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How automation helps nurses return to the bedside

KevinMD

I have been in health care and worked as a bedside nurse for more than 30 years now. Early in my career a surgeon said to me, “I could have made changes if I had that information sooner. I’ve had 200 people on my operating room table during this time.” The surgeon was referring to Read more… How automation helps nurses return to the bedside originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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AMA panel changes reporting requirement for remote monitoring, removing barriers for the industry

FierceHealthIT

The American Medical Association’s (AMA's) CPT Editorial Panel has removed the requirement for a patient to transmit 16 days’ worth of data for providers to bill remote physiologic monito | The American Medical Association's coding panel decided at its September meeting to eliminate the requirement for a provider to collect 16 days' worth of data from a connected device to bill the supply code.

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AI medical scribes: Boosting efficiency or risking over-reliance?

KevinMD

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming health care at extremely rapid rates. In this ever-evolving world of health care technology, clinicians should be searching for ways to optimize their workflow, improve patient care, and maintain a healthy work-life balance. One of the most talked-about innovations lately is the AI medical scribe. But many nurse practitioners, physicians, Read more… AI medical scribes: Boosting efficiency or risking over-reliance?

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Trucker's Body Shop launches telehealth platform for truckers

Mobi Health News

The platform is tailored to give drivers access to healthcare services, including weight loss management and smoking cessation treatments.

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How to Turn “Check-the-Box” Compliance Trainings Into Real Learning

Speaker: Brian Richardson, Brian Richardson, Founder and CEO of Richardson Consulting Group

Let’s face it—most ethics and compliance training programs aren’t winning awards for engagement. But that doesn’t mean they can’t be effective, captivating, and maybe even enjoyable! Join learning design expert Brian Richardson for a dynamic session on how to breathe new life into your ethics and compliance training. We'll explore innovative strategies to bring traditionally dry topics to life, making them resonate with learners and drive tangible change.

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Oshi Health Raises $60M Series C to Strengthen Its Position as the Category Leader for Virtual Digestive Care

Healthcare IT Today

New Investor Oak HC/FT Leads Round to Address Soaring Demand from Consumers and Healthcare Buyers for the Nation’s First Digestive Health Virtual Center of Excellence Investment in Oshi Comes as Digestive Health Rises to Top Four Cost Driver for Employers, Affects More than 25% of all Americans, and is the #1 Reason for Avoidable ER Visits Oshi Health , a virtual gastrointestinal (GI) center of excellence, today announced that it has raised $60 million in Series C funding led by Oak HC/FT with p

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A look at Aetna's new, more transparent health plan, SimplePay Health

FierceHealthIT

Navigating the healthcare system and understanding benefits are a major pain point for patients, especially as costs continue to rise. | Navigating the healthcare system and understanding benefits are a major pain point for patients, especially as costs continue to rise. With that backdrop, Aetna has rolled out SimplePay Health, a new alternative insurance plan that seeks to add simplicity and transparency to the member experience.

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How Healthcare Organizations can Minimize the Impact of Ransomware in the Cloud

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Scott Ragsdale, Head of U.S. Healthcare Region at Nutanix Ransomware is a critical threat in today’s business landscape, and the effects of these attacks are especially detrimental for healthcare organizations. Despite advances in security, ransomware attacks have increased by an alarming 95 percent year-over-year.

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AMD Global Telemedicine and Carefluence® Announce Strategic Partnership to Enhance Telehealth Interoperability

AMD Telemedicine

Streamlining Data for Better Care Chelmsford, MA – October 29, 2024 –AMD Global Telemedicine, a pioneer and industry leader in telehealth technology solutions for over 30 years, today announced a strategic partnership with Carefluence , an innovator in interoperability solutions. This collaboration aims to further enhance AMD’s robust telehealth solutions, delivering even greater value to our clients.

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Considerations and Safeguards Addressing Potential Vulnerabilities in Connected Medical Devices and the Internet of Things (IoT)

Healthcare IT Today

Digital transformation in healthcare is an incredible tool that is actively working to make the lives of patients and staff better every day; especially as more organizations begin to embrace it and expand its use throughout their healthcare systems. However, as with every new idea and technology, we must immediately think of the potential security vulnerabilities and how to cover them.

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Empowering Overall Healthcare Operations: Why Some Outsourcing Is Smart Business

Many administrators at large and small medical practices and labs can be fearful of bringing in a third party to help with their revenue cycle. For some, this is a fear of giving up control; for others, it is about avoiding staff losses. But a strategic approach with a partner that knows one-size-fits-all is not the solution for every customer, and instead, offers a tailored service that helps an organization close weaknesses in their billing operations by using a proven, highly professional, op

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Patient engagement gets a boost with AI-enabled call center

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Dugan Winkie, head of Commercial Strategy at Cedar, describes how virtual AI agent Anna offers consumers a safe space to ask questions and make payments.

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Leveraging Call Verification for Identity Management in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

One of the scariest things in healthcare right now is having your organization breached. While systems are sometimes breached through more traditional approaches to hacking, the most common breaches today generally occur when hackers steal someone’s credentials. In fact, many hackers are using social engineering attacks on IT help desks to breach healthcare systems.

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Walgreens lays off 250 support center employees as part of cost-saving strategy

FierceHealthIT

Walgreens is conducting another round of layoffs as the drugstore giant looks to significantly cut costs and improve its financial performance. It's the third round of cuts in 2024. | Walgreens is conducting another round of layoffs as the drugstore giant looks to significantly cut costs and turnaround its financial performance.

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Cheshire and Merseyside ICS selects cyber security platform

DigitalHealth

Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System has selected a healthcare cyber security platform from Cynerio to strengthen its defences.

