The Ever Evolving World of Cybersecurity Threats
Technology and the way people are using it are evolving in an increasingly steady pace. Just 20 years ago cellphones were getting photo display functions for the first time and were primarily being used to talk to people. Now our phones have facial recognition software and people are using them to shoot and edit films for fun. And the world of healthcare is no different. The amount of technology used and how it is being used has skyrocketed and unfortunately, alongside it so has the amount and sophistication of cybersecurity threats.
To hear more about the current healthcare cyberattacks, we reached out to our lovely Healt...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 23, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Security and Privacy Adam Mahmud Amazon Web Services Britton Burton Bruce Johnston CloudWave ComplyAssistant CORL Technologies Gerry B Source Type: blogs
Why does health care cost so much in the U.S. part the infinity
I ' m on a lot of email lists thanks to my profession. A message I got today is below. I won ' t make you read it before I explain that one reason medical services cost so much in this godforsaken country is that providers have to hire people to with specialized training and pay them salaries to deal with this crap. Keep in mind that they see people with multiple different kinds of insurance and they need to keep track of what insurance the person has, what it will pay for, how much, and how, based on manuals containing hundreds of pages of similar dreck. And if they don ' t get it just right, they won ' t be paid. In civi...
Source: Stayin' Alive - March 20, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – March 19, 2023 – Info for 81% of physicians is inconsistent in major health plan provider directories, 48% of health systems using AI for workforce management, and more
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
News and Research
A paper from the University of Colorado School of Medicine and HiLabs found inconsistencies for 81% of physicians examined across 5 large national health insurers. Along with the challenge of inaccuracy, resea...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 19, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory Analytics/Big Data Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System ADP Amazon AWS Avaneer Health Basset Healthcare Network Brightside Health Bristol Advanced Illness Management Caribou REward Source Type: blogs
Addressing Clinical Staffing Shortages in Healthcare: The Crucial Role of IT Investment
The following is a guest article by Doug McDonald, Director of Technology in the Office of the CTO at Extreme Networks
In healthcare, clinical staffing shortages can significantly impact the quality of patient care and the overall efficiency of healthcare organizations. With an aging population and a rising demand for healthcare services, it is an increasing challenge for healthcare organizations to attract and retain enough qualified clinical staff. Further, the cost of clinical staffing can significantly impact healthcare organizations’ budgets, which can limit their ability to invest in other areas.
However, inves...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 17, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops Security and Privacy Advanced Healthcare Applications Artificial Intelligence Clinical Productivity Cybersecurity Doug McDonald Source Type: blogs
Ransomware Preparedness in Healthcare – Are you Doing the Basics?
The following is a guest article by Chad Peterson, Managing Director at NetSPI
As ransomware attacks become more sophisticated, healthcare organizations have become desirable targets due to the valuable data shared across medical records and the constant need for service availability. In fact, a recent JAMA Health Forum report indicates that from 2016 to 2021, the annual number of ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector more than doubled.
With the rise in these attacks, healthcare organizations must have an in-depth understanding of their security posture, including how breaches may occur and how to take an offensive...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 14, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Security and Privacy Chad Peterson Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Awareness Training Cybersecurity Breach EHR Electronic Health Records Ele Source Type: blogs
Why we don't get what we pay for
Before I take up the subject of this post, a note about commenting. I wish I could publish more comments but most of them are ridiculous or off topic. For example, I wrote a post about Kanye West. He was the subject of the post. It was about him. And I get a comment to the effect of Why won ' t I talk about Black antisemitism? WTF? I post about the high cost of health care in the U.S. and I get a comment about total federal revenues and the federal budget deficit. BTW, obviously federal revenues will generally increase over time because the economy and the population grow. Also you have to adjust for inflation. But that ' ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - March 10, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
CodaMetrix Closes $55M Series A to Autonomously Power Medical Coding, Boost Health System Revenue Cycles
Born out of Mass General Brigham, and led by healthtech veterans, CodaMetrix empowers health systems to use Artificial Intelligence to prevent revenue setbacks driven by manual coding inefficiencies
Overhauling medical coding is now crucial for health systems grappling with physician burnout, billing backlogs and claim denials, skilled labor shortages, and a graying medical coding workforce
AI-powered, multi-specialty, autonomous medical coding eliminates human intervention, reduces coding costs, improves coding quality and unlocks clinician capacity
CodaMetrix, the leading AI technology platform transforming healthcare ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 10, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT AI Artificial Intelligence Chris Scoggins CMX CodaMetrix CU Healthcare Innovation Fund EHR Electronic Health Record FCV Frist Cressey Ventures Hamid Tabatabaie Health IT Funding Health IT Funding Source Type: blogs
AI in Healthcare: A Great Add-on, Not a Replacement
There has been this huge rush to implement AI wherever it can be added. And while nothing is wrong with this, it’s important that we don’t loose sight of AI being a tool and not a replacement. There are so many great things that AI can do, such as data gathering, increased pattern recognition, etc. However, it cannot fully nor successfully replace a human. A human touch is very much still needed, not only to get the AI to function as it should but in order for patients to feel comfortable.
