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

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KevinMD

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Can you imagine if you were shopping online and placing an order took eight hours? What if your order took 26 days to arrive? Sadly, this is the current state of many Americans’ struggles to schedule their doctors’ appointments. We, as physicians, can do better. Americans are spending an average of eight hours a month Read more… Time to get digital in your practice originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The following is a guest article by Matt Murren, Co-Founder and CEO at True North Modern healthcare groups depend on dozens of vendors, from EHR and other software companies to imaging services and medical device manufacturers. Unfortunately, vital third-party “business associates” like these accounted for nine out of ten of the largest data breaches in healthcare in 2022 as well as the two breaches in 2023 whose “individuals affected” dwarfed the rest of the list (Health EC LLC and ESO Solution

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FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission is suing the titans of the pharmacy benefit manager industry for anticompetitive practices and artificially raising the price of insulin drug prices, the agency announc | As expected for weeks, the Federal Trade Commission is taking legal action against the biggest three PBMs and its related group purchasing organizations.

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DigitalHealth

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

DHSC has announced plans to launch a consultation on the clinical risk standards for the use of digital health technologies in 2024/5.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Cigna Healthcare, the health benefits division of The Cigna Group, has launched an E-Treatment option through MDLIVE by Evernorth Beginning this month, Cigna members can connect for urgent care from board-certified doctors without any direct interaction via phone or video.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Part 4: Supporting Your Team During AI Adoption. opportunities for improving patient care and operational efficiency. However, successful implementation hinges on effective workforce adaptation and training. The post Supporting Your Team During AI Adoption: Workforce Adaptation and Training Systems appeared first on BHM Healthcare Solutions.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Knack Global (Knack) , an industry-leading provider of tech-enabled, end-to-end revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions, is pleased to announce its acquisition of Merrick Management, Inc. (Merrick). Founded in 1975 with offices in Lexington, Kentucky, Merrick provides comprehensive RCM, practice management, accounting, and tax services to anesthesia providers across the southeast.

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FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

What began as a dispute between two health tech companies over healthcare data exchange practices has now led to a federal lawsuit alleging antitrust violations. | Venture-backed health tech company Particle Health filed an antitrust lawsuit against Epic in the Southern District of New York alleging that the electronic health records giant is trying to muscle out competition in the payer platform market.

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DigitalHealth

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The ‘honesty and speed’ of Lord Darzi’s independent investigation into the state of the NHS is impressive - and the IT community must respond to his call for a “tilt to technology”.

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ACA Times

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Luca Chittaro of Italy's University of Udine talks about how immersive virtual reality stories can gamify physical therapy to help distract from pain and encourage patients to increase treatment compliance.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

AI integration into existing legacy systems presents a significant challenge for many healthcare organizations. These legacy systems, often built on outdated frameworks, are not designed to work seamlessly with advanced AI tools, leading to potential disruptions, increased costs, and slower adoption rates. The post Overcoming the Challenge of AI Integration with Existing Systems appeared first on BHM Healthcare Solutions.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Revelstoke Capital Partners , a healthcare-focused private equity firm, today announced a significant growth investment in MediQuant, LLC , a leader in cloud-based data archiving and interoperability solutions for hospitals and health systems. MediQuant is the seventh investment from Revelstoke Capital Partners Fund III. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

One of the first pain equity courses for medical students is launching at the Morehouse School of Medicine this fall. | The course offers insights into fostering safe, trustworthy, transparent and empathetic patient-provider interactions. It also emphasizes how to address the unique preferences and needs of Black patients in pain.

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DigitalHealth

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged a move “from an analogue to a digital NHS”, following the publication of Lord Ara Darzi’s report.

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Optimum Healthcare IT

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Ensure a seamless go-live with a Technical Dress Rehearsal (TDR). Identify and resolve issues early, reduce stress, and enhance patient safety. The post Ensuring Technical Readiness for Your Go-Live appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

New federal requirements on wireless carriers could help address the nation’s mental health crisis and improve local suicide prevention response and patient care, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said in an announcement Wednesday. Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said the agency will vote to codify the rule at its October meeting.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Part 2: Identify & Address Data Privacy and Security Concerns with AI System EnhancementsAs healthcare organizations increasingly adopt artificial intelligence (AI) systems, data privacy and security concerns have become paramount. The integration of AI technologies introduces new challenges in protecting sensitive patient information while leveraging the benefits of advanced analytics and decision support.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Sonio , the MedTech company specializing in women’s and children’s health, today announces the official approval by the French Ministry of the Economy and Finance of the acquisition of 100% of shares by Samsung. The deal closes following the company’s second wave of FDA clearance in 2024 and with Sonio reporting and workflow solutions operating in multiple sites across the US.

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FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Looking for healthcare events in the fall of 2024 and 2025? We rounded up some of the top conferences, both virtual and live, that are on the calendar. | Here's our roundup of some of the top events in healthcare scheduled in the fall of 2024 and 2025.

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DigitalHealth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

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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Optimum Healthcare IT

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Optimum Healthcare IT partners with Inova to go-live with Epic’s Beaker module across 5 hospitals and 31 other locations. The post How Inova Health Found Success with its Epic Beaker Implementation appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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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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BHM Healthcare Solutions

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Part 5: Can AI be Trusted in Healthcare? The integration of AI into decision-making processes raises important questions about trust, accountability, and patient safety. The post Can AI be Trusted in Decision-Making Roles in Healthcare? appeared first on BHM Healthcare Solutions.

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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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FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Major Indiana managed care organizations and health systems are blamed for defrauding the state Medicaid system by tens, if not hundreds, of millions of dollars, says a newly unsealed whistleblower | A newly unsealed lawsuit alleges major health insurers and health systems defrauded Indiana Medicaid by hundreds of millions of dollars, with the government office likely influenced by corporate lobbying.

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DigitalHealth

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

A virtual reality initiative has been launched to help homeless people improve their mental health and prepare for independent living.

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