Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 16, 2022

On Monday, some 15,000 nurses at 15 hospitals across Minnesota voted to authorize a strike.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Through the Million Health Discoveries Program, the Regeneron Genetics Center will sequence and analyze DNA from Mount Sinai Health patients. The data will be linked to anonymized versions of their electronic health records for a multi-pronged study of personalized medicine by the Icahn School of Medicine. WHY IT MATTERS. In order to learn how effective genetics can be in helping to treat and diagnose most patients and to discover and develop new treatments, Mount Sinai Health and Regeneron are

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 15, 2022

Physicians are burning out and leaving the front lines of healthcare in big numbers. The pandemic has aggravated this problem. Solutions to this critical problem are needed. Clinicians and other experts at telehealth technology and services companies across the country are raising their hands, saying they could be at least one part of the solution to physician burnout.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 15, 2022

Multiple ransomware groups have adopted the BazarCall callback phishing technique to gain initial access to victims’ networks, including threat actors that have targeted the healthcare sector. BazarCall is a type of callback phishing, where organizations are targeted and sent ‘phishing’ emails that request a call to a telephone number to resolve an important issue.

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 16, 2022

The Boston-based health system struggled with cost inflation, labor shortages and capacity constraints in its fiscal third quarter.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 16, 2022

There is a commonly held belief that social determinants of health like income and education level may negatively impact the use of digital health programs, and that this could widen gaps in health equity. However, a recent study from telemedicine technology and services vendor Teladoc Health found that participants were successful in controlling their diabetes through a remote diabetes monitoring program despite existing barriers to care access.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 18, 2022

The following is a guest article by Chiranjib Gupta, Chief Risk Officer at PayZen. We are witnessing a healthcare affordability crisis in America. Reading the headlines, it doesn’t take long to encounter some horror story of medical costs running rampant: an uninsured woman saddled with bills in the tens of thousands for a complicated birth, a life-saving medication costing a patient hundreds of dollars per vial, the list goes on.

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 14, 2022

The nonprofit accreditation organization said racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare are a quality and safety problem that requires a new approach.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 18, 2022

Duke University and the University of Connecticut are two of 13 recipients receiving funding through the third round of Fairness in AI program funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation and Amazon. WHY IT MATTERS. The accepted proposals set goals to improve access to underserved patients and to improve patient care in high-stakes hospital settings.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 15, 2022

Salesforce Health Cloud introduced a suite of new technologies this past week designed for remote patient monitoring, connected health, medication management and more. WHY IT MATTERS. Salesforce says it designed new features to help providers streamline operations and achieve better health outcomes as well as meet patients where they are–at home, at work or on-the-go.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 19, 2022

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 18, 2022

Fewer than one in five primary care physicians electronically exchanged patient health information with public health agencies in 2019, according to a new report from the Office of the National Coordinator.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 19, 2022

OpenNotes and The Roger C. Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have launched the Coalition for Care Partners to strengthen healthcare's capacity to systematically identify, engage and support care partners effectively through existing patient portals. WHY IT MATTERS. Care partners often take the reins of patient medical journeys, organizing medical appointments, refilling prescriptions and encouraging doctors' orders, but they d

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 15, 2022

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 17, 2022

Practice Resources, a Syracuse, NY, provider of billing and other professional services, has suffered a data breach involving the records of 942,138 individuals. According to the breach notification sent to the California Attorney General, Practice Resources was the victim of a ransomware attack on April 12, 2022. Assisted by third-party digital forensics experts, Practice Resources determined that there had been unauthorized access to parts of the network where the protected health information

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 17, 2022

A slow down in the economy may result in job losses and clip commercial enrollment, which would push down a key earnings driver for insurers, Moody’s analysts said in a report sizing up challenges ahead.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 16, 2022

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 15, 2022

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Speaker: Jennifer Hill

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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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 18, 2022

The topic of TEFCA and QHINs has been an extremely important one in the world of healthcare IT and particularly when it comes to healthcare interoperability. In many ways, it’s setting the national infrastructure for healthcare interoperability going forward. So, we should be paying attention. As we continue to learn about how the industry is responding to TEFCA and which organizations are planning to apply to be a QHIN, we thought it would be valuable to sit down with CommonWell and a C

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 15, 2022

Find out how MRD testing with advanced technology is changing cancer diagnosis and treatment.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 15, 2022

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Modern Healthcare

AUGUST 19, 2022

The regulation is the first final rule published to implement the No Surprises Act, which limits out-of-network and balance billing.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 18, 2022

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires HIPAA-covered entities and their business associates to complete a risk assessment. The purpose of the risk assessment is to identify and evaluate all risks and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information (ePHI).

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 16, 2022

A report released Monday compiles research that shows arrangements, called Certificates of Public Advantage, result in higher prices, lower quality of care and lower wage growth for employees.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 16, 2022

Today I went with my son to tryouts for flag football. My son has always been active, but he’s never played in organized sports before. Needless to say, I went to the tryouts with a little trepidation for how he’d do. Many of the other kids had been playing already for a couple years. Would he understand what the coach was asking him to do?

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 19, 2022

Researchers found physicians who provided more care through telemedicine also increased their time spent on after-hours EHR-based clinical and administrative work.

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MRO Compliance

AUGUST 16, 2022

MRO Makes Inc. 5000 Annual List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies for Eighth Consecutive Year. Ranked No. 4838, the leading clinical data release platform in healthcare expands while maintaining high levels of service and quality. Norristown, PA, August 16, 2022 – MRO, Corp. (MRO) , the leading clinical data release platform in healthcare, announced today it ranked No. 4838 on Inc. magazine’s 2022 annual Inc. 5000—an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.

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Healthcare Dive

AUGUST 15, 2022

With rising healthcare costs, protecting patient digital payments data is more important than ever.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2022

The following is a guest article by Tray Chamberlin, Principal at Alexander Group. Industry Growth Requires New and Improved HealthTech Commercial Models . As the COVID-19 storm settles, the HealthTech industry has seen a shift to positive growth. The influx of investment into the sector saw a flurry of new technologies and market entrants. As HealthTech companies raced to unite piecemeal offerings into comprehensive solutions through mergers and acquisitions or disrupt existing markets by shif

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 16, 2022

There is a plan to expand its trial to more ambulances in the country to study its effectiveness.

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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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