Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
A small study published in JMIR Mental Health found that 84 percent of surveyed patients living with mental illness were willing to use apps that would collect and share biomarkers.
BHM Healthcare Solutions
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Editor’s Note: According to recent studies, fitness tracking such as wearables increase physical activity for the long-term in wellness programs while wearables monitor chronic conditions. Health plans encourage wearables, so why don’t more plans include wearables? Wellness programs help members develop healthy habits leading to lower expense pressures for chronic health issues for members and payers.
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Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
The funding round is led by Ark Applications and PAR, and joined by Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck.
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Most Americans have been surprised by a medical bill, a NORC AmeriSpeak survey found. Who’s responsible? Nearly all Americans (86% net responsible) first blame health insurance companies, followed by hospitals (82%). Fewer U.S. patients blamed doctors and pharmacies, although a majority of consumers still put responsibility for surprise healthcare bills on them (71% and 64% net).
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Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
LifeOmic's Chief Marketing Officer Justin Helmig will be presenting at Health 2.0 on how machine learning and cloud computing can be implemented in a healthcare setting.
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Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
New VR headsets at Hull Women and Children's Hospital are set to help parents-to-be prepare for the birth of their children.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Healthcare stakeholders, including patients, want better health apps. But industry stalwarts that could create those apps don't have the financial incentives to do so, a new report says.
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
With these data, CEO Tony Keating said the company will be pursuing European and Australian regulatory submissions.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
A new study finds a strong link between hospital-acquired physician practices and higher care costs. The research raises new questions about the consequences of the industry’s rapid, ongoing consolidation trends that often flies under the radar.
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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.
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Also in deals this week: TeleDentist teams up with Call A Doctor Plus, and emergencey response app Twiage launched in Indianapolis hospital.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants have made up a greater proportion of the healthcare workforce over the last 15 years, a trend that isn’t about to change, according to new projections.
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
The Boston-based startup makes software to push data to hospital stakeholders when they need it.
Health Intersections
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
On a forum for FHIR Foundation members, I raised the subject of where FHIR is on the Gartner Hype Cycle (see Gartner write up , or Wikipedia ). FHIR Foundation member Wes Rishel ( @wrishel ), who’s a FHIR user, and also was a Gartner Analyst before he retired, graciously made this contribution that I could post here. From 2000-2014 I was the person positioning health IT standards on Gartner’s Hype Cycle.
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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
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
UnitedHealth's chief pharmacy officer told FierceHealthcare that CMS' new guidance around step therapy will generate "significant" savings for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. But AMA said it will lead to "unnecessary red tape" and more denials for patients.
Morning eHealth
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
HITAC recap — CMMI chief talks AI
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
When it comes to physician burnout, Shawn C. Jones, M.D., says he speaks from experience. “It came to a head where it became obvious I needed to lay down the scalpel and get some help,” he said.
Medical Mime - EHR
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
During the month of August 2018 we conducted a usability survey for our M2Select EHR (rehab) product. Any user of the system would see a link to a brief survey on their login page. This survey asked two simple questions as follows: Answers were selections on a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from Strongly Agree (5) to Strongly Disagree (1). This type of usability survey is called UMUX-Lite ; the methodology behind this type of survey is described here.
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FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings got underway in the Senate on Tuesday, and it's clear healthcare issues will play a pivotal role in the debate as the meetings continue this week.
BHM Healthcare Solutions
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Editor’s Note: Payers and providers have shed fears about virtual care services. Payers are rapidly becoming educated on consumers’ attitudes toward virtual care. Click HERE to discuss how BHM helps payers. . Millennials, generation Xers, baby boomers and seniors vary in how they’re using virtual care, according to a Deloitte report.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Cigna carved out a new C-suite position dedicated to data analytics, hiring Gina Papush, an insurance executive with deep data experience, to fill the role.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Physician groups are speaking out about CMS’ proposed rule for the 2019 Medicare physician fee schedule. The comment period on the 1,473-page proposed rule ends Monday, Sept. 10.
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
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
El Segundo, California-based nonprofit Verity Health filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday. Despite the voluntary filing, officials say the health system's six hospitals will remain open.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
A Texas doctor who found himself in a storm of controversy apologized over comments published in the Dallas Medical Journal in which he said female physicians make less money because they don’t work as hard.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Although WellCare hasn't offered exchange plans since 2016, its CEO says this move positions it for "growth within government-sponsored programs.
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
A new report from AHRQ shows that severe complications in childbirth are on the rise in hospitals, plus more healthcare headlines.
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FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
In a Texas courtroom, a group of Republican attorneys general, led by Texas’ Ken Paxton, is set to face off against a group of Democratic attorneys general, led by California’s Xavier Becerra, in a lawsuit aimed at striking down the federal healthcare law.
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