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DarioHealth hires former Livongo, Meta leader and more digital health hires

Mobi Health News

Women's health company Tia adds two women to its all-female leadership team, Ophelia appoints a chief commercial officer and chief operations officer and Noom adds new leadership.

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Is Recruiting International Nurses To Feed the U.S. Pipeline Worsening the Global Nursing Shortage?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN, chief nurse of Wolters Kluwer; Health Learning, Research & Practice. It is no secret that the U.S. has been struggling with a nursing workforce crisis […] The article Is Recruiting International Nurses To Feed the U.S.

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Better Therapeutics announces $6.5M private placement

Mobi Health News

The announcement comes just weeks after the company reported it let go of approximately 35% of its workforce.

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Navigating the Process For Requesting Investigational Medicines

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Investigational medicines are drugs or treatments not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in the general population. For many patients, especially those with serious illnesses or conditions, these investigational medicines […] The article Navigating the Process For Requesting Investigational Medicines appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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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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Noom Announces Key Leadership Appointments

Digital Health Global

Former Match Group CEO Mandy Ginsberg Named to Board as Independent Director and Dr. Linda Anegawa Named to Executive Role as Company’s First-Ever Medical Director NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Noom today announced the appointment of former Match Group CEO Mandy Ginsberg to its board as an independent director and that Dr. Linda Anegawa has been hired as Noom’s first-ever Medical Director.

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Altera Digital Health and Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Expand Partnership

Digital Health Global

New Jersey’s largest hospital to advance clinical and operational performance with additional solutions from digital health services vendor NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Altera Digital Health , a global healthcare IT innovator, today announced that Bergen New Bridge Medical Center , New Jersey’s largest hospital and a clinical affiliate of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, has expanded its Paragon® electronic health record (EHR) partnership for an additional five years.

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Rethinking Medication and Information Technology

Healthcare IT Today

Previous articles in this series looked at barriers to taking medication and possible solutions , including special conditions that produce challenges. This final article in the series turns the question on its head. Can patients get better without the medications? Dr. Omar Manejwala, CMO of DarioHealth , goes so far as to use the terms “paternalistic” and “infantilizing” to label claims that people fail to take medication solely out of ignorance or forgetfulness.

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New bipartisan bill aims to tie doc pay to inflation amid industry concerns

FierceHealthIT

New bipartisan bill aims to tie doc pay to inflation amid industry concerns rking Thu, 04/06/2023 - 16:13

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Wellvana Health Announces $84 Million Capital Raise to Drive Innovation in Value-Based Care Enablement

Healthcare IT Today

$140 million in funding raised since November 2020 Wellvana Health announced today that it has closed an $84 million capital raise to drive innovation in value-based care enablement for independent primary care physicians, specialists, and health systems. The investment is co-led by Nashville-based Heritage Group and Valtruis , a Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) company, and joined by Memorial Hermann Health System , the largest not-for-profit health system in southeast Texas.

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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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HHS quietly trims inaugural list of price capped Medicare drugs from 27 to 20

FierceHealthIT

HHS quietly trims inaugural list of price capped Medicare drugs from 27 to 20 dmuoio Thu, 04/06/2023 - 15:23

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Industry news in brief

DigitalHealth

This Digital Health News industry roundup features news from Docobo and NHS Shared Business Services and CancerCare’s 10-year deal with IMS Maxims.

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Chutes & Ladders—Providence health system names a medical director for national environmental stewardship

FierceHealthIT

Chutes & Ladders—Providence health system names a medical director for national environmental stewardship aburky Thu, 04/06/2023 - 15:04

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Order Comms go-live at Leicester bolsters progressive EPR roll-out 

DigitalHealth

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) have successfully deployed Nervecentre Order Comms across their three large hospitals.

