Wed.Sep 06, 2023

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Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company partners with pharma company, COPD Foundation

Mobi Health News

The collaborators will improve access to Tiotropium Bromide Inhalation Powder in the U.S. for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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The Elevator, Trust and the Data Commons: Bart de Witte Makes the Case for Open AI for Health at WHO/Europe

Health Populi

“I’m in Berlin, and we don’t like walls,” Bart De Witte responded in a concluding Q&A session yesterday at the 2 nd Symposium on the Future of Health Systems, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Porto on 5 th September. Over two days, this meeting convened stakeholders focused on WHO’s European Region to support the Organization’s digital health action plan for 2023-2030 – which fosters cross-nation health planning covering the EU space.

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GE HealthCare, Mass General Brigham codevelop AI algorithm for scheduling

Mobi Health News

The algorithm helps predict missed appointments, failure to schedule follow-up visits and late arrivals.

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Amazon Clinic-affiliated telehealth leader: There's a role for DTC with trad providers

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

When Amazon Clinic spread out into all 50 states, SteadyMD was right there with it – or you might say within it. SteadyMD, which offers a B2B telehealth platform and nationwide clinician workforce, has been an important part of Amazon Clinic’s journey. The telehealth company worked with Amazon for months helping develop Amazon Clinic and was one of the first participating providers on the service when it launched in November 2022.

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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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More than half of Americans are unfamiliar with chronic kidney disease, survey finds

FierceHealthIT

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major blind spot for many Americans, a new survey suggests. | Though many respondents used the internet for medical information and had a regular doctor and blood work done once or twice a year, 58% of respondents were unfamiliar with the illness.

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YouTube expanding health videos to more diverse audiences with new content creator, AI dubbing programs

FierceHealthIT

YouTube announced two programs Thursday that the Google-owned video platform said will give healthcare content creators new opportunities to educate diverse audiences. | The two new initiatives leverage cultural representation and targeted messaging to reach audiences impacted by health inequity, Google's Garth Graham, M.D., said.

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Sheffield Teaching first in UK to use new tool to predict kidney failure risk

DigitalHealth

Laboratories at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals are the first in the UK to use a tool that measures the risk of kidney failure in patients with kidney disease.

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Unite Us, tech company focused on social determinants of health, lays off employees amid profitability struggles

FierceHealthIT

Unite Us, tech company focused on social determinants of health, lays off employees amid profitability struggles agliadkovskaya Wed, 09/06/2023 - 14:25

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Vital Makes Health Information More Accessible for Patients

Healthcare IT Today

Vital illustrates how the new wave of generative AI technologies can contribute to a better life for millions of people. Vital is using AI to take inscrutable test results and doctors’ notes, full of abbreviations and jargon, and produce meaningful explanations for patients in common English. What about errors? According to Aaron Patzer, CEO, Vital’s doctor-to-patient medical note translator is more accurate on average than the summaries produced by doctors themselves.

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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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Hospitals push FTC to withdraw 'largely unnecessary' updates to pre-merger regulatory filings

FierceHealthIT

The American Hospital Association (AHA) is among those pushing back against the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC's) plans to update pre-merger notification requirements, calling the proposal “a subs | "There is no need to subject hospitals to burdensome rules aimed at other sectors of the economy,” the AHA wrote of amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Form proposed in June.

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The qualities of patients interested in using a game-based digital mental health intervention for depression: a sequential mixed methods study

BMC Digital Health

Digital interventions are typically evaluated by their effectiveness and engagement, while the characteristics of patients who perceive them to be attractive have remained poorly understood. This challenges us.

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Huge decline in spending on Medicare begs the question: Why?

FierceHealthIT

Research shows that Medicare spending has leveled off for the past decade, morphing from something that experts worried might break the federal budget to an unexpected bright spot. | Medicare had once been seen as something that would one day break the budget. However, Medicare spending in the last decade slowed greatly. But why?

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Optimum’s ServiceNow Store Opens

Optimum Healthcare IT

Optimum Healthcare IT announced today that its ServiceNow offering, Clinician Connect, is available in the ServiceNow Store. Continue reading Optimum’s ServiceNow Store Opens at Optimum Healthcare IT.

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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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Lactation coverage advocates say ACA mandate is still not enforced

FierceHealthIT

When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010, the legislation set forth requirements for insurers to cover lactation services for mothers, a stark contrast from expecting families to pay o | The Affordable Care Act says insurance companies must front the cost for lactation care. Many are still not doing so, forcing other providers to step up.

