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14 Aug 2024
Major players ‘less than impressive’ as altnets rise in UK broadband
By Joe O’HalloranA range of surveys identify independent sector as the driving force in UK’s growing gigabit broadband industry and caution of slowdown in subscribers by major providers
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14 Aug 2024
Newcastle City Council swaps out Oracle Java for Azul
By Cliff SaranChanges to Oracle’s Java licensing meant the council no longer received free security patches
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14 Aug 2024
Microsoft corrects six zero-days for August Patch Tuesday
By Tom WalatAdmins can address most of the zero-days with a cumulative update, but of more concern is the lack of patches for two vulnerabilities demonstrated at the Black Hat conference.
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22 Sep 2023
ML Predicts Suicidal Ideation Among Sexual, Gender Minority Individuals
By Shania KennedyA machine learning model using ecological momentary assessment data could forecast 1-, 3-, and 8-month suicidal ideation in sexual and gender minority individuals.
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22 Sep 2023
DHS Tackles Cyber Incident Reporting Inconsistencies With Report to Congress
By Jill McKeonDHS encouraged Congress to consider model definitions and timelines for reportable cyber incidents to help streamline critical infrastructure incident reporting processes.
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22 Sep 2023
Virtual Nursing, Sitting Platforms Help Alleviate Staff Shortages
By Anuja VaidyaMost healthcare professionals believe that their virtual nursing and sitting solutions have helped circumvent staff shortages, a new KLAS report shows.
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21 Sep 2023
MEDITECH EHR Integration Taps Generative AI for Clinical Notes
By Hannah NelsonThe MEDITECH EHR integration leverages ambient technology and generative AI to help providers spend less time on clinical documentation.
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21 Sep 2023
Claim Denials Pose Expensive Problem for Providers
By Jacqueline LaPointeA survey finds claim denials are revenue cycle management’s greatest challenge, with more than 1 in 5 providers saying they lose $500K in annual revenue because of denials.
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21 Sep 2023
CDC Awards to Establish National Infectious Disease Forecasting Network
By Shania KennedyThe CDC’s Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics has awarded over $260 million to 13 infectious disease forecasting and analytics centers.
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20 Sep 2023
New Oracle Health Cloud-Based EHR Features Focus on Patient Experience
By Hannah NelsonNew cloud-based capabilities in the Oracle Health EHR include a patient portal that supports simple voice commands to improve the patient experience.
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20 Sep 2023
Only 19% of Nursing Homes Currently Meet Proposed Staffing Standards
By Victoria BaileyOver 80 percent of nursing homes would have to hire more registered nurses and nurse aides to comply with the proposed staffing standards.
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20 Sep 2023
Lazarus Threat Group Targets Healthcare With ManageEngine Vulnerability
By Jill McKeonHC3 warned healthcare entities of the North Korean state-sponsored Lazarus Group, which has been leveraging a critical vulnerability found in two dozen ManageEngine products.
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20 Sep 2023
Culturally Competent Care Elusive for 3 in 10 Immigrant Patients
By Sara HeathAnother 25 percent said they’ve experienced discrimination in healthcare, potentially a side effect of limited culturally competent and language-concordant care.
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20 Sep 2023
Censinet, KLAS, Partners Announce Healthcare Cybersecurity Benchmarking Study Wave 3
By Jill McKeonHealthcare organizations are welcome to participate in the latest wave of the Healthcare Cybersecurity Benchmarking Study, co-sponsored by Censinet, KLAS, Health-ISAC, AHA, and HSCC.
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19 Sep 2023
Ochsner to Pilot Epic EHR Integration for Generative AI Patient Messaging
By Hannah NelsonApproximately 100 Ochsner clinicians will test an Epic EHR integration that uses generative AI to draft responses to routine patient requests.
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19 Sep 2023
Government pumps £10m into faster patient access to medtech
By Lis EvenstadThe funding aims to give developers support to rapidly develop innovative technologies that can address unmet clinical needs
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19 Sep 2023
ML Helps Identify Variations in Individualized Normal Temperature Ranges
By Shania KennedyA machine learning model determined that age, sex, height, weight, and time of day are factors that contribute to variations in oral temperature measurements.
