Tue.Jun 12, 2018

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FDA clears MindMaze's gamified home-neurorehabilitation platform

Mobi Health News

Switzerland-based MindMaze announced today that it has received FDA clearance for the MindMotion Go, a gamified neurorehabilitation therapy platform for medium and light severity impairments able to be deployed in the patient’s home. Using motion capture technology based on the Microsoft Kinect, the Go engages patients with a range of activities set in displayed 3D environments that promote motor and task functions.

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With suicide rates on the rise, clinicians need more training to spot the warning signs

FierceHealthIT

New data that shows suicide is on the rise across the country and a pair of high-profile celebrity deaths by suicide are putting renewed attention on an issue that can have a profound impact on healthcare professionals.

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Mental health apps helpful but poor design, privacy concerns contribute to low engagement

Mobi Health News

A clinical review, published in Evidence Based Mental Health Month, suggests numerous issues, including poor app design and privacy concerns, have contributed to a low engagement rate for mental health apps. The article goes on to suggest that more patient engagement during the app design process and the creation of standards could help remedy these issues.

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Narrowing the price gap between hearing aids and PSAPs

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The hearing aid industry offers pricey hearing aids for people with ‘defined’ hearing loss. The FDA wants you to understand that it regulates hearing aids – which it defines as helping the medical condition of hearing loss. The FDA then observes “ sound amplifiers for consumers with no hearing loss who want to make environmental sounds louder for recreational use.“ Recreational ?

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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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Survey: Hospitals' adoption of mobile strategies hits a snag

Mobi Health News

When healthcare communications firm Spok first began investigating the prevalence of mobile strategies in 2012, only a third of survey respondents reported that their organization had a formalized strategy in place.

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Biogen launches new app, Aby, for patients with MS

Mobi Health News

Biogen has just launched a new app, called Aby, aimed at giving people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) accurate and reliable information about the condition and support.

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CMS pushes PDMPs, EHRs for opioid response

Morning eHealth

Net neutrality repeal takes effect — Theranos’ Holmes is reportedly still fundraising

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WebMD acquires Jobson to bolster content for pharmacists, eye health practicioners

Mobi Health News

Internet Brands subsidiary WebMD, which also oversees the Medscape brand of physician-facing mobile and web-based educational content, has acquired Jobson Healthcare Information, another healthcare content group, for an undisclosed amount.

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Cigna CFO says push to control specialty drug costs drove Express Scripts acquisition

FierceHealthIT

Cigna CFO told investors at Goldman Sachs' annual healthcare conference that Express Scripts' experience with high-cost specialty drugs is "really a difference maker." He added that unlike its competitors, Cigna isn't planning to make any acquisitions on the provider side.

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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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Medidata acquires Shyft for $195M, establishes unified trial, commercialization data platform

Mobi Health News

Medidata, a New York City-based company that offers cloud storage and data analytics services for clinical trials, announced today that it has acquired Shyft Analytics, maker of a cloud data analytics platform specifically designed for the pharma and biotech industries.

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Telehealth for Chronic Illnesses

American Well

One of the biggest problems for people with chronic illnesses is continuity of care. This has been acknowledged for decades. Fixing the gaps in knowledge from one healthcare professional to another has been shown to improve patient health outcomes. Ensuring continuity improves overall health, decreases hospitalizations, and in general work out better for everyone concerned.

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Payer Roundup—Nursing homes sue to stop state Medicaid cuts; LePage appeals expansion ruling

FierceHealthIT

Montana nursing homes are trying to stop a looming Medicaid payment cut, while Ohio has canceled its own planned cuts to hospitals. Meanwhile, Maine's governor is still resisting Medicaid expansion.

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Telehealth for Chronic Illnesses

American Well

One of the biggest problems for people with chronic illnesses is continuity of care. This has been acknowledged for decades. Fixing the gaps in knowledge from one healthcare professional to another has been shown to improve patient health outcomes. Ensuring continuity improves overall health, decreases hospitalizations, and in general work out better for everyone concerned.

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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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National Academies: Academic institutions’ response to sexual harassment in STEM is lacking

FierceHealthIT

Sexual harassment is a common problem in science, engineering and medicine, and policy responses have had a limited impact, according to a new report.

