Mobi Health News
APRIL 3, 2018
A partnership between Louisville, Kentucky city leaders, a non-profit, and digital respiratory health company Propeller Health has led to clear improvements in local asthmatic residents’ inhaler use and symptoms, according to a study recently published in Health Affairs.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 3, 2018
The Drug Enforcement Administration has arrested 28 medical professionals and revoked the licenses of 147 others to dispense controlled substances as part of a nationwide opioid crackdown promised by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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Mobi Health News
APRIL 3, 2018
Walmart is reportedly in talks to acquire PillPack, a New England-based virtual pharmacy with around $100 million in funding. According to CNBC, which broke the news, the retail giant is offering less than $1 billion for the startup. But the deal could still fall apart, CNBC's sources said.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 3, 2018
An estimated 3 in 4 workplace violence events happen in a healthcare setting. California just took a step to change that and the nation should follow suit, the nation's largest nursing union said this week.
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Mobi Health News
APRIL 3, 2018
In the quest to consumerize healthcare, online physician reviews are a popular attempt to return some agency and control to the healthcare consumer. In fact a 2015 survey showed that more than half of millennials consulted online reviews when choosing a physician.
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Mobi Health News
APRIL 3, 2018
The American Academy of Family Physicians and virtual care technology vendor Zipnosis are embarking on a partnership that will offer a virtual healthcare platform to AAFP's 129,000 members. The telemedicine tech provides an online diagnosis and treatment system that would enable AAFP members to offer their patients easy access to care by connecting them virtually with their family physician.
Morning eHealth
APRIL 3, 2018
State Department looking into EHRs — Investors flock to digital health in 2018
Mobi Health News
APRIL 3, 2018
Innovators compete. Ascensia Diabetes Care has announced the six finalists in its innovation competition, which is aimed at finding digital platforms to support Type 2 diabetes management. The competition included 116 submissions from North America, Asia, and Europe.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 3, 2018
A medical group under Atrium Health sued the system on Monday to be freed from their employment contracts and noncompete clauses. Here's why the doctors said they took legal action—and why the health system was "surprised" by it.
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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
APRIL 3, 2018
Malay Gandhi, best known as the former CEO of Rock Health, has joined Evidation Health as SVP of Business Operations. Evidation Health cofounder and President Christine Lemke announced the hire in a tweet, saying "This makes me so happy. After years of helping @evidation from the outside, @malayhgandhi joins the team full time. Welcome!
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 3, 2018
The CDC found more than 220 germs with "nightmare" antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the U.S. last year. They are calling for local public health officials to take more aggressive action, saying, for example, it could prevent 1,600 cases of CRE per state over the next three years.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 3, 2018
Last week on-demand healthcare concierge for provider employers Accolade received $50 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, Carrick Capital Partners, Madrona Venture Group, and McKesson Ventures, with participation from Cross Creek Advisors and Madera Technologies. The company plans to use the money to grow its workforce, look at new market opportunities, and expand its Personalized Advocacy platform.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 3, 2018
Medicare Advantage plans are getting a significant payment boost next year, even as CMS moves forward with changes to risk score calculations by relying more on encounter data. The total payment and policy changes are expected to save the government almost $300 million a year.
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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.
Insulin Nation
APRIL 3, 2018
Last week, the FDA approved Dexcom’s G6 continuous glucose monitor. The primary selling points of the new device include the following: sponsor. Fingerstick Elimination: No fingersticks are needed for calibration or diabetes treatment decisions. Easy Sensor Applicator: A complete redesign of the sensor applicator allows for one-touch, simple insertion.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 3, 2018
Dignity Health has created patient kits that aim to engage patients in infection control. And while the data on infection rates is still coming in, Page West, the system's chief nursing officer, said that the kits have been a hit with patients.
Insulin Nation
APRIL 3, 2018
On March 1, 2018, Diabetes Care published a study that compared the prognosis among young patients with Type 1 diabetes from different ethnic groups. The study, led by Maria Jose Redondo et. al. for the Pediatric Diabetes Consortium, involved over 900 participants (631 whites, 216 Hispanics, and 80 African Americans) under the age of 19. The research team aggregated demographic, socioeconomic, and clinical data from medical records and interviews with patients and parents for three years after d
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 3, 2018
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has notified 6,800 members that their personal information was potentially breached following a phishing attack. The Maryland insurer, which has waged a legal battle with members following a 2014 breach, said the attacker may have gained access to member records.
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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!
David Chou
APRIL 3, 2018
CHICAGO — For healthcare organizations to better engage patients, they must dive into digital technologies and adjust how they operate accordingly, chief information officers told an audience at the American College of Healthcare Executives' annual congress Wednesday. "I can buy any technology out there easily, but how does the organization take that technology and really operate?
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 3, 2018
While a number of physician associations may oppose the idea, 74% of doctors say they favor permitting Medicaid work requirements, according to a new survey. Three out of four physicians say they support a controversial new federal policy that allows states to require applicants to work or seek a job in order to obtain Medicaid benefits.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 3, 2018
Here are the areas that one health tech organization says the industry could target to improve smooth, widespread implementation of value-based care.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 3, 2018
New research published in JAMA shows that a sudden decline in wealth for older adults can lead to a higher risk of mortality. Although the factors that contribute to increased mortality rates are still unknown, Harvard University Provost Alan Garber says the study "strongly suggests that a wealth shock is a risk factor for mortality in this age group.
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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