Fri.Dec 14, 2018

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Telemedicine abortion ban advances in Michigan

Morning eHealth

Another stab at a privacy bill — Insulin dosing app project gets $6M

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54 digital health mergers and acquisitions in 2018

Mobi Health News

From Amazon's acquisition of PillPack to Best Buy's purchase of GreatCall, over $7.5 billion were spent on digital health acquisitions this year.

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Centene wants its PBM to move from rebates to net pricing. That could be the new normal

FierceHealthIT

On Friday, Centene CEO Michael Neidorff said he has been pushing the company's new PBM, RxAdvance, to find a way to shift from rebates to net pricing. That's something CVS has already started doing, and more PBMs are likely to follow, according to analysts.

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Blockchain use case: Electronic health records

Mobi Health News

Could distributed ledger technology offer the promise of real-time EHR updates, seamless interoperability and protection from from ransomware?

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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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Which doctors are most likely to get in trouble for fraudulent billing? Study offers new clues

FierceHealthIT

Physicians were more likely to be excluded from public insurance reimbursement programs due to fraud between 2007 and 2017 if they were older, male, or had osteopathic training.

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8 Medicare and Medicaid reforms that would have the biggest impact on federal spending

FierceHealthIT

In a comprehensive report detailing options for reducing the deficit, CBO scored several healthcare reform options. FierceHealthcare breaks down the eight proposals with the biggest impact on the federal budget.

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Tidepool Loop Gets $6M Boost from JDRF/Helmsley

Insulin Nation

JDRF and The Helmsley Charitable Trust announced collaborative grant agreement to provide Tidepool with the funding needed to begin developing Tidepool Loop. This is a vote of confidence and displays tangible support for Tidepool’s effort to deliver an FDA-regulated version of Loop in the App Store. Tidepool is primarily known for its data aggregation services that make it easy to see all your data in one place.

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HHS to appeal New Mexico court's risk adjustment ruling

FierceHealthIT

The legal fight over Affordable Care Act risk adjustment calculations wages on. HHS is appealing a New Mexico district judge's ruling that the agency's risk adjustment formula is arbitrary and capricious.

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Weekender 12/14/18

HIStalk Weekender

Weekly News Recap. Former Atheneahealth CEO Jonathan Bush rips activist investor Elliott Management in his first interview after stepping down, but wishes the company well and says he hopes it can regain its culture and energy. CNBC reports that Apple has at least 50 doctors on staff working on various low-profile projects. HIMSS hires Denise Hines, DHA, MS as Chief Americas Officer.

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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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A Mother’s Angst about her T1D Teen Daughter

Insulin Nation

Kathleen and Jed have two children. Jeniya was diagnosed with T1D at age eleven and 18 months later Treshawn was diagnosed at age seventeen. Treshawn was a successful high school athlete when diagnosed. He had a hard time, was in denial and not managing his numbers, and faced the prospect of not playing basketball in college due to out of control glucose.

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Telehealth is reaching more patients than ever, but it's hindered by parity laws

FierceHealthIT

The latest telehealth survey from law firm Epstein Becker Green says telehealth is helping more patients than ever, from children to veterans to substance use disorder patients. But many states don't require payers to cover virtual care the same way as in-person care, and some still don't cover it at all.

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Maternal mortality legislation heads to President Trump's desk for signing

FierceHealthIT

Legislation aimed at reducing deaths of women from pregnancy and childbirth will advance to the President's desk for his signature after passing the Senate on Thursday.

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