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Patients report acceptance of AI in healthcare, but don’t prefer it

Healthcare Dive

Though some patients believe using AI in healthcare could reduce medical bias and improve diagnostic accuracy, the vast majority would rather see a human for services ranging from diagnosing a rash to managing their diets.

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Achieving Transparency: How to Close a Critical Gap in Healthcare Compliance

Verisys

Achieving Transparency: How to Close a Critical Gap in Healthcare Compliance Continuous Data Monitoring is Key to Patient Safety Employing quality providers results in better patient outcomes. And better outcomes affect your bottom line in many ways: Patient safety and satisfaction Higher reimbursement rates Reputational supremacy Physician attraction and retention However, maintaining a dedicated staff of quality providers, support staff, and reputable suppliers of goods and services can

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HIPAA Compliance Management: The Guardian of Patient Privacy

Compliancy Group

A HIPAA compliance manager serves as the guardian of patient information, overseeing all aspects of adherence to federal regulations within healthcare organizations. They possess not only technical expertise but also comprehensive knowledge of the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare privacy laws. With their guidance, organizations can build a culture that values data protection and ensures patients’ trust and confidence.

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Impacts of Healthcare Working Conditions

American Medical Compliance

The demanding nature of the healthcare profession, combined with numerous occupational hazards, exposes them to significant risks. Ensuring safe working conditions for healthcare workers is paramount not only for their own health and well-being but also for the quality of patient care. An increase in provider well-being correlates to improved patient care.

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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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Emergency and Fire Preparedness in Healthcare Offices: The OSHA Way

Total Medical Compliance Resources

‘Expect the unexpected’ is one phrase that comes to mind when considering how healthcare offices run. An example of an unforeseen event is an emergency and/or fire scenario. These situations can quickly turn a normal day into a life-altering crisis. Data shows there are an average of 5,750 fires reported annually in healthcare facilities, resulting in about $50.4 million in property damage.

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Telehealth visits garner fewer follow-ups than in-person appointments, Epic finds

Healthcare Dive

Researchers argue their findings demonstrate that telehealth doesn't require additional visits.

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Healthcare Provider Shortage Continues

American Medical Compliance

In recent years, the global healthcare industry has been grappling with a significant challenge: a shortage of qualified healthcare workers. The consequences of this provider shortage are far-reaching, impacting patient care, exacerbating existing disparities, and straining an already burdened system. Provider Shortage Impact on Patient Care This shortage is a worldwide concern, it is not limited to a single country or region but is a global concern.

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Horizon Health gains operational ROI from EHR and telehealth integration

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Horizon Health Services, a behavioral health provider in New York, in November 2019 deployed telemedicine technology with the goal of meeting the demands of patients and the ever-changing world of technology. Then COVID-19 hit. That accelerated the use of telehealth for Horizon and the world. THE PROBLEM In the year after COVID-19 struck, healthcare changed.

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AI-enabled brain imaging company icometrix receives CPT III code

Mobi Health News

The FDA-cleared and CE-marked image analysis software helps providers diagnose and monitor patients with neurological conditions.

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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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Home health industry group sues CMS, HHS over payment cuts

Healthcare Dive

The National Association for Home Care and Hospice said regulators used “an illogical and invalid methodology” in a new payment model.

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Houston Methodist nurses use software to boost completions of advance care plans

Healthcare It News

For Texas health system Houston Methodist, the major challenges to obtaining completed advance care directives included the time constraints of primary care physicians in addressing advance care planning with their patients. THE PROBLEM In addition, patients too often crash during a hospitalization with no advance care directives in place to guide care.

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Northwell Health is rolling out a teleburn service in the ER

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Northwell Health is expanding a new burn triage telehealth service to help doctors assess whether burn patients that present in emergency rooms can be treated onsite or need to be transported via ambulance or helicopter to the health system's burn ICU. WHY IT MATTERS Staten Island University Hospital's burn center specialists now provide teleburn consults for emergency medicine doctors at Long Island Jewish Forest Hills in Queens and will expand the service to ERs at Long Island Jewish V

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Location, Location, Location – Understanding Health Consumers’ Evolving Definition of Convenience

Health Populi

The definition of “convenience” in the eyes of patients, consumers, and caregivers is multi-faceted, with the concept of “location” shifting both physically and digitally. We learn this in new research from JLL , the global real estate services company. “Why is a real estate services company doing research into consumers’ views on health care?

