, 2022
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HIPAA Journal
JUNE 13, 2022
Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) in Arizona has announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack in April in which the attackers obtained the protected health information of approximately 700,000 current and former patients. According to the recent YRMC announcement, the attack was detected on April 25, 2022, which affected some of its IT systems.
Health Populi
JUNE 16, 2022
Consumers continued to invest in and use several technologies that supported self-care at home in 2021, with plans to purchase connected health devices, sports and fitness equipment in the next year. But these purchases will be made with greater attention to budget and value consumer mindsets firmly focused on (and stressed by) inflation. The 24th Annual Technology Ownership & Market Potential Study from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) tells us that Americans in 2022 will have to m
Healthcare Dive
JUNE 13, 2022
Though it’s tempting to interpret the recent Medicare trustees report as good news, academics are arguing lawmakers can’t wait until hospital trust fund insolvency is imminent before taking action to bolster the program.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JUNE 15, 2022
Feature More than ever before, healthcare organizations are working harder to prioritize the patient experience. From appointment booking to post-discharge follow-up, hospitals and health systems are striving to innovate and personalize the way people navigate their care journey. Mere "patient engagement" isn't enough anymore. Providers are embracing new technologies and digital tools to enable greater insights into what their customers want and need – and tailoring their eff
Healthcare IT Today
JUNE 15, 2022
When I look at the state of communication in healthcare, I can see that we’ve made a lot of progress. Certainly, there’s still plenty of work to be done, but the good news is that now we have electronic options when it comes to communicating healthcare data between organizations. This wasn’t really true even a […].
HIPAA Journal
JUNE 14, 2022
Kaiser Permanente, one of the largest nonprofit health plan and healthcare providers in the United States, has reported a breach of its email system. Kaiser Permanente provides healthcare services to more than 12.5 million patients in 8 states and D.C. but said this breach only affected around 70,000 members of the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington.
Healthcare Dive
JUNE 14, 2022
The new campus in North Carolina comes as health systems across the country deal with heightened turnover and staffing challenges spurred by the pandemic.
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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.
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