Fri.Jan 10, 2020

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The Heart of Health at CES 2020 – Evidence & Innovation Bridge Consumers and Doctors

Health Populi

The digital health presence at CES 2020 is the fastest-growing segment of consumer technologies at the Show this year, increasing by 25% over 2019. Heart-focused technologies are a big part of that growth story. In fact, in our search for devices and tools underpinned with clinical proof, evidence is growing for consumer-facing technology for heart-health, demonstrated by this year’s CES.

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Major reformations of the last decade that will shape US healthcare in 2020

Mobi Health News

Innovaccer CEO and cofounder Abhinav Shashank reviews the past year's healthcare events and technology trends, and highlights the potential of each to influence the future of care.

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The Heart of Health at CES 2020 – a Postscript from Pew

Health Populi

I wrote my heart-health update from #CES2020 this morning, curating a little portfolio of digital health tech announced this week in Las Vegas that could put our heart-health in our hands, mirrors, clothing, and bathroom mats. Imagine my delight to find consumer research published this week by the Pew Research Center on wearable tech adoption and perceptions.

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Exscientia lands multi-million euro deal with Bayer

Mobi Health News

Bayer and Exscientia will initially work on three early-stage projects using AI to speed up drug discovery.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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DOJ boasts $2.6B in healthcare fraud settlements, judgments in 2019

FierceHealthIT

The Department of Justice received more than $3 billion in recoveries, including $2.6 billion involving healthcare fraud and false claims, in fiscal 2019, officials announced.

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Executive Spotlight—John Halamka on his move to Mayo Clinic and what excites him about the future of health IT

FierceHealthIT

John Halamka, M.D. is the busiest person in healthcare. He's a recognized health IT executive, a physician engineer, public policy expert, speaker, and advocate for the industry. He also runs a farm and animal sanctuary. FierceHealthcare caught up with Halamka to talk about his new move to Mayo Clinic.

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Alabama Hospital Group Faces Class Action In Wake Of Ransomware Attack

Healthcare IT Today

A quartet of patients has filed a class-action suit against an Alabama based hospital group detailing the harm they allegedly suffered after a ransomware attack hit their local hospitals. According to a news story, patients seen at the three hospitals run by Ala.-based DCH Health System are claiming that the three hospitals disrupted their medical […].

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Sutter Health to offer patients, staffers individualized transportation options through Lyft 

FierceHealthIT

Sutter Health and Lyft are teaming up to allow the health system’s facilities to roll out individualized transportation services for both patients and staff members.

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Healthcare in 2 Cartoons – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

The new year has begun. Hopefully you’ve had a great start to 2020. I’m excited for what 2020 has to offer. However, today I came across two cartoons that seemed to illustrate some of the things I see happening in healthcare. These cartoons aren’t healthcare related, but if you work in healthcare, you’ve probably seen […].

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The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications

Effective collaboration among all care team members is critical to delivering better patient outcomes. A key element to achieving effective collaboration is through the implementation of a clinical communication and collaboration platform. In a fast-paced, high-stress and critical environment, people tend to do whatever gets the job done. Therefore will scramble and use the systems, people, or processes around them to get an outcome more quickly - which can often be at the expense of quality.

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DOJ says it's premature for Supreme Court to hear case challenging legality of ACA

FierceHealthIT

The Supreme Court does not need to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, according to the Department of Justice.

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MTBC Acquires CareCloud EHR Vendor

Healthcare IT Today

MTBC, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTBC) (NASDAQ: MTBCP), a leading provider of cloud-based healthcare IT and revenue cycle management solutions, today announced the closing of its acquisition of CareCloud Corporation, (“CareCloud”) which provides its proprietary, award-winning, enterprise cloud platform and business solutions to more than 7,000 healthcare providers nationwide.

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CMS touts performance of updated Medicare Plan Finder during open enrollment

FierceHealthIT

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is touting several successes for its updated Medicare Plan Finder following open enrollment for 2020.

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Six Recommendations for Non-Medical Caregiver Training for 2020

HealthStream

Non-medical caregiving organizations should think about using training strategically to enhance the skills and services that it offers with an eye to better preparing employees to do their jobs. Here are six specific recommendations of areas to provide focused learning.

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Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications

Ambiq®, a leading developer of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions that deliver a multifold increase in energy efficiency, introduces HeartKit, its latest addition to neuralSPOT. This optimized AI model enables running various real-time heart monitoring applications to help users and their healthcare providers quickly identify any irregular events to take necessary actions.

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2019 HIPAA Fines

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Year End Review: 2019 HIPAA Fines The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the enforcement body for HIPAA compliance, announced eleven settlements in 2019. Each of the eleven organizations received HIPAA fines, varying in amounts based on the severity of their … Read more. The post 2019 HIPAA Fines appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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California court rejects Dignity Health's lawsuit against L.A. Care over out-of-network bills

FierceHealthIT

A California appeals court has rejected a lawsuit filed by Dignity Health alleging that L.A. Care Health Plan owes millions in payments for out-of-network care.

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DEA appears to miss deadline for telehealth guidance

Morning eHealth

Will 'hot spotting' study obviate health risk scores?

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CMS.gov - Untitled Article

CMS.gov

As we start a new year, we know that for many seniors January 1st also signals a fresh start for their Medicare health insurance coverage. Coverage and costs may change, deductibles reset, and those who changed health or drug plans start learning about their new plan benefits.

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The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report

This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!

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Weekender 1/10/20

HIStalk Weekender

Weekly News Recap EHR/PM vendor CareCloud, which has raised.

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Five ACA Resources to Help with Compliance in 2020

ACA Times

1 minute read: As many of you start to focus on what 2020 has in store for your organization, we’re sure ACA compliance is on your list. As employers start to get ready to file information returns with the IRS for the 2019 tax year, and some have to deal with receiving Letter 226J penalty notices, here are some free resources to help: The ACA 101 Toolkit highlights the important dates for ACA reporting with the IRS for the 2020 tax year.

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CMS: Number of ACOs taking on financial risk doubles in 'Pathways to Success' program

FierceHealthIT

The number of accountable care organizations taking on financial risk doubled in a new program, according to data from the Trump administration.