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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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12 Apr 2024
WHO reports 3,500 global viral hepatitis deaths daily
The WHO’s 2024 Global Hepatitis Report highlights 1.3 million global viral hepatitis deaths annually, accounting for 3,500 daily deaths.
- 11 Apr 2024
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11 Apr 2024
Patients with long COVID exhibited markers of myeloid inflammation
A study out of the United Kingdom identified multiple plasma protein markers of inflammation linked to long COVID characteristics.
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11 Apr 2024
CMS proposes payment increases for IPPS hospitals and LTCHs
IPPS hospital payments would increase by $2.9 billion, while long-term care hospital rates would grow by $41 billion.
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11 Apr 2024
National Academy of Medicine publishes AI Code of Conduct draft
The National Academy of Medicine Leadership Consortium is seeking input from healthcare and biomedical sciences professionals regarding its AI Code of Conduct.
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11 Apr 2024
Digital health tool cuts hospital length of stay for surgery patients
A study shows that the tool enhanced perioperative patient outcomes and boosted satisfaction with surgery by providing access to personalized care services.
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11 Apr 2024
Abbott provided $650,000 to FDA advisory panel members
Among the 14 voting members on the Abbott TriClip G4 System, 10 members of the FDA advisory panel received payments from Abbott totaling $650,000.
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11 Apr 2024
Doc bills for patient portal messages are a rare occurrence
Billing codes for patient portal messages were just 0.9 percent of E&M services in 2020 and just 0.05 percent for 2021 and 2022.
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10 Apr 2024
IR35: HMRC rushing to restore CEST source code deleted from Github ‘in error’
HMRC has confirmed online repository containing code underpinning maligned IR35 status-checker tool has been taken down ‘in error’ by team working to decommission legacy platform that used to host platform
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10 Apr 2024
Roughly 65% of bandages on the market contain forever chemicals
An analysis of 40 bandages by Mamavation revealed that most bandages on the market contain PFAS.
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10 Apr 2024
Physicians report widespread financial turmoil due to Change Healthcare cyberattack
More than half of surveyed physicians have had to dip into personal savings to manage the financial strain caused by the Change Healthcare cyberattack, the AMA found.
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10 Apr 2024
Payers react to 2025 Medicare Advantage, Part D Final Rates
The Medicare Advantage and Part D final rate notice drew negative reactions from the payer community, as the growth rate dipped to 2.33 percent.
- 10 Apr 2024
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10 Apr 2024
Wisconsin health cooperative suffers 533K-record breach
Several other healthcare entities have reported healthcare data breaches to HHS in recent weeks, with most stemming from hacking.
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10 Apr 2024
Mortality in COVID hospitalized patients is 22% higher in rural areas
Across COVID-19 hospitalized patients, all-cause mortality was 22% higher, and readmission rates were 6% higher in rural areas.
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09 Apr 2024
UK plc failing on multiple cyber measures
Government report shows 50% of businesses and 32% of charities reported a cyber attack or breach in the past 12 months and organisations across the UK are failing on multiple cyber measures
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09 Apr 2024
AMGA urges Congress to extend value-based care incentives, prevent pay cuts
AMGA asked leaders to extend the Alternative APM value-based care incentives and approve reforms to the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
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09 Apr 2024
Labour promises digital red book and smartphones for children with diabetes
The Labour Party has announced plans for children’s health records to be put on parents’ NHS App, while also partnering with Virgin Media O2 to give children with type 1 diabetes smartphones to check their blood sugar
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09 Apr 2024
AI biomarker identifies aortic stenosis development, progression
An artificial intelligence-based video biomarker can accurately identify those who might develop or have rapidly worsening aortic stenosis.
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09 Apr 2024
14% of women say Dobbs decision stalled access to abortion
In states with abortion bans, one in five women said they know someone who struggled to access an abortion post-Roe.
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08 Apr 2024
UK vet network CVS hit by cyber attack
Operations at UK-based veterinary network CVS have been disrupted by a cyber incident of an as-yet undisclosed nature
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08 Apr 2024
Machine learning predicts hospitalization during cancer treatment
Machine learning models using daily step counts and other wearable data accurately predicted unplanned hospitalization during concurrent chemoradiotherapy.
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08 Apr 2024
Healthcare orgs reflect on top vendors for denials management services
Revecore received the highest overall performance score for denials management services based on limited data, while Aspirion had the highest satisfaction among fully rated firms.
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08 Apr 2024
Advanced cybersecurity performance translates to higher shareholder returns
Highly regulated industries like healthcare delivered a 372% higher shareholder return compared to their peers, further highlighting the organization-wide importance of cybersecurity.
