New Hampshire lawmakers held a hearing this week on a bill that would roll back provisions safeguarding telehealth coverage in the state. The bill, sponsored by three Republican state legislators, targets payment parity for telehealth services and would eliminate coverage…
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Israel to share data with Pfizer in exchange for COVID-19 vaccine doses
Israel has committed to send Pfizer statistical data and details in exchange for COVID-19 vaccine doses. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he had secured a deal with the pharma company which will enable all citizens of Israel aged over 16…
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AdventHealth meets CMS quality metrics, saves money with digital health platform
Altamonte Springs, Florida-based AdventHealth is a nonprofit health system with more than 80,000 care team members across hospitals, physician practices, outpatient clinics, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and hospice centers across nine states. THE PROBLEM With the CMS Hospital…
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UK government reports NHS Test and Trace reaching record number of people
As coronavirus cases continue to rise across the country, a GOV.UK press release has revealed that more than 550,000 contacts were reached by NHS Test and Trace and told to isolate in the week before Christmas. From 17 to 23 December, 181,910…
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What's next for cybersecurity in 2021? Ransomware-as-a-service, DDoS and more
This year saw unprecedented changes in the cybersecurity landscape, with rapid telehealth rollouts and massive shifts to at-home work highlighting new vulnerabilities. In 2021, experts predicted at the HIMSS Healthcare Security Forum this week, bad actors will likely use tried-and-true…
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How virtual care can keep pregnant patients safer from COVID-19
This past week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a trove of data suggesting that pregnant patients might be at increased risk for severe illness associated with COVID-19. In light of the statistics, CDC advised that measures…
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Veterans Health Administration to 3D print medical devices
The Veterans Health Administration has entered into a contract with South Carolina-based 3D Systems to establish manufacturing facilities within their hospitals for the production of medical devices. 3D Systems announced in a press release this week that the partnership…
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New platform aims to unite the global health and care community during COVID-19
Health and social care consultancy group Meaningful Care Matters is launching a platform that aims to empower people through an international network of like-minded care communities. The Meaningful Connections Community platform will offer individuals and care providers an opportunity to…
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HIMSS CEO: How to capitalize on an 'exponential growth' in digital innovation
As we focus this month on the topic of Leadership Fundamentals for Digital Transformation, we wanted to ask one healthcare leader – Hal Wolf, CEO of HIMSS, parent company of Healthcare IT News – for his thoughts on the fundamental…
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Patients with comorbid behavioral health conditions have longer inpatient stays
A report released this week from the Center for Health Information and Analysis found that patients with comorbid behavioral health conditions had readmission rates that were nearly twice as high as those without one. The report, which examined CHIA’s data…
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