Bonus Features – May 14, 2023 – Only 16% of organizations are using data to define clinical best practices, 84% of orgs hit with ransomware attacks lose revenue, 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.
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In a temporary rule, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) extended telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled medications for six m...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - May 14, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT athenahealth AVIA Marketplace Belong.life Chris Lance Controlled Substances DEA directtrust DrFirst eClinicalWorks eCW Edifecs EPIC iO AURA ePrescribing Equiva Health Forrester Health3PT Source Type: blogs
Lock'em up -- cont.
In answer to a reader ' s question, no, mass incarceration in the U.S. is not because we have more crime. Violent crimes are easier to count internationally, and people care about them more, so that ' s the metric the Prison Policy Institute used for this comparison. They also show the huge disparities among the states of the U.S. This is a little hard to read so just keep in mind that low and to the right means a high rate of incarceration compared to the rate of violent crime. France and Louisiana, for example, have about the same rate of violent crime, but Louisiana locks up about 8 times as many people per capita. ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - May 13, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Preventing Genetic Testing Fraud: 5 Actions for Health Plans
The following is a guest article by Erin Rutzler, Vice President of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse at Cotiviti
In Delaware, more than 250 Medicare patients underwent unnecessary genetic testing based on telehealth consultations that often lasted less than two minutes—costing Medicare thousands of dollars per patient. Meanwhile, an emerging scheme for fraudulent and unnecessary cardiovascular and cancer genetic testing allegedly resulted in $174 million in false and fraudulent Medicare claims.
These are just two examples of what the Healthcare Fraud Prevention Partnership describes as a surge in fraud, waste and abuse associated...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - May 5, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Administration Genomics-Precision Medicine Health IT Company Healthcare IT Regulations Revenue Cycle Management Cotiviti CPT Codes Erin Rutzler Fraud Waste and Abuse FWA Genetic Testing Genetic Testing Fraud Healthcare Fraud Prev Source Type: blogs
For CVS, Enterprise Resilience Means Being Able to Help Communities During Disasters
Access to medication, water, and food are critical before, during, and after disasters. With over 9600 retail pharmacies across the US, CVS is uniquely positioned to help when a disaster strikes. The company is leveraging Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to better prepare for and react to emergency situations. For CVS being a “resilient enterprise” means being a lifeline to people in the communities they serve.
Healthcare IT Today had the opportunity to chat with Sean Horman, Enterprise Resiliency Manager at CVS to learn their approach to being a resilient enterprise and how they are using advanced techno...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - May 4, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT community resilience CVS CVS Health emergency response enterprise resilience esri GIS for Health GIS technology Healthcare Source Type: blogs
Data ’ s Role in Health Equity: Digging into the Root of the Problem
As we’ve been becoming more patient centric in healthcare, we have become more and more aware of the challenges different demographics face while trying to receive the care they need. As a result, health equity has been a hot topic and organizations have been searching for solutions. Because in order to put our patients first, we need to be sure that includes all of our patients, not just some of them. But just as important as finding solutions are, we need to be sure that we do it right.
A problem as deep as inequality can’t be fixed with temporary solutions just like you can’t fix a leaky pipe with some...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - May 2, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Ambulatory Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC 4medica Amit Phadnis Andy Flanagan Availity Blue Shield of California BluePath H Source Type: blogs
State Department ’s Human Rights Reports and Their Failures
Jordan CohenIn March 2023, the State Department released theirannual“Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.” While these reports do provide useful information about individual countries’ human rights practices that allow for better policy research, analysis, and implementation, they do little to stop human rights abusers from receiving U.S. aid. Considerin g a recipient ’s human rights record before sending military assistance is important as states who violate human rights tend to go towar more frequently, facerisks of political instability, and are the most likely todisperse U.S. weapons to terrorists an...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 17, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Jordan Cohen Source Type: blogs
Compare these two ECGs. Do either, neither, or both show anything important?
