U.S. healthcare companies must comply with the data security and privacy standards defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The purpose of the legislation is to safeguard the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI) and electronic protected health information (ePHI). Failure to comply with HIPAA regulations can result in serious financial fines and reputational damage.
What Determines HIPAA Compliance?
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M&A: LexisNexis Risk Solutions Acquires Human API
What You Should Know:
- LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, part of RELX, today announced it has acquired Human API, a provider of a proprietary consumer-driven data platform.
- Together, LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Human API will deliver a next-generation consumer consent management solution that enables more seamless delivery of data. This approach empowers consumers with better access to their healthcare data and insurance resources that can improve care coordination and automate life
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KLAS: Global (Non-US) EMR Benefits 2023
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As electronic medical record (EMR) adoption grows worldwide, healthcare organizations considering this digital transformation all have the same question: what benefits can we really expect to receive from implementing an EMR?KLAS interviewed leaders at 36 non-US healthcare organizations—12 of which are HIMSS Level 6 or 7—to learn about their journey to realizing benefits from an EMR implementation. Their latest report summarizes their insights, including what
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PathAI and ConcertAI Partner to Create Histopathology & Clinical RWD Solutions
What You Should Know:
PathAI, a provider of AI-powered pathology, and ConcertAI, an AI software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology and real-world evidence (RWE) solutions for life sciences and healthcare, today announced a strategic partnership to launch a first-in-class quantitative histopathology and curated clinical real-world data (RWD) solution.The solution combines PathAI's PathExplore™ tumor microenvironment panel with ConcertAI's Patient360™ and RWD360™
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Sagility Acquires Payment Integrity Provider DCI Consulting
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Sagility, a provder optimizing the member/patient experience and business process management acquires Chandler, Arizona-based Devlin Consulting, Inc. (DCI), an established healthcare technology services company with nearly 30 years of payment integrity experience.The acquisition represents Sagility’s first acquisition since unveiling its new identity as an independent U.S.-based company solely dedicated to the healthcare industry following the 2021 divestment from HGS.
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6 Ways Health Payors Can Leverage Intelligent Document Processing for Cost Savings
The prevailing global economic conditions are negatively impacting the healthcare industry. Continuing staff shortages, endemic COVID-19, high inflation rates, and supply chain disruptions continue to drive medical costs higher, worsening what is already a persistent challenge for health insurers.
To offset rising healthcare costs, health insurance payors are challenged to find ways to contain their own costs by streamlining their processes and tightening their belts, which invariably
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Duped by Data? Here’s Why EMRs Are Antiquated & Outdated in Today’s Hospital
Electronic medical records (EMRs) - software systems where physicians, nurses, and other healthcare workers store, retrieve, and act on clinical data - are fundamentally broken. This sentiment is so widely shared among healthcare workers that it has become almost trite to point it out. Patients feel it too - we’ve lost count of the number of times we’ve heard “isn’t it in my chart?” when we ask a question during a clinical visit.
Unfortunately, the vast majority of EMRs do not facilitate
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Children’s Mercy Kansas City Launches Patient Progression Hub
What You Should Know:
- Children's Mercy Kansas City launches its Patient Progression Hub – a hospital operations center that uses artificial intelligence (AI), predictive analytics and real-time information to optimize care progression and coordination from the time a patient's admission is requested until discharged.
- The Patient Progression Hub is part of a strategic collaboration with GE Healthcare to improve access, streamline the flow of patients, enhance discharge planning,
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Chiefy Raises $4.2M to Build a Culture of Trust in Surgery
What You Should Know:
- Chiefy, a NYC-based cloud platform that helps surgical teams seamlessly embed quality and communication best practices, today announced it has raised $4.2M in seed funding led by LionBird, with participation from Nina Capital and Emerge Ventures.
- The company plans to use the seed funding to accelerate and expand product development and customer acquisition.
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Globally, over 300 million surgeries are performed each year, and
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ClaimsXten Rebrands as Lyric, Appoints Raj Ronanki as CEO
What You Should Know:
- ClaimsXten Portfolio, a claims editing software business owned by TPG Capital, today announced it has rebranded as Lyric.
- In addition, the company announced the appointment of Raj Ronanki as Chief Executive Officer. Ronanki most recently served as Senior Vice President of Elevance Health and President of Carelon Digital Platforms. Carolyn Wukitch, who has served as CEO of the company, formerly known as ClaimsXten Portfolio, will continue in a leadership role as
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