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20 Dec 2024
Trump's stance on E-Verify checks shifting over time
Employers remain cautious about how immigration policies will change under Trump, given his waffling over E-Verify checks and the potential for a DACA repeal.
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20 Dec 2024
Post Office creates CTO role to support ‘extensive and complex’ plans
Post Office bolsters its IT leadership team as it grapples with massive tech transformation with the nation looking on
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20 Dec 2024
HTI-3 final rule updates information blocking exceptions
The Health Data, Technology and Interoperability: Protecting Care Access (HTI-3) final rule adds a new information blocking exception to protect access to reproductive healthcare.
Health IT News from the past 365 days
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19 Mar 2024
FDA ODAC favors 2 CAR T-cell therapies for multiple myeloma
The advisory committees voted in favor of Abecma and Carvykti for patients with multiple myeloma.
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19 Mar 2024
Better change management key to patient self-scheduling buy-in
Patients appear on board for patient self-scheduling technologies, but buy-in from providers is another story.
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18 Mar 2024
The Security Interviews: Alex Yampolskiy, SecurityScorecard
Alex Yampolskiy conceived the idea for risk management specialist SecurityScorecard after getting stung by a SaaS supplier that was being cavalier with its customer data. He tells his story to Computer Weekly
- 18 Mar 2024
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18 Mar 2024
CCS slammed over errors in G-Cloud 14 data protection documents
The government’s procurement arm is under fire again, after prospective suppliers to the G-Cloud 14 framework raised complaints about CCS’s quality control procedures
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18 Mar 2024
Liverpool to get AI hub for health and social care
Artificial intelligence platform set to use NHS Integrated Care System Data to make better and decisions for patients in Liverpool, with a focus on mental health services
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18 Mar 2024
VisiQuate, MedeAnalytics top revenue cycle analytics rankings
A recent KLAS report found that VisiQuate topped third-party revenue cycle analytics rankings, while usability pushed MedeAnalytics close to the top.
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18 Mar 2024
Generative AI may enhance healthcare-associated infection surveillance
Two AI-driven tools can accurately detect cases of central line-associated bloodstream infection and catheter-associated urinary tract infection.
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18 Mar 2024
63% of known exploited vulnerabilities found on healthcare networks
A study shows just how exposed medical devices and implementations are to cyberattacks from CISA-tracked known exploited vulnerabilities.
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18 Mar 2024
Humana and Baptist Health reach contract agreement for in-network coverage
Starting April 1, Humana beneficiaries can receive in-network coverage again at Baptist Health hospitals, physicians, clinics, and outpatient facilities.
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17 Mar 2024
UK’s AI ambitions pointless while cyber security is still neglected
The UK’s AI ambitions may be at considerable risk without stronger cyber defences across the private and public sectors
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15 Mar 2024
NHS to extend use of AI to cut waiting times and missed appointments
Following a pilot of AI software predicting likely missed appointments at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, 10 further trusts will deploy the system
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15 Mar 2024
EHR vendor MEDITECH integrates generative AI for clinical notes
Building on its collaboration with Nuance Communications, EHR vendor MEDITECH has announced the integration of a generative AI tool that drafts clinical notes.
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15 Mar 2024
Generative AI may bolster digital healthcare software development
New research suggests that generative artificial intelligence could speed the development of health software by improving coding quality and efficiency.
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15 Mar 2024
Bipartisan lawmakers present bill to solidify telehealth flexibilities
The legislation makes several pandemic-era regulatory flexibilities permanent, including reimbursing for audio-only telehealth through the Medicare program.
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15 Mar 2024
Eli Lilly partners with Amazon Pharmacy to deliver GLP-1 drugs
The partnership is helping support the company’s LillyDirect platform, which will now deliver drugs through Amazon or Truepill.
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15 Mar 2024
Have US maternal mortality rates actually doubled?
An analysis in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology suggests the answer is no, attributing rising rates to increased surveillance.
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15 Mar 2024
Are rising US maternal mortality rates inflated?
