Thu.Sep 22, 2022

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A Powerful Partnership: AI and Humans Take on Healthcare Challenges

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Christopher Larkin, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Concord Technologies. Artificial intelligence (AI) is pervasive in our daily decisions. We are assisted by AI-powered solutions that map optimal travel routes, deliver targeted online search results, manage vital banking functions, and even guide our driving. .

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COVID-19 testing startup Curative to lay off 109 employees while pivoting focus

Mobi Health News

Curative is shifting from COVID-19 testing to launching a new health plan as testing needs decrease.

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Digital literacy -- the required and moving target for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Digital literacy – what is it? The term “Digital literacy” has been defined by the American Library Association task force as " the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills." Their definition of its importance began in the context of children and libraries.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts to launch virtual primary care with Carbon Health, Firefly Health

Mobi Health News

The insurer said the new offering will be included in the majority of its commercial health plans.

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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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How Personalization Can Boost Adoption of Virtual Care

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Shriya Palekar, AVP Health Plan Solutions, TytoCare. The COVID-19 outbreak led many to realize the transformative value the virtual world can bring to their industries. The healthcare industry – where virtual care and telehealth integration […].

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Optimum Healthcare IT Advances to an Elite Partner in the ServiceNow Partner Program

Optimum Healthcare IT

Optimum Healthcare IT announced today that it has achieved ServiceNow ELITE Partner status in less than 18 months. Continue reading Optimum Healthcare IT Advances to an Elite Partner in the ServiceNow Partner Program at Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Nodal, a platform connecting intended parents with surrogates, raises $4.7M

Mobi Health News

Amplo led the capital raise for the surrogacy connection platform.

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Optimum Healthcare IT Advances to an Elite Partner in the ServiceNow Partner Program

Optimum Healthcare IT

Optimum Healthcare IT announced today that it has achieved ServiceNow ELITE Partner status in less than 18 months. Continue reading Optimum Healthcare IT Advances to an Elite Partner in the ServiceNow Partner Program at Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Ceribell raises $50M for seizure monitoring and detection technology

Mobi Health News

The company will use the funding to support the commercial expansion of its product.

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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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Combating Security Risks is Especially Tough with Medical IoT Devices – Here’s Why

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Constancio Fernandes, VP of Engineering at Asimily. The security teams at healthcare systems tasked with safeguarding massive fleets of Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices are used to getting a heavy dose of cybersecurity patch advisories—the challenge is what to do next. There has been no shortage of these urgent alerts flagging complex IoMT device vulnerabilities over the past few years, from the aptly named Urgent/11 to SweynTooth, GRUB2, and countles

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Pattern Health scores $3.3M for no-code digital health creation platform

Mobi Health News

The startup plans to use the capital to improve the platform so larger health systems and organizations can use its tools at scale.

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Featured Health IT Job: Epic Ambulatory Principal Trainer

Healthcare IT Today

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Epic Ambulatory Principal Trainer position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Stoltenberg Consulting Inc. and is in the California Bay area. Here’s a description of the position: Duration: 3-6 Months.

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It’s Back to School Time – Did You Know Oxygen Therapy Can Improve Mental Focus?

Health and Wellness Blog | Uplifting People To Live A Healthier Life

That window between Summer and Fall is lovely, but it can sometimes be challenging to transition our kiddos – and ourselves! – back into work gear, after a fun season of beach vacations, sunny days, and enjoying having the kids at home. Shopping for school supplies can bring some inspiration, sure. But if you want […]. The post It’s Back to School Time – Did You Know Oxygen Therapy Can Improve Mental Focus?

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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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Practical Application of AI Research with NYU

Healthcare IT Today

AI in healthcare has become a huge topic of interest, but what does the practical application of AI look like? At the Ai4 Conference, we sat down with Vincent J. Major, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Health and Lead in Operational Machine Learning EHR Integration at NYU Lagone Health to learn more about him and his work with AI in healthcare.

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Receive an ACA Penalty from the IRS? Here’s What to Do

ACA Times

It’s no secret that IRS enforcement is ramping up. With an additional $80 billion in funding and 87,000 new agents, employers should accept the fact that ACA penalties could be…. The post Receive an ACA Penalty from the IRS? Here’s What to Do first appeared on The ACA Times.

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By-Latinos, For-Latinos Healthcare Startup Zócalo Health Closes $5 Million in Funding to Launch Primary Care Services

Healthcare IT Today

Zócalo Health set to deliver the only Latino healthcare experience focused on the culture of patients’ primary and social health needs. Co-founders Erik Cardenas and Mariza Hardin defy the odds amidst lack of funding for Latino and female-led startups . Zócalo Health , a Latino-founded healthcare service designed for Latino patients, announced today $5M in seed funding co-led by Animo, Virtue, and Vamos Ventures.

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Scoping Review of Wearable Technology in Healthcare

Telebehavioral Health Institute

In July 2022, researchers Kang and Exworthy published an article in JMIR Publications entitled, Wearing the Future – Wearables to Empower Users to Take Greater Responsibility for Their Health and Care: Scoping Review. The researcher’s goal was to identify, summarize, and synthesize knowledge on how wearable technology in healthcare can empower individuals to take greater responsibility for their health and care.

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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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HIStalk Interviews Erkan Akyuz, CEO, Lyniate

HIStalk Interviews

Erkan Akyuz, MS, MBA is president and CEO of Lyniate.

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Walmart Implements a New Telehealth Prescribing Policy

Telebehavioral Health Institute

As states decide how to manage telehealth after the pandemic, unexpected stakeholders are making far-reaching decisions about telehealth prescribing for opioids, Walmart announced a complete halt on providing controlled drugs to telehealth patients unless they have had an in-person visit in the last two years. Patients had access to telemedicine prescriptions for controlled substances during the pandemic, including Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD).

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No-code Software One of Many Considerations in the Evolving World of Digital Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

As the healthcare industry continues to grapple with workforce challenges, anything that can be done to eliminate manual processes and reduce workload should be considered. Adopting a no-code/low-code technology solution frees up precious IT resources and allows end-users to configure the solution exactly the way the need it. Implementing a solution of this type for online data capture is a fantastic way to get started with no-code/low-code solutions.

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A Complete Guide on dental cone beam machines!

KB Dental Consulting

A dental cone beam machine or dental cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is special X-ray equipment that provides one single…

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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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Permanent Telehealth Reimbursement Update: Bipartisan Legislation for Telehealth Extension

Telebehavioral Health Institute

New, bipartisan legislation has been proposed to solidify telehealth policy based on telehealth advances and supporting research. Given the overall satisfaction and success of telehealth, bipartisan interest in supporting telehealth growth and reimbursement led to the submission of a bill titled, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021 in support of another telehealth extension.