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Mae, Molina Healthcare of Virginia partner to support Black expectant mothers

Mobi Health News

The partnership will allow Molina's Virginia-based Medicare and healthcare marketplace members access to culturally competent maternal health experts.

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WSJ Asserts Women Own This Summer and That The Economy Proves It. But Health Care? Not So Much.

Health Populi

This weekend’s Wall Street Journal Saturday/Sunday edition featured a big story on the economic force of women in the summer of 2023, termed “the women’s multiplier effect” — that women’s spending is a powerful force in the U.S. economy (and as it turns out, in Sweden’s economy as well). The article was titled, “Women Own This Summer.

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Akili announces 27% growth of EndeavorRx prescriptions in Q2

Mobi Health News

The company also announced its intentions to seek FDA approval for its over-the-counter product for adults with ADHD, EndeavorOTC.

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Mixlab Raises $10M to Enhance its Best-in-Class Veterinary Pharmacy Platform and Expand Operations Nationwide

Digital Health Global

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Mixlab , the veterinarian-partnered pharmacy and leader in pet prescription and wellness solutions, today announced a $10M funding round led by Vanterra Ventures , with participation from Lakehouse Ventures and others. The investment will fuel Mixlab’s ambitious growth plans, allowing the company to further expand its operations and product offering, continue to enhance its technology platform, and reach profitability.

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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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Mae, Molina Healthcare of Virginia partner to support Black expectant mothers

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The partnership will allow Molina's Virginia-based Medicare and healthcare marketplace members access to culturally competent maternal health experts.

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Telepsychiatry Services in Action: Meet the Medical Staff Services Team!

Iris Telehealth

At Iris, we’re proud to provide high-quality support to healthcare organizations nationwide. This support takes many shapes, from our COMs, who help ensure providers are set up for success, to our CAEs, who help organizations deliver on their behavioral health strategy – our multiple layers of support help improve our partner’s and provider’s experience.

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CIO Podcast – Episode 60: Patient Engagement with Rich Temple

Healthcare IT Today

For the 60th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Rich Temple, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, at Deborah Heart and Lung Center to talk about patient engagement! To kick off this episode we talk about how patient engagement has changed over time from when Temple first started out in health IT to what it is today.

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Chutes & Ladders—Cleveland Clinic hires first chief analytics officer; Express Scripts exec to work with independent pharmacies

FierceHealthIT

Chutes & Ladders—Cleveland Clinic hires first chief analytics officer; Express Scripts exec to work with independent pharmacies ntong Mon, 08/14/2023 - 10:37

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Post-Pandemic Trends Influencing Digital Transformation

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Lynne Bell, Vice President, Vertical Markets at Spectrum Enterprise Digital transformation in the healthcare industry has been propelled by technology advancements, evolving regulations, and changing patient expectations. When the pandemic brought about rapid change, leading healthcare organizations needed to quickly embrace and adopt digital health strategies and modern technologies to meet shifting employee and patient needs.

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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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HomeLink Healthcare named on NHS SBS Framework Agreement

DigitalHealth

HomeLink Healthcare has been named as a supplier on NHS Shared Business Services’ (NHS SBS) Patient Discharge and Mental Health Step Down Beds Services Framework Agreement. It means that NHS partners are now able to procure the HomeLink Healthcare Discharge to Assess and Virtual Wards solutions directly.

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A Look at the Nobi Smart Lamp

Healthcare IT Today

One of the cool products we saw a demo of at the HIMSS conference this year was the Nobi smart lamp. Roeland Pelgrims, CEO at Nobi , took the time to demo the smart lamp to us and tell us more about what makes the Nobi smart lamp special. Pelgrims shared that the goal of Nobi is to empower older adults. That’s why they believed that smart technologies like the Nobi smart lamp must be hidden and designed for life.

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UnitedHealth Group acquisition of EMIS close after provisional clearance

DigitalHealth

UnitedHealth Group's proposed £1.2 billion acquisition of EMIS is close after the Competition and Markets Authority provisionally cleared the purchase.

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Industry Voices—Why hiring clinician executives is critical for all businesses

FierceHealthIT

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., recently released guidance that the workplace can positively and nega | Companies in every industry need to increasingly look at the health of both the business as well as employees, and leaders with clinical experience can help.

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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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Health Call digital solution aims to reduce waiting lists

DigitalHealth

In a bid to tackle the problem of lengthy NHS waiting lists, Health Call has launched a digital waiting list validation tool.

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Evernorth: Use of ICI therapies to treat cancer is growing. Here's what payers need to know

FierceHealthIT

The number of cancer patients using immune checkpoint inhibitor drugs has steadily risen since they hit the market in 2011, and a new report from Evernorth offers payers key strategies to manage th | The number of cancer patients using immune checkpoint inhibitor drugs has steadily risen since they hit the market in 2011, and a new report from Evernorth offers payers key strategies to manage these therapies.

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Application Rationalization Vs Application Consolidation

LeanIX

Application rationalization vs application consolidation: which methodology is the right choice for your organization? Let's explore the pros and cons of each.

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CareFirst, Ryse Health partner to take on uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes

FierceHealthIT

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is joining forces with Ryse Health, a company that specializes in providing in-person and virtual care for patients with uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes, in hopes of dri | The thinking behind a new program by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and Ryse Health involves taking a long-term approach to managing uncontrolled type 2 diabetes.

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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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HIStalk Interviews Patty Riskind, CEO, Orbita

HIStalk Interviews

Patty Riskind, MBA is CEO of Orbita of Boston, MA.

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Mass General Brigham's finances improved in fiscal Q3, but still plenty of hiccups to address, execs say

FierceHealthIT

Though Mass General Brigham (MGB)’s operations were on the rise during its fiscal third quarter, the integrated nonprofit system said it still has work to do surrounding capacity management, workfo | The integrated nonprofit's 1.4% operating margin reflects "the steps we have taken to improve access and meet the capacity crisis," CEO Anne Klibanski, M.D., said.

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K4Connect Secures $8.9M in Funding from New and Existing Investors; Round Co-Led by AXA Venture Partners and Bryce Catalyst

Healthcare IT Today

K4Connect , the leading provider of enterprise technologies for senior living communities, has raised $8.9 million in a new investment round co-led by Bryce Catalyst and AVP (AXA Venture Partners) , with continuing support from other existing investors, including Intel Capital, Forté Ventures, Topmark Partners, and the Ziegler-Linkage Fund. This latest round brings the company’s total funding raised to $39 million and will be used to drive further adoption in the senior living market wh

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Five Potential Buyers of Babylon's UK Business? Operose, Huma, Modality, BUPA, Aurelius/McKesson UK

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: Babylon's UK business needs to find a new home, so what exactly is on offer, what does Babylon UK offer a new buyer in terms of benefits to the NHS and patients to build on? Babylon's services are available to NHS patients through a number of different channels, including: The Babylon app: The Babylon app is available to download for free on iOS and Android devices.

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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.