So instead of looking for one or the other, it’s important to look for a balance. For a closer look at this balance w...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 9, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: AI/Machine Learning C-Suite Leadership Communication and Patient Experience Healthcare IT Adam Cole Advata Archie Mayani Art Papier athenahealth Ben Zaniello Billy Parrish Brian Fugere Cedar Change Healthcare Charlie Clarke C Source Type: blogs
Featured Health IT Jobs – Senior Epic Application Analyst
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Senior Epic Application Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic and is located in Toppenish, Washington.
Here’s a description of the position:
YVFWC has a compulsory vaccination policy including the Covid-19 primary series, the organization does not mandate the Covid-19 booster although it is offered through our employee health department. Medical and religious exemptions to the primary series will be considered ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 8, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Career and Jobs Healthcare IT Epic Jobs Featured Opportunities Health IT Careers Health IT Jobs Healthcare IT Jobs Job Seekers Senior Epic Application Analyst Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic Source Type: blogs
AGS Acquires Offshore Patient Access BPO Unit from Availity
AGS Health strengthens its position as the leading provider of outsourced prior authorization services
AGS Health, a leading provider for tech-enabled revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions and strategic growth partner to healthcare providers across the U.S., announces the acquisition of the India-based patient access outsourcing business unit of the Florida-based healthcare technology company Availity.
With more than half of U.S. hospitals anticipating a year of negative margins, achieving full and accurate reimbursement for services has never been more critical. With this expansion, AGS Health is positioned to provide ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 6, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: AI/Machine Learning Health IT Company Healthcare IT Revenue Cycle Management AGS AI Platform AGS Health Availity Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A Out Of Pocket Costs Patrice Wolfe Prior Auth Prior Authorization RCM Source Type: blogs
Weekly Roundup – March 4, 2023
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.
Using AI to Detect Rare Conditions. Even though today’s physicians see a lot of patients, they may only encounter a handful of patients with rate conditions in their entire careers. John interviewed Joseph Zabinski at OM1 about the power of searching data sets for evidence that a rare condition might be emerging so physicians are better prepared to...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 4, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs
Elation Health Acquires Medical Billing Company Lightning MD
Elation Health continues to expand its primary care offerings. The company recently announced the strategic acquisition of Lightning MD, a cloud-based medical billing and claims management company. The acquisition adds revenue cycle capabilities to Elation’s clinical-first EHR and Best in KLAS, virtual care platform.
“Healthcare technology is rapidly evolving, particularly in the primary care sector where we have the greatest opportunity to improve patient outcomes and raise the standard of our healthcare system for everyone,” said Kyna Fong, co-founder and CEO of Elation Health in a press release. “...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 28, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: Ambulatory EMR-EHR Healthcare IT Brian Esser Elation Health Kelly Schoenfeld Kyna Fong Lightning MD Medical Billing Primary Care Revenue Cycle Management Source Type: blogs
Healthcare AI and Automation: Good or Bad?
There are so many challenges that we are currently facing in the world of healthcare, that possibly adding another one is overwhelming to think about. AI automation is still so new that it’s hard to tell what the exact impact will be. On one hand the automation will solve a lot of problems. It can stop a lot of human error and take mundane tasks off of healthcare’s shoulders. Thus helping lift the burden that so quickly leads to burnout. However, where does the automation end? The thought that a computer can do your job for you makes a lot of people worried that it lead to them being replaced.
So let’s ta...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 27, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Administration AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops LTPAC 4medica Advata AristaMD Artificial Intelligence Automation Source Type: blogs
Myocarditis update from Sweden
BY ANISH KOKA
The COVID19/vaccine myocarditis debate continues in large part because our public health institutions are grossly mischaracterizing the risks and benefits of vaccines to young people.
A snapshot of what the establishment says as it relates to the particular area of concern: college vaccine mandates:
Dr. Arthur Reingold, an epidemiology professor at UC-Berkeley, notes that UC also requires immunizations for measles and chickenpox, and people still are dying from COVID at rates that exceed those for influenza. As of Feb. 1, there were more than 400 COVID deaths a day across the U.S.
“The arg...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Medical Practice Anish Koka covid19 myocarditis Sweden Source Type: blogs
How to Discover Better Insurance Coverage, Together
Streamlining and improving revenue is hyper-important for healthcare organizations right now. One challenge is finding the right patient payer information. Technology can help organizations identify more billable insurance coverage for self-pay patients, maximizing revenue, increasing efficiency and improving patient experience.
The following is a guest post from Inovalon.
Many healthcare providers find themselves wondering whether a revenue cycle management (RCM) partner would benefit their organizations. When providers can find the right partners – partners that add value to the organization’s industry expertise by d...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 23, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Administration Ambulatory Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Revenue Cycle Management billable coverage Healthcare Scene Featured Inovalon insurance discovery Medical Bills patient co-pays patient deductibles Source Type: blogs
