SPOTLIGHT -
April 26th 2024
AI may be good at some tasks in the health care industry, but coding isn’t currently one of them
April 25th 2024
7% of messages generated by AI were deemed unsafe
AI-powered coaches can help to alleviate at least some of the worker shortage while at the same time reducing costs
UnitedHealth updates situation on ransomware hack that has disrupted medical and pharmacy processes across the nation.
April 24th 2024
One answer to the cybersecurity problem is reusable verifiable digital credential, which would protect both the patients and health care companies.
The emerging role of digitally integrated care in population health
Population health strategies that offer a holistic approach can be effective in addressing inefficiencies.
Four strategies to alleviate health care staff burdens amid labor shortages
Technology can support processes for relief in a tight labor market.
Addressing differences in patient engagement across racial and ethnic groups
There are interesting differences in the ways patients of varying ethnicities and races engage with technology.
Many health care organizations lack resources to fend off cyberattacks
Nearly 90% experienced at least one attack in the past year, at an average cost of more than $1 million per attack
Think RPM is too big for your small practice? Think again.
Looking for ways to increase the revenues of your small practice? RPM may be the answer
Practical AI and the future of medical care
Technology can help bridge the divide between medical and dental health
Federal inspectors find ‘high risk’ providers in Medicare telehealth billing worth $127.7M
HHS develops new measures that could indicate fraud, abuse, or waste.
Are scribes the answer to physicians’ documentation woes?
New study casts doubt on whether scribes ease doctors’ paperwork burden
7 ways EHRs can reduce medical errors
The need for integrated patient care to help reduce medical errors, a $20B plague for U.S.
Practices need — and patients deserve — ‘whole health’ data
Many practices have yet to access the data with the greatest potential to impact patient outcomes and their own financial success.
Can Technology Solve the Burnout It Helped Cause?
New technology that fixes the problems of the EHR is the best way to reduce physician burnout
Breaking the High Tech/High Cost Connection to Support Better Health Equity
Amazon Care, online giant’s primary care health service, to close at end of 2022
Change comes weeks after company announces acquisition of One Medical primary care practice.
Feds warn about social engineering in cyberattacks on physicians’ practices
HHS agency warns “vishing,” combining scam emails and phone calls, is on the rise.
Physicians, public health agencies exchanging more information electronically
Immunization data is the most traded as figures rose in 2019.
One-third of companies report workers responsible for health data leaks
Digitization of health care comes at a cost
Interoperability: Is the glass half full or half empty?
New ONC report highlights progress, challenges in promoting interoperability
Cybercriminals using medical devices to hack hospitals
Security experts have been warning health care companies for years that all the connected medical devices are potential vulnerabilities
Patients want physicians to have online presence, communication, billing options
Survey outlines patients’ attitudes on technology.
Average data breach now costs record $4.35 million
Most organizations report multiple data breaches
Patients want medical data to stay with physicians, not migrate to big tech
AMA surveys patients on privacy in light of recent Supreme Court ruling on abortion.
Improve Your Telehealth System
Invest in upgraded tools and platforms and set clear guidelines for patients
Physicians, patients split on how EHR detracts or enhances primary care office visits
Less than half of physicians, but more than 91% of patients, had positive view of computerized records.
Web apps offer a way in for cyberattacks in health care computer networks
HHS calls for added security in latest threat brief on apps such as patient portals, telehealth.
RPM technology: Smart innovation for savvy practitioners
Recent advances have made benefits of remote monitoring more widely available
FBI seizes $500K cyber-ransom that medical centers paid to North Korean hackers
Health systems, loaded with patient data, remain prime targets for computer attacks, feds say.
Remote patient monitoring needs clinical intervention to ensure success
As any competent clinician will tell you, having data is only one part of the equation. A clinician must also be able to intervene efficiently and effectively.
North Korean hackers are cybersecurity threat to U.S. health care organizations, feds say
“Maui” ransomware is not about booking a Hawaiian getaway.
Remote patient monitoring programs could reduce COVID-related hospitalizations
Study finds RPM associated with shorter hospital stays, less intensive care use
AI moves one step closer to taking your job
AI does just as well as doctors when it comes to predicting postoperative complications