Healthcare Dive
APRIL 18, 2022
Bright, which went public in June last year, wants to refocus on growth in markets where it can have a bigger impact. The seven-year-old startup lost almost $1.2 billion in 2021.
Healthcare It News
APRIL 21, 2022
Automation has a major role in transforming the healthcare experience. For example, many hospitals and health systems use automation to ease the burden of staffing shortages and effectively manage and triage patients at scale. One type of automation is chatbots and related technology that can automate the triage and symptom intake process, along with surfacing education and discharge materials.
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Bill of Health
APRIL 22, 2022
By John Tingle and Amanda Cattini. In the hustle and bustle of our daily professional lives, it is sometimes all too easy to forget about the basics. In terms of health care practice and patient safety, these underpinning basic, foundational concepts include the need for proper patient communication strategies. The consequences of failures in patient communication can be devastating.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 18, 2022
Seconds matter in healthcare. A patient who experiences a stroke, for example, has a lower chance of functional independence and an increased likelihood of mortality when treatment is delayed. The same is true for heart attacks, sepsis and many other medical conditions: time is of the essence. “Faster response equals better outcomes for the quality and cost of care,” said Will O’Connor, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO), TigerConnect.
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Healthcare Dive
APRIL 19, 2022
Children are at highest risk in Texas, Florida and Georgia when states resume checking Medicaid eligibility after the public health emergency expires, Georgetown University researchers found.
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Bill of Health
APRIL 19, 2022
By Leslie Francis and Michael Ashley Stein. Like plaintiffs with other conditions lacking definitive physiological markers, long COVID plaintiffs seeking disability anti-discrimination law protections have confronted courts suspicious of their reports of symptoms and insistent on medical evidence in order for them to qualify as “disabled” and entitled to statutory protection.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 20, 2022
At this point, it's not a surprise to say that data is power – particularly when it comes to advancing clinical research, furthering innovation and improving patient care. Tools such as wearables can provide a holistic view of a patient's care journey beyond information gathered in a clinical visit. Still, experts say that network-wide availability of patient-generated health data is still lacking.
Healthcare Dive
APRIL 19, 2022
As a last resort, the No Surprises Act allows payers and providers to resolve payment disputes using arbitration. The online site that initiates the process is now open.
Healthcare It News
APRIL 22, 2022
78% of consumers say they want a choice of how they interact with providers, according to a survey by IT vendor Talkdesk. In part, that means they don't always want to have to call and sit on hold to get a healthcare issue resolved. If a patient can only get so far in a healthcare interaction before hitting a wall and having to make that dreaded call, then the healthcare organization has failed them, contends Patty Hayward, vice president of industry strategy for healthcare and life sciences
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Bill of Health
APRIL 18, 2022
By Bob Wold. One understudied condition for which small doses of psychedelic substances such as psilocybin may be beneficial is cluster headache. As founder and executive director of the advocacy group Clusterbusters, I have seen firsthand, as a patient and an activist, that, despite its modest name, cluster is far from “just” a headache. It is a chronic pain condition that lasts “on” and “off” for months or years, often with no hint as to its origin.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 21, 2022
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York announced Thursday that an orthopedic surgeon had been arrested and charged with healthcare fraud. According to a press release , the surgeon, 56-year-old Dr. Elemer Raffai, is accused of allegedly submitting false claims to Medicare in exchange for kickbacks from telemedicine companies.
Healthcare Dive
APRIL 21, 2022
Over 80% of respondents see device security as a competitive advantage and almost every company budgeted more money for it this year. However, 80% view the issue as a "necessary evil" imposed by regulators.
Healthcare It News
APRIL 21, 2022
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Bill of Health
APRIL 18, 2022
By Jack Becker. Are you ready to learn about “the most innovative piece of exercise equipment ever”? To take advantage of “the momentum of gravity to target your entire midsection”? Doesn’t everybody want to “lose those love handles nobody loves”? To finally “have the flat washboard abs and the sexy v-shape [they’ve] always wanted”?
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 19, 2022
Rural Pennsylvania is bigger than the states of New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont combined. Some 75%, or 33,394 square miles, of Pennsylvania are considered rural. The geography is diverse, from rugged mountainous terrain to large stretches of farmland. High-profile health system Geisinger and its affiliated entities serve 45 predominantly rural counties throughout central and northeastern Pennsylvania, 31 of which are a part of Appalachia, a unique region of the Appalachian M
Healthcare Dive
APRIL 21, 2022
Defendants — including doctors, medical business executives and fake vaccination card manufacturers — caused nearly $150 million in false billings to federal programs, the DOJ alleged.
Healthcare It News
APRIL 20, 2022
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Bill of Health
APRIL 22, 2022
By Matthew Bauer. Academic science laboratories typically survive by applying for private- and government-funded grants. This model of funding scientific innovation is being flipped on its head with the creation of the Arc Institute in Palo Alto. Research labs no longer need to apply for highly competitive processes for grants. Instead, the Arc Institute aims to put science first, by funding its scientific investigators’ salaries and research costs for 8 years.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 18, 2022
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that Physician Partners of America, along with its founder and former chief medical officer, have agreed to pay $24.5 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations. According to a DOJ press release , the medical group allegedly billed federal healthcare programs for unnecessary medical testing and services, including telemedicine; paid unlawful remuneration to its physician employees; and made a false statement in connection with a loan obtai
Healthcare Dive
APRIL 20, 2022
A study by Avalere found that hospitals or other corporate entities are buying up independent physician groups at a rapid clip, raising concerns about increasing pressures on doctors.
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 18, 2022
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Bill of Health
APRIL 21, 2022
By James R. Jolin. The United States is facing an organ donation crisis, with massive gaps between supply and demand. Per estimates from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), over 106,000 Americans are currently awaiting this life-saving medical treatment. Further, the burden of this shortage falls unequally: in 2020, while approximately 48% of white patients in need of transplants received an organ, only 27% of Black patients secured one.
HIPAA Journal
APRIL 22, 2022
A new report from Comcast Business indicates 2021 was another record-breaking year for Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. 9.84 million DDoS attacks were reported in 2021, which is a 14% increase from 2019, although slightly lower than the previous year when 10.1 million attacks were reported. The slight decline in attacks was due to several factors. 2020 was a particularly bad year as it was a full lockdown year where employees were working remotely and students were learning from hom
Healthcare Dive
APRIL 18, 2022
Doctors' financial compensation increased in the past year, resuming a longer-term trend though gender, racial and ethnic pay disparities persist.
Healthcare IT Today
APRIL 21, 2022
“The health of our nation is dependent on the health of our mothers.” – Deborah Kilday Despite persistent efforts to reduce maternal pathology and mortality rates nationwide, the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 births continued to rise through 2019 (a year before the global pandemic would impact these data.) Socio-economically marginalized groups continue to […].
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