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Can Your Organization Spot a Conflict Before It’s a Crisis?

Speaker: Amie Phillips Pablo, VP, Corporate Compliance & Privacy Officer at Novo Nordisk

In today’s complex healthcare environment, navigating third-party relationships has become even more challenging—whether it’s vendor relationships, employee activities, or patient-facing interactions. Left unmanaged, these conflicts can compromise trust, regulatory compliance, and even organizational reputation. So, how can healthcare teams stay ahead?

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MSSP ACOs saves Medicare $2.1 billion in 2023, the largest savings in program history

FierceHealthIT

Accountable care organizations saved Medicare $2.1 billion, the largest yearly savings in program history, in 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revealed on Tuesday. | Accountable care organizations (ACOs) saved Medicare $2.1 billion, the largest yearly savings in program history, in 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revealed Oct. 29.

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System C acquires CIS Oncology to expand medicine management

DigitalHealth

System C has announced the strategic acquisition of CIS Oncology, marking an expansion of System C's offerings in medicines management.

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Oracle Health will offer next-gen EHR in 2025 embedded with AI and analytics tools

FierceHealthIT

Oracle Health plans to release a new electronic health record platform in 2025, the company announced Tuesday. | Oracle Health executive Seema Verma stressed that the next-gen EHR platform is not a "refurbished Cerner EHR." "You can’t bolt new innovation onto something built in the 1990s," she said.

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Government announces £1.5bn to cut NHS elective waiting lists

DigitalHealth

The government has announced £1.5bn in capital funding for surgical hubs and scanners to deliver an extra 2 million NHS appointments a year.

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The Essential Guide to Secure Messaging in Healthcare

Discover everything healthcare providers need to know about secure messaging. Covering essential topics like HIPAA compliance, communication efficiency, and patient privacy protection, this resource is indispensable for professionals, caregivers, and administrative staff alike.📱 💬 Whether managing sensitive patient data, coordinating care teams, or streamlining workflows, discover actionable insights to implement secure messaging solutions effectively.

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Athenahealth debuts ambient scribe choose-your-player product with Suki, iScribe

FierceHealthIT

Athenahealth will release a product that allows clinicians in the same practice to choose which AI ambient scribe they want to use and easily use it in their workflow. | Athenahealth partnered with Suki AI and iScribe to let clinicians choose their preferred scribe without locking them into a long-term contract.

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How Chronic Care Management Improves Patient Outcomes and Quality of Life

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Managing chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease, or COPD can be overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. With Chronic Care Management (CCM), you can take control of your health with personalized support tailored to your specific needs. Imagine having a dedicated healthcare team consistently supporting you, guiding your care journey with precision and ensuring you receive the attention and personalized care needed—minimizing the concern of frequent hospital readmissions.

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Carrot Fertility to launch faith-inclusive fertility offering to accommodate unique preferences

FierceHealthIT

Carrot Fertility, a global fertility benefits platform, is launching a new fertility care offering focused on faith inclusivity. | The program offers personalized navigation to vetted faith-inclusive providers, telehealth access to faith-informed fertility experts and educational resources such as how to talk with providers about faith.

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HIStalk Interviews Ashley Womack, CEO, Aptarro

HIStalk Interviews

Ashley Womack is CEO of Aptarro, the newly renamed Alpha.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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Tenet Healthcare boosts outlook with strong revenue growth, profitability in Q3

FierceHealthIT

Hospital and ambulatory surgery center operator Tenet Healthcare continues to reap the benefits of its ongoing strategy to reshape its portfolio. | Hospital and ambulatory surgery center operator Tenet Healthcare continues to score wins as it moves forward on its strategy to reshape its portfolio.

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Data & Analytics Governance Capability Maturity Model

Optimum Healthcare IT

Explore Optimum Healthcare IT’s Data Governance Maturity Model to advance data stewardship, quality, and analytics governance in healthcare. The post Data & Analytics Governance Capability Maturity Model appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Closing the menopause care gap

FierceHealthIT

More than one million women reach menopause each year in the U.S. | This week on "Podnosis," we explore why the status quo in menopause care isn’t working—and what it will take to improve the system.

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Predictive Analytics in Healthcare Outcomes: Critical Use Cases

BHM Healthcare Solutions

The healthcare landscape is rapidly evolving and predictive analytics is playing a pivotal role in transforming patient outcomes, operational efficiency, and cost management. The post Predictive Analytics in Healthcare Outcomes: Critical Use Cases appeared first on BHM Healthcare Solutions.

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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Mark Cuban on prescription drug costs and PBM reform

Mobi Health News

Cuban told MobiHealthNews that he advocates for Harris because she announced she would take on non-pass-through PBMs and introduce drug transparency.

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Predictive Analytics in Healthcare Outcomes: Critical Use Cases

BHM Healthcare Solutions

The healthcare landscape is rapidly evolving and predictive analytics is playing a pivotal role in transforming patient outcomes, operational efficiency, and cost management. The post Predictive Analytics in Healthcare Outcomes: Critical Use Cases appeared first on BHM Healthcare Solutions.

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Voters Strongly Reject Efforts to Use Personal Data to Prosecute State-Level Abortion Restrictions and Support Protecting Tele-Health Access in New CHI Poll

Connected Health Initiative

In a new poll conducted by the Connected Health Initiative, likely voters strongly support expanded telehealth, HSA Use, and other CHI Priorities. L ess than two weeks out from Election Day, a new poll released today from the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) and fielded by Embold Research, likely voters from both sides of the aisle strongly oppose (82%) allowing states with abortion bans to use private data to prosecute residents who get abortions in other states.