Healthcare Dive
MARCH 6, 2023
Whether trying to convey routine information or respond to once-in-a-blue-moon crises, hospital leaders can turn critical communications into trust and engagement builders.
Healthcare It News
MARCH 6, 2023
Dr. Robert Murry will offer more detail during his HIMSS23 session "Reinventing Street Medicine (and Expanding Reach) with Digital Technology." It's scheduled for Tuesday, April 18, at noon-1 p.m. CT at the South Building in room S105A.
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Electronic Health Reporter
MARCH 8, 2023
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Anthony Cusimano, technical director, Object First. There’s no sugarcoating it: cybercriminals are attacking the US healthcare industry. The FBI announced recently that healthcare suffered more ransomware attacks than any other industry in 2022. As […] The article How To Prepare For Data Disruption In The Healthcare Industry appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
HealthIT Answers
MARCH 8, 2023
By Gary Hamilton - We all know that today’s patients have expectations that are greatly influenced by industries outside of healthcare. They want instant access to their health information and online tools for scheduling appointments and messaging their provider because they can do similar tasks through retail and banking websites. The post Creating Active Patients with Engagement appeared first on Health IT Answers.
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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.
Fierce Healthcare
MARCH 6, 2023
Lower margins, softer liquidity sets the stage for hospital dealmaking in 2023 dmuoio Mon, 03/06/2023 - 13:56
Health Care Compliance Brief brings together the best content for health law & compliance professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Bill of Health
MARCH 10, 2023
By Heather Payne and Jennifer D. Oliva Gas appliances’ health impacts pose a grave danger to tenant health and safety. In a forthcoming article , we argue that the mere presence of natural gas appliances in the home renders a dwelling uninhabitable due to their potential health harms. We further contend that tenants should invoke the implied warranty of habitability to eliminate the continued exposure to natural gas appliance-generated indoor air pollutants.
KFF
MARCH 6, 2023
As we mark three years since the WHO characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic, here are 10 key data points that illuminate the challenges, and progress, made to date.
Fierce Healthcare
MARCH 9, 2023
Industry Voices—Let's be transparent about hospital price transparency pminemyer Thu, 03/09/2023 - 11:28
Health Law Advisor
MARCH 7, 2023
On February 24, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) announced proposed permanent rules around prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine that expand the circumstances under which practitioners can prescribe controlled substances without first conducting an in-person medical evaluation of the patient outside of the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”).
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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.
Healthcare Dive
MARCH 8, 2023
It’s the most recent action targeting PBMs for allegedly using their market power to raise drug prices, and comes as the Federal Trade Commission also launched a similar investigation.
Healthcare It News
MARCH 7, 2023
Mercy, a massive health system based in St. Louis, Missouri, has a special patient experience project coinciding with the opening of the Mercy Center for Performance Medicine and Specialty Care. The organization is bringing new capabilities to improve patient experience, lower cost and improve outcomes. Mercy took an experience design approach and developed new capabilities using both its Epic EHR foundational capabilities along with custom-developed systems from its development teams and vendor
Bill of Health
MARCH 8, 2023
By Matthew Chun He Jiankui — a high-profile Chinese scientist convicted for conducting unethical gene-editing experiments — has been released from prison and is currently fundraising for his new gene therapy endeavor. As the scientific community grapples with how to respond, theories of criminal justice can provide important perspectives to better inform the conversation surrounding Dr.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MARCH 8, 2023
Approximately 46 million Americans – roughly 14% of the population – experience some form of communication disorder, according to "School Programs in Speech-Language Pathology." Speech language pathologists (SLPs) help address many types of speech and communication difficulties for people of all ages, as explained by Avivit Ben-Aharon, founder and clinical director at Great Speech: Speech sounds – How we say sounds and put sounds together into words.
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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
Healthcare Dive
MARCH 6, 2023
Transcarent will get 98point6’s self-insured employer business, affiliated physician group and a software license. Meanwhile, 98point6 will rebrand as 98point6 Technologies and focus on licensing its software to third-party providers.
Healthcare It News
MARCH 9, 2023
NZ eases access to mental health, addiction support New Zealand's Ministry of Health has officially launched an online portal for accessing the services provided by the Access and Choice programme. The said website puts all Access and Choice primary mental health and addiction services in one place, according to Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall.
Bill of Health
MARCH 9, 2023
By Daniel Goldberg The nirvana fallacy “is the informal fallacy of comparing actual things with unrealistic, idealized alternatives.” Practice and policy guided by the nirvana fallacy discourages any action at all short of a perfect solution. Sound familiar? It’s one justification for pandemic policy inaction in a nutshell. For example, public health officials at virtually every level have resisted implementation or reinstatement of mask mandates in part by arguing that either some percentage of
Healthcare IT Today
MARCH 8, 2023
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Senior Epic Application Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic and is located in Toppenish, Washington. Here’s a description of the position: YVFWC has a compulsory vaccination policy including the Covid-19 primary series, the organization does not mandate the Covid-19 booster although i
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
Healthcare Dive
MARCH 10, 2023
The Washington-based nonprofit system also posted a $1.7 billion operating loss in the same period.
Healthcare It News
MARCH 8, 2023
Zaya Care, a network of pregnancy and postpartum care that takes insurance, will leverage Zocdoc to broaden access to maternity services. WHY IT MATTERS New parents can now find and book video as well as in-person appointments online with participating Zaya Care maternity providers, including pregnancy acupuncturists, maternal mental health therapists, dietitians, pelvic floor therapists and lactation consultants using Zocdoc.com or the free Zocdoc app.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 9, 2023
WeightWatchers signed an agreement to acquire telehealth platform Weekend Health, also known as Sequence, for $106 million.
Healthcare IT Today
MARCH 7, 2023
Interoperability, an idiosyncratic term for data sharing, has been a key buzzword for both regulators and digital product vendors in health care. Jon Elwell, CEO at Kno2 , says the conversation is finally moving away from interoperability – a measure of simple technological achievement – to digital transformation, which encompasses the technology, process, and cultural change that must happen for meaningful advancement in healthcare.
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Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is transforming healthcare by enabling providers to track patient health outside traditional clinical settings. This blog explores the role of technology in RPM, including wearable devices, mobile apps, and connected medical tools that collect and share real-time data. Discover how RPM expands care access, improves outcomes, enhances patient engagement, and reduces costs by shifting from reactive to proactive care.
Healthcare Dive
MARCH 9, 2023
Released Thursday, the budget also proposes to extend Medicare solvency and give the federal government more power to negotiate prescription drug prices.
Healthcare It News
MARCH 10, 2023
Children’s Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, is the only hospital in the state of Nebraska exclusively dedicated to pediatric care, serving a five-state region. In 2022, it nearly doubled its capacity with the opening of the Hubbard Center for Children, adding 100 beds for a total of 243 beds. That move expanded surgical suites, the neonatal intensive care unit, the pediatric ICU, the hematology/oncology floor and the cardiac care center.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 6, 2023
Dr. Amanda Purnell, director of data and analytics innovation at the VHA Innovation Ecosystem, discusses the Mission Daybreak Grand Challenge.
HIPAA Journal
MARCH 9, 2023
The personal information of lawmakers and staffers has been stolen in a cyberattack on the health insurance marketplace, DC Health Link. DC Health Link serves around 100,000 people, including 11,000 Congress members and staffers. The investigation into the data breach is still in the early stages so it is currently unclear how many Congress members and staffers have been affected.
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