HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 4, 2023

More ransomware attacks targeted healthcare in 2022 than any other critical infrastructure sector, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). In the spring, the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) released new guidelines aimed at supporting healthcare organizations against cyber-attacks.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This is especially true in a healthcare industry ravaged by layoffs , where every line item is scrutinized and every budget is tight. Value-Based Care Initiatives: Participating in value-based care models and accountable care organizations can lead to increased reimbursement based on improved patient outcomes and cost savings.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Dr Kit Latham, co-founder and CEO of Credentially It’s widely recognized that working in the healthcare sector is often exhausting, emotionally draining, and highly pressured. With this taken into account, it’s hardly surprising that 44% of non-clinical healthcare staff feel overloaded with work on a regular basis.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 4, 2023

Don Kelly, Manager of the Virtual Information Security Program at Fortified Health Security It’s a fact: More than 80% of data breaches involve a human in some way. Creating a culture of security in your organization will keep security at the forefront of everything from operations to care delivery.

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Patient Safety Movement

MARCH 30, 2023

It’s an honor to receive this award” The award represents recognition for Kiani’s work towards eliminating preventable medical harm and creating a safer healthcare system around the world. We have the know-how and technology to eliminate preventable patient deaths today. Godwin, M.D.,

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Gary Shorter – Head, AI and Data Science, IQVIA Technologies In the healthcare ecosystem, automation and data intelligence continue to gain momentum as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are integrated to streamline and accelerate processes. This will speed up data collection and quality control processes.

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Patient Safety Movement

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In addition, Meshkati has worked with the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, as an expert on human factors and safety culture, on the investigation of the BP Refinery explosion in Texas City. Four out of five of these pregnancy deaths were considered preventable.2,3 Are Preventable.”, Michael A.E.

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p3care

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

RCM Solutions in Healthcare ease up the providers more preferably as they assure the financial stability for their secret practicing future. Healthcare is a vast industry that is providing medical guidance and assistance to all of us in our time of need. A revenue cycle is relatively a complex process in healthcare. Stay tuned!

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 31, 2021

Troy Ament, Field CISO for Healthcare, Fortinet. There’s no sugarcoating it: healthcare has a serious ransomware problem. In fact, the first-ever such attack targeted the industry in 1989 when 20,000 floppy disks infected with ransomware were given to those who attended the World Health Organization’s AIDS Conference.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 3, 2024

CCNS, CNOR, Clinical Support Specialist at LiveData Healthcare often seems like a volume game. Doing so will allow us to fundamentally change healthcare systems, deliver better patient care, and fully optimize existing resources. Don’t get me wrong, protocols exist for very important reasons, but healthcare is not one-size-fits-all.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 28, 2023

Renée Jacobs, CHFM, CHC, FASHE, Healthcare Business Development Manager, Distech Controls Ken Watson, Director, Strategic Accounts, Atrius®, Acuity Brands The International Health Care Without Harm organization has stated: “Climate change is damaging human health today and will have a greater impact in the future.”

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Healthcare Success

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Google says this update de-prioritizes content primarily created for ranking on search engines, known as SEO-first content, rather than human-first content. For this list of tips, we organized Google’s advice and guidelines into helpful categories. What is SEO-first content? 13 Ways to Optimize Your Website for Google’s Content Update.

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Cloud Blogs

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Clinician burnout is one of the most significant and urgent challenges facing the healthcare industry today. According to an American Medical Association survey of nearly 21,000 healthcare professionals, almost half reported at least one symptom of burnoutand 43 percent said they suffer from work overload.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

What You Should Know: Half of the healthcare administrative staff report seeing an increase in the amount of manual data entry in the past 12 months — and 92% of clinicians agree that too much time spent on administrative tasks is a major contributor to healthcare worker burnout.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 1, 2022

The United States spends about $1 trillion per year on healthcare administration. 95% of healthcare workforce growth since 1990 has been administrative. So when asked if automation can drive better health system outcomes, through my work in healthcare technology, I know for a fact that it already is.

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Etactics

OCTOBER 20, 2023

These tracking numbers assist medical billing professionals in streamlining the billing process, safeguarding financial transactions, and ensuring healthcare compliance. These specifics ensure the billing process remains organized and transparent. Preventing Fraud and Abuse: Here’s something you might not know.

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Patient Safety Movement

MARCH 28, 2024

” Joe Kiani, Founder Patient Safety Movement Foundation Letter from CEO In a world of multiple wars, starvation, poverty, and limited healthcare access, it is always uplifting to see a breakthrough in medical research. The loss of solar power may cause power outages in its path. Stay safe and stay well. Michael A.E.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Technology is a dominant force in healthcare. During the pandemic, healthcare systems relied on technology to swiftly move to virtual care, remote work, and more collaborative communication and data management systems – and that will accelerate. Jim Cropper, Director of Sales, Brother International Corporation.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Emily Bonham, SVP of Product Management, AGS Health A healthy, stable revenue cycle is crucial to every healthcare organization’s success. healthcare costs, which means that all areas of a patient encounter, from check-in to billing and claims, are potential targets to obtain greater efficiency.

