Fri.Jul 13, 2018

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In-Depth: A peek inside the United States Digital Service at HHS

Mobi Health News

The US government has never been known for its easy-to-use web platforms. At one point getting Medicare or Medicaid information could turn into hours of navigating an antiquated platform. But some of these websites are getting a facelift and becoming faster, simpler, and easier to use. In part, that’s thanks to the brain power of the US Digital Service (USDS), a team of technologists that come to Washington to tackle some of the most difficult tech issues in government.

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Telemedicine, opioid response tech get a boost in CMS payment proposal

Morning eHealth

VA names Morris officially to head EHR modernization — Banks to lead House Vets’ new Cerner subcommittee

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Illinois employee benefit company files suit against Teladoc for overcharges, tortious interference

Mobi Health News

Key Benefit Administrators (KBA), an Illinois-based administrator of self-funded employee welfare benefit plans for enterprises, has brought a lawsuit against Teladoc alleging a breach in obligations, pecuniary loss, defamation, and tortious interference all stemming from $450,000 in overcharges. In a statement to MobiHealthNews, Teladoc said that it was “optimistic” that this dispute could be resolved, and suggested that the suit could potentially be settled out of court.

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Robotics in Dentistry: Yomi

Electronic Health Reporter

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The world is a big place. However, since the introduction of the internet, the world just seems to get progressively smaller because of our ability to communicate with people who are leagues away. We are able to share information to a vast audience without any delay. And with the budding concept of “the internet of […].

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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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OIG: HHS needs to recoup $341K for former HHS Secretary Tom Price's improper travel spending

FierceHealthIT

The Department of Health and Human Services did not comply with federal regulations when it came to former HHS Secretary Tom Price's government-related travel, according to an audit released on Friday. Here are the details.

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VA taps senior ONC official to lead EHR overhaul

FierceHealthIT

ONC Principal Deputy National Coordinator Genevieve Morris has been tapped to lead a new office created to oversee the VA's Cerner implementation. The massive 10-year project will be overseen by a new House subcommittee.

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Why Tech-based Pharmacovigilance firms are looking to Japan for new opportunities

Lloyd Price

Andrew Rut, chief executive of MyMeds&Me, writes an Expert View piece on Japanese openings for tech-based pharmacovigilance firms in the wake of regulatory changes. Japan, one of the most advanced, high-tech countries in the world, is the third-biggest pharmaceuticals market, behind only the USA and China, and it is larger than France and Germany’s pharma sectors combined.

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Split markets remain problematic for state exchanges as 2019 plan year approaches

FierceHealthIT

Experts at an event hosted by the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy described a series of divides plaguing state exchanges: urban versus rural, subsidized versus unsubsidized and competitive versus monopolized.

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What’s the best example of Digital Quackery you’ve seen?

mHealth Insight

Digital quackery is a thing. It’s the big thing right now. The hype on health apps. Here’s an overview of systematic reviews of trials on their impact. You’ll be astonished to hear there are very few trials, and gazillions of apps making health claims. [link]. — ben goldacre (@bengoldacre) July 12, 2018. Everyone’s getting worried these days about a new breed of quacks: app developers making health claims.

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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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Weekender 7/13/18

HIStalk Weekender

Weekly News Recap. Facebook fixes security holes that allowed third parties to harvest the names and email addresses of people who signed up for its private groups, triggered by a breast cancer group’s concern. A new KLAS report covering non-US EHR activity finds that Epic doubled its relatively small market share in 2017, InterSystems continued its rapid growth, and Cerner experienced moderate activity.

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Healthcare Roundup—Massachusetts AG expresses concern about Beth Israel and Lahey Health merger

FierceHealthIT

In a letter to a Massachusetts' watchdog agency, Attorney General Maura Healey raised concerns the consolidation would lead to higher costs and reduced access. More on that and other health headlines from around the web.

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