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22 Nov 2024
Making a channel event hit the target
The 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
Swiss 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
Statutory body to look at the convictions of subpostmasters who used a pre-Horizon branch accounting system
Health IT News from the past 365 days
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26 Aug 2024
How enhanced premium tax credits could affect health equity
If the Inflation Reduction Act's enhanced premium tax cuts are renewed in 2025, they could increase enrollment among populations with higher uninsurance rates.
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22 Aug 2024
New Qilin tactics a ‘bonus multiplier’ for ransomware chaos
Sophos X-Ops caught the Qilin ransomware gang stealing credentials stored by victims' employees in Google Chrome, heralding further cyber attacks and breaches down the line.
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22 Aug 2024
Judge blocks FTC noncompete ban
A Texas judge blocked the FTC noncompete ban just weeks before it was set to take effect, sparking mixed reactions from the healthcare community.
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22 Aug 2024
Telehealth utilization trends vary across specialties
A new study highlights the variability of telehealth utilization by specialty, with some specialties like mental healthcare continuing to experience high telehealth use.
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22 Aug 2024
Americans see value in healthcare AI, but concerns remain
A national survey revealed that while many Americans are comfortable with artificial intelligence in healthcare, some have reservations about data privacy and security.
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22 Aug 2024
Docs judge patients' beliefs in medical misinformation
Patients fear judgment for expressing belief in medical misinformation, harming the patient-provider relationship.
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22 Aug 2024
16,000 No Surprises Act complaints yield $4M in relief
The 16,000 No Surprises Act complaints primarily related to air ambulance services.
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22 Aug 2024
SNF integration might discourage BPCI-A participation
A study found that SNF integration was linked to a statistically significant reduction in BPCI-A participation for major joint replacement of the lower extremity (MJRLE) episodes.
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22 Aug 2024
DHSC should have dedicated digital records unit, says Tony Blair Institute
The digital health record unit would drive creation and implementation of electronic patient records to deliver health and care improvements and ensure the NHS is ready for the era of artificial intelligence
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21 Aug 2024
Telehealth-based CHF treatment as effective as in-person care
New research reveals that telehealth-based treatment for congestive heart failure results in similar emergency department visits and hospital admissions as in-person care.
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20 Aug 2024
Phishing links becoming bigger threat than email attachments
Phishing techniques are evolving away from malicious email attachments, according to a report
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20 Aug 2024
Alabama Cardiovascular Group suffers healthcare data breach
A healthcare data breach at Alabama Cardiovascular Group affected upwards of 280,000 individuals after an unauthorized party maintained network access for nearly a month.
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20 Aug 2024
AI predicts heart injury following lung cancer treatment
AI revealed insights into the relationship between lung cancer therapy and heart complications, which could help minimize cardiac toxicity following radiation treatment.
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20 Aug 2024
Public still leery of AI chatbots in healthcare, misinformation
Although more than half of patients don't trust AI chatbots in healthcare, just under a fifth use the tools regularly.
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19 Aug 2024
Epic aims to bring all clients live on TEFCA by 2025
Epic's goal to bring customers live on TEFCA by the end of 2025 complements Carequality's plan to align with TEFCA as the industry sets its sights on national healthcare interoperability.
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19 Aug 2024
FDA clears SleepioRx digital therapeutic for insomnia treatment
Big Health’s SleepioRx received FDA clearance. It is a digital cognitive behavioral therapy solution for chronic insomnia in adults that supports scalable access.
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19 Aug 2024
NHS England plans EPR for prisons and detention centres
The government is looking to procure an electronic patient record system with the aim of improving health records access for individuals in the justice system
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16 Aug 2024
Biden administration releases National Heat Strategy
The strategy for 2024–2030 is supposed to promote heat planning, response, and resilience in the wake of extreme heat.
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15 Aug 2024
CDC issues health advisory on parvovirus B19
The organization cites a rising number of IgM antibodies for the disease, indicating higher infection rates.
