Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

A study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open found that more than half of adolescent patient portal accounts with outbound messages were accessed by guardians. All three institutions allow adolescents to have their own MyChart accounts through the Epic EHR. WHY IT MATTERS.

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HIT Consultant

JULY 21, 2023

What You Should Know: – A new investigation by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) reveals, for the first time, private equity (PE) investors were behind a safety net hospital closure in the Chicago area after making broken promises to regulators.

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NASHP

AUGUST 30, 2023

Congress established a Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) Designation as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 for certain hospitals that meet requirements set out in 42 U.S.C. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) promulgated final regulations for REHs at 87 Fed.Reg. 1395x(kkk)(2).

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Triage Health Law

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In January 2021, the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) implemented the Price Transparency Regulations (“PTR”) which required hospitals to publish prices for all their services on their websites in a user-friendly format — improving consumer access to pricing information when shopping for health services.

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Sheppard Health Law

AUGUST 3, 2023

As we previewed in our blog article in March on the establishment of California’s new Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA), OHCA has issued proposed regulations available on the OHCA website, that provide anticipated details on OHCA’s advance review authority regarding certain transactions in the healthcare space.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 1, 2024

Key Allegations The lawsuit alleged that TRG engaged in improper billing practices related to radiology services provided to hospitals and other healthcare providers across the country. . – The settlement amount of $3.1M will be divided between the US government and various states. Attorney Damian Williams.

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Healthcare Success

MARCH 6, 2024

Whether you run a multilocation healthcare organization, hospital, or health system, understanding the distinction between search engine optimization (SEO) vs. search engine marketing (SEM)—and how each distinctly helps your business—is important for several reasons. This knowledge helps you: Allocate resources more efficiently.

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NASHP

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Hospital prices (for inpatient and outpatient care) are the largest driver of rising health care spending in the commercial market in the U.S. Much of the increase in price stems from hospital market consolidation and the failures of competition in the health care marketplace. Or are they reflective of imbalances in market power?

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In this – part one of our two-part interview with the innovator – we talk about generative AI in healthcare and how hospital chief information officers and other health IT leaders should be preparing for a fast-evolving future for the technology. What role do you think generative AI should play in healthcare today?

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p3care

DECEMBER 28, 2022

All of these companies work with the most efficient EHR systems and they do have an extensive network of hospitals that help you to find the best price for your cardiology billing services. Cardiology billings service plays a major role in your practice and can help you to better manage your patient’s accounts.

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Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has stated its objective to enroll all of its Medicare beneficiaries in accountable care relationships by 2030. The majority of MSSP ACOs are hospital-based. This is because many hospitals are juggling somewhere between 30 and 40 post-acute relationships, Edeburn noted.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2023

But even an innocent mistake can cause well-intentioned hospitals and health systems to attract attention from federal auditors, and result in stiff penalties for physicians and those who input the wrong billing codes. Compliance with regulations and guidelines is crucial to avoid penalties and loss of reimbursement. He received $4.5

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The proliferation of hospital-at-home models has been one of the major home-based care trends during the COVID-19 crisis, and players on all sides are bullish that that trend will continue after the pandemic subsides. The Tacoma, Washington-based MultiCare Health System, for instance, has two different hospital-at-home models.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The impact on eligible hospitals would be the loss of 75 percent of the annual market basket increase; for CAHs, payment would be reduced to 100 percent of reasonable costs instead of 101 percent. The Promoting Interoperability performance category score typically can be a quarter of a clinician or group’s total MIPS score in a year.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

"Video visits grew substantially with COVID accounting for almost 75% of our outpatient visits during COVID. "With remote patient monitoring, we saw a 60% reduction in hospital admissions for those who were ongoing users of the emergency departments for chronic conditions," she continued.

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Bill Of Health

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Although the need for prioritization was a reality almost globally, many countries had no such regulation in place, which frequently led to the adoption of fragmented and discriminatory triage protocols. The Colombian case reinforces that human rights and public health are not mutually exclusive.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Tom Liddell, Harmony Healthcare IT CEO Rules and regulations protecting consumer data often burden businesses, no matter your industry. Our industry has undergone several iterations of consumer data protection rules — starting in 1996 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA ). Healthcare is no exception.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Across hospital settings, IT infrastructure has not kept pace with ultrasound innovation. Despite the many benefits of POCUS, the opportunity for wider implementation is hindered because today’s POCUS tools do not seamlessly integrate with existing hospital IT infrastructure.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 9, 2024

Where are the regulations headed, which are currently quite a bit in flux? Organizations can think about things like privacy and security, very bread-and-butter technology aspects, and think about transparency and accountability. Because when we think about transparency and accountability, it's what is the technology doing?