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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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CMS proposes $375M reimbursement cut to home health agencies

Healthcare Dive

Industry groups argue the payment cuts will exacerbate an already shaky financial situation for home health providers.

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Transport Accident Commission taps The Clinician to harness patient-generated data

Healthcare It News

A new value-based programme of the Victorian government's Transport Accident Commission has started collecting and analysing patient-reported outcomes and experiences. TAC, which supports people injured in transport accidents, just launched the Enhanced Recovery Program to raise the quality of care and improve the outcomes for their clients. Based on a media release, the programme will leverage The Clinician's ZEDOC platform to gather and analyse PROMs and PREMs.

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HITLAB summit warns that digital health for all will need careful investment

Fierce Healthcare

“Digital health will cease to exist,” read large on the screen behind Merck Global Health Initiative Fund President Bill Taranto at the second annual HITLAB Innovators Summit in New York City. | Columbia University hosted the second annual HITLAB Innovators Summit in New York City where industry insiders trumpeted the potential for digital health interventions while warning of the dangers of unchecked tech implementation.

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Patient Focused Features from Online Scheduling to Chatbots

Healthcare IT Today

In this video, Richard Eells, Vice President of Operations Administration at United Digestive, shares how his organization uses the healow suite of apps to handle appointments and other logistical support for multiple providers. healow is a service provided by eClinicalWorks that really changes how a medical practice can change the experience for its patients at scale.

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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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MA beneficiaries more socioeconomically disadvantaged than FFS enrollees, report finds

Healthcare Dive

People who enroll in privately-run MA plans are more likely to be non-white and have lower incomes, according to a white paper from Inovalon and Harvard Medical School.

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Exclusive Q&A: How digital health solutions can make money

Mobi Health News

Ralf-Gordon Jahns, managing director of Research2Guidance, joins MobiHealthNews to discuss R2G's findings on effective monetization strategies for digital health solutions.

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Digital health app users report increased bipolar depression correlated with worsening air quality

Fierce Healthcare

Air pollution shown to increase depression symptoms in individuals with bipolar disorder, a new study published by Cambridge University Press found.

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Featured Health IT Job: Paragon Lab and Clinical Documentation 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 Paragon Lab and Clinical Documentation Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Stoltenberg Consulting Inc. and is remote. Here’s a description of the position: Now seeking a Paragon specialist to assist a client hospital with daily system support and maintenance across both Lab workflows and general Clinical Documen

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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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More funding for cultural outreach is imperative to curb procedural Medicaid disenrollments

Healthcare Dive

Investing in appropriate outreach as states resume eligibility checks is both humane and economically efficient, argues Jackie Leung, a public health researcher and professor at Linfield University.

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Q&A: Using biofeedback to modify immersive experiences in real-time

Mobi Health News

Sarah Hill, CEO of Healium, gives MobiHealthNews a peek into the company's VR and AR offerings as well as its neurofeedback and spatial computing technology.

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VA, Stanford Medicine unveil plans to develop new comprehensive cancer center in Palo Alto

Fierce Healthcare

Stanford Medicine and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) unveiled plans Friday to collaborate on a project that will bring a new National Cancer Institute-designated joint cancer care and rese | Stanford Medicine and the VA unveiled plans on Friday to collaborate on a project that will bring a new National Cancer Institute-designated joint cancer care and research center to the VA Palo Alto campus.

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Open Data Platform Simplifies Payment Estimates

Healthcare IT Today

With laws such as the “No Surprises Act,” government has thrown its considerable weight behind the pressure on payers and clinicians to give patients good-faith estimates of the total cost of treatment. According to Marcus Dorstel, VP of Operations at Turquoise Health , both payers and providers have struggled and invested large amounts of effort in meeting the new requirements.

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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.