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Augmented reality spine surgery platform Augmedics scores $82.5M

Mobi Health News

The funding comes three months after the company announced it added AI-enabled imaging features and new indications expanding xvision's use to the whole spine.

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UnitedHealthcare invests $5 billion in data and technology for virtual healthcare

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

UnitedHealthcare has adopted a $0 out-of-pocket expense benefit for virtual visits for eligible members enrolled in applicable fully insured employer-sponsored plans. The new coverage enhancement is designed to make remote urgent care more affordable and convenient, UHC said.

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Author Health launches with $115M to aid seniors' mental health

Mobi Health News

The hybrid platform offers Medicare Advantage recipients behavioral health services and will use the funds to grow its partnerships with insurance providers.

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From comfort dogs to companions for seniors, providers and startups are defining the future of 'healthcare'

FierceHealthIT

Value-based care evolved from a pipe dream to a reimbursement code. The “food is medicine” movement is materializing from a pie in the sky into a pie on the table. | As the industry pursues value-based care and payment models, health systems, hospitals, providers and startups are exploring interventions and programs that a generation ago would have not been considered "healthcare.

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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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Leveraging Telehealth For Revolutionary Autism Treatment

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Chantal Rainford, clinical director, Nevada Autism Center. The advent of telehealth has been a groundbreaking step in the global healthcare ecosystem, and even more so in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Treatments targeting […] The article Leveraging Telehealth For Revolutionary Autism Treatment appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Optimum Healthcare IT Acquires eCloud Managed Solutions

Optimum Healthcare IT

Optimum Healthcare IT announced today that it has acquired eCloud Managed Solutions bolstering cloud expertise and capabilities. Continue reading Optimum Healthcare IT Acquires eCloud Managed Solutions at Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Youth mental health is a growing crisis. Here's how Elevance Health is working to reduce suicide rates

FierceHealthIT

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the rising tide of mental health concerns—particularly among children and adolescents—has been a major focus in the industry. | Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the rising tide of mental health concerns—particularly among children and adolescents—has been a major focus in the industry.

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Optimum Healthcare IT Acquires eCloud Managed Solutions

Optimum Healthcare IT

Optimum Healthcare IT announced today that it has acquired eCloud Managed Solutions bolstering cloud expertise and capabilities. Continue reading Optimum Healthcare IT Acquires eCloud Managed Solutions at Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Medicare Advantage offers less access to psychiatrists than ACA plans, managed Medicaid: study

FierceHealthIT

Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries have less choice when it comes to finding a psychiatrist than Medicaid enrollees or those who buy coverage on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace do, acc | Medicare Advantage continues to grow, and so does the need for beneficiaries to have access to psychiatrists, says a study in Health Affairs.

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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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RCM: Fixing the Old and Adjusting to the New

Healthcare IT Today

Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) is like a one of those huge Lego sculptures. From the outside it looks one thing, but upon further inspection there are a million tiny little pieces that fit together to create the whole. Having a well executed RCM strategy is crucial to keep your organization running because it impacts everything. When things are simple and easy to pay for, patients are happy, the staff is happy, and you are most definitely happy.

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Payers should expect a 7% increase in healthcare costs next year: PwC

FierceHealthIT

Healthcare costs will balloon 7% next year, as payers hammer out new contracts with providers, the labor shortage stretches on and drug prices continue to increase, according to a new

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BurstIQ Acquires Business Intelligence Platform from Olive AI

Healthcare IT Today

The Partnership Elevates Evidence-Based Business Intelligence for Cost Savings, Efficiencies, and Quality Improvements BurstIQ , a trusted leader in data-driven healthcare solutions, proudly announces the acquisition of Olive AI ‘s business intelligence solution. This strategic move expands BurstIQ’s portfolio of innovative products, reinforcing its commitment to helping healthcare organizations navigate the complexities of data-driven solutions while maintaining strict privacy and c

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Mobile voice recognition tech can help to safeguard mental health services

DigitalHealth

Community mental health staff spend hours updating notes, often at the end of long shifts. Transforming information capture could reduce staff burnout and improve patient outcomes, writes Epro's Kat Hancock.

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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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Darktrace and Healthcare: What could the future hold?

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: Darktrace is a British cyber security company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect and respond to cyber threats. The company has been growing rapidly in recent years, and its technology is now used by a wide range of organisations, including healthcare providers. The healthcare sector is a particularly attractive target for cyber attackers.

