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21 Jan 2025
How smartphones are transforming global health
Shyam Gollakota, winner of the 2024 Infosys Prize in Engineering and Computer Science, is bringing medical care to underserved communities through with smartphone-based diagnostic tools
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21 Jan 2025
Intel Foundry gains new defense clients for 18A process
Intel Foundry secured defense contracts with Trusted Semiconductor Solutions and Reliable MicroSystems, highlighting confidence in its 18A manufacturing process.
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21 Jan 2025
Threat actors abusing Microsoft Teams in ransomware attacks
Sophos researchers observed two separate threat campaigns in which attackers used Microsoft Teams to pose as IT support personnel and gain access to victims' systems.
Health IT News from the past 365 days
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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
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
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
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
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.
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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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29 Feb 2024
The Sequoia Project, HL7 Partner to Advance FHIR Adoption Nationwide
The partnership aims to drive alignment between HL7 FHIR Accelerator projects and The Sequoia Project initiatives to accelerate health data interoperability.
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29 Feb 2024
New Resident Training Schedule Reduces Burnout, Improves Wellness
A 4+4 block schedule among internal medicine residents was linked to lower burnout rates and improved self-reported outcomes than a 4+1 schedule.
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29 Feb 2024
MGMA Urges HHS to Financially Assist Medical Groups Amid Change Cyberattack
The advocacy group requested guidance, financial resources, and enforcement discretion to help medical groups stay afloat as the Change Healthcare cyberattack outages persist.
- 29 Feb 2024
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29 Feb 2024
Machine Learning Models Predict Mortality Among Dementia Patients
New machine learning tools accurately predicted patient mortality at one, five, three, and 10 years across eight dementia subtypes.
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29 Feb 2024
MA Payment Reductions May Impact Value of Healthcare for Beneficiaries
The value of healthcare for beneficiaries, including supplemental benefits and premiums, could be negatively impacted if CMS finalizes the Advance Notice policies.
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28 Feb 2024
New version of ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware hits victims
An updated version of the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware has been spotted in the wild amid a series of attacks on American healthcare providers, prompting a new alert from the authorities
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28 Feb 2024
75% of third-party breaches target software, IT supply chains
Data drawn from SecurityScorecard’s telemetry reveals how supply chain breaches are becoming a weapon of choice for threat actors
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28 Feb 2024
Users love their cyber teams, but find them frustrating
Despite strong support for security teams, a good number of ordinary workers see them as obstructive to business goals, and would like to see them operate more transparently
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28 Feb 2024
Regenstrief Updates LOINC with 800 Concepts for Health Data Exchange
LOINC release 2.77 reflects Regenstrief Institute’s work with partners like HL7 International and CMS to advance health data exchange across the care continuum.
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28 Feb 2024
A Third of Americans Say Racism Is a Major Problem in Healthcare
People with previous experiences of discrimination were more likely to agree that racism is a big problem for healthcare.
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28 Feb 2024
CCS accused of pricing G-Cloud SMEs out of framework with £20m insurance cover hike
The Crown Commercial Service’s commitment to helping SMEs win more government cloud deals is being called into question again, following news that it is planning to up the insurance cover required by G-Cloud 14 suppliers by £20m
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28 Feb 2024
UnitedHealth Group Scrutinized for Alleged Antitrust Practices
The antitrust practices may have not only squashed competition with competitors, but also allowed the major payer to skirt around certain regulations.
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28 Feb 2024
Patient Collection Rate Falls to Nearly 48%
A new analysis shows a sharp decline in the patient collection rate in 2022 and 2023 as providers write off more bad debt from patients with insurance.
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28 Feb 2024
Digital Engagement with RPM Boosts Post-Discharge Care Coordination
A digital engagement program leveraging an RPM solution helped increase touch points between patients and clinicians following discharge, research reveals.
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28 Feb 2024
Early Prenatal Mental Health Interventions Reduce Postpartum Risks
An NIH-funded study based in Pakistan revealed that prenatal mental health counseling reduced postpartum depression and anxiety risk.
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28 Feb 2024
White House Commits to Ending Hunger, Diet-Related Illness by 2030
White House convened healthcare industry stakeholders and public and private enterprise in its commitment to ending diet-related illness.
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28 Feb 2024
Amgen Opens Its Most Advanced Manufacturing Site in Central Ohio
On February 26, Amgen announced the opening of its most advanced manufacturing site located in New Albany, Ohio.
