Healthcare Leadership

AUGUST 28, 2021

But cybersecurity and healthcare experts have consistently warned us to look before we load. For healthcare specifically there is also the concern about data privacy and data sharing. Doctor-Recommended? These Medical Apps Have Doctors and the FDA Worried”, Wired , 29 July 2014, [link] , accessed 28 August 2021.

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Sequence Health

AUGUST 15, 2023

In today’s fast-paced healthcare environment, the doctor-patient relationship is more crucial than ever. Medical answering services have emerged as a pivotal tool in enhancing this relationship, offering a myriad of benefits to both healthcare providers and patients.

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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. Doctors remotely manage patient data without being tied to a specific medical facility. However, along with advancements, challenges in digital healthcare are increasing.

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Healthcare Success

JULY 11, 2022

Google Analytics is an extremely powerful tool for healthcare businesses. The development and subsequent launch of Google Analytics 4 (GA4) in October 2020 was spurred by a 2018 ruling of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , the strictest data privacy and security law in the world. How to Get Started Dos and Don’ts.

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Healthcare Leadership

JULY 31, 2023

There is a question that has been on my mind recently and it has to do with innovation in healthcare. A friend of mine who works in a different industry asked me “So where is innovation happening in healthcare?”. We still go see the local doctor when we get sick. That’s how it’s been for more than a thousand years.”

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, patients often had to wait for hours in hospital and doctor's office waiting rooms. Healthcare IT News interviewed Berg to gain some of his telehealth and mobile health expertise. All of those pages and pages of forms you get at a doctor's office?

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

” The DiGA initiative, created under the 2019 Digital Healthcare Act (DVG), means doctors can prescribe apps to the 73 million German citizens covered by public health, with costs reimbursed through health insurance. All healthcare is really within the responsibility of the members states. THE LARGER CONTEXT.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 25, 2024

Another healthcare cyberattack has made the news and it’s a big one. UnitedHealth Group’s technology unit, Change Healthcare, is currently facing an ongoing ransomware attack which has reverberated through healthcare systems and affected prescription deliveries.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 10, 2024

Over 90,000 offers were introduced to patients and healthcare providers alike in 2020 alone , with this number continuing to rise in response to mounting healthcare system pressures. So, how can the hurdles to continued healthcare provider (HCP) and patient adoption be overcome in this saturated landscape?

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Triage Health Law

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

With breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (“AI”), the healthcare industry has experienced rapid development. These policies encourage and guide the integration of AI, such as natural language processing and machine learning, with various aspects of the medical and healthcare industry.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Rick Bryant, Healthcare CTO, Veritas Technologies The healthcare industry is known for holding on to data – and for good reason. Where healthcare IT departments run into issues is when this data becomes unmanageable: disorganized and siloed and partially stored in dusty offices with the rest sitting exposed on outdated legacy systems.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

AHA, however, noted two specific issues that "would benefit from congressional attention" – OCR's December rule regarding the use of online tracking tools and the various state privacy regulations that pile on HIPAA.

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Etactics

APRIL 12, 2024

I recently entered a job that revolves around the healthcare industry. My point in beginning with this is that I write weekly blogs about healthcare and human resources and I STILL find myself getting pretty confused on all the different components that come into play with medical billing. More specifically, medical billing.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 27, 2022

HealthSparq published its Annual Consumer Sentiment Benchmark report, which found that 44% of respondents have avoided getting healthcare services because they were unsure of the costs (compared to 25% last year). The survey of 1,000+ healthcare consumers unveils their opinions on price transparency in healthcare and how cost influences care.

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Medi Leadership

JULY 15, 2022

Adapted from How to Succeed as a Healthcare Leader by Rachel Miller, MD. Burnout has reached crisis levels among healthcare workers. In this post, we explore five common causes of burnout unique to healthcare professionals, and actions that might be needed to alleviate them. Doctors have always worked long hours.

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Vie Healthcare

MAY 15, 2024

He also explains why a regulatory environment means healthcare often stays in the shallow end of the marketing pool, how data unlocks empathy between brands and audiences, and advises everyone to ‘’bring your soul to work every day.’’

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Healthcare Success

JUNE 2, 2023

Online reviews play a significant role in the success of any healthcare organization. In fact, patient reviews of doctors come in third as the most influential driver in consumers’ decisions 1 (after insurance acceptance and location). There are many healthcare-specialized RMS providers available. 72% of U.S.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Deepthi Bathina, CEO of RhythmX AI When I ask primary care physicians about their biggest problems today, they share the excruciating pain they experience as the American healthcare system pushes them towards administrative work rather than letting them focus on true patient care and clinical excellence.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 14, 2022

Healthcare IT has always faced unique challenges. Among these challenges are the increasing mobility of healthcare workers. Healthcare providers are always on the move throughout hospitals. Today, the task of effectively managing an entire endpoint fleet in the healthcare environment is more challenging than ever before.

