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7 tips to prepare your healthcare organization for AI in 2025

Healthcare It News

As the healthcare industry faces growing patient demand , artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are giving hospitals and health systems the opportunity to rethink how they deliver care. However, many organizations struggle with where and how to deploy these technologies. “AI is not a hammer looking for a nail,” emphasized Dave Henriksen, Head of Value Based Care at Notable.

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Mind over Machine: Navigating the Legal and Ethical Frontier of Neurotech

Bill of Health

Artificial Intelligence Mind over Machine: Navigating the Legal and Ethical Frontier of Neurotech Picture a world where a patient suffering from a debilitating neurological disorder receives not only a diagnosis but also a bespoke brain implant designed to restore lost function. Published February 27, 2025 Author Abeer Malik Share Share on LinkedIn Share on X Share on Bluesky Share on Facebook Picture a world where a patient suffering from a debilitating neurological disorder receives not only a

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Telemedicine racks up big cost savings and enhanced care for Nebraska hospital

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Chase County Community Hospital has faced a number of challenges similar to those confronted by many other rural health systems. Chief among them was a growing shortage of physicians, a problem projected to worsen in the coming years. THE CHALLENGE Chase is a 15-bed critical access hospital in Imperial, Nebraska. Like many rural healthcare organizations, the facility relies heavily on advanced practice providers – nurse practitioners and physician associates.

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Why Investing in Internal Auditing Tools is Key to Reducing Coding Risks and Financial Losses

MRO Compliance

As the healthcare industry faces increased scrutiny, especially in medical coding accuracy and regulatory compliance, recent surveys reveal that many professionals are concerned with issues like upcoding, audit discrepancies, and the integration of artificial intelligence in coding practices. According to a Black Book survey , 90% of HIM professionals believe that upcoding is a significant ethical concern, while 85% say that discrepancies identified during coding audits often lead to denied clai

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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Medicaid, SNAP cuts could lead to 1 million jobs lost in 2026: report

Healthcare Dive

Reducing spending on Medicaid and the food assistance program could batter state economies and lead to job cuts — including 477,000 roles in in the healthcare sector alone, according to the Commonwealth Fund.

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Understanding the Top Cybersecurity Threats to Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Ty Greenhalgh, Industry Principal of Healthcare at Claroty Cybersecurity in the healthcare sector faces persistent challenges despite increasing awareness and the implementation of targeted guidance, such as the HHS Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPGs) , which are nearing their one-year mark.

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Training Healthcare Teams in Restorative Nursing: Best Practices and Tools 

American Medical Compliance

A 2023 systematic review published in BMC Nursing revealed a strong connection between clinical nurse competence and patient safety culture, underscoring the transformative impact of comprehensive training on nursing skills. Restorative nursing stands as a cornerstone of healthcare, dedicated to enhancing patients’ quality of life by helping them regain or maintain their highest levels of function and independence.

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Brain implant will be trialled by NHS to help treat neural conditions

Digital Health News

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust will trial a whole-brain computer interface to modulate brain-wide activity.

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January 2025 Healthcare Breaches Impact 2.7 Million Patients

Compliancy Group

In January 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights received 70 reports of large-scale data breaches (affecting more than 500 patients) in the healthcare sector, impacting the protected health information of approximately 2,768,422 patients. As is often the case, hacking incidents were the leading cause behind the months reported breaches.

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Fusing the Data Divide in Long-Term Care

HealthIT Answers

By Ashay Thakur - Data interoperability remains one of the biggest hurdles to efficient, cost-effective, and high-quality healthcare. That is especially true for long-term care facilities, where patients often reside for extended periodssometimes for the remainder of their lives or until they transition to hospice care. The post Fusing the Data Divide in Long-Term Care appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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HIPAA Compliance 2025: Navigating Regulatory Changes & Industry Trends

Based on comprehensive survey data from diverse healthcare providers, the 2025 HIPAA Benchmark Report delivers actionable intelligence for modern compliance programs. This report examines how organizations are restructuring HIPAA Privacy Programs to address emerging regulatory requirements. Through analysis of staffing models, program operations, and breach management protocols, it provides a clear picture of current best practices.

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Even modest meds adherence can be financially transformative for health systems

Healthcare It News

As healthcare continues to advance with accountable care organizations and value-based care models, the industry is starting to see some real traction after a decade of groundwork in the form of CMS claims for the Medicare Shared Savings Program. There are some critical elements driving success here. The role of medication adherence and patient engagement are pivotal factors for continuing to achieve ACO and VBC goals.

