Mobi Health News

MARCH 19, 2020

This news comes amid the shortage of testing kits in the U.S.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 19, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has prompted instant behavior and tech changes. And not just about hand washing and social distancing. For the past two days, it’s apparent that the seemingly forever slow growth of telehealth adoption has entered a new, “When can I have that? Yesterday?” phase. This applies to caring for and treating the 2.5 million in senior living communities, including nursing homes.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 19, 2020

Early data from the roughly 100,000-participant effort suggest infrequent social distancing and regional behavior disparities (as of March 15).

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FierceHealthIT

MARCH 19, 2020

A shortage of personal protective equipment is the biggest issue right now for hospitals and healthcare workers around the county, according to the chief healthcare officer at the organization that represents medical schools and teaching hospitals.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 19, 2020

The round was led by Octopus Ventures with participation from Y Combinator, Startup Health and Triple Point Ventures.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 19, 2020

The Series A round will help the Salt Lake City startup solidify its role as an end-to-end patient-billing suite.

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FierceHealthIT

MARCH 19, 2020

Experts offer key advice for what hospitals should be doing now to prepare for a surge of COVID-19 patients, including taking major inventories of staff and equipment.

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care innovations

MARCH 19, 2020

If the outbreak of COVID-19 has been stressful for you during this past week, you’re not alone. Human beings like stability, and life has been changing dramatically for many of us over the past week. We are all trying to adjust to the new normal, and the anxiety can feel overwhelming, particularly for people who are at higher risk. Lately, you may find yourself feeling more irritable, or having trouble sleeping.

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FierceHealthIT

MARCH 19, 2020

Scammers may be trafficking counterfeit or faulty products from protective masks to disinfectants during the coronavirus pandemic, and physician practices may be particularly vulnerable. Healthcare organizations can take steps to ensure products are reliable, safe and legitimate.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 19, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Advancements in technology make your life easier every day. In the past decade, you’ve seen the smart home become a reality and cell phones are no longer used simply to text and place calls. Thankfully, […]. The article Healthcare Advancements That Are Improving Patient Care appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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FierceHealthIT

MARCH 19, 2020

Doctors and other medical professionals are awaiting a new government regulation that would allow them to work across state lines amid the coronavirus outbreak.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2020

One of the biggest health IT related news items to come out was the announcement by Vice President Mike Pence that HHS was issuing a regulation to permit doctors to practice across state lines. State Medical Licensure is something that has baffled many of us that have worked in healthcare. I’m sure there’s some historical […].

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FierceHealthIT

MARCH 19, 2020

For tech entrepreneurs in the healthcare space, the primary challenge lies in identifying which tools will have real potential in the marketplace. Here are 5 digital health journeys currently happening in the healthcare ecosystem.

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InTouch Health

MARCH 19, 2020

Improving Mental Healthcare in Schools. Telehealth has significantly improved the way the U.S. healthcare system treats and cares for elderly patients, those with limited mobility, and those with chronic conditions such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. Additionally, organizations across the country are starting to use telehealth when treating and caring for a wide variety of patients, including students and young adults.

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FierceHealthIT

MARCH 19, 2020

Major hospital and provider groups want Congress to provide $100 billion in direct assistance so they can prepare for the influx of COVID-19 patients.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2020

I think we’re all interested to see what kind of funding is going to be made available in the COVID-19 spending package that is happening. Tom Leary, VP Government Relations at HIMSS offered his suggestions on what COVID-19 healthcare funding might happen in our interview with him, but Ben Moscovitch, Project Director, Health Information Technology […].

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FierceHealthIT

MARCH 19, 2020

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues, health plans are evolving their response in tandem.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2020

A group of white-hat hackers working for a security vendor is leveraging one of its tools to help simulate how the COVID-19 virus works. The group is supporting a virus research effort known as Folding@Home. TEAMARES, a research team within security company Critical Start, has found that its hash cracker Cthulhu can run simulations that […].

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FierceHealthIT

MARCH 19, 2020

The Senate GOP have released a massive economic stimulus bill that would get rid of Medicare's sequester cuts temporarily and increase Medicare payments to hospitals treating COVID-19 patients by 15%.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2020

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 3/13 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by the CHIME Liaisons on the topic of “COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and Health IT” Probably comes as no surprise that this week’s chat is about COVID-19. No doubt it’s deeply […].

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FierceHealthIT

MARCH 19, 2020

The Affordable Care Act is celebrating its 10th birthday—marking a decade of change in how insurance companies do business.

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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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Geonetric

MARCH 19, 2020

1. Understand Your Community’s Concerns Start with research. Reach out to your call center, frontline staff, and infectious disease specialists. Monitor local news outlets. Check social media and local online forums, like your city’s local subreddit. Look at Google Trends, your own internal site search, and other tools that reveal what people are searching for […].

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Digital Leaders HealthTech

MARCH 19, 2020

For the past three years, I have split my week between seeing patients as a child and adolescent psychiatrist and working as the senior clinical lead for data at NHS Digital. This has given me a unique perspective on how two fantastic teams help patients. I have sometimes found it hard to persuade my team at NHS Digital how much impact their work has on patients.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2020

Given the fast moving nature of the COVID-19 and the changing virtual times, we’re going to try out some new changes here at Healthcare IT Today as well. While we’ll still continue to offer our regular articles that dive into various topics as we’ve been doing with our COVID-19 Provider Coverage, there seems to be […].

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HealthStream

MARCH 19, 2020

When a nurse scheduling solution fails to work smoothly, it isn’t just the frontline nurses who are affected. As the staff members responsible for creating and maintaining the master nursing schedule, nurse managers have some specific pain points that occur frequently.

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FierceHealthIT

MARCH 19, 2020

In the wake of the global pandemic, hospital system finances are taking a beating.

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Henry Kotula

MARCH 19, 2020

[link]. As a physician, waiting for the worst of coronavirus to hit, I see a lot to fear. It seems increasingly likely that this will be one of the most significant pandemics in modern human history, and that it will change our approach to healthcare going forward. But not all of its legacy will be negative. Here’s one thing I hope will come out of the crisis: an increased reliance on telemedicine, something that should have happened long ago.

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FierceHealthIT

MARCH 19, 2020

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