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Where telemedicine is headed now that the PHE has ended

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The COVID-19 public health emergency came to an end on May 11. This change is yet another signal that the country is working to move past the pandemic, which falls in line with recent moves by the federal government to move the pandemic to a more controlled phase. This also happens to coincide with the World Health Organization declaring an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency.

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Healthcare Has A Data Resolution Problem

Healthcare IT Today

According to Charlie Harp, CEO of Clinical Architecture , even if we solve the interoperability challenge in healthcare, we will still have to work to refine the data to make it useful. The quality of that data needs to be improved and the resolution of the picture it paints of a patient needs to increase. The latter is a hidden challenge that healthcare organizations are not paying enough attention to.

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The State of Healthcare Interoperability: Slow Progress, Fragmented Landscape and Technical Challenges

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Welcome to this three-part series examining healthcare interoperability in the United States and the reasons for its slow progress. In Part 1, we delve into the fragmented healthcare landscape and the technical challenges that impede […] The article The State of Healthcare Interoperability: Slow Progress, Fragmented Landscape and Technical Challenges appeared first on electronichealthreporte

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Is AI the solution for the shortage of nephrologists? ChatGPT weighs in.

KevinMD

As I’m sure you know, nephrology is the branch of internal medicine that deals with the kidneys. And in the U.S., young doctors are quite unlikely to choose this path. Why? The combination of long hours, chronic illness, and (relatively) unimpressive pay has proven deadly to the field. In fact, around 30 percent of training (fellowship) Read more… Is AI the solution for the shortage of nephrologists?

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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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Empowering Healthcare Excellence: The Vital Role of Clinical Asset Management

Optimum Healthcare IT

Beyond ensuring that medical devices function properly, clinical asset management remains challenging for health organizations. Continue reading Empowering Healthcare Excellence: The Vital Role of Clinical Asset Management at Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Converge around the person, not the technology

DigitalHealth

The debate on EPR convergence needs to acknowledge the inescapable variety of the health and care landscape and put people first, writes Alastair Allen.

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THINK Surgical miniature robotic system gains FDA clearance

DigitalHealth

A miniature robotic system from THINK Surgical has gained FDA clearance, and will open up robotic-assisted surgery to more knee replacement patients.

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Is AI Eating Healthcare? – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 115

Healthcare IT Today

For the 115th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast , we are talking about the ever growing presence of AI in healthcare! To kick us off, we begin by discussing why we think AI is such a big topic and the goal of AI at this current moment. Next, we share the most exciting things we have seen AI doing in healthcare. But AI can’t be the answer for everything, so we also discuss what areas of healthcare won’t be impacted by AI.

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Primary care practices identify needed improvements for telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Qualitative data provided by 87 primary care practices in New York and Florida showed that while telehealth experiences differed on the basis of pre-pandemic clinician and practice familiarity with virtual care platforms, varying state regulations during the public health emergency, the lack of formal guidelines and physician burnout affected how quickly telemedicine offerings matured within practices.

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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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Mark Cuban calls Yusimry's availability on MCCPDC 'a game changer'

Mobi Health News

In a statement to MobiHealthNews, the cofounder of Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company expressed excitement over the deal to offer discounted Humira alternative.

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What $31,065 Can Buy You: a Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid, a Year at Gnomon School, or Healthcare for a Family of 4 in America

Health Populi

“Healthcare costs came roaring back in 2021” after falling in 2020. In 2023, that roaring growth in health care costs continues with expected growth of 5.6%. For 2023, you could take your $31K+ and buy a Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid auto, fund a year at the Gnomon School in Hollywood toward a degree in animation or game design, or buy healthcare for your family of 4.

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Pharma giant Bayer moves deeper into digital health with new business unit

FierceHealthIT

Pharma giant Bayer is launching a precision health unit as it ramps up its investment in consumer-facing digital health tools. | Pharma giant Bayer is launching a precision health unit as it ramps up its investment in consumer-facing digital health tools.

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Virtual care service launched for Northern Sydney aged care residents

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A new virtual care service has been launched for aged care residents in Northern Sydney. The Sydney North Health Network recently provided a A$1.1 million ($700,000) funding package to set up the RACF Virtual Care Service, which is powered by Health Teams, a provider of a digital health platform for the aged and home care sector. WHAT IT'S ABOUT Based on a media release, the virtual care service features video consultations with primary care providers and clinicians and remote vital signs mo

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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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Q&A: Nox Health on its $3.9M bid for Pear Therapeutics' assets

Mobi Health News

Sigurjon Kristjansson, CEO of Nox Health, tells MobiHealthNews why his company made the largest bid for Pear Therapeutics' assets at a recent bankruptcy auction.

