Mon.Jul 20, 2020

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A New Era of Virtual Care Has Begun, Accenture Finds

Health Populi

Patients embraced virtual care and communications at very high rates in the first months of the pandemic, and want to continue to use telehealth platforms after the pandemic ends. The new era of virtual care has begun and is here to stay, Accenture expects in its latest look at How COVID-19 will permanently alter patient behavior , a patient survey conducted in May 2020.

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The looming end to the telehealth boom

Mobi Health News

Former U.S. Medicaid CMO Dr. Andrey Ostrovsky outlines how tech entrepreneurs, investors and digital-transformation leaders can impact a legislative fix and enable long-term telehealth access.

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Accelerating the digital transformation of healthcare

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The COVID-19 global crisis has undoubtedly brought about huge changes in healthcare systems all over the world. One of the major impacts which it had would be its role in serving as an impetus to accelerate the digital transformation of healthcare globally. At the HIMSS APAC Malaysia Digital Health Summit session titled “Accelerating the Digital Transformation of Healthcare” hosted by Tim Kelsey (Senior Vice President HIMSS Analytics International), Christian Besler (Chief Digital Of

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Meaningful digital health engagement is more complicated than how long or often users log in

Mobi Health News

A new study conducted among SilverCloud Health program users employed machine learning to identify relationships between app-use frequency and clinical outcomes.

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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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Arkos Health, created by merger of 3 companies, sets sights on senior-focused telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Curavi Health, CarePointe and U.S. Health Systems announced this past week that they have merged to form Arkos Health, a new company designed to bring analytics-driven telemedicine to vulnerable senior populations nationwide. WHY IT MATTERS. Pittsburgh-based Curavi, which develops telehealth technology tailored for post-acute and long-term care settings, was launched in 2016 as a spin-off from UPMC (which will continue to be an investor in Arkos Health) and has built itself up with acquisitions

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Consortium uses FCC COVID-19 funds to bring telehealth to the underserved

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Boston-based MA FQHC Telehealth Consortium was created for Federally Qualified Health Centers to come together to master telehealth so that their patients could access quality care despite the pandemic. Before this time, FQHCs generally struggled to get telehealth off the ground because of the expense, lack of reimbursement and issues related to access.

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Korea’s “Dr. Answer” to undergo trial in Saudi Arabia

Mobi Health News

The AI medical software solution reportedly identifies abnormalities in body fluids and tissues, and is currently able to diagnose eight diseases, including rare genetic disorders.

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Covid-19 and Mid-Year Look at 2020 Tech Trends for Older Adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

That was then… In early 2020, focus sharpens on market categories of aging and caregiving. AARP published a new report that showed growing interest in technology among those aged 70+. The 127,000 CES 2020 attendees in January saw exhibit areas and innovations focused on older adults and what they need. Cambia Health released a survey of caregivers, 64% of surveyed caregivers use at least one digital tool to help them with caregiving.

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NowRx's online pharmacy crowdfunds $20M, Activ Surgical closes $15M and more digital health funding news

Mobi Health News

Also: Noteworth's $5 million seed round, Qualio's $11 million Series A and Cohere Health's $10 million Series A.

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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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How Collective Health, One Medical, and other startups are working to get employees back to offices

FierceHealthIT

How Collective Health, One Medical, and other startups are working to get employees back to offices. hlandi. Mon, 07/20/2020 - 15:20.

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Medical startup receives €2.5 million grant from the EU

Mobi Health News

The funding will support NanoVation in developing a device which targets patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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Uber launches service to help with COVID-19 contact tracing: report

FierceHealthIT

Uber launches service to help with COVID-19 contact tracing: report. hlandi. Mon, 07/20/2020 - 11:13.

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SSIVIX Lab launches one-stop MyCLNQ app to meet digital healthcare needs

Mobi Health News

The startup has currently 15,000 users for their MyCLNQ app and plans to expand regionally in the next two years.

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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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Telehealth Predictions: Access, Reimbursement & Fraud

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Telehealth Predictions: Access, Reimbursement & Fraud Eager to see what will happen next? Given recent developments in the US as well as other English-speaking countries, telehealth predictions can now be discussed with more certainty in the context of telehealth access, … Read more. The post Telehealth Predictions: Access, Reimbursement & Fraud appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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Clue's first CMO, Dr. Lynae Brayboy, talks fertility tech, LGBTQ health, the clinical trial gender gap

Mobi Health News

Berlin-based Clue Health, a women's digital health company, announces its first chief medical officer.

