Thu.Sep 16, 2021

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Hims & Hers rolls out new dietary supplement aimed at curbing UTIs

Mobi Health News

Urinary tract infections are the most common form of outpatient infections in the U.S., with more than half of adult women experiencing at least one in their lifetime.

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Building The Right Foundation For AI In Healthcare

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Joachim Roski, Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton and Kevin Vigilante, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Booz Allen Hamilton. As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform our world, the healthcare sector stands to substantially […].

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FTC says it will fine digital health companies that don't disclose data breaches

Mobi Health News

Companies failing to tell users about a breach could face a $43,792 per day hit.

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Clocktree Guide for Clients

Clocktree

The following is helpful information for clients who are using Clocktree for the first time. Computer or Mobile Device Requirements. You can use Clocktree on a desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone as long as the device has a camera and microphone. Supported browsers. Windows: Chrome (recommended), Edge, Firefox Mac: Chrome (recommended), Safari, Firefox iPhone and iPad: Safari.

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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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Akili releases ADHD video game therapy on Android and more digital health briefs

Mobi Health News

Also: Fitbit may be able to tell you how much you snore, and psychedelic-focused startup Mind Cure Health joins the DTx Alliance.

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Patients that got a 'refill' of Pear's reSET-O demonstrated high rates of abstinence

Mobi Health News

The study also found patients in the 24-week group had a 27% decrease in unique hospital encounters compared with the group who only received one prescription.

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Lead exposure continues to be a 'silent epidemic' for kids. These 3 states have the most affected areas

FierceHealthIT

Lead exposure continues to be a 'silent epidemic' for kids. These 3 states have the most affected areas. agliadkovskaya. Thu, 09/16/2021 - 18:28.

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Spring Health nabs $190M for digital mental health tool and more digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Also: Caresyntax adds $30 million to its Series C, and SafelyYou closed a $19.5 million Series A funding round.

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Intermountain Healthcare, SCL Health unveil plans to form 33-hospital, $14B system

FierceHealthIT

Intermountain Healthcare, SCL Health unveil plans to form 33-hospital, $14B system. dmuoio. Thu, 09/16/2021 - 12:44.

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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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NZ-based Green Cross Health acquires a quarter stake in digital pharmacy PillDrop

Mobi Health News

Its investment will help the online pharmacy expand its services and bring in additional technology.

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Northwell Health inks deal with Walgreens to provide telehealth, primary care in N.Y. retail stores

FierceHealthIT

Northwell Health inks deal with Walgreens to provide telehealth, primary care in N.Y. retail stores. hlandi. Thu, 09/16/2021 - 12:18.

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Indian online pharmacy PharmEasy buys cloud-based hospital supply chain management startup Aknamed

Mobi Health News

This comes ahead of the company's reported IPO filing by October.

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Spring Health snags $190M to build out family mental health services, ramp up health plan partnerships

FierceHealthIT

Spring Health snags $190M to build out family mental health services, ramp up health plan partnerships. hlandi. Thu, 09/16/2021 - 17:17.

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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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Mitigating the Nursing Shortage with Telehealth and RPM

Health Recovery Solutions

I have been a nurse for over 45 years and have witnessed the myriad challenges facing our front line nurses. The relentless COVID pandemic may have accelerated the national nursing shortage, but the problem and the underlying issues have been growing for some time. Only now, the impact is more deeply felt. So much so that the American Nurses Association (ANA) released a letter written to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources sounding the alarm.

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Clover Health, MedArrive partner to offer home COVID vaccinations to members

FierceHealthIT

Clover Health, MedArrive partner to offer home COVID vaccinations to members. pminemyer. Thu, 09/16/2021 - 12:09.

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Digital Strategy and the Role of the CIO

Healthcare IT Today

When many CIOs began their career or even when they became CIOs, their main job was to keep the “lights on.” A large chunk of their work was focused on things like the network, servers, desktops, printers, email, network shares, pagers, and the data center. There was a lot of IT “plumbing” that was happening […].

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Study: 15M people could lose Medicaid coverage after COVID-19 emergency ends

FierceHealthIT

Study: 15M people could lose Medicaid coverage after COVID-19 emergency ends. rking. Thu, 09/16/2021 - 15:06.

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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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Managed Medicaid plans and health systems hampered from texting consumers by 30-year-old law

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Mercer: 3 ways employers can continue to enhance benefits options

FierceHealthIT

Mercer: 3 ways employers can continue to enhance benefits options. pminemyer. Thu, 09/16/2021 - 14:10.

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Telehealth Holding Steady at 20 Percent Usage + Additional Industry Insights

eVisit

Our team of Virtual Care experts continues to closely track all the latest developments and happenings in our fast-paced industry to keep you in the know. Here’s a rundown of some of the notable moments we’ve spotted since our last Insights Report.

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FEMA agrees to cover nearly $1B of NYC Health + Hospitals' COVID costs after legislators' intervention

FierceHealthIT

FEMA agrees to cover nearly $1B of NYC Health + Hospitals' COVID costs after legislators' intervention. dmuoio. Thu, 09/16/2021 - 11:36.

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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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How Virtual Assistants and Artificial Intelligence Can Help Ensure Patient Information Is Secure – and Streamline Operations

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Pranay Jain, CEO and Co-founder of Enterprise Bot. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was introduced in 1996 mainly to help migrate insurance coverage details of employees between organizations, prevent insurance fraud, reduce wastage of medical resources and eliminate improper payments.

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Cityblock, Tufts Health Plan expand collaboration in Massachusetts

FierceHealthIT

Cityblock, Tufts Health Plan expand collaboration in Massachusetts. pminemyer. Thu, 09/16/2021 - 15:54.

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Mobile Symptom Trackers and Chronic Disease Management

Waracle

Chronic disease management is a complex process. . Not only are long term conditions painful and debilitating for people who have them, but they are time-consuming and expensive for the NHS and for social care providers. Over 15 million people in the UK suffer from chronic illnesses such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease, mental illness and cancer.

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Idaho to start rationing care as hospitals face 'extraordinary influx' of COVID-19 cases

FierceHealthIT

Idaho to start rationing care as hospitals face 'extraordinary influx' of COVID-19 cases. rking. Thu, 09/16/2021 - 12:28.

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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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House Democrats Share More ACA Advancements in $3.5 Trillion Plan

ACA Times

Democrats in the House of Representatives have shared their plans for ACA healthcare expansion as part of a proposed $3.5 trillion package. Included in the proposal are several provisions that would create significant changes to the U.S. healthcare infrastructure. Arguably the most impactful is a new program that would expand Medicaid/Medicare coverage in the 12 remaining states that have refused to expand eligibility.

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Burke, former Livongo CEO, takes the helm at healthcare navigation firm Quantum Health

FierceHealthIT

Burke, former Livongo CEO, takes the helm at healthcare navigation firm Quantum Health. hlandi. Thu, 09/16/2021 - 13:49.

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Chutes & Ladders—Banner Health adds new president, COO; Burke to lead Quantum Health

FierceHealthIT

Chutes & Ladders—Banner Health adds new president, COO; Burke to lead Quantum Health. dmuoio. Thu, 09/16/2021 - 16:58.

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