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27 Feb 2024
Black Basta and Bl00dy ransomware gangs exploiting ConnectWise vulns
More ransomware gangs have been observed exploiting two dangerous vulnerabilities in ConnectWise ScreenConnect software, prompting new warnings for users to get patching
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27 Feb 2024
VulnCheck bug listing to help track new threats quicker
Exploit intelligence firm VulnCheck launches a proprietary Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue in hopes of improving end-user access to intel on emerging threats and reaching those that the likes of CISA do not
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27 Feb 2024
Majority of UK employees ‘willingly gamble’ with security
Human-centric threats originating from employees continue to damage organisations both financially and reputationally, according to a report
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27 Feb 2024
HSCC Issues Five-Year Health Industry Cybersecurity Strategic Plan
The five-year plan aims to improve the diagnosis of healthcare cybersecurity from “critical” to “stable” condition by 2029, HSCC said.
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27 Feb 2024
R1 RCM May Go Private After $5.8B Private Equity Offer
Private equity firm New Mountain Capital has reportedly offered to purchase R1 RCM for about $5.8B, prompting considerations of going private.
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27 Feb 2024
AMA Report Outlines Considerations for AI Integration in Healthcare
“The Emerging Landscape of Augmented Intelligence in Health Care” report provides an overview of risks and opportunities for clinicians looking to adopt AI.
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27 Feb 2024
Is SNAP the Solution to Healthcare’s Medication Adherence Woes?
Researchers indicated that SNAP benefits made it easier for patients to afford their drugs, eliminating cost-related medication adherence barriers.
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27 Feb 2024
Cybersecurity Preparedness Tied to Lower Insurance Premium Increases
Adoption of the NIST CSF was correlated with lower cyber insurance premium increases, KLAS and partners found in the latest edition of the Healthcare Cybersecurity Benchmarking Study.
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27 Feb 2024
Cozy Bear and other APTs changing tack as cloud adoption increases
A change in APT tactics has been observed resulting from greater adoption of cloud-based services, according to the NCSC
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27 Feb 2024
NLP Framework Could Improve Medical Summarization Tools
Researchers have developed a framework to fine-tune the natural language processing models used in medical text summarization tools.
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27 Feb 2024
Privately Insured Adults Are Satisfied With Health Plan Coverage
Privately insured adults in traditional plans were more satisfied with their health plan coverage than those in high-deductible plans.
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27 Feb 2024
Pediatric Antidepressant Prescription Rates Increased 66%
A study in Pediatrics revealed that adolescent, teen, and young adult antidepressant prescription rates increased by 66% between January 2016 and December 2022.
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27 Feb 2024
Patient Portals & Open Notes Increase Referral Access by Up to 40%
Patients who log into their patient portals are 20% more likely to access a referral, while those who look at the portal and open notes are 40% more likely.
- 26 Feb 2024
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26 Feb 2024
HHS Delivers Reports to Congress on HIPAA Compliance, Enforcement
OCR stressed the need for additional funding to support its HIPAA compliance and enforcement efforts across the healthcare sector.
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26 Feb 2024
Making ACOs More Accessible for Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Providers
CMS must improve model alignment, financial methodology, quality measurement, and data-sharing to increase ACO participation among long-term and post-acute care providers.
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26 Feb 2024
Epic Sepsis Model Predictions May Have Limited Clinical Utility
New study suggests that the Epic Sepsis Model may only identify some high-risk patients after sepsis is clinically recognized, rather than before infection onset.
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26 Feb 2024
Stakeholders Urge Congress to Take Early Action on Telehealth Access
In a letter to Congress, healthcare providers, trade associations, and virtual care companies emphasized the need for action on telehealth policy early in the year.
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26 Feb 2024
Care Access, Coverage Value Similar in Medicare Advantage and Medicare
Despite many similarities in care access, Medicare Advantage beneficiaries faced care delays due to prior approval requirements more often than those in traditional Medicare.
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23 Feb 2024
ConnectWise users see cyber attacks surge, including ransomware
ConnectWise ScreenConnect users who have yet to patch against a critical vulnerability are now being targeted by a barrage of cyber attacks, including ransomware
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23 Feb 2024
HHS Settles Ransomware Investigation With Behavioral Health Provider
This marks the second-ever ransomware settlement that OCR has reached with a covered entity over potential HIPAA violations following a ransomware attack.
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23 Feb 2024
Digital Health Strategies Reduce High BP Among Underserved Groups
Research shows digital health interventions positively impacted hypertension control among vulnerable patients, including low-income and minority race groups.
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23 Feb 2024
GPT-4 Matches Ophthalmologists in Glaucoma, Retina Management
Mount Sinai researchers revealed that the large language model GPT-4 can match, and even outperform, human specialists in managing glaucoma or retina disease.
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23 Feb 2024
NIH Launches Cancer Screening Research Network for Early Detection
The NIH has launched the Cancer Screening Research Network to evaluate cancer screening methods and technologies, supporting the White House’s Cancer Moonshot.
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23 Feb 2024
Multiple Unsafe Sleep Factors Characterize SIDS Incidences
Across surface sharing and non-sharing infants, SIDS incidences included multiple unsafe sleep factors, identifying a need for robust education.