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Optum: Employers leaning on health plans to help with return to workplace initiatives 

FierceHealthIT

Optum: Employers leaning on health plans to help with return to workplace initiatives . pminemyer. Mon, 07/20/2020 - 11:51.

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Funding Telehealth Expansions: What’s Top of Mind for CFOs?

InTouch Health

Both providers and consumers are being forced to rapidly adapt to telehealth due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Many hospitals are seeing over 300% growth in telehealth visits, with some having surpassed their normal telehealth visits by 10,000%. The success of telehealth that has resulted from the pandemic will likely turn this short-term solution into a long-term option, positioning hospitals to deliver care through telehealth more frequently moving forward.

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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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Study: Few high-deductible health plan members make HSA contributions

FierceHealthIT

Study: Few high-deductible health plan members make HSA contributions. pminemyer. Mon, 07/20/2020 - 13:38.

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The Benefits Of Building EHRs Around Care Plans

Healthcare IT Today

A former health system leader has laid out an interesting argument for refocusing EHRs on supporting care plans rather than simply documenting what care has been provided. Of course, there still seems to be considerable resistance to moving completely away from their original focus on billing, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t hope! In this […].

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AMA, ACP join groups imploring Congress for more COVID-19 contact tracing, testing funding

FierceHealthIT

AMA, ACP join groups imploring Congress for more COVID-19 contact tracing, testing funding. rking. Mon, 07/20/2020 - 15:46.

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A Proactive Approach to COVID-19: PatientConnect Mobile

Health Recovery Solutions

The past several months has forced not only our country, but the world, to reevaluate our preparedness to confront a global pandemic. During the first wave of COVID-19 the US was among many countries that came face-to-face with the shortcomings of their healthcare system. In the blink of an eye, stores closed, companies transitioned to remote work and healthcare providers had to quickly and dramatically shift how they functioned day-to-day.

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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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Clover Health set to triple geographic footprint in wake of membership surge

FierceHealthIT

Clover Health set to triple geographic footprint in wake of membership surge. pminemyer. Mon, 07/20/2020 - 15:08.

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Planning for the post-COVID-19 workforce: four scenarios

Digital Leaders HealthTech

Significant uncertainty surrounds what the “new normal” could look like for firms beyond the COVID-19 crisis, particularly in terms of human capital. But scenario thinking can help organizations better anticipate and adapt to dramatic changes, increase agility and resilience, and turn uncertainty into advantage. As Edward Lorenz postulated in his 1963 paper on Chaos Theory, “Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil cause a tornado in Texas?

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Blue states sue HHS over controversial transgender coverage rule

FierceHealthIT

Blue states sue HHS over controversial transgender coverage rule. rking. Mon, 07/20/2020 - 15:09.

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We Mapped the Human Genome 20 Years Ago. With More Sequencing Power, What Can We Do Next?

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Josh Gluck, VP for Global Healthcare Technology Strategy at Pure Storage. The world’s scientific community continues to break records. In the fight against COVID-19, the ability to leverage massive information sharing is leading to a more accurate picture of the disease and accelerating the development and testing of […].

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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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The Future of Telemedicine

Ortholive

Analysts expect 100 million telemedicine visits this year in the U.S. In this Health News Network interview, Dr. Michael Greiwe talks about the future of telemedicine in America.

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Smart Glasses Make a Return to Health Care with the Vuzix M400

Healthcare IT Today

Although Google Glass, first released in 2012, offered many possibilities for use in surgery and other health care settings, it never became mainstream. Part of this failure stemmed from public worries over privacy and a sense of general creepiness, but part of it resulted from the technical limitations of that early generation of smart glasses. […].

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Telehealth Predictions: Access, Reimbursement & Fraud

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Telehealth Predictions: Access, Reimbursement & Fraud Watching for telehealth predictions currently being announced by the larger insurers in the United States and abroad can help healthcare professionals make well-reasoned telehealth decisions about the future demand for telehealth service and associated … Read more. The post Telehealth Predictions: Access, Reimbursement & Fraud appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.