Tue.Aug 27, 2019

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AmblyoPlay launches new digital therapy for people with 'lazy eye'

Mobi Health News

The new vision therapy technology will be gamified and send physical rewards in the mail.

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Identifying and Reversing the Causes of Physician Burnout

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Rick Sheff, MD, chief medical officer, The Greeley Company Physician burnout is an epidemic, and like most epidemics, there isn’t one simple solution. Hospitals, healthcare systems, and physician groups must invest in addressing burnout in order to sustain high-quality patient care.

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FIGUR8 launches body movement tracking platform, announces $7.5M funding

Mobi Health News

The technology was co-created by researchers at MIT Media Lab and Massachusetts General Hospital Sports Science Lab.

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How Critical Are Electronic Records for Better Healthcare Outcomes?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Adarsh Jain, editor, Transparency Market Research. Timely diagnosis and advanced treatment measures are imperative for better healthcare outcomes. But, little have we realized the criticality of patient’s history in treatment. It is human to remember information about major healthcare incidents, but it is impossible for individuals to store every detail of medical history.

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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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Insights into menstrual cycles gleaned from new UCL, Natural Cycles study

Mobi Health News

Researchers analysed key characteristics of over 600,000 menstrual cycles and nearly 125,000 women from Sweden, the UK and the US using the Natural Cycles app.

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Ieso Digital Health applies deep learning to clinical data to improve CBT delivery in new study

Mobi Health News

Study data from 17,500 online CBT patients were collected from June 2012 to March 2018.

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Presbyterian Healthcare reports phishing scam exposed 183K patients' data

FierceHealthIT

New Mexico-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services is notifying 183,000 patients and health plan members that their protected health information may have been exposed during a phishing attack targeting the email accounts of some employees.

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Luma Health's $16M Series B will help it pursue larger health system clients

Mobi Health News

The patient communications and appointment scheduling platform is currently integrated with more than 70 EHR and practice management systems.

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#090: Ending the HIV Epidemic with guests Dr. John Sargent and KP Yelpaala

Digital Health Today

The World Health Organization reports, based on statistics from the end of 2018, that about 38 million people are living with HIV around the world. While about 62% of those – about 23 million people – were receiving antiretroviral treatment by the end of 2018, another 21% of them did not even know their HIV status. That’s about 8 million people who didn’t even know they are infected, and who are at risk of infecting others.

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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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Musculoskeletal surgery preparation platform PeerWell lands $6.5M in funding

Mobi Health News

OMERS Ventures led the round, which also included previous backer Xseed Capital.

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Industry Voices—What to expect on pending healthcare legislation when Congress returns from recess

FierceHealthIT

When the House and Senate return from summer recess, surprise billing, drug pricing, and the so-called Cadillac tax are among the key healthcare issues that Congress wants to address, with work still to be done on each piece of legislation. Here’s a rundown of what to look for.

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WhiteCoat partners with GrabExpress to enhance its medication delivery services

Mobi Health News

Singapore-based digital health startup WhiteCoat announced a partnership with Grab, a transportation network company which provides ride-hailing and food delivery services, to enhance its medication delivery services via GrabExpress, the on-demand, door-to-door courier and parcel delivery service.

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A Former CMIO on Why EHR-Caused Burnout Isn’t Reason to Panic

hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT

EHRs are still “debuting,” and while physicians’ pain points need to be understood, patience is key, says one health IT expert

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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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J. Mario Molina goes from former insurance CEO to founding medical school dean

FierceHealthIT

J. Mario Molina, M.D., once the CEO of the insurance company that bore his family’s name, has been named the founding dean of a new California medical school. Molina has been appointed the new dean of the Keck Graduate Institute’s medical school.

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The fall tech/aging circuit -- events for your calendar

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Out and about in the fall. Especially for startups, going to events can reveal contacts that you may need or initiatives that you did not know even existed. Over the next few months, there are a number of events around the country worth attending if schedules permit and interest areas match. Useful, besides sessions themselves, are exhibit areas where vendors offer new and existing solutions for the target audiences of the attendees.

