Mobi Health News

JUNE 11, 2024

Movano's Evie Ring collects data on the wearer's heart rate, blood oxygen saturation levels, activity, sleep quality and menstrual cycle.

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Health Populi

JUNE 11, 2024

Health care costs for an “average” person covered by an employer-sponsored PPO in the U.S. rose 6.7% between 2023 and 2024, according to the 2024 Milliman Medical Index. Milliman also calculated that the largest driver of cost increase in health care, accounting for nearly one-half of medical cost increases, was pharmacy, the cost of prescription drugs, which grew 13% in the year.

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KevinMD

JUNE 8, 2024

A recent survey by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) revealed that 75 percent of medical group owners report that work-related stress levels have increased this year. A previous MGMA poll found that nearly 30 percent of medical groups had a physician leave the practice or retire early because of burnout. When asked what factors Read more… The cost of ineffective technology: Why your practice’s tech stack may be contributing to employee burnout and high turnover rates original

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 11, 2024

Clear, a company well recognized for its biometric identity tech used in airports, is expanding its reach in healthcare and ramping up partnerships with major health IT companies like InterSystems | Clear, a company well recognized for its biometric identity tech used in airports, is expanding its reach in healthcare and ramping up partnerships with major health IT companies like InterSystems and Epic.

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This eBook explores the critical issues of using consumer-grade messaging apps like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and SMS in healthcare, especially home care. It highlights the negative impacts on patient care quality, data security, and HIPAA compliance and provides practical solutions to enhance communication efficiency! You will learn how to: Consolidate Messaging Platforms: Streamline communication by reducing the use of multiple apps, improving efficiency in patient care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 12, 2024

Several new announcements show providers, including Brightside Health and Tampa General Hospital, seek to improve patient outcomes and experiences with artificial intelligence and innovative care modalities. Technology vendors, including InterSystems, CLEAR and Innovaccer, also formed new partnerships that streamline data management, promote secure interoperability and track operational performance.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 10, 2024

For the 142nd episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are doing a preview of the HFMA Annual Conference ! To kick this episode off, we discuss what we think the biggest topic of conversation will be at the upcoming HFMA Conference. Then we speculate on what content we will see around AI during HFMA. Next, we debate over where AI, Machine Learning, and Automation are actually having an impact in RCM.

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Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2024

Health insurance plans make mainstream media news every week, whether coverage deals with the cost of a plan, the cost of out-of-network care, prior authorizations, or cybersecurity and ransomware attacks, among other front-page issues. This week, AHIP (the acronym for the industry association of Americans Health Insurance Plans) is convening in Las Vegas for its largest annual 2024 meeting.

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 10, 2024

Microsoft will offer nonprofit pricing and discounts for its security products optimized for smaller organizations, providing up to a 75% discount.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 6, 2024

An old report, the core concept of Connected Living was excellent and predictive. A long time ago, AARP sponsored research that posed questions about technology’s future role in connecting older adults with families, resources, and each other. With input from 30 industry experts, the research attempted to answer how technology could better serve older adults moving forward.

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Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 7, 2024

The feature allows users to obtain real-time CGM data on their Watch without an iPhone present.

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Redox

JUNE 11, 2024

Some HL7 ® FHIR ® sandboxes feel more like playgrounds than testing environments. They lack the ability to write back data, making it impossible to simulate the full lifecycle of your integrations, including how your system responds when receiving updates from other healthcare systems. This can lead to unexpected errors and delays when your integration goes live, potentially impacting patient care and creating costly rework.

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Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2024

If people’s feelings about AI were a Wall Street market, we’d find both bulls and bears, simultaneously, viewing AI’s role in health care. We can see this from many consumer surveys published in the past year about the growing role and adoption of AI in health care, and some wariness found in a new study from Deloitte on Building and maintaining health care consumers’ trust in generative AI.

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 11, 2024

Sister Diane Marie McGrew, president of the OSF HealthCare, died on Sunday. | McGrew had served as president of the 16-hospital Franciscan health system since 2006, and also held longstanding roles on its various boards. No plans for her succession have been disclosed.

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Ambiq®, a leading developer of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions that deliver a multifold increase in energy efficiency, introduces HeartKit, its latest addition to neuralSPOT. This optimized AI model enables running various real-time heart monitoring applications to help users and their healthcare providers quickly identify any irregular events to take necessary actions.

