KevinMD
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
It's 10 p.m. Seven days before Christmas. I'm sitting at work "finishing" up some charts. I am suddenly overcome with anger. What am I doing here right now at this minute? I am helping no one. This work I'm typing away at — trying so hard not to scream — it's hoops. Fucki*g hoops. […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Amidst the unveiling of its newest consumer smartphones, tablets and smartwatches, the tech company said it will begin enrolling consumers into its hearing, cardiovascular and women's health studies later this year through an upcoming app.
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Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Health care system financing, delivery, and workflows widely vary across nations around the world. Philips surveyed health care professionals and consumers living in 15 countries, from North America to Asia, and found that these health systems share one over-arching objective: to provide quality care with improved experiences for both patients and healthcare professionals.
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Panelists at MassBio's Digital Health Impact event yesterday talk the pros and cons of the West Coast's tech culture and the East Coast's clinical tradition.
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Electronic Health Reporter
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Blaise Wabo, senior manager, A-LIGN. As technology continues to improve, using virtual connections in place of face-to-face meetings has surged in popularity. The healthcare industry is no different – the telehealth industry is predicted to be worth more than $130 billion by 2025.
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Electronic Health Reporter
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Marcus Chung, CEO, BoldCloud. For the second straight year, ransomware attacks accounted for over 70 percent of all malware incidents in the healthcare sector, according to the recently issued 2019 Verizon Breach Investigations Report. Beazley reported that almost half of the ransomware incidents reported in 2018 involved healthcare companies, while CSO Online estimates that […].
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Optum Ventures and Premera Blue Cross led the Series B round.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Now that the merger of CVS and Aetna is official, what does it mean for the future of the company and the healthcare market? The company is looking to build a tech-enabled healthcare experience for consumers that integrates artificial intelligence, virtual care, connected devices, and brick-and-mortar clinics.
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Customers will be guided through health consultations on the Yiango platform via an iPad and offered food supplements.
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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
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Kevin von Keyserling, chief strategy officer, Keyfactor. As value-based care becomes more prevalent, healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) are continuously looking to transform the patient care model with goals of reducing costs, optimizing patient outcomes and driving better financial performance.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Healthcare software company Phreesia is expanding into social determinants of health screening with a new partnership with North Carolina as part of the state's $650 million Healthy Opportunities pilot project.
Electronic Health Reporter
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. There comes a time in all of our lives where we need to get our teeth checked and cleaned. As much as we dread a visit to the dentist, a visit to their office is much like death and taxes in that it’s inevitable. But then, there’s a lot more to the world of dentistry […].
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
The federal government has allowed for greater flexibility to provide supplemental benefits in Medicare Advantage, but experts warn health plans looking to take the plunge must be planning for the long term.
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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.
Insulin Nation
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Wakey, Wakey. The very first thing I do when I step out of bed in the morning is: walk to the kitchen table, check my blood sugar, and take at least 1 unit of insulin. . If my blood sugar is 95 mg/dL, I still take 1 unit of insulin. If it’s 200 mg/dL, I take 1 unit of insulin to correct the high and another unit because it’s morning. If it’s 55 mg/dL, I can often do nothing , and let the “dawn phenomenon” bring that low blood sugar up for me.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Mayo Clinic has entered into a 10-year strategic partnership with Google with the goal of using the tech giant's cloud platform to accelerate innovation through digital technologies. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said health care is a major area of investment for the company.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Managing medications via iPhone Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Among specialties, pediatrics has the highest percentage of women doctors, yet female pediatricians still earn less than their male colleagues, according to a new study.
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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!
Health Recovery Solutions
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Telemedicine technology first emerged as a method of care delivery in the 1960s via programs launched by NASA and the Nebraska Psychology Institute, but significant barriers have slowed its adoption since then. Technological, staffing-related, and financial obstacles have certainly influenced the presence of telehealth in national and global healthcare markets, but never have we seen the increased opportunity and need for such programs than we do today.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
The U.S. uninsured rate in 2018 saw the first year-to-year increase in nearly a decade, according to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau released Tuesday.
Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
If health plans and providers had any doubts that they live and die on the strength of their data management tools, they’re fading fast. A new survey has found that payers and providers are fully on board with investing in predictive analytics tools, and what’s more, expect them to yield great results. The survey, which […].
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
A leaked summary of a proposal bill from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to combat drug prices brought some good news for insurers and hospitals struggling with exorbitant drug costs, experts say.
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.
Healthcare IT Today
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 9/13 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Kate Huvane Gamble (@khgamble) from Health System CIO on the topic “Patient Engagement” For years we’ve been hearing about a major shift when it comes to how care […].
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Emergency physicians see their share of patients who end up in trouble because of opioid use. But those doctors say there’s obstacles to providing patients optimal care in the emergency department.
ACA Times
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
5 minute read: It’s a hurricane of IRS penalty notices. And it’s no laughing matter for businesses that have failed to comply with the Affordable Care Act. The IRS is issuing an assortment of penalty notices totaling billions of dollars as it becomes more assertive in its enforcement of the Affordable Care Act. Under the ACA’s Employer Mandate, Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) (organizations with 50 or more full-time employees and full-time equivalent employees) are required to offer Minimum Es
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Insurers are projected to pay out $1.3 billion in medical loss ratio rebates in 2019, a record high, according to a new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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BHM Healthcare Solutions
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Editor’s Note: Increasing costs for prescriptions is creating a long-term financial impact on Medicare Part D and its beneficiaries. Can your claims review resources maximize the turn around time needed for complex claims? CLICK HERE and let us show how BHM’s economically maintain turn-around times and accuracy for new members. The American Medical Association on Sept.9 released a report to guide policymakers and states in responding to the opioid epidemic, detailing successful str
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
While the launch prices of traditional and specialty drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration doubled in the past 20 years, the rise in the prices of the orphan drug has reached heights that put it in a stratosphere all its own, according to a new report.
BHM Healthcare Solutions
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Editor’s Note: Increasing costs for prescriptions is creating a long-term financial impact on Medicare Part D and its beneficiaries. Can your claims review resources maximize the turn around time needed for complex claims? CLICK HERE and let us show how BHM’s economically maintain turn-around times and accuracy for new members. drug prices drug prices.
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