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Are Hospitals Turning Into A Tech Company

David Chou

I just wrapped up speaking at the Modern Healthcare Transformation Summit in Austin and there were some interesting discussions specifically where every C suite leader spoke about technology. It is very apparent that the organizations are transitions and thinking about how to transition to a digital enterprise. Are you moving your organization towards the digital era?

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KRY, Europe’s leading Digital Healthcare provider, raises $66M in Series B investment ahead of launch in UK and France

Lloyd Price

KRY is built by patients for patients in light of the highly strained healthcare systems around the globe. Offering a more accessible and convenient digital healthcare service, KRY has in under two years had over 350 000 patient meetings in Sweden, Norway and Spain and grew by 740% in 2017, making it the largest digital healthcare provider in Europe.

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HIStalk Interviews Jeremy Schwach, CEO, Bluetree Network

HIStalk Interviews

Jeremy Schwach is CEO of Bluetree Network of Madison, WI. Tell me about yourself and the company. I’m Minneapolis-St. Paul-born, so I’ve got those Midwest roots. I was born to an accountant and a microbiologist, and unfortunately, I didn’t get either of those skills, so I was forced into business. I found myself at UW, where I started my first company out of my dorm room.

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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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Netflix can teach Doctors how to treat Patients

Lloyd Price

Earlier this year, Apple announced the release of its new Health Records, an app where patients can store all their medical data. The move is the next logical step for Apple, which has paired up with 39 health systems in the US. Each has adopted the tech company’s Health Records system for patients to securely access – and get instant updates on – their medical information.

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Social Stigma Concerning Opioid Use Hinders Fight

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Editor’s Note: For payers and policy-makers it can be a challenge to design effective opioid epidemic measures to control the rapid increase of overdoses as program effectiveness data is being accumulated. Staying abreast as to how opioid prescription control policies are evaluated for effectiveness, payers can be more efficient in their policymaking.

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Senate Finance Committee advances massive opioid package targeting Medicare, Medicaid

FierceHealthIT

Legislation aimed at combating the opioid crisis is slowly but surely making its way through the Senate with a major focus on Medicare and Medicaid. Despite widespread agreement on the bills, the hearing still featured a few political jabs.

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Three Easy Tips on Getting Patients More Engaged

iSALUS Healthcare

Providers are constantly circling to find information regarding what they can do to start getting patients more engaged in their medical care. Patients who are more invested in their care tend to have better outcomes, better health statistics and increased satisfaction with their providers. The question is, what should providers do to encourage patient engagement?

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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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Physician Practice Roundup—Call for CMS to expand reimbursement for remote monitoring; CDC finds suicide rates have climbed and more

FierceHealthIT

Health leaders are calling on CMS to expand reimbursement for remote monitoring services; a CDC report finds that rates of suicide have climbed dramatically in the U.S.; plus more physician practice news from around the web.

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How Can Medicaid Coverage Combat Opioids?

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Editor’s Note: CMS expects that supplemental information will help states leverage Medicaid services and provide support for beneficiaries struggling with opioid addiction. Click HERE and discuss how BHM prepares your organization for the future. . CMS has released new resources describing how states can leverage Medicaid services and health IT tools to support beneficiaries battling opioid addiction.

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Elizabeth Warren to Alex Azar: Where are 'massive' voluntary drug price reductions?

FierceHealthIT

President Donald Trump said on May 30 that drug companies would announce voluntary prescription drug price drops in two weeks. That two-week period ends Wednesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., told HHS Secretary Alex Azar on Tuesday.

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Murphy, Herring say voters will remember GOP's 'reckless' ACA lawsuit

FierceHealthIT

One by one, Democrats are calling out the Trump administration's decision not to defend the Affordable Care Act in a federal lawsuit, and warn that voters will remember that decision come November.

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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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Azar defends PBMs in Trump administration's plan to bring down drug costs

FierceHealthIT

Democrats, in particular, questioned HHS Secretary Alex Azar on why Trump backed away from a campaign promise to allow Medicare to directly negotiate prices with drug companies. Here's why Azar said they've got it wrong.