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19 Sep 2023
Hybrid Care Could Help Curb Disparities in Healthcare Utilization
By Anuja VaidyaOffering patients both in-person and virtual care options can help reduce healthcare disparities related to race, ethnicity, and language, new research shows.
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19 Sep 2023
Hospital Prices Online Are Not Aligned With Prices Offered via Telephone
By Victoria BaileyThe difference between hospital prices posted online and those provided via telephone for a brain MRI was 50 percent or more at 12 hospitals.
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19 Sep 2023
Zocdoc Enters Practice Management, Patient Access Tech Space
By Sara HeathThe practice management suite will offer patient intake, appointment scheduling, and video components to support the patient access process, Zocdoc said.
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19 Sep 2023
Breast Cancer Detection AI Performs On Par with Human Mammogram Readers
By Shania KennedyA breast cancer screening AI demonstrated similar sensitivity and specificity to those achieved by 552 human readers of screening mammograms.
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19 Sep 2023
Amerita Notifies Nearly 220K of PharMerica Data Breach
By Jill McKeonOther recently reported healthcare data breaches include a breach at PurFoods and one at MedMinder Systems.
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19 Sep 2023
Healthcare Marketplace Releases Patient Engagement Solution Suite
By Anuja VaidyaZocdoc, which connects patients to virtual and in-person care, has launched a free suite of digital tools aimed at improving patient engagement and activation.
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18 Sep 2023
Few Hospitals Excel in Racial Inclusivity, Health Equity Work
By Sara HeathOnly 3 percent of hospitals rank among the best in racial inclusivity, which can be a hallmark of concerted health equity work.
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18 Sep 2023
Oracle Adds Healthcare Capabilities to ERP, Supply Chain Products
By Jacqueline LaPointeThe IT company that bought Cerner said the new capabilities will help healthcare organizations cut costs, increase productivity, and embrace new business models, among other benefits.
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18 Sep 2023
UPMC Moves to Single Epic EHR to Boost Health Data Interoperability
By Hannah NelsonThe unified Epic EHR platform is set to enhance health data interoperability across the UPMC enterprise for improved access to patient data.
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18 Sep 2023
Indiana AG Sues IU Health For Violating Patient Privacy of 10-Year-Old Rape Victim
By Jill McKeonAccording to the lawsuit, IU Health failed to protect patient privacy and committed HIPAA violations after a doctor disclosed a 10-year-old rape victim’s abortion story to the press.
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18 Sep 2023
Government seeks industry views on cyber threat to UK CNI
By Alex ScroxtonThe Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee is seeking evidence from the cyber sector as it launches an inquiry into the resilience of the UK's critical national infrastructure
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18 Sep 2023
Machine Learning Model May Help Optimize Therapeutic Antibodies
By Shania KennedyResearchers have created a machine learning tool to help ensure that therapeutic antibodies bind target antigens, repel each other, and ignore non-antigen molecules.
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18 Sep 2023
Providers See Virtual Nursing as Potential Recruitment Opportunity
By Anuja VaidyaVirtual nursing efforts supporting patient discharge, admissions, education, and more can provide a recruitment opportunity amid staff shortages.
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18 Sep 2023
Dana-Farber, Beth Israel Team Up To Create a Cancer Hospital
By Jacqueline LaPointeThe new partnership signals an eventual end of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital affiliation as the cancer institute collaborates with its competitor.
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15 Sep 2023
Appointment Scheduling Fixes Needed for LEP Patient Access
By Sara HeathNearly a fifth of Spanish-speaking LEP patients got hung up on during the appointment scheduling process at a safety-net behavioral health clinic.
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15 Sep 2023
ONC, OCR Release Security Risk Assessment Tool Version 3.4
By Jill McKeonThe latest version of the Security Risk Assessment (SRA) Tool contains updated references to HICP and a remediation report to help users track responses within the tool.
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15 Sep 2023
Healthcare Services Cost More at Hospital Outpatient Departments
By Victoria BaileyColonoscopy screenings cost $611 at a doctor’s office but $1,224 when provided in a hospital outpatient department, a study found.
