Mobi Health News

MAY 2, 2019

Erika Cheung recently launched the Ethics in Entrepreneurship venture in Hong Kong and the US to help startups navigate ethics in innovation.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 2, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ken Congdon, content marketing manager, Hyland Healthcare. Due in large part to the HITECH Act and the meaningful use incentive program, electronic medical record (EMR) initiatives have dominated the IT efforts of healthcare providers for the better part of the past decade.

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hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT

MAY 2, 2019

The healthcare community has an opportunity to make proposed improvements to EHRs a reality

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Health Populi

MAY 2, 2019

The supply side of digital health tools and tech is growing at a hockey-stick pace. There are mobile apps and remote health monitors, digital therapeutics and wearable tech from head-to-toe. Today in America, electronic health records (EHRs) are implemented in most physician offices and virtually all hospitals. Chapter 5 of my book, HealthConsuming: From Health Consumer to Health Citizen , details the promise of digital health: wearable, shareable and virtual.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 2, 2019

The federal government of Australia recently announced that it will invest A$5M to facilitate the implementation of PainChek’s pain recognition app in Australian residential aged care centres (RAC’s).

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Mobi Health News

MAY 2, 2019

Health Support group users will now be able to ask admins to anonymously post questions to the group page.

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hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT

MAY 2, 2019

‘Awakening and Breathing Coordination’ app uses EHR data to allow faster weaning of patients from sedation and mechanical ventilator support

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Mobi Health News

MAY 2, 2019

The RhythmAnalytics platform can integrate with medical devices and other ECG management systems.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 2, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ken Lynch, founder and CEO, Reciprocity Labs. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) applies to all companies in the United States. Healthcare providers, covered entities and their business associates should understand HIPAA and take compliance steps to avoid monetary fines and even prison time.

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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.

Mobi Health News

MAY 2, 2019

The Genoa Healthcare-led investigation did not observe any significant changes in medication adherence or readmission.

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 2, 2019

The ongoing transformation of healthcare—from new federal payment models to new disrupters like Amazon-based Haven—is having a profound impact on independent medical groups. These changes are driving many practices to pursue strategic transactions, whether that’s being acquired by a hospital system or private equity firms.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 2, 2019

Demo applications are due June 7th, while the VentureConnect pitch competition will accept applications through July 8th.

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Advanced Medical Reviews

MAY 2, 2019

The future of telehealth continues to build interest due to its convenience and cost-effectiveness. Not only does it increase access to care and reduce travel time—especially for people living in rural areas—but telehealth also decreases the number of hospital stays and can improve communication between clinicians. According to the American Hospital Association (AHA), 76 percent of hospitals in the U.S. utilize telehealth.

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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.

Mobi Health News

MAY 2, 2019

Optima Health will be the first to deploy the CareLink system.

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 2, 2019

Cigna reported strong financial performance in the first quarter of 2019, bolstered mostly by its acquisition of Express Scripts.

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InTouch Health

MAY 2, 2019

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 2, 2019

The American Hospital Association is urging the Department of Justice to "fully investigate" Centene Corporation's planned $17.3 billion acquisition of rival insurer WellCare Health Plans.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

MAY 2, 2019

On Tuesday, April 30, a roomful of health care insiders enjoyed a series of rapid-fire, TED-esque talks, interviews, and panels by leading health care voices at The Atlantic Summit on Health Care (#AtlanticPulse). Several SPM members attended the forum, and we reflected on the most salient themes we took away. Time’s Up, health care! The power and value of diversity was on display throughout the day, as was evidence that health care has a long way to go before the professionals in.

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 2, 2019

Many people enrolled in employer-sponsored plans are satisfied with them—when they're more shielded from cost-sharing, that is, according to a new report.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

MAY 2, 2019

I have been involved with IHE for 20 years. So I likely am one of the 'elders'. I am graying, but not yet close enough to retirement. However this is not the case with many that were here when I first started. The sad news is that many of the people that started IHE, and were core to the first 20 years have retired, or have been moved to new jobs that keep them from participating in IHE.

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 2, 2019

With direct-to-consumer genetic tests becoming increasingly popular, physicians should expect questions from their patients about those results. What should physicians say?

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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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Geonetric

MAY 2, 2019

Imagine this scenario: Your heart and vascular center just got an incredible makeover, bringing your organization into the upper echelon of heart care providers in the area. With the renovation, you’re also planning new events for heart patients and families, and you’re excited to help your community with screenings on the new equipment. But now […].

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 2, 2019

Medicaid expansion was defeated by one vote in Kansas' Senate, plus more Medicaid headlines.

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Ortholive

MAY 2, 2019

One of the ethical considerations in any scientific endeavor is just because we can, does it mean that we should? In the case of technology advancement in healthcare, there are ethical considerations when using digital tools. For example, patient privacy and care quality are all part of the ethical practice of medicine when driven by technology. Establishing best practices when using digital tools has been overseen by the American Medical Association (AMA), an organization that has long sought t

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GlobalMed

MAY 2, 2019

A few weeks ago, every leader in the telemedicine world gathered in New Orleans to attend ATA 2019. As the official conference WiFi sponsor, the GlobalMed team was excited to meet with top healthcare and technology experts and help attendees find solutions to their virtual care challenges. Leaders shared a goldmine of telemedicine insights in the panels.

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CMS.gov

MAY 2, 2019

Some argue the solution to our nation’s health care problems is a government-run health insurance program for everyone. While they may point to Medicare’s low administrative costs as a reason to expand the program, the reality is that these costs are low in part because we must target our program integrity efforts.

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Henry Kotula

MAY 2, 2019

Universal Health Services, Inc. : The King of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based hospital management company did not meet its earnings per share or revenue expectations. CVS Health: CVS Health’s still-pending acquisition of Aetna delivered exceptional financials for the company in Q1. Encompass Health: The Birmingham, Alabama-based post-acute care provider attributed its improved revenue metrics to volume and pricing growth.

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GNS Healthcare

MAY 2, 2019

This is the first of a series on the question of data availability, structure, value and challenges.

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