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15 Aug 2024
14% of Americans carry 75% of nation's medical debt burden
Certain populations bear the brunt of the nation's medical debt burden, even as leaders work to relieve debt and remove it from credit reports.
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15 Aug 2024
Enzo Biochem pays $4.5M for health data security failures
State attorneys general from New York, Connecticut and New Jersey issued a $4.5 million penalty to Enzo Biochem, Inc. following a 2023 ransomware attack that resulted in health data security failures.
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15 Aug 2024
White House settles Medicare drug price negotiations
The Medicare drug price negotiations are slated to save the federal program around $6 billion across 10 selected medications.
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15 Aug 2024
AI reveals mental health impact of COVID-19 vaccine rollout
A population-based deep learning analysis of CDC data shows disparities in anxiety and depression prevalence among adults during COVID-19 vaccine rollouts.
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15 Aug 2024
U.S. worst in developed world for women's health outcomes
Women's health in the U.S. trails similarly developed nations in terms of outcomes, care access and healthcare affordability.
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15 Aug 2024
CMS reaches agreements for lower prices of 10 drugs
The negotiated prices mark a 38–79% discount off of list prices that could save roughly $6 billion annually.
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15 Aug 2024
WHO declares global public health emergency for mpox
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, the Director General for the World Health Organization, announced that mpox is a PHEIC.
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14 Aug 2024
August Patch Tuesday proves busy with six zero-days to fix
Microsoft patches six actively exploited zero-days among over 100 issues during its regular monthly update
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14 Aug 2024
Anatomy-aware GenAI shows promise in medical imaging
An anatomy-aware generative AI tool could improve the synthesis of high-quality computed tomography images for research and clinical applications.
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14 Aug 2024
Telehealth use spikes with dementia patients during pandemic
Telehealth use surged among dementia patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, with various social determinants influencing utilization, per recent research.
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14 Aug 2024
Trauma activation charges 60% higher at for-profit hospitals
The variation in trauma activation charges cannot be fully explained by clinical need, but by trauma center ownership and type.
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14 Aug 2024
FDA approves first, only treatment for hypoparathyroidism
Yorvipath, manufactured by Acendis Pharma, was approved as the first and only treatment for hypoparathyroidism on August 12, 2024.
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14 Aug 2024
Leeds Teaching Hospitals deploys patient records and data sharing on Azure
In-house patient records system has been migrated to the Microsoft public cloud, opening up the potential for greater data sharing
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13 Aug 2024
NIST debuts three quantum-safe encryption algorithms
NIST has launched the first three quantum-resistant encryption algorithms, and as the threat of quantum-enabled cyber attacks grows greater, organisations are encouraged to adopt them as soon as they can
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13 Aug 2024
Fix for Azure Health Bot vulnerabilities prevents exploitation
Researchers disclosed two Azure Health Bot vulnerabilities to Microsoft for which fixes were deployed before the flaws could be exploited.
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13 Aug 2024
VA's SDOH pilot targets transportation barriers to healthcare
VA patients enrolled in the SDOH pilot rideshare program had fewer transportation barriers to care, more access and fewer no-shows.
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13 Aug 2024
Breas Medical addresses formaldehyde in ventilators
Breas Medical initiates a nationwide correction to address potential formaldehyde exposure from Vivo 45 LS ventilators.
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13 Aug 2024
FDA approves first nasal spray for anaphylaxis
The FDA's approval of neffy offers a needle-free option for treating anaphylaxis, potentially improving patient access and compliance.
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12 Aug 2024
HHS proposed rule seeks to align health IT investments
The proposed rule, which is available for public comment until October 8, 2024, would require HHS contractors to use certified health IT to promote interoperability.
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12 Aug 2024
EHR vendor MEDITECH launches HIE interoperability network
The Traverse Exchange interoperability network supports nationwide health information exchange (HIE) for MEDITECH customers, including TEFCA connectivity.
