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04 Oct 2024
Dockworkers' fight a warning about the future of work
Dockworkers are fighting for the future of work, fearing automation will take their jobs. Even those who stay employed worry that the tech will strip their work of its worth.
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04 Oct 2024
UK telcos including BT at risk from DrayTek router vulnerabilities
A series of vulnerabilities in DrayTek's Vigor router product lines affects multiple comms service providers in the UK, according to new analysis
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04 Oct 2024
Companies invest in climate technology to reduce emissions
Analyst firm GlobalData identified four major climate tech investments businesses are making now to reach 2030 carbon emission reduction goals.
Health IT News from the past 365 days
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19 Oct 2023
Patients Split on Trust in Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Experience
American patients are torn about whether they are comfortable with the use of artificial intelligence in the healthcare setting, survey data shows.
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19 Oct 2023
FDA Proposes Ban on Formaldehyde Hair Smoothing, Straightening Products
The FDA proposes a ban after multiple studies have linked formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing chemicals in hair products to uterine cancer.
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19 Oct 2023
OCR Publishes Resources On Telehealth Privacy, Security Risks
The two new resource documents aim to help providers explain telehealth privacy and security risks to patients.
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19 Oct 2023
Boston Medical Center First in Nation to Offer Renewable Utilities Prescription
The renewable utilities prescription is a part of BMC’s commitment to addressing social determinants of health that impact its low-income population.
- 19 Oct 2023
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19 Oct 2023
Study Reveals Adult ADHD Nearly Triples the Risk of Dementia
Data analysis from a national birth cohort study noted that adult ADHD increased the risk of dementia later in life.
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19 Oct 2023
Employer Sponsored Health Insurance Premiums Grew by 7% in 2023
The average annual premium for employer-sponsored health insurance is $8,435 for single coverage and $23,968 for family coverage.
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19 Oct 2023
Inmediata Health Resolves Multi-State Data Breach Investigation With $1.4M Settlement
More than 30 state attorneys general joined forces to investigate potential HIPAA violations connected to a data breach that spanned nearly three years and impacted 1.5 million individuals.
- 18 Oct 2023
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18 Oct 2023
Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate Announces Fourth Health Tech Cohort
Nine health tech startups will join Mayo Clinic Platform’s 20-week accelerator program to refine and validate their artificial intelligence offerings.
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18 Oct 2023
HHS and Pfizer Reach Paxlovid Agreement to Improve Access
An announcement from the HHS highlighted collaborative efforts by the department and Pfizer to improve access to Paxlovid.
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18 Oct 2023
Lower Payment Rates May Help Curb Medicare Spending on Post-Acute Care
Reducing payment rates to skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehab facilities, and home health providers by 5 percent would’ve saved $2.7 billion in Medicare spending in 2021.
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18 Oct 2023
FBI Warns Public About Phishing Attacks Against Plastic Surgery Offices, Patients
Cybercriminals have been targeting plastic surgery offices, providers, and patients with phishing attacks to deploy malware and harvest sensitive information, the FBI warned.
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18 Oct 2023
AI Pain Recognition Tool Detects Pain Before, During and After Surgery
An automated, AI-based pain recognition system may provide an unbiased approach to assess patients’ pain and decrease hospital length of stay.
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18 Oct 2023
Reduced Serotonin Levels in Long COVID Patients Impair Cognition
Scientists discovered serotonin depletion in long COVID patients, which may be the root of some of the condition’s cognitive symptoms.
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17 Oct 2023
Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Costs Double with Dementia Diagnosis
Out-of-pocket healthcare costs went from around $4,000 to an average of $8,000 within eight years following a dementia diagnosis.
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17 Oct 2023
Supply Chain Shortages Impact Patient Care and Provider Workflows
Almost half of survey respondents said supply chain shortages have delayed patient care, while a quarter reported medical errors.
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17 Oct 2023
RCM Company Reports Data Breach Tied to MOVEit Software, 1.9M Impacted
The revenue cycle management company reported a data breach that impacted more than 1.9 million individuals across more than 50 healthcare organizations.
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17 Oct 2023
Health Literacy Stands in the Way of Adequate Breast Cancer Screening
US adults are unsure of recommended breast cancer screening recommendations, highlighting a health literacy hurdle to care access.
- 17 Oct 2023
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17 Oct 2023
NIH Award to Establish Data Integration Hub for Common Fund Programs
An $8.5 million grant will support the creation of a data integration hub designed to advance National Institutes of Health Common Fund initiatives.
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17 Oct 2023
Government to pump £30m into NHS medtech
The government hopes the funding, which is available to integrated care systems across the country, will ease winter pressures through the help of technology
- 16 Oct 2023
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16 Oct 2023
HHS Patient Assistance Program Aims To Boost Access to COVID-19 Drug
The patient assistance program will maintain financial support for certain populations seeking to access Pfizer’s Paxlovid, starting in 2024.