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 21, 2023

Data privacy and security Within pharmaceutical , hospital, clinic and other healthcare settings, there is a need to balance the requirements of data protection and security with the need for innovation such as real-time alerting, predictive analysis, and telemedicine. million patients affected by data breaches in 2021 alone.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Natalie Tkachenko, Healthcare Software Solutions Consultant at NIX To obtain test results today, there’s no need to visit the hospital. They also handle large volumes of data effortlessly within their hospitals. Confidentiality Laws and regulations govern the confidentiality of medical data.

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Healthcare Success

JULY 31, 2023

As a hospital or health system, you know the value of patient engagement. But first, a primer on why this is a savvy investment for any hospital or health system. It has application in value-based care, patient population health, accountable care organizations (ACOs), and health management organizations (HMOs).

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Healthcare Success

JULY 5, 2022

What’s more, most doctors work in a hospital or multilocation medical practice, making it even more challenging to identify key decision-makers. How many are employees of a group practice or hospital? In fact, nearly three in four doctors work for a hospital, health system, or corporate entity today, according to Avalere Health.

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NCQA

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Improving Accountability for Behavioral Health Care Access is our latest white paper summarizing savvy measurement of behavioral health networks. Regulators in different places and at different levels of authority use different methodologies, data sources and transparency standards. Don’t underestimate variation. And they matter.

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Home Health Care

MARCH 30, 2023

The reality is that CMS has rebased payment rates to account for the reduction of therapy visits that came about solely because of PDGM,” National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) President William A. Competing with hospital wages has also become increasingly difficult, Landers said.

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KHN

DECEMBER 21, 2023

” As the recall played out, federal regulators discovered that Medtronic had delayed acting — and warning patients of possible hazards with the pumps — despite amassing tens of thousands of complaints about the rings, government records show. . “No, it hasn’t,” Sharlin said.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Shelly Disser, Vice President of Innovation and Collaboration at MediQuant In the fast-paced world of healthcare, data archiving is often underestimated and misunderstood, leading to costly mistakes and challenges for hospitals and health systems. For a large number of hospitals and health systems, archiving solutions remain in high demand.

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Sheppard Health Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

New Subpart 521-1: Compliance Programs The adopted regulations represent substantial changes to 18 N.Y.C.R.R. Part 521 governing the implementation and operation of effective compliance programs for certain “required providers,” including, now for the first time, Medicaid managed care organizations (MMCOs). [1]

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 16, 2022

When it comes to your health and treatment, hospitals leverage a variety of sensors and instruments to collect the necessary information to monitor and diagnose your health status. While not as accurate as the instruments used in hospitals, consumer health-tech devices are already providing considerable health and fitness benefits.

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Bill Of Health

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Unsafe maternity care has been a constant theme in the inspection reports of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), our independent regulator of health and social care in 2021. In the English health care system, there are relatively few private hospitals and those that offer maternity services are even fewer.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Administrative processes account for about 30% of U.S. The number of AI-powered process automation systems continues to expand, promising to shorten payment times and simplify management while integrating with existing hospital IT investments. With so many options, revenue managers might wonder where to start.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 3, 2023

In fact, according to data, Invoice Fraud as a whole has accounted for $43 Billion in losses over the last five years for organizations across several sectors. The Challenges to Meeting Compliance Regulations. Compliance with regulations is nothing new for the industry. About Rusty Carter.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The global healthcare industry accounts for roughly 5% of greenhouse gas emissions. The prospect of regulation is a big part of what’s driving the industry’s new focus on sustainability. Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Illinois cut its anesthetic gas purchases by 80%. carbon emissions emerge from healthcare.

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Bill Of Health

MARCH 12, 2024

To explain why, we first have to get a bit into FDA regulations. Spravato is a nasal spray of esketamine, a ketamine derivative that, by many accounts , is pretty similar to ketamine. Yet, just because MDMA will become legal for some does not mean it will be widely available to all those seeking access.

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NASHP

MAY 10, 2024

See the first blog post in the series covering governance and the second blog post describing hospital global budgets. Also, states may earn a higher (a maximum of $21) or lower (a floor of $15) PBPM depending on hospital recruitment for global budgets or state TCOC performance.

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Health Populi

APRIL 16, 2024

This post follows up Part 1 of a two-part series I’ve prepared in advance of the AHIP 2024 conference where I’ll be brainstorming these scenarios with a panel of folks who know their stuff in technology, health care and hospital systems, retail health, and pharmacy, among other key issues. to account for ruining our mental health.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 22, 2023

Paul Ketchel, CEO of MDsave Over two years have passed since the hospital price transparency rule was enacted. A recent study found only 16 percent of hospitals nationwide comply with price transparency guidelines. To date, only two hospitals in the United States, out of thousands, have been fined for non-compliance.

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