Thu.Jan 14, 2021

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Digital health innovators share 2021 predictions

Mobi Health News

As populations will need to increasingly rely on self-care models during the pandemic, experts reflect on the key ways this will transform the landscape of healthcare delivery and innovation in 2021 and beyond.

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Is Your Connected Community of Care Making a Difference?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Keith C. Kosel, PhD, MHSA, MBA, Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation. (Connected Communities of Care Definition: An innovative method for effective population health management using social determinants of health. A way to streamline effective coordination between […].

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Google completes its acquisition of Fitbit

Mobi Health News

The companies' $2.1 billion deal was announced in late 2019, but delayed by regulatory concerns.

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The Next Wave of Interoperability Is Here: Are You Ready?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Courtney Tesvich, vice president of regulatory, Nextech. Data interoperability is once again poised to take a giant leap forward and there are many factors propelling this evolution. For example, the Office of the National […]. The article The Next Wave of Interoperability Is Here: Are You Ready?

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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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Geisinger's chief innovation officer on why healthcare shouldn't go back to normal

Mobi Health News

This morning at HIMSS' Accelerate Health series Dr. Karen Murphy discussed how the health system can apply lessons learned last year about flexibility, digitalization and payment reform to the future.

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Bahrain launches mobile vaccination units for seniors and individuals with special needs

Mobi Health News

Said to be the first of its kind in the GCC, the initiative allows medical teams to make home visits to provide one of two approved COVID-19 vaccines to those unable to attend dedicated centres.

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Microsoft, Epic, and Mayo Clinic join effort to accelerate digital COVID-19 vaccine records

FierceHealthIT

Microsoft, Epic, and Mayo Clinic join effort to accelerate digital COVID-19 vaccine records. hlandi. Thu, 01/14/2021 - 17:38.

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Paige's $100M Series C, Carrum Health's $40M Series A and more digital health funding news

Mobi Health News

Also: NeuroFlow's $20 million Series B, and the launch of two new health tech investment funds.

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The Role of The Digital Health Doctor Continues To Expand

Healthcare IT Today

Over the past several years, the role doctors play in digital health organizations has been evolving, with their responsibilities shifting from pure clinical work to a mix of entrepreneurial, research-oriented and product development responsibilities that may define the entire company’s purpose for existing. At the outset, digital health tools were developed to help doctors do […].

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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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Amalgam Rx buys clinical decision support company Avhana Health

Mobi Health News

Avhana's platform is able to integrate into provider's EHRs and suggest treatments, including digital.

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Fierce JPM Week: Verily sees big opportunities to help reopen businesses in 2021

FierceHealthIT

Fierce JPM Week: Verily sees big opportunities to help reopen businesses in 2021. hlandi. Thu, 01/14/2021 - 14:39.

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Italian startup PatchAi closes €1.7M funding round

Mobi Health News

The financing will be used to expand its clinical research services internationally.

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Chutes & Ladders—YouTube nabs former CVS exec; Highmark appoints chief inclusion officer

FierceHealthIT

Chutes & Ladders—YouTube nabs former CVS exec; Highmark appoints chief inclusion officer. treed. Thu, 01/14/2021 - 11:29.

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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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Holmusk signs MoU with Singapore’s NHG and IMH to co-develop digital solutions for mental health

Mobi Health News

According to the 2016 Singapore Mental Health Study, about one in seven people in Singapore has experienced a mental health condition in their lifetime.

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Mass General halts bid to acquire New Hampshire hospital after concerns from state attorney general

FierceHealthIT

Mass General halts bid to acquire New Hampshire hospital after concerns from state attorney general. rking. Thu, 01/14/2021 - 15:46.

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Modernizing Medicine Announces Acquisition of Orthopedic Healthcare Technology Company Exscribe, Inc.

Healthcare IT Today

Modernizing Medicine today announced it has acquired orthopedics electronic health records (EHR) vendor Exscribe. The acquisition brings together two of the healthcare industry’s leading, all-in-one orthopedic EHR vendors with a shared mission of increasing practice efficiency by transforming how healthcare information is created, consumed and utilized.

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Fierce JPM Week: Much has changed since H1N1. CVS and Walgreens execs discuss how pharmacists have become key to fighting pandemics

FierceHealthIT

Fierce JPM Week: Much has changed since H1N1. CVS and Walgreens execs discuss how pharmacists have become key to fighting pandemics. treed. Thu, 01/14/2021 - 12:39.

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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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Healthcare Specific AI Platform Lumiata Raises $14 Million Series B Funding

Healthcare IT Today

Lumiata, the healthcare-specific AI platform, announced today that it has completed $14 million in Series B funding, led by Defy.vc and AllegisNL Capital along with existing investors Khosla Ventures and Blue Venture Fund. Lumiata takes disparate healthcare-specific datasets and has them machine learning-ready within weeks. Once the data is analyzed using AI, Lumiata is able […].

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CHS reports net operating revenue of nearly $12B in 2020, outlines 2021 guidance

FierceHealthIT

CHS reports net operating revenue of nearly $12B in 2020, outlines 2021 guidance. rking. Thu, 01/14/2021 - 10:12.

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FTC Settlement with Fertility Tracking App Maker Flo Health Over Data Disclosure Allegations

Healthcare IT Today

The company behind period and fertility-tracking app Flo Health has settled with the FTC over allegations that it engaged in inappropriate sharing of user data. According to the FTC complaint, it shared health information on its 100 million users with third-party data analytics firms despite promising that the information would remain private. Flo is far […].

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CMS finalizes some regulations governing ACA exchanges for 2022

FierceHealthIT

CMS finalizes some regulations governing ACA exchanges for 2022. pminemyer. Thu, 01/14/2021 - 16:50.

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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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Five Guidelines for Building or Enhancing Your Nurse Residency Program

HealthStream

Here are five guidelines focused on helping healthcare organizations to create a nurse residency program that builds nurse confidence, improves outcomes, and increases retention.

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Cigna sees cost savings, improved member engagement in integrated benefits: study

FierceHealthIT

Cigna sees cost savings, improved member engagement in integrated benefits: study. pminemyer. Thu, 01/14/2021 - 13:44.

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“Drugs don’t work in patients that don’t take them”

Health Recovery Solutions

Surgeon General Dr. Everett C. Koop famously said these wise words.

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NAACOS: Next Gen ACOs saved Medicare $559M in 2019 as future remains in doubt

FierceHealthIT

NAACOS: Next Gen ACOs saved Medicare $559M in 2019 as future remains in doubt. rking. Thu, 01/14/2021 - 13:55.

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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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PPP Loans Are Now Available, Both First Draw and Second Draw PPP Loans

ACA Times

2 minute read: Last Friday, the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will reopen this week with First Draw PPP loans to be available starting on January 11 and Second Draw PPP Loans to be available starting on January 13. . The PPP was renewed with the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Non-Profits, and Venues Act, which was part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which was finally signed by President Trump on December 28, 20

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JPM21: How a timely acquisition helped NextGen Healthcare weather COVID-19

FierceHealthIT

JPM21: How a timely acquisition helped NextGen Healthcare weather COVID-19. hlandi. Thu, 01/14/2021 - 12:26.

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Trust Plummets Around the World: The 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer in #CES2021 and Microsoft Context

Health Populi

Citizens around the world unite around the concept that Trust is Dead. This is no truer than in the U.S., where trust in every type of organization and expert has plummeted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, political and social strife, and an economic downturn. Welcome to the sobering 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer, released this week as the world’s technology innovators and analysts are convening at CES 2021, and the annual JP Morgan Healthcare meetup virtually convened.