Health Populi

JULY 9, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has re-shaped patients into consumers, concerned about managing the risk of contracting the virus, millions of people experiencing months of sheltering, working, learning, and cooking at home. Combine these new life-flows with conflicting information about the nature, severity, and life-span of COVID-19: From three levels of government leaders: The President and the Executive Branch at the Federal Level, Governors of States, and Mayors of cities; Public health agencies,

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Mobi Health News

JULY 9, 2020

AliveCor released today KardiaCare, a digital subscription service for managing heart health at home. The service offers a suite of features that helps users interpret their heart data, monitor risk factors, identify symptom triggers and measure the impact of lifestyle changes. It will expand upon the features already provided with the company’s other ECG products, KardiaMobile and KardiaMobile 6L.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 9, 2020

On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 7-2 decision that businesses and universities with religious or moral objections to providing employees with insurance coverage for contraception can deny that coverage. In their dissent, Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote that the judgment means between 70,500 and 126,400 women will lose access to no-cost birth control.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 9, 2020

Also: Truepill to expand digital pharmacy business with $25 million Series B; Nucleai's precision oncology platform gains $6.5 million from Debiopharm.

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Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 9, 2020

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has put together further detailed guidance for how healthcare providers should be documenting and reporting electronic clinical quality measures for telehealth encounters. The new telehealth-eligible eCQMs are for any eligible professionals or eligible clinicians participating in CMS quality reporting programs for performance period 2020, including the Merit-based Incentive Payment System and Advanced Alternative Payment Models, Comprehensive Primar

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 9, 2020

Biden-Sanders task force health platform pushes for public option, a free COVID-19 vaccine. pminemyer. Thu, 07/09/2020 - 11:44.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 9, 2020

A recent study suggests that individuals' perceptions of and reactions to COVID-19 screening hotlines are affected by their trust in its source and how they believe the service is being delivered.

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 9, 2020

Premier survey: Nearly all hospitals stockpiling drugs to prepare for second COVID-19 surge. rking. Thu, 07/09/2020 - 10:43.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 9, 2020

The initiative aims to accelerate the World Health Organisation’s goal of a malaria-free world by 2040.

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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

JULY 9, 2020

Tenet hospital agrees to $72.3M settlement with DOJ over kickback suit. treed. Thu, 07/09/2020 - 13:25.

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Digital Leaders HealthTech

JULY 9, 2020

COVID-19 has been a catalyst for fast-tracking the digital transformation of the NHS and many have turned to digital for health information and access to services. The NHS website, for example, saw a sharp increase to 3.4 million users on 17 March and at mHabitat we saw a 25 per cent increase in the use of our ‘I need help now’ function on our mental health platform, MindWellLeeds.

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 9, 2020

What doctors should know as debate heats up around schools reopening in fall. treed. Thu, 07/09/2020 - 10:02.

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Health Recovery Solutions

JULY 9, 2020

According to the CDC , 10.5% of the US population (34.2 million people) lives with diabetes. Many individuals with diabetes have sub-optimal control of their disease due to poor adherence to their treatment plan, noncompliance with doctor’s visits, or a general lack of understanding about their condition.

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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.

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 9, 2020

The following is a guest article by Dikla Ranen Co-founder and COO from Odoro. Can we learn anything about running medical practices, and taking great care of our patients, from the biology of the coronavirus? The answer is yes. The coronavirus is a targeting machine, deviously brilliant in the way it attacks high-risk populations by […].

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 9, 2020

Doctor on Demand lands $75M to invest in virtual primary care, behavioral health. hlandi. Thu, 07/09/2020 - 11:46.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 9, 2020

In part 1 of our exploration of healthcare’s two digital front doors, we talked about the digital door being built to help patients enter healthcare. In the second part of this series, we’ll explore another new digital front door that’s happening in healthcare: Virtual Patient Check-In As I talked with many people about the new […].

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 9, 2020

Avalere: ACA's exchange enrollment could increase by 1M due to COVID-19 job losses. rking. Thu, 07/09/2020 - 16:30.

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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!

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HealthStream

JULY 9, 2020

The Care Continuum Is Bracing for Widespread Change Due to Demographics and Financial Pressure. This sector is expected to blur into one where all services can be provided, culminating in an environment that is patient-centric rather than care setting-specific.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 9, 2020

In this Teleahealth Feature Series, we’re going to cover the long list of potential telehealth features available today. As you’re considering your own approach to telehealth, we will provide you a look at all the possible features telehealth companies are offering on the market. Plus, we’ll offer our insight into the nuances of each feature […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 9, 2020

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InTouch Health

JULY 9, 2020

Today’s employers are inundated with the burning questions they battle within: How do I keep my employees and their families safe? How do I keep my business afloat without risking the health of my team? What can I do to make it possible for my business to survive the COVID-19 pandemic? Those questions were no different when Hamilton Health Box (HHB), an onsite primary and urgent care microclinic operator for small employers, was approached by Houston restaurateur Levi Goode, chef/owner of Goode

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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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Optimum Healthcare IT

JULY 9, 2020

Read Time: < 1 min Now more than ever, ERP system health and having your ERP system support your needs are extremely important. The post Keeping Your ERP System Healthy appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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CMS.gov

JULY 9, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a devastating toll on Americans across the country, whether in lives lost or economic impacts, and it has particularly affected our fellow citizens who have the most vulnerabilities, including the elderly and communities of color. We’ve been forced to adjust and adapt our daily lives in innumerable ways, while significant public health resources have had to be redirected to help us meet and beat this unprecedented pandemic.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 9, 2020

In 2017, the FDA introduced the Medical Device Development Tools (MDDT) program to help better evaluate and regulate decisions surrounding novel medical devices. According to the FDA’s website, an MDDT is a method, material, or measurement used to assess the effectiveness, safety, or performance of a medical device. Since the program’s debut, only six tools have qualified for this special designation.

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