Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
According to a report issued by the National Center of Health Statistics , the percentage of adults who used telemedicine in the past 12 months decreased by 6.9%. As virtual care numbers come back to earth , the industry is adjusting. As Amazon consolidated and repositioned its own telehealth offerings this summer, for instance, it announced $49 pay-per-visit consults.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The Biden administration is strengthening private health coverage for individuals seeking mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) care in a final rule unveiled Monday. | The feds are attempting to better regulate mental health coverage by bolstering protections around prior authorization, step therapy and provider networks.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The Department of Health and Aged Care is launching a telehealth service for aged care residents as part of reform actions in the aged care sector. It recently issued a tender request for a supplier or a group of suppliers of a telehealth solution for delivering virtual nursing services to 30 unnamed residential aged care homes. "The successful supplier/s will be responsible for delivering person-centred care through telehealth (video conferencing) consultations," it said in the reques
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Pittsburgh-based Highmark has signed on as AppliedVR's first commercial payer partner, making its flagship VR device for chronic lower back pain a covered treatment for more than 4 million plan mem | Pittsburgh-based Highmark has signed on as AppliedVR's first commercial payer partner, making its flagship VR device for chronic lower back pain a covered treatment for more than 4 million plan members.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich have recently conducted what could be the world's first remote tele-endoscopy. In a pioneering research, they conducted a biopsy on the stomach wall of a live porcine model in an operating room in Hong Kong from a control room in Zurich, Switzerland over 9,300 kilometres (5,700 miles) away.
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DigitalHealth
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
NHS Providers has called for government investment into digital technology to improve productivity, following a survey of NHS trust leaders.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Retail pharmacy chain Rite Aid has emerged out of bankruptcy after slashing about $2 billion from its debt, the company announced last week. | Retail pharmacy chain Rite Aid has emerged out of bankruptcy after slashing about $2 billion from its debt, the company announced last week.
Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Caresyntax , a vendor-neutral precision surgery platform, is pleased to announce raising a total commitment of $180 million through a series C extension and growth debt expansion round. Investors in the $180 million round include Symbiotic Capital, MTIP AG, BIONIQ Capital, PFM Health Sciences, Pictet Alternative Advisors, surgical.ai, BlackRock Innovation Capital, Aescuvest, Optum Ventures, Cure Capital, Relyens Group, Vesalius Biocapital, Lauxera Capital, Plug & Play Growth Fund, and ProAss
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The state of Texas is suing the Department of Health and Human Services in a Texas federal district court for a rule it finalized in April that gives healthcare organizations more discret | The state of Texas filed a lawsuit last week that argues a rule finalized by HHS' Office for Civil Rights is illegal. The Texas attorney general says HHS does not have statutory authority to keep information from law enforcement.
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.
DigitalHealth
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has delayed the go-live date for its electronic patient record (EPR) system to allow for further safety testing.
Optimum Healthcare IT
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Optimum launches a new Data & Analytics Governance offering that empowers healthcare organizations to manage data as a strategic asset. The post Optimum Healthcare IT Expands Advisory Services with New Data & Analytics Governance Offering appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.
DigitalHealth
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The NHS is now using a digital test to speed up the diagnosis of ADHD in children, following trials by the NIHR.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Health system executives in charge of their organization’s revenue cycle are fretting about their dealings with payers, with many noting elevated denial rates across the board and within Medicare A | Forty-one percent of surveyed revenue cycle leaders report denial rates higher than 3.1%, and nearly all describe payer challenges as a top concern.
Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader
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Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
For the 79th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Mike Mainiero, SVP and CDIO at Catholic Health to talk about his experience with the CrowdStike outage! We kick this episode off by discussing how Mainiero and his team responded to the outage. Then, we talk about how quickly it took him to realize what was happening and know that this was going to be a larger-scale problem.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Labor costs and availability were major pain points for hospital and health system operations during the pandemic but finally look to be leveling out even as demand for care services remains high, | Though post-pandemic demand and an aging population are still at play, hospitals and health systems have made gains on rampant wage inflation and job openings during the past year, Fitch Ratings wrote in a new report.
Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The following is a guest article by Martha George, Compliance Leader at Vimly Benefit Solutions American businesses are no stranger to cyberattacks, with notable breaches causing significant disruptions across various industries, including healthcare conglomerates like Change Healthcare and the ransomware attack on Mr. Cooper, a major mortgage loan company, that risked data on more than 14 million current and former clients.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
I’m honored to introduce the second edition of the Fierce 50, where we once again spotli | In this year's Fierce 50 special report, we are highlighting the innovators and leaders who are shaping the future of healthcare, pharma and biotechnology. This year's honorees demonstrate unwavering dedication and creativity, propelling these industries forward.
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BMC Digital Health
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Data-driven trajectory modeling approaches have been used to identify participant subgroups with differing responses to digital lifestyle interventions. Identifying contributing factors to different participan.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Healthcare providers of all sizes are feeling the impact of burnout, time constraints, a | In this week's episode of "Podnosis," we look at how practice management companies are meeting the evolving needs of healthcare providers.
TheraNest
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
You went through the arduous process of finding, evaluating, and hiring candidates (still trying to figure out that process? Check out our blog, So You’re Getting Ready to Hire Employees: 7 Things You Need Before Expanding Your Team ). Finally, you found the right people, and it’s time to onboard them. This can make or break how your employees feel about your practice, so you need to ensure a positive impact to retain the staff you just hired.
LeanIX
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
FEAF is the US Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework, which is used to integrate the various systems and applications leveraged by the different arms of the largest government in the world. Let's explore what enterprise can learn from the FEAF framework.
Speaker: Dr. Mauvareen Beverley, Patient Engagement and Cultural Competence Specialist
If you’re a healthcare provider, chances are you have experienced symptoms of burnout yourself or have colleagues who are currently facing extreme career dissatisfaction. One of the many ways to partially alleviate burnout is active patient engagement. By engaging with patients to understand their needs and preferences, healthcare providers can develop treatments tailored to the individual patient.
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