Healthcare accelerator Dreamit announces spring cohort
Mobi Health News
MARCH 22, 2018
Early stage venture firm and accelerator Dreamit Health has just announced its latest healthcare cohort, which is largely made up of digital health startups.
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The New Financial Toxicity in Health Care: The Cost of Hospitalization
Health Populi
MARCH 22, 2018
In healthcare, we use the word “toxicity” when it comes to taking a new medicine, especially a strong therapy to cure cancer. That prescription may be toxic as a harmful side effect on our journey to getting well. The concept of “ financial toxicity” for cancer patients was raised by concerned clinicians at Sloane-Kettering Medical Center, who discussed the topic on 60 Minutes in 2014 and have published papers on the issue.
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Reflexion revamps its home-rehab system with new patient, clinician offerings
Mobi Health News
MARCH 22, 2018
San Diego-based remote physical therapy company Reflexion Health today announced the launch of two digital rehabilitation products: the VERAHome for post-acute care physical therapy patients, and the VERAClinic for their clinicians.
Spending bill includes boost in funding for NIH research, opioid programs, but skips ACA fixes
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 22, 2018
Congress unveiled its 2018 omnibus spending bill Wednesday night, and it covers several healthcare priorities, including additional funding for research and the opioid epidemic. Absent, however, are proposals to stabilize the Affordable Care Act exchanges.
HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?
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Patient check-in platform Medical Mindset pulls in $1M
Mobi Health News
MARCH 22, 2018
Patient engagement platform Medical Mindset just landed $1 million in investment capital. The company's platform allows patients to build a HIPAA-compliant health profile, which they can use to check into an appointment by swiping their smartphone.
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Survey: departmentalized telemedicine programs on the way out
Mobi Health News
MARCH 22, 2018
A recently released survey of 411 healthcare executives, physicians, program managers, and other professionals conducted by telemedicine company Reach Health found that an increasing number of telemedicine programs are centrally managed or are transitioning toward an enterprise approach, as opposed to being managed within an individual depa
Hospitals embrace interoperability: As data exchange matures, leaders find ways to use it to their advantage
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 22, 2018
Once seen as elusive, cumbersome and even impossible, electronic data exchange is finally coming into its own—and showing a lot of potential. In this special report, FierceHealthcare explores how hospital leaders are venturing down the sometimes bumpy road to interoperability.
Former ATA CEO co-heads new alliance for AI in healthcare
Mobi Health News
MARCH 22, 2018
Go to any healthcare conference and a speaker is bound to mention a new use of artificial intelligence. Now, as the technology becomes more and more mainstream, a pair of industry experts are creating a new organization that seeks to legitimize and promote AI and other cutting edge technologies in healthcare.
White House report: Health insurers see profits boom under ACA, even as premiums rise
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 22, 2018
The White House is blasting health insurers for making profits as premiums rise. Insurers, according to a new report from the Council of Economic Advisers, have recovered from initial losses after the ACA went into effect and are now benefiting from subsidies under the healthcare reform law. Some health insurers expect net income to increase by 8.7% in 2018.
The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications
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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.
Carrot signs with RedBrick Health, and more digital health deals
Mobi Health News
MARCH 22, 2018
Redwood, California-based Carrot, a digital health company that offers smartphone-paired smoking cessation device, has signed an agreement with Minneapolis-based RedBrick Health. The partnership will allow a portion of RedBrick’s clients early access to Carrot’s platform, and will give RedBrick category exclusivity to market the platform through 2018.
Government spending bill maintains ONC funding at $60M
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 22, 2018
The omnibus spending bill released by Congressional leaders days ahead of a scheduled government shutdown maintains funding for ONC at $60.4 million. The agency had been preparing for a possible $22 million cut, but funding through September could allow the agency build an EHR reporting program required under Cures.
Many Problems With Diabetes Cure Research, Says JDCA
Insulin Nation
MARCH 22, 2018
Note: This interview was conducted in two rounds over email. The Juvenile Diabetes Cure Alliance (JDCA) is a nonprofit organization that advocates for a “practical cure” for Type 1 diabetes to become widely available in the next 15 years. A practical cure is defined on the organization’s website as “a lifestyle that frees people from a majority of the burdens of the disease.
