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Where is Innovation Happening in Healthcare?

Healthcare Leadership

Often, these players have substantial resources and the power to influence public policy and opinion by attacking or helping the innovator… Patient advocates seek influence with policy makers and politicians, who may have a different agenda altogether—namely, seeking fame and public adulation through their decisions or votes.” Jansen, Leigh.

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How would you like to change HIPAA?

Health Blawg

The first RFI to issue was the one seeking input on the regulations implementing the Stark law and the federal anti-kickback statute (See: Stark and AKS RFI and public comments ). The original HIPAA regulations were drafted by HHS in the absence of any particular statutory framework. Hey, coordinated care is a good idea.

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How would you like to change HIPAA?

Health Blawg

The first RFI to issue was the one seeking input on the regulations implementing the Stark law and the federal anti-kickback statute (See: Stark and AKS RFI and public comments ). The original HIPAA regulations were drafted by HHS in the absence of any particular statutory framework. Hey, coordinated care is a good idea.

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Modernizing Data Access: 3 Tips for Securing Patient Data in the Cloud

HIT Consultant

There is a tremendous amount of data within the healthcare and life sciences industries. According to RBC Capital Markets , the healthcare sector accounts for 30% of the world’s data and is forecasted to grow by a compound annual growth rate of 36% in the next two and half years. Ben Herzberg, Chief Scientist, Satori Cyber.

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Interoperability: A Powerful Solution to Staffing Challenges Continues to be Overlooked

HIT Consultant

Increased patient loads, reimbursement changes, rule and regulation adjustments and thin margins, all while being short-staffed can be compared to a smoldering bonfire that reignites every time the wind blows. The newest healthcare innovations are always thought to be just a hop, skip, and a jump away in a perfect world.

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Will Vertical Integration Kill the Primary Care Practice?

Health Blawg

All-payor ratesetting in Maryland, we recently learned, turned out to be not everything it was cracked up to be (I came of age as a health care lawyer and regulator in the former People’s Republic of Massachusetts under similar all-payor ratesetting rules). This is a significant inflection point for the healthcare system.

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Will Vertical Integration Kill the Primary Care Practice?

Health Blawg

All-payor ratesetting in Maryland, we recently learned, turned out to be not everything it was cracked up to be (I came of age as a health care lawyer and regulator in the former People’s Republic of Massachusetts under similar all-payor ratesetting rules). This is a significant inflection point for the healthcare system.