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12 Aug 2024
ICD-10 codes for SDOH, housing instability miss the mark
More than 70% of the time, ICD-10 codes for SDOH don't reflect a patient's self-reported housing security.
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12 Aug 2024
COVID-19 raises diabetes risk, while vaccination reduces impact
Research links COVID-19 to increased diabetes risk, underscoring that vaccination prevents severe cases and reduces the risk of diabetes.
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12 Aug 2024
Social care must ensure IT systems comply with data standards
As social care is moving towards meeting its target of 80% of providers having digital records, the Department for Health and Social Care calls on them to ensure the digital systems meet national standards
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09 Aug 2024
CHCs defy staff shortage woes, promote healthcare access
Most community health centers are bogged down by provider and staff shortages, but they're still able to offer next-day and after-hours patient healthcare access.
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09 Aug 2024
Latest healthcare cyberattacks highlight operational risks
Recent cyberattacks against OneBlood and McLaren Health Care shed light on the operational challenges that targeted organizations face.
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09 Aug 2024
40% of Americans say pediatric vaccinations are extremely important
Data from a Gallup poll revealed that fewer Americans regard childhood vaccinations as important or extremely important.
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09 Aug 2024
CDC issues recommendations for contraceptive use
The CDC has updated its US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use following a review of evidence earlier this year.
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08 Aug 2024
Royal ransomware crew puts on a BlackSuit in rebrand
The Royal ransomware gang is back, with a new name and refreshed capabilities, including an apparently unique ‘partial encryption’ gambit, according to CISA
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08 Aug 2024
US lawmakers seek to brand ransomware gangs as terrorists
Proposals from legislators in Washington DC could shake up the global ransomware ecosystem and give law enforcement sweeping new powers
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08 Aug 2024
CDC updates RSV vaccine recommendations for ages 60 and older
The updated recommendations reflect a June 2024 vote from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
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08 Aug 2024
CDC issues warning on severe mpox strain, ongoing outbreaks
After WHO leaders announced the organization’s concerns about mpox outbreaks, the CDC warned about a strain originating in Africa.
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07 Aug 2024
Framework to help detect healthcare AI hallucinations
New research demonstrates the potential of an approach to address faithfulness hallucinations in artificial intelligence-generated medical summaries.
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07 Aug 2024
LOINC update seeks to advance semantic interoperability
LOINC release 2.78 includes nearly 3,000 terminology updates across various domains, including social determinants of health (SDOH), diagnostics and public health reporting.
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07 Aug 2024
Lack of telehealth services hurts rural hospital finances
Rural hospitals are losing patients to urban hospitals that provide telehealth, resulting in negative financial repercussions, a new study shows.
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07 Aug 2024
Blood inventory drops 25% in July, prompting blood shortage
The American Red Cross has declared an emergency blood shortage after the inventory dropped 25% in July.
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06 Aug 2024
Advanced faces fine over LockBit attack that crippled NHS 111
Advanced Software faces a multimillion pound fine for a series of failings which directly led to a 2022 LockBit ransomware attack that disrupted NHS and social care services across the UK
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06 Aug 2024
2024 seeing more CVEs than ever before, but few are weaponised
The number of disclosed CVEs soared by 30% in the first seven-and-a-half months of the year, but a tiny fraction of these have been exploited by threat actors, a reminder of the importance of focused security strategies
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06 Aug 2024
Initial cancer screening costs $43 billion annually in the US
The estimated cost of initial breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancer screenings across the US is $43 billion.
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06 Aug 2024
IR35 public sector reforms: Chancellor urged to review departmental costs generated by blanket bans
Chancellor Rachel Reeves urged to review ‘non-essential’ departmental spend since the introduction of IR35 reforms in April 2017 as part of her push to close £22bn public spending gap inherited from the Conservatives
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06 Aug 2024
FDA issues warning on oysters from Lewis Bay
The oysters sold across the US may be contaminated with Campylobacter jejuni.
