Healthcare It News
JANUARY 4, 2022
The beginning of a new year is usually a time for optimism. But for a U.S. health system stretched thin by wave after wave of COVID-19 variants, that hope may be hard to come by. The healthcare workforce is depleted, exhausted and demoralized. Care quality is often degraded, and patient accessibility is still lacking. Data is everywhere, but not always available or decipherable to help manage myriad challenges.
Bill of Health
JANUARY 6, 2022
By Jorge L. Contreras. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is currently embroiled in a dispute over the ownership of patent rights to Moderna’s flagship mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA-1273). The NIH, which funded much of Moderna’s research on the COVID-19 vaccine, should be assertive in exerting control over the results of this taxpayer-funded research.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JANUARY 5, 2022
A study published this past week in JAMA Network Open found that while the vast majority of physicians in a large regional healthcare system had transitioned to include virtual care in their practice by December 2020, some were more likely to be early adopters than others. Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital retrospectively analyzed data from all 3,473 physicians providing ambulatory care through Mass General Brigham, which includes 12 hospitals.
Compliance Now
JANUARY 3, 2022
By: Jennifer Berman, CEO, MZQ Consulting. Among its many new requirements for employee benefit plans, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) created new compensation disclosure requirements related to group health plans. Specifically, the new rules require brokers and consultants anticipated to earn $1,000 or more in direct or indirect compensation related to group health plans to disclose that compensation to the plan sponsor reasonably in advance of entering into an agreement to provi
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Healthcare It News
JANUARY 5, 2022
As the omicron variant spreads across Europe, leaders are tightening COVID restrictions and bringing in new rules to increase vaccination uptake. In December the European Commission reduced the validity period of the EU Digital COVID Certificate (EUDCC) to nine months to encourage people to have boosters, based on the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control’s recommendation that the third jab should be given within six months.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JANUARY 4, 2022
Telemedicine is on an all-time high. The requirements of the contagious COVID-19 and the subsequent loosening of governmental regulations and commercial payer rules have finally propelled telehealth into the mainstream. Travel to virtually any U.S. healthcare provider organization today and its teams are conducting some kind of telehealth. Justin Miller , vice president of customer success at eVisit, a telemedicine technology and services company, did just that.
Bill of Health
JANUARY 7, 2022
This post was originally published on the Verfassungsblog as part of our joint symposium on international pandemic lawmaking. By Ilja Richard Pavone. The COVID-19 pandemic has raised unprecedented challenges for the global health framework and its long-term consequences are not yet in full sight. The legal and institutional regime aimed at preventing and controlling the spread of infectious diseases, grounded on the International Health Regulations (IHR) was heavily criticized.
Healthcare It News
JANUARY 7, 2022
ThedaCare is a seven-hospital health system in Wisconsin with 180 locations and 7,000 employees. To succeed in its mission, ThedaCare is on a path to population health – aiming to go above and beyond treating a particular condition to make care easy and accessible to help achieve better health for life. The health system's goals include providing high-quality care, access for everyone in the community, a great patient experience and affordable care.
Health Populi
JANUARY 4, 2022
The four top trends to watch for this week at CES 2022 are transportation, space tech, sustainable technology, and digital health, based on Steve Koenig’s annual read-out that kicks off this largest annual conference featuring innovations in consumer electronics. Last night, Steve discussed these trends for media attendees, of which I am one (gratefully) participating in #CES2022 virtually from the hygienic comfort and safety of my home health hub (more on that later in this post).
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JANUARY 7, 2022
For several years, Houston Methodist had been planning to spin up a virtual intensive care unit as a way to provide support for community hospitals and widen access to care. "We had chosen the technology, the cameras were hung, and we had signed contracts for our physicians to work," explained Roberta Schwartz, executive vice president and chief innovation officer at the health system.
