Sat.Feb 04, 2023 - Fri.Feb 10, 2023

article thumbnail

ICYMI: HIPAA and Social Media IRL

Sheppard Health Law

Social media’s interplay with healthcare privacy presents a constantly evolving challenge. ICYMI (“in case you missed it”), there is an uptick in enforcement and scrutiny IRL (“in real life”) related to communications through social media and other public platforms by entities subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”).

article thumbnail

The End of Public Health? An Introduction to the Symposium

Bill Of Health

By Jennifer S. Bard Teaching public health law over these past three years has meant contending with a series of federal and state court rulings that in different ways have called into question many of what seemed to be the most established principles of public health law. The double whammy of the pandemic and a new, and very different Supreme Court have already resulted in more dramatic changes to public health law in the past few years than in the preceding one hundred plus years.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

A new COVID-19 subvariant is a growing concern for experts. Here's why

Fierce Healthcare

A new COVID-19 subvariant is a growing concern for experts.

276
276
article thumbnail

Merchandising healthcare access: adopting e-commerce techniques

Healthcare It News

As the consumerization of healthcare continues to take shape, the next frontier of healthcare access may well be merchandising healthcare inventory, contended Derek Streat, cofounder and CEO of DexCare, a digital transformation platform vendor. By combining healthcare and e-commerce technologies and strategies, healthcare provider organizations can dramatically improve digital discovery of, and access to, care for patients, he said.

article thumbnail

From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

article thumbnail

Top healthcare trends of 2023

Health Care Dive

Providers and payers are still grappling with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, including the winding down of pandemic-era policies, which will have major effects on hospitals and insurers.

article thumbnail

20 Tips to Optimize Google Ads for Healthcare

Healthcare Success

Paid search (aka pay-per-click or PPC) often yields the highest ROI of any digital advertising medium. Our agency, therefore, manages Google Ads for dozens of our clients. Google Ads (and its much smaller competitor Microsoft) work so well because they target people actively searching for healthcare solutions. Moreover, paid search delivers tremendous advantages and provides near-immediate feedback in the form of actionable data.

More Trending

article thumbnail

HIMSSCast: The Quintuple Aim – why health equity is a critical addition

Healthcare It News

In this podcast, we discuss a new concept that has blossomed from an old one. The old concept is The Quadruple Aim. The new concept? The Quintuple Aim. What's new? Health equity. The guest is Dr. Kedar Mate, president and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and a member of the faculty at Weill Cornell Medical College. Earlier this year, Kedar co-authored a JAMA Viewpoint proposing the "Quintuple Aim" for healthcare improvement, which would add a fifth aim: to advance he

article thumbnail

Judge’s ruling on surprise billing threatens to disrupt arbitration process

Health Care Dive

The ruling tosses out portions of a final rule and raises questions about the arbitration process providers and payers are currently using to resolve payment disputes related to out-of-network care.

312
312
article thumbnail

Wellness in 2023 Is About Connections, Mental Health and Science – Global Wellness Summit’s 2023 Trends

Health Populi

Consumers’ wellness life-flows and demands in 2023 will go well beyond exercise resolutions, eating more greens, and intermittent fasting as a foodstyle. It’s time for us to get the annual update on health consumers from the multi-faceted team who curated the Global Wellness Summit’s annual report on The Future of Wellness 2023 Trends.

article thumbnail

New hybrid provider Enabled Healthcare launches in Washington with a focus on older adults with chronic conditions

Fierce Healthcare

New hybrid provider Enabled Healthcare launches in Washington with a focus on older adults with chronic conditions agliadkovskaya Thu, 02/09/2023 - 13:59

article thumbnail

How to Make The Best Benefits Decisions for 2025's Workforce: An HR and Total Rewards Guide

Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha

article thumbnail

Memorial Healthcare System grows its telehealth offering to 61 programs

Healthcare It News

Before the widespread adoption of telemedicine technology, there were several problems that hindered the delivery of healthcare services for most healthcare organizations. THE PROBLEM One of the main problems was access to healthcare, particularly with working families and those with chronic conditions. Many people lacked convenient access to medical care and providers, making it difficult for them to receive the care they needed.

article thumbnail

Medicare to collect drug price rebates starting in 2025

Health Care Dive

The CMS has laid out how it plans to implement a key provision of the Inflation Reduction Act requiring drugmakers to pay rebates on price hikes in Medicare that are greater than inflation.

Medicare 279
article thumbnail

CMS’ Rate Cuts Have Had Varying Levels Of Effect On Home Health Providers

Home Health Care

The home health final rule will have a lasting effect on providers’ bottom line. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2023 final payment rule for home health care in late October. Many providers believe that the final rule will have an impact on their business in the near- and long-term future, a new survey from Homecare Homebase and Home Health Care News suggests.

