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6 Tips to Run a Healthcare Facility Efficiently

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Running a healthcare facility, whether a hospital, clinic, or medical practice, requires efficient management to ensure the highest level of patient care while controlling costs. In today’s fast-paced healthcare industry, healthcare leaders face unique challenges […] The article 6 Tips to Run a Healthcare Facility Efficiently appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Q&A: AppliedVR on building reimbursement for virtual reality therapeutics

Mobi Health News

Josh Sackman, president and cofounder of AppliedVR, discusses the new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPSC) Level II code for the company's product RelieVRx.

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Baptist Health is making virtual nursing work, and gaining big ROI

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Nurses have been in high demand for years, and especially since the pandemic. As baby boomers continue to age, the demand for bedside nursing continues to increase. In fact, 50% of the current RN workforce is over the age of 50. THE PROBLEM "There is a gap between the number of available jobs and the number of new RN graduates," said Julie Firman, DNP, RN, system chief nurse executive at Baptist Health, a health system based in Montgomery, Alabama.

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Report: Digital health funding reaches $3.4B in first quarter filled with mega-deals

Mobi Health News

After a drought of rounds worth $100 million or more over the past few quarters, Rock Health noted six in the first quarter of 2023. They made up 40% of total digital health funding in Q1.

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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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Wyss Center Geneva Appoints Erwin Böttinger as new Chief Executive Officer

Digital Health Global

GENEVA–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #BCI –The Executive Board of the Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering, a non-profit research center, is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. Dr. med. Erwin Böttinger as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The appointment follows a funding commitment of CHF 120 million from the Wyss Foundation to further strengthen the Center’s mission to accelerate innovative therapies to the clinic to transform the lives of people with brain disorders.

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Butterfly Network Announces New FDA-Cleared AI-Enabled Lung Tool

Digital Health Global

New Auto B-line Counter uses deep learning technology with the aim of empowering providers to assess abnormal lung conditions easier, faster, and with more confidence Butterfly’s cloud-based data collection protocol can access over 3.5 million de-identified ultrasound images to develop and train its AI algorithms BURLINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– $BFLY #Butterflyiq — Butterfly Network, Inc. , a digital health company transforming care through the power of handheld, whole-body

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Wellth raises $20M for health app with financial rewards

Mobi Health News

The startup provides an app that rewards patients for completing health behaviors like taking medications or monitoring blood pressure.

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SaaS news: Silicon Valley Bank collapse drives up prices

LeanIX

SaaS management will become even more pressing in the coming days as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank drives up SaaS application prices. We consider how you can mitigate the costs.

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Uber Health adds same-day prescription delivery

Mobi Health News

The additional service allows users, including providers and healthcare plans, to manage prescription delivery from pharmacies within their service area.

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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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How AI can Tackle the Rising Tide of Staff Shortages in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Roni Jamesmeyer, Senior Healthcare Manager at Five9 The healthcare crisis is dominating headlines, with the industry dealing with complicated challenges across multiple areas. After the trials of COVID, physicians continue to face seemingly insurmountable pressure. The average number of patients per primary care doctor is at an all-time high of 20 per day.

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Almost every hospital's homepage is sending visitor's data to third parties, study finds

FierceHealthIT

Almost every hospital's homepage is sending visitor's data to third parties, study finds dmuoio Mon, 04/03/2023 - 13:32

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Using Technology to Address Medication Access

Healthcare IT Today

According to an article in the Permanente Journal , “as many as 40% to 50% of patients who are prescribed medications for management of chronic conditions” don’t take their medications properly, or perhaps at all. The study attributes at least 100,000 preventable deaths each year to this problem. The Permanente Journal article suggests the cost is $100 billion dollars per year, but another study estimates the cost at more than $528 billion, or 20% of US health care spending.

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What to expect from EPR transitions in 2023 and beyond

DigitalHealth

Electronic Patient Records (EPR) are essential to delivering more joined up and integrated care. NHS England’s stated aim is for all hospitals to have an EPR in place by 2025. We know that better use of data and technology has the power to improve the quality of care and reduce the cost of health and care services overall.

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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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Experience Management – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 111

Healthcare IT Today

For the 111th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast , we are diving deep into experience management! We start off by examining where we are today with our approach to experience management in healthcare. Next, we look towards the future by discussing some ways that we should be working to improve patient experience management. Then, we do the same with employee experience management.

