The Future of Healthcare: The Disrupted or the Disruptors?
hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT
APRIL 18, 2019
As consumers take charge of their health and embrace new disruptive technologies, payers’ traditional business models will have to change.
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Harvard, Dana-Farber AI challenge uses crowdsourcing to improve cancer care
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 18, 2019
Artificial intelligence algorithms can target lung cancer tumors for radiation therapy as well as an expert radiation oncologist but can do it 75% to 96% faster. These AI algorithms were not developed by radiation oncologists but data scientists outside the health system.
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Patients more willing to share mobile mental health data with doctors than family, EHRs
Mobi Health News
APRIL 18, 2019
In a small study published in JMIR, patients were more willing to share health data, such as activity and sleep trackers, than personal data, like call logs and location.
Telehealth In 2030 – Notes From the Future At #ATA19 with Safavi, Holt, Bathina and Swafford
Health Populi
APRIL 18, 2019
What will telemedicine look like in 2030? imagined Kaveh Safavi, Accenture’s Senior Managing Director and Health of Global Healthcare Practice. Kaveh was brainstorming the future of telehealth a decade from “now,” with three innovators attending #ATA19: Deepthi Bathina of Humana, Matthew Holt of Catalyst Health (and Co-Founder of Health 2.0), and Kim Swafford of Providence St.
HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?
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Global medical app downloads exceeded 400M in 2018
Mobi Health News
APRIL 18, 2019
Consumer spending in health and fitness apps also tripled during this time, according to numbers from App Annie.
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Swedish respiratory health startup NuvoAir raises $3M
Mobi Health News
APRIL 18, 2019
The company plans to use the new money to grow its team and its research and development pipeline.
Rice Students Develop Wearable To Halt Allergic Reactions
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 18, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. What if, in an emergency, you reach for your epinephrine shot and it’s not there? It would be if you were wearing it. Rice University students have designed a small, foldable epinephrine delivery device meant to be worn on a wrist, like a watch, or elsewhere on the body by a person at risk of […].
PathAI's $60M Series B will fuel continued growth of its digital pathology platform
Mobi Health News
APRIL 18, 2019
The Boston-based company has grown from 25 to 60 staff members within the past year, and has collaborated with pharmaceutical partners such as Bristol-Myers Squibb and Novartis.
HHS announces $350 million study aimed at creating "blueprint" for curbing opioid abuse
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 18, 2019
The Department of Health and Human Services is launching a new study testing whether an integrated community-based approach will help turn the tide on the opioid crisis in the U.S. Their goal: Cut opioid deaths by 40% in just three years.
The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications
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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.
IBM Watson cuts back on drug discovery, Redox's $33M Series C and more digital health news briefs
Mobi Health News
APRIL 18, 2019
Also: Sensor system monitors Parkinson's medication fluctions; Babylon Health ramps up North America hires.
CMS Issues Final Rule for the 2020 Annual Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 18, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final annual Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for the 2020 benefit year, also known as the 2020 Payment Notice. The rule reduces user fees for plans offered on HealthCare.gov, and encourages the use of lower-cost generic drugs, while improving market stability and consumer choice. […].
Progress Toward Return of Structured Genomic Results for Clinical Decision Support
hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT
APRIL 18, 2019
Northwestern researchers describe ancillary system to support return of pharmacogenomic results to EHR
Top Tips For Getting Started In Telehealth
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 18, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Nora Mork, tech and business writer, Australian Help. Telehealth is a really exciting field with masses of opportunity to build successful companies and to help people quite literally all across the globe. Technology has afforded us the opportunity to administer all sorts of things at vast distances and now that includes medical help.
Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications
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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.
There's little evidence wellness programs work. Employers remain bullish on them anyway, survey finds
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 18, 2019
Fidelity and the National Business Group on Health released (PDF) the 10th edition of their annual Health and Well-Being Survey and found that large employers are expected to spend an average of $3.6 million this year on wellness programs.
PCORI Funds Research on Improving Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders
hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT
APRIL 18, 2019
Researchers to study which psychosocial treatments work best in combination with the medication buprenorphine
340B program may hinder access to costly drugs as hospitals exploit discounts: CRE
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 18, 2019
Despite its intentions to improve the affordability of prescription drugs, the 340B drug discount program may have actually hurt patient access to costly drugs as a growing number of hospitals take advantage of the program, according to a report from the Center for Regulatory Effectiveness.