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Omnicell Announces Leadership and Organizational Changes

Digital Health Global

FORT WORTH, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Omnicell, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMCL) (“Omnicell” or the “Company”), a leader in transforming the pharmacy care delivery model, today announced changes to its leadership structure designed to create a more streamlined organization with a continued focus on operational excellence, driving continuous improvements in customer experience and the delivery of Omnicell’s long-term commitments.

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Medicare to broaden coverage of Alzheimer’s drugs after full FDA approval, but with some restrictions

FierceHealthIT

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services outlined plans Thursday to broadly cover a new class of Alzheimer’s drugs once the medications get full approval from the Food and Drug Administration | CMS outlined plans Thursday to broadly cover a new class of Alzheimer’s drugs once the medications get full approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

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Telemedicine and RPM transform care delivery in Alabama, racking up wins

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

When the University of Alabama at Birmingham health system created a telehealth program, the main problem it was trying to solve was how to improve access to care across the state. THE PROBLEM Alabama has some of the worst healthcare outcomes in the country. Telehealth technologies were adopted to eliminate the geographic excuse for these outcomes and start to address the issues, said Dr.

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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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Strive Health scores $166M to scale value-based kidney care

Mobi Health News

The company will use the funds to support and grow its team, enhance its platform and expand partnerships with payors, health systems and physicians.

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The Evolution of Electronic Health Records: Overcoming Obstacles and Future Challenges

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Electronic health records (EHRs) have revolutionized the healthcare industry, streamlining patient care, improving efficiency, and enhancing communication among healthcare providers. Here, we explore the history of EHRs, highlighting the obstacles overcome throughout their development and […] The article The Evolution of Electronic Health Records: Overcoming Obstacles and Future Challenges a

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Discrimination, racism, violence are common and weighing heavily on healthcare workers, surveys show

FierceHealthIT

A pair of new healthcare workforce surveys outline widespread reports of discrimination, racism and workplace violence perpetuated by patients and coworkers alike. | A pair of polls released this week detail the interpersonal difficulties nurses and other healthcare workers face in the workplace.

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How to relieve staffing challenges? Add virtual capacity

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Virtual care can provide more capacity in near real time for overworked clinicians, says Dr. Lyle Berkowitz, CEO of KeyCare. He advises health systems about finding the right partner to provide that support.

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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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Transcarent partners with Andy Roddick's ViewFi for orthopedic and musculoskeletal care

Mobi Health News

Transcarent is led by digital health investor, entrepreneur and Livongo vet Glen Tullman. U.S. tennis champion Andy Roddick cofounded ViewFi.

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Surescripts Makes Interoperability Official

Healthcare IT Today

Surecripts is a company that is synonymous with e-prescribing. Increasingly, healthcare organizations are using the company’s platform to exchange more than prescription information. Vaccination status, demographic information and notes are increasingly shared. Surescripts recently announced its intention to become a QHIN , firmly positioning the company a player in the interoperability space.

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Oak Street Health unveils expansion plans to open centers in 4 new states

FierceHealthIT

Less than a month after CVS Health acquired Oak Street Health, the primary care provider plans to expand into four more states. | The company plans to open value-based primary care centers in Little Rock, Arkansas; Des Moines and Davenport, Iowa; Kansas City, Kansas and Richmond, Virginia, beginning this summer. Oak Street Health will operate centers in 25 states by the end of the year.

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Linkwell Health Names New Chief Product Officer, Announces Expansion of Popular Targeted Engagement Solutions Product Suite

Digital Health Global

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Linkwell Health, the premier consumer engagement technology company in healthcare, announced today the appointment of Bill Van Wyck as Chief Product Officer. Van Wyck will lead Linkwell’s technology, engagement, and behavior change teams, leveraging his product expertise to enhance and expand the company’s industry-leading healthcare engagement 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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Q&A: Venture capital firm 3CC seeks entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds

Mobi Health News

Julien Pham, founder and managing partner of Third Culture Capital, discusses 3CC's quest to invest in founders from various backgrounds and help the companies prosper.

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Dennis Dodd, PMHNP, Shares What He Loves About Working Remotely

Iris Telehealth

Iris clinicians are at the heart of what makes our organization such a special place to work. That’s why we’re turning the spotlight on the amazing work they’re doing every day. This month, we’re sitting down to talk with Dennis Dodd, a PMHNP practicing in California. Q. How did you find Iris and decide you wanted to be an Iris provider? A. I saw ads on Indeed when I was doing job searches, and I kept seeing Iris.

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Missouri nonprofit health systems BJC HealthCare, Saint Luke's targeting $10B merger

FierceHealthIT

BJC HealthCare of St. | The two organizations are hoping to close their cross-market deal by the end of the year, potentially creating a new 28-hospital, integrated, academic health system.

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