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Why blockchain technology might replace today’s EHRs

KevinMD

Physicians have a love-hate relationship with the electronic health record (EHR). On the one hand, doctors know they can't provide the best possible medical care without them. And on the other, today's EHR systems are cumbersome, clunky and slow physicians down. Indeed, there's much to love and much to hate about today's EHRs, alongside a variety of ways to address the problems they create.

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Steth IO launches digital stethoscope housed within smartphone case

Mobi Health News

Today, Bothell, Washington-based Steth IO announced the launch of its smartphone-based digital stethoscope.

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Americans’ Trust in the Healthcare System Low Compared to Rest-of-World’s Health Citizens

Health Populi

In the U.S., trust in the healthcare industry declined by 9 percentage points in just one year, declining from 62% of people trusting — that’s roughly two-thirds of Americans — down to 53% — closer to one-half of the population. I covered the launch of the 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer across all industries here in Health Populi in January 2018 , when this year’s annual report was presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos as it is each year.

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Small or Solo Practices considering telehealth

Clocktree

We liked this article on mHealth Intelligence that offers advice for small and solo practices who are considering offering telehealth services. The article lists six high level assessments when making a decision: Is it supportable across all devices? Will the quality of service be equal to or better than in-person care? Will remote patient monitoring be included?

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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Aspire, LG Health team up on $300M fund with built-in accelerators

Mobi Health News

Private equity firm Aspire Universal and LG Health, have partnered to create a new $300 million fund called the Aspire Ventures Precision Medicine Fund. Each is contributing $15 million to the fund and Aspire is in the process of raising the remainder.

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Florida Blue taps Welltok for member engagement platform

Mobi Health News

Florida Blue, one of the largest health insurers in the Sunshine State, has tapped Welltok to create a digital health and wellbeing program for its 5 million members.

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Telemedicine, PDMPs in Q1 lobbying disclosures

Morning eHealth

House E&C to consider opioid bills this week — DoD looking to integrate old records into new EHR system

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Science 37, VisualDx, and more digital health deals

Mobi Health News

Today, remote clinical trial company Science 37 and diagnostic clinical decision support system maker VisualDx have announced an effort to jointly engage patients and clinicians in their respective networks. The partnership will give VisualDx users access to Science 37’s clinical trial research platform, while those within Science 37’s network will be able to view VisualDx’s skin health medical image library.

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Leapfrog gives more than 1,000 hospitals a 'C' or worse for safety; infection control a hurdle for low-scoring facilities

FierceHealthIT

Leapfrog Group gave more than 1,000 hospitals a "C" or worse score in the latest update to its Patient Safety Grades, but it says the data points toward several positive improvements.

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The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications

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.

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Aspire, Penn Medicine team up on $300M fund with built-in accelerators

Mobi Health News

Private equity firm Aspire Universal and Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health (LG Health, the community hospital portion of the University of Pennsylvania Health System) have partnered to create a new $300 million fund called the Aspire Ventures Precision Medicine Fund. Each is contributing $15 million to the fund and Aspire is in the process of raising the remainder.

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Future CMS innovation center initiatives could include outcomes-based drug pricing, telehealth

FierceHealthIT

Both insurers and hospitals want to see a greater focus on value-based payments from the CMS' innovation center known as CMMI, according to letters to the agency. Other suggested improvements included expanded telehealth use and greater adoption of interoperability.

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Two Feet, Two Canoes: Why Connected Health Reimbursement Is Still Off Balance

Health System CIO

Unless providers are reimbursed based on outcomes and quality – and not on services rendered, as is often the case – they’re not going to embrace connected health as a strategy, says Dr. Joe Kvedar.

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Doctors’ groups ask CMS to cut MIPS reporting period for this year

FierceHealthIT

Forty-nine physician groups have asked the government to reduce the reporting period for MIPS this year. In a letter to CMS, the groups, which represent hundreds of thousands of doctors, asked that the period for reporting quality measures be cut from a full year to a minimum of 90 days for 2018.

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Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications

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.

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HRSA Resources for Advancing Telehealth (Episode 18)

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

Episode 18 features Natassja Manzanero, Telehealth Resource Center Program Coordinator for the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT), Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources, and Services Administration (HRSA). HRSA’s mission is to promote the use of telehealth technologies for health care delivery, education, and health information services.

