SPOTLIGHT -
March 29th 2023
Two recent settlements underscore the FTC's status as an enforcement agency with the power to enforce consumers’ rights in relation to their sensitive information.
March 28th 2023
Researchers examine disparities in areas lacking medicine and tech.
March 24th 2023
Cell phones can be hacked, but HHS cybersecurity agency offers advice.
Hospitals know they need digital solutions, but don’t know the best way forward
March 22nd 2023
DAX Express is first to incorporate OpenAI’s GPT-4 capabilities
RPM technology is a smart innovation for savvy practitioners
The COVID-19 pandemic brought attention to issues such as patient access to care, and it accelerated existing technology and innovative options, including telemedicine and remote patient monitoring.
The future of medical practice marketing
How should your practice be raising patient awareness about the care and services you provide?
Medical groups want more time to comply with rules on information blocking
Potential $1 million fines are possible for physicians and health care providers who won’t share patient electronic health information.
Why you should optimize your EHR now
Even during market disruptions, physicians need to create efficiencies, cut costs, and boost financial stability.
Identifying ‘white coat hypertension’ through remote patient monitoring
Understanding the different types of hypertension and leveraging remote patient monitoring can mean the right care intervention.
Study: EHR use shows increase in care quality
Hospitals that use EHRs have better outcomes than those that do not
Good news about telehealth: It works
Researchers say data debunk “myths” that hold back widespread electronic interaction between physicians, patients.
A remedy for providers amid rising consumer debt and complaints
By adopting digital tools that deliver more flexibility and transparency to patients, providers can increase the chances of receiving prompt patient payments
Feds warn of monkeypox-themed malicious email campaign targeting health care providers
Don’t click on links or attachments unless you’re sure they are legitimate.
Treatment validation platforms can reduce care variations and promote health equity
Emerging technology helps ensure best practices while reducing costs of care
Despite interoperability challenges, technology can help advance hybrid care
Rise of telehealth in COVID-19 pandemic reveals flaws, but there’s potential to improve the patient experience.
Telemedicine still popular with patients, but there are concerns
Patients prefer virtual appointments for common ailments, but question the quality of care
AI, 5G, nanomedicine have potential to help patients or become cyber targets
Federal agency outlines potential vulnerabilities in cutting-edge technology.
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.
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