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16 Oct 2023
Regenstrief Links LOINC, SNOMED to Drive Health Data Interoperability
Regenstrief and SNOMED International have broadened their collaboration to drive health data interoperability between LOINC and SNOMED CT data standards.
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16 Oct 2023
Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Fall for Second Consecutive Year
Around 42 percent of Medicare Advantage plans received 2024 star ratings of four or higher, down from 51 percent in 2023.
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16 Oct 2023
NoEscape Ransomware Emerges, Targeting Healthcare
A suspected successor of Avaddon ransomware, NoEscape ransomware uses multi-extortion tactics to target multiple industries, including healthcare, HC3 warned.
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16 Oct 2023
“All of Us” Program Launches Center for Linkage and Acquisition of Data
The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus will use a $30 million award to establish the “All of Us” program’s Center for Linkage and Acquisition of Data.
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13 Oct 2023
CHIME Names 21 Healthcare Orgs as 2023 Digital Health Most Wired
The 2023 Digital Health Most Wired Survey awarded 21 healthcare organizations with the highest recognition for their commitment to digital health transformation.
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13 Oct 2023
Medicare Part B Premiums, Deductibles Will Increase in 2024
Medicare Part B premiums will be $174.70 per month in 2024 and the annual deductible will be $240, CMS shared.
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13 Oct 2023
Racial Health Disparities Plague Mental Healthcare Access for Teens
Mental healthcare access is elusive for many teens who need it, especially racial and ethnic minorities, a new study showed.
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13 Oct 2023
Artificial Intelligence Model May Help Predict Future Viral Outbreaks
New AI tool predicts how viruses may evolve to escape the immune system, which could shed light on which viral variants have pandemic potential before they emerge.
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13 Oct 2023
FDA Creates Advisory Committee for Digital Health Technology
The committee will advise the FDA on the benefits and potential risks of digital health technologies, including wearables, AI-based tools, and digital therapeutics.
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13 Oct 2023
Financial Challenges Drove Healthcare Merger and Acquisition Activity
Nearly 40 percent of transactions in Q3 2023 involved health systems facing financial challenges, a report found.
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13 Oct 2023
FDA Launches Advisory Committee for Digital Health Technologies
The FDA’s newest Digital Health Advisory Committee will explore AI/ML, AR, VR, digital therapeutics, wearables, remote patient monitoring, and more.
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13 Oct 2023
Antifungal Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Are Rates Lower Than Use Rates
A recent survey of infectious disease specialists found that antifungal TDM rates are lower than recommended by the IDSA.
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13 Oct 2023
CHIME Names 21 Healthcare Orgs as 2023 Digital Health Most Wired
The 2023 Digital Health Most Wired Survey awarded 21 healthcare organizations with the highest recognition for their commitment to digital health transformation.
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12 Oct 2023
Obesity Before/During Pregnancy Linked to Cardiovascular Risk
NIH-funded research indicates that being overweight or obese before or during early pregnancy doubles the risk of gestational diabetes and pregnancy complications.
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12 Oct 2023
Gender Pay Disparities in Medicare Reimbursement Impact Neurosurgeons
Female neurosurgeons received almost $25,000 less per year than men after controlling for volume and experience, highlighting gender pay disparities.
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12 Oct 2023
A Third of Folks with Disabilities Face Healthcare Discrimination
Around half of the people with disabilities who reported healthcare discrimination said it led them to either delay or forgo healthcare access.
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12 Oct 2023
Cedars-Sinai Expands Virtual Care Access with New mHealth App
Cedars-Sinai and digital health company K Health have created an app that aims to streamline and expand access to diagnoses and treatment through AI and telehealth.
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12 Oct 2023
Predictive Models May Negatively Impact the Performance of Future Tools
The impact of predictive modeling on patient outcomes may negatively affect the predictive performance of subsequent artificial intelligence tools.
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12 Oct 2023
Online Vendors Sell Unapproved GLP-1 Drugs, FDA Issues Warnings
The FDA issued warning letters to two online vendors selling unapproved versions of GLP-1 drugs used for weight loss.
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12 Oct 2023
Who is Challenging the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Rule?
Drug companies and pharmaceutical groups are suing HHS, arguing that the Medicare drug price negotiation rule violates constitutional amendments.
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11 Oct 2023
Google Cloud Announces Generative AI Search Capabilities for Healthcare
New generative AI search features from Google Cloud aim to help drive efficiencies across the healthcare industry and improve clinical decision support.
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11 Oct 2023
Google Cloud Announces Generative AI Search Capabilities for Healthcare
New generative AI search features from Google Cloud aim to help drive efficiencies across the healthcare industry and improve clinical decision support.
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11 Oct 2023
DEA Extends Telemedicine Prescription of Controlled Medicines
Last week, the DEA and HHS announced that they would extend the COVID-19 telemedicine prescription flexibilities for controlled substances until the end of 2024.
