Fri.Oct 27, 2023

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Survey: ChatGPT/GenAI is influencing investors' funding strategies

Mobi Health News

A GSR Ventures survey revealed 71% of investors believe the tech is changing their investment strategy "somewhat," and 17% say it changes their strategy "significantly.

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Industry Voices—Why older adults are adopting health technology at a higher rate

FierceHealthIT

Older adults are adopting digital health tools at a higher rate than ever before. | At Elevance Health, we are seeing an increasing acceptance of virtual care and technology by older adults to help manage their health.

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Q&A: The state of healthcare innovation in Israel

Mobi Health News

Eli Levin, who works on economic affairs and innovation for the Consulate General of Israel to New England, discusses how the war in Israel has affected digital health and technology.

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HRSA reinstating 340B program's registration requirements for off-site hospital facilities

FierceHealthIT

The federal government is rolling back a pandemic-era waiver that lowered the bar for 340B hospitals to dispense discounted drugs across additional outpatient sites, a decision hospitals said will | HRSA is giving hospitals 90 days to bring any off-site, outpatient facilities using 340B drugs into compliance with requirements that had been waived during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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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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6 challenges healthtech can help us tackle – Pt.1

Digital Health Global

If you think about technology as simply being able to do more with less, healthcare is a great place to apply those skills” Steve Krupa , CEO, Psilos Group On March 11 th , 2020, the World Health Organization officially declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic. 3 years later there seems to be a shared feeling of disappointment about how little healthcare systems have changed despite often proving to be inadequate when put under the significant stress of COVID-19.

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The Evolution of Suki’s Ambient Clinical Voice Solution and What Differentiates It in the Market

Healthcare IT Today

When I first had a chance to interview, Punit Soni, CEO of Suki , two years ago I was impressed with his accomplishments and intrigued by his unique view of the ambient clinical voice market. In technology, 2 years is a long time. In the world of AI, it’s an eternity. Needless to say, Soni and his company have evolved a lot since I last talked to him and so I wanted to get an update on where Suki is at today and how it fits into the ever evolving ambient clinical voice space.

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Longevity Health Plan now covering therapeutic music platform SingFit

FierceHealthIT

SingFit, a therapeutic music health platform for people struggling with cognitive and mental health conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, will now be provided under Longevity Health Plan’s instit | Deemed a significant advancement for music as medicine treatment, a new partnership will provide members in skilled nursing facilities with access to therapeutic health platform SingFit.

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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire pause Oracle EPR launch

DigitalHealth

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust have temporarily paused the launch of their Oracle EPR system, a trust spokeswoman confirmed.

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DOJ charges former HealthSun executive for role in Medicare fraud scheme

FierceHealthIT

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed charges against a former HealthSun Health Plans executive as part of an alleged multimillion-dollar Medicare fraud scheme. | The Department of Justice has filed charges against a former HealthSun Health Plans executive as part of an alleged multimillion-dollar Medicare fraud scheme.

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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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What Should You Think About When Migrating Existing Healthcare Systems and Applications to the Cloud?

Healthcare IT Today

Moving is a very daunting task. The longer you live somewhere the more stuff you have to pack up into boxes and then unpack in your new place. And you’ve kept this stuff for so long that you’re attached to it and don’t want to get rid of anything. Moving your organization to a new system is just the same. All of your data and information is stored away in other systems and applications.

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Blues plans' $2.7B antitrust settlement upheld by appeals court

FierceHealthIT

A federal appeals court has upheld Blues' insurers nearly $2.7 billion antitrust settlement. | A federal appeals court has upheld Blues' insurers nearly $2.7 billion antitrust settlement.

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US Mental Health Startup Headway Raises $125 Million at $1 Billion Valuation

Healthcare IT Today

Headway , a healthcare tech startup that connects patients and in-network therapists, has raised $125 million in Series C funding, the company told Reuters. The round of financing, which valued the company at $1 billion, was led by Spark Capital with participation from existing investors including Thrive Capital , Accel , and Andreessen Horowitz. Insurance company Health Care Service Corporation also joined the round.

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Biden admin proposes overhauls to lambasted out-of-network billing dispute resolution process

FierceHealthIT

The Biden administration has proposed a new rule refining several aspects of the healthcare services billing process in response to criticisms levied from all sides of the industry. | A proposed rule would bring new filing and notification requirements, fee changes and other adjustments federal departments say will increase efficiency and accessibility.

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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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Clear Arch Health at Becker’s Payer Issues Roundtable, 2023

Clear Arch Health

2023 Becker's Payer Issues Roundtable | Chicago, IL | Nov. 9 - 10 | Booth # 2F | As part of our mission to bridge gaps in remote care, improve the quality of care and enable payers and healthcare plan providers to deliver expansive, effective member benefits through reliable and personalized virtual healthcare solutions, Clear Arch Health is attending and exhibiting at the 2023 Becker’s Payer Issues Roundtable in Chicago, IL, at the Swissotel Chicago.

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When Is It General Anxiety Vs. A Panic Attack?

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

Anxiety disorders are widespread in the United States, impacting more than 40 million adults, or 18.1% of the population. Despite being highly treatable, just 36.9% of individuals seek assistance, as reported by the Anxiety & Depression Association of America (ADAA). Various conditions are associated with anxiety, and their symptoms often overlap, leading to confusion between […] The post When Is It General Anxiety Vs.

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Special Report: Virtual Care

DigitalHealth

The hospital-at-home model is a potentially transformative means of delivering healthcare at a time of mounting pressure on traditional services. But are patients and practitioners prepared? And are the new models creating extra work for clinical teams?

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Population Health Management - from Reactive Care to Proactive Prevention

Lloyd Price

This report offers a comprehensive overview of the evolving landscape of population health management and the challenges and opportunities it presents to the NHS. It underscores the importance of proactive approaches to healthcare and the critical role that data and technology will play in shaping the future of healthcare in the UK. In the third of a new series of analysis for Digital Health Intelligence subscribers, Lloyd Price examines the population health management market.

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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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Oxford Health goes live with Access Rio EPR in just eight weeks

DigitalHealth

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with the Access Rio electronic patient record (EPR) in just eight weeks.

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Bridging Gaps in Clinical Documentation Improvement and Quality

BHM Healthcare Solutions

In the ever-evolving world of healthcare, precision and accuracy are paramount. Clinical documentation stands at the heart of this, serving as the critical bridge between healthcare providers and patient care. In this blog post, we will explore the imperative for clinical documentation improvement, a crucial area that has the potential to reshape the healthcare landscape.

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National Competency Framework for health data professionals launched

DigitalHealth

The National Competency Framework for Data Professionals in Health and Care was launched at an Association of Professional Healthcare Analysts (AphA) event.

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Chutes & Ladders—Mass General Brigham picks chief academic officer; Centene unveils chief growth officer

FierceHealthIT

Chutes & Ladders—Mass General Brigham picks chief academic officer; Centene unveils chief growth officer ntong Fri, 10/27/2023 - 15:44

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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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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ? 

DigitalHealth

Today's briefing looks at new nursing care standards from the PRSB and Orbital's announcement that it has joined a Horizon Europe research consortium.

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Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives

DigitalHealth

Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives includes the biggest single go-live of Epic’s EPR and a PEP go live at North Tees.

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