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14 Sep 2023
VA Plans to Resume Oracle Cerner EHR Modernization in Summer 2024
By Hannah NelsonAt a recent House hearing, VA and Oracle Cerner officials said they expect to restart the agency’s $10 billion EHR modernization in the summer of 2024.
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14 Sep 2023
Healthcare Orgs Address Price Transparency, 340B Policies in OPPS
By Victoria BaileyAHA also indicated that the payment rate increase proposed in the OPPS is inadequate given the current financial struggles hospitals are facing.
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14 Sep 2023
University of Houston Awarded $3M to Develop Lupus Diagnostic AI
By Shania KennedyUniversity of Houston researchers have received a $3 million NIH grant to fund the development of an AI tool to classify lupus nephritis using histopathology data.
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14 Sep 2023
HC3 Warns Healthcare of Akira Ransomware Group
By Jill McKeonAkira ransomware group has claimed more than 60 victims since its emergence in March, including several in the healthcare sector.
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14 Sep 2023
New Eye-Tracking Tablet Tool Can Help Diagnose Autism in Children
By Anuja VaidyaAtlanta researchers have developed eye-tracking technology, enabled via a tablet, that can aid in detecting autism among children as young as 16 months.
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13 Sep 2023
Pancreatic Cancer Prediction Model May Reduce Unnecessary Biopsies
By Shania KennedyA pancreatic cancer prediction model using common blood markers has the potential to improve early detection and reduce unnecessary biopsies by six percent.
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13 Sep 2023
Benefits of Care Coordination Tick Up with Patient Activation
By Sara HeathPrior data showed care coordination programs don’t impact outcomes like hospital readmissions, but new analysis shows patient activation makes a difference.
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13 Sep 2023
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes zero-days in Word and Streaming Service
By Alex ScroxtonSeptember 2023 brings a light Patch Tuesday, with two zero-days and five critical vulnerabilities listed in the latest release
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13 Sep 2023
Provider Groups Oppose Proposed Payment Cuts in Physician Fee Schedule
By Victoria BaileyIn addition to opposing the proposed payment cuts, provider groups urged CMS to provide more guidance on E/M coding changes.
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13 Sep 2023
Patients Skeptical of Nursing Home Care Quality, Patient Experience
By Sara HeathNursing homes have a public image issue, with American patients giving them just a D+ for quality of care, patient safety, and experience.
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13 Sep 2023
Asynchronous Telemental Healthcare Claims Rise, Doubling in Midwest
By Anuja VaidyaMental health conditions not only rose on the list of top asynchronous telehealth diagnoses in June but also topped the list of synchronous telehealth diagnoses.
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13 Sep 2023
Senate Appoints VA Deputy Secretary to Lead EHR Modernization Project
By Hannah NelsonIn her new role as deputy secretary, Tanya Bradsher will oversee the troubled VA EHR modernization program launched in October 2020.
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12 Sep 2023
Oracle Stock Falls in Part Due to Cerner EHR Revenue Weakness
By Hannah NelsonAs the technology vendor moves Cerner EHR clients to cloud subscriptions, Safra Catz, Oracle CEO, warned of near-term weakness in revenue growth.
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12 Sep 2023
Mass General Brigham to Expand Hospital-at-Home Services
By Anuja VaidyaThe health system will implement at-home hospital programs at three community hospitals in Massachusetts starting mid-September.
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12 Sep 2023
European enterprises to spend more on generative IT to close gap on US
By Karl FlindersEuropean organisations are upping their spending on generative AI innovation, but face challenges recruiting the right people to support this
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12 Sep 2023
AMA 2024 CPT Code Set Addresses Language Barriers, Immunization Codes
By Victoria BaileyAMA added Spanish descriptors to the 2024 CPT code set and consolidated over 50 codes related to COVID-19 immunizations.
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12 Sep 2023
US Providers Accelerating Spending on Health IT Software, AI
By Shania KennedyCost pressures, labor shortages, and the emergence of technologies like generative AI are increasing healthcare provider investment in IT and software.
