Electronic Health Reporter
AUGUST 10, 2018
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Dr. Louis Krenn. In rural America, patients often find themselves more than 30 minutes away from hospitals or care facilities, making it extremely difficult to receive consistent quality care. In fact, there are only 39 physicians per 100,000 people in most rural areas, and specialists are often few and far between.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 10, 2018
Waking up to the fact that they are paying for 50% of healthcare spending, employers like Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway are beginning to take on incumbents—insurance companies, hospitals, existing health systems and specialty care—by combining assets in novel ways.
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Morning eHealth
AUGUST 10, 2018
Lawmakers decry Trump ‘cronyism’ at VA — Athenahealth bidding war drags on
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 10, 2018
The FDA announced today that it will allow marketing of Natural Cycles’ contraception app in the US for pre-menopausal women aged 18 years and older. Previously approved in the UK and currently the subject of investigation by multiple regulatory agencies, the algorithm-driven app helps users track their menstrual cycle and informs them when they are most fertile.
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FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 10, 2018
The first half of 2018 is in the books for insurers, and the field looks substantially different from last year. Most notably, Aetna's net income jumped over 100%, Humana took a large hit from last year’s earnings and Molina made a small but notable comeback after last year’s dismal showing.
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FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 10, 2018
With questions swirling around the future of pharmacy rebates, two of the nation's largest PBMS have offered up an unusual look at exactly how much they make off rebates. CVS CEO Larry Menlo said the company will make $300 million this year, and Cigna disclosed that Express Scripts makes $400 million.
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 10, 2018
Shortly after launching its integrated continuous glucose monitoring system, Dexcom announced a 42 percent increase in year-over-year sales during its Q2 earnings call. “Not only did we exceed our annual growth guidance for the second consecutive quarter but the business continues to accelerate,” Kevin Ronald Sayers, CEO of Dexcom, said during the call.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 10, 2018
Announced Friday, District officials said George Washington Hospital signed a letter of intent to manage and operate a planned acute care community hospital and health services complex to replace United Medical Center expected to open in 2023.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
AUGUST 10, 2018
Understanding Your HIPAA Risk Assessment Requirements Health care professionals of every size and scope need to complete a HIPAA risk assessment. HIPAA risk assessments are one of the foundational steps you can take to address HIPAA security requirements within your … Read more. The post HIPAA Risk Assessment appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.
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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
AUGUST 10, 2018
We have not been able to agree on how to best use the data found in state-specific Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs. This is a key factor in helping solve the problem of prescription drug abuse.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
AUGUST 10, 2018
Telehealth Access Blocked by Traditional Psychology Referral Services by David Eric Rosenthal, Ph.D. August 10, 2018 (Please see below for all individual State listings) I am an Illinois Licensed Clinical Psychologist. I am also licensed in New Jersey and New York. … Read more. The post Telehealth Access Blocked by Traditional Psychology Referral Services appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.
Lloyd Price
AUGUST 10, 2018
The former chief technology officer at Skyscanner, the global travel search giant, has joined the NHS in Scotland to help deliver a new national digital health service. Dr Alistair Hann, who worked at the Edinburgh-headquartered tech ‘unicorn’ until it was sold for £1.4bn last year to Chinese online travel company Ctrip, is spearheading a project to roll out the new ‘National Digital Service’ for citizens and NHS staff alike.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
AUGUST 10, 2018
Understanding Your HIPAA Risk Assessment Requirements Health care professionals of every size and scope need to complete a HIPAA risk assessment. HIPAA risk assessments are one of the foundational steps you can take to address HIPAA security requirements within your … Read more. The post HIPAA Risk Assessment appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.
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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
AUGUST 10, 2018
Mayo Clinic has named a CEO, one Denver hospital used electronic monitoring to improve hand hygiene adherence and more healthcare headlines.
HIStalk Weekender
AUGUST 10, 2018
Weekly News Recap. CMS releases a draft rule that would overhaul the Medicare Share Savings Program. UnitedHealth Group is reportedly the only non-financial company that’s in the running to acquire Athenahealth. Northwestern Medicine (IL) lays off 60 IT employees after completing its Epic go-live. CVS Health adds MinuteClinic-branded virtual consults from Teladoc to its CVS Pharmacy app.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 10, 2018
Democrats are demanding that the VA release communications with three wealthy Mar-a-Lago members who are reportedly controlling the agency.
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