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Hello Heart scores $70M to grow digital hypertension management service

Mobi Health News

The round comes nearly a year after the company announced it had raised $45 million in Series C financing.

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Telehealth can play a vital role in reducing carbon emissions

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth's potential to bridge the services gap for people without ready transportation access has been well-documented. Less explored, however, is virtual care's possible role in reducing carbon emissions, specifically by allowing patients to connect with providers without relying on a car. The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center built a dashboard to estimate the environmental impact of the medical facility's telehealth offerings.

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Fujitsu begins research to develop AI for early pancreatic cancer detection in Japan

Mobi Health News

The AI tech can spot signs of pancreatic cancer from non-contrast CT images.

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Walmart launches telehealth program aimed at diabetes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Walmart Health's telehealth company MeMD launched a virtual care diabetes program this past week aimed at helping individuals improve management of the disease. The initiative, known as the Walmart Health Virtual Care Diabetes Program, was developed for employers and payers as a standalone offering or as part of a comprehensive telehealth program.

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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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Withings rolls out new remote patient monitoring program

Mobi Health News

Withings announced its B2B division, which included its first remote patient monitoring offering, in 2019.

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University of Sydney researchers create sensor bracelet for hand-impaired persons

Mobi Health News

The device allows them to use handheld controllers to play video games.

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Health Equity and Health Disparities with Scott Afzal

Healthcare IT Today

One of the glaring problems that’s appeared much more clearly in healthcare the past couple years is health equity and health disparities. It’s a multi-faceted problem that’s not going to be solved over night. In many ways, it’s engrained in many parts of our system. To address it is going to take a consistent effort […].

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Women's healthcare provider Tia expands brick-and-mortar footprint and more digital health briefs

Mobi Health News

Also: Dental startup VideaHealth scores FDA clearance for its cavity-detection algorithm, and Headspace Health adds to its executive team.

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Clinician Corner: Meet Nicole Bradbury, LCSW

Iris Telehealth

Iris clinicians are at the heart of what makes our organization such a special place to work. That’s why we’re turning the spotlight on the amazing work they’re doing every day. This month, we’re sitting down to talk with Nicole Bradbury. Q: How did you find Iris and decide you wanted to be an Iris provider? A: There were a few things that made me decide I wanted to be an Iris provider.

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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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Cerebral CMO defends company’s prescribing practices

Mobi Health News

"We have made mistakes, and I'll admit we'll continue to make mistakes and to learn," says CMO David Mou.

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The Business of Giving Patients Control of Their Health Data – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 87

Healthcare IT Today

For the 87th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about The Business of Giving Patients Control of Their Health Data. It’s easy to say that patients should have access to their data. ONC and other legislation have made it clear that patients have a right to their data. While that’s clear, the business […] For the 87th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about The Business of Giving Patients Control of Their Health Data.

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Withings rolls out new remote patient monitoring program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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Mozilla investigation into Mental Health apps reveals disturbing lack of user security and privacy

Lloyd Price

An investigation into mental health and prayer apps has revealed a disturbing lack of concern surrounding user security and privacy. On Monday, Mozilla released the findings of a new study into these types of apps, which often deal with sensitive topics including depression, mental health awareness, anxiety, domestic violence, PTSD, and more, alongside religion-themed services.

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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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Virtual coach supporting Parkinson patients unveiled in a long article in healthmanagement.org

vCare Project

The Digiral Review HealthManagement.org has just published a comprehensive article related to the important contribution of vCare and the virtual coach to secondary prevention and quality of life for patients affected by parkinson disease. The team of the Neurodegenerative Diseases Group – Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute Barakaldo in Spain of Osakidetza provides here a detailed description of all the activities performed with the support of the coach and gives insights of th

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New Exit Strategy Service Offering

Corp Advisory Solutions

Higher Valuations and More Efficient Time-to-Close with New CAS Service Offering After completing more than 130 mergers and acquisitions over the last 20 years, Corporate Advisory Solutions (CAS) is pleased to announce its new exit preparation strategy service line, focused on helping business owners and executives of global Outsourced Tech-Enabled business services companies prepare for.

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Virtual coach supporting Parkinson patients unveiled in a long article in healthmanagement.org

vCare Project

The Digiral Review HealthManagement.org has just published a comprehensive article related to the important contribution of vCare and the virtual coach to secondary prevention and quality of life for patients affected by parkinson disease. The team of the Neurodegenerative Diseases Group – Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute Barakaldo in Spain of Osakidetza provides here a detailed description of all the activities performed with the support of the coach and gives insights of th

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Syllable Raises $40 Million Series C Led by TCV to Improve the Patient Experience with Intelligent Voice Solutions for Health System Call Centers and Medical Practices

Healthcare IT Today

AI-enabled healthcare automation leader Syllable today announced a $40 Million Series C funding round to further improve the patient experience with intelligent voice solutions for health system call centers and medical practice offices. Funding was led by growth equity firm TCV with participation from existing investors Oak HC/FT, Section32, and Verily and will be used to further […].

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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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Why we rebranded the company

TheraNest

Most of us know the devastating impact Covid-19 has had on people’s health. The pandemic, which has claimed nearly a million lives in the U.S. and over six million worldwide, also thrust into focus another crisis that it fuels—mental health. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness , in the United States, one in five adults are diagnosed with a mental health condition.

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Digital Ad Campaign Leads to Huge ROI for Cardiovascular Institute

Geonetric

Concord Hospital is a regional, acute care health center serving 150,000 people in the 30 towns comprising New Hampshire’s Capital Region. The hospital is home to a comprehensive cardiovascular program that draws patients not only from throughout the state, but also from New York, Vermont, Maine, Alaska, and Florida. It’s a critical, lifesaving program in […].

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HIStalk Interviews Carina Edwards, CEO, Quil Health

HIStalk Interviews

Carina Edwards, MBA is CEO of Quil Health of Philadelphia,

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IHE ITI Spring

Healthcare Exchange Standards

The IHE domains of IT-Infrastructure, PCC, QRPH, and RAD had our workgroup meetings last week. Radiology met in-person at the RSNA, so got to socialize. I don't have details for RAD, PCC, or QRPH. IT-Infrastructure met virtually all week. We did not make as much progress as we wanted to, due to the lack of progress in the past few months. However we did make significant progress.

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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.