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Better crisis communications: 5 steps for better patient, staff engagement

Healthcare Dive

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.

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Caring for homeless patients with digital health tech

Healthcare It News

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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How To Prepare For Data Disruption In The Healthcare Industry

Electronic Health Reporter

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.

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Creating Active Patients with Engagement

HealthIT Answers

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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3 Reasons to Retire Pagers from Healthcare Settings

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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Lower margins, softer liquidity sets the stage for hospital dealmaking in 2023

Fierce Healthcare

Lower margins, softer liquidity sets the stage for hospital dealmaking in 2023 dmuoio Mon, 03/06/2023 - 13:56

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The Public Health Case Against Gas Appliances

Bill of Health

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.

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Ten Numbers to Mark Three Years of COVID-19

KFF

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.

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Industry Voices—Let's be transparent about hospital price transparency

Fierce Healthcare

Industry Voices—Let's be transparent about hospital price transparency pminemyer Thu, 03/09/2023 - 11:28

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The Wait is Over. Or Is It? DEA’s Proposed Rules Around Telemedicine Prescribing: Initial Impressions and Key Takeaways

Health Law Advisor

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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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

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?

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House committee latest to launch investigation into PBMs

Healthcare Dive

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.

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Responding to the Comeback of He Jiankui, ‘The CRISPR Baby Scientist’: Lessons from Criminal Justice Theory

Bill of Health

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.

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Mercy overhauls its systems for a better patient experience

Healthcare It News

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

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A virtual speech therapy trailblazer offers a deep dive into this telehealth treatment

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

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

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Hacking incident at Michigan surgical group exposes information of 15K patients

Healthcare Dive

It appears that patient information was uploaded to the dark web by ransomware group BianLian, Brett Callow, threat analyst for cybersecurity firm Emsisoft, confirmed to Healthcare Dive.

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When Crafting Public Health Policy, the Perfect Shouldn’t Be the Enemy of the Good

Bill of Health

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

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Roundup: New online mental health, addiction support portal goes live in NZ and more briefs

Healthcare It News

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.

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Featured Health IT Jobs – Senior Epic Application Analyst

Healthcare IT Today

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

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Atrium, Best Buy partner to co-develop hospital-at-home programming

Healthcare Dive

The multi-year partnership combines Atrium’s hospital-at-home program and existing telemedicine infrastructure with Best Buy’s at-home care business, along with the retailer’s home installation and supply chain capabilities.

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PII of Lawmakers and Capitol Hill Staff Stolen in DC Health Link Data Breach

HIPAA Journal

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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Zocdoc partners with Zaya Care on virtual maternity care access

Healthcare It News

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.

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From Interoperability to Digital Transformation

Healthcare IT Today

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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Real-Life Examples of HIPAA Violations and How to Avoid Them

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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Revolutionizing healthcare: 4 ways tablets are transforming patient care

Healthcare Dive

From virtual patient observation to video remote interpreting, discover the game-changing ways tablets are transforming patient care in the healthcare industry's digital revolution.

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HC3 Sheds Light on Data Exfiltration Trends in Healthcare Cyberattacks

HIPAA Journal

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center has issued a security advisory warning about data exfiltration in healthcare cyberattacks, highlighting the extent of the practice and sharing several recommended mitigations. Data exfiltration typically occurs once a threat actor has gained access to a network, elevated privileges, and moved laterally.

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Omaha pediatric hospital achieves success with comprehensive digital front door strategy

Healthcare It News

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.

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Inovalon Announces Converged Outreach

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Inovalon, a provider of cloud-based software solutions empowering data-driven healthcare, launches Converged Outreach. This new cloud-based SaaS product is a patient outreach orchestration solution that empowers healthcare organizations to coordinate the analytically-derived patient intervention programs […] The article Inovalon Announces Converged Outreach appeared first on electronichealth

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

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.