Mobi Health News
DECEMBER 12, 2019
The pharmacy benefit manager has vetted 15 programs from Livongo, Propeller Health, Omada Health and others to help clients choose effective digital health management tools.
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 12, 2019
Despite the health benefits, fewer Americans have a primary care provider, according to a new study. The number of patients in the U.S. who have a primary care provider declined by 2% in a little over a decade, according to the study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Mobi Health News
DECEMBER 12, 2019
The amount secured was not disclosed by the company.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
DECEMBER 12, 2019
Partners HealthCare on Thursday announced a new five-year technology initiative designed to drive digital innovation, improve clinical care and enhance the patient experience. WHY IT MATTERS. Partners officials say the program – as part of its five-year systemwide strategy and rebranding designed to position it as "health care system of the future" – will focus on digital innovations for diagnostics, therapeutics, medical devices, analytics and population health.
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Mobi Health News
DECEMBER 12, 2019
The study, which was presented at the Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology yesterday, found that patients using the technology improved their sustained attention compared to those in the control group.
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Mobi Health News
DECEMBER 12, 2019
The deal will allow members to switch their prescriptions to PillPack without having to reenter their insurance details or medication list.
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 12, 2019
Boston-based Partners HealthCare—now known as Mass General Brigham—plans to spend more than $100 million on a five-year initiative to boost digital innovation and improve the patient experience.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
DECEMBER 12, 2019
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FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 12, 2019
The majority of female physicians believe that their male counterparts earn more than they do, and 76% say unconscious employer discrimination is the reason.
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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.
Electronic Health Reporter
DECEMBER 12, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Adrian Johansen, freelance writer; @AdrianJohanse18. Developments in technology have had a profound impact on nearly every aspect of our lives. We can hardly get through an hour without tech having an effect on what we’re doing, let alone a full day.
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 12, 2019
South Carolina got federal approval to install work requirements for its Medicaid population, becoming the first state that didn’t expand Medicaid to get the nod.
American Well
DECEMBER 12, 2019
The U.S. flu season is off to its earliest start in about 15 years. And while in latest estimates, the CDC reports upwards of 1.7 million flu cases, 16,000 hospitalizations, and 900 flu-related deaths nationally so far this year, you don’t have to panic yet. There’s good news for those feeling under the weather; telehealth can be used to quickly diagnose and treat patients with the flu.
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 12, 2019
Chutes and Ladders— Welcome to this week's Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry. Please submit the good news—or the bad—from your shop and we will feature it here at the end of each week.
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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.
American Well
DECEMBER 12, 2019
The U.S. flu season is off to its earliest start in about 15 years. And while in latest estimates, the CDC reports upwards of 1.7 million flu cases, 16,000 hospitalizations, and 900 flu-related deaths nationally so far this year, you don’t have to panic yet. There’s good news for those feeling under the weather; telehealth can be used to quickly diagnose and treat patients with the flu.
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 12, 2019
The National Association of Accountable Care Organizations today launched a new task force to help doctors and hospitals understand and prepare for new value-based payment models.
InTouch Health
DECEMBER 12, 2019
Surprising Facts About Telehealth and How It’s Changing Medical Care. Telehealth continues to surprise even its most adamant supporters. As more facilities and health networks adopt this technology, we continue to discover more ways in can be used. Telehealth has come a long way since it was first introduced back in the 1950s and 60s. Today, telehealth is changing the way providers administer care to their patients.
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 12, 2019
A federal watchdog is concerned Medicare’s rules have enabled Medicare Advantage plans to make patients appear sicker than they are to get higher payments.
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Digital Leaders HealthTech
DECEMBER 12, 2019
At Doteveryone, we believe that technology cannot replace care, but used well it could support radical social and structural change, taking us towards a future care system that is sustainable, fair and effective. Decision makers must recognise that technology can change and improve lives, but not without human support and not without a robust care innovation strategy that accounts for it.
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 12, 2019
The House passed a major drug prices bill with minimal bipartisan support Thursday, as the legislation moves to a reluctant Senate.
Insulin Nation
DECEMBER 12, 2019
As a whole, people living with type 1 diabetes experience heart disease far more than even those suffering from type 2 diabetes. This is true despite the fact that type 2 is a condition associated with all the major risk factors of heart disease including obesity, high blood lipids, and high blood pressure. Stranger still, women living with type 1 experience heart disease at rates greater than men with type 1 and both men and women with type 2.
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 12, 2019
Express Scripts has selected the first technology tools to include in its new digital health formulary, which launches next month.
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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.
Healthcare IT Today
DECEMBER 12, 2019
According to Pro Football Talk, 10 former NFL players including the well known Clinton Portis have been charged with defrauding a healthcare program for retired players. Here’s an excerpt from the report: The charges were filed in the Eastern District of Kentucky this week allege that the retired players submitted fradulent claims for medical equipment […].
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 12, 2019
As open enrollment enters its final days, the number of sign-ups so far “bodes well” for final totals after a notable surge in week six, experts said.
HealthStream
DECEMBER 12, 2019
It’s imperative to tackle the barriers to implementation paperless privileging with communication about its key benefits. After discussing the barriers, we address the benefits.
Optimum Healthcare IT
DECEMBER 12, 2019
Read Time: 4 min As the healthcare landscape continues to evolve, and more ACOs come together, the need for cohesion and interoperability is increasing. The post How a Community Connect Program Can Help ACOs appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.
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Healthcare IT Today
DECEMBER 12, 2019
The following is a guest article by Cliff Frank, Executive Director, Shore Quality Partners Data infrastructure plays an important role in healthcare networks’ ability to navigate evolving care delivery and payment models. Taking meaningful steps to ensure data integrity while maintaining a thoughtful infrastructure is instrumental in realizing the potential of population health management and […].
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
DECEMBER 12, 2019
Healthcare IT Today
DECEMBER 12, 2019
Digital therapeutics — therapeutic interventions driven by software rather than pharmaceuticals – have been on pharma’s viewscreen for quite some time. It’s not hard to see the appeal of such technologies, which stand to meet the objectives of many groups within healthcare. For the pharmas, digital therapeutics offer a new product option well-suited to an […].
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