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MyHealthTeams launches new tool for patients with 'long COVID'

Mobi Health News

The tool lets patients access information about the condition and connect with others living with it.

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“Talk to me, Teladoc”

Health Populi

Voice technology has become a mainstream household Internet of Things thing for consumers, used to streamline and ease peoples’ daily tasks to hear about the weather, listen to favorite tunes, or seek information. At the same time, the pandemic fostered growing experience with and appreciation for virtual care platforms and on-ramps to health care when needed.

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Ro expands fertility services with Dadi acquisition

Mobi Health News

The deal comes less than a year after the direct-to-consumer virtual care company scooped up Modern Fertility.

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Combining virtual care and personal touch to help the underserved

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Tech-enabled vendors and services on the market have expanded with rapid acceleration since the pandemic. Telemedicine, though, cannot directly provide services to address social determinants of health, services that still remain scattered and disparate. Hospital technology leaders could potentially benefit from companies that offer an umbrella of technologies and services that address health disparities for vulnerable populations to promote health outcomes and equity with an inclusive and expan

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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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MDClone scoops up $63M for health data startup and more digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Also: Nayya rakes in $55 million for health navigation, and Synapse Medicine rakes in $28 million.

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MSK startup RecoveryOne launches sensorless motion tracking tool

Mobi Health News

Motion Trainer uses computer vision to provide feedback to users.

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2 Ways Remote Patient Monitoring Prevent Occurrence of Stroke

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Stroke is a prominent cause of death and disability. The progress in avoiding stroke deaths has paused after decades of reduction. Every year, about 800,000 individuals suffer a stroke, more than 140,000 people die, and many survivors are left disabled. This is concerning because around 80% of strokes can be avoided. Other facts about stroke include the following: Stroke was responsible for one out of every six deaths caused by cardiovascular disease in 2018. [1].

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#ViVE2022 and #HIMSS22 Preview – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 3/4 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by John Lynn (@techguy) from @hcittoday on the topic “ViVE and HIMSS Preview.” The next couple weeks are going to be extremely exciting for the world of healthcare […].

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Playing the Waiting Game While Living with a Rare Disease

Society for Participatory Medicine

In 2004, at age 17, I was diagnosed with an adult-onset muscle disease called limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B (LGMD2B). My diagnostic journey began 10 months prior, the result of a routine blood test after a car accident which yielded concerning biomarker levels. I had no physical symptoms and felt like I was in perfect health, so to hear I had an underlying disease was baffling.

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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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4 Security Lessons to Look for At HIMSS 2022

Healthcare IT Today

When I look at what topics are going to be trending at the upcoming HIMSS 2022 conference in Orlando, healthcare security lands in my top 2 topics. While some may feel that the topic of security is getting old (and in some ways it is), the number of ransomware attacks, the increasing attack surface, and […].

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SteadyMD’s B2B White-Label Telehealth Solution Powers New Lemonaid Health Offering

SteadyMD

Lemonaid Health has chosen SteadyMD’s comprehensive telehealth infrastructure to support them in offering high-quality telehealth experiences to their patients. St. Louis, MO. — March 1, 2022 — SteadyMD, a fast-growing B2B telehealth technology platform and clinician workforce provider that powers high-quality telehealth patient experiences for leaders and innovators in healthcare in all 50 states, today announced entry into an agreement with Lemonaid Health, a convenient, affordable, on-demand

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Synapse Medicine Raises $28M to Scale Its Medication Reconciliation Platform

Healthcare IT Today

Synapse Medicine has raised $28 million, led by leading European venture firm Korelya Capital, and existing investors (XAnge, MACSF, and BNP Paribas Development). This is the third fundraising round in three years for the startup, reaching a total of $40 million. The company, already scaling across Europe, plans to accelerate the deployment of its medication […].

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Did you miss one? Four Tech and Aging Blog Posts from February 2022

Aging in Place Technology Watch

March 2022 – in-person annual trade shows are back. For so many who have been Zooming, Teaming, and WebEx’ing, lo, these many months, it’s actually comforting to know that the big exhibit shows are back. This will be exciting for firms hoping to actually meet prospects in person, including events like HearTech Expo , sponsored by the American Academy of Audiology in St.

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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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Alexa, "Find Me A Doc"

David Chou

Teladoc Health and Amazon have teamed up to launch Teladoc on Alexa. This new experience will allow customers in the U.S. to connect with a Teladoc care provider 24/7 from supported Echo devices for general medical needs. Teladoc on Alexa will initially launch via audio, with video visits coming soon. This new experience is a first of its kind and allows customers to connect with a care provider without leaving their homes.

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8 Creative Ways to Increase Patient Volume Using Telehealth

Mend

You provide excellent medical care and deliver a high-quality patient experience. Your practice adapted and changed how you operate amid a worldwide pandemic. But you lost revenue, and patients fell behind on their regular care routines. So what are some creative ways to increase patient volume using telehealth programs? You have to do more than simply promise quality virtual medical care.

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The future of telemedicine: purpose-built, integrated platforms

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Propelled into mainstream use by the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine is becoming standard practice for many healthcare providers. According to David Ernst, MD, president of telemedicine innovator EPOWERdoc, these solutions will transform access to care and continue to drive more cost-effective delivery models, particularly at the EMS and emergency medicine level.

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What Is the Cost of Unnecessary Surgeries For Employers?

Ortholive

What are the issues that lead to unnecessary surgeries? How can you cut costs by reducing unnecessary medical care for your employees? Why is the ER the worst place for workplace injuries? Unnecessary medical treatment is a major cause of higher health insurance premiums that affect both your employees and your company. The costs are staggering, with an estimated $210 billion spent on treatments that are considered above and beyond what is needed for the patient.

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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!