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Senior-focused VR company MyndVR will be covered by New York insurer

Mobi Health News

AgeWell New York's CareWell members will have access to the VR company's immersive experiences designed for the aging population.

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Did you miss one? Note January posts about CES 2023, ChatGPT and more

Aging in Place Technology Watch

2023 begins with so many announcements, so little time. The first big event, CES 2023, brought multiple startups and stalwarts to Las Vegas. Ironically, it was not the big tech news of the month – eclipsed by an OpenAI introduction that had appeared in November, but was suddenly noticed – first in December in the media. But then with a possible $29 billion valuation, Microsoft apparently offered up another $10 billion and Google’s ad business was suddenly and first the first time actually chal

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GoodRx shared health data with Google and Facebook, FTC says

Mobi Health News

GoodRx agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine under the proposed order, but it admitted no wrongdoing.

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Featured Health IT Job: Enterprise Architect

Healthcare IT Today

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Enterprise Architect position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by New York eHealth Collaborative and is in New York. Here’s a description of the position: About You You love IT Enterprise Architecture and it’s a huge part of your life.

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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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Philips to cut another 6,000 jobs after 'difficult year'

Mobi Health News

Amid a device recall and supply chain struggles, the health tech giant said it would cut more jobs by 2025.

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Frontrow Health Debuts with $3M to Revive a Struggling Post-COVID DTC Health Space

Digital Health Global

Backed by digital health pioneers, Frontrow tackles consumer mistrust and rising marketing costs by enabling medical providers to build digital stores, where patients can shop and save on D2C products trusted by their own providers. AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Frontrow Health , a digital health startup jumpstarting the direct-to-consumer health space and increasing access to healthcare at home, today announced it has raised $3 million in seed funding to scale its multi-sided marke

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Patients and Industry: Starting Our New Life Together in 2023

Society for Participatory Medicine

Flash back to my article for the Society for Participatory Medicine last year: Let’s Save the Date and Make Patient Engagement Official in 2022. I’m here to deliver some great news: we tied the knot! By the power vested in clinical research, the FDA now pronounces us patient and industry. You may now kiss the cancer survivor. The FDA issued a series of four patient-focused drug development (PFDD) guidance documents which outline how patient co-design needs to successfully happen.

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CMS proposes small hike to Medicare Advantage, Part D plan payments in 2024 amid risk adjustment changes

FierceHealthIT

CMS proposes small hike to Medicare Advantage, Part D plan payments in 2024 amid risk adjustment changes rking Wed, 02/01/2023 - 17:35

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Farewell to NHS Digital as it merges into NHS England

DigitalHealth

NHS Digital, for a long time a key part of the NHS IT landscape, now ceases to exist having been merged into NHS England’s Transformation Directorate.

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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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Researchers looking for long COVID symptoms find only 7

FierceHealthIT

Researchers looking for long COVID symptoms find only 7 fdiamond Wed, 02/01/2023 - 14:59

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CCS Launches Scientific Advisory Council to Accelerate Advancements in Chronic Care Management

Digital Health Global

Four industry leaders announced as part of multi-stakeholder council that will advise on developing a more holistic approach to home-based care for patients living with chronic diseases like diabetes DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– CCS — leading provider of clinical solutions and home-delivered medical supplies for those living with chronic conditions — today announced the launch of its Scientific Advisory Council, which includes four industry leaders who will support CCS in its commitment t

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Healthcare Dealmakers—Elevance to acquire BCBSLA; Regulators' request for Sanford and Fairview and more

FierceHealthIT

Healthcare Dealmakers—Elevance to acquire BCBSLA; Regulators' request for Sanford and Fairview and more dmuoio Wed, 02/01/2023 - 14:41

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Pivot Launches Pivot Flex, a Digital Solution for Mental Well-being

Digital Health Global

New mobile app provides behavioral change strategies that benefit employers and individuals SAN CARLOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Pivot , a behavioral change digital health company, today announced the launch of Pivot Flex , a powerful digital health solution employers and health plans can offer their employees and members to help them manage everyday stress and build resilience to improve their mental well-being.

