Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

by Rossella De Falco Climate change is one of the most pressing threats to health in the U.K. While climate change impacts everyone, marginalized groups and those with pre-existing health conditions are suffering the most, leading to greater health inequalities. This article explains how climate change impacts the health of the most marginalized populations in the U.K. from a human rights perspective.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is attempting to cover anti-obesity medications under Medicare Part D and Medicaid, the agency announced Nov. 26. | With time running out before leaving office, the Biden administration is proposing a rule to have Medicare and Medicaid cover anti-obesity medications and bolster guardrails for AI, among the changes.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Zac Amos, Features Editor at ReHack Remote patient monitoring systems have unlocked new standards of care. They can reduce lines in hospital waiting rooms, streamline checkups and enable fast, personalized treatments for improved health outcomes. However, they also present a growing cybersecurity risk. Cyberattacks against health care are an increasingly frequent problem — 2023 saw the highest number of data breaches and the most leaked information on record.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

A Texas federal judge has sided with UnitedHealthcare in determining regulators messed up calculating its Medicare Advantage quality scores for next year. The decision could have big implications for similar pending cases.

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Advertiser: Celo

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

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Singapore's Health Promotion Board has partnered with several technology companies to pilot programmes that aim to promote self-health management by delivering data-driven, personalised recommendations for preventing and managing chronic diseases. WHAT IT'S ABOUT The DigiCoach programme with Abbott, together with Health2Sync, developer of a digital diabetes platform from Taiwan, will target pre-diabetic individuals or those with high body mass index.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a six-year mandatory model to increase access to kidney transplants, the agency announced Nov. 26. | CMS made some concessions to hospitals who strongly criticized the kidney transplant model proposed rule in May.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Insurers could save 20% in administrative costs and 10% in medical costs by harnessing the technology, experts said during a panel hosted by Healthcare Dive last week.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Victoria announces $14M EMR expansion The Victorian government is investing A$21.4 million ($14 million) more to replace paper-based patient medical records systems in several public health settings. In a statement, state health minister Mary-Anne Thomas said four health services will be supported to transition to electronic records: The Royal Eye and Ear Hospital, Eastern Health (Victoria's second largest health service with 65 facilities), the 15-service Hume Rural Health Alliance, and Gra

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The following is a guest article by Andy Flanagan , CEO at Iris Telehealth The U.S. behavioral health system faces unprecedented strain as patient demand continues to outpace provider availability. This growing gap creates significant barriers to care, particularly for high-risk patients who require immediate intervention. Traditional care delivery models, which typically follow first-come-first-served protocols, often fail to effectively prioritize clinical urgency, potentially compromising p

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Teladoc Health launched an AI-enabled technology that allows hospital staff to virtually detect when a patient is at risk of falling from a hospital bed. | Teladoc Health launched its new motion detection solution, vSitter, which allows staff to virtually observe patients and detect if they are at risk of falling out of the hospital bed. The advanced AI solution uses computer vision, motion detection, pose estimation and spatial boundaries to predict if patients are at risk of harm.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights’ audit program was too narrow in scope to effectively assess data protections and reduce cyber risks in the healthcare sector, according to the report.

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Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

by Jessica Samuels You’ve likely seen BPA-free plastic water bottles and Tupperware in stores and opted to grab those over similar, non-labeled products. You probably didn’t know, however, that those products likely just contain other bisphenols, like BPS or BPAF, instead. Regulating bisphenols , a class of endocrine disrupting chemicals, has been challenging due to “ regrettable substitution. ” This phenomenon allows companies to truthfully label a product “BPA-free” while misleadingly substit

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Counsel Health announces $11M in seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Bio + Health, with participation from Asymmetric Capital Partners, Floodgate Fund, and Pear VC. The funding will support Counsel’s national expansion and coverage extension to millions more members. The U.S. healthcare system has an access-to-care crisis, with 60 million Americans facing primary care shortages and patients waiting 38 days for appointments.

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

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

Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Providers are rapidly adopting generative AI-based clinical documentation tools to aid clinicians and make digital paperwork more efficient. | Cambridge Health Alliance, the only public academic health system in Massachusetts, is deploying Abridge's AI-based medical note-taking tool across its 600 clinicians after a successful pilot.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

A prolific medical research and author, Martin Makary criticized the FDA and CDC for their decision-making during the pandemic, although he describes himself as pro-vaccine.

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Digital Health News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

NHS trusts using the FDP have treated on average 114 more inpatients in theatres a month since introducing the tool, says NHSE.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

At the 2024 Oracle Health Summit in Nashville, TN, the company unveiled its next-generation EHR. It sports a completely new user interface that is cleaner, more modernized, and has a new prominent feature – the Ask Oracle bar. Through this bar, users can navigate the system (either through voice or typed commands) and ask the system questions about the patient they are about to see.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

UnitedHealthcare successfully won its lawsuit over the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a federal judge determined Nov. 22. | UnitedHealthcare will get to claim victory over CMS for its star ratings lawsuit win. The insurer will receive a recalculated score from the federal agency, potentially giving the insurer more in quality bonus payments.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Twenty-three percent of working-age adults with health insurance face high out-of-pocket costs that make it difficult to afford care, according to a survey by the Commonwealth Fund.

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Digital Health News

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Researchers at Imperial College have developed an AI tool which could identify people at risk of type 2 diabetes 10 years in advance.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Imagine a surgical guide so precise that it snaps onto the bone like a perfectly fitting glove, directing a surgeon’s every cut and drill. This is the reality of Ricoh ’s 3D printing technology for healthcare. To find out more, Healthcare IT Today met with Ricoh at the #HLTHUSA conference in Las Vegas. Gary M. Turner, Managing Director of Additive Manufacturing North America at Ricoh USA.

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Speaker: Jack Clough, Chief Growth Officer

Download our 30-minute webinar where we delve into real-life examples of HIPAA violations and preventative measures every organization should know! You will learn: The critical factors that lead to HIPAA violations and how to identify them. Three compelling real-life cases of organizations that faced severe HIPAA penalties. Proven strategies to safeguard YOUR organization against HIPAA violations.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

What You Should Know: – Trustwise , an innovator in AI performance and risk management, has collaborated with Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex (Health Innovation KSS), Hitachi Digital Services, and Further to co-develop MedAssist GPT, a generative AI application for medical education that leverages NVIDIA NIM microservices. – The application equips UK medical students with real-time, personalized evidence-based clinical guidance.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Union Health said it would submit a new Certificate of Public Advantage application to try to acquire Terre Haute Regional Hospital.

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Health AI Developer Foundations is a suite of open-weight models publicly available to help developers build and implement AI models for health applications.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

I recently heard someone say that Thanksgiving was their favorite holiday. They loved that it was relatively simple compared to some other holidays and was focused on showing gratitude. No doubt gratitude is one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves and others around us. On this Thanksgiving, we want everyone in the Healthcare IT Today community to know how much we appreciate you.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

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.