Researchers contend that the high maternal mortality rate in the US is overstated due to unclear documenting practices.
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14 Mar 2024
Questions raised over NHS deletion of thousands of emails during whistleblower tribunal
NHS doctor Chris Day has won the right to challenge a tribunal ruling that found no procedural unfairness when an NHS trust deleted thousands of emails. The case that raises wider questions about the use of electronic evidence
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14 Mar 2024
NIH launches long COVID clinical trial for nervous system dysfunction
The NIH’s RECOVER-AUTONOMIC clinical trials explore treatments for autonomic nervous system dysfunction caused by long COVID.
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14 Mar 2024
Wellcare partners with tech company to improve value-based primary care
The partnership will allow Wellcare to share increased financial risk and advance value-based primary care.
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14 Mar 2024
Hospital payment cap slashes prices in Ore.
A new study finds a hospital payment cap in the Oregon state employee health insurance plan reduced prices and price variation.
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14 Mar 2024
Predictive tool use has little effect on knee surgery decision-making
The use of a predictive tool designed to forecast outcomes of total knee arthroplasty did not significantly alter patients’ willingness for surgery.
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14 Mar 2024
Racial minority IBD patients find mental health apps ‘acceptable’
Minority IBD patients experience high rates of anxiety and depression, but a new study shows the acceptability of using mHealth apps to manage their mental health.
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14 Mar 2024
Healthcare data breaches are piling up 3 months into the year
Individuals impacted by these healthcare data breaches at hospitals and other entities are encouraged to monitor account statements and credit reports for suspicious activity.
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14 Mar 2024
FDA requests $7.2 billion from Biden’s 2025 fiscal year budget
The request will fund enhanced food safety and nutrition, address shortages and supply chain challenges, and modernization efforts.
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13 Mar 2024
Microsoft AI-powered cyber service to go live in April
After a year being previewed by beta customers, Microsoft’s much vaunted Copilot for Security service is about to go on general release, promising time savings and improved accuracy for hard-pressed security pros
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13 Mar 2024
Acne treatments contain harmful levels of benzoyl peroxide
An independent lab analysis found that multiple products, including acne treatments, contain high levels of benzoyl peroxide, up to 800 times greater than the regulatory limit.
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13 Mar 2024
Healthcare stakeholders call for hospital-at-home waiver permanency
A group of healthcare stakeholders, including providers, vendors, and associations, are urging Congress to extend the CMS hospital-at-home waiver beyond 2024.
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13 Mar 2024
Deep learning tool predicts brain metastasis in lung cancer patients
A new deep learning approach utilizes histopathology images to forecast whether a patient’s lung cancer will eventually spread to the brain.
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13 Mar 2024
Continuous Medicaid eligibility during PHE improved postpartum coverage
After the continuous Medicaid eligibility requirement was implemented, postpartum Medicaid enrollment rose from 63.1 percent to 72.8 percent.
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13 Mar 2024
Little progress made with hospital price transparency compliance
Only about a third of hospitals are fully compliant with federal price transparency requirements three years later, a new report shows.
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13 Mar 2024
Childhood cancer survivors don’t adhere to surveillance guidelines
Less than 55% of childhood cancer survivors adhere to surveillance guidelines for colorectal cancer, breast cancer, and cardiomyopathy.
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13 Mar 2024
Using gen AI to translate medical jargon in discharge notes
Discharge notes riddled with too much complex medical jargon can confuse patients, but generative AI can support health literacy.
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12 Mar 2024
March Patch Tuesday throws up two critical Hyper-V flaws
Two critical vulnerabilities in Windows Hyper-V stand out on an otherwise unremarkable Patch Tuesday
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12 Mar 2024
Labour will use AI to grow the economy by 0.5%, says shadow tech secretary Peter Kyle
The Labour Party plans to promote the use of artificial intelligence in small businesses and across government to grow the economy, but transparency and building trust with the public will be key
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12 Mar 2024
Mayo Clinic develops novel AI class to advance cancer research, care
Hypothesis-driven artificial intelligence could enhance cancer studies and guide personalized treatment by focusing on specific research questions.
