Wed.Mar 10, 2021

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Cognito Therapeutics touts positive Phase 2 results for device-delivered Alzheimer's treatment

Mobi Health News

The startup will now move onto a larger pivotal trial of the neuromodulation therapy, which received a Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA in January.

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Digital retail pharmacy NowRx expanding into telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NowRx is expanding into telehealth, the digital retail pharmacy and prescription delivery company announced Wednesday. NowRx Telehealth will enable provider-patient, app-based interactions, in addition to same-hour or same-day prescription medication deliveries, according to the company. WHY IT MATTERS. The rollout's first phase will focus on the provision of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, an HIV prevention medication.

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Dutch AI medtech company Kepler Vision launches vision platform for senior care

Mobi Health News

The Kepler Night Nurse Edge Box uses vision technology to allow staff to monitor patients and respond to physical distress.

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A Guide To Improving Your Sleeping Habits

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Your routine, health, and lifestyle can all contribute to your sleep quality each night. If you often feel tired throughout the day or crave sleep as soon as you have stepped out of bed, you […]. The article A Guide To Improving Your Sleeping Habits appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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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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DocGo announces plans to go public through SPAC merger with Motion Acquisition Corp.

Mobi Health News

The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2021. It will value the combined company at approximately $1.1 billion. .

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NVIDIA, Harvard team up on genome research toolkit

Mobi Health News

The new AI-driven tech is also able to sequence a whole genome in 30 minutes. .

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Digital Technology Is Improving Healthcare Supply Chain Effectiveness

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Over the past year, COVID-19 pushed the healthcare supply chain to breaking point. Throughout March, April, and May 2020, many offices could not get hold of the critical personal protective equipment they needed. And today, […]. The article Digital Technology Is Improving Healthcare Supply Chain Effectiveness appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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New tool lets users sign up for leftover COVID-19 vaccines

Mobi Health News

Dr. B helps connect patients to providers with unused vaccines. .

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Transforming Healthcare with Proactive, Automated Communication

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Carlene Anteau, MS, RN, Vice President, Marketing, Twistle. Adhering to an episodic or long-term health treatment plan can be overwhelming for many patients. They often do not remember everything their doctor tells them during visits, health portals are cumbersome and difficult to access, and the healthcare literacy level […].

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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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PatientPoint merges with Outcome Health to form combined patient engagement entity

Mobi Health News

This merger comes over a year after news broke that Outcome Health faced a number of legal battles. .

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Hackers reportedly breach hospital surveillance cameras, exposing the security risks of connected devices

FierceHealthIT

Hackers reportedly breach hospital surveillance cameras, exposing the security risks of connected devices. hlandi. Wed, 03/10/2021 - 15:35.

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Ibex Medical Analytics draws $38M Series B to expand its AI pathology platforms

Mobi Health News

The company's technology looks to reduce the burden on pathologists reviewing digital slides, while also serving as a safety net to reduce errors.

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Marc Benioff, The Weeknd invest in Forward's $225M series D to expand primary care footprint

FierceHealthIT

Marc Benioff, The Weeknd invest in Forward's $225M series D to expand primary care footprint. hlandi. Wed, 03/10/2021 - 18:29.

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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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Epic Developing an EHR AI Assistant, but is At Least 2 Years Out

Healthcare IT Today

In a recent online seminar at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Judy Faulkner, Founder of Epic, was the guest of honor with moderator Dara Mize, MD, assistant professor of Biomedical Informatics. This was part of a weekly Department of Biomedical Informatics seminar they hold according to a VUMC announcement. In the seminar, Judy shared some […].

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House passes $1.9T COVID-19 package that boosts ACA subsidies, rural hospital funding

FierceHealthIT

House passes $1.9T COVID-19 package that boosts ACA subsidies, rural hospital funding. rking. Wed, 03/10/2021 - 14:41.

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Abbott updates app-based neuromodulation platform with remote programming

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Enterprise Taxonomy: Telehealth Patient Access Care.

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Why 2021 could be the year of healthcare SPAC deals and the unicorns ripe to go public

FierceHealthIT

Why 2021 could be the year of healthcare SPAC deals and the unicorns ripe to go public. hlandi. Wed, 03/10/2021 - 12:24.

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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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I: What We Learned in 2020 & What We’re Expecting This Year

Redox

One: Double down on Innovation. Every year, thought leaders usher in a new year by predicting what trends will impact their respective industries in the coming months. In one of my recent Forbes columns, I took a different approach to predictions, focusing more on lessons learned from 2020 to then help guide these four forward-looking prescriptions: Prescription 1: Double down on innovation.

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$3.6K topical gel? Optum report warns of potential for wasteful spending on pricey, branded wound care products

FierceHealthIT

$3.6K topical gel? Optum report warns of potential for wasteful spending on pricey, branded wound care products. pminemyer. Wed, 03/10/2021 - 15:44.

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Cedar Closes $200M in Series D Funding to Continue Fueling Growth as a Leading Patient Financial Engagement Platform for the Healthcare Industry

Healthcare IT Today

Cedar, an innovative patient engagement and financial technology platform, today announced it has closed $200M in Series D financing led by Tiger Global Management, bringing the company’s valuation to $3.2B. The company, which boasts more than $350M in total funding to date, will use the new capital to continue meeting skyrocketing demand for the exceptional, […].

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Ambulnz latest medical startup to ride the SPAC wave to go public

FierceHealthIT

Ambulnz latest medical startup to ride the SPAC wave to go public. hlandi. Wed, 03/10/2021 - 10:54.

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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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Five Ways Individual Clinicians Can Mitigate or Prevent Their Potential Burnout

HealthStream

The demands of COVID-19 are contributing to an even greater threat of widespread burnout among healthcare professionals. Dr. Anya Koutras, a self-care expert, has a prescription for addressing burnout or its potential that she calls the “Five Ls.

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Lawsuit claims HHS sunset rule is a 'ticking timebomb' for agency

FierceHealthIT

Lawsuit claims HHS sunset rule is a 'ticking timebomb' for agency. rking. Wed, 03/10/2021 - 13:55.

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Healthcare AI investment will shift to these 5 areas in the next 2 years: survey

Henry Kotula

[link]. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the pace of artificial intelligence adoption, and healthcare leaders are confident AI can help solve some of today’s toughest challenges, including COVID-19 tracking and vaccines. The majority of healthcare and life sciences executives (82%) want to see their organizations more aggressively adopt AI technology, according to a new survey from KPMG, an audit, tax and advisory services firm.

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HHS seeks to delay controversial community health center 340B insulin rule until July

FierceHealthIT

HHS seeks to delay controversial community health center 340B insulin rule until July. rking. Wed, 03/10/2021 - 11:34.

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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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How The Raise the Wage Act Could Impact ACA Compliance

ACA Times

3 minute read: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a report last month that outlines the budgetary effects on American employment if the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 is enacted. The report , officially titled “The Budgetary Effects of The Raise the Wage Act of 2021” outlines specific changes to employment rates and the federal poverty line for individuals and household incomes.

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Judge denies UnitedHealthcare's bid to get proton beam therapy suit tossed

FierceHealthIT

Judge denies UnitedHealthcare's bid to get proton beam therapy suit tossed. pminemyer. Wed, 03/10/2021 - 11:59.

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