Mobi Health News
APRIL 2, 2018
Folks in need of physical therapy services may not have to leave the house for treatment. Therainc has just launched its latest product, TheraNow, an online platform that connects patients to physical therapists through teletherapy.
Health Blawg
APRIL 2, 2018
While at the HIMSS annual conference this year I spoke with many healthcare technology company leaders. I am pleased to share some of those conversations here. This selection focuses on interoperability, the patient matching technology that undergirds aspects of interoperability, and the benefits of these technologies in the development of tools to manage patient journeys in a manner that engages patients, caregivers and providers as partners in care, advancing the quadruple aim.
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Mobi Health News
APRIL 2, 2018
Samsung is developing the long-awaited successor to its Gear S3 smartwatch and could launch it sometime this year, according to a report from SamMobile, a blog focused on all things Samsung. Citing insider sources, SamMobile co-founder Martin Reinders revealed the scoop during a Facebook Live chat last week.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 2, 2018
Healthcare mergers have a gotten a bad rap for hurting competition and reducing choices and services. But one home health CEO is pushing back and saying his company's merger will lower costs and readmissions in a quickly growing sector.
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Mobi Health News
APRIL 2, 2018
The Department of Health and Human Services’ position of Chief Technology Officer is a relatively new one. President Barack Obama created the role in 2009 and appointed the first three people to hold the post: Todd Park, Bryan Sivak, and Susannah Fox.
Connected Health Pulse brings together the best content for digital health professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 2, 2018
A study recently published in the BMJ’s Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry found that a digital interactive therapy tool designed for multiple sclerosis patients, Gaia’s Elevida, was effective in reducing MS-related fatigue.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 2, 2018
Hospitals will be keeping a close eye on the potential merger between Walmart and Humana, as the deal could significantly hurt their bottom lines. Accelerating Walmart's expansion in retail healthcare could pull more patients from hospital-run outpatient clinics, experts say.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 2, 2018
Aneesh Chopra said that the healthcare industry needs to start looking at privacy and ethics, especially in the midst of recent Cambridge Analytics and Facebook problems.
Morning eHealth
APRIL 2, 2018
Preview of week ahead — Never break the blockchain
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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.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 2, 2018
Smart inhaler company Adherium announced last week that it has received 510(k) clearance for over-the-counter sales of its inhaler monitoring device for AstraZeneca’s Symbicort aerosol inhaler, called the SmartTouch for Symbicort.
Health System CIO
APRIL 2, 2018
Through a major restructuring effort — which includes organizational and leadership changes — Ascension is looking to reduce costs and create a patient-centered care environment, says David Chou, who looks at how this could impact the industry.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 2, 2018
DrChrono, developer of electronic health records, practice management, revenue cycle and other ambulatory software for Apple devices, is introducing leasing bundle plans to help medical practices replace their outdated computer hardware with new Apple machines.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 2, 2018
Physician offices spend a lot of money on billing costs, and a new study finds they deal with $11 billion in challenged revenue annually from insurers. However, that number could be as high as $54 billion, according to the study that examined the complexity of billing and paying for physician care.
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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.
Health Blawg
APRIL 2, 2018
While at the HIMSS annual conference this year I spoke with many healthcare technology company leaders. I am pleased to share some of those conversations here. This selection focuses on interoperability, the patient matching technology that undergirds aspects of interoperability, and the benefits of these technologies in the development of tools to manage patient journeys in a manner that engages patients, caregivers and providers as partners in care, advancing the quadruple aim.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 2, 2018
Baylor Scott & White sliced emergency department overuse and inpatient visits with a little help from a local recreation center and some time-tested wellness resources. Here's what they say was the greatest driver of the reductions.
Health Blawg
APRIL 2, 2018
While at the HIMSS annual conference this year I spoke with many healthcare technology company leaders. I am pleased to share some of those conversations here. This selection focuses on interoperability, the patient matching technology that undergirds aspects of interoperability, and the benefits of these technologies in the development of tools to manage patient journeys in a manner that engages patients, caregivers and providers as partners in care, advancing the quadruple aim.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 2, 2018
Humana, UnitedHealthcare, Optum, MultiPlan and Quest Diagnostics are launching a seven-month pilot to explore ways in which blockchain technology can improve the accuracy of provider directories. Quest Diagnostic’s CIO Lidia Fonseca says the group has "a very long list" of potential use case, and hopes their initial effort will be a jumping-off point.