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11 Oct 2023
High Nursing Home Staff Turnover Yields Poorer Care Quality
A 10-percentage point increase in staff turnover was associated with more health inspection citations and worse quality measures.
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11 Oct 2023
Non-Profit Hospitals Up Community Benefits to $130B
Non-profit hospitals provided $20B more in community benefits in 2020, making up 15.5% of total expenses, AHA reports.
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11 Oct 2023
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust uses RealWear headsets for training
NHS trauma and orthopaedic department deploys head-mounted cameras to livestream surgeon’s view footage of operations to classroom
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11 Oct 2023
Patients Want Doc Counsel Under Cures Act Patient Data Access Rules
Patient anxiety levels go down when patients meet with providers under the 21st Century Cures Act patient data access rules.
- 11 Oct 2023
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11 Oct 2023
AHIMA Launches Social Determinants of Health Data Initiative
AHIMA announced that its new Data for Better Health initiative aims to transform healthcare and improve patient outcomes through the use of SDOH data.
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11 Oct 2023
Does Medicaid Managed Care Impact Specialty Care Access for Kids?
Medicaid managed care enrollment was tied to limited mental health professional visits but did not impact other specialty care access.
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11 Oct 2023
FDA Issues Update on the Philips BiPAP and CPAP Recalls
A statement attributed to Jeff Shuren, MD, JD, director of the FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health, was issued on October 5, 2023.
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10 Oct 2023
Generative Artificial Intelligence Collaborative Launched at HLTH 2023
A collective of providers, payers, and other stakeholders have launched VALID AI to explore use cases and best practices for generative AI in healthcare.
- 10 Oct 2023
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10 Oct 2023
FDA Updates Infant Formula Compliance Program
The FDA has updated its infant formula compliance program after multiple infant formula recalls in the past year.
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10 Oct 2023
Value-Based Payments in Medicaid Tied to More Behavioral Health Visits
Under New York state’s Medicaid value-based payment program, patients with depression saw an increase of 0.91 behavioral visits.
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10 Oct 2023
Digital Patient Experience Hinges on Online Appointment Scheduling
80% of consumers said they’d use online appointment scheduling tools if available, underscoring the tech as the key part of the digital patient experience.
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10 Oct 2023
EHR Vendor NextGen Releases AI Solution to Boost Provider Efficiency
The new AI solution within EHR vendor NextGen Healthcare’s mobile application aims to enhance provider efficiency by summarizing clinical encounters.
- 10 Oct 2023
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10 Oct 2023
What Are Major Payers Offering Medicare Advantage Members in 2024?
UnitedHealthcare, Humana, Cigna, and Aetna are aiming to keep premiums and prescription drug costs low for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in 2024.
- 09 Oct 2023
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09 Oct 2023
UHC Commercial Plan Focuses on Price Transparency, Preventive Care
The payer’s emphasis on preventive care may have contributed to its and strong re-enrollment rate.
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09 Oct 2023
MGMA: Sustainable Financing Needed to Protect Rural Healthcare
Congress needs to avert a looming Medicare payment cut and implement prior authorization reform to improve access to rural healthcare, MGMA says.
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09 Oct 2023
Controlling Oncology Costs with Cross-Benefit Drug Management
In the ever-changing oncology landscape, cross-benefit drug management tackles challenges, reduces costs, and shapes the future of care.
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06 Oct 2023
VA Announces Health Data Sharing Pledge to Boost Veteran Experience
VA and 13 healthcare systems, including Kaiser Permanente and Intermountain, have pledged to improve the Veteran experience through health data sharing.
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06 Oct 2023
Samsung Strikes Hospital Partnerships for Digital Health Research
The electronics company is collaborating with hospitals like Brigham & Women’s to examine smartwatch and algorithm use in enhancing healthcare research and delivery.
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06 Oct 2023
New Physicians See Plenty of Job Offers but Burnout Impacts Choices
Over 80 percent of new physicians reported experiencing feelings of burnout during their training, which may exacerbate workforce challenges.
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06 Oct 2023
Medicaid Expansion Improved Health Equity for Redlined Areas
Uninsurance rates were worse in historically redlined areas in the seven states that have not adopted Medicaid expansion, leading to a lack of health equity.
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06 Oct 2023
Health Equity Accreditation Aims to Provide Actionable Roadmap
URAC said the health equity accreditation will help organizations that have a commitment to health equity and guide their actions forward.
- 06 Oct 2023
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06 Oct 2023
FDA Issues Guidance on Drug Development for Stimulant Use Disorders
Once finalized, the draft guidance will provide recommendations for clinical trial design and drug development protocols to manage stimulant use disorders.
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06 Oct 2023
Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis at 30 Reduces Life Expectancy by 14 Years
The study implied that every decade earlier a patient is diagnosed correlates to a 3- or 4-year decline in life expectancy.