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Study: Telehealth for opioid use disorder may be comparable to in-person care

Mobi Health News

The research, published in JAMA Network Open, found no difference in visit frequency, initiation of medication use or adverse outcomes between patients who were treated by clinicians with either high or low levels of telehealth use.

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3 Tips for Implementing An IT Trend

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Jordan Miller, MD, senior medical director of dermatology, ModMed. When consumer technology companies release smartphones and TVs with new and exciting capabilities, I tend to ask myself, “How valuable is this new feature?” or […] The article 3 Tips for Implementing An IT Trend appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Health insurance startup Angle Health scores $58M

Mobi Health News

The funds will help the company continue to expand into new markets.

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Australian Health Dep't failed to manage risks in expanding telehealth: state auditor

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Australian National Audit Office has conducted a review of the expansion of telehealth services across the country by the Department of Health and Aged Care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. FINDINGS Based on the state audit , the department fell short in governance, risk management, and evaluation of the telehealth expansion. While it made "significant" changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), the expanded telehealth services were "only partly supported by sound i

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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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Alibaba Fund backs Hong Kong-based health monitoring firm PanopticAI

Mobi Health News

It plans to further expand across China's Greater Bay Area.

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Current Tech That Is Alleviating The Physician Shortage

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Responses from Stephen Dean, co-founder, Keona Health. What telehealth should focus on? First, recognize that telehealth is more than telemedicine. The first needed focus is on the rest of the patient journey outside the 15-minute […] The article Current Tech That Is Alleviating The Physician Shortage appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Patient Scheduling and Pre-Visit Intake: Let’s Give Patients What They’re Asking For

Healthcare IT Today

Several surveys about the online patient experience were recently released. It won’t surprise anyone who follows healthcare professionally—or who has used a healthcare portal—that patients are frustrated and disappointed. This article interviews a dozen experts to better understand why healthcare lags behind retail, finance, and other industries in serving customers online—and what we can do to improve the patient experience.

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Serena Loh, PMHNP, Shares What She Loves About Working in Telepsychiatry

Iris Telehealth

Iris clinicians are at the heart of what makes our organization such a special place to work. That’s why we’re turning the spotlight on the amazing work they’re doing every day. This month, we’re sitting down to talk with Serena Loh, PMHNP. Q. How did you find Iris and decide you wanted to be an Iris provider? A: I found out about Iris through Indeed, where I was looking for telepsychiatry jobs.

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Industry Voices—5 steps to develop an effective 'always-on' patient communication strategy

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—5 steps to develop an effective 'always-on' patient communication strategy hlandi Mon, 01/30/2023 - 18:17

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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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Government plans 500% expansion of virtual wards

DigitalHealth

The UK government plans to expand the use of virtual wards, with the goal of treating up to 50,000 patients a month. The expansion is part of a larger plan to reduce pressure on the NHS, reduce waiting times, and improve care for patients.

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Medicare Advantage plans lose out in final RADV audit rule that ditches fee-for-service adjuster

FierceHealthIT

Medicare Advantage plans lose out in final RADV audit rule that ditches fee-for-service adjuster rking Mon, 01/30/2023 - 15:36

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Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company and OncoPower Team Up to Bring Medication Adherence and Cost Savings to Cancer Patients

Digital Health Global

Collaboration focuses on pricing transparency, affordable access, and engaging patients at home to ensure treatment adherence. DALLAS & HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #biotech –The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, PBC (Cost Plus Drugs) and OncoPower (which is owned by Witty Health, Inc), announce a collaboration to build on OncoPower’s cancer care support with the launch of a Medication Savings Suite, which leverages Cost Plus Drugs competitive pricing on generic medication to

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Commonwealth Fund: US has lower life expectancy but spends most on health compared to other countries

FierceHealthIT

Commonwealth Fund: US has lower life expectancy but spends most on health compared to other countries rking Mon, 01/30/2023 - 13:32

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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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Arrive Health Creates First-of-Its-Kind Medication Access Solution with Acquisition of Pharmacy Technology from UPMC Enterprises