Advocate-Aurora merger clears final regulatory hurdle, set to close on April 1
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 22, 2018
Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care's planned merger has cleared regulatory review, and the two organizations are scheduled to officially close the deal on April 1. The merger will create the 10th-largest health system in the U.S. with 27 hospitals and more than 500 sites of care.
Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications
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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.
CMS plans Medicaid 'red-tape' rollback for states
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 22, 2018
The CMS is proposing more flexibility and exemptions for states from certain Medicaid access monitoring requirements. The agency says the proposed changes would reduce state administrative burden by 561 hours and reap a total savings of over $1.6 million.
Help us produce 2 new mHealth lectures for Medical Students next week
mHealth Insight
MARCH 22, 2018
Next week I’m giving a couple of lectures at University College Dublin Medical School on the topics of “ How would the BornMobile generation redesign Medicine? ” and “ The Future role of the Doctor “ The lectures will build on the mHealth course for Healthcare Professionals that we built for the Healthcare Informatics Society but I thought it would be a good idea to crowdsource ideas here by outlining a draft skeleton of the presentations and inviting your thoughts
It’s official: Longtime AIDS researcher Robert R. Redfield, M.D., to lead Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 22, 2018
Despite allegations that he oversaw shoddy HIV research 20 years ago, Robert R. Redfield, M.D., will become the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Alex Azar, secretary of Health and Human Services, praised Redfield’s lifelong dedication to public health and his compassionate care to patients.
The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report
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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!
Survey shows wide eligibility gap between states that expanded Medicaid and those that didn’t
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 22, 2018
Among states that implemented Medicaid expansion under the ACA, median eligibility has increased from 61% of the federal poverty level to 138%, according to Kaiser Family Foundation survey. But among states that have elected not to expand the program, median eligibility is just 43%, with two states as low as 18%.
ACA exchange stabilization funding doesn't make the cut in massive $1.3B spending bill
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 22, 2018
A long-awaited two-year omnibus spending bill contains $88 billion in appropriations for HHS but includes no funding to stabilize the ACA exchanges, much to the disappointment of the insurance industry. Without stabilization, Americans could see dramatic insurance premium increases ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
Medical residents like limited shifts, but program directors prefer more flexibility
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 22, 2018
A new study found that limiting shift hours for medical residents improved their satisfaction without affecting educational outcomes. But while residents liked having limits on how many hours they could work per shift, residency program directors were dissatisfied with the limits compared to programs that allow for more flexible hours.
Critics speak out on proposed rule that would allow moral and religious refusals in healthcare
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 22, 2018
Taking up their pens, a number of critics of a proposed rule that would allow healthcare workers to refuse care based on moral and religious grounds have written opinion pieces and urged others to speak out before a public comment period ends Tuesday. One of those authors is the woman who once headed up the office that is home to a controversial new “conscience and religious freedom” division.
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.
Physician Practice Roundup—Prior authorization delays impact outcomes; New York doctors indicted for accepting bribes
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 22, 2018
Physicians say they face long wait times for insurers to process prior authorizations and the delays can negatively impact patient outcomes; five Manhattan doctors were indicted for accepting bribes and kickbacks in the form of speaker fees from a pharmaceutical company; and more physician practice news from around the web.
Hospital Roundup—Spending bill includes opioid funds; UMMC cited after viral video; nonprofit leaders earn millions
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 22, 2018
Congress unveiled its 2018 omnibus spending bill; UMMC was cited for patient rights violations over a patient dumping case that went viral; Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling makes the multimillionaire's club and more hospital news from around the web.
Cost of antibiotic-resistant infections in U.S. tops $2B per year
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 22, 2018
A new study finds that antibiotic resistance adds more than $1,000 to the cost of treatment for a single patient. Multiply that by the estimated number of antibiotic-resistant infections, and costs run well over $2 billion per year. The study’s authors urge policymakers to support the development of new strategies to prevent infections and to support innovative antibiotic drug development.
Spending bill to allow CDC to conduct gun violence research
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 22, 2018
Language included in the upcoming spending bill will clarify a 1996 provision that has limited federal research into gun violence. After years of disagreement with Democrats, Republican leaders compromised and agreed to explicitly allow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct research on gun violence as it relates to public health.
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