Wed.May 22, 2019

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FDA soliciting new volunteers to test drive its experimental Pre-Cert Program

Mobi Health News

Companies planning an upcoming De Novo or 510(k) submission for their software medical device are eligible, but participation will not yield precertification.

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On California’s Big Sur Island, the Cloud Proves Critical to Patient Care

hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT

The disastrous winter of 2016 to 2017 made Big Sur Health Center leaders appreciate just how important having a cloud-based EHR was

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Wearables, voice assistants face HIPAA hurdles but remain promising in clinical trials

Mobi Health News

This morning MassBio hosted a panel on the use cases for the technology in clinical trials and beyond.

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Critical Cogs In the Revenue Cycle Management Machine

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By William Ayres, director of financial management, Grant Thornton LLP. A key element in achieving end-to-end revenue cycle success in any healthcare operation is proper dedication and maintenance of workflow tools, and those systems that support processes that help organizations meet net revenue expectations.

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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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Comcast rumored to pilot in-home health monitors before year's end

Mobi Health News

The company is in talks with hospitals on how its product could be deployed to prevent readmissions.

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Reflexion Health's VERA system lands FDA clearance for trunk, upper extremities

Mobi Health News

The platform uses an avatar coach to help patients with physical therapy at home.

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Can Precision Medicine Curb the Creation of Ineffective Blockbuster Treatments?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Alif Saleh, chief executive office, Scipher Medicine With hundreds of thousands of clinical trials currently underway worldwide, we are continuously seeing innovation applied to how we treat and cure diseases, but the traditional four-phase method of getting there has not been updated since 1963.

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Tyto Care launches on Epic's App Orchard, will integrate with MyChart

Mobi Health News

Only a few telemedicine companies have apps on Epic's burgeoning app marketplace.

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CISOs need to unleash the power of storytelling to make cybersecurity real to boards, leadership: report

FierceHealthIT

Despite the well-known cyberthreats facing healthcare organizations, communicating these risks to senior leaders and boards can be challenging. One strategy to more effectively address cybersecurity with board leadership is to use the power of storytelling and narrative to make it real, according to a new report.

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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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Health Canada approves Apple Watch ECG, public health groups warn of tobacco's guerrilla social media ads and more digital health news briefs

Mobi Health News

Also: HoloLens may affect surgeon's precision dexterity; Backpack Health integrates EHRs.

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Industry Voices—Want to improve the patient experience? Start by meeting patients where they spend their digital lives

FierceHealthIT

Modern technology has made it possible to radically improve physician-patient interactions. Give patients the option to choose, and they will find the best tools for their unique mix of health issues, privacy concerns, and personal preferences.

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Spreadsheets for #FHIR Resources

Health Intersections

One of the ubiquitous uses of Excel (or spreadsheets more generally) is for mapping purposes. . To help people with spreadsheet mapping exercises, I’ve published the following files: [link] [link] [link]. I also added this to the ci-build at [link] , so it will be present for all future versions of FHIR. Example: These spreadsheets are to help people who want to do spreadsheet based mapping, as a starting point. .

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Industry Voices—Why we need to create an Office for Men’s Health

FierceHealthIT

The establishment of the Office of Women’s Health (OWH) in 1991 was a watershed moment that resulted in much-needed advances in our nation’s approach to women’s health research, awareness, education, and care. Given the widening life expectancy gap between men and women, it seems appropriate to use this successful model to create an Office for Men’s Health.

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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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Redefining Connectivity: Transforming Patient Care and Operations with SD-WAN

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Sponsor: West Networks Primary topic: Network Infrastructure Topic: Clinical Network Infrastructure Telehealth Resource Central: Upcoming Webinars External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Redefining Connectivity: Transforming Patient Care and Operations with SD-WAN

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AMGA finds physician groups increase reliance on risk-based revenues; obstacles persist in move to value

FierceHealthIT

Physician groups are moving, albeit slowly, to value-based payment, but there are still many obstacles standing in their way. Physician groups derived a larger share of revenue from payment models that require them to take on risk in 2018 than in previous years, according to a survey of the AMGA of its members.

