Thu.May 16, 2019

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When Will Self-Service Come to Health Care?

Health Populi

At least one in three people who have tried out virtual health care have done so because they use technology in all aspects of life and want to do the same with their healthcare. This data point has informed my vision for self-care and the home as our health hub, bolstered in part through the research of Accenture from which this first graphic comes.

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Express Scripts to launch stand-alone digital health formulary in 2020

Mobi Health News

The pharmacy benefit manager will be vetting each of the tools featured within the new formulary for therapeutic value, usability, security, privacy and cost effectiveness.

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Technical tips for using Clocktree

Clocktree

Clocktree telehealth is web based and should work on any modern computer or mobile device with a camera. It works via browser, no matter what device you are using. Preferred browsers are: PC (Windows): Google Chrome. Android tablet or phone: Google Chrome. Mac (Desktop or laptop): Google Chrome or Safari. iPhone or iPad: Safari. In many cases, Clocktree will work on other browsers such as Edge or Firefox, however we recommend Chrome or Safari for the most reliable video and audio connection.

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How to Build a Better Relationship Between Pharma and Digital Health

Mobi Health News

Remember that you are partners who have come together because you each have unique skills that the other cannot replicate on their own.

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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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Healthcare Data Management In A Data Economy

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Karen Way, global practice lead for data and intelligence, NTT DATA Services. A recent study conducted by NTT DATA Services and Oxford Economics highlighted the top three challenges identified by healthcare executives and consumers: standardizing and sharing of data across the healthcare spectrum, preparing for and adapting to regulatory changes and recruiting or retaining […].

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Physicians could face life in prison under new Alabama abortion law; Doctor groups decry 'political interference'

FierceHealthIT

Alabama’s governor Wednesday signed into law the country’s most restrictive anti-abortion bill that could punish doctors who perform abortions with life in prison. Major physician groups quickly spoke out against the new law, saying politicians were interfering in medicine.

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Digital refill, delivery platform Phil lands $25M in Series B funding

Mobi Health News

The round was led by GreatPoint Ventures with participation from Tarsadia Investments, Crosslink Capital and Uncork Capital.

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CMS scales back plan to allow step therapy, prior authorization for Part D protected classes

FierceHealthIT

CMS finalized on Thursday a scaled-based version of a proposed rule that would allow Medicare Part D plan sponsors greater leeway to use prior authorization and step therapy for drugs in protected classes.

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YouTube star Dr. Mike on technology's role in the future of medicine

Mobi Health News

Dr. Mikhail Varshavski's YouTube presence has been growing rapidly as he takes on issues such as telemedicine and technology's limitations.

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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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Comfort at home; or in rehab

Christina's Considerations

Earlier posts have covered my suggestions for items to make a healthcare facility or hospital stay a little more comfortable. My post today includes items that could also be used in the hospital, but are more likely to be appropriate.

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AT&T, Gozio Health partner on in-facility mobile wayfinding

Mobi Health News

The collaboration is looking to expand the reach of Gozio's patient-facing hospital navigation app to more providers across the US.

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A shortage of data scientists could be holding back advances in healthcare

FierceHealthIT

The tools to unlock healthcare advances in big data already exist, but implementing those tools will require a change in approach.

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DOJ steps in on Oscar Health vs. Florida Blue, Spire Health launching COPD study and more digital health news briefs

Mobi Health News

Also: Tweeted images could suggest troubled users; Exercise apps could aid recovering cancer patients.

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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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MIPS may not be the way to reduce hospital readmissions by primary care doctors

FierceHealthIT

While the government’s efforts to cut readmission rates by decreasing payment to hospitals seems to have worked, the same strategy may not be effective for primary care physicians, according to a study.

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The LeanIX SAP PI/PO Connector: New Automation from ITARICON and LeanIX

LeanIX

Introducing the LeanIX SAP PI/PO Connector by ITARICON. ITARICON, a designer of digital solutions for integrated customer and supply chains processes, expanded the functionality of the LeanIX Enterprise Architecture Management tool to include a feature specifically for superior insights into SAP PI/PO components.

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Dueling surprise bill measures were introduced on Capitol Hill. Here's where they differ.

FierceHealthIT

The House and Senate have unveiled dueling legislation aimed at surprise billing and the two are split on one key element: arbitration.

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HRS Recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare in 2019

Health Recovery Solutions

Health Recovery Solutions (HRS) has been selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the 2019 Best Places to Work in Healthcare. The complete list of this year’s winners is available here. Modern Healthcare will publish a special supplement featuring ranked lists of all the winners along with the September 30 issue.

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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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Study: Health worsening among less-educated adults over last 20 years

FierceHealthIT

All less-educated adults—across racial, ethnic and geographical lines—have seen worsening health between 1997 and 2017.

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Express Scripts to Introduce Digital Health Formulary

hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT

Company execs say that many digital health solutions require clinical review and validation

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AMA looks to address health disparities with hiring of its first chief health equity officer

FierceHealthIT

The American Medical Association has hired its first ever chief health equity officer. Aletha Maybank, M.D., a pediatrician and public health specialist, will launch a new program to address health disparities in the United States and improve health overall.

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Auxulin: Hyperglycemic Innovation Driven by Need

Insulin Nation

We spoke with Tommy Ritz, MBA, and Dr. Jason McDevitt, William & Mary’s Tech Transfer Director about Auxulin – [link] – the company they founded to market a new drug that alleviates hyperglycemic episodes. . Tommy was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) at age 5. “My dad Gary has been a diabetic since he was 25, so it wasn’t too weird to give myself injections and prick my finger.

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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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Enriching RWE with Novel Data Sets: How Medical Imaging Data Can Accelerate Drug Development

hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT

Real-world evidence has the potential to be especially valuable in a number of healthcare use cases

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Industry Voices—A look at DOJ fraud enforcement efforts in the Medicare Advantage space

FierceHealthIT

The Department of Justice’s enforcement focus on the healthcare industry has been consistently intense over the last 20 years, though the specific areas of scrutiny shift and evolve.

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4 Ways to Improve Cyber Awareness

Optimum Healthcare IT

Are you doing enough to protect your organization? While training is imperative, awareness is the most valuable asset of trained employees. The post 4 Ways to Improve Cyber Awareness appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Untangling the Mystery of Migraine Progression with AI

GNS Healthcare

Last summer, GNS Chief Commercial Officer and Co-Founder Iya Khalil wrote about the difficulty of watching her sister suffer through the devastating impact of migraine headaches. Researchers continue to seek therapies and treatments to help mitigate this widespread condition and recent discoveries hold out hope that progress is being made. More than 39 million people in the U.S. and nearly a billion people worldwide suffer from migraines with about two percent of those being chronic cases.

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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.

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How can Doctors get set up for Telehealth?

Ortholive

Small medical practices need to think carefully when considering a telemedicine platform. In past years the. cost may have been prohibitive for smaller practices seeking a virtual option for their patients. Not anymore. Today telehealth is more affordable through the use of software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription tools, like the. OrthoLive application.

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The Challenge of Translating Healthcare Regulations into Training Curricula

HealthStream

Providers across the healthcare continuum need to be certain they are compliant with all the regulations that apply to them as well as their individual clinicians.

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Telehealth Adoption: Tackling Physician Reluctance

Ortholive

The market for telehealth, which are digital tools that allow virtual online communication between a clinician and patient, is booming.