Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Here are the legal issues providers need to know as litigation increases around healthcare fraud and abuse, according to two experts.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Electronics giant Samsung discussed innovations in robotics and wearable devices as key technologies for delivering personalised care. In the HIMSS24 APAC keynote, "Smart Hospital Revolution: Redefining Patient Care with Technology," Samsung Medical Centre CIO, Dr Won-Chul Cha, and Dr Hon Pak, SVP and head of Digital Health at Samsung Electronics, discussed the importance of technological integration in healthcare.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 7, 2024

A rapidly intensifying Hurricane Milton has Florida and its healthcare providers gearing up for another severe weather event less than two weeks after similar preparations for Hurricane Helene. | Facing a second major storm within two weeks, some hospitals on Florida's Gulf Coast are again closing up shop and transferring patients across the state.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 8, 2024

What You Should Know: – Ubie Inc. , a Japanese health tech company, has announced a significant investment from Google in its latest funding round. – The investment aims to leverage digital innovations, including generative AI, to drive the digital transformation of Japan’s healthcare system. Ubie’s Mission and Impact Ubie is dedicated to utilizing technology to guide individuals to appropriate medical care.

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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 Dive

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The products include a service that helps healthcare organizations build their own AI agents that could be used for appointment scheduling, clinical trial matching and patient triage.

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MRO Compliance

OCTOBER 9, 2024

As healthcare moves deeper into the digital age, the seamless exchange of clinical data between health systems and payers has become increasingly critical. Earlier this year, MRO in collaboration with the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), conducted an extensive survey of over 180 leaders from health systems across the U.S.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 11, 2024

This story was reported in partnership with Uncloseted Media, a nonpartisan, investigative, LGBTQ | Ending the HIV epidemic hinges on both treatment and prevention, particularly through access to PrEP. For at-risk individuals living in the U.S. South—where HIV is a daunting reality—PrEP use is very low compared to the number of new HIV cases.

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Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Attorneys argue Khan and two other commissioners are biased against pharmacy benefit managers and should recuse themselves from an ongoing lawsuit against the middlemen.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Naver Corp and Kakao Corp, two of South Korea's biggest IT companies, have shared innovative uses of AI in healthcare. In the HIMSS24 APAC panel session, " Tech Titans in Health: Naver and Kakao’s Role in Transforming Healthcare," Kakao Healthcare CEO Dr Hwang Hee and Dr Dongchul Cha, head of the Medical Innovation Centre at NAVER Healthcare Lab, shared their organisation’s respective contributions in advancing digital health in South Korea.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Luiz Domingos, CTO, Mitel Hospitals and healthcare clinics are among the most complex technological ecosystems to manage. Staff and patients demand timely, secure, and dependable communication, while administrators often face shrinking budgets and increased regulatory oversight. Today’s hybrid unified communications (UC) platforms are uniquely positioned to address these challenges.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Wolters Kluwer Health, a big player in clinical decision support solutions, is teaming up with Abridge to integrate UpToDate into its AI-based medical note-taking tool. | Wolters Kluwer Health, a big player in clinical decision support solutions, is teaming up with Abridge to integrate UpToDate into its AI-based medical note-taking tool.

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Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 10, 2024

As hospitals around the U.S. report IV fluid shortages, Baxter has increased supply allocations for direct customers and distributors. It plans to return to 90% to 100% allocation of certain supplies by the end of 2024.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Generative AI technology presents exciting opportunities for healthcare organizations to communicate more effectively with patients and build loyalty. However, using these tools can also introduce risks for patients and providers. Josh Stageberg, Vice President of Product at SolarWinds, talks about the organizational successes and possible pitfalls that generative AI can bring, as well as other topics of discussion from the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum.

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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

Becker's Health IT

OCTOBER 10, 2024

In 2024, the percentage of healthcare organizations paying ransomware demands decreased to 36%, down from 40% in 2023. However, those that did comply faced steeper costs, an Oct. 8 survey from Proofpoint and Ponemon Institute found.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 6, 2024

U.S. | U.S. hospitals are taking steps to conserve their supplies of intravenous (IV) fluids as one of the country's biggest manufacturers reduces shipments after Hurricane Helene flooded a major facility in North Carolina.

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Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 11, 2024

About 40% of MA plans with prescription drug coverage will earn four or more stars, a dip from 42% this year, according to data released by the CMS.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Data collected on providers' unauthenticated websites and shared with third parties is still a liability from regulatory agencies and a potential cause for class action litigation, says Iliana Peters, an attorney and shareholder at the legal firm Polsinelli. Wide scope of 3rd party data The battle over hospital online data tracking has been going on for the past two years , since a Baltimore patient filed a class-action suit against Facebook parent company Meta Platforms, alleging that it wa

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Kaiser Health News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

OAKLAND, Calif. — The patient was in his 60s, an African American man with emphysema. The oximeter placed on his fingertip registered well above the 88% blood oxygen saturation level that signals an urgent risk of organ failure and death. Yet his doctor, Noha Aboelata, believed the patient was sicker than the device showed. So she sent him for a lab test, which confirmed her suspicion that he needed supplemental oxygen at home.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Intravenous fluid shortages appear to be affecting the majority of the nation’s healthcare providers, who as a result are already beginning to cancel procedures, survey data published Thursday show | Premier said 86% of its provider members are reporting shortages, and more than half have less than 10 days supply on hand. Respondents also said they were beginning or considering procedure cancellations, and have begun receiving solicitations from "unapproved, gray market suppliers.

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Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 11, 2024

B. Braun and Fresenius Medical Care said they will make more crucial products as the U.S. faces shortages following Hurricane Helene’s damage to a Baxter manufacturing facility.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Demonstrating benefits to patients and clinicians will greatly drive interoperability, h ealth information exchange and medical record digitalisation in Asia-Pacific. Dr Mahesh Appannan, Ministry of Health Malaysia's head of digital health, Seyoung Jung, assistant professor and CIO of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital in South Korea, and Gareth Sherlock, chief executive of Turimetta Consulting and former CIO at Cleveland Clinic London and Abu Dhabi, delved into EMR implementation be

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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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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Come work with us! The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics (PFC) seeks an experienced, dynamic, passionate, and flexible Communications Manager to support, promote, and creatively amplify the work of PFC with the overall goal of raising its profile and advancing its mission. PFC is a highly collaborative and agile team that works together on all aspects of our work.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Reports of recent cyberattacks and disruptions in patient care have ticked up among healthcare organizations since 2023, with the average attack bringing just under $1.5 million in operational disr | Ninety-two percent of polled healthcare IT and security practitioners said their organization had faced at least once cyberattack during the prior year.

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Healthcare Dive

OCTOBER 8, 2024

More than half of respondents said they saw more procedure complications or reported poor outcomes due to care delays, while 28% said mortality rates rose.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

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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.