article thumbnail

Private healthcare the ‘ new normal’ in the UK?

Healthcare ECONOMIST

Recent figures from Healthcode …showed record numbers of procedures were performed on people with private medical insurance (PMI) in private clinics and hospitals during 2023 – more than £4bn in activity…Recent figures from Healthcode , which tracks the use of private healthcare, showed record numbers of procedures were performed on people (..)

article thumbnail

3 Tips for Securing Private Healthcare Data

HIT Consultant

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.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Satisfaction with healthcare coverage spread unevenly across payer types: KFF survey

Fierce Healthcare

Most people with either public or private healthcare insurance like their coverage—but they like it a lot less when they’re sick, according to a new

article thumbnail

Private Equity Healthcare Transactions Under Scrutiny

HKLaw

California AB 3129 signals continuing trend toward oversight for private healthcare deals and would make deals subject to attorney general approval.

article thumbnail

ONC launches SDOH interoperability pilot

Healthcare It News

" Since HL7 pledged to share the standards free of charge under licensing terms, many partnerships and collaborations with both public and private healthcare entities have bloomed. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication. Email: afox@himss.org.

article thumbnail

AHA says OCR's online tracking tool rules need to go

Healthcare It News

" While saying it believes that no changes to HIPAA are needed at this time, AHA asked Congress to urge OCR to withdraw its December rule barring healthcare organizations from using online tracking tools to collect information about how users interact with regulated entities’ websites.

article thumbnail

Why Family Caregivers Need Help from the Healthcare Establishment

HIT Consultant

For this woman, the issue is not simply a matter of not having received what, in her view, was adequate training, but also the anxiety she feels about potentially causing harm to her husband each time she carries out a skilled level of care that she believes would be better left to a qualified healthcare professional. Bad News, Good News.