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12 Mar 2024
Care orgs tap Microsoft generative AI for clinical documentation
Standford Medicine, WellSpan Health, and Providence are early adopters of DAX Copilot, a generative AI tool for clinical documentation from Microsoft.
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12 Mar 2024
Healthgrades: communication, patient experience sway recommendations
Doctor and nurse communication are among the top patient experience issues that predict whether a patient will recommend a hospital to others.
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12 Mar 2024
Lower reimbursement rates, denials behind razor-thin margins
A survey of health system CFOs identifies major pain points, including lower reimbursement rates, more denials, and high labor costs.
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12 Mar 2024
What are the top patient safety concerns for this year?
ECRI listed workforce challenges and patient access to maternal and perinatal care as the leading patient safety concerns for this year.
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12 Mar 2024
Machine learning enables prediction of pediatric urinary condition
New tool uses machine learning to forecast risk of dilating vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), a common cause of hydronephrosis in infants.
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12 Mar 2024
Healthcare hit hardest by ransomware last year, FBI IC3 report shows
LockBit and ALPHV/BlackCat were the top ransomware variants to impact critical infrastructure sectors last year, according to the FBI’s 2023 Internet Crime Report.
- 12 Mar 2024
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12 Mar 2024
2024 Medicare Advantage premiums remain low and stable
For beneficiaries selecting plans through eHealth, the average Medicare Advantage premium is $9 per month—the same as in 2023.
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12 Mar 2024
FDA expands Wegovy indications, adding cardiovascular disease
Last week, the FDA expanded Wegovy’s approval, allowing doctors to prescribe it to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack, and stroke.
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11 Mar 2024
Government not facing up to CNI cyber risks, committee warns
The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy has accused the government of burying its head in the sand over the cyber threat to UK critical infrastructure
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11 Mar 2024
Surescripts reports increase in patient data sharing across HIE network
In 2023, Surescripts saw increased utilization of several patient data sharing tools, including its Real-Time Prescription Benefit services.
- 11 Mar 2024
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11 Mar 2024
HEALTHeLINK HIE Launches Dashboard for Community Health
Community health organizations and providers in Western New York can search the HIE dashboard at a county and zip code level to inform public health initiatives.
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11 Mar 2024
$460B spending bill averts shutdown, some physician pay cuts
In addition to preventing a government shutdown, the bipartisan spending bill will also reduce the Medicare physician pay cut and delay Medicaid DSH reductions.
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11 Mar 2024
Mount Sinai to develop sleep apnea outcome risk prediction models
A $3 million NIH grant will help researchers develop and study machine learning models to predict risk for cardiovascular disease in sleep apnea patients.
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11 Mar 2024
Medicare Advantage enrollment increased by 1.7 million beneficiaries
For-profit health plans accounted for 73.5 percent of all Medicare Advantage enrollment in 2024.
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11 Mar 2024
Trauma center hospitals charged above-market prices for non-trauma care
Prices for non-trauma inpatient admissions were 4.4 percent higher at trauma center hospitals than at hospitals without a trauma designation.
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11 Mar 2024
Short sleep duration linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes
A JAMA Network Open study reported that chronic short sleep duration correlated with an increased probability of a type 2 diabetes diagnosis.
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11 Mar 2024
Behavioral healthcare access in community health centers up 40%
Despite increased mental and behavioral healthcare access in community health centers, further funding is needed to meet growing demand.
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08 Mar 2024
Deep learning tool targets ‘black box’ AI problem in medical imaging
Novel deep learning approach designed to flag disease biomarkers in medical images can generate a ‘map’ to explain its diagnostic reasoning.
- 08 Mar 2024
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08 Mar 2024
Medical Debt Associated With Worse Population Health, Higher Mortality
Every $100 increase in median medical debt was associated with poorer population health, including 8.0 more physically unhealthy days and 6.8 more mentally unhealthy days per 1,000 people.
