Wed.Aug 02, 2023

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Wolters Kluwer, Unbound Medicine announce mobile drug guide for nurses

Mobi Health News

The partners are releasing a mobile app containing a digital version of the drug guide, the Lippincott Nursing Drug Handbook, complete with FDA updates.

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15 Years Later: The State of Electronic Health Records

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Baha Zeidan, CEO, Azalea Health. The push to develop and deploy electronic health records (EHRs) over the past 15 years has brought many changes to the healthcare industry, but the work to fully realize […] The article 15 Years Later: The State of Electronic Health Records appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Microsoft, Duke Health form Duke Health AI Innovation Lab and Center of Excellence

Mobi Health News

The organizations will evaluate the potential of generative AI and cloud technology to improve healthcare.

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4 Tips for Training Your Staff Through Telehealth Implementation

AMD Telemedicine

This blog was originally published in September 2020 and was updated in August 2023. Over the past decade, telehealth has become increasingly popular as a means to provide care to patients. However, the adoption of telehealth services has become more of a priority for healthcare providers since the onset of the pandemic. In fact, according to a GoodRx survey, over 60% of physicians and nurses plan on using telehealth in combination with in-person visits in the future.

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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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Five Dementia Care Offerings in 2023

Aging in Place Technology Watch

New progress for dementia care. Home Care Magazine provided details about the just-announced Dementia Care policy changes, called the GUIDE Model , including care coordination services, support and payment to family caregivers to help keep care recipients out of nursing homes, and respite help. This is an 8-year program, and a part of the CMS Innovation initiatives.

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Colin Bower Joins VivoSense as Chief Executive Officer

Digital Health Global

NEWPORT COAST, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–VivoSense, Inc. (“VivoSense”) is thrilled to announce Colin Bower as our new Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors. Bower will succeed Dudley Tabakin, who will work closely with Bower to achieve a seamless transition. Tabakin will continue with VivoSense in his new capacity as Chief Product Officer.

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The Healing Touch: Exploring the Benefits of Massage for Muscle Recovery

Health and Wellness Blog | Uplifting People To Live A Healthier Life

In the domain of health and fitness, ‘muscle recovery’ is a phrase that’s often mentioned. It’s a critical element of any exercise routine, but it’s frequently underappreciated or misunderstood. Whether you’re an accomplished athlete, a weekend enthusiast, or a beginner in fitness, grasping and applying effective muscle recovery strategies is essential for preserving health and […] The post The Healing Touch: Exploring the Benefits of Massage for Muscle

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Applications for Frontiers Health 2023 Start-up Discovery are now open

Digital Health Global

Do you have an innovative digital health solution? Then, don’t miss the opportunity to showcase it in Rome or online during the Frontiers Health 2023 Global Conference. The iconic Start-Up Discovery segment of the conference is designed and structured to give visibility to emerging start-ups with established and scalable solutions, offer an opportunity to connect with companies, investors and stakeholders from the international digital health ecosystem.

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Informa Markets strikes deal to acquire HIMSS conference while HIT organization will oversee content

FierceHealthIT

Informa Markets has struck a deal with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) to acquire one of the largest health IT conferences in the market. | Informa Markets, a division of the business-to-business publishing and events company Informa PLC, will take on management of the HIMSS Exhibition, while HIMSS will continue to oversee developing expert content and programming, the organizations announced Tuesday.

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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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Liquidity and uncertainty: digital adaptation of a complex intervention for people with severe mental illness during the COVID-19 lockdown

BMC Digital Health

This paper explores the extent to which the implementation and evaluation of a collaborative care model of face-to-face service delivery for people with severe mental illness was viable during the first UK loc.

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Microsoft, Duke Health launch 5-year partnership to explore healthcare AI, deploy cloud tech

FierceHealthIT

Duke University Health System has tapped Microsoft to support its exploration of generative AI and cloud technologies, the academic system announced this week. | The organizations aim to roll out a secure cloud ecosystem across Duke Health and—with a focus on ethics and health equity—leverage generative AI for new healthcare applications.

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Success With Specialists Training Specialists

Optimum Healthcare IT

Using specialists as trainers is an effective strategy to increase physician ownership and ensure long-term EHR sustainability. Continue reading Success With Specialists Training Specialists at Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Community Health Systems reports 6.2% revenue bump but $38M net loss

FierceHealthIT

Higher volumes and revenues weren’t enough to keep Community Health Systems (CHS) from a $38 million net loss (-$0.29 per diluted share) for the second quarter, according to financial results for t | The for-profit's leadership pointed to sequential improvements in key metrics like patient volumes and net operating revenues, but ultimately stayed in the red for another quarter.