- 08 Apr 2024
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08 Apr 2024
Medicare Advantage final rule addresses competition and marketing practices
In addition, the Medicare Advantage final rule requires plans to review prior authorization policies with a health equity perspective.
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08 Apr 2024
Machine learning predicts risk of suicide in patients initiating care
A machine learning tool to predict suicide attempts can accurately stratify high-risk patients scheduled for outpatient mental healthcare intake appointments.
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05 Apr 2024
UKtech50 2024 – help us find the most influential people in UK IT
Computer Weekly’s annual search for the 50 most influential people in UK IT is on – let us know who you would like to nominate for this year's list
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05 Apr 2024
Smartphone-based cognitive testing for rare dementia feasible, reliable
Conducting cognitive testing via smartphones could support early detection of a rare type of dementia that largely affects 45 to 60 year olds, research indicates.
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05 Apr 2024
Clinical deterioration AI contributes to reduced care escalation risk
An AI-driven clinical deterioration intervention was associated with a 10.4 percent reduction in the risk of escalations of care during hospitalization.
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05 Apr 2024
FDA Authorizes AI Sepsis Prediction, Detection Tool
Prenosis Inc. received FDA marketing authorization for Sepsis ImmunoScore, an AI/ML software to predict and quickly diagnose sepsis.
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05 Apr 2024
Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy leads RVVC care with VIVJOA exclusivity
AllianceRx Walgreens gains exclusive access to VIVJOA, the first FDA-approved post-menopausal medication for reducing recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC).
- 04 Apr 2024
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04 Apr 2024
AHA observes uptick in hospital IT help desk social engineering schemes
Threat actors have been using the stolen identity of revenue cycle employees to conduct social engineering schemes and divert payments.
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04 Apr 2024
Expanding Medicaid eligibility in GA would reduce uninsurance by 28%
Around 173,000 young adults between 19 and 34 would gain health insurance coverage if Georgia expanded Medicaid eligibility.
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04 Apr 2024
Stakeholders push DEA to solidify virtual prescribing flexibilities
Stakeholders are urging the agency to permanently allow virtual prescriptions of controlled substances without in-person exams well before the flexibility expires.
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04 Apr 2024
Strategies for integrating specialty care into value-based care models
The CMS Innovation Center prioritizes strategies that improve specialty care performance data, implement financial incentives, and support episode-based models.
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04 Apr 2024
Computational model uses biomarkers to predict Alzheimer's progression
A personalized mathematical model analyzes data from brain scans, cerebrospinal fluid and memory tests to predict how an individual’s Alzheimer’s may progress.
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04 Apr 2024
Deloitte report unveils $5–7 billion AI life sciences opportunity
In the life sciences industry, transformative value can be realized by harnessing the power of AI in research, manufacturing, and commercial functions.
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04 Apr 2024
Drawbridge Health's NanoDrop gains FDA clearance for at-home blood sampling
Drawbridge Health's FDA-cleared NanoDrop blood sampling lancet device offers convenient, painless, at-home blood testing.
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04 Apr 2024
Disrespectful healthcare experience affects 33% of LGBT patients
Disrespectful healthcare experiences led to LGBT patients being less likely to seek care and more likely to switch providers.
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03 Apr 2024
RDP abused in over 90% of cyber attacks, Sophos finds
Threat actors continue to see great success using simple, tried and tested methods, and many defenders are failing to do the basics
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03 Apr 2024
Do patients perceive healthcare’s gains in patient safety?
Hospitals have improved on key patient safety metrics, but whether patients perceive those improvements is a matter of receiving inpatient or outpatient care.
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03 Apr 2024
CMS final rule improves access to Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage
The rule expanded the special enrollment period to allow consumers with household incomes at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty level to apply for marketplace coverage outside open enrollment.
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03 Apr 2024
Risant Health completes Geisinger acquisition
Geisinger is the first health to join Risant, a non-profit organization that aims to increase access to value-based care and coverage.
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03 Apr 2024
MFA bypass results in breach at LA County Department of Mental Health
Threat actors were able to gain access to two Microsoft Office 365 accounts by bypassing MFA requirements.
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03 Apr 2024
Rising adult melatonin use sparks concern over unsupervised child exposure
Rising adult melatonin use coincides with unsupervised child exposure, prompting urgent CDC calls for preventive action to protect public health.
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03 Apr 2024
US lags in usual source of care, primary care access
Adults in the United States are among the least likely to have a usual source of care, like a primary care provider.
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02 Apr 2024
CMS releases tool to help hospitals with price transparency
CMS’ V2.0 Online Validator tool helps hospitals develop a machine-readable file to comply with federal price transparency requirements.