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12 Sep 2023
Senator Seeks Stakeholder Feedback on Improving Health Data Privacy
By Jill McKeonUS Senator Bill Cassidy, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, is seeking feedback on how to modernize HIPAA and safeguard health data privacy.
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11 Sep 2023
OCR Reaches $1.3M Settlement With LA Care Over Potential HIPAA Violations
By Jill McKeonThe largest publicly operated health plan in the US paid $1.3 million to conclude two OCR HIPAA violation investigations stemming from data breaches.
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11 Sep 2023
University of Glasgow launches Centre for data science and AI
By Karl FlindersScottish university will apply artificial intelligence and data science to help solve some of the world's biggest challenges
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11 Sep 2023
OIG: VA Lacked Timelines for Cerner EHRM Progress Reports
By Hannah NelsonOIG found that Cerner did not have deadlines for corrections to VA EHRM progress reports, which could have limited VA’s ability to manage deliverables.
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11 Sep 2023
OIG: Failure to Post Home Health Falls Taints Care Compare Quality
By Sara HeathMore than half of the Medicare claims for a home health fall that resulted in hospitalization don’t make it to the CMS Care Compare website, OIG said.
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11 Sep 2023
Artificial Intelligence Flags Knee Osteoarthritis Using Medical Images
By Shania KennedyNew AI model helped diagnose knee osteoarthritis in 178% more cases than currently diagnosed in a large patient cohort using only X-rays of the knee joint.
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11 Sep 2023
DOJ Charges Trickbot, Conti Cybercriminals Known For Targeting Critical Infrastructure
By Jill McKeonThe DOJ charged multiple Russian cybercriminals over their involvement in Trickbot malware and Conti ransomware operations, including the Conti attack on Scripps Health.
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11 Sep 2023
Multiracial Individuals More Likely to Use Telehealth Abortion Services
By Anuja VaidyaMultiracial individuals and those who live far away from a clinic were more likely to use telehealth to access abortion services than their peers, per a new study.
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11 Sep 2023
IR35: HMRC reportedly working to April 2024 start date for settlement offsets fix
By Caroline DonnellyHMRC is reportedly planning to roll out its fix for the double-taxation issue affecting IR35 compliance cases by April 2024
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08 Sep 2023
HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum: Understanding, Tackling Top Cyber Threats
By Jill McKeonTop risks to healthcare cybersecurity include notorious ransomware groups, unpatched vulnerabilities, and the sector’s reliance on technology.
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08 Sep 2023
HHS Proposal Codifies Antidiscrimination, Protects Patient Access to Care
By Sara HeathThe proposal looks at antidiscrimination for people with disabilities, protecting their right to patient access to care, HHS said.
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08 Sep 2023
NAACOS: Medicare Payment Incentives Favor Clinicians in Fee-For-Service
By Victoria BaileyCongress should pass legislation extending the original 5 percent payment incentive for clinicians participating in advanced APMs, NAACOS said.
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08 Sep 2023
ATA Submits Recommendations for Telehealth Prescription Flexibility
By Anuja VaidyaATA Action made recommendations to the DEA for a special registration process enabling the virtual prescribing of controlled substances without an in-person exam.
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07 Sep 2023
Microsoft Collab to Build World’s Largest Pathology, Oncology Imaging AI
By Shania KennedyMicrosoft and Paige aim to transform cancer care by developing the world’s largest image-based artificial intelligence models for oncology and pathology.
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07 Sep 2023
GPs in Slough help control patients’ blood pressure through tech
By Lis EvenstadThe GP practices use digital technology to identify, diagnose and manage patients with hypertension
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07 Sep 2023
Personalized Clinical Documentation Tools Linked to EHR Satisfaction
By Hannah NelsonPhysicians who use personalized clinical documentation tools, such as templates and shortcuts, report the highest levels of EHR satisfaction, a KLAS report found.
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07 Sep 2023
Patient Triage Artificial Intelligence May Boost Future Outbreak Response
By Shania KennedyA patient triage AI model can accurately predict disease severity and length of hospitalization during a viral outbreak using clinical and metabolomics data.