Healthcare IT Today

Arrive Health , the leading provider of real-time benefit tools and integrated solutions that improve patient affordability, today announced the acquisition of a suite of innovative patient engagement and automation technologies developed by UPMC Enterprises and the UPMC Pharmacy Network. Arrive Health will add AI-driven virtual assistant technology and a robust patient management system to its affordability offerings, expanding support for more than 200 million patients on their journey to fi

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White House plans to end COVID emergency declarations on May 11

FierceHealthIT

White House plans to end COVID emergency declarations on May 11 hlandi Mon, 01/30/2023 - 22:10

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How may ChatGPT AI disrupt the NHS?

DigitalHealth

In the first of a two-part series Digital Health’s Jon Hoeksma explore the potential impact of ChatGPT in the NHS with early examples of how digital leaders are beginning to experiment with the powerful AI tool.

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Tech startup Paradigm lands $203M to get more patients into clinical research, accelerate drug trials

FierceHealthIT

Tech startup Paradigm lands $203M to get more patients into clinical research, accelerate drug trials hlandi Mon, 01/30/2023 - 11:51

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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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Solution architect: how to make the jump from developer

LeanIX

Solution architect is a natural next step for developers to take in their career, moving from building software solutions to designing and conceptualizing them. It’s a role with higher compensation, and solution architects are in demand right now, with opportunities expected to grow over the next decade. Let’s find out more about the benefits of the role and how you can make the transition to solution architect.

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Hospitals faced 'worst financial year since the start of the pandemic' in 2022, Kaufman Hall data show

FierceHealthIT

Hospitals faced 'worst financial year since the start of the pandemic' in 2022, Kaufman Hall data show dmuoio Mon, 01/30/2023 - 14:44

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Application rationalization: why is it valuable?

LeanIX

Application rationalization is a little like clearing out your wardrobe so you have space to store your clothes. Chandra Knabel, enterprise architect at SAP, explains how you can "Marie Kondo" your IT infrastructure.

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Number of people with long COVID appears to be declining, according to CDC data

FierceHealthIT

Number of people with long COVID appears to be declining, according to CDC data fdiamond Mon, 01/30/2023 - 16:00

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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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Pearl Raises $75M for VBC Enablement

Digital Health Wire

It looks like it’s already shaping up to be a big year for physician enablement companies, with Pearl Health raising $75M in Series B funding to help stake its claim in the independent practice land grab. The Pearl Platform assists primary care providers participating in Medicare’s ACO REACH model with identifying patients who are driving expenses, then incentivizes them to deliver high-value care.

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Fledgling digital companies take complex fertility process out of the clinic and into the home

FierceHealthIT

Fledgling digital companies take complex fertility process out of the clinic and into the home aburky Mon, 01/30/2023 - 16:42

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Inhealthcare collaborates on data sharing project for Humber and Yorkshire

DigitalHealth

A subscription model from Inhealthcare is being used in the Yorkshire and Humber Care Record to alert community nurses if patients are admitted to hospital.

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CMS proposes rules to expand access to contraception under ACA

FierceHealthIT

CMS proposes rules to expand access to contraception under ACA pminemyer Mon, 01/30/2023 - 14:47

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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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Improving Patient Outcomes with Remote Patient Management: The Importance of Tracking Objective and Subjective Data

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

It is important to understand the difference between subjective and objective data when it comes to monitoring patient health. Objective data refers to measurable, quantifiable information such as blood pressure and heart rate. Subjective data, on the other hand, is information that comes from the patient themselves, such as their pain level or symptoms.

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HIStalk Interviews Laura McCrary, CEO, KONZA

HIStalk Interviews

Laura McCrary, EdD is president and CEO of the Kansas.

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Warning Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension in Pregnancy: How Remote Monitoring Can Identify Warning Signs

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Pregnancy is a time of great physical and emotional changes for women, and it is important that any potential health issues are identified and managed as early as possible. One condition that can occur during pregnancy is pulmonary hypertension (PH), a serious illness that affects the pulmonary vasculature and can lead to severe complications if left untreated.

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