October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Throughout October we will be spotlighting cybersecurity in healthcare. We begin with resources and research from federal agencies, HHS, AHRQ, ASTP/ONC, and DHS.
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Health IT Business News, Financial Edition – October 3, 2024
Business and financial news from Inovalon, Infinx, HITRUST, Medicomp Systems, Secure Exchange Solutions, Tendo, InteliChart, Omniscient Health, Marathon Health, ResultsCX, Ochsner Health System, Reimagine Care, Talkdesk, VisiQuate, CareSource, BeMe and more.
Leveraging Actionable Data from RTLS to Improve Patient Outcomes, Efficiency, and Cost Savings
By Caryn Hewitt – Healthcare facilities continue to face challenges when aiming to optimize healthcare performance. These hurdles range from ongoing staffing and financial disruption to clinician burnout and inadequate resources. In a recent survey, frontline workers named lack of resources and increasing involvement in clinical documentation among their top stressors.
Why Health Systems Don’t Trust Digital Health Companies that Lack Clinical Acumen
Joshua Liu MD explains why health systems don’t trust digital health companies that lack clinical acumen.
Revenue Cycle and Payer News – October 2, 2024
Reported payers and health insurance industry news from Independence Blue Cross, Highmark, AHIP, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, CVS Health, UnitedHealthcare, Humana, Cigna, and more.
The Future of Revenue Cycle Management in Healthcare: Trends and Innovations
By Richa Jain – Looking at the massive amounts of complex financial processes, the need for an efficient and more patient-centric system cannot be denied. But what does the future have for RCM? Do you know how several innovations are driving this change?
CMS is Accepting PY 2023 MIPS EUC Reweighting Requests for Change Healthcare Cyberattack
Any clinician, group, subgroup, virtual group, or APM Entity that wasn’t able to submit their MIPS data solely because of the Change Healthcare cyberattack can request reweighting now through October 11, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET.
Talent Tuesday: Nearly $100 Million to Grow the Health Workforce
Funding will expand the number of nurses and primary care physicians, promote behavioral health integration into pediatric care, and support behavioral health needs of children in families impacted by the opioid crisis.
Teletherapy to Surpass Traditional Physical Therapy for Knee Replacement Rehabilitation
By Steve Siegel – As Americans’ life expectancy increases, so does their likelihood of undergoing major surgery at some point in their lives. Knee replacement surgery, or total knee arthroplasty (TKA), is poised for a significant surge, projected to increase from 790,000 surgeries per year to 3.48 million by 2030.