Tue.Nov 06, 2018

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Startups: Success, Failure and Solving Health System’s Problems

Electronic Health Reporter

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Some of the biggest problems that investors, entrepreneurs and startup leaders need to solve was the point of a discussion during an opening session of an innovation summit hosted by DreamIt in Tampa in November. According to member of the panel — Daniel Vukmer, senior associate VP of network integration, USF Health; Todd Dunn, director […].

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Spotlight on patient safety

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VA EHR hearing next Wednesday — Supreme Court passes up net neutrality case

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Rock Health report suggests digital health could tackle traditional addiction care's biggest struggles

Mobi Health News

The report suggests technology could help address variability in care and boost addiction treatment enrollment.

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The Future of Digital Health, According To Accenture’s Sumit Kimar Nagpal

Electronic Health Reporter

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. In his keynote session at the DreamIt conference in Tampa, November 6, 2018, Sumit Kimar Nagpal, global lead of digital health strategy at Accenture, says the future of healthcare is about a few simple things: Keeping people safe, providing for their well-being and improving care via information and technology.

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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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UK invests $65M to set up five new AI digital pathology and imaging centers

Mobi Health News

Business Secretary Greg Clark has unveiled today the successful consortia that will create five new digital pathology and imaging centers leveraging AI to speed up disease diagnosis in the UK, bringing together representatives from academia, the charitable sector and industry. The network will be developed through a $65 million investment from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Data to Early Diagnosis and Precision Medicine Challenge, expected to become operational in 2019.

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Roundup: The digital health provider news of Q3 2018

Mobi Health News

As providers around the globe continue rolling out digital health strategies, physician organizations are looking to implement guidelines.

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Getting Your Patients on Board With Telehealth

iSALUS Healthcare

So, you have taken the next step and integrated one of the most revolutionary patient engagement tools into your practice, telehealth. You have heard of what it can do for your patients. It offers them a convenient alternative to the traditional office visit, it diminishes primary care physician (PCP) deserts and fosters accessibility within your practice to help them stay more involved.

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PatientPop raises $25M for digital practice marketing service

Mobi Health News

The new funding, led by Leerink Transformation Partners, brings PatientPop's total backing to $75 million.

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Insurers prepare to appeal risk corridor case to the Supreme Court

FierceHealthIT

After a federal appeals court denied a bid to rehear a lawsuit attempting to claw back risk corridor payments, several insurers are planning to take the case to the Supreme Court.

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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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UK invests £50m to set up five new AI digital pathology and imaging centres

Mobi Health News

Business Secretary Greg Clark has unveiled today the successful consortia that will create five new digital pathology and imaging centres leveraging AI to speed up disease diagnosis in the UK, bringing together representatives from academia, the charitable sector and industry. The network will be developed through a £50m investment from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Data to Early Diagnosis and Precision Medicine Challenge, expected to become operational in 2019.

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Could bacteria be causing diabetes?

Insulin Nation

The relationship between gut bacteria, genetics, and T1D risk is a complicated picture, but multiple studies indicate that gut bacteria is an essential factor. TEDDY. T he E nvironmental D eterminants of D iabetes in the Y oung ( TEDDY ) is on ongoing, multi-study effort that has screened more than 250,000 infants around the world, investigating factors which might trigger the development of type 1 diabetes in particular children.

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Apple patent suggests AirPod health features, J&J updates diabetes management app, and more digital health news briefs

Mobi Health News

Also: Group K Diagnostics raises $2 million; Online depression intervention benefits high-risk teens.

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Patients Paid to Choose Less Expensive Prescription Drugs

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Editor’s Note: Increasing costs for prescriptions is creating a long-term financial impact on Medicare Part D and its beneficiaries. Can your claims review resources maximize the turn around time needed for complex claims? CLICK HERE and let us show how BHM’s economically maintain turn-around times and accuracy for new members. drug prices drug prices.

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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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UnitedHealth Group reports revenue growth in Q3, looks ahead to digitizing health records for patients, providers

Mobi Health News

UnitedHealth Group finished Q3 2018 with 12 percent year-over-year revenue growth.

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Drug Overdose Deaths Fell Over 6 Months

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Editor’s Note: For payers and policy-makers it can be a challenge to design effective opioid epidemic measures to control the rapid increase of overdoses as program effectiveness data is being accumulated. Staying abreast as to how opioid prescription control policies are evaluated for effectiveness, payers can be more efficient in their policymaking.

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Study: Communication-and-resolution programs can cut liability claims, but their link to safety is less than clear 

FierceHealthIT

New research shows that communication-and-resolution programs for responding to patient harm can reduce liability claims, but experts warn more work is needed to prove the link between these programs and safety improvements.

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Northwell Health’s Patients engage with AI ChatBot for guidance & support through their care journey

Consumer eHealth Engagement

Throughout the recent Connected Health Conference, the key theme was the need to balance technology with the human element. Northwell Health, New York’s large integrated health system with 22 hospitals and 550+ outpatient facilities, recognizes the importance of leveraging technology to extend the care team and personalize the patient journey.

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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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Healthcare Roundup—CVS says Aetna deal should close by Thanksgiving

FierceHealthIT

CVS Health said during a third-quarter earnings call that its acquisition of Aetna should close in the next few weeks, plus more healthcare headlines.

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Aging in place -- big talk, but do people really believe it?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Who doesn’t want to live in their 'forever' home? After all, AARP has surveyed us for 2018 – staying there is apparently what 76% want, though only 59% expect that they will. But responders also know that you can’t always get what you want. Concerns included the need for transportation regardless of physical status, ability to stay active in the community, and availability of hospitals nearby ( though that 911 call can fail to find us ).

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Democrats take the House, giving the ACA a safety net for now

FierceHealthIT

Democrats took control of the House of Representatives on Tuesday night, capturing 26 seats, while Republicans maintained a firm grip on the Senate, adding two seats.

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