Medicaid 111
article thumbnail

Experts sound alarm on 'preventable public health crisis' as virtual prescribing for opioid use disorder now in limbo

Fierce Healthcare

Experts sound alarm on 'preventable public health crisis' as virtual prescribing for opioid use disorder now in limbo aburky Mon, 02/06/2023 - 18:17

article thumbnail

Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

article thumbnail

Virtual care system designed for COVID-19 grows into a multiuse digital health tool

Healthcare It News

In 2019, Cleveland-based University Hospitals saw an opportunity to use automation and digital care technologies to improve patient engagement, clinical care and outcomes. THE PROBLEM Ultimately, the health system was looking for ways to improve patient engagement first and foremost and then wanted to see how it could use automated tools to improve outcomes.

article thumbnail

Tipping point is in sight: Value-based care is driving meaningful financial results

Health Care Dive

Strata’s Liz Kirk shares her reflections on value-based care from the 41st annual JPMorgan healthcare conference held in San Francisco.

article thumbnail

HITMC23 urges industry to “Be Remarkably Human”

Meditech

No matter the role you play in healthcare IT, there was much wisdom to be gained at the 2023 Healthcare and IT Marketing Conference (HITMC). Celebrating ten years since its founding, creator John Lynn set the event’s tone by pushing attendees to connect on a more personal level.

article thumbnail

Tallahassee hospital takes IT systems offline, postpones procedures after apparent cyber attack

Fierce Healthcare

Tallahassee hospital takes IT systems offline, postpones procedures after apparent cyber attack hlandi Sat, 02/04/2023 - 17:32

Hospitals 276
article thumbnail

Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

article thumbnail

Singapore General Hospital shifts to gamified VR nurse training

Healthcare It News

The Singapore General Hospital has started training its nurses in IV cannulation using VR technology. A team of SGH nurses, together with Serious Games Asia and sensor solutions developer Microtube Technologies, developed an immersive gamified training module called IV NIMBLE (Nursing Innovation in Mobility-based Learning) to enhance nurses' training.

Nursing 218
article thumbnail

Molina expects contract wins to offset Medicaid losses

Health Care Dive

The forecast comes as its competitor, Centene, expects to lose as many as 2.2 million Medicaid members when pandemic protections end and states to resume eligibility checks.

Medicaid 276
article thumbnail

Where Hospital-At-Home Programs Go Next

Home Health Care

The journey of the hospital-at-home model in the U.S. is a compelling one. Much of it has transpired over the last few years, ever since the introduction of the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver, which allowed health systems to provide acute care in the home during the public health emergency (PHE). In May, the public health emergency will come to an end.

Hospitals 115
article thumbnail

CVS closing in on deal to buy Oak Street Health to expand primary care footprint: WSJ report

Fierce Healthcare

CVS closing in on deal to buy Oak Street Health to expand primary care footprint: WSJ report hlandi Mon, 02/06/2023 - 22:19

article thumbnail

How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

article thumbnail

Hands-on cardiac education pays dividends for patients and others, says Abiomed

Healthcare It News

At a Heart Recovery Advocate Day held on February 3 at Abiomed's Danvers, Massachusetts, headquarters, patients shared their stories of heart recovery, toured the facility, participated in lab demonstrations and had the opportunity to meet the operators who made their left ventricular assist devices, right ventricular assist devices and lung-assist devices.

Nursing 212
article thumbnail

Following decline, telehealth visits notched up 1.9% in November

Health Care Dive

Mental health conditions continued to dominate telehealth diagnoses last year as the federal government worked to protect telehealth provisions during the COVID-19 public health emergency now set to end.

275
275
article thumbnail

Dementia Patients Receive Less Home Health, Hospice Care Near End Of Life

Home Health Care

A new study found that people with dementia receive less home health and hospice care in the final months of their lives. The study suggests that – despite appearing similar to those with other terminally ill diseases on a functionality basis – dementia patients may receive less home-based care because it is more difficult to identify when they are within six months of death.

article thumbnail

DOJ collected nearly $2B in health fraud False Claims Act cases in fiscal year 2022

Fierce Healthcare

DOJ collected nearly $2B in health fraud False Claims Act cases in fiscal year 2022 rking Wed, 02/08/2023 - 16:01

287
287
article thumbnail

How To Empower Your Workforce With Modern Fertility Benefits

Speaker: Andrea Wuchiski

In an era where a workforce spans multiple generations, HR managers and Total Rewards leaders face the unique challenge of designing benefits packages that cater to diverse employee needs. This session will delve into how comprehensive fertility benefits can bridge generational gaps, support employees’ health, and enhance workplace satisfaction. Join us for an insightful session that highlights the strategic importance of fertility benefits in today’s competitive job market.

article thumbnail

How AI-driven patient scheduling can improve health equity

Healthcare It News

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

225
225
article thumbnail

Major hospitals still noncompliant with price transparency rules

Health Care Dive

No hospitals in HCA Healthcare, Tenet, Providence and UPMC systems were fully compliant with federal price transparency rules, according to a new analysis.

Hospitals 288
article thumbnail

51% Of Home-Based Care Organizations Plan To Dive Into Higher-Acuity Care Models

Home Health Care

Many people still consider home health and home care as sectors completely separate from hospital-at-home care. Increasingly, however, that is not the case. As more care comes into the home, home-based care organizations are finding ways to become involved – whether through partnerships or proprietary programs. In 2023, over half of home-based care organizations plan to pursue higher-acuity care in the home for the first time, specifically meaning hospital-at-home or SNF-at-home care.

Home Care 105
article thumbnail

With Oak Street Health deal, CVS pushes healthcare ambitions as investment in value-based care heats up

Fierce Healthcare

With Oak Street Health deal, CVS pushes healthcare ambitions as investment in value-based care heats up hlandi Wed, 02/08/2023 - 18:03

article thumbnail

Enhance Healthcare Efficiency With Top Payroll & HCM Services

Running a healthcare facility requires precision and care, not just for patients but also for your staff. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps healthcare providers choose the best provider. Efficient payroll management ensures timely, accurate payments, critical for maintaining staff morale and trust. Compliance support helps navigate complex healthcare regulations and avoid costly fines.