Electronic Health Reporter
DECEMBER 5, 2018
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Brooke Faulkner The phrase “medical tourism” has been coined to describe the millions of Americans who are traveling across the globe to have surgery or other medical procedures performed. According to Visa and Oxford Economics, this trend is growing at a rate of 25 percent per year.
Mobi Health News
DECEMBER 5, 2018
At HIMSS19, ACT | The App Association's Brian Scarpelli will lay out the details of what he calls a "sea change" in CMS' policy toward remote patient monitoring.
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Health Populi
DECEMBER 5, 2018
In the U.S., the highest levels of unemployment are in places that often have the lowest access to broadband connectivity. And, “without a proper broadband connection, these communities can’t start or run a modern business, access telemedicine, take an online class, digitally transform their farm, or research a school project online,” Microsoft President Brad Smith said yesterday as the company announced their continued commitment to expanding broadband in rural America.
Mobi Health News
DECEMBER 5, 2018
The Series C funding will support a service expansion beyond California's major metro areas, and support for new products.
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Morning eHealth
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Data-sharing salves wildfire wounds — Telemedicine study
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FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 5, 2018
???????Experts warn that increasing consolidation in healthcare is driving up prices, and a new report suggests policymakers should take steps to ease pricing concerns in the markets that are already concentrated instead of focusing solely on potential future deals.
Mobi Health News
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Ark, a Singapore-based medtech enterprise focused on early cancer detection, has raised a record US$40 million in Series A funding. Ark’s vision is “a world without late-stage cancer” and its mission is to eliminate late-stage cancer related death by 2048 through the introduction of accurate, affordable, and actionable cancer detection technologies.
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 5, 2018
The federal government brought in 30% less in fraud recoveries in 2018 than it did the previous year, thanks to far fewer large settlements. But an agency spokesperson says fewer high-dollar settlements are partly due to the impact of corporate integrity agreements.
Mobi Health News
DECEMBER 5, 2018
The Series A funding will continue to fuel the European startup's push into global markets.
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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.
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 5, 2018
New reports from the two top rating agencies—Moody's Investors Services and Fitch Ratings—offer a gloomy outlook for 2019 as nonprofit hospitals grapple with a tough reimbursement environment and weak inpatient volumes. But here's why the sector is still pretty stable.
Mobi Health News
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Stride Nutrition, a subsidiary of Pillsy, will combine the adherence technology with various mail-order nutritional products.
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Positive results from supervised injection sites and heroin-assisted treatment abroad suggest it’s time for U.S. policymakers to consider piloting similar programs stateside, according to a new report.
care innovations
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Clinical trials are the medical industry’s means of validating new products, drugs and therapies, representing not just the federally mandated path to regulatory approval for medications, but also, for devices and therapeutic innovations, the chance to observe real-world effects on patients before being marketed on a wider scale. Yet clinical trials are also notoriously risky, time consuming, and expensive.
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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.
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Value-based care initiatives will make smart use of data and customer satisfaction more important than ever next year, according to a new survey from consulting firm North Highland. However, most payers aren't yet sure how they can distinguish themselves to achieve those goals.
Society for Participatory Medicine
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Member Ivan Handler presents to the Chicago chapter. In Chicago, SPM members have been getting together for regular meetups. It’s been fun and exciting, and lots of us think it would be great to offer the idea to other areas. Here’s how we started and how we do it – take it on and make it your own! This time last year there were only about 5 SPM members in the Chicago area, and we didn’t know each other that well.
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 5, 2018
This week marks the end of the enrollment period for Medicare Advantage recipients in Pennsylvania. But this sign-up season has been a bit of a trick for seniors in the western part of the state stuck in the middle of the breakup between the region's largest health provider and its largest insurer.
Lloyd Price
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Each year, fifty of the leading entrepreneurs, investors, technologists, reporters, and providers dedicated to bringing technological advancements to healthcare are recognized at the Top 50 in Digital Health Dinner hosted by Rock Health, Fenwick & West, Goldman Sachs, and Square 1 Bank. Within the Top 50, a number of individuals and organizations are awarded through nominations from the digital health community for making exceptional progress in driving resources, attention, and innovation t
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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!
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Half of insurers in Texas are not complying with a law that requires them to post telehealth payment policies and services. And gag clauses in EHR contracts are inhibiting safety and usability improvements.
Lloyd Price
DECEMBER 5, 2018
GlaxoSmithKline announced this morning that it will buy Tesaro, the maker of the ovarian cancer drug Zejula, for $5.1 billion in cash in a dramatic bet that the London-based drug giant can see opportunities connected to the genetics of cancer drugs better than the stock market. “The acquisition of Tesaro will strengthen our pharmaceuticals business by accelerating the build of our oncology pipeline and commercial footprint, along with providing access to new scientific capabilities,” Emma Walmsl
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Healthcare leaders have good reason to be worried about the country’s immigration policies. A new study says that 16.6% of all healthcare professionals in the U.S. in 2016 were not born in the U.S. and almost 5% are not citizens.
David Chou
DECEMBER 5, 2018
When I talk to CEOs and CIOs often the first question I get is what are APIs and followed almost immediately by why do I need them? Perhaps, as I have come to learn, the root of the question is do I really need it? I mean after all we do have HL7 so why APIs and how are they different. WHAT IS AN API? For clarity sake lets all get on the same page about APIs.
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.
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 5, 2018
CommonWell and Carequality’s connection last month eliminated a major barrier to interoperability, making it easier for provider organizations to connect with one another. But many providers still haven’t gotten out of the gate, according to a new report from KLAS.
Carie Telehealth Insider
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Whether you’re a practicing medical doctor or not, you’ve probably heard something about telemedicine by now. After truly getting to understand what telehealth is and how it works, naturally, your next question might be: Why use it? There is a reason telemedicine is projected to be worth more than $66 billion globally by 2021. Here’s what you should know if you haven’t jumped in already: 1.
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Medicare is only supposed to pay inpatient facilities for durable medical equipment used during patient stays. Yet OIG found $34 million that Medicare channeled directly to suppliers of such equipment between 2015 and 2017.
GlobalMed
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Telemedicine uses mobile apps, video conferencing software, wireless devices, email, and other forms of communication to improve a patient’s access to care. Because patients don’t need to leave their homes to consult with their healthcare providers, telemedicine can be useful with senior patients who have limited mobility or transportation. Today many providers are using the following modalities to care for older patients and manage their chronic conditions: Video Conferencing.
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FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Almost 10 years ago, the organization that accredits U.S. medical schools issued two requirements intended to increase the diversity of students studying to be physicians. The effort succeeded, according to a new study that found increased rates women, Black and Hispanic students studying in U.S. medical schools.
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 5, 2018
A White House-hosted meeting of the minds that featured big tech companies, EHR vendors, payers and providers included sparse updates from Trump administration officials about pending regulations. But AMIA CEO Douglas Fridsma, M.D., Ph.D. sees opportunities for researchers.
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