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22 Nov 2024
Making a channel event hit the target
By Simon QuickeThe industry enjoys a good get together, but with pressure on time, those organising conferences have to pitch it just right. MicroScope speaks to Distology to find out how
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22 Nov 2024
Swiss encrypted messaging service, ePost, targets one million postal users
By Bill GoodwinSwiss ePost chief Renato Stalder bets on encrypted communications as demand for letter delivery falls
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22 Nov 2024
Convictions of Post Office Capture system users to be reviewed by statutory body
By Karl FlindersStatutory body to look at the convictions of subpostmasters who used a pre-Horizon branch accounting system
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30 Nov 2023
NY AG Issues Consumer Alert Regarding PJ&A Healthcare Data Breach
By Jill McKeonNew York Attorney General Letitia James encouraged New Yorkers to take action to prevent identity theft following a healthcare data breach at a medical transcription company.
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30 Nov 2023
Hospitals See Margins Above Pandemic Levels in October
By Jacqueline LaPointeHospitals are building financial resilience as performance improved in October, with margins above pandemic levels.
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30 Nov 2023
Kroger Faces Lawsuits For Sharing Health Data With Meta Via Tracking Pixel Use
By Jill McKeonThe two proposed class action lawsuits alleged that Kroger unlawfully used tracking technologies to collect sensitive health data which was then transmitted to Meta.
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30 Nov 2023
Patients Say Costs, Access Drive Maternal Health Crisis in GA
By Sara HeathA survey of Georgia residents showed that the maternal health crisis is a salient issue for folks who cite high costs and poor care access.
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30 Nov 2023
AI Tool May Help Breast Cancer Patients Avoid Unnecessary Chemotherapy
By Shania KennedyA Northwestern University artificial intelligence tool can combine cancerous and non-cancerous cell patterns to predict the course of invasive breast cancer.
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30 Nov 2023
Medicare Hospice Model Improved Quality of Life, Reduced Medicare Spending
By Victoria BaileyThe Medicare Care Choices Model increased hospice use and reduced net Medicare spending by 13 percent.
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30 Nov 2023
$2M Grant to Support Telehealth Implementation in Rural Alabama
By Anuja VaidyaThe grant will fund an initiative to expand healthcare access in rural areas by implementing telehealth stations across the state.
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30 Nov 2023
FDA Investigates Safety of CAR T-Cell Therapy
By Veronica SalibAfter identifying T-cell malignancies in some patients treated with CAR T-cell therapy, the FDA is launching an investigation into the safety of the treatment.
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29 Nov 2023
AMA Publishes Guidance on AI Development, Deployment, Use
By Veronica SalibThe guidance prioritizes ethical, equitable, responsible, and transparent AI integration despite limited governance.
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29 Nov 2023
8.5M Records Impacted By Welltok Data Breach Stemming From MOVEit Hack
By Jill McKeonHealthcare software company Welltok notified health plans across the country about the MOVEit hack, which impacted 8.5 million individuals.
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29 Nov 2023
Optum Faces Allegations of Anti-Competitive Practices from CA Health System
By Victoria BaileyEmanate Health alleged that Optum engaged in anti-competitive practices and tried to monopolize the primary care physician market the two organizations share.
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29 Nov 2023
AMA Establishes New Principles for AI Development, Deployment and Use
By Shania KennedyThe American Medical Association has issued seven principles to support the development of equitable and responsible healthcare AI.
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29 Nov 2023
Biden Leverages DPA to Strengthen Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
By Veronica SalibAmong almost 30 other proposed plans, the Biden administration announced its intention to strengthen the pharmaceutical supply chain through the DPA.
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28 Nov 2023
Black Women Bear the Brunt of Racism’s Effect on Hypertension Risk
By Sara HeathRacism increases hypertension risk, data shows, a phenomenon more keenly felt by Black women with higher educational attainment.
