Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

BOSTON – When asked about the evolution of artificial intelligence and when sentient AI would become integral to the fabric of healthcare, Dr. Patrick Thomas, director of digital innovation in pediatric surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, said clinical training needs revamping. "We need to prepare clinical students to go into the real world that they are moving into," he said at the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum on Thursday.

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Healthcare Dive

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

One in five survey respondents reported that their household had received a bill they disagreed with or couldn’t afford in the past year, but only 62% reached out to a billing office, according to a new study published in JAMA.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

By Rebecca Canino , Anne R. Links, and Fawaz Al Ammary In the face of a growing organ donation crisis in the United States, characterized by a decline in donors and a surge in transplant waitlists, it has become increasingly clear that existing regulatory barriers impede access to critical transplant services. One solution lies in dismantling the artificial barrier of state-based medical licensure, a move that holds the potential to significantly enhance access for both donors and recipients of

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MRO Compliance

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Clinical data registries work as databases to hold and organize healthcare data. They are tasked with evaluating and improving clinical outcomes for a patient population within specific defined measures. Professional associations, specialty societies, research and patient foundations, and government organizations often use clinical registries for patient data management, aggregation, and analysis.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Patient engagement that doesn't require manual outreach can promote staff efficiency and could improve clinical outcomes at safety-net organizations nationwide, according to CareMessage, which has announced the initial release of a new mobile messaging tool designed toward those aims. WHY IT MATTERS The non-profit says the integration feature of its Health Equity Engine patient activation platform is meant to target a critical Uniform Data System reporting measure for Federally Qualified Com

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

by Tara Sklar Because I believe strongly in the benefits of telehealth, I have obtained licenses in six states through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. Doing this took months, cost thousands of dollars, and still leaves me unable to care virtually for patients in 43 states. The process is so cumbersome that less than 1% of physicians use it.

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MRO Compliance

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Registries work as databases to hold and organize healthcare data. They are tasked with evaluating and improving clinical outcomes for a patient population within specific defined measures. Professional associations, specialty societies, research and patient foundations, and government organizations often use clinical registries for patient data management, aggregation, and analysis.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The Department of Health and Aged Care and the Australian Digital Health Agency have released a set of minimum software requirement standards for clinical information systems and electronic medication management systems used in residential aged care. The Aged Care Clinical Information System (ACCIS) Standards set the foundation for information sharing and interoperability in residential aged care.

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Healthcare Dive

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Certain states and specialties will face acute shortages, while others will see a surplus of workers, according to a new study from Mercer.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Private providers in Thailand, Russia sign telehealth collab Two large private healthcare providers in Thailand and Russia have partnered to cooperate in such areas as telehealth and medical tourism. Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, a network of 58 hospitals in Thailand, and Medsi Group, which runs 148 medical clinics including a digital clinic in Russia, formalised cooperation in providing medical services to their patients in their respective countries.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

by Dana Northcraft and Natalie Birnbaum Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022, fourteen states and two territories have banned the provision of abortion care altogether. [i] Still, abortion rates in the United States are on the rise. This is in part due to the expansion of care delivery through telehealth for medication abortion (TMAB) , which now accounts for 19% of abortion care delivery.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

SCAN Group is refreshing its visual identity, building its new look around honoring the "rebels with a cause" that founded the company and who continue to inspire its work. | SCAN Group is refreshing its visual identity, building its new look around honoring the "rebels with a cause" that founded the company and who continue to inspire its work.

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Healthcare Dive

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Federal antitrust regulators are asking Indiana to block Union Hospital and HCA-owned Terre Haute Regional Hospital’s request for a certificate of public advantage, which allows states to greenlight potentially problematic mergers.

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Speaker: Andrea Wuchiski

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The following is a guest article by Pukar Hamal, Founder and CEO at SecurityPal While Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have made managing data easier, they’ve also become a prime target for cybercriminals. The healthcare industry, with its diverse range of patients and stakeholders, faces especially high stakes when it comes to data security. A breach can be incredibly costly—according to the IBM/Ponemon Institute’s 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Study , the average cost of a healthcare data breach

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

by Shannon M. MacDonald “M” was diagnosed with a rare skull-based cancer. A one-in-a-million diagnosis, he was given little information about his diagnosis and told he must seek care outside his home state. “M” worked full time, was the primary caretaker for two young kids, and could not fathom how he could travel to another state for treatment. He did not come to his scheduled out-of-state appointment.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

In its comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the draft CY2025 Medicare physician fee schedule (PFS), the American Medical Association badgered CMS on its pro | The American Medical Association submitted its comment letter to CMS on its draft CY2025 Medicare physician fee schedule. At issue was the 2.

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Healthcare Dive

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Wednesday was a rocky day for bankrupt Steward Health Care as the system finalized unprofitable deals and CEO Ralph de la Torre landed in the spotlight once again for rebuffing a Senate subpoena.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Chartis , a leading healthcare advisory firm, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to receive a majority investment from funds managed by Blackstone. This strategic investment will support the firm’s continued growth as a leading advisor to providers, payers, technology innovators, retail companies, and investors who are making positive and transformative changes within US healthcare.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

By Helen Hughes and Mark Sulkowski As physicians who have dedicated our careers to clinical research and to the advancement of telemedicine respectively, we’ve witnessed first-hand the transformative power of technology in health care. However, despite our progress over the last four years, there remains a glaring barrier to the potential of telehealth in the United States: the complex, state-based system of health care licensure.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

BOSTON—There’s no shortage of providers and vendors working to develop and deploy artificial intelligence in healthcare—but not all who are delivering care are in a position to make use of these no | Healthcare AI has a tough battle on adoption, trust and responsible use, particularly among organizations lacking in-house tech expertise. Whether it's a vendor or another health system, stakeholders must be prepared to help their peers along the way, experts say.

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Healthcare Dive

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

After years of struggles, Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy last October and in the ensuing months worked to close hundreds of stores.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Kevin Landt, VP Product, Cybersecurity at Thrive The healthcare industry poses a unique set of challenges when it comes to its cybersecurity framework. Hospitals, doctors’ offices, and local clinics are all home to vast amounts of sensitive patient and employee data. Hospitals alone store about 50 petabytes of sensitive data every year. In order to operate seamlessly and provide the best care possible, these healthcare havens need to ensure that their IT stack is robust.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The following is a guest article by Scott Heatherly, Vice President of Sales and Partnerships at Amenities Health Patient registration is a crucial first step in engaging with a healthcare facility, serving as the gateway to all subsequent interactions. This process, though often seen as a mere administrative necessity, plays a vital role in shaping the patient experience and can significantly impact patient satisfaction and retention.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Humana reaffirmed its full-year guidance but is leaving 13 Medicare Advantage (MA) markets next year, Chief Financial Officer Susan Diamond said during the Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference on Wedn | Humana is pulling back from Medicare Advantage markets and cutting benefits next year. The insurer expects it will lose thousands of members and supplemental benefit utilization will be high toward the end of this year.

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Healthcare Dive

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The new company, which doesn’t yet have a formal name, will be led by David Pierre, previously the chief operating officer of home healthcare company Signify Health.

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