- 02 Apr 2024
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02 Apr 2024
HHS extends special enrollment period for former Medicaid beneficiaries
Former Medicaid beneficiaries now have until November 30 to apply for marketplace coverage during the special enrollment period.
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02 Apr 2024
FDA approves Eko Health’s Low EF detection AI for detecting heart failure
Eko Health's FDA-approved AI, developed with Mayo Clinic, aids in accurately detecting heart failure during standard exams, benefiting at-risk patients.
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02 Apr 2024
Machine learning approach may help tailor precision medicine treatments
New machine learning tool uses data on individualized molecular interactions to predict how a patient’s immune system will respond to foreign cells.
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02 Apr 2024
HHS imposes $100K penalty on NJ facility over HIPAA right of access violations
Hackensack Meridian Health agreed to pay $100,000 to resolve HIPAA right of access failures.
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02 Apr 2024
Nursing workforce diversity increases, but room for growth remains
Growth in nursing workforce diversity is welcome news for a healthcare industry focused on health equity.
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01 Apr 2024
NIH funding development of AI tools for health disparity research
The “Trustworthy AI to Address Health Disparities in Under-resourced Communities,” project is set to enhance the explainability of AI-driven risk prediction models.
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01 Apr 2024
CMS proposes FY 2025 Medicare payment rates for hospice, IPFs
Medicare payment rates would increase by 2.6% for hospices and IPFs, respectively, in FY 2025 as CMS calculates the impact of several policy changes.
- 01 Apr 2024
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01 Apr 2024
Biosimilar competition did not reduce out-of-pocket spending, study finds
Compared with the year before biosimilar availability, mean out-of-pocket spending was 12 percent higher in the second year after competition entered the market.
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01 Apr 2024
AI reveals race-based differences in the expression of depression
New study shows that language-based predictive models for detecting depression severity may generalize well to white Americans, but not to their Black counterparts.
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01 Apr 2024
HHS reaches HIPAA right of access settlement with Phoenix Healthcare
Phoenix Healthcare agreed to pay $35,000 and revise its HIPAA policies to resolve OCR’s 47th right of access enforcement action.
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29 Mar 2024
Organisations getting better at spotting identity fraud
As the barriers to committing identity fraud continue to drop, organisations should consider more sophisticated technical measures to successfully up their game, according to a report
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29 Mar 2024
CMS chops short-term, limited duration plan length to 4 months
A new CMS policy significantly reduces the maximum amount of time that a consumer can receive coverage from a short-term, limited duration plan.
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29 Mar 2024
Skilled nursing facility proposed rule updates payment rates, VBP program
The rule proposed increasing skilled nursing facility payment rates by 4.1 percent.
- 29 Mar 2024
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29 Mar 2024
Analysis highlights five preventable suicide risk profiles
Mental health, substance use, physical health and intimate partner conflicts are some of the most significant risk factors for suicide identified in a new study.
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29 Mar 2024
Persistent physical activity is linked to better sleep patterns
A study linked persistent physical activity to lower insomnia risk and a better sleep duration.
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29 Mar 2024
FDA approves $4.25 million gene therapy for MLD
After receiving FDA approval earlier this month, Orchard Therapeutics plans to price its new MLD gene therapy at $4.25 million.
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29 Mar 2024
Patient data access speeds up after 21st Century Cures Act
The faster pace of patient data access calls into question how providers prepare clinical notes and communicate with laboratory testing sites.
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28 Mar 2024
FDA authorizes pre-exposure prophylaxis for COVID-19
The FDA has authorized a monoclonal antibody for immunocompromised patients to minimize the risk of COVID-19.
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28 Mar 2024
CMS proposes 2.8% payment rate boost for inpatient rehabilitation facilities
The agency also proposed adding, removing, and adjusting measures in the inpatient rehabilitation facility quality reporting program.
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28 Mar 2024
Healthcare security culture steadily improving, but gaps remain
Healthcare security culture maturity gaps can make the sector vulnerable to increased cyber risk, KnowBe4’s Security Culture Report suggests.
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28 Mar 2024
Hospital financial performance off to a strong start
New data from Kaufman Hall shows a median monthly operating margin index of nearly 4% in February 2024, building on several months of positive margins.
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28 Mar 2024
Online big data dashboard to help map enteric infectious diseases
The Planetary Child Health & Enterics Observatory dashboard aims to shed light on the global public health threat of diarrheal diseases in children.
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28 Mar 2024
Medicare spending on GLP-1 drugs reached $5.7 billion in 2022
Medicare spending on GLP-1 drugs may continue rising as demand surges and coverage expands.
