Wed.Jul 10, 2019

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XRHealth opens up VR platform to third-party developers

Mobi Health News

The company exclusively announced to MobiHealthNews its plants to create a tool kit for providers, payers and pharmas.

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Rural communities helped by telehealth, but broadband internet still an issue for 1 in 5 rural households

Clocktree

NPR produced an interesting segment on the state of telehealth services and how they’ve helped people in rural communities. The article spotlights one woman in rural CA who needed therapy but lives in a town with only two therapists and could only get one appointment per month. Instead she visited a local clinic twice a week to connect via video call with a therapist 200 miles away.

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Mumbai-based primary healthcare aggregator HealthAssure raises $2.5M in Series A funding

Mobi Health News

Founded in 2011, primary healthcare aggregator HealthAssure recently announced a $2.5M Series A round led by Blume Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund.

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The Magic of Breakthrough Technology: A Case of Disrupting the Pediatric Space

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Abhinav Shashank, CEO and co-founder, Innovaccer. Children have entirely distinctive needs as compared to adults. Care is delivered to them in a manner entirely different than adults by care teams that hardly ever double-up as providers for the elderly.

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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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ANDHealth partners with leading institutes to drive digital health sector in WA

Mobi Health News

ANDHealth, an Australian organisation dedicated to supporting digital health companies in their commercialisation journey, has partnered with a consortium of leading medical research institutes and universities in Western Australia (WA), led by the Telethon Kids Institute, as part of the State’s first Digital Health Accelerator Program.

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Clover Health's new subsidiary will rely on members, machine learning to fuel drug development

Mobi Health News

Dubbed Clover Therapeutics, the unit's first project will be a partnership with Genentech targeting ocular diseases among senior populations.

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Connecting Genetics and Primary Care: NorthShore’s Bold Ambitions

hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT

The health system’s new DNA10K initiative looks to improve the link between genomic data and primary care

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Partnership will see Amazon Alexa provide access to NHS-verified health information

Mobi Health News

The tech giant's partnership with the NHS was first announced last year.

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Direct-to-consumer DNA testing service exposed customers' data online: report

FierceHealthIT

DNA-testing service Vitagene Inc. left thousands of consumers' health reports exposed online that contained their full names, dates of birth and gene-based health information, such as their likelihood of developing certain medical conditions, according to Bloomberg.

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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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Nurx adds STI testing to its mail-order product suite

Mobi Health News

The startup launched three new test kits, which will test for conditions such as chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis.

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Six new technologies for older adults – July 2019

Aging in Place Technology Watch

More smarts are moving into tech for older adults. AI capabilities combined with a Voice First interface is increasingly expected – and so they are part of new offerings to help older adults, bothliving at home or in senior living communities. Will older adults be comfortable with them? Will they be used effectively to help them remain as safe, independent and/or well as possible?

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Belgian university spinoff closes €1m seed financing round

Mobi Health News

ArtiQ now plans to use the money to launch its AI-based software and accelerate deployments in hospitals.

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FCC approves $100M connected care pilot to benefit low income patients, veterans

FierceHealthIT

The Federal Communications Commission is moving forward with developing a three-year, $100 million connected care pilot program to support telehealth and remote patient monitoring services to improve healthcare access to underserved populations.

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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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Charges made in telemedicine fraud case, data analytics startup raises $26M and more digital health news briefs

Mobi Health News

Also: Propeller Health CCO warns against unchecked disruption; Grant brings smartphone diabetic retinopathy screening to India.

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Best Marketing Tips For Medical Practices

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. A business has to find ways to flourish, reach out to people, and thrive. Every company has a purpose, and they need to serve; that is the way people accept them — even a field like medical practices that everyone requires every-now-and-then needs a particular form of a marketing boost.

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Appeals court appears likely to call for lower court to settle unanswered questions on ACA lawsuit, experts say

FierceHealthIT

An appellate court appears likely to send a lawsuit seeking to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act back to a lower court to settle key issues such as what parts of the law can exist without the individual mandate, experts say.

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Fujifilm Medical Systems Settles in Boston to Improve Healthcare

MedTech Boston

Fujifilm today announced that it has moved its Medical Systems and New Development businesses to Lexington, Massachusetts, in a push to further. The post Fujifilm Medical Systems Settles in Boston to Improve Healthcare appeared first on MedTech Boston.

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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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CMMI Director Adam Boehler to leave post to head up new foreign aid investment office

FierceHealthIT

The White House on Wednesday nominated Adam Boehler, head of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, to lead the newly formed International Development Finance Corporation that coordinates foreign aid.

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Making Telemedicine Affordable for Every Budget

GlobalMed

If telehealth has one superpower it’s famous for, it’s bringing quality care to the underserved. Virtual visits can level the playing field between patients who enjoy multiple options for speciality care and advanced treatment and those who go without basic care. But to fill the care gap, two conditions must be met: To connect remote and underserved populations to the right care , telemedicine must be easily accessible.

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NBGH survey: Employees want wellbeing programs that support mental, financial health 

FierceHealthIT

Employees want their employers to offer additional support for their mental and financial health, a new survey shows.

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All the Jobs Doctors and Nurses Can Do From Home

Enzyme Health

Work from home jobs for doctors and nurses can help you achieve more life balance while still serving patients either one-on-one or behind the scenes. If you’re looking for a home-based or online medical position, use this list to inspire your next career move. Your work as a clinician doesn’t have to be limited to the hospital or clinic. There are many options for part-time or full-time jobs that doctors can do from home.

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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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Michigan surgeon charged in $60M fraud and money laundering scheme

FierceHealthIT

A Michigan surgeon has been charged with orchestrating a $60 million healthcare fraud scheme as well as money laundering.

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Connecting with the Caregivers

Synzi

The estimated prevalence of caring for an adult is 16.6% (39.8 million) Americans, according to the National Alliance for Caregiving. Caregivers’ responsibilities can include traditional ADLs and IADLs as well as coordinating care and communicated with a range of providers, … Read More. The post Connecting with the Caregivers appeared first on Synzi.

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Executive Spotlight—How Lyft convinced Megan Callaghan to jump into the transportation business

FierceHealthIT

Megan Callahan was attracted to rideshare company Lyft because it allowed her to really drill down into a key challenge in the industry, specifically in this case, how transportation can impact access to care. FierceHealthcare sat down with Callahan for our latest Executive Spotlight.

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Featured Health IT Job: Sr Epic Analyst

Healthcare IT Today

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Sr Epic Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Prisma Health and is in South Carolina. Here’s a description of the position: As a senior level team […].

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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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Bridges Health Partners, Aetna form managed care partnership in western Pennsylvania

FierceHealthIT

Bridges Health Partners and Aetna have entered into an accountable care agreement for Aetna’s Medicare Advantage members.

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Robert Rennie Joins GlobalMed as Vice President, EMEA

GlobalMed

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – July 10, 2019—GlobalMed, an international provider of virtual health solutions, announced today the addition of Robert Rennie as Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Rennie will lead sales efforts across the region and focus on accelerating the telemedicine leader’s global revenue growth. To download a photo of Robert Rennie, click here.

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Express Scripts Formulary for “Digital Health” Offers Long Overdue Info

Healthcare IT Today

In mid-May, Express Scripts announced that it plans to introduce what it says is the healthcare industry’s first stand-alone digital health formulary. This may not sound like much, but I’d argue that it’s a noteworthy development. After all, Express Scripts is a Cigna company now, which makes this notice interesting from both a health plan […].