Digital Health Global

JUNE 11, 2024

LEHI, Utah–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Owlet , Inc. (“Owlet” or the “Company”) (NYSE:OWLT), the pioneer of smart infant monitoring, today announces the UK and European launch of Dream Sock, a smart baby monitor with live health readings and notifications for healthy infants between 0-18 months and 2.5-13.6 kg. This innovative medical device provides parents with real-time health and vital information, offering unparalleled peace of mind.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 6, 2024

Dr. Guido Giunti discusses patient involvement and the necessity of being forward-thinking in creating digital therapeutics.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 10, 2024

It is no secret that health systems face growing competition from industries like venture-backed healthcare disruptors and health insurance that are offering increasingly specialized and consumer-focused virtual care offerings. THE PROBLEM The MetroHealth System is Ohio's Cuyahoga County's public, safety-net health system, providing care through five hospitals, four emergency departments and more than 20 health centers.

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Health Populi

JUNE 12, 2024

From bandages to home hygiene, OTC pain meds and DIY home projects, Morning Consult’s look into the most-trusted brands of 2024 give us insights into health consumers. I’ve been tracking this study since before the public health crisis of the coronavirus, and it always offers us a practical snapshot of the U.S. consumer’s current ethos on trusted companies helping people risk-manage daily living — and of course, find joy and satisfaction as well.

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This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 7, 2024

Walmart announced that it is closing all 51 of its health centers and virtual care ope | The hope that retailers were poised to offer a scaled-up solution has yielded to a more realistic view that, at best, it will be a long journey.

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Digital Health Global

JUNE 10, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #cardiology –Biome Analytics, the leading cardiovascular performance management company, announced today that Brian Maher, MPH, has been appointed as the new Vice President of Business Development. Brian brings a wealth of experience to Biome Analytics with 20 years of consultative support to hundreds of health care systems and industry partners.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 12, 2024

CALFREE uses input from optical sensors commonly found in smartwatches or commercial smartphones to collect blood pressure data.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 11, 2024

Kyruus Health is a nationwide platform than aims to boost access for its 90 million members by using specific matching techniques and partnering with 120 health systems and 100 health plan brands. Kyruus president Paul Merrild explains.

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Speaker: Dr. Mauvareen Beverley, Patient Engagement and Cultural Competence Specialist

If you’re a healthcare provider, chances are you have experienced symptoms of burnout yourself or have colleagues who are currently facing extreme career dissatisfaction. One of the many ways to partially alleviate burnout is active patient engagement. By engaging with patients to understand their needs and preferences, healthcare providers can develop treatments tailored to the individual patient.

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DigitalHealth

JUNE 10, 2024

NHS Blood and Transplant has urgently called for donations of O type blood following a ransomware attack which has disrupted pathology services in London.

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 11, 2024

NeuroFlow, a behavioral health tech company, has acquired Owl, a measurement-based care tech startup. | Owl works with outpatient behavioral health providers like certified behavioral health clinics or addiction treatment centers, while NeuroFlow works with primary care and payers.

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Digital Health Global

JUNE 10, 2024

PORTLAND, Maine–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #diabetes –Today, Health for Mankind Company, a digital health startup, announces the introduction of DIABIMETRICS , a cutting-edge digital health platform designed to revolutionize diabetes management with a focus on historically underserved communities. This significant tool is available through Google play with Apple’s App store coming online shortly.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 7, 2024

The company offers a clinical vetting process and care management pathway for individuals suffering from substance use disorders.

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Effective collaboration among all care team members is critical to delivering better patient outcomes. A key element to achieving effective collaboration is through the implementation of a clinical communication and collaboration platform. In a fast-paced, high-stress and critical environment, people tend to do whatever gets the job done. Therefore will scramble and use the systems, people, or processes around them to get an outcome more quickly - which can often be at the expense of quality.

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 6, 2024

According to Rich Eells, VP of Innovation & Integration at United Digestive , the company is committed to continuous improvement. This trait works well with eClinicalWorks in the cloud, given the ability of a cloud service to introduce new features quickly. Running on Microsoft Azure also provides access to many resources and features. United Digestive employs 200 practitioners in the Southeastern US.

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Optimum Healthcare IT

JUNE 10, 2024

ServiceNow can disrupt healthcare in a good way, helping executives tackle integration & user adoption challenges for operational efficiency. The post How ServiceNow Can Disrupt Healthcare – In a Good Way appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 7, 2024

Sensing an opportunity in the individual market, Oscar Health believes it is poised to expand and increase its market share, the company revealed ahead of its annual investor day June 7. | Oscar Health execs outlined the company's three-year vision during June 7's investor day. The insurer plans to make more headway in the ACA market and ICHRA through robust expansion and strong financial performance.

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