One case sent by Dr. Sean Rees MD, written by Pendell Meyers, other case by Sam Ghali and Steve SmithTake a look at these two ECGs below from two patients in the ED, first without any clinical context. Full case details and outcomes are below.Case 1:Case 2: Case 1:What do you think?This was sent to Dr. Smith by SamGhali (@EM_RESUS) with zero other info. Smith ' s response was: " OMI Mimic. "Later, this info was supplied by Sam:This
ECG was recorded in a 23-year-old African American man with a history
of psychiatric illness, acute alcohol/drug intoxication, brought in by
police officers status post being ...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - April 17, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs
10 Most Addictive Foods: All But One Are Highly Processed (M)
Are the 10 most addictive foods like drugs of abuse? (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - April 7, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Weight Loss subscribers-only Source Type: blogs
The Tyranny of Prosecutors
Clark NeilyAmong the most chilling lines of the 20th century was when Josef Stalin ’s chief of secret police Lavrenty Beria sought to assure his boss that literally anyone could be convicted and purged by boasting, “You show me the man, and I will find you the crime. ” Today, few American prosecutors would make that same boast (at least out loud), but they certainly could. Just ask Donald Trump.Is Trump a crook? Probably. Has he shown consistent disdain for norms throughout his professional and political career, including legal norms like honoring contracts, paying taxes, and truth in advertising? Absolutel...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 7, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Clark Neily Source Type: blogs
Holier than thou
I will juxtapose two seemingly unrelated news stories. It seems that Tommy Tuberville, whose qualification to be a U.S. Senator was coaching football, issingle handedly preventing the confirmation of high ranking military officers because the military provides troops with access to abortion, which is mentioned exactly once in the entire Bible, Old Testament and New -- specifically inNumbers 5 which prescribes a ceremony for the purpose of inducing abortion:
Tuberville ’s objection has thrown a wrench in what is usually a
routine Senate maneuver in which hundreds of military nominations are
confirmed all at once unde...
Source: Stayin' Alive - April 7, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Pear Therapeutics loses 97% of its market capitalization since 2021, explores strategic alternatives
Source: Google Finance
Pear Therapeutics exploring sale, other ‘strategic alternatives’ (MobiHealth News):
Prescription digital therapeutics company Pear Therapeutics is exploring “strategic alternatives,” including a possible company sale, merger or acquisition.
In a press release, the company said it hired a financial advisor to look into actions that could “maximize shareholder value.” That includes a potential sale, M&A, divestiture of assets, licensing or other strategic transactions. It may also seek additional financing.
The company hit the public markets in late 2021 through a merger with a special ...
Source: SharpBrains - March 29, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Technology & Innovation MTS Health Partners Pear Therapeutics prescription digital therapeutics special purpose acquisition company Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – March 26, 2023 – Epic sees “ tremendous potential ” for GPT, more than 90% of patients want self-scheduling, 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.
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In a Microsoft press release announcing the availability of GPT-4 in Azure OpenAI Service, Epic’s Seth Hain, Senior Vice President of Research and Development, said the EHR vendor sees “tremendous potential̶...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 26, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: AI/Machine Learning Healthcare IT Advata Amwell athenahealth Atropos Health Barbara Allen Bill Scott Boston University Caregility Carenet Health Carium Carnegie Mellon University Castle Connolly Top Doctors ChatGPT CHG Health Source Type: blogs
Militarism in Mexico: Another Unforeseen Result of the Drug War
Daniel RaisbeckIn 2012, during his second failed campaign for president of Mexico, Andr és Manuel López Obrador promised repeatedly that, if elected, he would send the Mexican army back to its barracks within six months of his inauguration. The country’s militarization was a political issue since 2006, when former president Felipe Calder ón, who narrowly defeated López in that year’s election, resorted to the army to combat the increasingly powerful drug cartels.During his third campaign in 2018, when he finally won the presidency, L ópez remained a critic of Mexico ’s militarization, promising to use ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 15, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Daniel Raisbeck Source Type: blogs
Ambience Healthcare Launches Fully Automated AI Medical Scribe to Address Burnout Across Major Provider Organizations
Ambience AutoScribe technology, custom-built for medicine, works in real time without human scribes
Providers using the technology reduce their documentation time by 76% on average
Company backed by top-tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Human Capital, Kleiner Perkins, AIX Ventures, and OpenAI Startup Fund
Ambience Healthcare, a leading AI company developing technology to supercharge healthcare providers, announced today the public launch of its fully automated AI medical scribe, Ambience AutoScribe. Already in use by provider organizations across North America, AutoScribe is revolutionizing the way healthcar...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 23, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: AI/Machine Learning EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT AI Medical Scribe AIX Ventures Ambience Ambience AutoScribe Ambience Healthcare Andreessen Horowitz Dr. Denise Yun Dr. Jennifer O’Driscoll Dr. Kendell Cannon Eren Bali Source Type: blogs
Let ’s Finish The Job
BY MIKE MAGEE
In President Biden’s State of the Union Address, the most oft repeated phrase was “Let’s Finish The Job!” This came as part of an appeal for partnership as well as an assertion that in his first two years as President much had been accomplished.
Several days later, as if on cue, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), joint chairs of the Senate Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, announced that two bipartisan pieces of legislation focused on reducing the price of drugs to consumers had passed the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Both bil...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act Biden Mike Magee state of the union Source Type: blogs