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07 Sep 2023
HHS, FTC Publish Warning Letters Sent to Healthcare Entities Over Third-Party Tracking Tech
By Jill McKeonHHS and the FTC sent warning letters about the security and privacy risks of third-party tracking tech to 130 hospital systems and telehealth providers in July.
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06 Sep 2023
Pathology Foundation Model Leverages Medical Twitter Images, Comments
By Shania KennedyStanford researchers have developed a public pathology dataset and a foundation AI model based on diagnostic images and comments from medical Twitter.
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06 Sep 2023
Public Health Messaging on RSV Needs Leg Up for Older Adults
By Sara HeathAround three-quarters were at least unsure about getting the RSV shot, prompting calls for better public health messaging.
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06 Sep 2023
Surveyed Board Members See Generative AI as Cybersecurity Risk
By Jill McKeonThe emergence of generative AI tools has board members on high alert, along with geopolitical tensions and the continued rise of ransomware attacks that threaten cybersecurity.
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06 Sep 2023
As PCPs Integrate With Health Systems, Steering Increases Costs
By Jacqueline LaPointeA new study of vertical integration in healthcare shows PCPs in health systems steer patients toward systems and specialists, resulting in higher utilization and costs.
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06 Sep 2023
Investment Firm Acquires Health IT Vendor NextGen Healthcare
By Hannah NelsonUpon completing the deal with software investment firm Thoma Bravo, NextGen Healthcare will be a privately held health IT company.
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06 Sep 2023
Produce Prescription Programs Boost Diet, Health Outcomes
By Sara HeathResearchers found patients in a produce prescription program ate more nutrient-rich foods, which may have bolstered their health outcomes.
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06 Sep 2023
32% of Behavioral Health Patients Do Not Get the Visit Type They Want
By Anuja VaidyaMany behavioral health patients also do not believe their clinician considers their visit preference when selecting virtual or in-person care.
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05 Sep 2023
CMS Proposes Minimum Staffing Standards for Nursing Homes
By Victoria BaileyThe minimum staffing standards would require nursing homes to have a registered nurse onsite at all times to provide direct resident care.
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05 Sep 2023
Synergy Healthcare Services Data Breach Impacts Multiple Healthcare Facilities
By Jill McKeonA handful of healthcare entities suffered a third-party data breach that originated at Synergy Healthcare Services, a management company that assists long-term care providers.
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05 Sep 2023
AI Voice Assistants Insufficient for Layperson CPR Instructions
By Shania KennedyResearchers have demonstrated that layperson CPR directions provided by artificial intelligence voice assistants were often inconsistent or irrelevant.
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05 Sep 2023
Texas Pilots EMS Telehealth Project to Extend Trauma Care
By Anuja VaidyaCalled Next Generation 911, the pilot project will virtually connect rural trauma centers and EMS providers to trauma resource centers across the state.
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05 Sep 2023
1 in 3 Healthcare Workers Plan to Leave Their Position, Survey Finds
By Victoria BaileyHealthcare workers are experiencing anxiety, depression, and exhaustion, prompting them to leave their jobs.
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04 Sep 2023
TUC launches AI taskforce for workers’ rights and societal benefit
By Brian McKennaThe Trades Union Congress has launched what it calls an AI ‘taskforce’ to draft an AI and Employment Bill, aimed at safeguarding workers’ rights, early in 2024
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01 Sep 2023
Pediatric Provider Taps MEDITECH Expanse EHR to Drive Interoperability
By Hannah NelsonThe MEDITECH Expanse EHR implementation will support interoperability of patient health data for care coordination across Bethany Children's Health Center.
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01 Sep 2023
American Heart Association Releases Guidance for Patient Data Sharing
By Shania KennedyNew American Heart Association policy guidance emphasizes that patient data use in medical research must balance both individual privacy and research benefits.
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01 Sep 2023
Joint Commission Releases Guidance on Preserving Patient Safety After Cyberattack
By Jill McKeonThe healthcare accreditation organization urged healthcare organizations to form a downtime planning committee and take other actions to prioritize patient safety after a cyberattack.
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01 Sep 2023
Healthcare Wearables Can Help Increase Physical Activity Among Seniors
By Anuja VaidyaThe share of older adults who reported using wearable devices, though small, had higher physical activity levels than their peers, per a new study.