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Marching Toward Gambling Madness (Pt. 1)

Bill of Health

Addiction Marching Toward Gambling Madness (Pt. 1) Its time to fill your bracket and brush up on your ball-knowledge: March Madness is here. The iconic college basketball tournament has been a staple of the sports calendar for nearly a century, but the stakes of this year’s tournament are higher than ever before. Published March 20, 2025 Author Spencer Andrews Share Share on LinkedIn Share on X Share on Bluesky Share on Facebook Its time to fill your bracket and brush up on your ball-knowl

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Telepsychiatry practice uses AI to reduce time to complete session notes by 23%

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Clinical documentation requirements can be copious and time-consuming. While concurrent documentation is taught and encouraged, it is a skill that takes time to master – and even when done well can cause a clinician to feel or appear distracted during a patient visit. THE CHALLENGE Trying to actively listen and provide quality care while having to focus on recording accurate and complete details of a conversation in a note can be challenging even for an experienced therapist.

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Expanded data sharing in healthcare: Three real-world considerations

MRO Compliance

The secure exchange of sensitive patient data is a top priority for healthcare organizations. 2024 exposed healthcares privacy and security vulnerabilities with three of the nations largest data breaches to date: Change Healthcare, Ascension and Kaiser Permanente. And last year, patient safety and quality ranked 5.9 out of 11 in the list of health system executives concerns.

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Simplify Screening for Excluded Providers

Every health care provider that accepts federal payments must screen for excluded providers. Use this sample Exclusion Screening Checklist and Compliance Policy to evaluate and improve your organization’s compliance with the law. Payments from Medicare, Medicaid, and TriCare trigger screening requirements that may extend to employees, contractors, volunteers, board members, and network providers.

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RFK Jr. appears confused about Medicaid, Medicare during confirmation hearing

Healthcare Dive

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. incorrectly said that Medicaid was fully funded by the federal government and that Medicare is a fee-for-service program during a hearing in front of the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday.

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Tuva Health Launches Open-Source Platform to Transform Healthcare Analytics Industry

Healthcare IT Today

The Company Comes Out of Stealth with $5M and in Collaboration with 25+ Partners to Support Transparent and Accessible Data Analytics Tuva Health , the world’s first open-source healthcare data transformation platform, launched out of stealth today with $5M in seed funding. The company offers payers, providers, and pharmaceutical companies the ability to transform claims and EHR datasets into analytics-ready data tables via an open-source data model with built-in normalization, data qualit

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AI in Medical Imaging: Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment and Diagnostics

HIT Consultant

Yonatan (Yoni) Savir, Assoc. Prof. Faculty of Medicine at Technion While its only relatively recently that AI became a household term, the technology is already having a major impact on society. But perhaps AIs greatest impact has been in the medical field, specifically in the areas of diagnostics and devices. Machine learning and other AI-based technologies have enabled researchers to gather data and undertake studies that are yielding an explosion of information on conditions and diseases of a

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The Role of Reporting in Combatting Nursing Home Abuse 

American Medical Compliance

Nursing homes should serve as sanctuaries of care, compassion, and safety for the elderly and vulnerable. Yet, abuse within these settings remains a pervasive and often hidden crisis, impacting countless individuals worldwide. Alarmingly, approximately 1 in 6 individuals aged 60 or older have experienced some form of abuse in community settings, including nursing homes, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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KFF Health Tracking Poll February 2025: The Public’s Views on Global Health and USAID

KFF

This poll finds most of the public believe the cutbacks at USAID will lead to increases in illness and death in low-income countries. Nearly half say it will reduce the U.S. budget. Most of the public also overestimates the share of the federal budget that is spent on foreign aid, and when informed it is about 1% of the federal budget, the share who want to reduce spending drops.

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HIPAA Phishing Scandal Results in $3M OCR Settlement

Compliancy Group

On January 14, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a HIPAA phishing settlement with Solara Medical Supplies, LLC (Solara). Solara, a direct-to-patient diabetes care supplier, filed a breach report in November 2019 regarding a phishing incident, launching an OCR investigation. While not all breaches result in OCR settlements, when an organization fails to meet HIPAA requirements, it is often subject to civil monetary penalties and correc

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Breaking language barriers in healthcare: How AI-enhanced translation solution Pocketalk fosters patient communication

Digital Health News

Pocketalk, a secure, AI-powered, handheld translation device is a game-changing solution that enables seamless real-time conversations between healthcare professionals and patients in over 85 languages. A study of its impact in the Living Well Partnership, a Southampton-based primary care network, found it enhanced both patient satisfaction and staff confidence, with clear advantages over telephone-based interpreting services.

