Mon.Mar 30, 2020

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Honor Your Doctor – It’s National Doctors Day Today (and EveryDay)

Health Populi

Today, March 30, is National Doctors Day. We honor doctors annually on this day. But every day, we must honor physicians for bolstering the health and wellness of our fellow Americans, our beloved families and friends, and our selves. The Coronavirus Pandemic reminds us of the precious and scarce resource that is our national supply of physicians in America — numbering about 750,000 active clinicians in the U.S. according to the U.S.

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Surgical communication tool RelayOne scores $1M in funding

Mobi Health News

This builds on a $500,000 dollar seed round announced last May.

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Startup Olive lands $51M from General Catalyst, Ascension Ventures

FierceHealthIT

Startup Olive has closed a $51 million funding round to scale its AI-enabled robotic process automation solution. Find out why CEO Sean Lane believes automation technology is a valuable tool for hospitals during the evolving COVID-19 outbreak.

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HIMSSCast: FDA grapples with home COVID-19 testing, moves forward with Pre-Cert Program

Mobi Health News

The HIMSS Media team gives a recap of recent headlines surrounding the FDA, COVID-19 and new digital health software products.

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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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AMA offers new tools to help doctors navigate COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

On this National Doctors Day , as the U.S. attempts to express gratitude even close to commensurate with the sacrifices and heroism shown by frontline medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Medical Association is making available some new resources for physicians. WHY IT MATTERS. To help private-practice physicians manage the operational and business challenges posed by the coronavirus emergency, AMA has put together some new toolkits to help practices stay strong and deliver b

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As COVID-19 isolates patients, telehealth becomes lifeline for behavioral health

FierceHealthIT

As more Americans are urged to stay at home amid the COVID-19 crisis, it’s not just physical health that’s going largely digital—it's behavioral health, too.

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Doctor Anywhere scores $27M in Series B funding round

Mobi Health News

The funds will be used for the telehealth startup’s expansion in the APAC region with the support of local and regional partners.

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CMS provides regulatory relief on staffing, paperwork as COVID-19 cases surge

FierceHealthIT

CMS put out a list of regulatory changes intended to help hospitals and health systems combat the surge of COVID-19 cases, including expanding capacity and boosting healthcare workforce.

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GoodRx launches telemedicine price comparison service, amid growing demand during COVID-19 pandemic

Mobi Health News

Users can choose from 100 conditions and get information about telemedicine pricing and medication services.

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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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$200 Million COVID-19 Telehealth Program from FCC as Part of CARES Act

Healthcare IT Today

This weekend we covered some of the billions of healthcare funding that was included in the CARES Act. One area of CARES Act funding we didn’t highlight for healthcare was $200 million in COVID-19 Telehealth funding that will be administered by the FCC. Here are the most relevant details from the announcement: About the COVID-19 […].

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AMA gives guidance to retired physicians going to back to work to help healthcare systems handle COVID-19

FierceHealthIT

The AMA released guidance to help retired physicians navigate issues from licenses to medical malpractice liability as they go back to work to help combat COVID-19.

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OneBlood To Collect Plasma From Recovered Coronavirus Patients As Potential Treatment Option

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. OneBlood, the not-for-profit blood center serving Florida and other parts of the southeastern United States, will soon begin collecting plasma from people who have recovered from the coronavirus so it can be transfused to people […]. The article OneBlood To Collect Plasma From Recovered Coronavirus Patients As Potential Treatment Option appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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More on stimulus' health tech boosts

Morning eHealth

Zoom's data sharing practices raise concerns — More on stimulus' health tech boosts

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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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Why The Healthcare Industry Is Ripe For Digital Disruption

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Rutesh Shah, CEO, Infostretch The healthcare industry is ripe for disruption and transformation. According to McKinsey & Company, U.S. pharma is “in a state of flux.” Seismic shifts are happening, from significant merger and […]. The article Why The Healthcare Industry Is Ripe For Digital Disruption appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Cigna, Humana to waive cost-sharing for COVID-19 treatment

FierceHealthIT

Two more national insurers are waiving member cost-sharing for inpatient treatment related to COVID-19.