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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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Zocdoc expands search, appointment booking for federally qualified health centers as PHE expiration nears

FierceHealthIT

Zocdoc expands search, appointment booking for federally qualified health centers as PHE expiration nears agliadkovskaya Thu, 04/06/2023 - 13:56

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Did you miss one? Five Aging and Health Tech blog posts March 2023

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The future of AI and older adults is now. The hype about ChatGPT and its peers has revolutionized the tech world. And it is clear from current research that this revolution isn’t temporary, nor is it even sudden. Though with its initial user calculation at 100 million, it now appears the fastest growing 'consumer' application in history. And it is fair to say that the applications of it are making its way into the world of older adults, this AARP article describes its uses for older adults in

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WTW expert: How employers can protect themselves against rising healthcare costs

FierceHealthIT

WTW expert: How employers can protect themselves against rising healthcare costs fdiamond Thu, 04/06/2023 - 14:39

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World Health Day 2023 — Health for All, by All

Canadian Health Infoway

This year marks the 75 th anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) , which was founded in 1948 to “.promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable – so everyone, everywhere can attain the highest level of health and well-being.” The theme of this year’s World Health Day celebration is Health for All: 75 Years of Improving Public Health.

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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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Utilization lower, care quality higher in Medicare Advantage: study

FierceHealthIT

Utilization lower, care quality higher in Medicare Advantage: study pminemyer Thu, 04/06/2023 - 14:12

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CGI partners with award-winning Delta Wellbeing for ‘HomeFirst’ care

DigitalHealth

Delta Wellbeing and CGI have partnered up for telehealth solutions that will be deployed across West Wales to improve health outcomes.

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Payments, Price Transparency, GIS + EMS Response Times & Vendor Management at ViVE2023

Healthcare IT Today

At the recent ViVE2023 event we had the opportunity to sit down with industry leaders to discuss a number of important technologies, challenges, and opportunities. Check out the following interviews with KeyBank , Clarify Health , Esri , and Xealth. Payment is Important – KeyBank Over the past few years, we have seen more and more banks at healthcare conferences.

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NHS Providers publishes final guide as part of Digital Boards Programme

DigitalHealth

NHS Providers has published the seventh and final guide for boards leading the digital transformation agenda, as part of its Digital Boards Programme.

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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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Cybersecurity Beyond Hospital Walls

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by James Martin, Global Product Manager at Eaton Protecting healthcare organizations in the era of edge computing The COVID-19 pandemic caused an acceleration of distributed care due to the rapid increase in the need for acute and critical care in non-traditional clinical settings. For example, virtual care surged in 2020 and continues to grow , while many large hospital networks embraced urgent care clinics as means of delivering essential care.

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Greater Manchester advances digital pathology with Sectra 

DigitalHealth

NHS laboratories across Greater Manchester have begun to go live with technology from Sectra that will transform how pathologists collaborate.

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NCQA Health Plan Accreditation Updates for 2023

BHM Healthcare Solutions

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is a non-profit organization that evaluates and accredits health plans based on their quality and performance. The NCQA Health Plan Accreditation program provides a framework for assessing the quality of health plans and ensuring that they meet certain standards. For 2023, the NCQA Health Plan Accreditation program has undergone several updates to reflect changes in the healthcare industry and to improve the quality of care provided by health p

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Reducing Healthcare Staff Burden Through Virtual Visits

Health Recovery Solutions

In this article, originally featured in the Summer 2022 edition of Florida at Home magazine , HRS Chief Clinical Officer, Florence Kariuki, walks through the nursing benefits of a Virtual Visit Model (VVM) and the six steps to launching a VVM.

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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.

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Industry Spotlight: Jon Pickering, CEO Mizaic, formerly IMMJ Systems

DigitalHealth

It is the people around great technology who make the "magic" happen says Jon Pickering - a belief that's shaped his company's rebranding. By Jennifer Trueland.

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AI Gives SPM a New Opportunity to Lead

Society for Participatory Medicine

I recently posted an article entitled, “ In Cancer, Patient-Empowering AI Begins to Change Care, Relationships ,” that contained this declaration, “Good medicine needs to become participatory medicine, not least because involving the patient as a partner consistently improves care.” That statement was true when the Society for Participatory Medicine (SPM) was formed in 2009.