Health IT: Page 12


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    Telehealth groups urge Congress, White House to extend controlled substance virtual prescribing

    More than 300 telehealth and provider organizations say time is running out for regulators to propose a rule before pandemic-era flexibilities expire at the end of the year. 

    By Sept. 11, 2024
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    CMS says data breach at contractor could affect more than 946,000 Medicare beneficiaries

    The incident was related to a vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer software, which was linked to data breaches at thousands of organizations last year.

    By Sept. 9, 2024
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    Artificial intelligence

    Amid mounting interest and investment in the space, it's clear AI’s applications in healthcare will only continue to grow.

    By Healthcare Dive staff
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    The importance of data quality in realizing value from medical imaging data

    Realize the potential of medical imaging data: how Enlitic's data quality solutions drive optimization.

    By Dave Wilson • Sept. 9, 2024
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    The release of the WAIS-5 provides richer detail and more nuanced information while retaining historic reliability

    Explore the new WAIS-5’s advanced features and applications across various settings.

    Sept. 9, 2024
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    New Mountain merges Rawlings, Varis, Apixio assets to form payment accuracy firm

    The new company, which doesn’t yet have a formal name, will be led by David Pierre, previously the chief operating officer of home healthcare company Signify Health.

    By Sept. 6, 2024
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    Female, nonrural physicians deliver more telehealth care: study

    The study offers insight into which physicians and practices would be impacted by telehealth policy changes as a deadline for extending pandemic-era Medicare flexibilities looms.

    By Sept. 5, 2024
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    ARPA-H program to focus on AI degradation in medical tools

    The agency will fund work to identify and auto-correct AI-enabled tools that are misaligned with their underlying training data.

    By Nick Paul Taylor • Sept. 3, 2024
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    AI still the most exciting emerging technology for healthcare: survey

    AI was the most compelling new technology for the fourth year in a row, with leaders also saying the technology had shown the most improvement, according to the Center for Connected Medicine.

    By Aug. 29, 2024
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    HHS withdraws appeal in online tracking lawsuit

    The dismissal is a win for providers, who argued federal regulators’ guidance on online trackers would limit their ability to share health information with their patients.

    By Updated Aug. 30, 2024
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    McLaren Health Care restores network weeks after ransomware attack

    Still, it may take several weeks to input patient information manually collected during the outage into its electronic health record, the Michigan-based health system said. McLaren was also hit by a ransomware attack last year.

    By Aug. 28, 2024
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    Johns Hopkins, CareFirst, Techstars launch healthcare AI accelerator

    The 13-week program will offer funding and guidance to up to 12 health tech, medtech and biotech startups working on AI tools.

    By Aug. 27, 2024
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    Dissatisfaction with EHR increases nurses’ burnout risk: report

    Nearly one-third of nurses experiencing burnout said their electronic health record contributed to symptoms, according to Klas Research. Many of those nurses reported they’d likely leave their workplaces soon.

    By Aug. 22, 2024
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    3 tips to building a robust AI security strategy

    Organizations can reap bigger benefits from AI with guardrails and effective risk management strategies.

    By Anton Chuvakin • Aug. 21, 2024
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    McLaren Health Care hit by ransomware attack again

    Disruptions at the Michigan-based health system are expected to last through this month, McLaren said Friday. The provider was also hit by a ransomware attack last year.

    By Aug. 20, 2024
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    Companies aren’t as resilient against cyber risks as they think

    The ability to recover from catastrophic IT and security incidents has taken on added significance in the wake of the February ransomware attack against Change Healthcare.

    By David Jones • Aug. 19, 2024
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    Kaiser Permanente rolls out Abridge’s AI documentation tool

    The product, which uses AI to summarize medical information from conversations between patients and clinicians, is now available across Kaiser’s 40 hospitals and more than 600 medical offices.

    By Aug. 15, 2024
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    Complex work, shifting tasks: Why nurses might need their own AI documentation tools

    Shiv Rao, CEO and co-founder of AI notetaking company Abridge, discusses the company’s product geared toward nurses and what’s next for the documentation market.

    By Aug. 15, 2024
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    Stryker to buy smart hospital technology firm Care.ai

    Stryker said the company will strengthen its growing health IT offering and portfolio of wirelessly connected medical devices.

    By Elise Reuter • Aug. 12, 2024
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    Navigating industry challenges: Policy, tech and the road ahead

    LTPAC professionals claim they're the second most regulated industry in America after nuclear power. Regardless, senior care operators face extensive regulations.

    By Bill Charnetski, PointClickCare Executive Vice President of Health System Solutions & Government Affairs • Aug. 12, 2024
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    Transforming healthcare: Enabling change through tailored change management strategies

    In healthcare settings, change management must be tailored to the realities of work in a fast-paced, demanding setting.

    By Brad Cauthen, Partner, and Jenny Denver, Manager, ScottMadden • Aug. 12, 2024
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    Included Health taps Optum exec as CFO

    Mark Flakne comes to the virtual and in-person care company from Optum, where he worked for more than 11 years.

    By Aug. 9, 2024
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    McLaren Health Care confirms cyberattack after IT system disruptions

    The latest attack on the Grand Blanc, Michigan-based health system comes less than a year after it was hit by a ransomware attack.

    By Aug. 8, 2024
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    Southern blood center recovering from ransomware attack

    OneBlood, which serves hundreds of hospitals in the southeastern U.S., had to implement manual methods for processing blood after the cyberattack, reducing its capacity.

    By Aug. 6, 2024
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    Unlocking value in healthcare: The value realization pyramid

    Value realization with Enlitic: a framework for healthcare providers to leverage AI-driven data, optimize workflows and enhance decision-making.

    By Dave Wilson • Aug. 5, 2024
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    Revenue cycle management firm R1 RCM to go private in $8.9B acquisition

    The deal with private equity firms TowerBrook and Clayton, Dubilier and Rice comes months after New Mountain Capital announced its own takeover bid, which some analysts thought undervalued the company. 

    By Aug. 2, 2024