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Brian Lavery leads our editorial team at Healthcare Industry News, bringing a wealth of expertise and a keen eye for detail to his role. With a strong background in journalism and a deep understanding of the healthcare industry, Ethan is adept at curating informative and engaging content for our readers.
Blood glucose control disimproving despite technological advances
According to a report by JAMA Network Open, the percentage of type 2 diabetes patients whose blood sugar is under control has remained...
FDA approval for digital migraine therapy awarded
For its prescription digital migraine medication, Click Therapeutics has been granted breakthrough device designation. Given that many...
Insurance pay-outs during pandemic for telehealth services equivalent to that of in person appointments
In a recent study conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), it was found that private health insurers paid similar amounts for...
Telehealth found to be satisfactory for SDOH in patients
According to a recent poll reported in Cureus, the majority of patients were happy with telehealth and felt that their social and medical...
EHR by VA Oracle Cerner to remains firm on upcoming launch
Despite deployment issues in 2022, the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) EHR implementation is still set to resume in June, according...
New wearable technology to track heart failure in users
A recent study from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) described the creation of a prototype of a belt device worn around the waist that...
FDA issue statement on virtual reality medical devices
Healthcare has already been altered by AR and VR. 39 products are included on the FDA's non-exhaustive list of medical devices that use...
SNOMED releases early version of new Open IPS Terminology to increase levels of Interoperability
To enhance clinical data interoperability for non-SNOMED International members, the data standard organization SNOMED International has...
Manifest MedEx (MX) achieve third year of Validated Data Stream designation as a HIE
For the third consecutive year, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Data Aggregator Validation program has awarded the...
Ardent Health Services introduce remote patient monitoring program with Cadence
A remote patient monitoring (RPM) program will be added to Ardent's facilities throughout six states as a result of a partnership between...
Finalized Health IT Accreditation Criteria are published by EHNAC for the upcoming year
New versions of the program criteria for the 19 accreditation programs and 3 beta accreditation programs have been released by the...
Over 1 in 5 availed of telehealth for community health centre visits in 2021
According to a recent study, telehealth visits increased at community health centers during the COVID-19 pandemic, accounting for 21% of...
Teladoc to release new health app in 2023
This week, Teladoc Health announced the release of a new app that will enable users to access the whole spectrum of its services in a...
Telehealth development to treat individuals with Covid-19 remotely
A new program called Home Test to Treat from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and...
Health IT critical for high levels of clinician satisfaction
According to a KLAS white paper based on data gathered from 2018 to 2022, the quality of a health IT deployment may be more significant...
Data for Clinical Research ongoing development aided by Electronic Informed Consenting
According to a study published in JCO Oncology Practice, electronic informed consenting (eIC) for clinical research using EHR patient...
Teladoc set to release mobile application in 2023
Teladoc is set to release a mobile app in 2023, giving customers access to a variety of services thatare covered by their healthcare...
CommonSpirit Health in class-action legal battle over major data breach
A Washington state resident has initiated a major lawsuit in a federal court in the state of Illinois. The complaint, made by Mr Leeroy...
Masimo to connect passive health monitoring to home stereos during legal battle with Apple
In an effort to improve individual wellness, Masimo is integrating its passive health monitoring technology with the home entertainment...
Smartphone use found to not reduce rates of bipolar relapse in indviduals
According to a recent study, a smartphone-based self-management intervention for bipolar illness patients improved relational quality of...
RPM Program introduced by CA Health System to Lower Hospital Readmission Rate
The Comprehensive COPD Clinic at UC Davis Health developed a remote patient monitoring (RPM) program to serve high-risk COPD patients with...
New Grant to Improve Access to Virtual Care at Rural Hospital Facilities
A grant from Multiplan Corporation has been given to two rural hospitals, who both intend to use the money to increase access to virtual...
Telehealth found to be less effective in older individuals
More than half of clinicians believe that telemedicine is a poor care choice for older populations, according to a recent poll by West...
Policies and Regulations surrounding Telehealth not consistent in The United States
Most in-person care services were limited at the start of the COVID-19 epidemic as lockdowns spread throughout the nation. Due to the new...
Omnibus bill to resume Medicaid checks, mitigating physician pay cuts
President Joe Biden has ratified the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending measure as numerous changes to federal health policy are included in a...
Does HIPAA apply after death?
Yes, under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, the protections afforded to an individual's Protected Health Information (PHI) continue to apply and...
What happens when HIPAA is violated?
When HIPAA is violated, covered entities or individuals can face a range of consequences including investigations by the Office for Civil...
RPM utilized in management of patients with diabetes
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Family and Community Medicine Vice Chair for Research collaborated with the...
FBI and other bodies issue guide for Ddos attack prevention
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), and the Cybersecurity and...
Remote physical therapy less effective than in-person delivery of care
The Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine has released information that details the effectiveness of in person physical therapy...