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05 Aug 2024
HHS settles HIPAA right of access case with EMS company
HHS imposed a $115K civil monetary penalty against American Medical Response over alleged HIPAA right of access failures.
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05 Aug 2024
Chinese cyber attack sparks alert over six-year-old MS vuln
After a proof-of-concept for a six-year-old Microsoft vulnerability emerged in a Chinese APT attack chain, defenders should be on the look-out for exploitation of CVE-2018-0824
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05 Aug 2024
Community health center access up by 1 million patients
Community health center access rises during the nation's primary care crisis, prompting calls for more funding.
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05 Aug 2024
World’s largest companies at near-universal risk of supply chain breach
Data from SecurityScorecard once again focuses on the interconnected nature of business supply chains and the risk posed to operational resilience by unexpected IT problems and cyber threats
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05 Aug 2024
HHS announces new policies for underserved communities
The policies are intended to improve access to care for underserved and marginalized communities.
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05 Aug 2024
Hospitals get $2.9B increase in Medicare inpatient pay
HHS finalized a rule that will increase Medicare inpatient payments by 2.9% in FY 2025, among other new payment policies.
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05 Aug 2024
Members rarely challenge coverage denials, surprise billing
Only 45% of individuals who received a surprise bill challenged it and only 43% of those who were denied coverage appealed the decision.
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02 Aug 2024
Patient trust in healthcare tanked during COVID-19 pandemic
Patient trust in healthcare providers declined during the pandemic, a trend some experts posit could threaten public health.
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02 Aug 2024
FDA approves gene therapy for synovial sarcoma
Tecelra gained FDA approval for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic synovial sarcoma.
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02 Aug 2024
AbbVie acquires Cerevel Therapeutics for $45 per share
AbbVie is expanding its neuroscience portfolio through its acquisition of Cerevel Therapeutics.
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01 Aug 2024
CrowdStrike shareholders sue, alleging false security claims
A US pension fund is lining up a lawsuit against CrowdStrike, claiming the cyber company lied about the integrity of its systems, leading to failings that caused a worldwide IT outage
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01 Aug 2024
ChatGPT shows potential for clinical knowledge review
ChatGPT could help clinicians more effectively review medical literature by prioritizing and summarizing research abstracts from journals related to their specialties.
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01 Aug 2024
Sequoia Project launches pharmacy interoperability workgroup
The Sequoia Project has launched a workgroup in collaboration with Surescripts that aims to close pharmacy interoperability gaps and drive patient-centered care.
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01 Aug 2024
Community care neglected in national digital transformation efforts
Digital technologies could help the government’s ambition of delivering care at home for longer, but community services suffer from a lack of basic technologies and access to funding, according to the King’s Fund
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01 Aug 2024
Telehealth offsets primary care visit declines but not equally
Telehealth's ability to offset primary care visit declines varied across patient characteristics, with some groups still experiencing large drops in visit volumes.
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01 Aug 2024
FDA issues public warning on lead levels in cinnamon
The FDA has issued a warning to retailers and consumers regarding elevated lead levels in ground cinnamon.
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01 Aug 2024
Vizient estimates a 3.81% inflation in drug prices in 2025
Vizient's summer 2024 Pharmacy Market Outlook predicts a drug inflation rate of 3.81% in 2025.
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31 Jul 2024
Ransomware attack hits blood donation nonprofit
Blood donation nonprofit OneBlood is operating at a "significantly reduced capacity" due to a ransomware attack affecting its software system.
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31 Jul 2024
FDA accepts NDA for Vertex’s non-opioid pain drug
Vertex Pharmaceuticals revealed that the FDA has accepted its NDA for suzetrigine, a non-opioid pain inhibitor.
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31 Jul 2024
Private equity hospitals better off than non-investment hospitals
Hospitals acquired by private equity firms tend to be more financially stable compared to comparable non-private equity hospitals, according to a new study.
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31 Jul 2024
FDA approves colorectal cancer blood test
Guardant Health Inc. gained FDA approval for its Shield blood test to detect colorectal cancer in adults 45 and older.