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How Home Health Care Agencies Are Using Telehealth

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Lee Horner, CEO, Synzi. Visiting nurses are valued for their caring and compassionate nature. Their valuable skillset makes a difference in the well-being of their patients and the lives of patients’ families. However, they […]. The article How Home Health Care Agencies Are Using Telehealth appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Blue Cross NC taps Anthem Medicaid exec as new CEO 

FierceHealthIT

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina has named Anthem executive Tunde Sotunde, M.D., as its new chief executive officer.

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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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FREE COVID-19 Motivational Posters

Healthcare IT Today

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Keeping your workforce – and yourself – motivated during these extraordinary and uncertain times is critical to helping the people you serve. We are in a war against an invisible enemy. It’s important to thank the people on the front lines. It is just as important to thank the people behind […].

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Spine Specialists of Michigan Partners with OrthoLive

Ortholive

Spine Specialists of Michigan located in Bingham Farms, Michigan, has signed an agreement with OrthoLive as its exclusive telemedicine partner. Spine Specialists of Michigan currently has seven providers at their two offices in the Metro-Detroit area. OrthoLive will provide the technology solution to deliver telemedicine appointments for new and established patients at the practice.

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How To Become a Telemedicine Provider

GlobalMed

From medical emergencies to ordinary exams, telemedicine is shattering healthcare barriers all over the world. In addition to reducing costs and improving outcomes, virtual health can bring advanced care to underserved patients while relieving overworked providers. Yet for some clinicians, telemedicine is still shrouded in mystery – often because they’re not sure how to get started.

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Capstone Orthopedics Partners with OrthoLive

Ortholive

Capstone Orthopedics , located in Hutchinson, Kansas, has signed an agreement with OrthoLive as its exclusive telemedicine partner. Capstone Orthopedics currently has two providers at their main office in the Central Kansas area. OrthoLive will provide the technology solution to deliver telemedicine appointments for new and established patients at the practice.

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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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Long-Term Care Administrators - What Is Your Staff Saying About Your Competency Program?

HealthStream

Full staff buy-in is vital for a long-term care provider’s competency program to not only be fully functional, but also as effective as it must be.

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COVID-19 News: Updates From The Trenches

Healthcare IT Today

With news on the coronavirus (COVID-19) shifting almost daily, it’s hard to keep track of what’s worth following. Clinical, operational and technical information is pouring in at an unprecedented rate. Here at Healthcare IT Today, we’d like to help. In this item, we’ve provided some updates on the evolving coronavirus landscape, including a look at […].

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Covid-19 Pandemic May Affect ALE Status

ACA Times

5 minute read: As businesses across the country are shutting their doors to comply with various state or local Stay at Home orders to combat the spread of the COVID-19 Pandemic, employers should understand how the dramatic changes to the work hours and size of their workforce can impact their ongoing ACA compliance. We already discussed how the Rule of Parity can affect an employee’s eligibility for an offer of coverage during this Pandemic.

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100 Health IT Interviews in 100 Days

Healthcare IT Today

What happens when hundreds of people have reached out to you leading up to the HIMSS annual conference and other trade shows and then they get cancelled? What do you do when hundreds of health IT companies are sending you the amazing work they’re doing for their customers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic? Do you throw […].

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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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How Home Health Care Agencies Are Using Telehealth

Synzi

The post How Home Health Care Agencies Are Using Telehealth appeared first on Synzi.

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HIStalk Interviews Ed Marx, Chief Digital Officer, The HCI Group

HIStalk Interviews

Ed Marx, MS is chief digital officer of The HCI.

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A guide to telehealth vendors in the age of COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth always has been a key pillar of technology-enabled care delivery that helps hospitals, health systems and group practices deliver quality care at a distance – and often also gain efficiencies, improve patient and provider satisfaction and save costs. But as 2020 unfolds, with the COVID-19 pandemic severely testing health-system capacity, telehealth is stepping up.