Electronic Health Reporter
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Carla Balch, CEO, Transmed Systems. Cancer research appears to be at an inflection point as we swing toward immunotherapy. It’s a time of great promise for patients, physicians and researchers, but also of great frustration. Too often patients are unable to access treatment options that could save their lives.
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
A new study found that many emergency department patients are willing to share both their health and search data, and that their search behaviors often change in the days leading up to presentation.
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FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Some 44% of physicians were employed by hospitals or health systems as of January 2018, compared to just 1 in 4 in 2012, when the Physicians Advocacy Institute began tracking data on hospital acquisitions of independent medical practices.
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
In a small pilot study, participants that used the VR system reported experiencing a decrease in hot flashes and stress.
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FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
There’s some good news when it comes to physician burnout. After climbing for the last six years, a new survey reports the first drop—however modest—in the number of physicians who say they suffer from burnout.
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FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
As the problem of "surprise billing" in hospitals around the country gains scrutiny from the White House and Congress, a collection of major hospital groups indicated they want a hand in shaping the conversation.
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
The UK Sepsis Trust said that, while there was “no perfect test for sepsis”, the study “serves to remind us that technology is advancing ever closer to providing the answers”.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Marshfield Clinic has introduced a tablet-based telehealth program in partnership with software specialist Health Recovery Solutions. It's geared to patients enrolled in Marshfield’s Heart Failure Improvement Clinic, according to the Wisconsin health system. The service enrolls approximately 1,500 patients with congestive heart failure, and Marshfield will select patients who have experienced an exacerbation requiring IV diuretics to participate in the first stages of the telehealth pr
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Also: HeartFlow vet to head Paige.AI; Vida Health's SVP to integrate the virtual platform into health systems.
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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.
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
As part of Google’s effort to combat the opioid crisis and help people safely remove excess or unused opioids from their homes, Google Maps and Google Search will now provide information about drug disposal locations year-round.
Insulin Nation
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the Tandem Diabetes Care t:slim X2 insulin pump now has an interoperable designation. “Diabetes is a complicated disease that requires close monitoring and carefully tailored treatments. We’ve heard from the patient community that having the ability to customize their own diabetes management devices is important to them,” FDA Commissioner Dr.
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Unsealed testimony in Optum’s lawsuit against a former employee reveals a new look at the secretive Amazon-led health venture’s plans.
iSALUS Healthcare
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Chronic illness affects an astronomical number of individuals in the United States. 117 Million adults have one or more eligible chronic conditions. 75% of that same number suffer from at least two eligible conditions, making them suitable to receive Chronic Care Management (CCM) services from a provider who offers them. Chronic illness has the ability to defeat someone, overcome them, and diminish their quality of life should they not have the proper tools, organization, or care at their side t
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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.
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
When it comes to advocating for firearm safety, physician organizations aren’t putting their money where their mouths are, according to a new study. Physician organization-affiliated PACs made campaign contributions to politicians who actively voted against gun control bills, according to new research published in JAMA Network.
Christina's Considerations
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Since my post on Comfort in the Hospital, I've collected some new ideas and want to share them along with some new insight as a caregiver, as well as, a patient and former hospital administrator. With Easter and Mothers/Fathers Day.
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Payers and providers are urging CMS to continue to allow so-called silver loading, absent a plan to reinstate cost-sharing reduction payments for ACA exchange plans.
Morning eHealth
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
HITAC: Task forces and standards — Mandatory PDMP check legislation
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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!
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is hitting back at Pennsylvania’s attorney general, saying he does not have the authority to force it into a deal with rival Highmark Health.
Society for Participatory Medicine
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
The famous TED Talks site TED.com is the holy grail of many evangelists. Aside from the extraordinary visibility it gives your message, and aside from the validation of your message (the site’s tagline is “Ideas worth spreading”), it means you’ve gotten good at it. Not every talk at every TED conference gets featured on the home page.
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
An HHS investigation discovered that CMS paid millions of dollars for skilled nursing facility services without meeting the proper guidelines.
mHealth Insight
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Last year mHealth fell off the radar for the GSMA and there was no mHealth content at the world’s biggest mobile industry conference and exhibition (held annually in Barcelona – [link]. [link]. GLOMO Awards: Fourth Industrial Revolution Live Presentation. Glomos. Date & Time. Monday, 25 Feb. 10:00 – 10:30. Description. Fourth Industrial Revolution a.
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.
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
In 2018, the health system reported a loss of $788 million for the year, down from about $2.5 billion in 2017. Officials pointed to a 15% decrease in total admissions and a 15.3% decrease in total adjusted admissions, compared with the same period in 2017.
Health Populi
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
National health spending in the U.S. is expected to grow by 5.7% every year from 2020 to 2027, the actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services forecast in their report, National Health Expenditure Projections, 2018-2927: Economic And Demographic Trends Drive Spending And Enrollment Growth , published yesterday by Health Affairs. For context, note that general price inflation in the U.S. was 1.6% for the 12 months ending January 2019 according to the U.S.
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Doctors overprescribed the potentially dangerous painkiller fentanyl, according to a study published in JAMA. Researchers found between a third and half of patients should never have received the drug.
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
A new Anthem study reveals that bundled health and wellness benefits can result in better care, lower costs and more satisfied employees.
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