Wed.Jan 13, 2021

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Do-It-Yourself Innovation Comes to Health at Home – Telehealth, Fjord 2021 Trends and #CES2021

Health Populi

The pandemic has digitally transformed those people who could work from home, school at home, and undertake daily life-flows as health citizens tried to keep the coronavirus (and other people) at-a-distance. “Emerging hand-in-hand with place displacement, activity displacement is simply about the change in how people do things. Almost overnight, school lessons and doctors’ appointments were online.

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Fertility app Flo Health settles with FTC over sensitive data sharing complaint

Mobi Health News

Per the pending agreement, Flo will need to inform users that their period and pregnancy info was shared with third-party advertisers and install independent oversight of their privacy practices.

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2020 – A Year In Healthcare Like No Other

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Omri Shor, CEO, Medisafe. 2020 was a year none of us could have predicted or prepared for. For the healthcare industry, 2020 may well be remembered as an “annus horribilis” as Queen Elizabeth II […]. The article 2020 – A Year In Healthcare Like No Other appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Digital health public offerings continue with Amwell and Talkspace announcing public exit plans

Mobi Health News

After some called 2020 the “biggest year for IPOs,” analysts predicted the wave of digital health public offerings to last into the new year.

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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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Ten technology offerings for older adults from CES 2021

Aging in Place Technology Watch

CES 2021 – roll the press releases and turn on your computer. A long time ago, one writer published a charmingly-named CES overview of CES 2012 called CES in Pajamas – an entertaining read with links to 2012 videos just to see what flopped, what was canceled (remember Microsoft Kinect ?) and what/who is still around. Laptops were hot (remember the Ultrabook?

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The Hospital Monopoly Is Gone. The New Imperative? Creating Loyalty

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Jim Somers, chief marketing officer, CipherHealth. Healthcare consumerism was already on the rise before the pandemic hit. The provider-patient power differential was already beginning to shift, with more high-deductible health plans being offered and […].

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Novartis trial shows no benefits from Pear's schizophrenia app as CEO cites trial irregularities

Mobi Health News

The results will not impact the current rollout of a new version of the app, under special FDA guidelines.

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Moving The Healthcare Industry Forward In 2021

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ryan Van Wert, MD, CEO and founder, Vynca. As a physician entrepreneur with a background in critical care, I view the COVID-19 pandemic from a unique perspective. COVID-19 has compelled the healthcare industry to […]. The article Moving The Healthcare Industry Forward In 2021 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Teladoc reveals new pilots focused on virtual primary care, hospital at home and CGM data insights

Mobi Health News

In a J P. Morgan virtual talk, CEO Jason Gorevic said the programs have either already kicked off or will be launching later this year.

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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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HIMSS Insights Special Edition - APAC digital health trendbarometer

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The recently launched HIMSS Insights Special Edition - APAC digital health trendbarometer report provides readers insights on the state of digital health developments in the APAC region. The findings are based on a survey conducted from October to December 2020 from 17 countries. The report includes insights from five healthcare technology experts on common upcoming priorities in digital health, as well as some of the recommended approaches to the adoption of technology.

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Championing the caregiver experience

Mobi Health News

This special collection, which will be updated throughout the month, looks at what's being done to ease the provider burden.

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JPM21: Walgreens announces creation of new tech startup aimed at developing comprehensive patient platform

FierceHealthIT

JPM21: Walgreens announces creation of new tech startup aimed at developing comprehensive patient platform. rking. Wed, 01/13/2021 - 14:41.

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HealthHero acquires Irish telehealth provider MyClinic

Mobi Health News

The acquisition means that HealthHero now has a direct-to-consumer offer in Ireland.

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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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YouTube brings on CVS Health exec to launch healthcare content on its platform

FierceHealthIT

YouTube brings on CVS Health exec to launch healthcare content on its platform. pminemyer. Wed, 01/13/2021 - 14:10.

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Pandemic Has Increased Demands On Healthcare Networks

Healthcare IT Today

Driven by major changes in IT demands, providers are seeing a greater need for network resilience and security, a new study concludes. This includes the need to tackle soaring demand for the bandwidth needed to provide virtual services. The survey, which was conducted by IDG and co-sponsored by Masergy and Fortinet, surveyed IT leaders working […].

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JPM21: Cerner wants to build a $1B data business as it expands reach into pharma market

FierceHealthIT

JPM21: Cerner wants to build a $1B data business as it expands reach into pharma market. hlandi. Wed, 01/13/2021 - 13:14.

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Top Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Companies

Healthcare IT Today

When COVID-19 really hammered us in April, it was amazing to see how quickly healthcare organizations had to turn on telehealth visits at their organization. It really wasn’t a surprise since the shutdowns and stay-at-home orders really gave healthcare organizations very few choices. Thus we saw the explosion of live video visits and you may […].

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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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Behavioral health startup NeuroFlow secures Series B investment backed by Magellan Health

FierceHealthIT

Behavioral health startup NeuroFlow secures Series B investment backed by Magellan Health. hlandi. Tue, 01/12/2021 - 19:16.

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Komodo Health Acquires Mavens on Heels of Komodo’s $44 Million Series D Funding

Healthcare IT Today

Komodo Health today announced its acquisition of Mavens, a leader in cloud-based technology solutions. The acquisition brings together Komodo’s Healthcare Map™ and software suite with enterprise applications from Mavens, creating the most advanced data-driven, enterprise platform for healthcare and life sciences. This deal will enable customers to more efficiently and seamlessly put life-saving therapies into the hands […].

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Drugmakers sue HHS over 340B advisory opinion in feud over contract pharmacy access

FierceHealthIT

Drugmakers sue HHS over 340B advisory opinion in feud over contract pharmacy access. rking. Wed, 01/13/2021 - 16:32.

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Healthcare Compliance Training During COVID-19

HealthStream

Healthcare compliance is feeling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some compliance regulations requiring training have been temporarily suspended in the face of the pandemic, but they have not been cancelled. Healthcare organizations need to be ready to resume compliance training post-crisis.

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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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Online therapy app Talkspace to go public in $1.4B deal with blank check firm

FierceHealthIT

Online therapy app Talkspace to go public in $1.4B deal with blank check firm. hlandi. Wed, 01/13/2021 - 14:45.

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How COVID-19 Has Changed Healthcare

Optimum Healthcare IT

COVID-19 has effected healthcare in many ways. From how people receive care to staffing issues, healthcare is forever changed. The post How COVID-19 Has Changed Healthcare appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Better Medicare Alliance CEO Allyson Schwartz to step down

FierceHealthIT

Better Medicare Alliance CEO Allyson Schwartz to step down. rking. Wed, 01/13/2021 - 10:28.

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CMS issues final rule on healthcare technology access for seniors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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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Humana, athenahealth team to embed member data in providers' EHR workflows

FierceHealthIT

Humana, athenahealth team to embed member data in providers' EHR workflows. pminemyer. Wed, 01/13/2021 - 11:04.

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WHAT THE ARM INDUSTRY CAN EXPECT IN 2021

Corp Advisory Solutions

The post WHAT THE ARM INDUSTRY CAN EXPECT IN 2021 appeared first on Corporate Advisory Solutions.

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HIStalk Interviews Brian Schmitz, CEO, Clinect Healthcare

HIStalk Interviews

Brian Schmitz is founder and CEO of Clinect Healthcare of.

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