Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 5, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Mike Kijewski, CEO, MedCrypt. Advancements in medical device technology has allowed for services, initiatives and changes in healthcare delivery to evolve at a break-neck pace. Smartphones are increasingly integrated into patient care planning, providing internet connectivity to share data to healthcare delivery organizations (HDO), doctors and researchers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 5, 2019

Home genetic testing kits have been popular for a while and with a variety of retail services now available, it is easy for anyone to get a glimpse at their genetic makeup. But understanding that information and the potential health issues it might indicate is a different story. Genome Medical, a national telegenomics technology company, and Renown Health, a northern Nevada health system, have partnered in a trial program to connect patients who've had genetic testing with experts who can he

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 5, 2019

Amazon announced Thursday that its voice assistant technology Alexa now has medical skills that are HIPAA-compliant, signaling the company's ongoing push into healthcare technology.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 5, 2019

From market consolidation to global expansions, the quarter saw a range of interesting deals.

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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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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 5, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Amazon announced that a version of their virtual assistant technology, Alexa, is now HIPAA-eligible. This means it’s available for applications that are subject to the data privacy and security requirements of HIPAA. The new HIPAA-eligible version of Alexa, specifically the Alexa Skills Kit, is now available to a limited number of developers by invitation only.

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 5, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Brooke Faulkner, freelance writer; @faulknercreek. Advancements in medical technology grant modern patients access to better care than ever before, but they also come with serious privacy concerns. Widespread data breaches in the realm of digital health records led to the implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in 1996, and it’s […].

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 5, 2019

The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association released a statement calling the Health and Human Services’ proposed rule on prescription drug rebates for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries “poorly conceived.

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 5, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Marcus Chung, CEO, BoldCloud. The threat of ransomware being used as a highly effective form of cyber terrorism has been receiving a lot of media attention lately. The story line stems from a recent Lloyds of London report that boldly states a large-scale ransomware attack could cost the global economy $193 billion and impact […].

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 5, 2019

Nearly two-thirds of payer and provider executives say they are using predictive analytics to reduce cost and improve patient satisfaction, according to a new survey.

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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.

Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 5, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Get Real Health has been chosen by Microsoft as a destination for HealthVault users who will be moving their existing data after the pending retirement of HealthVault, announced on April 5. As personal health experts who have worked with the HealthVault platform since before it was publicly launched, Get Real Health was the logical choice […].

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 5, 2019

Pharma CEOs went before the Senate last month, and now it’s PBM's turn to be on the hot seat.

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LeanIX

APRIL 5, 2019

A lesson in organization. RUAG, a Switzerland-based manufacturer of technologies for the aviation, space, and defence industries, needed a clear look into its IT portfolio. After 15 years of consistent M&A and investments in new technology, its risk management efforts had become increasingly hard to manage as a result of its imprecise inventory of IT assets.

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HealthStream

APRIL 5, 2019

Nursing Informatics is a specialized area of nursing and branch of this profession that is seeing much growth. This blog post’s purpose is to be an elementary introduction to this burgeoning specialty.

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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.

FierceHealthIT

APRIL 5, 2019

Medicare Part D was launched before the rapid rise of pricey specialty drugs, so MedPAC is considering recommendations for a significant overhaul of the program to address that change in the market.

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HealthStream

APRIL 5, 2019

Experts have been talking about the U.S. healthcare workforce shortage for some time. To combat this serious problem, here are five solutions that have been proposed.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 5, 2019

Primary topic: HIMSS19 Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Health orgs need to tackle opioid crisis head on Featured Decision Content:

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 5, 2019

CMS should better consider the social determinants of health in its Medicare Advantage star ratings, writes Clover Health's Erica Pham.

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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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Society for Participatory Medicine

APRIL 5, 2019

SPM member Jeanne Pinder has spent years crusading for price transparency with her startup ClearHealthCosts. She’s formed partnerships with WHYY in Philadelphia, been on CBS News, won awards for investigative journalism with NOLA.com and Fox 8’s “Cracking the Code” series, and in December she had the honor of being in a TED Residency in New York City.

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HealthStream

APRIL 5, 2019

Hospitals continue to feel the financial pain stemming from the ongoing nursing shortage. Compounding the problem of a nursing shortage is a high turnover rate among new nurses.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 5, 2019

Officials at Memorial Sloan Kettering fostered a culture where profits were more important than patient care and research, a new external report on conflicts of interest at the institution found.

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HealthStream

APRIL 5, 2019

How well we react to the changes in our worklife is an indicator of how effective we will be in our profession. Here are 13 smart things that every medical staff professional should know.

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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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David Chou

APRIL 5, 2019

Hot news to think about from today.

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HealthStream

APRIL 5, 2019

The care continuum involves many settings, including home health/hospice, ambulatory surgery, assisted living, and clinics. Care varies widely across the continuum from a traditional hospital environment, and these settings face unique challenges when it comes to resuscitation.

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HIStalk Weekender

APRIL 5, 2019

Weekly News Recap. PatientsLikeMe seeks a a buyer after the federal government’s foreign investment review committee demands that its majority investor, a China-base firm, divest its holdings. Amazon announces the availability of six new HIPAA-compliant Alexa healthcare skills. GAO officials tell the House Veterans Affairs Committee that the VA’s poor track record of CIO leadership has harmed its IT modernization projects and will continue to do so.

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HealthStream

APRIL 5, 2019

Artificial intelligence clearly has the potential to drive meaningful change at numerous points along the healthcare continuum. The most effective deployments of AI in the healthcare space will augment human capabilities, not replace them.

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Morning eHealth

APRIL 5, 2019

Trump administration forces health tech startup to find new a new buyer — Amazon Alexa gets medical skills

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HealthStream

APRIL 5, 2019

Healthcare HR Professionals Week has arrived, and that means it’s a great time to look at how HR supports every aspect of the HR workplace — and discover ways to help these hardworking professionals deliver comprehensive, successful solutions for workplace training and development.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 5, 2019

Former National Coordinator Karen DeSalvo, M.D., shares her thoughts on the current administration's push to drive data sharing and patient access to their records and why there needs to be a better business case for interoperability.

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