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California passes legislation requiring Kaiser Permanente to reveal individual hospital pricing

FierceHealthIT

California legislatures passed a bill that would require Kaiser Permanente to follow the same financial disclosure laws as other healthcare providers on a per-facility basis.

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Using digital psychiatric tools to reach new patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Using digital psychiatric tools to reach new patients Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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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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Minnesota Oncology, Minnesota Blues team up for value-based care model 

FierceHealthIT

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is teaming up with Minnesota Oncology on a five-year value-based agreement for cancer care.

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12 Quotes from Jay Cutler on Living with Type 1 Diabetes

Insulin Nation

Jay Cutler is a former professional football player, officially diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 25 in 2008 — in the early years of his career and after nearly 6 months of gradually increasing symptoms and a significant weight loss of 35 pounds. A renowned quarterback, he’s played for the Chicago Bears, the Denver Broncos, and the Miami Dolphins.

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A month after going public, Health Catalyst reports 60% revenue growth in Q2

FierceHealthIT

Salt Lake City-based data and analytics company Health Catalyst reported second-quarter revenue of $36.8 million, beating Wall Steet estimates of $36.4 million. In its first earnings call since going public July 25, company executives reported that second-quarter revenue was up 60% year-over-year.

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Can Telehealth Improve Opioid Abuse Treatment in the United States?

InTouch Health

How Telehealth is Changing Substance Abuse Treatment. The opioid crisis reached a fever pitch in recent years with the White House, Congress, healthcare leaders, and the criminal justice system all work to address addiction. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, over 130 people in the United States die every day from an opioid overdose.

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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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Humana makes deal with Michigan hospitals to expand in-network offerings for MA members

FierceHealthIT

Humana reached an agreement with the Michigan-based hospital network McLaren Health Care to expand in-network options for the insurer’s Medicare Advantage customers.

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Why Do Telemedicine Compliance Certifications Matter?

GlobalMed

What are you looking for from your telemedicine platform? If I had to guess, I’d say you probably prioritize the ability to deliver responsible, evidence-based care. You likely also want an agnostic telehealth solution that gives you clinical control and keeps your patients with the doctors they already know and trust. But what about compliance? Specifically, the compliance certifications for the telemedicine equipment you use to treat your patients such as data-capturing devices ?

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3 doctors, cardiac practice agree to pay $1.1M to settle allegations of kickbacks for genetic testing referrals

FierceHealthIT

Three physicians and a cardiac medical practice agreed to pay more than $1.1 million to resolve allegations they referred patients for genetic testing in exchange for kickbacks from a now bankrupt Seattle-area company.

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Ongoing Training and Physician Burnout – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 8/30 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Larry Kaiser (@LarryKaiser) and Danielle Preizler (@ddowns916) from @OptimumHIT on the topic “Ongoing Training and Physician Burnout” Multiple factors have been identified as contributing to Physician burnout.

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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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Boston-based Figur8 Launches Sensor Platform to Measure Movement, Identify Injury Risk

MedTech Boston

Figur8, a new sensor platform that captures micrometer precision muscle and joint movement to better diagnose soft tissue injuries, The post Boston-based Figur8 Launches Sensor Platform to Measure Movement, Identify Injury Risk appeared first on MedTech Boston.

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WebPT Announces Significant Investment from Warburg Pincus

Healthcare IT Today

WebPT today announced that Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity firm focused on growth investing, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in the company from the previous investor, Battery Ventures. The investment, coupled with Warburg Pincus’s deep expertise in healthcare and technology, will help WebPT innovate upon its product suite and accelerate […].

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Pre-Pay, Post-Pay, and Blended Payment Integrity: Prevention worth the Cure

Hinduja Global Solutions

Pre-Pay, Post-Pay, and Blended Payment Integrity: Prevention worth the Cure. By Anju Sah, General Manager, Operations; HGS Healthcare. T oday’s payers are increasingly focusing on optimizing claims management as part of a continuous effort to maximize operational cost savings. In fact, according to Black Book research, fraud management is projected to be one of fastest-growing payer services in the global healthcare BPO services market, with 92% of users citing it as a source of BPO value.

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