November has been designated as Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month by the White House and President Joe Biden
It has been announced that November has been proclaimed Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month by President Biden. The...
Telehealth patient satisfaction equal to that of in person care during COVID-19 pandemic
Researchers learned valuable information about the advantages of telemedicine for patients looking for main and specialized care during...
New guide from ONC set to enhance standards of interoperability for SDOH
The Office of Nationwide Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has established a national Gravity Project Pilots Affinity Group in efforts to...
Keystone Health sued due to significant data breach, affecting 200,000+
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Pennsylvania-based Keystone Health due to a data breach that occurred in 2022 and affected...
New research shows Urological Surgery does not require an in-person appointment
A recent study conducted for Health Services Research revealed surgery plans for urology patients who were seen through video visit were...
Who has to comply with HIPAA?
Covered entities, which include healthcare providers, health plans, and healthcare clearinghouses, as well as business associates in the...
New report designed to assess Medical Device Security Maturity is published by MDIC and will release annually
In the current landscape of the healthcare industry, the development of medical devices is at the forefront of both patient’s and...
Office of Inspector General offers guidance on future of telehealth
In a recent discovery by the Office of Inspector General (OIG), it has been found that while Home Health Agencies (HHAs) have benefited...
Increased Risk of Emergency Room Visit and Hospitalization found in telehealth research
In a recent study, it has been found that individuals who engage in follow up appointments following a visit to the emergency room, via...
Baxter issues emergency warning over their incontinence system due to risk of interference
After learning that its WatchCare incontinence management system can conflict with other medical devices, Baxter has issued an Urgent...
Healthcare providers look to enhance EHR experience and maximise levels of interoperability
In recent analysis carried out in the 2022 Healthcare Provider IT Report by Bain & Company and KLAS Research, many providers are...
The availability of broadband is heavily linked to Veteran remote healthcare use
According to a study recently published by JAMA in ‘JAMA Network Open’, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) patients who utilized...
Cyberattack group ‘Daixin Team’ takes aim at the Healthcare Industry
Several domestic intelligencCyberattack group ‘Daixin Team’ takes aim at the Healthcare Industry services in the United States have stated...
Integration of CDS Electronic Health Record to improve delivery of healthcare
In a new study by JAMA Network focusing on the effectiveness of Electronic Health Records (EHR), it has been found that the likelihood of...
FDA release new guidance on Breakthrough Devices Program Guidance for inequality in healthcare
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suggested revisions to its breakthrough device program. The agency is soliciting input on two...
Over thirty states now offering reimbursement for audio only digital health services
A report has emerged from the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP), detailing Medicaid compensation in many states across the United...
CISA Director reiterates the organization’s focus on healthcare cybersecurity
Director Jen Easterly of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) stated at the Mandiant mWISE conference in...
Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) offers advice on telehealth for policymakers 
The The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) have offered new advice to policymakers regarding the future of telehealth and how it can be...
New Stanford research shows quality of virtual healthcare is highly comparable to that of standard care in Emergency Department settings
A new case study has been released in NEJM Catalyst, indicating minimal differences in the quality of virtual care given to patients...
Individuals find interoperability and training most critical aspects of EHI exchange
A workshop took place recently hosted by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) where individuals...
New digital treatment to combat ‘lazy eye’ condition approved by FDA
Amblyopia, also known as having a lazy eye, is a form of impeded vision that commonly occurs in one eye, and occasionally both. The...
FDA claim software assessing risk of sepsis and stroke must be categorized as a medical device
According to a final guidance released by the Food and Drug Administration on September 28, some forms of risk-scoring instruments will be...
Drummond Group reveals new program for Pediatrics Health IT Certification
In October 2022, to complement ONC's recommendations for the voluntary certification of health IT for pediatric care, Drummond Group LLC...
ONC releases new advice on blocking limitation compliance in advance of EHI expansion
New advice has been published regarding blocking regulations within 21st Century Cures Act. The advice was published on the ONC website by...
MDHHS opens thirteen sites offering telehealth Covid-19 services throughout Michigan
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has announced new programs named ‘Test to Treat’. The programs will be...
Popularity of telehealth continues to rise, study shows
A new study titled JD Power 2022 US Telehealth Satisfaction Study has been released. The study portrays the prevalence of telehealth in...
High amount of duplicate data reducing efficiency of Electronic Health Records
A new study has emerged that suggests approximately half of data stored within electronic health records (EHR) is duplicated data....
New research finds telehealth may be more effective than in-person delivery of care
New research has emerged that indicates some aspects of telehealth provision is delivered to a higher quality than in person care....
Telehealth remains popular in patients with pediatric neurology Conditions following the global pandemic
New research has emerged from a study that indicates telehealth is used frequently in the Pediatric Neurology portion of the healthcare...
New paper offers framework for the implementation of AI in mental health settings
A new paper has been published recently that gives clinicians in the mental health industry a greater insight into utilizing AI in their...
