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Highmark Health begins partnership with Google Cloud to build up new care delivery model

Mobi Health News

With the platform, Highmark will support patients and clinicians to increase their engagement throughout the healthcare journey.

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Top 5 Healthcare Trends and Predictions For 2021

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Varsha Rao, CEO, Nurx. The challenges and tragedies of the past year are well-known, but amidst the hardships of 2020 some hopeful signals have emerged in healthcare. Patients and the people and systems who care for […]. The article Top 5 Healthcare Trends and Predictions For 2021 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Data focused digital health company Diameter scores $18M in funding

Mobi Health News

Centene Corporation led the round with participation from Optum Ventures, LRVHealth, Connecticut Innovations and Activate Venture Partners.

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Boston Medical Center boosts care for epileptic kids with telehealth-analytics platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As Massachusetts continues efforts to promote inclusivity, it has had to take a hard look at Boston’s many hospitals. Boston Medical Center specifically serves a significantly disproportionate number of disadvantaged patients living in the Greater Boston community. Approximately 59% of BMC’s patients come from underserved populations, it reported.

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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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Ask NHS app streamlines access to flu vaccinations

Mobi Health News

More than 1,000 NHS patients booked flu vaccinations this year using a virtual assistant developed by Sensely.

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Oscar lands $140M more as it prepares to scale in 2021

Mobi Health News

This raise follows a summer round of $225 million for the insurtech startup.

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GoodRx launches telehealth service, free mail delivery as direct-to-consumer market heats up

FierceHealthIT

GoodRx launches telehealth service, free mail delivery as direct-to-consumer market heats up. hlandi. Thu, 12/17/2020 - 17:17.

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European Commission approves Google's Fitbit acquisition with data use, API requirements

Mobi Health News

The regulator imposed a series of requirements for the tech companies that must be followed for at least 10 years.

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Survey: Majority of nursing homes won’t make it next year if COVID-19 operating losses continue

FierceHealthIT

Survey: Majority of nursing homes won’t make it next year if COVID-19 operating losses continue. rking. Thu, 12/17/2020 - 10:40.

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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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Abbott scores EUA for at-home COVID-19 antigen testing kit

Mobi Health News

Patients are virtually guided through the steps of sample collection and testing.

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Industry Voices—Sure, COVID-19 will still be with us in 2021. But what else lies ahead for healthcare?

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—Sure, COVID-19 will still be with us in 2021. But what else lies ahead for healthcare? treed. Thu, 12/17/2020 - 15:39.

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On the 5th Day of #HITChristmas … Patient Advocate Elisa Comer

Healthcare IT Today

Note: In case you missed the other 12 Days of #HITChristmas, you can start with the first day here along with the story behind #HITChristmas or read all 12 days here as they are published. On the 5th Day of #HITChristmas we’re excited to feature, a patient advocate Elisa Comer, CPHIMS, CQA, PMP, CGFI. Tell us a little bit […].

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CMS to allow managed care organizations to participate in direct contracting

FierceHealthIT

CMS to allow managed care organizations to participate in direct contracting. rking. Thu, 12/17/2020 - 16:04.

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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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The Three P’s and Two S’s For Any Successful Startup

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Tim Heger, CTO and CISO, HealthBridge. The success of any technology startup begins with a solid foundation made up of the three P’s and two S’s. The three P’s are people, process, and partnerships. […]. The article The Three P’s and Two S’s For Any Successful Startup appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Health tech startup H1 lands $58M series B to build out 'LinkedIn for healthcare'

FierceHealthIT

Health tech startup H1 lands $58M series B to build out 'LinkedIn for healthcare'. hlandi. Thu, 12/17/2020 - 16:48.

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Vigilanz Offers COVID-19 Vaccine Management Solution Free to Customers

Healthcare IT Today

VigiLanz, a clinical surveillance company, announced the launch of a new mass vaccination support software. The company is offering Vigilanz Vaccinate free to its existing customers to help frontline healthcare teams stay safe. I had the chance to sit down with Stacy Pur, Vice President of Product Development at Vigilanz to find out more about […].

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Oscar Heath closes $140M funding round led by Tiger Global

FierceHealthIT

Oscar Heath closes $140M funding round led by Tiger Global. treed. Thu, 12/17/2020 - 13:11.

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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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Measuring Nurse Competency: Systems-Based Practice in Nursing

HealthStream

Systems-based Practice in Nursing involves approaching patient care from a wider perspective. In this practice practitioners demonstrate awareness of the larger context and system of healthcare and can access resources throughout the system to ensure optimal outcomes.

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Industry Voices—Dear health insurance industry: Don’t call me a patient

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—Dear health insurance industry: Don’t call me a patient. treed. Thu, 12/17/2020 - 14:43.

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Diameter Health Closes $18M Series B to Accelerate Vision to Improve Health Data Interoperability

Healthcare IT Today

Diameter Health, a fast-growing leader in health data interoperability, has announced that it raised $18 million in a Series B funding round led by managed care organization Centene Corporation, with participation from existing investors Optum Ventures, LRVHealth, Connecticut Innovations and Activate Venture Partners. This brings Diameter Health’s total funding to $30 million.

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Sequoia Project launches initiative to help providers, health IT companies comply with information blocking rule

FierceHealthIT

Sequoia Project launches initiative to help providers, health IT companies comply with information blocking rule. hlandi. Thu, 12/17/2020 - 12:11.

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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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Gartner Names LeanIX a Challenger in Magic Quadrant for EA Tools 2020

LeanIX

LeanIX has been recognized as a Challenger by Gartner in its 2020 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Architecture Tools. The announcement comes near the end of a high-growth year for both LeanIX and the enterprise architecture (EA) tool market itself — a period which saw the demand for business outcome-oriented IT management increase throughout industries.

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Chutes & Ladders — Anthem nabs chief health officer from NQF; Doctor on Demand hires CFO from Aetna

FierceHealthIT

Chutes & Ladders — Anthem nabs chief health officer from NQF; Doctor on Demand hires CFO from Aetna. treed. Thu, 12/17/2020 - 10:18.

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Insights on Cloud Transformation from IBM’s Matt Lyteson

LeanIX

When organizations think about moving to a hybrid cloud, it’s hard to focus on the essentials. There are a number of challenges and pain points that require any organization to thoroughly review, strategize, and implement as they undergo a cloud transformation.

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Demand, pay for travel ICU nurses soars as hospitals face staff crunch due to COVID-19

FierceHealthIT

Demand, pay for travel ICU nurses soars as hospitals face staff crunch due to COVID-19. rking. Thu, 12/17/2020 - 13:43.

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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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Leadership Transition, Part 1

Society for Participatory Medicine

Leadership transitions are an essential part of the maturity of any organization. I have been board chair of Society for Participatory Medicine (SPM) for many years and now it is time to pass the torch to Mary Hennings so that I may become our first chief advocacy officer. Allow me to explain. Incoming board chair Mary Hennings. As many of you know, this year the board has undertaken a process of self-assessment and renewal to prepare us for future stability and growth.

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Industry Voices—Engaging physician leaders now will ensure hospitals can face future crises

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—Engaging physician leaders now will ensure hospitals can face future crises. treed. Thu, 12/17/2020 - 08:53.

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The Annual ACA PCORI Fees are Increasing in 2021

ACA Times

2 minute read: The IRS has released the PCORI fee for plans that end on or after October 1, 2020 and before October 1, 2021. . For plans that end on or after October 1, 2020 and before October 1, 2021 the PCORI rate per covered individual is $2.66. This amount is up slightly from $2.54, which applies to plans that end on or after October 1, 2019 and before October 1, 2020.

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