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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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Humana taps leader for CenterWell arm, posts $15M loss in Q4

FierceHealthIT

Humana taps leader for CenterWell arm, posts $15M loss in Q4 pminemyer Wed, 02/01/2023 - 07:33

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How Healthcare Organizations Can Leverage Modernized IT Infrastructure to Focus More on People

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Christian Aboujaoude, CTO at Keck School of Medicine of USC. Sticking to a simple principle in IT is anything but easy. It’s only natural for IT people to focus on the purpose of a technology — such as making operations more efficient. Meanwhile, new software solutions flood the market every year. This makes it challenging to stay on top of what is relevant and useful and what will help unlock future innovation.

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FTC slaps GoodRx with $1.5M fine for sharing users' health data with Facebook, Google

FierceHealthIT

FTC slaps GoodRx with $1.

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The Power of Wearable Technology

João Bocas

Wearable technology is becoming more and more popular each week.

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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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Insurers slam CMS' proposed limit on nonstandardized ACA plans sold on HealthCare.gov

FierceHealthIT

Insurers slam CMS' proposed limit on nonstandardized ACA plans sold on HealthCare.

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UCSF Study: EHR Design and Provider Behavior

Digital Health Wire

A new study published in JAMIA gave us a good look at how EHR design – particularly choice architecture – can significantly influence provider behavior. University of California, San Francisco researchers investigated several workflows at a UCSF medical center where the existing choice architecture was potentially nudging providers toward waste or misuse.

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Accelerate Clinical Development with Patient-Centric Digital Endpoints

ActiGraph

Drug development success rates have been on the decline since 2015. Compounded by the pandemic, trial success rates fell to a 10-year low in 2021, averaging only a 5% likelihood of successful progression through all phases. 1 The machinery of clinical development urgently needs some new oil.

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Clear Arch Health: A Top Home Healthcare Company to Watch*

Clear Arch Health

As the global healthcare industry continues to confront challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Clear Arch Health proves its value as the go-to resource for healthcare providers in need of consultancy services, logistical and technical support, and viable solutions for scaling up programs easier. COVID-19 expedited shifts in existing healthcare delivery models while generating rapid adoption of healthcare innovation.

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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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Accelerate Clinical Development with Patient-Centric Digital Endpoints

ActiGraph

Drug development success rates have been on the decline since 2015. Compounded by the pandemic, trial success rates fell to a 10-year low in 2021, averaging only a 5% likelihood of successful progression through all phases. 1 The machinery of clinical development urgently needs some new oil.

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States Reimburse Many Aspects of Medicaid Telehealth without Federal Approval

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Although 90% of American believe that the country is in a mental health crisis, treatment rates across all payors are low. Workforce challenges impact access to mental health care for almost half of US citizens. One hundred fifty-eight million people, or 47%, live in a mental health shortage area. Behavioral health issues are most prevalent in Medicaid enrollees, with Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) data from 2020 indicating that approximately 39% of Medicaid enrollees experience mental health or

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Digital Health Unplugged: NMAHP digital development insights

DigitalHealth

In the first Unplugged of 2023 an exciting panel joins Jordan Sollof to discuss developing informatics skills and capabilities in nurses, midwives and AHPs.

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The mpox public health emergency is over, but infectious disease groups say there's still plenty to learn

FierceHealthIT

The mpox public health emergency is over, but infectious disease groups say there's still plenty to learn dmuoio Wed, 02/01/2023 - 11:42

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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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In remembrance of Paul Southern, CCIO Bradford Teaching Hospitals

DigitalHealth

Two close colleagues remember Paul Southern, consultant hepatologist and dynamic CCIO at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS FT, who died suddenly last month.

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How employers try to foster better mental healthcare for workers

FierceHealthIT

How employers try to foster better mental healthcare for workers fdiamond Wed, 02/01/2023 - 07:50

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Impact of digital health technology on health insurance claims rejection rate in Ghana: a quasi-experimental study

BMC Digital Health

An efficient medical claims billing system is critical to mitigating the challenges associated with claim denials and ensuring the sustainability of providing healthcare services. This study assessed the impac.