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Shinola Welcomes Immigrants on the 4th of July: A Love Letter from Detroit to the World Via NYC

Health Populi

Lady Liberty beckons to welcome the tired, the weary, and the ambitious to America in this Shinola video, made in my hometown Detroit. May this bring you joy and positive vibes on Independence Day 2018. The post Shinola Welcomes Immigrants on the 4th of July: A Love Letter from Detroit to the World Via NYC appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.

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Cleveland Clinic puts EHR data onto iPhone with Apple Health Records

Mobi Health News

Cleveland Clinic announced Monday that its patients can now access their personal health data on their iPhones with the Health Records feature. That, together with Cleveland Clinic's version of the Epic MyChart app, offers patients more comprehensive mobile access to their own health data and a way to manage appointments, message their physicians and more, officials said.

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To benefit of physicians, CMS to test Medicare Advantage as an advanced APM

FierceHealthIT

Under a demonstration project, CMS will move ahead with plans to test whether certain Medicare Advantage plans should qualify as an advanced alternative payment model and exempt doctors from MIPS.

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Study: Consumer-grade monitoring devices generally accurate, frequently used when offered as compensation

Mobi Health News

New data published yesterday in the journal Hypertension offers another proof of concept for how device and mobile-driven remote monitoring can help care teams manage the conditions of a large patient population.

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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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Pain management needs to go beyond traditional treatment

FierceHealthIT

While the government and insurers are taking steps to curb opioid prescriptions and enhance treatments, nonmedication pain management needs to be pumped up as well to stop the problem at its core, executives at Amercian Specialty Health told FierceHealthcare.

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Good news for remote monitoring reimbursement

Morning eHealth

Digital health investments set to outpace last year — ONC offering $2M for provider IT projects

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Philips brings telemedicine to Japanese hospitals, BCBS covers Hygieiea's service, and other digital health deals

Mobi Health News

Clinical research software company Elligo Health Research has entered a partnership with HealthiVibe, a company that collects patient insights in order to improve clinical trials. As part of the new deal Elligo will be able to offer HealthiVibe’s platform HealthiPerspectives, which collects patients' feedback about clinical trials and gathers patient data.

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Challenges continue for small and rural practices under MIPS, GAO report finds

FierceHealthIT

The same challenges that made it difficult for small and rural practices to succeed in Medicare value-based incentive programs in the past are likely to continue under MIPS, according to a new GAO report.

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American Well scores $290, with possibility of more to come

Mobi Health News

Boston-based telemedicine giant American Well has recently filed an SEC document revealing that the company raised $290 million in funding. According to the document, which was filed on June 29, the company is looking to raise up to $314.7 million within this funding round.

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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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Over 1M already left ACA plans in 2018

FierceHealthIT

About 1.1 million people have already dropped from their exchange plan in 2018. While that decline is lower than it was in 2017, signaling greater stabilization, policy changes are likely to disrupt the marketplace next year.

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AMA focuses on mobile with winners of Interoperability and Innovation Challenge

Mobi Health News

The American Medical Association has its eyes on mobile this season as it announced the three winners of its Interoperability and Innovation Challenge. This year the winners showcased technology that included a patient-provider communication tool, a personal risk analysis app, and a medical decision-making platform.

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University of Michigan, RAND study explores link between hospital occupancy, infection rates

FierceHealthIT

It stands to reason that the fuller an inpatient ward is, the greater a patient's risk of infection. A new study from the University of Michigan and RAND Corporation challenges that assertion.

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American Well scores $290M, with possibility of more to come

Mobi Health News

Boston-based telemedicine giant American Well has recently filed an SEC document revealing that the company raised $290 million in funding. According to the document, which was filed on June 29, the company is looking to raise up to $314.7 million within this funding round.

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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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After a decade working for pharma, AHIP CEO Matt Eyles pegs drug pricing as his top priority

FierceHealthIT

New AHIP CEO Matt Eyles spent more than a decade crafting public policy for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Now that he's sitting on the other side of the fence, he's firmly positioning the group to "fundamentally address" challenges with the drug market, he said in an interview with FierceHealthcare.

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Study: 60% of America’s Seniors Are Avoiding Healthcare Costs

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Editor’s Note: There is a growing need to educate seniors on their healthcare costs options, and increase their Medicare knowledge. CLICK HERE and let us show how BHM’s economically maintain turn-around times and accuracy for new members. A majority of Americans concerned about healthcare costs in retirement have taken steps to avoid or minimize their current medical expenses, a survey from the Nationwide Retirement Institute found.

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Healthcare Roundup—LA hospital agrees to settle patient-dumping allegations for $550K 

FierceHealthIT

Silver Lake Medical Center, a Los Angeles-based psychiatric facility, has agreed to settle patient dumping allegations for $550,000, plus more healthcare headlines.

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AMA Passes Augmented Intelligence Policy

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Editor’s Note: The promise of augmented intelligence in spurring technological innovation in medicine has generated interest among health care stake holders. With that interest, comes concern. CLICK HERE to learn more about how BHM helps your organization build resources while focusing on patient/member experiences. The American Medical Association passed its first policy addressing augmented intelligence in the healthcare industry during its annual meeting in Chicago, which ran June 7

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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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Physician Practice Roundup—Doctors, hospitals received $8.4B in payments from drug companies last year and more news

FierceHealthIT

Doctors and teaching hospitals received $8.4 billion in payments from drug companies in 2017; Allscripts has asked an Illinois district judge to dismiss a class-action lawsuit filed after a ransomware attack took down the EHR vendor’s servers for a week; and more physician practice news.

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Hg Capital acquire 75.1% of Orion Health’s Rhapsody business and 24.9% of their Population Health business

Lloyd Price

Today we made an exciting announcement about investments in Orion Health’s Rhapsody and Population Health businesses from Hg, a specialist technology investor with a deep knowledge of the global healthcare technology sector. This investment provides Orion Health with a tremendous opportunity to deliver on our vision for customers, our people and for the healthcare sector.

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Duke economist Mark McClellan to join Cigna's board following Express Scripts acquisition

FierceHealthIT

Duke economist Mark McMcClellan will join Cigna's board of directors once the Express Scripts acquisition is finalized. Cigna carved out a new board seat for McClellan, who has a rich policy background including previous roles leading the FDA and CMS.

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