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Bonus Features – January 12, 2025 – 80% of providers prioritizing updates to billing and payment systems, new board chairs at AHIMA and the EHR Association, plus 19 other stories

Healthcare IT Today

Surveys About 80% of providers said updating billing and payment systems and expanding payment options are key focus areas for 2025 , according to a TrustCommerce survey. CES 2025 Announcements Circular announced Ring 2, a smart ring capable of detecting AFib through FDA-cleared ECG technology. It’s been a minute.

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Uncovering the Hidden Cybersecurity Risk: Implanted Medical Devices

HIT Consultant

Even when manufacturers can develop patches, they may face delays due to FDA regulations that require rigorous testing and approval before updates can be distributed. The Need for FDA Patch Approval Reform The regulatory framework around medical devices creates another major challenge in addressing these vulnerabilities.

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Bonus Features – November 12, 2023 – 93% of clinicians use RPM in cardiac care rehab, telehealth flexibilities remain in place until the end of 2024, plus 25 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

RapidAI received FDA clearance for Rapid SDH , which helps to detect bleeding in the brain. Health Payment Systems selected Madaket Health to manage its provider directory and roster requirements for No Surprises Act compliance. Healthcare consumer data vendor Freshpaint launched its Healthcare Privacy Platform.

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Uncompensated Care and DSH (Medicare disproportionate share hospitals)

AIHC

Background on the IPPS and LTCH PPS CMS pays acute care hospitals (with a few exceptions specified in the law) for inpatient stays under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). LTCHs are paid under the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS). billion in FY 2021, or 2.7 percent.

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The healthcare executive’s guide to AI

Redox

The FDA has approved more than 500 AI and machine learning models for medical use—most of which are in radiology. In 2022, the FDA announced that some types of risk-scoring tools were to be regulated as medical devices. However, regulations exist to validate that AI algorithms are clinically robust and safe to use.

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CMS Updates IPPS Rates, Wage Index and DSH Uncompensated Care in 2024 Final Rule

Hall Render

On August 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued its Final Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (“IPPS”) and Long-Term Care Hospital (“LTCH”) PPS rule for fiscal year (“FY”) 2024 (“Final Rule”). The Final Rule increases the rate for IPPS payments by 3.3%

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Improving Physical Therapist and Patient Experiences with Technology Innovation

HIT Consultant

PTs are being squeezed to optimize productivity while maintaining standards for clinical documentation and compliance, recording standardized outcome measures, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) reporting, all while focusing on professional development. He is an alumnus of the IDF’s elite Talpiot program.