Epic to add new feature to EHR to expand clinical trials accessibility
Epic has launched a new EHR program in which they will be given an insight into clinical trials in the hopes of optimizing patient...
New study indicates increase in death from cyber attacks
A new study has found that illegal cyberattacks that are carried out on healthcare providers to access the information of their patients...
New AMA research indicates physicians are increasingly using digital health tools
The American Medical Association's have released research this week which gives an insight into the frequency of physicians taking on a...
Texas based medical center ‘Oakbend’ victims of ransomware attack
A medical center known as Oakbend Medical Center discovered an encrypted file from within their network at the beginning of September this...
‘Practice Resources’, latest organization to experience a ransomware attack
Practices Resources experienced a ransomware assault on April 12, 2022. The service provider started a forensic investigation right away...
Commonwell Health Alliance to unite with TEFCA to become a Qualified Health Information Network.
In January 2022, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that ONC published the Trusted Exchange Framework, Common...
Epic collaborate with Ochsner Health following Tempus partnership
Oschner Health is a healthcare system that specializes in cancer care, cardiology, and transplant operations. The non-profit organization...
New product by Visibly approved by FDA for remote eyesight assessments
Visibly is a healthcare organization that resides in Chicago, US. The company was founded approximately ten years ago, with aspirations of...
Alarming study reveals low rates of screening for fentanyl during overdose emergency room treatment
A recent discovery has been made that individuals that experience a drug overdose are extremely...
Atrium Health to offer virtual healthcare services in schools across North Carolina
Atrium Health is a non-profit health organization that delivers optimal healthcare outcomes through extensive research, educational...
New Integration Framework implemented to combat Opioid crisis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT have been collaborating for the...
New Melbourne based hospital operated by Unitas Healthcare set to adopt Telstra Health’s Kyra EMR
Unitas Healthcare is an organization based in Melbourne that operates various healthcare assets, aiming to provide a high level of care to...
Cloud Security Alliance Issues Risk Management Guidelines to prevent vendor attacks
Background to Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Security Alliance is an organization that operates without a desire for profit and aims to...
New EHR from Hazelden Betty Ford and Oracle Cerner to offer patients critical therapeutic tools
About Hazelden Betty Ford Hazelden Betty Ford is a well-known mental health and addiction service provider. The organization is derived...
Study Finds Telehealth Viable Alternative To In-Person Care
The US healthcare sector has experienced a number of significant reforms due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially, a sizable portion of...
New Epic EHR announced by MarinHealth following TEFCA announcement
Marinhealth have announced a new electronic health record, a new version of Epic. The organization works primarily in the North bay...
OCR Issues Guidelines on Audio-Only Telehealth
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights has issued new guidance to healthcare providers for the use of...
Populations Of Lower Socioeconomic Backgrounds Are Less Likely to Benefit Gain from Telehealth, Study Finds
According to a study published in JMIR, populations with lower incomes are less likely to gain from telemedicine during the COVID-19...
HHS Clarifies HIPAA Compliance for Audio-Only Telehealth
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released advise regarding both HIPAA Compliance and Telehealth. HHS released...
Methodist Hospitals Inc. Pays $425,000 To Victims Of Major Data Breach
The Methodist Hospitals Inc. has settled a class action lawsuit for $425,000. The settlement is the result of a major data breach...
Funding provided by HHS to improve data collection and healthcare capacity in rural areas
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has recently provided 150 million dollars of funding, contributing towards equality of...
HHS ONC and OCR Release Updated HIPAA Security Risk Assessment Tool
A new version of the Security Risk Assessment tool has been released by the Department of Health and Human Services’ the Office for Civil...
Survey Finds Patients Benefiting from Telehealth
A recent survey conducted by ZoDoc found many healthcare patients were satisfied with newly introduced Telehealth services. The survey...
Survey Finds Telehealth Increased Patient Visits for Majority of Healthcare Providers
A recent study conducted by CVS Health has uncovered that over half of healthcare providers have seen an increase in the visits they...
Digital Health Provider Let’s Talk Interactive Announces HIPAA Compliance
On April 13, 2022, Let’s Talk Interactive released a statement announcing they have become officially HIPAA compliant. About HIPAA Law...
Report Finds A Third Of Top US Hospitals Share Patient Data To Facebook
An investigation has revealed that Facebook is receiving personal patient information from roughly a third of the top U.S. hosipital's...
Oklahoma State University Pays $875,000 Fine for HIPAA Breach
The Oklahoma State University's Center for Health Sciences (OSUCHS) has recently agreed to pay a financial penalty of $875,000 to resolve...
House of Representatives Passes Bill to Extend Medicare Telehealth Services
This week, a bill was successfully in The House of Representatives that extended Medicare Telehealth Services to 2024. The act, named...
OCR Announces New HIPAA Penalties for Right To Access Failures
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights has announced 11 further financial penalties to noncompliant...