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Ocean Platform Joins apps.health Marketplace to Help Connect Patients with Healthcare Providers

September 29, 2020

TORONTO, Sept. 29, 2020 /CNW/ – The Ocean Platform, Canada’s leading EMR-integrated digital health suite for patient engagement, is now available on apps.health, a digital health app marketplace and innovation hub from WELL Health. With this release, CognisantMD is also launching a series of powerful new tools and features for OSCAR Pro Electronic Medical Record (EMR) through its enhanced Cloud Connect API integration.

Over 13,000 healthcare providers across the country use the Ocean Platform to allow Canadians to securely share health information, update their patient record, and connect with their physicians each day. The Ocean library of editable intake forms, consent forms, and patient history tools connects directly to a suite of integrated patient tools, providing an easy way to collect information from patients and conduct eReferrals.

The first version of Ocean for OSCAR EMR was launched in 2015, with a focus on patient forms presented on waiting room

BrightTALK Partners with The Center for Health Affairs and CHAMPS Healthcare to Launch Global Healthcare Initiative

September 29, 2020

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COVID-19 Leadership Series begins September 29

BrightTALK, the virtual event platform that brings professionals and businesses together to learn and grow, in partnership with The Center for Health Affairs and CHAMPS, is launching the COVID-19 Leadership Series, a virtual initiative that delivers thought-provoking commentary and insights from a renowned group of global healthcare experts. The series begins on September 29 and will continue through 2021.

The COVID-19 Leadership Series marks the start of a global collaboration between BrightTALK, The Center for Health Affairs and CHAMPS, which have joined forces to create a virtual event program that fosters conversation throughout the healthcare supply chain and continuum of care, from biotech, biomed, pharma and payers, to government, policy, associations, providers and patients.

The series opener on September 29, “COVID-19’s Role in Federal Policy and the Upcoming Election,” will feature a dynamic discussion between Brian Lane, President and CEO, The Center for Health

New Healthcare Consultant Firm ‘PDV Health Consulting’ Announces Official Launch

September 29, 2020

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NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — PDV Health Consulting, a new organization that provides expert financial, organizational, and operational support to healthcare organizations, systems, hospitals, medical practices, and agencies, today announces its official launch. Established by Paul D. Vitale, a leader in healthcare for more than 35 years, PDV Health Consulting gathers a diverse team of expert consultants who help bring innovation and performance enhancement strategies to healthcare organizations worldwide. What differentiates PDV is their thorough, hands-on approach to everything they do; Paul is there every step of the way with clients through project completion.

With a proficiency for the creation and management of board governance, recruitment, policies, and procedures, PDV Health Consulting combines the experience needed to bring about real transformation and sustainability to healthcare organizations. Additionally, unlike other consultancies, PDV provides a flexible cost structure that ensures client satisfaction. PDV clients include hospitals, health,

Imagine Health Partners with Tenet Healthcare to Lower Cost of Healthcare for South Florida Employers

September 29, 2020

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Imagine Health and Tenet Healthcare have partnered to expand access to a new type of health plan throughout South Florida. Through direct contracting and built-in price protection, the Imagine Health plan will cut costs and provide direct access to high-quality care for self-insured employers and employees in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties.

Through the relationship, self-funded employers and their employees can save as much as 20% on healthcare costs while gaining direct access to Tenet Healthcare’s 10 hospitals, including Palm Beach Children’s Hospital and two Level-1 trauma centers; eight ambulatory surgical centers; 20 urgent cares; and hundreds of primary care physicians and specialists throughout the region. An experienced Imagine Health member advocacy team will provide care navigation services, ensuring members get the most out of their health plan.

“In Florida, health insurance premiums rose 60% over the past 10 years, continuing a decades-long ballooning of healthcare costs nationwide,” said

LabCorp and Infirmary Health Form Strategic Partnership to Provide Laboratory Services Across Healthcare System

September 29, 2020

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Multi-year deal will enhance lab services for patients and providers throughout eastern Gulf Coast region

LabCorp (NYSE: LH), a leading global life sciences company that is focused on advancing health and guiding patient care decisions, and Infirmary Health, the largest non-governmental health care system in Alabama, today announced that they have entered into a multi-year collaboration to provide laboratory services to patients and providers throughout the eastern Gulf Coast region. LabCorp, which has a long-standing presence in Alabama through laboratory facilities in Birmingham, will provide lab management, phlebotomy and logistics services, and reference testing to Infirmary Health.

“LabCorp is excited to work with Infirmary Health to enhance and expand the laboratory experience for patients and providers across southern Alabama,” said Chris Bosler, senior vice president of LabCorp Diagnostics’ Southeast Division. “We look forward to partnering with Infirmary Health to provide high-quality laboratory services to improve patient care.”

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Healthcare giant UHS hit by ransomware attack, sources say

September 28, 2020

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Universal Health Services, one of the largest healthcare providers in the U.S., has been hit by a ransomware attack.

The attack hit UHS systems early on Sunday morning, according to two people with direct knowledge of the incident, locking computers and phone systems at several UHS facilities across the country, including in California and Florida.