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Best Practices in Utilizing Patient-Generated Health Data: Opportunities in Preventive Wellness, Population Health, and Remote Care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Author: Validic Sponsor: Validic Primary topic: Analytics Topic: Analytics Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Resource Central: Upcoming Webinars External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Sponsor: Validic Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Best Practices in Utilizing Patient-Generated Health Data: Opportunities in Preventive Wellness, Population Health, and Remote Care

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#089: Changing Workplace Habits with Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

Digital Health Today

“We really love this new positioning of high tech meets high touch, to truly change health and well-being.” ~ Dr. Rajiv Kumar. We’ve all heard the numbers regarding the healthcare spend in the United States. When compared to other developed countries, per capita healthcare spending in the US ($9,892 in 2016) is 145 percent higher than the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) median of $4,033, and yet when comparing outcomes and process measures, the US lags be

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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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5 Things Every Hospital Executive Should Know About Scaling Virtual Care

eVisit

Hospitals today are facing major disruption as growing competitive pressures and consumerism force change. The traditional strategy of driving inpatient admissions via brick and mortar facilities is expensive and limiting. Patients are leaving your network and going to your competitors; Competitors that are tech-enabled, with their own network of providers, delivering faster, more convenient care the way patients want it—on their phones and computers.

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8 Key Telehealth Partnerships and What to Expect in 2019

Enzyme Health

Retailers, insurance providers, and software companies are fast and furiously forming partnerships in the telehealth space. Explore some of the implications for patients and telemedicine providers and find out what we can expect in 2019. Over the past year, insurance providers, pharmacies, and technology companies large and small have been forming partnerships with telehealth companies right and left.

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Serverless Computing: An Introduction

LeanIX

What Enterprise Architects should know. Enterprise Architects won't be surprised to hear that IT ranks as a key enabler of business according to Gartner’s 2019 list of the top trends impacting Infrastructure and Operations. What might surprise them, however, is the item on the list’s top spot: “ Serverless Computing ”.

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JLABS executive on the ROI of a 'no-strings-attached' health tech incubator

FierceHealthIT

Last year, Johnson & Johnson opened the NYC location of its JLABS incubator program with 27 startups working in pharma, medical devices, and health technology. JLABS executive Kate Merton talks about the JLABS model and Johnson & Johnson’s interest in digital health.

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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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When Poor Management is the Reason a Healthcare Employee Leaves

HealthStream

To have an impact on healthcare turnover, organizations should ensure that their managers are doing a good job and treating their direct reports fairly. In many cases, it’s true that people don’t leave companies as often as they leave managers.

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13M Americans spent 10% of income on insurance premiums in 2016-17: study

FierceHealthIT

A large portion of the country is spending 10% or more of their household income on insurance costs.

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Innovation in Medical Devices and Diagnostics Collecting Objective Data: Analysis of Products Compared to U.S. Healthcare Spend

MedTech Boston

Data in healthcare is becoming more prominent, with a growing number of companies focused on data insights as a primary value driver. The post Innovation in Medical Devices and Diagnostics Collecting Objective Data: Analysis of Products Compared to U.S. Healthcare Spend appeared first on MedTech Boston.

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Industry Voices—How new CMS policies are changing the way investors view home health

FierceHealthIT

Policy changes are affecting how investors view the skilled home health market and paving the way for potential strategic acquisitions.

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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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HITAC meeting for the second time

Morning eHealth

States getting comfortable with special conditions — Next GENESIS stop: Texas

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Recording Physician Encounters for Patient Safety

Christina's Considerations

After writing some professional articles, I translate them here for patients and their family caregivers. It isn't that I don't think readers will understand what I've written. Instead, as I've so intimately learned, patients and physicians have different perspectives and.

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Medicare Advantage outperforms fee-for-service in cost, care for dual eligibles

FierceHealthIT

For dually eligible beneficiaries, Medicare Advantage plans outperform Medicare fee-for-service plans, according to a new study from Avalere.