Mon.Feb 03, 2020

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Sharing medical records won’t work

KevinMD

A major goal of MIPS is to increase the sharing of information between providers and eliminate so-called data silos. Central to this goal is the implementation of fast health care interoperability resources (FHIR). FHIR allows one EHR to directly query and pull information from another EHR, and is based on the belief that medical charts […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com.

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New Tech Tonics Podcast Episode: Sean Khozin: Attuned To Data Science

Digital Health

After escaping the revolution in Iran, Sean Khozin found his way to the United States, harmonizing his passion for patients and data into a career that’s led him into startups, the FDA, and most recently J&J, where he’s now Global Head of Data Strategy – all while pursuing his love of music. The phrase “it’s […].

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Sony lands FDA clearance for NUCLeUS Operating Room

Mobi Health News

The new system lets clinicians share or capture videos and images from the OR.

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How telehealth is starting to reshape primary care delivery

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

At Columbia, South Carolina-based Prisma Health, "we’re on a journey pursuing aspects of digital health," said Dr. Mark Wess, the health system's vice president and chief health information executive. "The asynchronous virtual visit for primary care is one of those." For Prisma Health – which is now the biggest not-for-profit health organization in the state, following the 2017 merger of Palmetto Health and the Greenville Health System – virtual care rep

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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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Global investment in mental health technology surges above half a billion pounds

Mobi Health News

But the sector still makes up just 15% of overall investment in the digital health market.

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Men's fertility startup raises $3.5M for mail-order testing, storage services

Mobi Health News

Legacy provides customers with a personalized digital report of their reproductive health within 24 hours of receiving a sample.

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Put Care Partners on the Map

Healthcare IT Today

When a patient comes in for an appointment, test, procedure — how many people who need care are in the room? Whether you call them: family caregivers, care partners, or informal caregivers – if a friend or family member came with the patient, there’s probably at least 2. We now know that informal caregivers don’t […].

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Telemedicine faces challenges progressing from diagnosis to treatment

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Telemedicine faces challenges progressing from diagnosis to treatment Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Asia Pacific HOT @HIMSS:

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Meditech rebound continues as the EHR vendor expands partnerships with tech giants

FierceHealthIT

Here's what the EHR vendor is doing to grow its sales even as it faces strong headwinds from hospital consolidation and competition from the likes of Cerner and Epic.

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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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#096: Molly McCarthy, Chief Nursing Officer for Microsoft discusses nursing, technology, and the key focus areas at Microsoft

Digital Health Today

Our guest: In this episode, I spoke to Molly K. McCarthy MBA, BSN, RN-BC. Molly is the National Director, US Provider Industry and Chief Nursing Officer for Microsoft. Molly shares her path that led her from from nursing to technology leadership. She also discusses the use of the Hololens, education and the 3 key business areas at Microsoft Health, which are: 1) Helping clients migrate to the cloud. 2) Helping to empower frontline clinicians. 3) Thinking about AI as it applies to further develop

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Industry Voices—Next-generation HIEs: Providing measurable value in a network of networks

FierceHealthIT

The proposed Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) certainly presents opportunities and change for HIE organizations. To survive and thrive in the ever-evolving health information exchange (HIE) marketplace across the nation, HIE organizations need to be entrepreneurial and have a collaborative working spirit by partnering with others.

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Wedging Out: Improving Quality and Reducing Costs of Caring for Expensive, Niche Populations

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Adam Sabloff, CEO and Founder, VirtualHealth. Health plans, accountable care organizations (ACOs), medical homes, and other risk-bearing entities are at a critical juncture: they must achieve “value” at a time when healthcare is facing enormous challenges. Rising healthcare prices, an aging population, and a rapid increase in costly […].

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Federal judge tosses out disability lawsuit against Epic

FierceHealthIT

Here's why a U.S. District Court judge dismissed the suit brought by the National Federation of the Blind against Epic.

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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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AMN Healthcare to Acquire Stratus Video for $475 Million

Healthcare IT Today

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (NYSE: AMN), the nation’s leading innovator in healthcare talent solutions and staffing services, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Stratus Video for a purchase price of $475 million. The acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to AMN’s adjusted earnings per share. Stratus Video, based in Clearwater, Florida, is the leading provider […].

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Epic wins court case

Morning eHealth

Facebook attempts to get ahead of misinformation — Hahn on data

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Humana, private equity firm team up to open Medicare-centric primary care clinics 

FierceHealthIT

Humana is aiming to grow its primary care business in partnership with a private equity firm.

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Distribute Forms 1095-C by IRS Deadlines to Avoid ACA Penalties

ACA Times

3 minute read: *updated February 11, 2021 . Every year, the IRS requires employers to furnish Forms 1095-C to their full-time workforce, in addition to filing them with the tax agency. Failing to do so could result in penalties under Internal Revenue Code Section 6722 as we’ve now seen with the IRS issuing penalty assessments using, among others, penalty notices under Letter 5005-A/Form 886-A. .

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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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Ex-Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini to depart CVS' board

FierceHealthIT

CVS Health announced a major departure from its board of directors on Monday.

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HIStalk Interviews Dennis McLaughlin, VP, Information Builders

HIStalk Interviews

Dennis McLaughlin is VP of the Omni product division (Omni-HealthData).

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ACOs warn future of Next Gen program appears bleak

FierceHealthIT

The Next Gen Accountability Care Organization Program appears to be on shaky ground as the Trump administration questions its capacity to generate savings and a potential replacement revs up.

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Most Americans Are Curious and Hopeful About Genetics Research, But Privacy-Concerned

Health Populi

Most Americans associate more optimistic words with human genetics research than they do darker implications: “curious,” “hopeful,” “amazed.” and indeed “optimistic” ranked the top four impressions in peoples’ minds, based on a survey form the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG). Below these perceptions are a few concerning concepts such as “cautious,” “concerned,” “hesitant, and “skeptical,” th

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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.