One of the people said the computer screens changed with text that referenced the “shadow universe,” consistent with the Ryuk ransomware. “Everyone was told to turn off all the computers and not to turn them on again,” the person said. “We were told it will be days before the computers are up again.”

It’s not immediately known what impact the ransomware attack is having on patient care, or how widespread the issue is.

UHS published a statement on Monday, saying its IT network “is currently offline, due to an IT security issue.”

“We implement extensive

Sun Life and MGIS extend partnership offering specialized disability income protection to healthcare professionals

September 28, 2020

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WELLESLEY, Mass. and SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Sun Life U.S. and The MGIS Companies, Inc., a leading national insurance program manager, today announced a ten-year extension of their partnership serving the customized benefit needs of healthcare professional groups nationwide since 2006. Sun Life will continue to be the exclusive provider of group disability and life insurance to MGIS’ growing base of healthcare professionals in various practice settings and will expand products and services to shared Clients under the new agreement.

“We’re delighted to continue our partnership with MGIS, which is the market leader in insurance management services for healthcare professionals and has a longstanding commitment to healthcare practices,” said David Healy, senior vice president, Group Benefits at Sun Life U.S. “Our extended partnership will allow us to expand our rich coverages and services for healthcare professionals by pairing our benefits expertise with the

Healthcare and Laboratory Labels Market to Reach US$ 22.7 billion by 2030, Says Future Market Insights

September 28, 2020

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DUBAI, U.A.E., Sept. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Future Market Insights (FMI) anticipates global healthcare and laboratory labels market to grow at a stable CAGR of 4.8% over the projected period 2020-2030. Growing demand for simple yet efficient informatory solutions in the healthcare scenario concerning medical devices, diagnostic samples, drugs, etc. is projected to stay the chief growth attribute to the market for healthcare & laboratory labels. The COVID-19 outbreak has egressed as lucrative growth prospects for market players, generating an unprecedented demand for labeling testing samples of COVID-19.

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“Companies operating in the market are focusing on launching smart labeling solutions to remain integral with the ever-evolving customer demands and regulatory guidelines, which additionally ascertains a robust foothold,” remarks FMI analyst.

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Democrats focus Supreme Court battle on fate of health-care law under Trump

September 28, 2020

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“Obamacare is terrible. It doesn’t work. We’ve made the best of it,” Trump said at a White House news conference, one day after he had introduced Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to succeed the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Democrats say Trump is rushing the nomination in hopes of improving his reelection chances and in preparation for a potential court fight over the results. But with little chance to block Barrett’s confirmation, Democrats are increasingly turning to the practical question of her vote in a case the high court will hear a week after Election Day.

“If we can end Obamacare and come up with a much better health-care system that’s much cheaper and much better, which is what we’ll do,” the country would be better off, Trump said.

Democrats think Barrett could spell the end of the law’s popular guarantee that health care cannot be denied to

HIPAA Business Associate Pays $2.3 Million To Settle Breach Affecting Protected Health Information Of Over 6 Million Individuals – Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences

September 27, 2020

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HIPAA Business Associate Pays $2.3 Million To Settle Breach Affecting Protected Health Information Of Over 6 Million Individuals

25 September 2020

Foley Hoag LLP

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With apologies to John Donne, ask not for whom the bells tolls, HIPAA business
associates, it tolls for thee! While it has been the law for
some time that business associates could be held directly liable
for breaches, enforcement actions against them have been few and
far between. But a sizable settlement announced today by the
Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS OCR) reminds us that business associates are going to
be held to the same standards (and subjected to the same penalties)
as HIPAA covered entities.

This $2.3 million settlement involved CHSPSC LLC,

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Tag: healthcare

Ocean Platform Joins apps.health Marketplace to Help Connect Patients with Healthcare Providers

BrightTALK Partners with The Center for Health Affairs and CHAMPS Healthcare to Launch Global Healthcare Initiative

New Healthcare Consultant Firm ‘PDV Health Consulting’ Announces Official Launch

Imagine Health Partners with Tenet Healthcare to Lower Cost of Healthcare for South Florida Employers

LabCorp and Infirmary Health Form Strategic Partnership to Provide Laboratory Services Across Healthcare System

Healthcare giant UHS hit by ransomware attack, sources say

Sun Life and MGIS extend partnership offering specialized disability income protection to healthcare professionals

Healthcare and Laboratory Labels Market to Reach US$ 22.7 billion by 2030, Says Future Market Insights

Democrats focus Supreme Court battle on fate of health-care law under Trump

HIPAA Business Associate Pays $2.3 Million To Settle Breach Affecting Protected Health Information Of Over 6 Million Individuals – Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences

United States:

HIPAA Business Associate Pays $2.3 Million To Settle Breach Affecting Protected Health Information Of Over 6 Million Individuals

United States: HIPAA Business Associate Pays $2.3 Million To Settle Breach Affecting Protected Health Information Of Over 6 Million Individuals

United States:

HIPAA Business Associate Pays $2.3 Million To Settle Breach Affecting Protected Health Information Of Over 6 Million Individuals