Medtronic, IBM Watson launch Sugar.IQ diabetes assistant
Mobi Health News
JUNE 25, 2018
Two years after originally announcing it, Medtronic and IBM Watson have launched their joint platform the Sugar.IQ, a digital diabetes assistant.
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Hospitals Work to Address Customer Experience Gap With Consumers, Kaufman Hall Finds
Health Populi
JUNE 25, 2018
Hospital and healthcare providers are getting real about improving patient and health consumer experience, the latest Kaufman Hall research finds. The company’s 2018 State of Consumerism in Healthcare report is out, subtitled, “Activity in Search of Strategy.” Kaufman Hall has developed a Healthcare Consumerism Index for healthcare providers based on four pillars: access to care, consumer experience, pricing, and a strong foundation of consumer insights.
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Obstetrics management platform Babyscripts announces acquisition of iBirth pregnancy app
Mobi Health News
JUNE 25, 2018
Babyscripts, a virtual care platform specializing in obstetrics management, announced today the acquisition of the provider-delivered pregnancy app iBirth in an effort to flesh out its enterprise offering and further drive patient engagement. As part of the deal, the iBirth team will be joining Babyscripts’ team with the app’s CEO and cofounder Judith Nowlin taking on the new role of chief growth officer.
Obese, Access-Challenged and Self-Rationing: America’s Health Vs Rest-of-World
Health Populi
JUNE 25, 2018
The U.S. gets relatively low ROI for its relatively exorbitant spending on healthcare, noted once again in the latest Health at a Glance , the annual OECD report on member nations’ healthcare systems. The report includes U.S. country data asking, “How does the United States compare?” with its sister OECD countries. The answer is, “not well across most population health, access, and mortality measures.” For the Cliff’s Notes/Where’s Waldo top-line of the research,
HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?
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New Tech Tonics Podcast: From Maine to Mainstream: The Noah Craft Story
Digital Health
JUNE 25, 2018
Raised in a small town in Maine, and passionate about infectious diseases in the developing world, Noah Craft may not seem like your typical health tech entrepreneur – but on today’s show, we’ll hear how he’s channeled his passions into Science37, a high-flying startup the brings clinical trials to patients.” Growing up, Noah might have […].
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Healthcare Data Ownership: Turning Patients into Proactive Consumers
Mobile Health Matters
JUNE 25, 2018
The healthcare data explosion has prompted thorny debates over data ownership and access. Obviously, patients have a vested interest in having access to their own personal health history, but the data holds value for other stakeholders as well. For example, providers need a complete patient picture to provide personalized care, and researchers want to aggregate and analyze data to establish trends and predictive insights.
Annual diabetes meeting highlights CGMs, artificial pancreases, and other management tech
Mobi Health News
JUNE 25, 2018
This weekend saw the kickoff of the American Diabetes Association’s 78th annual conference, and with it a slew of new data from diabetes management players. The meeting included presentation on studies covering a range of technologies, such as continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps, apps, and other digital-backed management strategies.
Evidence-Based CDS Linked to Improved Value-Based Care Performance Scores
Electronic Health Reporter
JUNE 25, 2018
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Anne Dabrow-Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN and Dale Schumacher, MD, MPH When nurses are armed with the latest evidence-based nursing procedures at the point of care and real-time step-by-step guides for clinical decision making at the bedside, Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program scores go up.
Study: Fitbits, specially-stocked iPads may improve quality of life for young people with cancer
Mobi Health News
JUNE 25, 2018
A prospective cohort study of 33 adolescent cancer patients suggests that providing a Fitbit activity tracker and an iPad equipped with specialized health apps at the time of diagnosis can increase at least subjective measures of quality of life.
The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications
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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.
Now Hear This: Hearing-related technology for older adults and caregivers
Aging in Place Technology Watch
JUNE 25, 2018
Uncorrected hearing loss isolates and harms older adults. O ne in three between age 65 and 74 has hearing loss , and nearly half of people aged 75+ have some significant level of hearing loss. Note that hearing loss has been linked to dementia and to social isolation – and that in turn has been connected to poorer health outcomes. Furthermore, wearing hearing aids has been linked to fewer hospital visits.
Quest Diagnostics reports positive results from diabetes prevention programs, as CMS stalls on those same programs
Mobi Health News
JUNE 25, 2018
Working with digital diabetes prevention program (DPP) provider Omada Health — and combining that intervention with lab and biometric screenings — lab company Quest Diagnostics reduced risk for diabetes in one-third of a 107-employee cohort.
WhatsApp, Messaging Apps and the future of Digital Health in the UK
Lloyd Price
JUNE 25, 2018
Messaging apps are the future of digital health technology in the UK. Looking forward 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, secure communication between doctors, patients, clinicians and nurses is going to be an essential utility and productivity tool, potentially unrivalled by any other technology in terms of impact and widespread adoption. Today though, demand is outstripping supply and healthcare staff are turning to WhatsApp to fulfil their requirements.
AHA ‘strongly opposes’ interoperability as a Medicare requirement
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 25, 2018
Responding to a request for information from CMS, the American Hospital Association said it "strongly opposes" revising Medicare Conditions of Participation to include interoperability requirements. The hospital association argued that interoperability is difficult for surveyors to measure and unfairly targets hospitals for data sharing problems that span the healthcare ecosystem.
Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications
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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.
Cloud-Based Telehealth Defined: Advantages, Applications, and Security
Arizona Telemedicine Program
JUNE 25, 2018
Telehealth. ICT (Information and communication technology) has transformed the way we see the world by revolutionizing the medical industry and changing the modes of both medical practice and medical service delivery. According to the Center for Connected Health Policy, “Telehealth is a collection of means or methods for enhancing health care, public health, and health education delivery and support using telecommunications technologies.
Kentucky lawsuit won't decide the fate of Medicaid work requirements in other states
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 25, 2018
Michigan's recent decision to expand Medicaid work requirements likely won't hinge on the outcome of the Kentucky waiver lawsuit, one healthcare attorney tells FierceHealthcare. A judge is expected to issue a decision on the Kentucky lawsuit this week.
FHIR patient extensible data portability
Healthcare Exchange Standards
JUNE 25, 2018
Discussions at FHIR DevDays raised this question of a basic way to leverage FHIR API capability to enable the Patient beyond the limited Apps their provider has approved. If a healthcare provider offers a FHIR API (e.g. argonaut) -- meeting the Meaningful Use "API" requirement. Would it be reasonable to expect that the Meaningful Use "Download" (from View/Download/Transfer) capability would be offered in FHIR format?
How Children's Hospital of Richmond incorporated the patient voice into its redesigned behavioral health center
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 25, 2018
When Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University decided to undertake a redesign of its behavioral health center, officials at the hospital knew it was crucial to incorporate the patient voice throughout the design.
The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report
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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!
CPT Code for Remote Patient Monitoring?
Telebehavioral Health Institute
JUNE 25, 2018
In January 2018, Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) announced changes to Medicare reimbursement for remote patient monitoring and telemedicine. By introducing the new CPT code 99091, clinicians can now bill separately for time spent on collection and interpretation … Read more. The post CPT Code for Remote Patient Monitoring? appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.
Gottlieb: FDA needs to fill data gaps as it looks to increase access to targeted therapies
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 25, 2018
The growing market for targeted drug therapies has led the Food and Drug Administration to rethink what a clinical trial looks like—but it needs access to more data to make that transition truly effective.
PDMP: Police department monitoring program?
Morning eHealth
JUNE 25, 2018
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Humana lawsuit over denied payments, the first of its kind, moves forward
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 25, 2018
A federal judge has ruled that Prime Healthcare's lawsuit against Humana over denied or underpaid MA reimbursement can move forward, in what an attorney says is a first-of-its-kind ruling.
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.
These Errors Greatly Determine Your Penalty Assessment in IRS Letter 226J
ACA Times
JUNE 25, 2018
3 minute read: The issuance of Letter 226J for IRS information filings submitted for the 2015 tax year has caught many organizations off guard. More than 30,000 notices have been issued to date representing $4.4 billion in penalty assessments. During late 2017, starting with the 2015 reporting year, the IRS began issuing Letter 226J, which contained 4980H penalty assessments to applicable large employers ( ALEs ) who the tax agency determined had not complied with the Affordable Care Act.
Health IT Roundup—CMS creates health IT policy position; Thomas Jefferson University’s pop health professorship
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 25, 2018
CMS is on the hunt for a newly created chief health informatics officer, a position one official calls "kind of a big deal." Also, Thomas Jefferson University unveils a new privately funded population health professorship, and Omada Health expands its program to Type 2 diabetes and hypertension.
HealthEngine.com.au in Data-Sharing Scandal : Australian Medical Appointment Booking Platform Says It Obtains Patient Consent
Lloyd Price
JUNE 25, 2018
Australia largest medical booking service, HealthEngine, shared private medical data with law firms specializing in personal injury, the ABC reported on Monday. A pilot referral program passed an average of 200 potential clients a month from HealthEngine to the law firm Slater and Gordon last year, between March and August, the broadcaster reported.
Payer Roundup—Walgreens, Humana partner on senior healthcare; LePage open to hospital tax
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 25, 2018
Walgreens and Humana are teaming up to provide more insurance information to seniors, while in Maine, Gov. Paul LePage is signaling he is opening to raising taxes to pay for mandated Medicaid expansion.
How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp
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UK Space Agency launch ?4M fund for innovators to adapt Space Technology to improve Medical treatment and care in the NHS
Lloyd Price
JUNE 25, 2018
The UK Space Agency is offering up a £4m fund to develop ways of using space technology to improve patient care in the NHS. The funding is part of a joint programme with NHS England to turn technology designed for use in space into medical applications to be used in the NHS. The £4m will be split between up to four successful applications, which have to be focused on one of four challenges outlined by NHS England CEO Simon Stevens.
AHIP2018: Duke antitrust expert says vertical mergers will drive healthcare’s ‘new architecture’
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 25, 2018
SAN DIEGO—Following several decades in which hospital megamergers went largely unchallenged by regulators, vertical mergers could create a "new architecture" in healthcare, according to Duke law professor Barak Richman. That new architecture is likely to include digital tools to create alternative delivery pathways.
AHIP18: Medicaid overhaul is happening, but it's not coming from Congress
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 25, 2018
While there are whispers that congressional Republicans might try to overhaul the Medicaid program, some AHIP18 speakers believe innovation at the state level represents the real overhaul.
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