KevinMD
JUNE 20, 2018
Wouldn't it be cool if. ? Wouldn't it be better if. ? Wouldn't it be much easier when we see patients if. ? How come we can't. ? It seems like every day, someone in our practice comes up with an idea for a way to do something better: From our front desk staff who check patients in, and have to deal with a multitude of electronic systems for registration, Read more.
Health Populi
JUNE 20, 2018
Are you a Super-Hero when it comes to saving money and having a solid credit rating? The Capital One Café with Peet’s Coffee wants to make us all financial superpowers, I learned when stopping into one of their storefronts in center city Philadelphia earlier today. Outside of the Cafe, passersby walking on the upscale retail mecca at Walnut at 16th Streets encounter Marvel-styled cartoon characters featuring their fiscal health mantras like, “be one with your budget,” “b
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Mobi Health News
JUNE 20, 2018
Calm, developer of the meditation and sleep app of the same name, has raised $27 million in a round of funding led by Insight Ventures that also includes singer Harry Styles (formerly of One Direction) and Sound Ventures, the investment vehicle of actor Ashton Kutcher. This is the company's first major funding round since a $1.5 million seed round, and brings its total investment to $28.5 million.
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 20, 2018
Experts say tech will take a leading role in both monitoring the spread of opioids and flagging patients who are at risk. States hit particularly hard by the epidemic, such as West Virginia, are relying on analytics to determine how to best respond.
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Mobi Health News
JUNE 20, 2018
The US’s struggle with opioid addiction rages on, and Facebook seems to have heard critics’ warnings about social media’s role in the epidemic.
Connected Health Pulse brings together the best content for digital health professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Mobi Health News
JUNE 20, 2018
Digital chronic disease management company Omada Health announced today the launch of new programs designed to support individuals with Type 2 diabetes and hypertension. Accompanying these are a set of new features for the enterprise and health plan platform focused on medication adherence and remote monitoring, all of which comprise what a representative from the company described as “the largest product expansion in Omada’s history.
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 20, 2018
In January, the three business titans shook the healthcare world with news of a new employee healthcare venture. Now, they have named the person who will lead those efforts.
Mobi Health News
JUNE 20, 2018
In a recent review, an independent group of panelists raised questions about UK-based AI company DeepMind’s business model, relationship with parent company Alphabet, and potential to monopolize its industry.
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 20, 2018
One of the key architects of the ACA says he's "wildly optimistic" about the future of the American healthcare system given the country's intrinsic push to innovate. But changes to cost and quality will come from new payment models, care coordination and a focus on behavioral health, not necessarily technology.
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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.
Mobi Health News
JUNE 20, 2018
The FDA continues to move at a fast pace to develop and, soon, implement its pre-certification program for medical software development.
Morning eHealth
JUNE 20, 2018
Congress at work — Cracking the code
Mobi Health News
JUNE 20, 2018
Neil Patel, executive vice president for Healthbox, which recently joined HIMSS, talks about the role his consulting firm can play in working with international digital health companies.
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 20, 2018
New updates to the FDA's Software Pre-Cert working model show the program is making significant gains, but FDA attorney Bradley Merrill Thompson tells FierceHealthcare the agency is starting to bump up against difficult legal and regulatory issues.
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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.
Mobi Health News
JUNE 20, 2018
The US’s struggle with opioid addiction rages on, and Facebook seems to have heard critics’ warnings about social media’s role in the epidemic.
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 20, 2018
The number of hospitals reporting zero infections to a national safety watchdog is on the decline, according to a new analysis.
American Well
JUNE 20, 2018
The C HRONIC Care Act ( S.870 ) has recently passed the US Senate and the House will soon be taking action. The principal benefit here is that all Medicare- and Social Security-eligible people will be better able to access the care options that the packages guarantee and people should be able to access these programs with as few barriers as possible.
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 20, 2018
Panelists at the 2018 AHIP Institute & Expo in San Diego say much more can be done to prevent chronic diseases, including incentivizing personal responsibility and addressing socioeconomic disparity.
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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
JUNE 20, 2018
The C HRONIC Care Act ( S.870 ) has recently passed the US Senate and the House will soon be taking action. The principal benefit here is that all Medicare- and Social Security-eligible people will be better able to access the care options that the packages guarantee and people should be able to access these programs with as few barriers as possible.
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 20, 2018
In order to help curb ever-increasing healthcare costs, some states have had to change things up, including how they pay for hospital services. In Montana, a reimbursement overhaul appears to be working.
care innovations
JUNE 20, 2018
The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) telehealth program has been a model of telehealth for years, helping the state become one of the few to receive an ‘A’ rating from the American Telemedicine Association , as Governor Phil Bryant has pointed out. Care Innovations is proud to be among the developers of that network. In 2014, we helped launch the pilot program for the Mississippi Diabetes Telehealth Network , a collaboration with the UMMC and other partners to expand the state’s c
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 20, 2018
The infiltration of technology and retail companies like Apple, Amazon and Walmart has blurred the lines around the traditional definition of who belongs in the healthcare sector, posing a "clear and present danger" for insurers, a panel of Deloitte consultants said at AHIP's annual conference. The solution? Adapt, and fast.
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.
ACA Times
JUNE 20, 2018
4 minute read: The report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration always has some interesting information. The recently issued report on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) from March 21, 2018, is no exception, and it will be a disappointment for those organizations that continue to ignore the regulatory requirements of the healthcare law.
iSALUS Healthcare
JUNE 20, 2018
Every provider across the United States is asking the same question, “How do we keep our patients engaged?” It is incredibly important that the patients of any practice play an active role in their personal health. High levels of patient engagement reflect better outcomes, increased patient satisfaction, and an overall improvement in the patient-provider relationship.
Lloyd Price
JUNE 20, 2018
Just a few years ago, it might have been a bit of a challenge to convince investors that a mindfulness app would end up being a big business — but thanks to an increasing focus on mental health from both startups and larger companies, companies like Calm are now capturing the excitement of investors. From meditation sessions like you might find on other apps to tracks called “sleep stories” designed to help people get control of their sleep, Calm serves as a suite of content for users focusing o
CMS.gov
JUNE 20, 2018
Working Together for Value. lisa.sokol@cms…. Wed, 06/20/2018 - 16:17. Seema Verma. Administrator, CMS. Topic. Billing & payments. Leadership. Fraud, waste, & abuse. Legislation. Physicians. Quality. Over the past year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has engaged with the provider community in a discussion about regulatory burden issues.
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Mobi Health News
JUNE 20, 2018
Medicalchain, a London-based startup that develops blockchain technology for storing electronic health records, announced this week that it is has signed a working agreement with the Mayo Clinic to explore different distributed ledger initiatives at the health system. The company says its blockchain platform can securely store health records, describing it as a single source of truth that can easily and securely be accessed, updated and shared.
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