Health Populi

MAY 1, 2020

The Coronavirus has impacted every aspect of human life: first, the direct biological impact of COVID-19 on people, as of today the cause of over 63,000 deaths in the U.S. along with unquantifiable morbidity among millions of Americans who are surviving the virus and the toll on family caregivers. Beyond the direct physical impact of the virus, social and emotional health impacts are emerging now due to physical distancing, mandates to #StayHome, and telecommuting to jobs when possible.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 1, 2020

As racial disparities surface in the coronavirus pandemic, tapping diverse perspectives to create digital health tools is key.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 1, 2020

Epic Systems has tapped San Francisco-based communications tech startup Twilio to provide the video-communication backend for Epic’s new telehealth platform. WHY IT MATTERS. Based on Twilio’s Programmable Video API, the service will give healthcare professionals the ability to launch video visits with patients and to update clinical documentation and review patient histories within Epic EHR workflows.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 1, 2020

Also: Dascena closes $50 million for diagnostic algorithms; Scopio Labs collects $16 million Series B to expand digital microscopy business.

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 1, 2020

EHR giant Epic continued to amass a greater share of the U.S. hospital market in 2019, while its competitor Cerner lost ground, according to KLAS Research. Meditech was the only other major vendor to see a net gain in 2019.

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 1, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic dampened technology investment with digital health deals and dollars sliding in the first quarter of 2020. But there were bright spots. Digital mental health startups saw strong funding growth. Find out what other sectors saw a funding boost during the quarter.

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Morning eHealth

MAY 1, 2020

HIPAA noncompliance drops — Medicare to pay for some phone calls, though questions remain

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 1, 2020

Hospital and provider groups applauded a series of changes from CMS aimed at increasing regulatory flexibility for providers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Health Recovery Solutions

MAY 1, 2020

In the COVID-19 partner Q&A series, we will share knowledge and expertise from HRS partners across the country on how they are leveraging telehealth in response to COVID-19. Below, NVNA & Hospice Telemedicine Clinical Manager, Cheryl Meyer Nelson, shares her insights into enhancing clinical workflow and patient experience using virtual visits.

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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.

FierceHealthIT

MAY 1, 2020

CDC's Anne Schuchat recently joined JAMA Editor Howard Bauchner to talk about her predictions for COVID-19 and what doctors should know about antibody tests.

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

MAY 1, 2020

In light of the ongoing coronavirus/COVID19 pandemic, we are offering our “ Telehealth 101? webinar series on a bi-weekly basis, every other Friday at 3PM Central. On the alternate Fridays, we are offering a “ Telehealth Roundup ” webinar at 3PM Central. “Telehealth 101” will offer a basic overview of telehealth, and “Telehealth Roundup” will feature presentations/discussions on key topics as it relates to telehealth in the SCTRC region as well as nationally.

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 1, 2020

COVID-19 may be making the case for accelerating the move to more value-based models of care.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 1, 2020

One of the unique challenges healthcare organizations have faced during COVID-19 has been new rules and procedures around managing the assets of the organization and ensuring that only the right people have access to the right areas. As my cousin who’s a nurse told me, it’s sad that she can’t leave a can of Lysol […].

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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.

FierceHealthIT

MAY 1, 2020

As healthcare leaders grapple daily with the coronavirus pandemic, many are desperate to know: What does the future look like for our organization? What can hospital finance leaders do when it’s clear that traditional methods of reducing spending and maximizing revenue will not be enough to recover?

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 1, 2020

It’s Friday and you know what that means. That’s right. It’s another edition of Fun Friday where we share something, funny, entertaining, or otherwise try to make you laugh. Plus, with most humor there’s usually a hidden lesson as well. I hope you’re all doing as well as possible amidst all the changes happening. Thanks […].

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

MAY 1, 2020

HIPAA Medical Records Release The HIPAA Privacy Rule grants patients or their personal representatives the right to receive, inspect and review their health information. Covered entities, to comply with the Privacy Rule, must follow HIPAA medical records release rules, … Read more. The post HIPAA Medical Records Release appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 1, 2020

CMS continues to put out massive changes to regulations as they try their best to support healthcare during COVID-19. Yesterday, CMS came out with a bunch more changes. It’s fascinating to see this process roll out without the usual comment period. In some ways, it illustrates why a comment period is useful, but in others […].

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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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HealthStream

MAY 1, 2020

Effective healthcare employee recognition connects performance to intrinsic motivators—why they perform—and sends a message that the behaviors they exhibited are in alignment with how the healthcare employer defines success. Here are some healthcare employee recognition program ideas.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 1, 2020

Arcadia (arcadia.io), a widely-recognized leader in population health management, today announced that it has acquired selected assets of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC), including technology and significant customer accounts. MAeHC is a non-profit services firm that delivers strategic guidance, project management, data warehousing and analytics services, and hands-on implementation support to help providers improve clinical and business performance.

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ACA Times

MAY 1, 2020

2 minute read: Congratulations if you were one of the lucky ones to receive a Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loan! Remember, under Section 1106 of the CARES Act, as clarified by the Treasury Interim Final Rule issued on April 2, 2020, up to the full amount of your PPP loan can be forgiven based on your compliance with certain loan requirements. Below is a simple step checklist to assist you in staying in compliance with the terms of the PPP and qualifying for maximum loan forgiveness.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 1, 2020

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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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HIStalk Weekender

MAY 1, 2020

Weekly News Recap Arcadia acquires the assets of the Massachusetts.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 1, 2020

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New Age Healthcare

MAY 1, 2020

This article was published on Apr 25 in ExpressHealthcare (arm of Indian Express): [link]. On Feb 17, 31st case of coronavirus surfaced in Daegu, South Korea. On outlining the tracks of this ‘ Patient 31 ’, public health official ascertained that in the last ten days the patient had attended two worship services with over 1000 people. Within a week, a 30-fold increase occurred in the nation’s number of cases.

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Henry Kotula

MAY 1, 2020

[link]. Dive Brief: CMS issued a another round of sweeping regulatory rollbacks Thursday that will temporarily change how some providers care for patients and get compensated during the ongoing pandemic. Practitioners such as therapists previously restricted from providing telehealth services for reimbursement can now do so, and CMS is also upping payments for telephone-only telehealth visits.

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New Age Healthcare

MAY 1, 2020

This article was published on Apr 25 in ExpressHealthcare (arm of Indian Express): [link]. On Feb 17, 31st case of coronavirus surfaced in Daegu, South Korea. On outlining the tracks of this ‘ Patient 31 ’, public health official ascertained that in the last ten days the patient had attended two worship services with over 1000 people. Within a week, a 30-fold increase occurred in the nation’s number of cases.

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New Age Healthcare

MAY 1, 2020

This article was published on Apr 25 in ExpressHealthcare (arm of Indian Express): [link]. On Feb 17, 31st case of coronavirus surfaced in Daegu, South Korea. On outlining the tracks of this ‘ Patient 31 ’, public health official ascertained that in the last ten days the patient had attended two worship services with over 1000 people. Within a week, a 30-fold increase occurred in the nation’s number of cases.

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