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Reinsurance in Virginia: Navigating the Uncertainties and Implications

ACA Times

In the ever-evolving landscape of health insurance, Virginia finds itself at a pivotal crossroads. The recent inability of the Virginia General Assembly to reach a consensus on the reinsurance program… The post Reinsurance in Virginia: Navigating the Uncertainties and Implications first appeared on The ACA Times.

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Genuine Health Group brings on former UHC executive as it charts future growth

FierceHealthIT

Former UnitedHealthcare executive Roger Rodriguez said that during his tenure with the insurance giant, he endeavored to view payer issues through a provider lens. | Former UnitedHealthcare executive Roger Rodriguez said that during his tenure with the insurance giant, he endeavored to view payer issues through a provider lens.

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The Case for a Hybrid Cloud/Colo Strategy for Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Dale Quayle, CEO at RF Code The data center infrastructure is constantly evolving. Over the last 12 months, companies have turned more frequently to cloud deployment for its presumed benefits. However, as this trend develops, many companies are recognizing the limitations of the cloud-only model and repatriating infrastructure tied to critical data in a housed facility.

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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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How Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing Can Change the Rare Disease Game for Every Newborn

FierceHealthIT

If there’s one thing we know about rare diseases, it’s that their prevalence is not so rare. | The rare disease journey can be long and difficult. rWGS could offer newborns a greater chance of successful diagnosis and intervention at birth.

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Reducing Prescription Fraud and Misuse through e-Prescribing

Canadian Health Infoway

The numbers paint a grim picture — the opioid crisis is worsening in Canada. In 2021, 21 Canadians a day died due to opioids, a 162 per cent increase from 2016 and a 101 per cent increase from just the year before. The crisis is multifaceted and addressing it will require many different solutions to address different aspects.

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Eden Primary Care and Aide Health to tackle long-term health conditions

DigitalHealth

Eden Primary Care Network and Aide Health are helping patients living with long-term conditions such as asthma and type 2 diabetes to manage their health.

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Revolutionizing Wound Care: The Impact of Telemedicine

Health Recovery Solutions

Did you know that the first ever phone transmission was a telemedicine call of sorts? When Alexander Graham Bell said “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you,” he’d spilled acid on his leg and needed assistance! A few years later, in 1879, The Lancet reported the case of a mother who, in the middle of the night, was told by her doctor to have her child cough into the telephone.

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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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More than 425,000 NHS patients use online GP registration service

DigitalHealth

The online GP registration service has seen more than 425,000 NHS patients already use the service, to find a local GP and easily register with them.

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Thoma Bravo to buy healthcare software company NextGen Healthcare in take-private deal

FierceHealthIT

Ambulatory technology company NextGen Healthcare agreed to be acquired in a take-private deal with private equity firm Thoma Bravo. | Ambulatory technology company NextGen Healthcare agreed to be acquired in a take-private deal with private equity firm Thoma Bravo. The deal is valued at $1.61 billion, according to media reports.

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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 remote. Here’s a description of the position: In this role, you’ll drive the design, implementation, and maintenance of electronic systems, collaborating closely with clinical, operational, and administrativ

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Five potential HealthTech IPO's in 2024: Omada Health, Hinge Health, Sword Health, Doctolib, Aledade

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: The HealthTech IPO market is expected to recover in the summer of 2024 with a number of factors now starting to build and support the case for public market listings. First, the underlying fundamentals of the HealthTech industry remain strong. The global healthcare market is expected to grow by 5.4% annually from 2022 to 2028, creating a large and growing market for HealthTech solutions.

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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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What’s Behind the Medicare Slowdown?

Digital Health Wire

Since Medicare coverage first took effect almost six decades ago, the program’s runaway spending has played a leading role in the story of the federal budget. Now, the end of that growth is stealing the spotlight. An excellent piece in The New York Times highlighted how Medicare’s unsustainable climb reached a turning point in 2011, and for reasons that aren’t exactly clear.

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Koa Health and SteadyMD partner to power a comprehensive approach to mental health care across the continuum

SteadyMD

Boston and St. Louis, Sept. 6, 2023: Koa Health , a leading global provider of mental healthcare services , today announced a new partnership with SteadyMD , a pioneer and leader in the U.S. telehealth space, to unlock the value of a comprehensive approach to mental health in workplaces everywhere. Available to more than 3 million users worldwide, Koa Health addresses the full continuum of mental health needs – from prevention to treatment.

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A protocol for the development and validation of a virtual reality-based clinical test of social cognition

BMC Digital Health

Impairments in social cognition are common after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and may have severe negative consequences for patients and their families. Most tests of social cognition have limited ecological v.

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