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Virtual second opinions are popular but wariness persists on AI diagnosis tools

Mobi Health News

A survey by the Cleveland Clinic revealed nearly four in ten respondents had reservations around seeking a second opinion if the provider used AI diagnostic tools.

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A study shows that telehealth medication abortion in the USA is effective and safe.

Digital Health Global

A recent study conducted by California Home Abortion by Telehealth (CHAT) sheds light on the effectiveness and safety of telehealth medication abortion in the United States. Published in Nature Medicine, the study provides valuable insights into the evolving landscape of reproductive healthcare, especially in the context of increasing restrictions on abortion access in various states.

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Surgical robotics company Medical Microinstruments secures $110M and more digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Blackbird Health, which offers technology-based mental healthcare for youth, scored $17 million in Series A funding.

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Virtual second opinions are popular but wariness persists on AI diagnosis tools

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A survey by the Cleveland Clinic revealed nearly four in ten respondents had reservations around seeking a second opinion if the provider used AI diagnostic tools.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

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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UnitedHealth, HAC study: How social health factors impact employer plans

FierceHealthIT

Given the impact that social factors have on overall health, employers can better manage costs and outcomes by embracing deeper, population-level data analysis, according to a new white paper. | Given the impact that social factors have on overall health, employers can better manage costs and outcomes by embracing deeper, population-level data analysis, according to a new white paper.

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MA enrollees constrained by prior auth but docs more likely to ask about health assessments: report

FierceHealthIT

Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries are more likely than traditional Medicare enrollees to experience delays in care while they wait for prior authorization approval, but MA members are likely to | Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare enrollees experience similar access to services and similar challenges, a report from the Commonwealth Fund concluded.

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Aptar Digital Health Announces Acquisition of Healint to Reinforce Digital Health Portfolio and Drive Future Growth

Digital Health Global

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aptar Digital Health, a global leader in digital health solutions (Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) and digital Patient Support Programs), connected devices and disease management, today announced that it has acquired Healint, a digital health company recognized for their virtual clinical studies, real-world evidence and patient registries platform, as well as the Migraine Buddy and Clarrio mobile apps, which support patients suffering from neuro

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Navigating the Interoperability Maze: 3 Key Challenges for Healthcare Providers and Payers

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Anthony Murray, Chief Interoperability Officer at MRO In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, the quest for interoperability has become paramount. While the vision of seamless data exchange promises improved patient care and streamlined operations, the journey is not without its hurdles. Here we explore the three main interoperability challenges that continue to shape the narrative in healthcare.

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CareDx Showcases Digital Solutions and Pipeline in Cellular Transplant and Therapy Monitoring at the 2024 Tandem Meetings

Digital Health Global

BRISBANE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA) —The Transplant Company — a leading precision medicine company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers — today announced that it will be showcasing the breadth of its specialized digital solutions and the latest advancements in its cellular therapy and transplant monitoring pipeline at the 2024 Tandem Me

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The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications

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.

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Many disproportionate share hospitals face lower Medicaid payments under new final rule

FierceHealthIT

Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments are being cut by $8 billion annually during the current and next four federal fiscal years under a new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Serv | Published Tuesday and set to go into effect in two months, the final rule limits the calculation of a hospitals Medicaid shortfall to beneficiaries with Medicaid as their primary payer.

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Affordable Care Act Penalties Increase Again in 2024

ACA Times

The IRS recently made available the 2024 ACA penalty amounts for non-compliance with the Employer Mandate. And they have increased yet again. In Rev. Proc. 2023-17, the tax agency makes… The post Affordable Care Act Penalties Increase Again in 2024 first appeared on The ACA Times.

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How Visibility into Compensation and Performance Can Boost Clinician Retention

FierceHealthIT

How Visibility into Compensation and Performance Can Boost Clinician Retention | To support the delivery of best-in-class patient care, clinicians require a clear line of sight into how they are performing.

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How data can help make ‘care closer to home’ a reality

DigitalHealth

Poor quality data is partly to blame for the failure to shift care out of hospitals and into the community. But simple steps can make data an enabler of change, writes The King's Fund's Danielle Jefferies.

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Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications

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.

