Healthcare It News

JUNE 28, 2022

It is estimated that 50% of the U.S. population has a chronic disease, and caring for them is consuming 86% of healthcare costs. Many organizations still rely on traditional chronic care models characterized by periodic in-person encounters that can be inconvenient, expensive and insufficiently frequent. The question is: How will hospitals provide more robust, timely and cost-efficient care moving forward?

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Healthcare Dive

JUNE 27, 2022

As patient utilization of home dialysis grows, the nephrology community must focus on breaking down psychosocial barriers to ensure long-term success.

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Bill of Health

JULY 1, 2022

By? Ameet Sarpatwari , Alexander Egilman , Aviva Wang, and Aaron S. Kesselheim. Each month, members of the Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL) review the peer-reviewed medical literature to identify interesting empirical studies, policy analyses, and editorials on health law and policy issues. Below are the citations for papers identified from the month of May.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 30, 2022

What are some of the most important topics in telehealth today? Standardizing and optimizing telehealth integration into care pathways. Conducting comprehensive exams during video visits. Digital and telehealth literacy. Telehealth sustainability and government advocacy. That's according to this podcast's very special guest, Courtney Stevens, director of virtual care at Henry Ford Health System, based in Detroit.

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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

JUNE 30, 2022

Today there are just 33,368 cardiologists in the U.S. They can't possibly care for 30.3 million adults with heart disease in the U.S. right now. On a related note: About 647,000 people die every year in the U.S. from heart-related issues. And it's not just cardiologists. The U.S. is lacking most medical specialists today. That's where technology can step in – to help scale and magnify the impact of specialists to manage chronic disease.

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Bill of Health

JUNE 29, 2022

By Leah Pierson. There has been too little evaluation of ethics courses in medical education in part because there is not consensus on what these courses should be trying to achieve. Recently, I argued that medical school ethics courses should help trainees to make more ethical decisions. I also reviewed evidence suggesting that we do not know whether these courses improve decision making in clinical practice.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 27, 2022

The following is a guest article by Baha Zeidan, CEO at Azalea Health. Deploying advanced technologies is often an afterthought, especially for rural hospitals struggling to retain talent and navigate the increasingly complex regulatory environment. However, new technologies empower providers to streamline their operations, reduce the time spent on administrative tasks, and conserve increasingly precious resources.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 29, 2022

Dubai Health Authority ( DHA ) and its health insurance regulatory body have launched a “first-of-its-kind” digital-led programme that is expected to form the foundation for value-based healthcare adoption in the emirate, it has been announced. Unveiled by Dubai Health Insurance Corporation’s (DHIC) CEO, Saleh Al Hashimi, EJADAH will reportedly “help improve government oversight of the health sector by overseeing clinical, economic and human-centric outcomes.

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Healthcare Dive

JUNE 30, 2022

Zimmer Biomet and Canary Medical are rolling out the first knee implant with an integrated sensor, though it will take time to learn how to incorporate that data into patient care, experts say.

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Bill of Health

JUNE 27, 2022

By Jack Becker. There are certain public health commercials that generations will always remember. For some, it’s the NHTSA’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” commercials. For others, it may be a “Think. Don’t Smoke.” commercial featuring a young Robert McElhenney. Younger generations have certainly seen “The Real Cost” campaigns , which have recently tackled vaping.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 29, 2022

Patient portal use and telehealth visits have changed dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world, especially healthcare, upside down. Kerry Barker, RN, manager, Epic services, at consulting firm CereCore, and a former ICU nurse and nursing instructor at Brigham Young University, left the bedside for the IT side. Her role now is multifaceted in that she assists with various parts of CereCore’s go-live implementations, stays up to date on policies and procedures, and works to

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 29, 2022

A Dubai-based healthtech startup has partnered with Novo Nordisk to launch what is considered one of the first value-based reimbursement model trials in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). GluCare.Health – named amongst the 50 most-funded startups in the region by Forbes Middle East at $20 million – and the Danish multinational pharmaceutical company will kick off their partnership with a 150-patient weight management pilot programme in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Healthcare Dive

JULY 1, 2022

UnitedHealthcare, Anthem and Centene are among the major payers already hosting machine-readable cost files onsite.

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

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Health Populi

JUNE 28, 2022

While inflation and financial stress is depressing consumer demand for many purchases the “legacy of COVID-19” is having lost-lasting impacts on how people see their homes — especially as sites for health and wellness. GfK highlights the growing interest in wellbeing and device demand in The State of Consumer Technology and Durables 2002 insights from GfK.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 27, 2022

In tweets posted Friday, the period tracking app said it would soon launch a mode that allows users to access the app without providing their name or email.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 27, 2022

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Healthcare Dive

JUNE 28, 2022

The Lown Institute index, which measures hospitals with metrics such as value and health equity, found that the best performers were often located in smaller communities.

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Health Populi

JUNE 27, 2022

Declines in preventive care services like cancer screenings and blood glucose testing concern employers, whose continued to cover health insurance for employees during the pandemic. “As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers continue to battle escalating clinical issues, including delayed care for chronic conditions, postponed preventive screenings, and the exponential increase in demand for behavioral health services,” the Chief Medical Officer for Castlight Hea

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 30, 2022

Sponsor: Teladoc Health Primary topic: Telehealth Topic: Telehealth Resource Central: White Papers External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: As patient care channels become more fragmented, communications & coordination can become integrated Region Tag: Global Edition Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 29, 2022

On June 25, 2022, a spokesperson for a threat group called DAIXIN Team contacted HIPAA Journal to share information about a ransomware attack and data theft incident at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall, Missouri. A link was shared to a dark web resource where data stolen in the attack has been published. The published data includes database tables from the MEDITECH database, and sensitive documents containing patient data stolen from internal servers.

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Healthcare Dive

JUNE 30, 2022

In its annual meeting in early June, the association labeled climate change a “public health crisis that threatens the health and well-being of all people.

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Health Populi

JUNE 29, 2022

As more than 1 in 3 U.S. workers were unemployed during the pandemic and another 38% had reductions in hours and pay, Americans’ personal forecasts and expectations for retirement have been disrupted and dislocated. In its look at The Road Ahead: Addressing Pandemic-Related Setbacks and Strengthening the U.S. Retirement System from the Tramsamerica Center for Retirement Studies (TCRS), we learn about the changing views of U.S. workers on their future work, income, savings, dreams and fears

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 1, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Today, technology has become a part of day-to-day life. It has infiltrated virtually every industry, and this includes healthcare. The adoption of modern tools has considerably boosted the sector’s productivity, provided a competitive edge, and […].

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 28, 2022

Multiple class action lawsuits have been filed against the Seattle-based Hearst Health subsidiary, MCG Health, over a data breach that has affected at least 10 healthcare organizations including Indiana University Health, Lenoir Health Care, Phelps Health, and Jefferson County Health Center. The data breach was reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights on June 10 as affecting 793,283 individuals, but some affected healthcare organizations have self-reported the breach.

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Healthcare Dive

JUNE 30, 2022

The distribution will take place on a four-tier basis with areas that have the highest case rates coming first. Within the tiers, priority will be based on the number of people at risk for monkeypox who have preexisting conditions.

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