Fri.Aug 31, 2018

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Will Industry Outsiders Save Healthcare Dollars Through Data?

Electronic Health Reporter

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Luke Bonney, co-founder and CEO, Redox. With every sector of the economy feeling the effects of ever-increasing healthcare costs and no relief in sight, it’s no wonder household names outside of traditional healthcare are stepping in and attempting to improve what could only be characterized as a problematic system.

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Electronic Health Records Seen as Safety Trap for Doctors

Lloyd Price

Your doctor’s electronic health record could be making you sick. That’s one of the findings from a recent report by a leading medical association, which said EHRs have design flaws that could lead to medical mistakes and patient harm. The current design of most EHR products is confusing and can cause physicians to make medical errors such as prescribing the wrong drug or lab test for a patient, the August 28th report from the American Medical Association, Pew Charitable Trusts, and MedStar Healt

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A Virginia VA hospital’s simple solution to prevent pneumonia? Toothbrushes

FierceHealthIT

A Virginia VA hospital has dramatically reduced its cases of pneumonia just by encouraging patients to brush their teeth. They're looking to expand to an additional 40 facilities next year.

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South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – August 2018

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

The following attachment is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee). Please Note: CCHP has a pending legislation/regulation web page located at the following link: [link]. Click to View! . The post South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – August 2018 appeared first on LearnTelehealth.

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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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Adventist Health System's patient-centered rebrand includes culture change focused on safety, love

FierceHealthIT

As Adventist Health System embarked on a rebrand that aimed to highlight its mission, the system also launched a new training program to spark an internal change, too.

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House leaders ask PBMs to explain their impact on downstream drug costs

FierceHealthIT

Congressional leaders in the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent letters to seven PBMs with detailed questions around list price negotiation and how their role in the supply chain impacts spending in federal health programs.

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Healthcare Roundup—Medical advances are reshaping the Supreme Court

FierceHealthIT

Modern medicine is giving the Supreme Court a new face, the American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its guidelines for rear-facing care seats and more healthcare headlines.

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Lawmakers ask MedPAC to investigate how hospital consolidation impacts Medicare, and vice versa

FierceHealthIT

Hospital consolidation has increased at a rapid clip for the last decade. Now, lawmakers want MedPAC to provide some context around the impact on Medicare spending.

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8 people are in the running to take McCain's Senate seat. How do they feel about the ACA?

FierceHealthIT

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has generally supported efforts to repeal the ACA. The individual he appoints could support repeal as well—but not necessarily.

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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.