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Patient Safety Movement

JUNE 28, 2023

In healthcare, it is an opportunity to look at the state of disparities that exist by race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability status, highlighting populations that are disproportionately impacted by inequities. We have much to do to make healthcare safe! In the United States, about 6.9

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Patient Safety Movement

MAY 18, 2023

The Summit’s focus is on eliminating preventable harm for both patients and healthcare workers. We will also have a private showing of the documentary Bleed Out, and the film’s producer and director, Steve Burrows, will join us to share his mother’s battle to survive preventable medical errors. See you soon!

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Etactics

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

According to Healthcare.gov , a claim is a request for payment that a healthcare provider submits to a health insurer for items and services potentially covered by the insurer. Healthcare organizations use these documents for reimbursement from insurance companies (aka payers). A medical claim is a document.

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Patient Safety Movement

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In honor of World Health Organization World Patient Safety Day 2023, the Patient Safety Movement Foundation hosted a webinar dedicated to the theme of “Empowering Patients.” Sue Robins, BA : a Canadian healthcare activist who has held family leadership positions with the B.C. Children’s Hospital and the Stollery Children’s Hospital.

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Patient Safety Movement

APRIL 1, 2023

Save the Date: June 1-2, 2023 10th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit The 10-year anniversary marks professionals like you making a significant difference in eliminating preventable medical errors. million suffer an adverse event as a result of this, and 370,000 suffer serious harms from diagnostic errors.

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Patient Safety Movement

JULY 31, 2023

One of the great sources of frustration for everyone working within the field of patient safety is that many of the solutions we need to prevent harm are already available. The shameful reality is that it can take up to 17 years between the publication of protocols for preventing harm, and their actual implementation in the clinic.

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Patient Safety Movement

JULY 31, 2023

One of the great sources of frustration for everyone working within the field of patient safety is that many of the solutions we need to prevent harm are already available. The shameful reality is that it can take up to 17 years between the publication of protocols for preventing harm, and their actual implementation in the clinic.

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ACHE

JUNE 30, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic created countless challenges for healthcare providers, but some silver-linings-minded leaders believe the health crisis also accelerated innovation in quality and safety. Muething, MD, chief quality officer at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, told Healthcare Executive. It needs to be relentless.”.

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Etactics

MARCH 2, 2023

According to the US Postal Service (USPS) , the top three reasons recipients didn’t receive their healthcare-related mail are… Change of Address (33.08%) - when the addressee has moved from their original address without filing a Change of Address (COA) form. This issue isn’t specific to the healthcare field alone.

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Etactics

JULY 7, 2023

The use of QR codes in the healthcare industry has introduced a new and more efficient method of patient care. This technology continues to improve communication, transparency, and the availability of information between healthcare providers and patients themselves. Table of Contents What are QR Codes? Let’s start with the basics.

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Health Business Group

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Data quality in clinical research often faces challenges such as inaccurate entry due to human error, inconsistencies from varied collection methods, and lack of standardization across sources. Interoperability: clinical data often resides in silos due to various systems used in healthcare. Why is it important?

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

With the impending end of the COVID-19 public health emergency set to shake up healthcare regulations , ongoing healthcare labor shortages, and skyrocketing levels of clinician burnout, a perfect storm for non-compliance is brewing. By centralizing document management, healthcare providers have access to this critical information.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Against this industry backdrop, chief information and medical officers at healthcare providers and payers are exploring generative AI’s potential to transform clinician productivity. Denials due to ambiguous requests, incorrect data, or incomplete forms can delay or prevent necessary patient care while costing providers lost revenues.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 6, 2023

This includes the risk of inadequate pain relief, exposure to infectious diseases through contaminated needles or drugs, and risks associated with unsafe care from impaired healthcare workers. The need arose for a more effective technology solution to help prevent, detect, and respond to diversion. Sandy Still, Pharm.D.,

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GoMoHealth

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Partnering with Managed Care Organizations and Provider Networks to reduce costs and better manage utilization of health services. While most managed care organizations go to great lengths to comply with Medicaid and Medicare mandates, many are still struggling to meet their goals. Failure to Address Healthcare Disparities.

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Patient Safety Movement

DECEMBER 1, 2022

And it’s largely preventable—if not the disease itself (in the case of Type 2 diabetes) then at least the most severe outcomes. Managing diabetes as early as possible is key, which is why this year’s theme for National Diabetes Month is building a healthcare team. Get Routine Care to Stay Healthy : Regular checkups are paramount.

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Etactics

APRIL 21, 2022

However, you should still do everything in your power to prevent one from happening to you. Loss of revenue and unforeseen costs is a bad combination and can end in disaster for your organization. Understanding the situation regarding cybersecurity is the first step in preventing it from happening to you. Cisco Secure Study ).

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The reality is that telehealth has solidified itself as a permanent fixture within our healthcare system. Capturing and combatting fraud in today’s healthcare landscape requires the convergence of innovation and experience to drive value beyond the margins. Identification to Inform Action.

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