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DOJ charges 78 in sweeping $2.5B healthcare fraud takedown

FierceHealthIT

The Department of Justice (DOJ) uncorked healthcare fraud charges against 78 defendants whose alleged telemedicine, prescription drug, opioid distribution and clinical lab testing schemes billed fo | Among the charges was an alleged $1.9 billion telehealth conspiracy described by Attorney General Merrick Garland as "one of the largest healthcare fraud schemes ever prosecuted by the Justice Department.

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Andreessen Horowitz: Consumer HealthTech will create 'biggest company in the world'

Lloyd Price

Just over 6 months ago, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) made the bold claim that a consumer health tech company will become the biggest company in the world. They believe that the healthcare industry is ripe for disruption by technology, and that a company that can successfully do this will have a huge addressable market. a16z identifies two main opportunities for consumer health tech companies to become the biggest company in the world: Vertically integrated payvidor: This would be a company that pr

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Countdown to Rewired 2024 begins 

DigitalHealth

The countdown to Digital Health Rewired 2024 has begun with the announcement of the first keynote speakers and official opening of delegate registration.

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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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Nordic HealthTech: one of the most dynamic and innovative in the world

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: The Scandinavian healthtech sector, also known as the Nordic healthtech sector is one of the most dynamic and innovative in the world. According to Dealroom, the total investment in the Scandinavian healthtech sector in 2022 was $10.6 billion, down from $14.4 billion in 2021. Despite this drop across all the major Nordic countries - Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Scandinavian healthtech sector is a dynamic and growing industry with a lot of potential for future growth.

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NHS signs new Microsoft deal worth three-quarters of a billion pounds

DigitalHealth

NHS England has announced a new £774m licensing deal for Microsoft productivity apps and products including Office365 and Teams for 1.5m NHS staff.

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Boston Children's Hospital affiliating nearby Franciscan Children's to expand capacity, flesh out post-acute care

FierceHealthIT

Boston Children’s Hospital and nearby Franciscan Children’s are moving forward with an affiliation agreement that includes hundreds of millions in modernization investments and strengthened medical | The deal closing July 1 comes with a $500 million-plus investment into Franciscan Children's facilities, inpatient and behavioral bed increases, increased staffing targets and a push toward fully integrated pediatric care.

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TPP launches Battle Royale against EMIS on Twitter

DigitalHealth

Primary Care EPR software provider TPP is offering English GP practices financial incentives to switch to its SystmOne software.

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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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Can Healthcare Professionals Share HIPAA PHI without Written Consent?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

According to the US Department of Human Services (HHS), healthcare professionals can share HIPAA-protected health information (HIPAA PHI) with one another without written content in several circumstances. Such treatment communications may occur orally, in writing, by phone, fax, email, or otherwise. More specifically, the HIPAA Privacy Rule allows covered healthcare providers to share protected health information for treatment purposes without patient authorization, as long as they use reasonabl

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New digital health check to tackle deadly cardiovascular disease

DigitalHealth

A Digital NHS Health Check that will deliver one million checks is to be rolled out across England from next spring, the government has announced today.

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Industry Voices—How becoming comfortable with myself made me a better leader

FierceHealthIT

My identity as a gay woman isn’t all of who I am. | As a leader touching the healthcare industry for over 30 years, I’ve always felt passionately about not hiding who I am so that others feel empowered to be themselves, at work and beyond.

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What Are The Current Regulatory Changes And Compliance Requirements That ASCs Need To Be Aware Of In Their Billing Practices?

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Isaac Smith, Billing, Coding, and Reimbursement Specialist at Medcare MSO ASCs are types of medical facilities that are subject to stringent regulations. Each ASC is responsible for ensuring that they are in compliance with the numerous statutes and regulations that are in place at both the state and federal levels.

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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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The SBOM Of SBOMS: Why You Need An SBOM Inventory Tool

LeanIX

SBOMs are becoming essential for software supply chain security (SSCS) and open-source software vulnerability remediation. To fully leverage them, however, you need an 'SBOM for your SBOMS', an inventory tool to collate your SBOM documentation, and we can help.

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Chutes & Ladders—Elevance welcomes food as medicine director; Mass General Brigham names inaugural chief of infection control

FierceHealthIT

Chutes & Ladders—Elevance welcomes food as medicine director; Mass General Brigham names inaugural chief of infection control aburky Thu, 06/29/2023 - 18:12

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What Are Patient Gateways or Portals?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Patient gateways transform the relationship between patients, clients, and healthcare practitioners. This article explores the unique role of stand-alone and EHR-based patient gateways or portals, highlighting their ability to empower patients, foster engagement, and optimize care delivery. It is the first of a two-part series designed to highlight how patient gateways or portals can be pivotal when working with even the most complex situations.