Thu.Jan 09, 2020

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Medirom partners with MATRIX industries to deliver world’s first self-powered health monitoring smartband

Mobi Health News

Medirom, a healthtech company based in Japan, has announced that at CES 2020 it will be working with MATRIX Industries, a Silicon Valley material science company, to deliver the world’s first health monitoring smartband named MOTHER that never requires charging. This will enable users in the US and Japan to monitor their health activities 24/7.

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Out-of-Pocket and Prescription Drug Costs – Connecting Digital Health Dots at CES 2020

Health Populi

The top two health care concerns facing Americans are out-of-pocket costs and prescriptions drug costs, according to a poll published today in Morning Consult. Apropos to my title of this post, the survey was sponsored by the Bipartisan Policy Center , whose mission is to promote, cross-party affiliations, “health, security and opportunity for all Americans.”.

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MyHealthTeams launches new resources for pregnant women with MS

Mobi Health News

The new tool was designed in partnership with EMD Serono, and aims to give expecting moms information about managing multiple sclerosis during pregnancy.

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Physicians expect almost one-third of their jobs to be automated by 2040, Stanford Medicine report finds

FierceHealthIT

Doctors say digital technology and data are driving change that will create a different world of medicine in the next couple of decades, a new report from Stanford Medicine finds. In a survey, physicians, residents and medical students say they expect almost a third of their current duties could be automated in 20 years.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

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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US FDA clears NuvoAir's connected spirometer device

Mobi Health News

The Air Next is designed for patients with respiratory conditions such as asthma, COPD and cystic fibrosis.

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EIT Health opens applications for 2020 Headstart programme, NHS Arden & GEM CSU wins £1.4M contract, and more news briefs

Mobi Health News

Also: Number of registered users for the NHS App increases following launch of staff-facing campaign; Doctorlink appoints new chief executive.

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California seeks to become first state with own generic drug label in bid to lower prices

FierceHealthIT

California wants to become the first state to have its own generic drug label in order to gain access to cheaper medicines, taking a page from hospital-led Civica Rx.

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Livongo comes to Higi's health kiosks, Pear's reSET-O rolling out to dozens of treatment centers and more digital health deals

Mobi Health News

Also: Doctor on Demand-powered benefit goes live for Walmart associates; Samsung, Sleep Number's CES announcements.

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What the trends at CES 2020 could mean for the future of digital health

FierceHealthIT

LAS VEGAS—Many of the innovations showcased at CES 2020 are several years away from becoming reality, such as the flying taxi concept developed by Hyundai and Uber. But as the lines between consumer technology and healthcare continue to blur, the products shown at CES provide a glimpse of the future for digital health.

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The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications

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.

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Women's health-focused provider Advantia raises $45M

Mobi Health News

Funding for the tech-enabled provider was led by BlueMountain Capital Management.

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Kaiser Permanente, union announce $130M initiative aimed at healthcare workforce shortage

FierceHealthIT

Kaiser Permanente is joining forces with a key union for service workers to launch a nonprofit aimed at addressing the shortage of healthcare workers.

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Healthcare Buzzwords That Should Be Retired in 2020

Healthcare IT Today

We love buzzwords and catch-phrases in healthcare don’t we? Everyone wants to “bend the cost curve” by “breaking down silos”. We are all working towards “personalized medicine” by deploying “predictive analytics” and “big data” using “cloud computing”. As we start 2020, I thought it would be fun to conduct an informal poll of Health IT […].

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The generation gap: Survey looks at doctors’ drinking habits, relationships and other lifestyle choices

FierceHealthIT

The times they are a’ changing. Well, maybe, maybe not. When it comes to some things (for instance, marijuana use and their choice of cars) there’s not much difference between physicians from the Baby Boomer, Millennial and Gen X generations.

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Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications

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.

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New Skin Care Line Brings Relief for Diabetic Skin Conditions

Insulin Nation

To avoid the many complications faced by those living with diabetes you have to focus much of your time on specific areas. Taking care of your heart, kidneys, and working to manage or avoid neuropathy all takes a lot of dedication. And that’s not even considering all the work you are already doing to manage your blood sugar. But skin is the one area that too often gets left out of that extra-care equation.

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Industry leaders share their big takeaways on CES 2020

FierceHealthIT

LAS VEGAS—Healthcare and health technology leaders shared their takeaways from CES 2020 and what excited them about the potential for digital health.

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Telehealth Trends Going Into 2020

InTouch Health

What to Expect from Telehealth in 2020 and Beyond. Telehealth has exploded in popularity over the last few years as care providers, state legislators, and insurance companies continue to support this technology. The telehealth industry is expected to grow exponentially over the next eight years, reaching $32.71 billion by 2027. As the telehealth industry gains ground, more companies are looking to make a profit, spurring competition and innovation in the market for virtual care.

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WellCare teams up with Wellth to apply 'behavioral economics' to hypertension management

FierceHealthIT

WellCare Health Plans is partnering with digital health company Wellth to launch a new program to help at-risk Medicaid members better manage their hypertension.

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The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report

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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Health industry moving to virtual care environment

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Health industry moving to virtual care environment Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Australia Sponsor: HCI Group

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How Virtual Care and Communication Can Be A Competitive Advantage

Synzi

Understanding the Competitive Environment Home health agencies are facing increasing competitive pressures in attracting patients and appealing to referral sources. Agencies are also recalibrating the appropriate mix of institutional vs. community referral partners as PDGM changes the way referrals impact … Read More. The post How Virtual Care and Communication Can Be A Competitive Advantage appeared first on Synzi.

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Study: Medicare hospital rating system doesn't do enough to account for social risk factors

FierceHealthIT

Medicare may be underpaying hospitals serving disadvantaged communities because of a skewed rating system, a new study finds.

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How Virtual Care and Communication Can Be A Competitive Advantage

Synzi

Understanding the Competitive Environment Home health agencies are facing increasing competitive pressures in attracting patients and appealing to referral sources. Agencies are also recalibrating the appropriate mix of institutional vs. community referral partners as PDGM changes the way referrals impact … Read More. The post How Virtual Care and Communication Can Be A Competitive Advantage appeared first on Synzi.

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Patient Engagement & Cultural Competence Training Roadmap: A Guide to Reducing Staff Burnout

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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How Health Data Analytics Can Promote Payer-Provider Partnership

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Deborah Dean, Technology Advisor, BioIQ. As healthcare makes the transition to value-based care, use of data analytics has become an essential tool for both payers and providers. This article explores progress so far and opportunities for payer and provider partnership on data-driven care initiatives. How can payers and […].

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LeanIX Turns 8!

LeanIX

Today LeanIX turns eight! It’s been a rollercoaster to get to this point, starting from a bootstrapped company of two founders to a global business with more than 180 employees on three continents.

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Chutes & Ladders—Alphabet snags former ONC chief; Cleveland Clinic hires chief research information officer

FierceHealthIT

Welcome to this week's Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry. Please submit the good news—or the bad—from your shop, and we will feature it here at the end of each week.

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Trust Is the Currency for Consumer Health Engagement – A Bottom-Line at CES 2020

Health Populi

There’s less talk about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency at #CES2020. The most important currency under discussion is Trust. We have begun a consumer electronics migration from the past decade of the Internet of Things to this next decade of the Intelligence of Things. The different “I’s” signal the transition from devices that have connected to the Internet and generated data from our everyday lives, to the next ten years of gathering that data, mashing it up for meaning, and

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.