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01 Sep 2023
AHA Opposes Proposed Payment Cuts for Home Health Providers
By Victoria BaileyThe payment cuts from the PDGM budget neutrality adjustment and the market basket update will hurt access to home healthcare services, AHA said.
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31 Aug 2023
Rural Hospitals Focus on Social Determinants of Health, Transportation
By Sara HeathOne hundred percent of the rural hospitals included in the study addressed transportation as a social determinant of health blocking patient care access.
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31 Aug 2023
ATA Releases Data Privacy Principles for Telehealth Practices
By Anuja VaidyaThe American Telemedicine Association's principles emphasize consistency in data privacy policies and the importance of consumer rights and consent.
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31 Aug 2023
Hospital Financial Performance Continued Downward Trend in July
By Victoria BaileyExpenses fell from June to July but not by enough to offset revenue losses, contributing to poor hospital financial performance.
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30 Aug 2023
Deep Learning Model Automates Severe Heart Valve Disease Detection
By Shania KennedyA novel deep learning approach can detect aortic stenosis using ultrasound scans of the heart, which could enable early detection and intervention.
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30 Aug 2023
FBI Takes Down Qakbot Malware Infrastructure
By Jill McKeonAlong with international partners, the FBI disrupted Qakbot malware and seized more than $8.6 million in cryptocurrency.
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29 Aug 2023
Epic Sepsis Prediction Model Lacks Clinical Decision Support Timeliness
By Hannah NelsonA new study found that the Epic Sepsis Prediction Model was less timely and missed more cases than other clinical decision support tools, including SOFA and SIRS.
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29 Aug 2023
ChatGPT Achieves High Accuracy in Clinical Decision-Making Tasks
By Shania KennedyResearchers from Mass General Brigham found ChatGPT to be 72 percent accurate overall across the clinical decision-making process and in various care settings.
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29 Aug 2023
Top-performing CISOs reserve time for professional development
By Alex ScroxtonSurvey of chief information security officers conducted by Gartner sheds light on habits shared by the top-performing members of the profession
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29 Aug 2023
VA CIO Hopeful Revised Oracle Cerner Contract Will Mend EHR Project
By Hannah NelsonKurt DelBene, VA CIO, is “cautiously optimistic” that stronger Oracle Cerner contract terms will set the EHR modernization on the right path.
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29 Aug 2023
Epic Sepsis Prediction Model Lacks Clinical Decision Support Timeliness
By Hannah NelsonA new study found that the Epic Sepsis Prediction Model was less timely and missed more cases than other clinical decision support tools, including SOFA and SIRS.
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29 Aug 2023
78% of Surveyed Healthcare Organizations Experienced a Cybersecurity Incident in Last Year
By Jill McKeonMore than 60 percent of respondents reported a moderate or substantial impact on care delivery due to a cybersecurity incident, Claroty found.
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29 Aug 2023
ONC Awards The Sequoia Project Contract to Continue TEFCA RCE Role
By Hannah NelsonWith TEFCA go-live slated for late 2023, ONC has awarded The Sequoia Project a five-year contract to continue serving as recognized coordinating entity (RCE).
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29 Aug 2023
What’s The Best Way to Discuss Value-Based Care with Patients?
By Sara HeathTerms like “quality-focused care” resonated more with patients than the term “value-based care.”
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29 Aug 2023
Telemental Healthcare Grew Ten-Fold During Pandemic, Remains 'Elevated'
By Anuja VaidyaEven as in-person mental health service utilization slowed during the pandemic, telemental healthcare use soared 1,068 percent higher than pre-pandemic levels.
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28 Aug 2023
EHR Vendor NextGen Exploring Sale of Company, Sources Say
By Hannah NelsonOn the heels of a $31 million settlement with the DOJ, EHR vendor NextGen Healthcare is reportedly considering a sale of the company.
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28 Aug 2023
HCAHPS, Patient Experience Scores Tank During COVID-19 Due to Staffing
By Sara HeathThe key HCAHPS domains impacted by COVID-19 included cleanliness and responsiveness of staff, showing the effect staffing has on patient experience.