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The Federal Trade Commission Accuses GoodRx Of Multiple Data Sharing Fails, Demands It Pay $1.5 Million Fine and Make ReformsHealthcare IT Today - (Thursday February 16, 2023) - Daily Reads/ Healthcare IT Today | |
 | The Federal Trade Commission has cited telehealth and prescription drug discount provider GoodRx for sharing sensitive consumer health data with several advertising platforms, in violation of its own privacy promises to consumers. The agency has filed a proposed order demanding that GoodRx pay $1.5 million in civil penalties for failing to let consumers know about unauthorized disclosures of its data to a list of advertiser platforms. including Facebook and Google. The company, which is based in California, operates a digital health platform offering prescription drug discounts, telehealth visits and other health services. It captures a wide range of data from consumers who use...
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The Path Forward for Healthcare’s People Matching ProblemHealthcare IT Today - (Thursday February 16, 2023) - Daily Reads/ Healthcare IT Today/ HIMSS | |
 | The following is a guest article by Rachel Podczervinski MS, RHIA, Vice President of Professional Services at Harris Data Integrity Solutions. Efforts to identify the right path forward for healthcare’s patient matching problem are gaining a foothold as stakeholders from across the spectrum come together to remove obstacles and implement effective solutions. Most notably, in 2022, efforts by industry organizations like Patient ID Now led to the temporary removal of Section 510 from the U.S. House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) appropriations bills. While it was ultimately reinserted in the final version, its initial removal...
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Centura Health Acquires Utah Care Sites from Steward Health CareHIT Consultant - (Thursday February 16, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ HIT Consultant | |
 | What You Should Know:Centura Health, one of its two joint operating sponsors, CommonSpirit Health, and Steward Health Care today announced an asset purchase agreement (APA) for CommonSpirit Health to acquire Steward’s Utah care sites, which include five hospitals, more than 35 medical group clinics, and a clinically integrated network of care providers.As part of the acquisition, Centura Health will manage the five hospitals and their affiliated clinics which includes Davis Hospital and Medical Center in Layton, Jordan Valley Medical Center in West Jordan, Jordan Valley Medical Center-West Valley Campus, Mountain Point Medical Center in Lehi and Salt Lake Regional Medical Center...
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Experian Health Launches AI-Driven Predictive Denials ManagementHIT Consultant - (Thursday February 16, 2023) - AI/ Frequent Updates/ HIT Consultant | |
What You Should Know:– Experian Health launches a new AI-Powered solution, AI Advantage that will help providers recoup the billions in lost dollars due to insurance claim denials. – These new solutions leverage AI and help healthcare providers prioritize their claims reimbursement process and decrease denials overall, saving time and money across the entire healthcare value chain and ultimately improving care and service for patient consumers.AI Advantage[embedded content]One of the top contributors to wasted healthcare dollars is due to the claims process, reported at more than $250 billion per year. Additionally, 35 percent of hospitals and health systems report $50 million or more in...
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Effective Remote Teams: How to Lead Yourself and Your Team to Achieve Extraordinary Outcomes Without BurnouteHealth Radio Network - (Thursday February 16, 2023) - eHealth Radio Network/ Podcasts | |
 | Tina Paterson the author of the new book Effective Remote Teams joins eHealth Radio and the Health News Channel. Tina has helped teams of over 10,000 members navigate working remotely while maintaining a healthy work/life balance. Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Tina Paterson discuss the following: How is it possible to leverage a virtual team and not only meet your goals but to outperform them without burnout? It’s said that remote working can actually lead to over-productivity which can be a very fast way to lead to burnout. What can leaders do to help foster a culture of not...
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Welcome to Country, delivered by Brendan KerinAuDigitalHealth - (Thursday February 16, 2023) - AuDigitalHealth/ Videos | |
 | Brendan Kerin opened C3.0. Connect. Care. Confidence. A Summit on Clinical Governance in Digital Health with an informative Welcome to Country on 7 February 2023.Video Accessibility Accessibility is essential for people with disabilities. We...
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‘A Better Long-Term Solution’: How Health Systems Keep Workloads in the Cloud SecureHealthTech Magazine - (Thursday February 16, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ HealthTech Magazine | |
 | The evaluation process covers everything from compatibility to cost and the quality of customer service, but it also includes a comprehensive risk assessment led by the health system’s CISO.“Any vendor we’re potentially going to use must go through that assessment,” Meadows says. “We ask them about everything — their security infrastructure, their policy and procedure management, how they segment their networks — and then, based on their response, we can determine whether they’re a good fit or not.” Cook Children’s also relies on a third-party system that allows it to check whether a particular vendor has experienced significant security issues in the...
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HHS Aims To Reduce Prescription Drug Costs Through 3 New ModelsMedCity News - (Wednesday February 15, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ MedCity News | |
 | The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) unveiled three new models Tuesday that will be tested by the CMS Innovation Center and aim to lower prescription drug costs. The models include access to $2 generic drugs. The news is in response to President Joe Biden’s executive order issued in October, which directed HHS to find ways to lower prescription drug costs and improve access to drug therapies for those enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid health plans. The models are meant to build on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which includes allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices for...
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Heartpoint Global Hopes To Disrupt Congenital Pulmonary Hypertension Treatment With Minimally Invasive DeviceMedCity News - (Wednesday February 15, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ MedCity News | |
 | To correct high blood pressure of the pulmonary artery, which can arise from congenital defects of the heart, an artificial heart ucan cost upwards of $190,000. Heart disease accounted for about one in five deaths in 2020 in theUnited States. Even minimally invasive pulmonary artery banding — a surgical technique that has been in use since Harry Truman was president — requires access to the chest cavity. A new treatment under development by HeartPoint Global seeks to provide a minimally invasive alternative to current treatments for pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with Congenital Heart Disease.A device delivered through the leg would cost only...
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MD Anderson’s Tech Puts Replay on Fast Path to Clinic With TCR NK Cell TherapiesMedCity News - (Wednesday February 15, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ MedCity News | |
 | A slew of biotech companies are pursuing research that could overcome limitations of current cell therapies. Startup creator Replay has a new subsidiary pushing toward the front of the pack with a therapeutic candidate on track to start its first human test this summer—about one year after Replay emerged from stealth. It owes this rapid progress to a cell therapy pioneer’s technology that has already been de-risked by a big pharmaceutical company. Replay calls itself a genome writing company. With operations split between San Diego and London, the private equity-backed business launched last July with $55 million and a suite of technologies...
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