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08 Mar 2024
Former medical device CEO convicted for medical device fraud
After an 11-day trial, a jury in the Southern District of New York convicted Laura Perryman of healthcare fraud.
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08 Mar 2024
WHO reports increasing rates of HIV drug resistance to dolutegravir
A WHO press release highlighted trends from its 2024 HIV Drug Resistance Report, revealing increased resistance rates to dolutegravir.
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08 Mar 2024
Out-of-pocket costs for patient portal messages reach $25
Although 82 percent of payers fully cover claims for patient portal messages, some patients are left with up to a $25 bill for the exchange.
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07 Mar 2024
FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Sale of Dexcom CGM
For the first time in the United States, patients can get continuous glucose monitors without a prescription.
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07 Mar 2024
PE Practice Ownership Raises Concerns About Competition
A new study finds that private equity firms collectively held over 30% market share in over 100 MSAs and more than 50% in 60 MSAs.
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07 Mar 2024
Artificial Intelligence Method Enables Data Mining from Pathology Reports
The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)-Reports, a set of 10,000 machine-readable pathology reports, may bolster large language model applications in oncology research.
- 07 Mar 2024
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07 Mar 2024
Few Physicians Participate in Both Medicaid and Marketplace Plans
The share of Medicaid-participating primary care physicians participating in marketplace plans ranged from 8.5 percent in South Carolina to 59.6 percent in Iowa.
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07 Mar 2024
Semaglutide Minimizes MASLD Severity in Patients with HIV
An NIH-funded study found a correlation between semaglutide use and reduced metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease severity in HIV-positive patients.
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06 Mar 2024
Chancellor targets £36bn productivity boost with £4.2bn digital transformation plan
In his 2024 spring budget, Jeremy Hunt announced funding to use tech to improve productivity across the public sector, with most of the cash focused on digital initiatives in the NHS
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06 Mar 2024
Epic, Oracle Adopt USCDI+ Cancer Standard for Interoperability
Six EHR vendors, including Epic and Oracle, have voluntarily committed to adopt the USCDI+ Cancer standard to drive health data interoperability.
- 06 Mar 2024
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06 Mar 2024
Utilization Restrictions on Medicare Part D Drugs Increased, Study Finds
Utilization restrictions were more common among brand-name-only drugs and in standalone prescription drug plans.
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06 Mar 2024
Lurie Children’s Restores Key Systems Following Cyberattack
After a month of outages, Lurie Children’s Hospital has reactivated its EHR platform and other key systems.
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06 Mar 2024
January Hospital Margins Dip, But Overall Finances Remain Stable
Hospital margins fell 11 percent from December, but net and gross operating revenues both increased.
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06 Mar 2024
Expanded Virtual OUD Medication Access Likely to be Cost-Effective
Pandemic-era flexibilities that allow the initiation of OUD treatment via telehealth and take-home doses of medications are likely cost-effective, research shows.
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06 Mar 2024
CDC’s Updated COVID Isolation Guidelines: Realistic or Relaxed?
The CDC’s announcement of its updated COVID-19 isolation guidelines has been met with conflicting responses; some deem the updates realistic, while others say it is too relaxed.
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05 Mar 2024
ALPHV/BlackCat gang vanishes amid ransomware ‘turmoil’
Mystery surrounds the apparent disappearance of the ALPHV/BlackCat cyber crime gang amid reports that a prominent US victim paid a $22m ransom
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05 Mar 2024
HHS Releases Statement on Change Healthcare Cyberattack
CMS will issue guidance encouraging payers to relax prior authorization and utilization management requirements as Change Healthcare system outages persist, HHS said.
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05 Mar 2024
Indiana AG Sues Healthcare Organization Over Data Breach
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a lawsuit against Apria Healthcare regarding a data breach that impacted nearly two million individuals.
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05 Mar 2024
Over-the-Counter Birth Control Will Be $20 Per Monthly Supply
Perrigo announced that Opill, a hormonal birth control pill recently approved for OTC sale, will be priced at approximately $20 per month.
