listen to article 4 minutes This voice is automatically generated. Please let us know if you have any feedback. Diving overview: The Office of Civil Rights, which oversees HIPAA enforcement, needs to improve its program for auditing compliance with privacy and security laws, according to a report released Monday by the HHS Office of Inspector General. OIG said that while OCR met the requirement to conduct periodic HIPAA audits, the program was too narrow in scope to effectively assess the protection of an organization's health data and reduce risk. Overall, the audit was not effective in improving the cybersecurity of…
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what's new This joint circular significantly eases China's restrictive policies on foreign investment in the medical sector, and aims to promote the registration, sale, and production of related products, and once registered and approved, it can be used nationwide. become available for use. There are two main contents of the joint circular, in which China announced that it would allow the following: Fully foreign-funded hospitals will be established in several major cities, including Beijing and Shanghai. Foreign-invested enterprises will be engaged in biotechnology, especially providing human stem cell and gene therapy services in the pilot free trade zone. These pilot…
The UK healthcare industry has undergone significant change over the past 20 years, driven by innovative technology and treatment advances, from cell and gene therapy to AI-powered diagnostics. There is no doubt that this advancement will lead to major changes in the way healthcare is delivered in the future. However, as evidenced by Lord Durge's recent report on the NHS, there are underlying fundamental problems, some of which have been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which continue to leave an overwhelmed system. continues to have an impact. Such obstacles may be due to lack of funding, not having a strong…
Briar Smith is CTO and co-founder of Attunement. getty The evolution of AI in healthcare: adoption, hurdles, and potential industry changes As co-founder and CTO of YC healthcare technology company Attunement, I have experienced first-hand the excitement and challenges of implementing AI within the healthcare system. AI is already having a major impact in automating tedious tasks, but its under-explored but huge potential for performing reliable diagnosis and treatment poses major challenges in implementation and model reliability. will face. While the jury is still out on the extent to which healthcare providers will be supported, or even replaced by AI…
After establishing the Health Care Task Force last year, Sen. Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana and ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia, A care working group was established. John Cornyn, Republican of Texas. New Hampshire Democrat Maggie Hassan has introduced the Health Care Cybersecurity and Resilience Act of 2024, a bipartisan bill aimed at strengthening cybersecurity in the health care sector to protect Americans' health data. did. The Healthcare Cybersecurity and Resilience Act of 2024 would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Director…
CRE investment appetite is gradually starting to improve. In fact, healthcare-focused REIT Sila Realty Trust has noticed an increase in outpatient medical volume, especially in the months since it went public.This comes as trading in general has declined “pretty significantly” over the past 12 to 24 months, said Chris Fullhouse, the company's executive vice president and chief investment officer, speaking at Globecent's annual conference. That's what it means. This year, the healthcare panel will be held in Scottsdale from December 2nd to 3rd. “We feel like that trend is improving because of the health care system,” he said. “From a…
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Those looking for a new career may want to consider the jobs expected to be most in demand in the coming years.The U.S. economy is expected to add nearly 6.8 million jobs over the next decade, from 2023 to 2033, according to projections from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.Much of the job growth will be driven by the healthcare industry, as the country's rapidly aging population requires more sophisticated healthcare.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, from 2010 to 2020, the number of Americans 65 and older increased by a staggering 38.6%, from approximately 40.3 million…
Since its opening in 1824, Hartford HealthCare's Living Institute has prioritized providing quality care and “ethical treatment” to patients and families. The institute's team is now introducing the concept of “radical recovery” to reshape behavioral health care.Radical recovery means that behavioral health care becomes “much less coercive and more community-centered,” said Dr. McConlogue, director of psychiatry at the Institute of Living and director of psychiatry at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut. Dr. Juveed Skahera, the chief physician, explains. “Radical recovery is built on a foundation of co-designing care, increasing choice, and embracing the healing power of community,” he says.This concept includes…
I have been a doctor for six years and am concerned about the one-sided media coverage of work in the NHS. I was fired along with three other PAs at my practice. This is happening all over the country. The NHS has spent 20 years investing in the training and employment of thousands of us, but now it has pulled the rug out from under us, put an end to our careers and removed skilled labor from a strained system. I lost someone. And for what?The cases in which the mistakes mentioned in your editorial (21 November) were made are…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky men's basketball head coach Mark Pope's weekly radio show, the UK HealthCare Mark Pope Show, will debut live from Lexington on Monday night. The UK HealthCare Mark Pope Show, broadcast weekly on the UK Sports Network, begins Mondays at 7pm following the UK HealthCare Coach Mark Stoops Show. Pope's one-hour program will air Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. Hosted by Tom Leach of the Voice of the Wildcats, Pope will field questions from basketball fans from around the country. Fans can call Clark's Pump-N-Shop at 1-800-606-GAME (4263) or (859) 280-2287. Pope also accepts questions from X/pre-Twitter.…