KevinMD
MARCH 20, 2018
At the start of the transition to electronic health records (EHRs), I was totally on board as one would expect of a millennial doctor. I, along with my fellow millennials, grew up alongside the internet. We can type with our eyes closed, navigate pop-ups in a jiffy and intuitively know how to manipulate electronic charts to serve our purposes. But, I did find myself in a unique position in the millennial.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 20, 2018
Data from a team of Dutch researchers presented this weekend at the Endocrinology Society’s annual meeting in Chicago demonstrated how vital monitoring wearables could identify Type 1 diabetes patients’ hypoglycemic events by measuring heart rate.
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Health Populi
MARCH 20, 2018
There’s a potential large obstacle that could prevent the full benefits of the current go-go, bullish forecasts for artificial intelligence (AI) to help make healthcare better: a decline in consumers’ willingness to share their personal data. Along with the overall erosion of peoples’ trust in government and other institutions comes this week’s revelations about Facebook, Cambridge Analytica , and the so-called Deep State.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 20, 2018
Smartwatch popularity continues to be on the rise, but traditional fitness trackers aren't going anywhere either, according to new market research from International Data Corporation (IDC). The entire worldwide wearables market is on track for 15.1 percent growth this year, for a total of 132.9 million units shipped.
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FierceHealthIT
MARCH 20, 2018
Banner Health is the subject of an active OCR investigation into a June 2016 cyberattack in which data from 3.7 million patients was exposed. The health system expects investigators will present negative findings associated with its IT security program that may result in a fine from the federal agency.
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FierceHealthIT
MARCH 20, 2018
Highmark Health's ACA plans were profitable for the first time in 2017 as the insurer reported nearly $1.1 billion in net income for the year. Operating income across Highmark's government plans increased more than $400 million compared to 2016, and Allegheny Health Network posted its best year to date with an operating profit of $31 million.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 20, 2018
Gatorade’s efforts to conquer dehydration have again entered the digital realm.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 20, 2018
Like the rest of medicine, men once dominated the field of obstetrics/gynecology, but that has changed. Now, 59% of OB-GYNs are women and the number of male doctors in the specialty is dropping, and not everyone agrees that is best.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 20, 2018
In-home hybrid closed-loop system MiniMed from Medtronic can help kids with Type 1 diabetes improve their glycemic outcomes, according to a recent abstract that was presented at the meeting of Endocrine Society in Chicago on Saturday.
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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.
Society for Participatory Medicine
MARCH 20, 2018
An important post from long-time SPM member (and former board member) Jane Sarasohn-Kahn ( @HealthyThinker ), cross-posted from her widely read Health Populi site. (The screen capture above is from this BBC article , which came out hours after Jane’s post below.). There’s a potential large obstacle that could prevent the full benefits of the current go-go, bullish forecasts for artificial intelligence (AI) to help make healthcare better: a decline in consumers’ willingness to
Mobi Health News
MARCH 20, 2018
Eden Health, a New York-based employee benefits and telehealth platform paired with primary care services, has announced $4 million in seed funding led by Greycroft Partners. In addition to the funding, the company also announced that it is looking to expand its services to more employer customers in the New York City and New Jersey markets.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 20, 2018
The day medical students match with a residency program is a milestone, and this year was a record-breaker. Medical students who opened envelopes last Friday were part of the biggest residency Match Day in history, according to the National Resident Matching Program.
Insulin Nation
MARCH 20, 2018
Nearly every minute of every day we have a stream of “noise” filling our heads. The TV is blaring in the background, people’s opinions and ideas streaming to our social media feeds, music filling our headphones, and the chatter of those around us. As this information flows by and through us, we focus on some of it and ignore other bits. We react with emotion to the pieces that inspire, alarm, or enrage us.
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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
MARCH 20, 2018
Hurricane Maria ripped through Puerto Rico six months ago. Today, 1 in 10 permanent health centers on the island still lack consistent electricity. In a video surveying the island’s recovery efforts, Ivonne Rivera-Hernández, interim executive director of HealthproMed in Puerto Rico, described the deterioration of the healthcare system as solo practitioners forced to close down their practices left the island.
Health Portal Solutions
MARCH 20, 2018
With continuous stories of hacking and breaches, it’s no wonder that portal security has become a hot topic in healthcare. In fact, according to a survey by the Healthcare Executive Group , cybersecurity is one of health executives’ top challenges for 2018. Web portals play a critical part in protecting data and staying HIPAA-compliant; is yours keeping up with the demands?
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 20, 2018
Executives from Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Highmark Health are among the highest-paid nonprofit healthcare leaders; a former Ohio Medicaid official's jump to CVS raises conflict concerns; the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists has called Anthem's new cataract surgery policy "dangerous and reckless," plus more health insurance headlines from around the web.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 20, 2018
A new commentary from former Vice President Joe Biden says interoperability roadblocks have been standing for far too long — and that the Trump administration's current plans to fix the problem are insufficient.
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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
MARCH 20, 2018
States can learn from Medicaid experiments across the country, but there must be an effective way to measure how well those innovations work. Anne F. Weiss, a managing director at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, says that means making sure the testing criteria are transparent and releasing the results in a timely manner.
Morning eHealth
MARCH 20, 2018
Biden attacks Trump administration’s health IT policy — Medicare head to testify on value-based care
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 20, 2018
President Trump suggested threatening drug dealers with the death penalty as a way to “get tough” on the opioid epidemic. But key members of Congress and industry experts say what they really need is more federal funding for education efforts and access to addiction treatment.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 20, 2018
While David Shulkin’s future as Veterans Affairs secretary remains uncertain, he has the support of at least one key Republican senator. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Veterans Affairs Committee, told President Donald Trump this weekend that he has full confidence in Shulkin’s ability to lead the agency.
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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