Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

During the last two years, U.S. hospitals and health systems have very quickly deployed a lot of telemedicine systems to take care of patients during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these systems were not planned in great detail, and not planned with a great deal of permanence in mind. Telehealth took hold, though, and now healthcare provider organizations face a future of hybrid care – part in-person care and part virtual care.

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Roughly a third of nurses surveyed by McKinsey said they're considering quitting their jobs. That's up from 22% in a poll conducted last February.

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

By Kaitlynn Milvert. After the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large employers was withdrawn last month , many pronounced private employers to be “on their own” to make decisions about vaccine requirements for their employees. Until one outlier Fifth Circuit decision last week, federal courts have largely agreed.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence published its final guidance this week on securing telehealth and remote patient monitoring ecosystems. The guide is intended, according to NCCoE, to help identify risks associated with RPM architecture and ensure healthcare organizations are partnering with appropriate telehealth platform providers.

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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

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

A new report released this week from Bloomberg Intelligence predicted that the telehealth sector could bring in $20 billion in U.S. revenue by 2027. The Digital Reshaping the Health Care Ecosystem publication said that virtual care is set to "become a staple" of healthcare delivery. "The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of telehealth by years, providing safe and convenient access to telehealth services," said Duane Wright, senior research analyst at Bloomberg In

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Healthcare needs more automation, but not the kind that just robotically repeats a process over and over. That would just lead to factory medicine. Instead, what healthcare needs is deep automation that can adapt in real-time to changing circumstances and that helps to personalize the care for each individual patient. Deep automation reduces the burden […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The American Medical Association, in conjunction with Manatt Health, published a report this week exploring the ways that virtual care and other digital tools can accelerate the adoption of the integrated delivery of behavioral and physical healthcare. In the report , the organizations note that behavioral health integration is essential for solving the country's dire need for access to services.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The ruling tosses out the part of the rule that instructs arbiters must begin with the presumption that the qualifying payment amount, or median in-network rate, is the appropriate out-of-network amount to be paid to providers.

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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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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. A geofence is a perimeter set virtually, using the global positioning system (GPS) or radio frequency identification (RFID) to create operational boundaries. The software will trigger a predetermined response when a device enters the given […]. The article 4 Ways Geofencing Can Benefit Healthcare appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Wellpath is one of the largest correctional healthcare organizations in the country. With nearly 15,000 clinicians and professionals in 34 states across the U.S. and Australia, Wellpath delivers medical and behavioral healthcare services to nearly 300,000 patients located in inpatient and residential treatment facilities, civil commitment centers, and local, state and federal correctional facilities.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The COVID-19 crisis has made it more clear than ever that a medical emergency can strike at any time – sometimes, with dire consequences. And in situations when a patient can't communicate their preferences around end-of-life or emergency treatment, their family members and other stakeholders would ideally have easy access to those decisions to share them with their medical team on their behalf.

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

More ambulance trips are billing for "advanced life support," denoting a higher level of care (and reimbursement). Private insurers' payments for those trips increased 56% between 2017 and 2020, Fair Health found.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Logan Health Medical Center in Kalispell, MT, has recently started notifying certain patients that hackers gained access to a file server that housed patient information in “a highly sophisticated criminal attack.”. A security breach of its information technology systems was detected on November 22, 2021, with the initial investigation confirming a hacker had breached its security defenses.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The company plans to use the new funds to hire more staff and build out its tech.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

CareTeam is a primary care organization that partners with employers to operate on-site, near-site and shared-site clinics for employees. It takes a personalized approach to care, as well as a whole-patient approach. For example, its clinics' providers also are certified health coaches who help patients develop personalized preventative care plans.

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

It's the latest insurer facing pressure from an activist investor group, following a shakeup at Centene.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center has issued a threat brief warning about the risks associated with electronic health record systems, which are often targeted by cyber threat actors. Cyberattacks on EHRs can be extremely profitable for cyber threat actors. EHRs usually contain all the information required for multiple types of fraud, including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, other government and state ID n

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The technology will be included in the Viz Intelligent Care Coordination Platform.

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MRO Compliance

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Clinical Data Release Leader MRO Announces Acquisition of MediCopy. Transaction expands MRO’s clinical data solutions for physician practices and outpatient providers. Norristown, PA, February 22, 2022 – MRO , a leading clinical data acquisition and release platform and the KLAS-rated No. 1 provider of release of information (ROI) solutions, announced today the acquisition of Nashville, TN-based MediCopy, a leading provider of release of information solutions to physician practices and outpatie

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Over half of the healthcare workers recently surveyed by USA Today and Ipsos Research said they are burned out, and 39% agree with the statement: "The American healthcare system is on the verge of collapse.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 2/25 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Anton C. Bizzell, MD (@drantonbizzell) from @TheBizzellGroup on the topic “Mental Health, Going Into the 3rd Year of the Pandemic.” As a society, we have been dealing […].

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

It also plans to bring its chronic disease management app to Europe.

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Compliancy Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Creating and maintaining a successful dental practice is not easy. Attracting and keeping patients, building an efficient staff, and staying aware of the latest trends takes effort. Keeping your dental office compliant with HIPAA and OSHA regulations is one more thing to juggle. HIPAA and OSHA training for dental offices is an essential part of compliance.

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Healthcare Dive

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Lifespan and Care New England's boards decided "not to pursue litigation," according to a joint statement released Wednesday.

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