Five Offerings from the 2019 What’s Next Boomer Business Summit
Aging in Place Technology Watch
APRIL 18, 2019
Today’s What’s Next Boomer Business Summit is recognized as key for entrepreneurs. For the past 16 years, Mary Furlong and Associates have presented the What’s Next Boomer Business Summit – reflecting ideas and trends about what really is next for the older adult market segments, encompassing, according to AARP, a mind-boggling $7.6 trillion economy.
The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report
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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!
CMS rule aims to block use of drugmaker coupons on ACA plan members' out-of-pocket costs
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 18, 2019
CMS took aim at increasing the use of generic drugs in ACA plans in a new rule filed Thursday evening.
How to Become a Healthcare Compliance Officer
HealthStream
APRIL 18, 2019
The career outlook for healthcare compliance careers is very promising. A few years ago, The Wall Street Journal labeled compliance officer the hottest job in America.
Diasome’s Liver Targeted Insulin
Insulin Nation
APRIL 18, 2019
Robert Geho, CEO of Diasome Pharmaceuticals, Inc. We spoke with Robert Geho, CEO of Diasome Pharmaceuticals, Inc. — www.diasome.com — about its nanotechnology additive that delivers insulin to the liver where it can substantially improve T1D glucose control. Normal vs Injected Insulin. In normal human physiology, the liver stores glucose at mealtime when insulin is released by the pancreas to prevent hyperglycemia and releases glucose when it senses glucagon to prevent hypoglycemia.
Former physician, business partner get prison sentence in $7M Las Vegas fraud case
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 18, 2019
A former physician and his business partner were hit with a prison sentence for their role in a $7.1 million scheme to defraud Medicare.
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.
Can Personalized Medicine Be the Answer to Value-based Care?
GNS Healthcare
APRIL 18, 2019
There's been a lot of conversation around value-based care (VBC) models, and payers, providers and biopharma – each have their own take on what VBC means to them. But lately there has been more conversation around patient-centered care and what that looks like through the lens of a value-based approach. Value-based care – paying for outcomes as opposed to a fee for service or procedure – has been growing in recent years.
Despite transparency pledge, CareSource’s new deal with Express Scripts won’t be public
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 18, 2019
A look at the transparency controversy in Ohio, plus a look at other Medicaid news from around the country.
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Health Portal Solutions
APRIL 18, 2019
Mobile Employer Portal, Screen Sharing, and More! Featured Enhancement: Mobile Employer Portal The first release of the Mobile Employer Portal is now available! Like the member and provider portals, this enhancement allows employers to use your web portal functionality on any mobile device, and the portal will automatically resize to fit the screen of the device. .
Updating IT Portfolios With Enterprise Architecture Management and LeanIX
LeanIX
APRIL 18, 2019
Java SE 8, Windows Server 2008 and whatever else vendors send your way. Oracle’s 2019 terms and agreements for commercial users of its Java SE 8 platform put Enterprise Architects on the lookout earlier than was expected for affected services in their IT network. It’s the first Java version of many that the vendor has limited to a six-month transition cycle and grouped into its new subscription-based monthly pricing model—a stark departure from their previous offering of upfront licensing and an
How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp
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Physician Practice Roundup—Practice settles $400K improper billing case
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 18, 2019
A Maryland cardiac practice has agreed to pay the federal government almost $400,000 to settle False Claims Act allegations of improper billing.
Finland, Israel launch partnership initiative for digital health innovation
Mobi Health News
APRIL 18, 2019
The Israeli Innovation Authority and the Helsinki Business Hub will fund Israeli and Finnish startups who find ways to work together.
Israel-based startup Aidoc raises $27M in Series B funding
Mobi Health News
APRIL 18, 2019
Aidoc, an Israel-based provider of AI solutions for radiologists, announced that it has raised $27M, bringing its total funding to $40M. The Series B round, led by Square Peg Capital, will be used to grow Aidoc's technology and go-to-market team to support the high market demand for its products.
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