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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!
Health Blawg
APRIL 2, 2018
While at the HIMSS annual conference this year I spoke with many healthcare technology company leaders. I am pleased to share some of those conversations here. This selection focuses on interoperability, the patient matching technology that undergirds aspects of interoperability, and the benefits of these technologies in the development of tools to manage patient journeys in a manner that engages patients, caregivers and providers as partners in care, advancing the quadruple aim.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 2, 2018
Healthcare dealmaking is off to a hot start through the first few months of 2018, with announced mergers and acquisitions surpassing $156 billion in the first quarter and more rumored takeovers involving retail giants like Walmart in the works.
Health Blawg
APRIL 2, 2018
While at the HIMSS annual conference this year I spoke with many healthcare technology company leaders. I am pleased to share some of those conversations here. This selection focuses on interoperability, the patient matching technology that undergirds aspects of interoperability, and the benefits of these technologies in the development of tools to manage patient journeys in a manner that engages patients, caregivers and providers as partners in care, advancing the quadruple aim.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 2, 2018
The deal with private-equity firm Veritas Capital includes GE Healthcare’s revenue cycle, workforce management and ambulatory care management solutions. The divestiture comes as GE is making an effort to slim down its offerings in healthcare to focus on AI and data analytics.
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.
Health Blawg
APRIL 2, 2018
While at the HIMSS annual conference this year I spoke with many healthcare technology company leaders. I am pleased to share some of those conversations here. This selection focuses on interoperability, the patient matching technology that undergirds aspects of interoperability, and the benefits of these technologies in the development of tools to manage patient journeys in a manner that engages patients, caregivers and providers as partners in care, advancing the quadruple aim.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
APRIL 2, 2018
Many factors need to be considered when deciding to use email for clinical purposes. Considerations for email privacy and security are best grouped into at least four separate but overlapping categories: legal, ethical, technical and clinical1. The checklist below represents … Read more. The post Email Privacy & Security Checklist: HIPAA, HITECH & PIPEDA appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.
Health Blawg
APRIL 2, 2018
While at the HIMSS annual conference this year I spoke with many healthcare technology company leaders. I am pleased to share some of those conversations here. This selection focuses on interoperability, the patient matching technology that undergirds aspects of interoperability, and the benefits of these technologies in the development of tools to manage patient journeys in a manner that engages patients, caregivers and providers as partners in care, advancing the quadruple aim.
Society for Participatory Medicine
APRIL 2, 2018
Guest post by SPM member Francie Grace. Here’s a last minute Important item for your Monday To Do list. Spotted in a reminder tweet Friday from former U.S. Chief Data Scientist D.J. Patil (@dpatil): Hey data scientists, just a few days to give the @NIH @NIHDataScience @NIHDirector your feedback on their approach to data science. I’ve got my letter ready to send in.
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FierceHealthIT
APRIL 2, 2018
For the seventh year in a row, the growth of medical spending in Massachusetts was slower than in the rest of the country, but economists are still concerned that rising costs will continue to hit patients and employers hard. Total healthcare costs across the state grew 2.8% compared to 3.5% nationally.
South Central Telehealth Resource Center
APRIL 2, 2018
The Health Care Professional’s Guide to Successful Telehealth Program Development is a blog series that provides a step-by-step approach to telehealth program development. Click here to access the blog series and step-by-step checklist. The telehealth champion is focused on creating the changes needed to implement a successful program or service.
David Chou
APRIL 2, 2018
Hoping for nothing short of transformative change, more healthcare executives are adding a new member to their teams: the chief digital officer. Whereas the chief information officer might focus on implementing and managing electronic health records, the chief digital officer may concentrate on moving everyone in the organization to a digital mindset to engage consumers.
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