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By Dave Wilson • Oct. 7, 2024 -
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Lawmakers urge Biden administration to extend telehealth prescribing flexibilities for opioid use disorder
A bipartisan group of two dozen representatives pushed officials to preserve the pandemic-era prescribing changes for buprenorphine, arguing telehealth increases access and prevents overdoses.
By Emily Olsen • Oct. 3, 2024 -
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TrendlineInteroperability
Interoperability is a long term-challenge for the healthcare industry, but the Trump administration has big ambitions to improve data sharing and patient access — even though its plans so far have few details.
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Teladoc COO to depart at year end
Mike Waters’ resignation follows other leadership changes at the telehealth vendor, including the departure of Teladoc’s former CEO this spring.
By Emily Olsen • Oct. 3, 2024 -
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Private equity firm TPG to take majority stake in Surescripts
The e-prescribing giant’s other investors — CVS Health, Cigna-owned pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts and two pharmacist trade groups — will retain a minority interest.
By Emily Olsen • Oct. 2, 2024 -
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Two-thirds of healthcare organizations hit by ransomware in past year: survey
Nearly 40% of healthcare organizations reported it took more than a month to recover after an attack, according to a survey by cybersecurity firm Sophos.
By Emily Olsen • Oct. 1, 2024 -
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Top healthcare conferences to plan for in 2025
Here are notable events hospital, payer and tech executives should consider attending in the second half of the year, running the gamut from digital health to financial management to medical innovation.
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Senators introduce bill to set healthcare cybersecurity standards
The legislation, sponsored by Sens. Ron Wyden and Mark Warner, would direct the HHS to develop minimum cybersecurity standards for providers, health plans, claims clearinghouses and business associates.
By Emily Olsen • Sept. 26, 2024 -
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Q&A‘Seconds matter’: Canopy CEO Shan Sinha on healthcare violence and protecting workers
Shan Sinha, CEO and founder of safety company Canopy, discusses healthcare workplace violence and technology’s potential to help protect workers.
By Brian T. Horowitz • Sept. 26, 2024 -
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Remote patient monitoring in Medicare needs more oversight: OIG
Regulators say Medicare needs more data and oversight to avoid fraud and misuse. Digital health advocates argue the service is still crucial for managing chronic conditions.
By Emily Olsen • Sept. 25, 2024 -
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Epic hit with antitrust lawsuit by data startup Particle Health
Particle alleges electronic health record vendor Epic used its position as a “monopolist” to prevent competition in the payer market.
By Emily Olsen • Sept. 23, 2024 -
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Texas attorney general, generative AI company settle over accuracy allegations
The agreement resolves allegations that Pieces Technologies made deceptive claims about the accuracy of its documentation products. Pieces denied any wrongdoing.
By Emily Olsen • Sept. 23, 2024 -
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Deep Dive4 steps to minimize the threat of legacy medical devices
Older medical devices with unsupported software pose cybersecurity threats that regulators and industry are struggling to solve. Here are four steps experts say can help mitigate risks.
By Ricky Zipp • Sept. 23, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Fabasoft XpublisherHow to tame the chaos of managing digital assets in healthcare
Communicating is easy, right? By age 4 or 5, children can express their feelings, use adult grammar and tell stories that stay on topic.
By Florian Kirschner, Managing Director and Markus Däubler, Lead Marketing Manager, Fabasoft Xpublisher • Sept. 23, 2024 -
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Sponsored by eClinicalWorksPlacing AI at the heart of healthcare
AI’s role in healthcare is to give back time while still ensuring that day-to-day tasks are efficiently completed. It is not just about trying out the newest tech; it’s about bringing the heart back to healthcare and putting people first.
By Sameer Bhat, Vice President of Sales and Co-Founder at eClinicalWorks • Sept. 23, 2024 -
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House committee passes telehealth flexibility extension
The bill would extend pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities in Medicare for another two years, averting a looming year-end deadline.
By Emily Olsen • Sept. 20, 2024 -
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Supply chain cyberattacks threaten healthcare. Here’s how the industry can work together to limit disruption.
At a Google Cloud panel last week, information security officers from major health systems said the sector needs to assess vendor risks to prevent disruptive cyberattacks.
By Emily Olsen • Sept. 19, 2024 -
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Johns Hopkins appoints cybersecurity chief
Janet Rathod, who joins the system from Citigroup, will succeed long-time chief information security officer Darren Lacey.
By Emily Olsen • Sept. 17, 2024 -
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Where healthcare AI startups are raising venture capital funding
Just over 5% of companies selling AI to health systems have matured beyond seed and early-stage funding rounds, according to an analysis by Flare Capital Partners.
By Emily Olsen • Sept. 16, 2024 -
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Sponsored by UHINThe power of resilient and redundant healthcare technology systems
How resilient and redundant systems keep health data flowing during a crisis (like cyber-attacks).
By Brian Chin, CEO • Sept. 16, 2024 -
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OpinionCalifornia’s data exchange framework proves government can do big things
The secretary of California HHS argues the state’s new data exchange improves health equity and streamlines information.
By Mark Ghaly • Sept. 12, 2024 -
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AHA’s new deputy cyber adviser: Hospitals need to think regionally about cyberattacks
Hospitals are prepared for natural disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes, but many haven’t thought about the domino effect cyberattacks can have locally, said Scott Gee, who joined AHA last month.
By Emily Olsen • Sept. 12, 2024 -
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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 Emily Olsen • 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 Emily Olsen • Sept. 9, 2024 -
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Sponsored by PearsonThe 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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Sponsored by EnliticThe 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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