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28 Mar 2024
FDA issues warning letters for unapproved topical pain relief products
The FDA issued warning letters to six companies, highlighting the dangers of unauthorized topical pain relief products and warning consumers.
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27 Mar 2024
Ransomware gang leaks data stolen from Scottish NHS board
Data stolen from an earlier attack on NHS Dumfries and Galloway has been leaked by a ransomware gang that claims to be in possession of much more content
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27 Mar 2024
HMRC’s online IR35 status checker tool CEST not updated in five years, FOI confirms
Despite a previous pledge that HMRC’s IR35 online status checker tool will be continually updated as employment cases and tribunals occur, a freedom of information request confirms CEST has not been updated since October 2019
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27 Mar 2024
Cyber spies, not cyber criminals, behind most zero-day exploitation
Analysis from Google has found that zero-day vulnerabilities are much more heavily exploited for espionage purposes than for financially motivated cyber crime
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27 Mar 2024
Chronic care access limits diagnosis & quality for women
It takes women more than a year longer to get a diagnosis than men, spelling out an issue with chronic care access and clinical quality.
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27 Mar 2024
CMS final rule aims to simplify Medicaid, CHIP enrollment, coverage
The CMS final rule updated renewal and enrollment policies and sought to eliminate practices that cause coverage disruptions.
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27 Mar 2024
HHS offers resource guide to providers impacted by Change Healthcare cyberattack
The guidance document consists of health plan contact information to help providers bridge communication gaps as they work to recover from the Change Healthcare cyberattack.
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27 Mar 2024
Primary care delivery is similar across all Medicare patient mixes
The rate of social needs screenings was low among primary care physicians serving primarily Medicare Advantage patients and those serving traditional Medicare patients.
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27 Mar 2024
Carequality interoperability network celebrates 10 years of HIE
The Carequality interoperability framework facilitates the exchange of over 745,000,000 documents every month across disparate HIE networks, regions, and technologies.
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27 Mar 2024
Patient satisfaction suffers under poor hospital admission & discharge
Patient satisfaction scores were lower when patients did not receive good post-discharge notes and communication.
- 27 Mar 2024
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27 Mar 2024
Machine learning tools predict COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, uptake
New study suggests that principles of behavioral economics – such as risk aversion – may have a significant impact on attitudes around vaccination and immunization.
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27 Mar 2024
Transplant teams are less likely to accept donor hearts for Black men
An analysis of transplant center teams’ donor heart acceptances revealed that Black men on the wait list had the lowest probability of acceptance.
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27 Mar 2024
SCOTUS to issue a decision on mifepristone in the coming months
Following yesterday’s hearing, experts predict that SCOTUS will issue a final ruling on mifepristone access in the coming months, likely siding with the FDA.
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27 Mar 2024
2024 MIPS Changes and Their Impact on Emergency Medicine
CMS continues to shift the MIPS reporting process with a new model specifically designed to align with physician specialties, like emergency medicine.
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26 Mar 2024
Shareholders win when businesses do better at cyber
The more advanced a company’s cyber security performance, and the more engaged its board is with security issues, the greater the return for shareholders, a report has found
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26 Mar 2024
Retail health clinic utilization climbed by 202% by 2022
Although still one of the least-visited alternative care sites, retail health clinic utilization soared between 2021 and 2022.
- 26 Mar 2024
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26 Mar 2024
NHS SBS launches digital advisory framework
The Digital Health Advisory Services framework agreement aims to provide a way for health and care organisations to get help with digital transformation and skills
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26 Mar 2024
Limited EHR integration impacts use of clinical communication tools
Interviewed customers of clinical communication vendors PerfectServe, TigerConnect, and Baxter reported the highest levels of EHR integration in a new KLAS report.
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26 Mar 2024
HC3 alerts shed light on two popular healthcare cyberattack tactics
Recent HC3 sector alerts warned healthcare organizations of email bombing and credential harvesting, both of which may be used to enable healthcare cyberattacks.
- 26 Mar 2024
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26 Mar 2024
Tax breaks higher than community investments for most non-profit hospitals
Non-profit hospitals spent an average of 3.87 percent of their budgets on community investments in 2021.
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26 Mar 2024
Deep learning model detects COVID-19 infection using lung imaging
A deep neural network-based automated detection tool could assist emergency room clinicians in diagnosing COVID-19 effectively using lung ultrasound images.
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26 Mar 2024
Digital maternal health tools hold promise, but equity question remains
Patients are using digital maternal health tools to manage care, but racial/ethnic minorities are more likely to point out cultural competence issues.