Lloyd Price
AUGUST 1, 2018
An intelligent chatbot can engage patients by offering them a personalized experience, even without a physician or customer service representative. It can even guide the patient to the next steps after assessing their symptoms. Almost all industries and business functions are being transformed—or are on the verge of transformation—thanks to artificial intelligence (AI).
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 1, 2018
Just under two-thirds of U.S. teens and young adults have used a health-related mobile health app, according to a new survey of more than 1,300 US teens and young adults aged 14 to 22 years.
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Health Populi
AUGUST 1, 2018
There are health facts that are based on rigorous scientific evidence. And, there are people who, for a variety of reasons, make irrational healthcare decisions without regard to those health facts. An important new report discusses the all-too-human aspects of people-as-patients, who often make health decisions based more on emotions than on the cold, hard truths that could save their lives and protect the well-being of loved ones.
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 1, 2018
Naked Labs, the San Francisco fitness company working on a turntable scale and smart body-scanning mirror, has raised $14 million in a round led by Founders Fund and has begun shipping its product to pre-order customers, with plans for full availability in Q4. NEA, Lumia Capital, Venture 51, and Seabed VC also contributed to the series A round.
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FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 1, 2018
MedServ officially became the newest arm of AmeriCorps this year to serve as matchmaker between premed students and clinics in underserved communities in North Carolina through a "Teach for America"-type arrangement.
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FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 1, 2018
The second quarter of 2018 was another robust one for healthcare deal-making, according to a new report from PwC. The group's Thad Kresho tells FierceHealthcare that private equity's interest in the industry will be a trend to watch.
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 1, 2018
Looking towards growth, MDLive announced this morning that it has closed a $50 million investing round led by Health Velocity Capital with existing investors Cigna Corporation and Health Care Service Corporation. Novo Holdings A/S and Industry Ventures also participated in the round.
Morning eHealth
AUGUST 1, 2018
Senate HELP tackles administrative costs — Genetic DTC firms roll out privacy standards
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 1, 2018
Less than two months since its last acquisition, WebMD, an Internet Brands company, announced that it was picking up the Vitals Consumer Services Division from Mdx Medical. The division, which is focused on giving consumers online tools to connect to clinicians, is made up of vitals.com and UCompareHealthCare.com. The acquisition will also include the MedHelp tool, which provides a platform for patients to connect to their peers.
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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.
American Well
AUGUST 1, 2018
During an American Well-sponsored webinar hosted by Becker’s Hospital Review , Intermountain Healthcare discussed telehealth ROI for urgent care. In 2016, the health system partnered with American Well to launch its telehealth service, Connect Care, to enhance patient convenience and care access; cut delivery costs; and retain and recruit patients.
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 1, 2018
Wearables do well for Apple. Apple posted strong numbers in its most recent quarterly financial report. Of the $53.3 billion it generated in quarterly revenue (a 17 percent increase over last year), more than half came from international sales. Of note, the company’s wearable revenue — which includes the Apple Watch as well as AirPods and Beats headphones — has brought in more than $10 billion in the last four quarters.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 1, 2018
In a letter to the DOJ, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones urged federal regulators to block the CVS-Aetna merger citing consolidation in the Part D and PBM markets, adding that the organizations "refuse to commit" to pass any potential savings to consumers.
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 1, 2018
A group of consumer genetic and personal genomic testing companies have released a set of best practices for handling consumers’ personal genetic data. Designed to ensure privacy and promote transparency, the guidelines include a requirement for separate express consent before a company can transfer genetic data to a third party, such as an insurer or employer.
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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
AUGUST 1, 2018
In a webinar sponsored by American Well and hosted by Becker’s Hospital Review , Children’s Health of Dallas, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center of Omaha and Pediatric Associates discussed how their organizations are revamping care through pediatric telehealth. Children’s Health: Pediatric Telehealth as a vehicle for patient consumerism.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 1, 2018
The insurer, which acquired two providers and launched a Walgreens-based clinic last month alone, hinted that moves like these can advance value-based care.
American Well
AUGUST 1, 2018
During an American Well-sponsored webinar hosted by Becker’s Hospital Review , Intermountain Healthcare discussed telehealth ROI for urgent care. In 2016, the health system partnered with American Well to launch its telehealth service, Connect Care, to enhance patient convenience and care access; cut delivery costs; and retain and recruit patients.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 1, 2018
UnityPoint Health says 1.4 million patients may have been compromised in a phishing attack in which hackers were trying to divert payroll. Plus two very different quarters from NextGen Healthcare and Meditech.
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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!
American Well
AUGUST 1, 2018
In a webinar sponsored by American Well and hosted by Becker’s Hospital Review , Children’s Health of Dallas, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center of Omaha and Pediatric Associates discussed how their organizations are revamping care through pediatric telehealth. Children’s Health: Pediatric Telehealth as a vehicle for patient consumerism.
ACA Times
AUGUST 1, 2018
2 minute read: While the handwringing continues over anticipated healthcare premium increases for individuals who purchase insurance from Healthcare.gov and state healthcare exchanges in 2019, healthcare costs for employers under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) seem to be stabilizing. The annual report by Price Waterhouse Cooper’s Health Research Institute indicates a medical costs trend increase of 6% for employers in 2019, similar to 2018.
care innovations
AUGUST 1, 2018
“Technology has the potential to improve the quality of health care and to make it accessible to more people. Telehealth may provide opportunities to make health care more efficient , better coordinated and closer to home.”. So write the authors of an editorial in Kansas’ Emporia Gazette (emphasis ours) praising the decision of a local facility to implement virtual visit technology — a decision that’s “ saving long bus rides to the doctor’s office and speeding the delivery of medical care ,” amo
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 1, 2018
After what executives called “quite an eventful quarter,” Athenahealth is blowing forward with a strategic plan to cut down on operational costs and ramp up R&D spending. Meanwhile, Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn says there may not be much interest in purchasing the company.
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.
Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health
AUGUST 1, 2018
The information carried within your DNA has the potential to change the future of health. You have the ability to help researchers better understand health and disease, and allow communities to live healthier lives. The Kaiser Permanente (KP) Research Bank program is a national biobank that invites all adult KP members to share their health information to support the advancement of medical research.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 1, 2018
Recent research has suggested that opioid prescriptions are on the decline, but a new study found that instead prescriptions have been level over the past several years.
mHealth Insight
AUGUST 1, 2018
“3 reasons your Snapchat habit won’t help you master the EHR” by Brendan Murphy, Staff Writer at the AMA Wire. “Whether you call them millennials or digital natives, there’s no denying that a generation of Americans, one that grew up along with their devices, is perceived to be more tech savvy than any that preceded it” The born mobile generation is probably the most useful description as they were born in the Nokia Decade (even though most people still don’t yet re
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 1, 2018
While the plans will advance consumer choice, most Exchange enrollees will not leave the individual market, HHS Secretary Alex Azar told reporters.
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FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 1, 2018
Viable alternatives or junk plans? Whether the final short-term plan rule is a good thing depends on whom you ask.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 1, 2018
The Trump administration has finalized a rule to allow insurers to sell short-term limited-duration health plans for up to 12 months, a controversial move that has been criticized by the industry.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 1, 2018
A group of 13 state attorneys general, led by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, filed a letter opposing planned changes to Title X, plus more healthcare headlines.
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