Mobi Health News

JUNE 29, 2018

Healthcare is improving with each passing year, allowing more aging patients to enjoy longer and healthier lives. Unlike in years past, though, this population isn’t necessarily limited to years of hospitals and assisted living homes. Driven by a desire for lower costs and increased independence, a broad range of new technologies are aiming to keep aging loved ones healthy in the comfort of their own homes.

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Morning eHealth

JUNE 29, 2018

Wilkie gets bipartisan nod from vets' committee — Amazon scoops up PillPack

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 29, 2018

Online social networks are becoming an increasingly prevalent strategy for public health and other stakeholders to cut down unhealthy behaviors. Whether they’re built for a mainstream audience or to address the issues of a focused patient population, these digital communities all share a major challenge: members who aren’t interested in participating.

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 29, 2018

In a healthcare system "designed to obfuscate," it's going to take collaboration and a focus on drug prices, administrative burdens and value-based care to lower costs for patients, experts said at a panel hosted by the Alliance for Health Policy last week.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

JUNE 29, 2018

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Please Note: CCHP has a pending legislation/regulation web page located at the following link: [link]. LEGISLATION. Dead Legislation/Session Ended. State Bill Number Status Summary.

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Health Intersections

JUNE 29, 2018

Diego kaminker asked me to draw my readers attention to this: “Principios de Interoperabilidad en Salud y Estándares” (en = Healthcare interoperability Principles and Standards”) available at [link]. The book covers in Spanish briefly: Introduction to Standards. Controlled Vocabulary / Terminology. SNOMED CT. Syntax Standards (XML, JSON).

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 29, 2018

The 340B drug discount program is under scrutiny yet again. This time the GAO is calling for additional oversight of the program and its contracted pharmacies with a report that shows nearly half of covered entities didn't pass drug discounts to low-income patients.

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HIStalk Weekender

JUNE 29, 2018

Weekly News Recap. Amazon announces that it will acquire mail order pharmacy PillPack for a rumored $1 billion in cash. Cerner settles an unpaid overtime employee class action lawsuit for $4.5 million. The VA says it will bring three sites live on Cerner by 2020. GE announces that it will spin off its GE Healthcare business into a standalone company.

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 29, 2018

Data shows the number of Part D beneficiaries prescribed high amounts of opioids has dropped over the last year. But the OIG says prescribing rates "remain concerning," and the agency urged plan sponsors to implement lock-in programs to prevent abuse.

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 29, 2018

Atrium Health has raised the minimum wage for 7,500 of its staffers; IHI's National Steering Committee on patient safety has defined focus areas for its work; plus more healthcare headlines.

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