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22 Feb 2024
New Collaborative Launches to Drive Digital Health Evidence, Adoption
Formed by 14 trade associations, including the ATA, AARP, and AMA, the collaborative aims to advance evidence-based digital health research and technology adoption.
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22 Feb 2024
NIH Precision Medicine Data Detects 275 Million New Genetic Variants
Data from the All of Us Research Program for advancing precision medicine helped researchers identify over 275 million new genetic variants.
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22 Feb 2024
Mid and South Essex sets out plans for shared care record
The Essex-based integrated care system is developing a shared care record for health and social care, aiming to go live in spring 2024
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22 Feb 2024
HIE, NextGen Aid Compliance with Health Data Exchange Framework
SCHIO is using health data exchange tools from NextGen Healthcare to simplify compliance with HIE requirements that became mandatory across California on January 31, 2024.
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22 Feb 2024
Deep Learning Model Accurately Detects, Predicts Alzheimer's Disease
Novel deep learning model leverages metabolic biomarkers to predict the likelihood that Alzheimer's disease will develop long before clinical symptom onset.
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22 Feb 2024
Injectable HIV ART Is an Effective Alternative to Oral Medications
An NIAID-sponsored study concluded that injectable HIV antiretroviral therapies are effective for patients who are not effectively treated with oral medications.
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22 Feb 2024
Racially Diverse ZIP Codes See Disparities in MAT Access
The number of authorized buprenorphine prescribers is lower in racially diverse zip codes, creating disparities in MAT access.
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21 Feb 2024
CVE volumes set to increase 25% this year
The number of reported Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures is likely to grow significantly in 2024, hitting a new high of almost 35,000, according to Coalition, a cyber insurance specialist
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21 Feb 2024
EHR Information Overload Adds to Clinician Burnout, Stress
The majority of physicians in a national survey said EHR information overload raises stress levels, and 30 percent said it contributes to clinician burnout.
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21 Feb 2024
Almost Half of Infants in the US Have Received the RSV Vaccine
A CDC report noted that 40.5% of infants under eight months have received nirsevimab, the RSV vaccine, while 21.7% of parents plan to get their infants vaccinated.
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21 Feb 2024
Lawmakers Introduce MATCH IT Act for Patient Matching, Interoperability
The Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT (MATCH IT) Act of 2024 would improve the interoperability of patients' demographic data within certified health IT.
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21 Feb 2024
Quest Diagnostics Settles Unlawful PHI Disposal Allegations For $5M
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement with Quest Diagnostics following allegations of illegal disposal of PHI and hazardous waste.
- 21 Feb 2024
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21 Feb 2024
Hartford HealthCare Launches Center for AI Innovation
Hartford HealthCare’s Center for AI Innovation will support the research and development of artificial intelligence technologies to improve patient care.
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21 Feb 2024
HAC Reduction Program Penalizes Safety-Net Hospitals At Higher Rates
Teaching and safety-net hospitals in the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program were more likely to be penalized and receive worse performance scores.
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21 Feb 2024
CareSource Partnership Boosts Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatment
The partnership will connect members in Kansas with transportation services to facilitate access to substance use disorder treatment.
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21 Feb 2024
Alabama Supreme Court Ruling Compromises Access to IVF
A new Alabama Supreme Court ruling characterizes frozen IVF embryos as children, presenting barriers for IVF clinics.
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21 Feb 2024
Patient Trust in Healthcare AI Relies on Use Case, But Familiarity Is Lacking
Patients suggest that they’d trust AI in healthcare for certain use cases, but 43 percent aren’t sure what the technology is being used for.
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20 Feb 2024
Authorities Successfully Disrupt LockBit Ransomware Group
The US and UK disrupted LockBit ransomware group’s operations and developed decryption tools that may allow victims to restore systems infected by LockBit.
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20 Feb 2024
275 Million New Genetic Variants Identified in “All of Us” Dataset
Nearly 4 million newly identified genetic variants found in 250,000 participants from the NIH’s All of Us Research Program are thought to be tied to disease risk.
- 20 Feb 2024
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20 Feb 2024
HHS, NIST Finalize Joint HIPAA Security Rule Guidance
The revised publication, issued by NIST and OCR, aims to help covered entities and business associates comply with the HIPAA Security Rule and manage risks to PHI.
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20 Feb 2024
What Ambulatory Providers Look for in Revenue Cycle Management Vendors
R1 RCM was the highest-rated revenue cycle management vendor among ambulatory provider organizations, KLAS shared.
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20 Feb 2024
Dental Coverage in Medicare Advantage Plans Varies by Demographic
Beneficiaries 64 or younger, dual-eligibles, and those in racial or ethnic minority groups were more likely to have Medicare Advantage plans with dental coverage.