In its 11th annual Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review, Bass, Berry & Sims provides analysis of healthcare fraud enforcement actions and False Claims Act (FCA) developments probing COVID-19 relief, telehealth, opioid enforcement and other areas. In 2022, the federal government set the stage for wider scrutiny of billions of dollars in pandemic relief funds for…
The funding is a major win for a standout medtech startup and U.S. Latinx startup community; allows the company to grow team, develop clinical trials The medtech startup offers the only wearable device to monitor lung function through acoustic resonance Respira Labs, a Latina-led medical technology company specializing in respiratory care, today announces it…
Annual Telehealth Analysis Uncovers Upsurge of Telehealth Services and Increased Legislative Focus on Risk and Compliance Epstein Becker Green’s (EBG’s) 2021 Telemental Health Laws survey (the survey) recognizes significant state and federal regulations are escalating in importance as telehealth technologies gain more validation as COVID-19 stretches into a second year. EBG’s survey, now in its sixth…
Increased labor costs amidst COVID-19 pandemic As the delta variant pushes COVID-19 caseloads to all-time highs, hospitals and health systems across the country are paying $24B more per year for qualified clinical labor than they did pre-pandemic, according to a new PINC AI analysis. The analysis found that clinical labor costs are up by an…
GHH has assembled a cohort of more than one million COVID-19 positive cases with all associated medical histories for outcomes analysis InterSystems, a data technology provider dedicated to helping customers solve the most critical scalability, interoperability, and speed challenges, and Greater Houston Healthconnect (GHH) health information exchange (HIE) announced the initial results of the largest…
Key Study Presented at ESMO Virtual Congress 2021 Shows Relative Risk of Non-Vaccinated Patients Being Infected with COVID-19 is 21.5 Times Larger Than That of Vaccinated Patients Belong.Life, a developer of social and professional networks for managing and navigating various diseases and patient journeys, has published a study showing that the relative risk of non-vaccinated…
Funding for PHIT Workforce Development Program courtesy of HHS The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today awarded $73 million in cooperative agreements as part of its Public Health Informatics & Technology Workforce Development Program (PHIT Workforce Program). Announced earlier this year and…
The AI-powered staffing platform for nursing professionals in the post-acute sector announces a projected 300%+ YoY revenue growth; adds two key execs from Google and Uber to the board. IntelyCare, the largest staffing platform for nursing professionals seeking post-acute per-diem positions, today announced that it has seen unprecedented growth, as management is projecting a 300%+…
Advanced air and surface purification devices to be deployed to create safer environments within Vatican Education and Healthcare Systems Puradigm, a manufacturer of proactive air and surface purification technologies, announced it has formed a strategic partnership with Humanity 2.0, a Vatican-based Non-Profit (Non-Government Organization) whose mission is to identify impediments to human flourishing and then…
Funding Supports Expansion of Acute Care Telehealth Solution and Flexible Staffing Services to Support Critically Ill Patients Equum Medical, a provider of acute care telehealth and teleICU solutions, announced that it raised $20 million in growth equity from Heritage Group. The funding will enable Equum Medical to further enhance its service model and broaden the…