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28 Nov 2023
Few Deaths, Complications Among CMS Hospital-at-Home Waiver Patients
By Anuja VaidyaCMS found that its Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative is linked to low mortality and complication rates, providing promising evidence for the program.
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28 Nov 2023
US States, Cities Sue Insulin Makers Over Shortages, High Prices
By Alivia Kaylor, MScUnited States jurisdictions file lawsuits against insulin makers, alleging a conspiracy to raise prices and worsen shortages.
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28 Nov 2023
Thanksgiving Day Healthcare Cyberattack Impacts Hospitals Across Multiple States
By Jill McKeonAmbulances are being diverted from several hospitals owned by Ardent Health Services following a healthcare cyberattack that impacted facilities across multiple states.
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28 Nov 2023
Flagging Disparities Helps Locate Best Places for Cancer Screening Sites
By Sara HeathAfter identifying both geographic and racial health disparities in breast cancer screening, researchers used USPSTF guidelines to locate new places for care sites.
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28 Nov 2023
AI Tool Uses Epigenetic Factors to Predict Cancer Survival Outcomes
By Shania KennedyBy assessing gene expression patterns of epigenetic factors, an artificial intelligence model can predict patient outcomes across multiple cancer types.
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28 Nov 2023
Most Surgeons Earned MIPS Bonus Payments in 2021, Study Finds
By Victoria BaileyMost surgeons earned MIPS bonus payments and the median increase in Part B payments was $1,341.
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28 Nov 2023
New Ingestible Device Can Remotely Monitor Vital Signs with Accuracy
By Anuja VaidyaThe capsule-sized device can provide accurate measures of respiratory and heart rate, enabling sleep apnea monitoring, a human trial shows.
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28 Nov 2023
Medicare ACO Enrollment Did Not Improve Mental Healthcare Outcomes
By Victoria BaileyNew ACO enrollment was associated with a 24.4 percent lower likelihood of Medicare beneficiaries having an E/M visit for mental healthcare services.
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27 Nov 2023
NIH Funding to Advance “All of Us” Research Program Dataset Use
By Shania Kennedy$9.7 million in awards will fund 26 projects supporting high-priority analyses and tool development using data from the NIH’s "All of Us" Research Program.
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27 Nov 2023
AstraZeneca Launches Evinova to Advance Digital Health Solutions
By Alivia Kaylor, MScAstraZeneca's launches Evinova to advance innovation in life sciences, delivering advanced digital health solutions for improved outcomes.
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27 Nov 2023
India's Hexaware creates hundreds of jobs in UK
By Karl FlindersHexaware opens IT services operation in Birmingham, with a plan to recruit 250 people in the region by 2025
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27 Nov 2023
Community Health Center PCPs Spend Less Time on EHR, Electronic Inbox
By Hannah NelsonA study revealed that primary care physicians (PCPs) practicing in community health centers spend 5.40 fewer minutes on the EHR than PCPs working in other settings.
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27 Nov 2023
HC3 Warns Healthcare Sector of Persisting Emotet Malware Threats
By Jill McKeonEmotet has been described as the “world’s most dangerous malware” and it frequently targets the healthcare sector, HC3 warned.
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27 Nov 2023
Preventive Care Visits Among Medicare Beneficiaries Grew, Study Finds
By Victoria BaileyDuring preventive care visits, physicians were more likely to provide counseling provision and order screening labs than at problem-based visits.
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27 Nov 2023
How Many Medicare Part D Claims Are Subject to 340B Discounts?
By Victoria BaileyThe growth of Medicare Part D claims subject to 340B discounts was driven by increases in claims written by 340B-affiliated clinicians and prescribed by 340B pharmacies.
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23 Nov 2023
Microsoft bans SME partners from selling its services via government's Cloud Compute 2 framework
By Caroline DonnellyMicrosoft is under fire after documents leaked to Computer Weekly revealed it has banned reseller partners from selling its services via the government’s soon-to-be launched Cloud Compute 2 framework