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30 Jul 2024
Average cost of a healthcare data breach sits at $9.77M
Healthcare data breach costs fell by 10.6% in 2024 but remain higher than in any other industry, IBM found in its yearly report.
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30 Jul 2024
New mRNA vaccine initiative targets avian influenza (H5N1)
A new initiative led by WHO and MPP aims to develop mRNA vaccines for avian influenza (H5N1), boosting global pandemic preparedness.
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30 Jul 2024
Paid medical chatbots better at health literacy than free ones
Both paid and free medical chatbots offer middling health literacy, but asking for a lower reading level might help.
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30 Jul 2024
GP digital tools could cause patients harm, says report
Investigation by the Health Services Safety Investigations Body finds some online tools used in general practices could cause risk to patient safety and impact GP workload
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30 Jul 2024
Providers offer 4 key payment reforms to support practices
AMA and other provider trade groups have urged Congressional leaders to reform physician payment in light of recent Medicare cuts.
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30 Jul 2024
Wildfire smoke drives premature deaths, urgent innovative response
Wildfire smoke causes thousands of premature deaths annually, necessitating urgent investments in innovations to mitigate its impact.
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29 Jul 2024
UK government sets up AI action plan unit
New government has ambitious plans to use AI to grow the economy, and has hired a tech entrepreneur to help guide the strategy
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29 Jul 2024
Scam CrowdStrike domains growing in volume
Hundreds of malicious domains exploiting CrowdStrike’s branding are appearing all over the web in the wake of the 19 July outage. Experts from Akamai share some noteworthy examples, along with guidance on how to avoid getting caught out
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29 Jul 2024
CrowdStrike says most Falcon sensors now up and running
The vast majority of CrowdStrike Falcon sensors affected by a coding error have now been recovered, with a final resolution expected this week
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29 Jul 2024
Abbott issues urgent correction for FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors
Abbott has identified a defect in certain FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors that may cause incorrect high glucose readings, which could pose health risks for users.
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29 Jul 2024
NIH study reveals pitfalls of AI in clinical decision-making
GPT-4V scored highly on the 'New England Journal of Medicine's' Image Challenge, but made mistakes when tasked with explaining its reasoning and describing medical images.
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29 Jul 2024
UK government invests £106m in five quantum tech hubs
Five university hubs are receiving funding to support the development of quantum applications that can support healthcare and businesses
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26 Jul 2024
Colorado reports rising avian flu cases in human poultry workers
Health officials confirm 10 human cases of avian flu in Colorado, with new infections emerging at a second poultry farm in Weld County.
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26 Jul 2024
Boar's head recalls 200K pounds of deli meat due to Listeria risk
Boar's Head recalls 200,000 pounds of deli meat over potential Listeria contamination linked to a multi-state outbreak.
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25 Jul 2024
HHS reorganizes for coordination across health data policy
The HHS reorganization aims to improve coordination for strategy and policy across health data, cybersecurity, AI and technology as digital health transformation progresses.
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25 Jul 2024
Pharmacy group sues UHG over Change Healthcare data breach
The National Community Pharmacists Association and dozens of providers sued UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries over losses suffered due to the Change Healthcare data breach.
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25 Jul 2024
FTC interim report reveals PBMs' role in rising drug costs
An FTC interim report exposes how pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) inflate drug prices, significantly impacting healthcare costs.
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25 Jul 2024
Cash benefits help cut emergency department utilization
The $400 cash benefits cut emergency department overutilization by around 100 visits per 1,000 patients, researchers said.
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25 Jul 2024
AHA cautions against mandatory organ transplant payment model
The American Hospital Association urged the CMS Innovation Center not to implement the proposed Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model.
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25 Jul 2024
Fortune 500 stands to lose $5bn plus from CrowdStrike incident
The largest global organisations hit by the CrowdStrike-Microsoft incident on 19 July will likely be out of pocket to the tune of billions of dollars