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Industry leaders value platforms over products, see talent as a top concern

FierceHealthIT

Healthcare leaders are seeing more value in innovative platforms aimed at tackling large industry problems rather than one-off solutions with a smaller reach, according to a recent survey. That's a shift from two or three years ago when companies were looking to build a standalone product they could "sell for a couple billion," says Bob Kocher, M.D., a partner at Venrock.

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#FHIR DevDays comes to Boston

Health Intersections

It’s less than 2 months to FHIR DevDays USA. It’s our first visit to the US, and it will be held from June 19 to 21 in Boston, MA. FHIR DevDays USA 2018, Boston, MA, 19-21 June. When we – that is, the FHIR Community and the people from Firely – used to be Furore – started FHIR DevDays in Amsterdam back in 2014 it was the prime educational event for FHIR in the world.

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DOJ taking a closer look at Cigna-Express Scripts merger

FierceHealthIT

The DOJ has asked both Cigna and Express Scripts for additional information related to a $67 billion merger, a signal that federal regulators are closely scrutinizing the deal. Both companies said they still expect the deal to close by the end of the year.

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The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report

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!

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Why health care costs are making consumers more afraid of medical bills than an actual illness

Henry Kotula

[link]. Health care costs are spiraling higher, but patient visits to a doctor have been on the decline. A growing number of consumers are staying away out of fear of big bills. However, “untimely visits or delay of visits to the physician ultimately leads to the increased cost of care,” the Cleveland Clinic’s CEO told CNBC. As health care costs keep rising, more people seem to be skipping physician visits.

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Centene posts massive first-quarter earnings, but tweaks 2018 estimate after merger setback

FierceHealthIT

The health insurance industry is off to a strong financial start in 2018, with Centene posting a double-digit revenue increase and beating earnings expectations. However, the insurer is facing delays with its merger with Fidelis, leading it to revise its full-year revenue estimate.

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Join us at the Global Clinical Trials Connect 2018, 25-26 April, London

mHealth Insight

On Thursday the 26th April 2018 we’ll be presenting on Mobile First Clinical Trial Design at the Global Clinical Trials Connect 2018 Conference in London. Overview. “The Global Clinical Trials Connect 2018 conference focuses on introducing pioneer technology, developing better patient engagement and collaborating strategies in clinical trials.

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Emory Healthcare launches accountable care plan with Walmart

FierceHealthIT

A slightly different twist on the traditional ACO arrangements makes the Walmart-Emory Healthcare agreement one to watch, says Hunter Sinclair, vice president of value-based care consulting at The Advisory Board Company. As part of the deal, Emory is also included in Walmart's Centers of Excellence program, launched in 2013.

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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.

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Can Mobile Dental Care Transform the Face of Health Service Delivery to South Africa in 21st Century?

KB Dental Consulting

There is a solution for every puzzle or problem and creativity in conjunction with persistence will get you there. People from past generations have worked on complex issues to arrive at complex solutions and universal dental health care is also achievable with the use of just and non- partisan political influence. Humans have always successfully tried and found solution to most every problem.

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Health Plan Strategies For Member Retention

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Editor’s Note: Health plans understand that their world is changing. They can no longer function solely as financial entities; they must transform to health companies and take their place in the health care ecosystem. Transformation of everything related to their business is critical for ongoing and future success. CLICK HERE to learn more about how BHM helps your organization.

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CMS rebrands Meaningful Use, reduces reporting measures

FierceHealthIT

The Trump administration maintained its focus on reduced reporting burdens and greater price transparency as part of its annual Medicare payment proposal. Hospitals were generally supportive of the proposal, but are pushing back on mandatory technology upgrades.

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Impact of Short-Term Limited Duration Health Insurance Shortchanged

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Editor’s Note: For payers, stable health insurance markets means stronger long-term growth because enrollment swings hamper revenue projections. Consistency in all phases of revenue cycle management, market penetration, and strategic planning means stable service delivery and insurance premiums. Click HERE and discuss how BHM helps payers succeed.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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Healthcare industry lambastes Trump administration's short-term health plan proposal

FierceHealthIT

The insurer and hospital worlds are nearly unanimous in their opposition to the Trump administration's proposal to expand short-term health plans. Higher premiums and more uncompensated care were identified as the major concerns.

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Hearing delayed for Trump VA post pick following new allegations

FierceHealthIT

The confirmation hearing of President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs was postponed Tuesday amid allegations against him, including improper prescribing of drugs and alcohol use on the job.

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