Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The Rise to Health Coalition seeks to catalyze individuals and organizations committed to health equity and justice. WHY IT MATTERS. Dr. Kedar Mate, president and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, announced the new coalition at the recent IHI Forum 2022 in Orlando. Joined by Dr. Aletha Maybank, chief health equity officer and senior vice president of the American Medical Association, and Glenn Harris, president of Race Forward and publisher of Colorlines, the three healthcare lead

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Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 21, 2022

A federal judge tested the government’s defense concerning a rule designed to help third parties resolve payment disputes between healthcare providers and insurers.

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Bill of Health

DECEMBER 20, 2022

By Matthew Chun. A scientist’s high-tech approach to assisted suicide is already available for use in Switzerland and is actively being campaigned for in the United Kingdom. Could the United States be next? Dr. Philip Nitschke — nicknamed “Dr. Death” by some — has made it his mission to “ demedicalize death ” by removing doctors from the process of assisted suicide and bringing suicide devices directly into the hands of individuals seeking to end their own lives.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The staffing shortage is a huge challenge in healthcare today. Another challenge is finding a solution to this vexing problem. But telehealth may be becoming an emerging strategy to help fill in gaps within hospitals and health systems , contended Chris Franklin, president of LocumTenens.com, a self-service job board and a full-service physician and advanced practice recruitment agency working in high-demand medical specialties.

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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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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

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Bill of Health

DECEMBER 22, 2022

This article is adapted slightly from remarks the author delivered at the 2022 International Neuroethics Society annual meeting on a panel about neurorehabilitation moderated by Dr. Joseph Fins. By Leslie C. Griffin. I’m a tenured law professor at UNLV. This semester I’m teaching Bioethics and Constitutional Law. I am healthy, happy, working, and working out.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 20, 2022

UCHealth is a non-profit healthcare organization based in Colorado made up of 12 hospitals across the state. THE PROBLEM. The organization had a new use case for virtual care, a program called Virtual Deterioration. Essentially, it was trying to find patients who were deteriorating in the hospital sooner in order to provide rescue and treatment faster to give them the best outcome.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 21, 2022

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Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Lawmakers are rushing to speed passage of the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package as they near a Friday deadline for government funding.

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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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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Telemedicine use has declined since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Providers can rethink how they use telehealth to get the most out of the modality and improve care.

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Health IT Security

DECEMBER 23, 2022

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DECEMBER 20, 2022

From telehealth to Medicare cuts: Here are the health policies in Congress' $1.7T omnibus. rking. Tue, 12/20/2022 - 10:29.

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Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 21, 2022

“We are pulling back the curtain and letting the sunshine in on hospital and nursing home ownership because it is what the public deserves,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said Tuesday in a statement.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

DailyEndorphin's corporate team challenges will be added to Wellable's Wellness Platform.

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MRO Compliance

DECEMBER 23, 2022

HIM Today: Funny Lessons Learned from 2022. Recently, I had the pleasure of moderating a panel discussion between Health Information Management (HIM) experts, discussing HIM today and the funny lessons learned this past year. As I’m sure many of us can relate, since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, life looks different in many ways. Patient satisfaction from virtual visits with their healthcare providers appears to be comparable to traditional in-person visits.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 19, 2022

2023 forecast: Amid dwindling COVID relief funds, rural hospitals face a 'fiscal cliff'. agliadkovskaya. Mon, 12/19/2022 - 14:42.

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Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 21, 2022

It’s the latest deal in a string of settlements to resolve allegations the nation’s largest Medicaid managed care organization overcharged states for pharmacy services.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The Drug Enforcement Administration says the digital pharmacy wrongfully distributed thousands of prescription stimulants for ADHD, including Adderall.

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MRO Compliance

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Updating Healthcare Data Management and Privacy. December 12, 2022. Healthcare NOW Radio. So what does HIPAA mean and where did it come from? The letters stand for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The term originated with the federal law of the same name, which created a national standard to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without a patient’s knowledge or consent.

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 19, 2022

2023 forecast: Providers embrace start of new requirements on health equity. rking. Mon, 12/19/2022 - 15:28.

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Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Four insurers that lost out on lucrative contracts in the state’s first-ever competitive process are challenging the managed care provider selections.

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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.

Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The U.S. International Trade Commission determined Apple Watches with ECG functionality violate AliveCor patents, but an import ban is on hold until appeals wrap up in a case before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

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Health IT Security

DECEMBER 19, 2022

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Medicare-certified hospitals must supply ownership data. fdiamond. Tue, 12/20/2022 - 16:46.

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Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The Government Accountability Office is urging the CMS to resume certain eligibility checks on providers whom they consider at high risk of fraud to the Medicare program.

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