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Made possible through pilot funding and informed by user experience research, Mayo Clinic's Clinical Trials Beyond Walls initiative leverages telehealth, remote assessments and other hospital-at-home innovations to bring all or some trial aspects into patient homes or a local community. While decentralized clinical trials began emerging before the COVID-19 pandemic, the public health crisis accelerated the trend.
Based on comprehensive survey data from diverse healthcare providers, the 2025 HIPAA Benchmark Report delivers actionable intelligence for modern compliance programs. This report examines how organizations are restructuring HIPAA Privacy Programs to address emerging regulatory requirements. Through analysis of staffing models, program operations, and breach management protocols, it provides a clear picture of current best practices.
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There has been a rise in pharmaceutical, medical device and digital therapeutics companies investing in telehealth. UpScriptHealth is one telemedicine technology and services organization that caters to these companies. UpScriptHealth has more than 100 of these deals in its pipeline, reported Peter Ax, founder and CEO of the virtual care company, with many already live including Pfizer, Dexcom, Axena Health, Spark Biomedical and Lucid Diagnostics.
NORRISTOWN, Pa. February 7, 2025 MRO Corp (MRO), the leading clinical data exchange company in healthcare, has been named 2025 Best in KLAS for the release of information (ROI) services market segment as part of the 2025 Best in KLAS: Software and Services report. In addition to achieving the top overall performance score, since ROI has been ranked, MRO received As across all five customer excellence pillars included in the annual report loyalty, operations, services, relationship and value.
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This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Venkatgiri Vandali, president of healthcare and life sciences, Firstsource. AI is a natural fit in multiple functions across the health plan value chain. In 2025, more plans will deploy generative AI in claims operations, […] The article 2025: AI Transforms Healthcare Operating Models appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.
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