Mobi Health News
AUGUST 7, 2019
Using data from NASA, the startup will be building tools that show how low gravity affects the human body, and how medical issues can be addressed during spaceflight.
Health Populi
AUGUST 7, 2019
Marc Iskowitz, Executive Editor of MM&M, warmly welcomed me to the Haymarket Media soundproof studio in New York City yesterday. We’d been trying to schedule meeting up to do a live podcast since February, and we finally got our mutual acts together on 6th August 2019. Here’s a link to the 30-minute conversation, where Marc combed through the over 500 endnotes from HealthConsuming ‘s appendix to explore the patient as the new health care payor, the Amazon prime-ing of people, and prosp
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Mobi Health News
AUGUST 7, 2019
Designed for leisure and corporate travelers alike, the new service provides access to an international network of travel medicine specialists.
CE App
AUGUST 7, 2019
Situated between the rank of a registered nurse (RN) and a doctor lies the nurse practitioner (NP), whose duties go beyond those of a typical nurse. He or she has more authority over patient care, which includes prescribing medication, conducting physical appointments, ordering diagnostic tests such as x-rays, and other tasks similar to those of a primary care physician.
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Mobi Health News
AUGUST 7, 2019
Also: FundamentalVR announces that its education platform can now support the Vive Pro Eye VR headset; Cutitronics doubles team ahead of product launch.
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Mobi Health News
AUGUST 7, 2019
The latest infusion of cash was led by True Ventures and Trinity Ventures.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 7, 2019
Following two mass shootings last weekend that ended the lives of 31 people, seven leading medical organizations have said enough and called for action to prevent gun-related injuries and deaths.
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 7, 2019
The company reported £470 million in losses and £102.8 million in technical fee services.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
AUGUST 7, 2019
How do wearables contribute to health and wellbeing of older adults? Did something happen recently propelling sales up 51% that pushed consumers out the door to buy a wearable, like a fitness band or a smartwatch? Was it the coolness of the Apple Watch? Was it fear of ailments that worsen with lack of exercise? Or to put the question another way, what is it that these devices do that can help maintain or improve health, noting that 32% of baby boomers today get no exercise whatsoever , accordi
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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
AUGUST 7, 2019
Medicare will begin covering the growing collection of immunotherapy drugs referred to as CAR T-cell therapy for cancer patients being treated in some healthcare facilities, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Wednesday.
Morning eHealth
AUGUST 7, 2019
Mobile telehealth urged for military — Breaches set to hit new record
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 7, 2019
Nearly two-thirds of actively practicing physicians still carry debt from medical school, according to a new national survey. Of those doctors, 32% had more than $250,000 in debt remaining.
hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT
AUGUST 7, 2019
Pilot project will use Cerner Learning Health Network to evaluate potential impact of proven therapies for chronic cardiovascular disease
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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
AUGUST 7, 2019
Measuring blood pressure is usually the first thing that we do in an office visit. But now that researchers are examining the process more closely, we are learning that these readings are often inaccurate—as much as 60% of the time—and can significantly undermine treatment decisions.
Digital Health Today
AUGUST 7, 2019
Digital Therapeutics (DTx) have been under the spotlight this past year. They have the potential to become a game changer in healthcare for patients, healthcare professionals, pharmaceuticals and insurance companies. The Digital Therapeutics Alliance developed a definition to differentiate DTx solutions from health and wellness apps. The tipping point of the rise of DTx was Pear Therapeutics becoming the first Prescription Therapeutic Solution to receive clearance from FDA for reSET in September
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 7, 2019
CVS Health beat Wall Street's second-quarter expectations for both earnings and revenue by a wide margin, a boost it attributes largely to its acquisition of Aetna late last year and continuing strong performance in its retail segment.
Healthcare IT Today
AUGUST 7, 2019
The following is a guest blog post by Jim Higgins, Founder & CEO at Solutionreach. You can follow him on twitter: @higgs77 Let’s be honest. Life happens to everyone. Which means that sometimes patients miss appointments, show up late, and do a myriad of other annoying things. And yet, no practice can live without them. […].
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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
AUGUST 7, 2019
Employees are reporting higher rates of healthy behaviors and improvements in clinical risk factors in Humana’s wellness program, according to new data.
Healthcare IT Today
AUGUST 7, 2019
In recent times, Epic has expanded its vision from being merely an EHR vendor to offering access to a gigantic patient health dataset culled from a broad range of providers. However, getting there is proving to be tougher than the company expected. According to John Moore of Chilmark Research, who attended Epic’s 2018 UGM conference, […].
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 7, 2019
Kansas’ insurance regulator called on Aetna to make improvements to the administration of Medicaid managed care in the state or risk losing its hefty contract.
Synzi
AUGUST 7, 2019
The Importance of Agency Rankings and Ratings The CAHPS Home Health Care Survey (HHCAHPS) asks patients who receive home health care services about their experiences with home health care agencies, providers, and staff in regards to the following factors: Care … Read More. The post How Patient Communications Can Help Your Agency’s Star Ratings appeared first on Synzi.
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
AUGUST 7, 2019
With the introduction of new and emerging technologies and services showing no signs of slowing, payers are faced with some very serious challenges. They must ensure that the best options are used when providing care to their members, and that the options are of the highest quality and value.
Geonetric
AUGUST 7, 2019
When to Create a Location Profile Creating individual location pages is good for SEO because it localizes your services to a particular area. Make a location profile if the facility has unique information in one or more of the following categories: Address, including suite number if applicable Hours of operation Phone number Locations Within a […].
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 7, 2019
A delayed cancer diagnosis because of an identification mix-up, opioids being prescribed to a patient with a history of addiction, babies given incorrect milk—the list goes on. Those are but a few real-life examples of what can go wrong when patients are misidentified. We have an opportunity to prevent misidentifications and the consequences.
ACA Times
AUGUST 7, 2019
3 minute read: We hosted an ACA webinar in July with HR.com , and were asked several questions relating to the ACA’s Employer Mandate. The answers are now available on our ACA Frequently Asked Questions. Below are the five questions and answers we thought would be of interest to share in a blog post. You can find a full Q&A by clicking here. And you can access the webinar, ‘IRS Enforcement of the ACA is Intensifying — What you Need to Know to Avoid ACA Penalties,’ by clicking here.
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FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 7, 2019
UPMC Health Plan has designated nine providers as members of its new Center of Excellence for hip and knee replacement surgery.
HealthStream
AUGUST 7, 2019
Though improving resuscitation success is an important purpose in itself, a high quality training program has additional benefits for the care continuum in terms of learner confidence and regulatory reporting efficiency.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 7, 2019
Duke Clinical Research Institute is working with health technology company Cerner on a pilot project to analyze de-identified patient data to find the most effective treatment options for chronic cardiovascular disease. The pilot project also has the potential to innovate clinical research registries, the organizations said.
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