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Community Pharmacy System Innovation Fund opens in Wales today 

DigitalHealth

A new fund has been launched today to help the suppliers of digital community pharmacy systems in Wales deliver an electronic prescription service (EPS).

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Florence Launches Modern Healthcare Experience With $20M Seed Round Led by Thrive Capital, GV, and Salesforce Ventures

Healthcare IT Today

Starting with emergency departments, the company aims to digitally streamline patient access, increase capacity, and drive efficiency for healthcare workers Florence , an innovator in healthcare enablement software, has launched out of stealth mode after raising $20 million in seed funding. The health tech startup’s round was led by Thrive Capital , GV (Google Ventures) , and Salesforce Ventures with participation from Vast Ventures , BoxGroup , and Atento Capital.

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Cambridge University Hospital CEO to advise NHSE on life science links

DigitalHealth

Roland Sinker, chief executive of Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust, is to join NHS England as an unpaid national director.

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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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Women’s Day 2023 with Ensemble Health: Exceptional Women Delivering Exceptional Care Through RPM

Clear Arch Health

In recognition of Women's History Month (March) and International Women's Day 2023 (March 8), Clear Arch Health’s Senior Director of Business Development, Jerriene Cordova, offers the following: an overview of a trip through New Mexico that included a visit with some exceptional women from Ensemble Health , builder of patient-centered, clinically integrated networks focused on senior and post-acute care, assisted living and home-based environments.

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Digital Health Intelligence launches new clinical imaging service  

DigitalHealth

Digital Health Intelligence has launched a dedicated new service for its clients focused on clinical imaging market opportunities.

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Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Lawsuits: Who Is Liable?

Xealth

David Schoolcraft, General Counsel The healthcare industry’s focus on remote patient monitoring (RPM) to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes raises several legal questions among health systems and vendors. However, the rules are not drastically different than those for any other solution a care provider uses. Think of RPM liability as similar to the potential liability for any medical device used to treat patients in the hospital.

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Tunstall Healthcare launches digital-ready solutions

DigitalHealth

Tunstall Healthcare has introduced two new products to support health, housing and social care providers through the digital transition and beyond.

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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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ActiGraph's Reimagined Logo, Website, and Mission Statement

ActiGraph

At ActiGraph, we're proud of our history of partnering with clinical researchers around the world, helping them collect high quality data through fit-for-purpose wearable technology solutions. Today, we celebrate the future of ActiGraph as we officially introduce a company rebrand that’s a reflection of our continued commitment to driving innovations in digital health.

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6 Reasons Why Telehealth Makes Sense for Payors

Health Recovery Solutions

As healthcare shifts towards value-based care, payors need to adapt to meet their member's needs. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) and telehealth are tools that are beneficial for payors as they help proactively manage their members across the care continuum and acuity spectrum. In this blog post, we will discuss the six reasons why telehealth makes sense for payors.

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ACA benchmark premiums rise 3.4% for 2023 as rate of new insurers slowed: study

FierceHealthIT

ACA benchmark premiums rise 3.

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Fit and Strong: High Blood Pressure Exercises for a Healthier Heart

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Millions of people worldwide are affected by high blood pressure or hypertension. If left unmanaged, it can lead to serious health complications like heart disease and stroke. Regular exercise is one of the most effective ways to manage high blood pressure and improve heart health. However, it is essential to exercise safely and monitor blood pressure levels, especially for patients with hypertension, as some exercises can increase the risk of high blood pressure.

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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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Google Cloud links up with Pager to expand data interoperability capabilities

FierceHealthIT

Google Cloud links up with Pager to expand data interoperability capabilities aburky Mon, 04/03/2023 - 16:12

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How Does a Pulse Oximeter Work?

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

The ability to measure the level of oxygen in the blood is essential for monitoring and treating various medical conditions. Pulse oximetry is a noninvasive and painless test that provides a quick and easy way to measure oxygen saturation. It was especially helpful during the surge of COVID-19 cases. Understanding how a pulse oximeter works and how to interpret the readings can be valuable for patients with respiratory or cardiac conditions, as well as those who want to monitor their oxygen leve

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Open access or referral-only: Health systems take different approaches to food pantry programs

FierceHealthIT

Open access or referral-only: Health systems take different approaches to food pantry programs agliadkovskaya Mon, 04/03/2023 - 12:05

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