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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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Four Benefits of Drones for the Healthcare Industry

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Greg James, VP of Business Development at DroneUp The integration of drones in the healthcare industry holds immense potential to revolutionize the delivery of medical services. With their ability to overcome geographical barriers and streamline logistics, drones offer numerous benefits that can significantly enhance patient access to healthcare, ensure safer and more reliable deliveries, enable faster and more frequent distribution, and contribute to sustaina

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Humana downplays higher medical costs while riding wave of MA membership growth

FierceHealthIT

Humana’s flourishing Medicare Advantage numbers didn’t slow down in the second quarter, leading the Louisville-based insurer to again raise its 2023 membership expectations and maintain an upbeat d | The insurer beat the street with a nearly 40% year-over-year increase in net income and a 13% bump in revenue. Executives also highlighted MA membership growth they said will fuel the company over the next few years.

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Featured Health IT Jobs – Epic Application Analyst/Coordinator

Healthcare IT Today

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Epic Application Analyst/Coordinator position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic and is located in Toppenish, Washington. Here’s a description of the position: What We Offer Sign-on bonus of $1,500 in first paycheck and $1,500 at 12 months of employment Salary $70,000-$90,000 DOE with ability to go h

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Elevance Health, AHA spar over hospital consolidation

FierceHealthIT

Large health systems are scooping up independent hospitals, and that consolidation negatively affects employers, insurers and patients, according to a new analysis backed by Blues giant Elevance He | Hospital consolidation negatively affects employers, insurers and patients, according to a new analysis backed by Blues giant Elevance Health. The AHA, however, disputed the findings.

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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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Foxglove launches campaign against FDP but Palantir hits back

DigitalHealth

Foxglove has launched a campaign against the proposed Federated Data Platform (FDP) and Palantir, the frontrunner for the £480 million contract.

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One-third of Medicaid members say health plan didn't reach out about renewing coverage

FierceHealthIT

More than one-third of Medicaid members (35%) said they were not contacted by their health plan to renew coverage, a recent survey from healthcare software company Icario and conducted by The Harri | Health plans failed to contact one-third of members about Medicaid coverage renewal, a new survey finds.

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Neurocritical AI solution to be deployed into A&E At MKUH

DigitalHealth

Blackford, the strategic AI platform and solutions provider, has partnered with Qure.ai, to deploy the neurocritical AI solution, qER, in Milton Keynes.

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CVS Health posts $1.9B in Q2 profit as it cuts costs, lays off 5,000 employees

FierceHealthIT

Drugstore chain and pharmacy benefit manager CVS Health posted $1.9 billion in profit in the second quarter, down 36% from the same period a year ago when the company reported net income of $2.9 bi | CVS Health posted its second-quarter earnings Wednesday morning, where it reported $1.9 billion in profit and a 10% bump in revenue. The financial update comes amid layoffs that impact 5,000 employees as it pushes deeper into healthcare services.

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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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Yorkshire & Humber AHSN returns for fifth accelerator programme

DigitalHealth

The fifth accelerator programme from Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network, Propel@YH, is now open for applications.

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Latino, Black, Asian Medicare beneficiaries choosing MA over traditional Medicare

FierceHealthIT

Medicare Advantage (MA) plans serve more marginalized and disadvantaged communities than fee-for-service (FFS) plans, according to a report from research firm ATI Advisory, building on previous res | New research gives greater insight into the differences between Medicare Advantage and fee-for-service beneficiaries.

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A Look at Hyland’s Approach to Healthcare RPA

Healthcare IT Today

One of the hottest topics in healthcare right now is RPA (Robotic Process Automation). We’re seeing it pop up everywhere and for good reason. Good RPA can automate the mundane tasks that are wasting your staff’s time. Plus, done right it can improve the quality of the output as well. At the HIMSS conference, Hyland was doing demos of their RPA Solution and we wanted to learn more.

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AI in pathology: We need to start with ‘easier’ cases and grow to maturity

DigitalHealth

Artificial intelligence has huge potential in pathology.

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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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Navigating the Complex Pathways in Pediatric Digital Health

Xealth

Paige Stocks, Director, Partnerships There is immense promise in digital health’s ability to treat children and help their caregivers manage their condition, yet a lack of understanding stifles innovation and adoption. The primary challenges? How to get the right digital tools into the hands of providers, their patients and their caregivers effectively What regulations must be navigated, and when First, it’s essential to understand the difference between non-prescription digital he

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The ACA’s “Family Glitch” Resolution And How It Impacts You

ACA Times

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has undergone recent developments that carry significant implications for employer ACA compliance and reporting requirements. One of the most notable changes is the resolution of… The post The ACA’s “Family Glitch” Resolution And How It Impacts You first appeared on The ACA Times.

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Michael Greiwe, M.D., Featured on ShiftShapers Podcast

Ortholive

We are excited to announce that Michael Greiwe, M.D., the founder of OrthoLive, was recently a featured guest on the ShiftShapers podcast. During the episode, Dr. Greiwe delves into the approach to musculoskeletal (MSK) care through the power of telemedicine and explains how leveraging this technology can provide patients with the proper treatment and reduce unnecessary procedures.