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Leading Healthcare Payer Consulting Firm HealthScape Advisors Joins Chartis

Healthcare IT Today

This Acquisition Positions Chartis to Help Clients Achieve Transformational Healthcare Change Chartis , a leading healthcare advisory firm, today announced that it has acquired HealthScape Advisors , a leading healthcare payer consulting firm. Based in Chicago with 160 professionals, HealthScape helps payers across all segments, including commercial, Medicare, Medicaid, ACA, and federal, navigate the evolving healthcare landscape.

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Answer Digital partners with Lunit and AZmed for speedy AI deployments

DigitalHealth

Lunit and AZmed have both formed strategic partnerships with Answer Digital that will help support the speedy deployment of AI models to clinical pathways.

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UCHealth filed over 15,000 lawsuits against patients over 5 years, often under another name, report finds

FierceHealthIT

Over the past half decade, 15,710 collections lawsuits have been filed against patients by or on behalf of Aurora, Colorado-based UCHealth, according to a recently published investigative report.

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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ? 

DigitalHealth

Today's briefing covers Tagomics announcing a £6.7 million funding round and the PREDICT-PD study exceeding 10,000 participants.

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The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report

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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Oula Lands $28M for Modern Maternity Care

Digital Health Wire

Topping off a week packed with women’s health stories was maternity care startup Oula’s close of $28M in Series B funding. Oula’s modern maternity centers combine obstetrics with midwifery to ensure expectant mothers receive comprehensive support throughout their reproductive journeys. The philosophy behind Oula is that most pregnancy care takes place between visits, so offering in-home support, better education, and virtual access to providers should create a virtuous cycle for improving outcom

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Computer Assisted Professional Coding is Helping St. Joseph’s Be More Resilient

Healthcare IT Today

The team at St. Joseph’s Health in NJ implemented computer assisted professional coding (CAPC) to streamline their revenue cycle management processes. The resulting improvements are helping the organization be more resilient in these challenging times. Dr. Beth Kushner, Chief Medical Information Officer at St. Joseph’s , recently sat down with Healthcare IT Today to discuss the revenue cycle management (RCM) improvements her team has made.

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The Healthcare Sector's Journey from Established Practices to Digital Transformation

David Chou

The healthcare sector finds itself at a pivotal moment, navigating between established practices and the promising horizon of digital transformation. Organizations in healthcare grapple with narrow margins and high labor costs. Leaders and executives surveyed by ,IDC InfoBrief, sponsored by Workday, from the US and Canada demonstrate a strong willingness to adopt new changes.

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Massachusetts 1115 waiver success can translate to New York: experts

FierceHealthIT

The blueprint set forth by Massachusetts accountable care organizations to improve population health metrics and reduce costs can be applied to New York, after Centers for Medicare & Medic | New York's section 1115 waiver allocates $500 million toward social care networks to connect community health workers with local organizations. ACO leaders and tech experts say the state can learn from Massachusetts' experience.

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Patient Engagement & Cultural Competence Training Roadmap: A Guide to Reducing Staff Burnout

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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Change Healthcare Facing Cyber Challenges

David Chou

Change Healthcare is experiencing a network interruption due to a cybersecurity issue, and its experts are actively working to resolve the situation. Upon becoming aware of the external threat, Change Healthcare immediately protected its partners and patients by disconnecting its systems to prevent further impact. Change Healthcare announced they were facing enterprise-wide connectivity issues and are actively isolating and troubleshooting the problem as of Feb 21, 2024 - 05:05 EST.

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Satisfaction and effectiveness of a digital health tool to improve health behavior counseling among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: a randomized controlled pilot trial

BMC Digital Health

This pilot study examined the preliminary effectiveness of the PREVENT digital intervention that supports health care teams in delivering health behavior counseling on cancer survivors’ motivation to change be.

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A Look Back at 2023 in Remote Patient Monitoring with HRS

Health Recovery Solutions

As we turn the corner into a new year, it's time to reflect on the strides we made in 2023. For our team at Health Recovery Solutions, this reflection holds a special significance since our work last year led to countless stories of connection, care, and lives transformed.

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Talkspace and Wheel Enter Strategic Partnership to Bring Together Complete Virtual Care Offering – Connecting Physical and Mental Health

Digital Health Global

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Talkspace , a leading online behavioral health company, and Wheel , the foremost virtual care platform powering the next generation of virtual healthcare, announced they will partner to offer patients access to board-certified general practitioners and licensed behavioral health providers across the U.S. – conveniently and virtually.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.