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In 2025, look for more digital-first patient engagement and data-driven decisions

Healthcare It News

Hospitals and health systems have been discussing digital-first patient engagement for a while now, but fewer organizations than you might think have made huge strides forward on that front. Likewise, data-driven decision-making is a phrase that's been tossed around quite a bit in healthcare, but in many cases it's a dream that's yet to become reality.

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The Evolution of Communication in Healthcare Settings

Healthcare communication has evolved from handwritten notes and paper charts to digital tools like EHRs, telemedicine, and AI-powered platforms. This blog explores how these advancements improve patient outcomes, streamline care delivery, and enhance provider collaboration. Learn about the role of mobile health (mHealth) apps, secure messaging, and social media in bridging communication gaps.

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Channeling the Power of Generative Health AI: Implications for Health Care, Research, and Governance (Part I)

Bill of Health

Artificial Intelligence Channeling the Power of Generative Health AI: Implications for Health Care, Research, and Governance (Part I) Medicine is one of humanitys greatest information-processing challenges. Understanding and repairing the human body requires synthesizing vast amounts of interconnected knowledge and information while making high-stakes decisions.

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What to expect in Asia-Pacific health IT in 2025?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The past year saw varying levels of digital transformations going around the health systems in Asia-Pacific. It has increasingly become evident that digitalisation – from nationwide networks down to individual hospitals – has become the rule in a post-pandemic world. AI and virtual care models continued to be the craze in healthcare, owing to their clear support for improving clinician productivity and patient outcomes.

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Enhancing Value-Based Care with EHR Data

MRO Compliance

Imagine a healthcare organization committed to improving patient outcomes while controlling costs. They have the right intentions, yet gaps in care coordination lead to preventable hospital readmissions, and they struggle to meet the quality benchmarks required for value-based care contracts. The challenge? Their data is fragmented across multiple systems, making it difficult to gain a comprehensive picture of their performance and where to improve.

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HHS announces sweeping reorganization, including cuts of 10K workers

Healthcare Dive

Along with shrinking the HHS’ workforce further, the reorganization announced Thursday will cut the department from 28 divisions to 15, and close five regional offices.

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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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2025 is the Right Time to Move Away from Legacy Approaches and Technologies in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare is the last bastion for many technologies of yesteryear. Fax machines, pagers, compact discs (CDs), clipboards, printed educational materials, and only offering a phone number to book an appointment remain prevalent in healthcare despite having been all but phased out in other industries. Many of the speakers at conferences last year pleaded with audiences to put more effort into adopting modern approaches to better solve healthcares challenges like patient experience, interoperabili

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De-escalation Strategies in Healthcare: A Comprehensive Approach to Ensuring Safety and Support

HIT Consultant

Andrea Greco, SVP of Healthcare Safety, CENTEGIX Jennifer Schmitz, MSN, EMT-P, CEN, CPEN, FNP-C, NE-BC, VP of Client Engagement, Engage, powered by the ENA De-escalation is a critical skill in healthcare, particularly in environments where emotions run high, and patients and their families may be under significant stress. Effective de-escalation requires not only the ability to manage conflict but also an understanding of human emotions, empathy, and a well-practiced response to high-tension sit

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Preventing Resident-to-Resident Aggression Through Staff Training 

American Medical Compliance

A study published in BMC Geriatrics found that out of 3,693 nursing staff surveyed (with a response rate of 60.1%), 88.8% reported witnessing at least one incident of resident-to-resident aggression in the past year. Resident-to-resident aggression (RRA) is a growing concern in healthcare facilities, particularly in assisted living and long-term care settings.

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Mount Sinai team creates AI algorithm to detect sleep disorder

Healthcare It News

REM sleep behavior disorder, or RBD, is a condition that causes abnormal movements or brief repeated twitching during sleep, and occasional episodes of dream enactment. THE CHALLENGE RBD affects more than one million Americans and is almost always an early sign of Parkinson's or dementia, often preceding other symptoms by 10-15 years. That means it presents an unprecedented opportunity for developing therapies against Parkinson's disease or dementia and ultimately identifying those who w

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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?