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05 Mar 2024
Machine Learning Predicts Cancer Risk in Liver Disease Patients
Machine learning can forecast which metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease patients are likely to be diagnosed with liver cancer in the future.
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05 Mar 2024
Banning ransomware payments back on the agenda
The idea of banning ransomware payments to cyber criminals is back on the agenda, with former NCSC chief Ciaran Martin arguing that tougher measures need to be taken
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05 Mar 2024
Did COVID-19 Help Close Disparities in Patient Portal Use?
Sex- and age-based disparities in patient portal use were reduced during the pandemic, but racial disparities remain.
- 04 Mar 2024
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04 Mar 2024
Jeremy Hunt to deliver tech-laden Spring Budget
The chancellor’s 2024 Budget will cover a £800m funding package to boost public sector productivity through technology, with cash for police tech, the justice system transformation programme and the NHS
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04 Mar 2024
AI Smartphone Tool Accurately Diagnoses Pediatric Ear Infections
An artificial intelligence-driven smartphone app may help diagnose childhood ear infections and guide appropriate antibiotic treatment.
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04 Mar 2024
Optum Offers Temporary Funding Assistance For Change Healthcare Customers
The AHA suggested that the program “will not come close” to meeting the needs of its members as the Change Healthcare cyberattack fallout continues.
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04 Mar 2024
G-Cloud 14 insurance requirements ‘under review’ by CCS after SME supplier backlash
CCS has confirmed to Computer Weekly the insurance requirements for Lots 1 to 3 of the G-Cloud 14 framework are under review, as SME-focused minister pledges to investigate matter
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04 Mar 2024
Non-Profit Health Systems Need Positive Margins
A new report from Deloitte underscores the need for non-profit health systems to generate positive margins for community benefits and more.
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04 Mar 2024
NIST Releases CSF 2.0, Caters to Audience Beyond Critical Infrastructure
The NIST CSF 2.0 is the document’s first major update in the decade since it was first released.
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04 Mar 2024
Epic Risk Model Moderately Successful at Predicting Acute Kidney Injury
Epic’s Risk of hospital-acquired acute kidney injury model was found to have high predictive value in some cases, but also high false-positive rates.
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04 Mar 2024
Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries Receive Less Home Healthcare Services
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries had shorter home healthcare lengths of stay and fewer visits from nurses, therapy clinicians, and home health aides than traditional Medicare beneficiaries.
- 04 Mar 2024
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04 Mar 2024
OpenNotes Sets Sights on AI in Healthcare with New OpenNotes Lab
OpenNotes Lab will convene patients, providers, and health IT developers to assess how AI will change clinical documentation and patient communication.
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01 Mar 2024
Text Message-Based mHealth Intervention More Effective Later in Day
New research reveals that while a text-based CBT intervention was effective in addressing mental health symptoms, the time messages were sent impacted mood ratings.
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01 Mar 2024
Health Insurance Costs Are Growing Too Expensive for Small Businesses
Even small businesses that currently can afford health insurance face a steep cost cliff if premiums increase.
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01 Mar 2024
AHA Issues Statement on the Use of AI in Cardiovascular Care
The American Heart Association’s recent statement on artificial intelligence explores best practices for utilizing the tools in clinical care.
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01 Mar 2024
Consumer Advocacy Orgs Share How to Move Away From Fee-For-Service Payment
Policymakers must improve payment incentives, invest in primary care, and establish national data-sharing standards to move away from fee-for-service payment and delivery models.
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01 Mar 2024
Daily Cannabis Smoking Linked to 25% Greater Heart Attack Risk
Data from an observational study revealed that consuming cannabis by smoking regularly increased the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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01 Mar 2024
CDC Recommends Additional COVID-19 Vaccine for Elderly Populations
The CDC’s ACIP recommends that individuals 65 and older get another 2023–2024 formula COVID-19 vaccine dose.