Healthcare IT Today
JANUARY 4, 2022
We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 1/7 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Sarah Krüg (@sarahkrug1) and Matt Sakumoto (@MattSakumoto) on the topic “Enhancing Digital Empathy and Reimagining the Telehealth Experience.” As telehealth is increasingly adopted across all care settings, […].
Electronic Health Reporter
JANUARY 6, 2022
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. A new report from Reason Foundation, Cicero Institute and Pioneer Institute rates every state’s telehealth policy for patient access and ease of providing virtual care. Millions of Americans tried telehealth for the first time last year […].
Healthcare It News
JANUARY 6, 2022
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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 - Telehealth
JANUARY 6, 2022
A report released this week examines telehealth policies on a state-by-state basis in an attempt to highlight what authors see as best practices in terms of patient access and ease of providing care. The study is a joint project from the libertarian think tank Reason Foundation; the Cicero Institute, which partners to design "market-driven policy systems"; and the Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research, whose mission focuses on the application of free markets.
Health Populi
JANUARY 3, 2022
As we enter COVID-19’s “junior year,” one unifying experience shared by most humans are feelings of pandemic fatigue: anxiety, grief, burnout, which together diminish our mental health. There are many signposts pointing to the various flavors of mental and behavioral health challenges, from younger peoples’ greater risk of depression and suicide ideation to increased deaths of despair due to overdose among middle-aged people.
Electronic Health Reporter
JANUARY 6, 2022
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Trella Health, a leading source of healthcare growth insights and performance analytics, announces its acquisition of PlayMaker Health. The combination allows Trella to infuse its robust, actionable market intelligence and acclaimed customer experience capabilities with […].
Healthcare IT Today
JANUARY 6, 2022
The team at CorroHealth is emphasizing a balanced approach to improving Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) – one that blends AI, automation, and people. The company’s leaders believe that healthcare organizations should set themselves a goal of streamlining and augmenting the current processes, especially in light of the hiring challenges. Road to AI and Automation in […].
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JANUARY 3, 2022
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released a draft guidance focused on using digital health technologies to acquire data remotely from participants in clinical investigations of medical products. "Compared to intermittent trial visits, the use of DHTs to remotely collect data from trial participants may allow for continuous or more frequent data collection," said FDA officials.
Mobi Health News
JANUARY 7, 2022
The growth of telehealth and remote monitoring tools could be a game changer for women’s health, particularly maternal and fetal care.
Electronic Health Reporter
JANUARY 6, 2022
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Across sectors, artificial intelligence (AI) has become commonplace. AI helps streamline tasks, improve efficiency, and simplify complicated procedures in medicine. By 2021, Gartner assumes that 75% of these firms will invest in the potential of […].
Healthcare IT Today
JANUARY 5, 2022
The following is a guest article by Todd Bellemare, SVP of Professional Services at Definitive Healthcare. The impact of COVID-19 has penetrated every aspect of daily life. From how we communicate to how we learn, shop and play, we’ve all had to adapt to the seismic shakeup of the pandemic. Nearly two years later, we’re […].
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JANUARY 2, 2022
The Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council, an autonomous agency under India's Department of Science and Technology, has launched a telehealth programme to serve patients living in rural areas. TIFAC has designed the project in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing in Mohali, an autonomous scientific society under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technol
Mobi Health News
JANUARY 4, 2022
A postponed launch and technical hurdles have hampered the testing phase of digital prescriptions in Germany, and the country now enters a prolonged piloting phase at the start of 2022.
Electronic Health Reporter
JANUARY 6, 2022
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Adrian Johansen, freelance writer; @AdrianJohanse18. Information systems play key roles in healthcare data collection and management. And healthcare providers are increasingly using these systems to connect patient care plans like never before. For healthcare professionals, a […].
Fierce Healthcare
JANUARY 7, 2022
CMS issued over 300 warnings, but no fines, to hospitals falling short on price transparency last year. dmuoio. Fri, 01/07/2022 - 17:39.
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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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