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Academic institutions develop baby movement suit, smart diaper

Mobi Health News

Innovators are focusing in on baby tech, as researchers from the University of Helsinki display a new movement tracking outfit and a team from MIT rolls out a smart diaper.

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Latest from the Tech Tonics Podcast: Seth Feuerstein – Innovating in Behavioral Health Since Before It Was Cool

Digital Health

Dr. Seth Feuerstein’s grandfather was a physician and his parents were both attorneys, so naturally his parents thought he would become…a comedian! While that didn’t come to be, he did end up as both a doctor and a lawyer who practiced neither discipline full time. Instead, Seth combined his skill sets to serially create new […].

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The Federal Reserve Chairman Speaks Out on Health Care Costs: “Spending But Getting Nothing”

Health Populi

On February 12, 2020, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of the U.S. submitted the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress and testified to the Senate Banking Committee. Chairman Jerome Powell detailed the current state of the economy, discussing the state of the macroeconomy, GDP growth, unemployment, inflation, and projections for 2022 and beyond.

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Innovaccer's health data platform brings in $70M more

Mobi Health News

The company's latest raise brings its total funding to $120 million.

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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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Hospitals with strong finances spend less than their peers on charity care

FierceHealthIT

New research suggests that hospitals with strong financial results could do more to help patients in need of charity care.

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Patient Misidentification Is Still Problematic For Hospitals

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Salman Rashid, creative marketer, RightPatient. Budgets and costs regarding IT are expanding more than ever- healthcare providers are increasingly focusing on requirements that demand up to date facilities as well as stability. This […]. The article Patient Misidentification Is Still Problematic For Hospitals appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Happy President’s Day!

Healthcare IT Today

Today is President’s Day in the US and so my kids are off school and some of you are off work. Although, in healthcare holidays always come with mixed feelings. I actually like that in Canada today is family day. I’m not sure the traditions of family day, but I like the idea of having […].

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What Healthcare Officials Need to Know About the Coronavirus COVID-19 (Part 1)

HealthStream

COVID-19 is a new coronavirus that has not been previously recognized in humans. It causes respiratory illness with symptoms of fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Symptoms range from mild, as with the common cold, to deadly. Global health officials are on alert!

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#098: Dr. Jennifer Schneider, President at Livongo on Type 1 Diabetes, Engaging Users and Decoding Health Signals

Digital Health Today

Our guest: Dr. Jennifer Schneider, President of Livongo. After speaking with Glen Tullman , Founder and Executive Chairman of Livongo, in an earlier episode, I was so interested in the work that Livongo is doing that I asked for a chance to speak with Dr. Jennifer Schneider when we were both in Las Vegas for the HLTH conference. Jenny is an amazing individual.

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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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7 Ways to Supercharge Your Hiring Efforts With Content Marketing

Geonetric

The healthcare worker shortage is a nationwide topic. And it’s guaranteed your hiring managers are feeling the effects. A few facts that show just how critical this problem could become: 2.3 million new healthcare workers need to be hired by 2025 to provide adequate care, according to a report from professional services firm Mercer By […]. Read 7 Ways to Supercharge Your Hiring Efforts With Content Marketing at Geonetric.com.

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Hotspotting, Superutilizers, and Avoiding “RTM Traps”

E-CareManagement

By Thomas Wilson PhD, DrPH and Vince Kuraitis. A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine reported on the results of a “hotspotting” program created by the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers (Camden Coalition). Hotspotting targets interventions at all or a subset of healthcare superutilizers – the 5% of patients that account for 50% of annual healthcare spending.

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Setting Caregivers’ Expectations and Enhancing the Experience with Virtual Care

Synzi

By: Lee Horner, CEO, Synzi Patients’ family caregivers can be critical partners to the care which home health providers deliver to their loved one. However, the burden of caregiving can increase family members’ risk of experiencing high levels of stress, … Read More. The post Setting Caregivers’ Expectations and Enhancing the Experience with Virtual Care appeared first on Synzi.

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Uniting PLM and Enterprise Architecture

LeanIX

It’s overwhelming — or is it paralyzing? — to think about what actually goes into product lifecycle management (PLM). As a methodology to support the upkeep of products and their data from design through to disposal, the practice of PLM demands incredible versatility and a firm grasp of nearly all moving pieces in an enterprise’s business and IT landscape.

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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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States Are Taking the ACA Into Their Own Hands

ACA Times

3 minute read: Several states and the District of Columbia are taking pains to make sure the Individual Mandate under the Patient and Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) is here to stay. California, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont, Massachusetts , and the District of Columbia have all adopted some version of this health insurance coverage requirement.

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