Fri.Jul 06, 2018

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How today’s EMRs are like self-driving cars

KevinMD

Drivers are distracted klutzes and computers could obviously do better. Self-driving cars will make all of us safer on he road. Doctors have spotty knowledge and keep illegible records. EMRs with decision support will improve the quality of healthcare. The parallels are obvious. And so far the outcomes are disappointing on both fronts of our new war against human error.

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Value Comes to Healthcare: But Whose Value Is It?

Health Populi

The Search for Value is the prevailing journey to a Holy Grail in healthcare these days. On that, most stakeholders working on the ground, globally. can agree. But whose value is it, anyway? Three reports published in the past few weeks give us some useful perspective on that question, woven together in today’s Health Populi blog. Let’s start with the Philips Future Health Index , which assesses value to 16 national health systems through three lenses: access, satisfaction, and effi

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Digital therapeutics, medication adherence, clinical trials were key pharma interests in Q2

Mobi Health News

Pharma companies are getting more and more open about their digital health initiatives, which has given MobiHealthNews more opportunities this quarter than usual to chronicle pharma’s efforts around adherence, clinical trials, and the burgeoning world of digital therapeutics. In addition, at the BIO conference in Boston this quarter MobiHealthNews heard pharma innovation leaders share their stories.

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Study: Hospitals may not be 'gobbling up' physician practices

FierceHealthIT

A new study challenges the idea that hospitals are "gobbling up" physician practices. Instead, the industry's interest in vertical mergers has been longstanding for more than a decade, and could represent a change in how physicians want to practice.

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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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Digital therapeutics, medication adherence, and clinical trials were pharma's key areas of interest in Q2 2018

Mobi Health News

Pharma companies are getting more and more open about their digital health initiatives, which has given MobiHealthNews more opportunities this quarter than usual to chronicle pharma’s efforts around adherence, clinical trials, and the burgeoning world of digital therapeutics. In addition, at the BIO conference in Boston this quarter MobiHealthNews heard pharma innovation leaders share their stories.

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5 payers launch blockchain partnership, chronic disease tech released and more during Q2

Mobi Health News

This quarter saw a handful of digital health stories regarding payers and their new digital offerings, especially in the area of diabetes care. However, the past few months also saw headlines regarding CMS payments, payer-backed investigations into novel technologies, and other moves from insurers looking to better leverage digital healthcare. Read on for MobiHealthNews’ roundup of payer news from Q2 2018.

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Industry Voices—What’s your strategy for leading in times of uncertainty?

FierceHealthIT

Disruptors ranging from the opioid crisis to natural disasters to artificial intelligence could undermine the success, even the survival, of healthcare organizations today. All eyes are on healthcare leaders to see how they respond, says Jim Austin.

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Hospital innovation, FHIR takes hold, AI chatbots, and more provider news from Q2 2018

Mobi Health News

In the second quarter of 2018, hospitals and other healthcare providers continued to advance technology in a number of ways. Read on for a recap of trends in innovation, telemedicine, patient engagement, telemedicine and more in Q2 2018.

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Common HIPAA Violations

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Common HIPAA Violations to Avoid Health care professionals across the industry face common HIPAA violations every day–sometimes without even realizing it. Whether it’s a simple misplaced USB drive, or a piece of patient documentation that’s been improperly disposed of, … Read more. The post Common HIPAA Violations appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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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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IN Q2 2018, payers showed interest in blockchain, diabetes care, and more digital health tech

Mobi Health News

This quarter saw a handful of digital health stories regarding payers and their new digital offerings, especially in the area of diabetes care. However, the past few months also saw headlines regarding CMS payments, payer-backed investigations into novel technologies, and other moves from insurers looking to better leverage digital healthcare. Read on for MobiHealthNews’ roundup of payer news from Q2 2018.

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Industry Voices—It’s time to move to 'value 2.0' in healthcare

FierceHealthIT

Mark Linthicum, director of scientific communications at IVI, discusses the problems with measuring the "value" in value-based payment arrangements. He also has some recommendations for CMS.

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Must watch episode

David Chou

I have the privilege of having a discussion with two other healthcare executive leaders Wes Wright and Sandy Aronson. Watch as we chat about what we are witnessing in the healthcare space.

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Healthcare Roundup—Johns Hopkins research facilities evacuated following tuberculosis exposure

FierceHealthIT

A tuberculosis sample leaked inside a Johns Hopkins cancer facility, plus more healthcare headlines.

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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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Weekender 7/6/18

HIStalk Weekender

Weekly News Recap. England’s NHS announces December 2018 availability of a new app that will allow all citizens to book doctor appointments, order prescription refills, manage chronic conditions, and make calls to its 111 non-emergency medical helpline. AMIA publishes the inaugural issue of its Gold Open Access journal that will showcase the best informatics research and applications.

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Trump administration’s DNA tests raise ethical concerns

Morning eHealth

Apple’s EHR project picks up steam — Intermountain puts $12M behind social determinants of health

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340B overhaul at the top of Congress, Azar's mind

FierceHealthIT

Congress and the Trump administration are planning speeches and hearings involving the 340B program next week, and it looks like an overhaul of the drug discount program might be on the horizon.

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Payer Roundup—CMS delays deadlines for new bundled payment model

FierceHealthIT

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is pushing back the deadline to participate in the Trump administration's new bundled payment program, and Vermont is planning to regulate the White House's recently announced associated health plans.

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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!