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Triage Health Law

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Nine years after its initial inception, Singapore’s data protection authority (Commission) published in September 2023 an updated set of advisory guidelines for the healthcare sector (Revised Guidelines). It attracts more than 500,000 medical tourists annually, accounting for approximately US$ 1 billion in tourism spending.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

What’s wrong with healthcare Americans are increasingly spending more on healthcare as premiums have risen 20% over the past 5 years, often significantly outpacing inflation – yet one in four insured Americans avoid going to the doctor because they aren’t sure how much it will cost. The mainstream model in the U.S.

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Healthcare Success

MAY 9, 2022

We know that today’s healthcare consumers want instant and accessible services. . The QR code allows hospitals and healthcare providers to satisfy this need with immediate physician-patient interaction and engagement – all through smartphones and tablets. . History of QR Codes in Healthcare Marketing .

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

The implementation of remote healthcare — telehealth services — reformed medicine. With the skyrocketing investment in virtual care, new legal regulations that expand the possibilities of remote healthcare, the telehealth industry is predicted to expand from $3 billion to $250 billion. Senior Patients and New Technology.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Suddenly doctors’ offices were closed to patients, hospital emergency departments and ICUs were running out of beds, and healthcare workers were battling a new and unknown disease. Lessons learned during this stressful time have already inspired fundamental changes in healthcare—changes that are here to stay.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 1, 2021

By now, it's become a truism that telehealth use saw an enormous jump in 2020 , spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic and enabled by the relaxation of federal regulations. Hadi Chaudhry sat down with Healthcare IT News to share his perspective and weigh in on what needs to happen to safeguard access to virtual care beyond the end of COVID-19.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Researchers outlined the following hurdles for clinicians: Language barrier: Currently, the technology only works with English conversations, limiting its application due to language diversity in healthcare settings. Regulations further restrict its use in multilingual situations.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 12, 2023

Even so, smartwatches and their connected health apps are reshaping the healthcare industry. This technology has the ability to not only make personalized healthcare more widely accessible, but its predictive capabilities are also redefining the way we think of diagnostic and pre-diagnostic tech.

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Etactics

APRIL 5, 2024

Healthcare providers must understand correct billing practices regarding telemedicine. It gives doctors the ability to monitor patients’ chronic conditions remotely. This monitoring helps doctors to detect issues as they arise which helps them to provide treatment more quickly. It’s the most convenient option for portable care.

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Etactics

JANUARY 24, 2023

Healthcare fraud is not a victimless crime. The Department of Justice (DOJ) estimates that healthcare fraud generates roughly $100 billion a year. Oftentimes, perpetrators will commit one type of healthcare fraud to cover up other parts of the greater scheme. Some states tend to have more cases of healthcare fraud than others.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 23, 2022

From the development of the EMR to the growth of telehealth, the digital environment for healthcare has evolved tremendously over the last few years. Though healthcare organizations have historically been slower to adopt cloud, we’re now seeing renewed interest. But first – why has healthcare lagged other industries in cloud adoption?

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Health Advances

MARCH 8, 2023

By Ashley Peake, with Contributions from Greg Chittim and Shomik Datta This is the 2nd in a series of reports from the Wharton Healthcare Conference in February 2023. You can read the previous entry here: Is the Healthcare Industry Meeting the Rising Expectations of Consumers? GlobalData estimates $4.3B between 2019 and 2024. [2]

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Hilton Hudson, MD, FACS, and CEO of HPC International In May 2022, a California doctor was sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for his involvement in a $12 million Medicare fraud scheme. This is especially true in a healthcare industry ravaged by layoffs , where every line item is scrutinized and every budget is tight.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Guy Friedman, co-founder and CEO of SteadyMD The past few years have seen upheavals in healthcare, and 2024 so far shows no signs of breaking that pattern. Here’s what we’re seeing: GLP-1 disruption Medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound prescribed for weight management are transforming healthcare and society this year.

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Thoughtful regulations and best practices around disclosure and ethical standards could help address these concerns while allowing patients to share their genuine perspectives. Influencers can establish trust, connect with diverse audiences, and shape perceptions around healthcare solutions.

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Sheppard Health Law

AUGUST 31, 2023

The intersection of patient satisfaction and quality of care is central to healthcare today, and a provider’s level of cultural competence can significantly impact his/her performance in both areas. New Laws Mandating Cultural Competency Training for Illinois Healthcare Providers On August 8, 2023, Illinois Governor J.B. 2450 and S.B.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 17, 2022

Digital health executives share their predictions on how artificial intelligence (AI) will continue to shape the healthcare industry in 2022. Diana Nole, EVP and GM of Healthcare at Nuance Communications, Inc. This pattern is similar to what we have seen in other regulated, risk-averse industries, such as the fintech industry.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

While we’ve long used them for shopping and to expedite customer service requests, with growing popularity and use cases, they’re now common in fields from finance to healthcare. While these tools can do some of the heavy lifting, we’re far from it replacing doctors or humans entirely. Sophistication Healthcare is a nuanced industry.

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