Wed.Sep 25, 2024

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Facing the media wall of ‘Aging in Place’, the senior living industry is flummoxed

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Is aging in place a smart strategy? Here we go again. In a brand new and similarly rosy, article in the Wall Street Journal , more of the same mediocre advice is offered about how to prepare. Have a frank talk with family members. Maybe do some home modifications (those rickety stairs? Or a $20,000+ elevator), or address that lengthy distance from a supermarket?

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J.D. Power: Consumer experience with telehealth a mixed bag

FierceHealthIT

While consumers give telehealth high marks for convenience, overall experience is fairly mixed, according to a new report. | While consumers give telehealth high marks for convenience, overall experience is fairly mixed, according to a new report.

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – September 25, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

It can be very overwhelming scrolling though job board after job board in search of a position that fits your wants and needs. Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw healthcare organizations trying to fill this week. Here’s a quick look at some of the health IT jobs we found: Director Informatics – The Doctors Company Clinical Systems Specialist-HIMS (Remote) – ChristianaCar

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Nonprofit hospitals received $37.4B in federal, local tax benefits in 2021, study finds

FierceHealthIT

The nonprofit hospital sector’s tax exemptions provide billions in estimated benefits, but about half of those exemptions are enjoyed by just a couple hundred hospitals, according to a newly publis | The analysis, meant to serve as a guide for policymakers, noted that the tax breaks are "highly concentrated" and vary "substantially" from state to state.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Automation and Reimagining Revenue Integrity

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Revenue integrity has become harder to maintain as audits grow in volume and complexity. Payers are increasing scrutiny and regulatory agencies are reinforcing fraud mitigation. Navigating this evolving terrain requires a reimagined, automated approach to […] The article Automation and Reimagining Revenue Integrity appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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‘Two-factor authentication may have stopped Synnovis cyber attack’

DigitalHealth

Beverley Bryant has said that two-factor authentication is the biggest deterrent to cyber attacks in the NHS and healthcare sector.

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MA insurer Zing Health banks $140M to build out its special needs plan

FierceHealthIT

Startup Medicare Advantage insurer Zing Health banked a $140 million funding round it intends to use to enhance its special needs plans. | Startup Medicare Advantage insurer Zing Health banked a $140 million funding round it intends to use to enhance its special needs plans.

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Understanding the ACA’s Full-Time Employee Rules

ACA Times

A common compliance challenge under the ACA for employers is correctly identifying FTEs and the associated ACA obligations. Doing so accurately will ensure you avoid costly IRS penalties. The post Understanding the ACA’s Full-Time Employee Rules first appeared on The ACA Times.

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PharmacyX tests electronic prescription software for use in Wales

DigitalHealth

PharmacyX has been announced as the latest healthcare technology supplier to help deliver an electronic prescription service (EPS) in Wales.

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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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Patients, Regulations, and Cybersecurity at the DirectTrust Conference

Healthcare IT Today

To start this week, I was lucky to be able to attend the DirectTrust conference in St. Louis. This was a really great event because it had basically everyone on the full continuum of interoperability and identity all in one place. Plus, the event was designed in a way that you could easily connect and talk with a wide variety of experts in these areas.

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Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital to roll out Epic EHR in 2025

DigitalHealth

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust has announced plans to implement Epic's electronic patient record in 2025.

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Accelerating solutions to cancer through impact investing

FierceHealthIT

Certain cancer rates are on the rise, and outcome inequities remain a major public health | In this week's "Podnosis," Fierce Healthcare’s Anastassia Gliadkovskaya talks to BrightEdge’s Alice Pomponio about investing in cancer-fighting startups and measuring impact.

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The Heart of Homecare is Built on the Unshakeable Compassion and Dedication of Caregivers

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Stephen Vaccaro , President at HHAeXchange In the landscape of homecare, caregivers play an indispensable role. The difference that homecare can make on a client’s health and well-being is profound. Overwhelming evidence from industry research confirms the numerous benefits of homecare , including lower hospitalization rates, fewer emergency department visits, and reduced mortality rates.

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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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Sync Fast and Solve Things

Digital Health Wire

The “move fast and break things” motto might work wonders with consumer products, but a new editorial in npj Digital Medicine makes a compelling case that healthcare needs to flip that paradigm on its head and co-create with clinicians to “sync fast and solve things.” The editorial argues that healthcare practitioners (HCPs) should play an active role in driving digital health innovation, as opposed to being passively “consulted” so that developers can tout the fact that their product is backed

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Is honoring a Patients Consent a form of forbidden Information Blocking

Healthcare Exchange Standards

As I work hard to enable a patient to express the privacy rules around how their health information can be used and by whom for what reasons; I hear that there is worry that an organization that honors those wishes by blocking the data for a given use, that this Organization may be seen as violating the regulations forbidding Information Blocking. In HTI-2 there is some discussion around some sensitive data that has been expressed as being a special case.

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Well-Being Burnout – Lululemon’s 4th Annual Study Into Our Pressured Lives

Health Populi

Lululemon has published the 2024 Global Well-Being Report , a study into peoples’ perspectives on their personal health from the company best known for athleisure wear and self-care. This year’s report is titled, The Pressure to Be Well. That pressure is coming from peoples’ experiencing “well-being burnout.” In the company’s fourth annual report on well-being, Lululemon learned that most people have tried to adopt personal strategies to bolster their health, and one-half of th

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More than 400 female healthcare execs sign open letter endorsing Harris citing reproductive health, key policy issues

FierceHealthIT

It's now 40 days until the Nov. | A group of women healthcare leaders banded together to form Women Healthcare Leaders for Progress to call attention to what they see as critical healthcare issues at stake and on the ballot, namely, women’s healthcare.

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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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Patients’ experience using an app for home remote monitoring of heart failure for a university hospital in Quebec, Canada

BMC Digital Health

The use of mobile health apps for remote monitoring has considerable potential for patient care. However, more research is needed to gather patients’ experience with their use. This study evaluates heart failu.

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Democrats introduce Affordable Care Act subsidy permanency legislation

FierceHealthIT

Democratic lawmakers are pushing to make the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA's) enhanced premium tax credits permanent through the newly reintroduced Health Care Affordability Act. | Extending the ACA premium tax credits permanently is broadly popular among a broad coalition of supporters due to the subsidy's ability to provide access to healthcare and keep costs low.

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