Thu.Nov 04, 2021

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What if technology can help doctors make more accurate clinical decisions?

KevinMD

After attending the first telehealth awareness week hosted by the American Telemedicine Association, I’ve become aware that there are more possibilities to improve clinical operations and patient experience with telehealth. In this seminar, Exploring Asynchronous Telehealth and its Critical Role within our Evolving Healthcare System, leading startups share their observations after implementing asynchronous communication features in telehealth.

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Flu-tracking app enables remote diagnosis and faster intervention

Mobi Health News

A new app which collates older people’s health indicators and monitors for flu symptoms supports nurses and carers to make remote diagnoses and treat patients in their homes, reducing hospitalisations.

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What does it mean to be a nurse innovator?

KevinMD

A nurse innovator is a nurse who specializes in bringing forth positive change in health care quality and equity by addressing the unmet needs of a target population through new products, processes, and services. Innovators have existed throughout the history of nursing which dates to the 19th century. Yet, the formalization of a ‘nurse innovator’. Read more….

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How Healthcare Experience Ranks Versus Other Industries (Not So Great)

Health Populi

The coronavirus pandemic put health care at the top of peoples’ minds all over the world. As important as health became to humans at the base of our Hierachies of Needs , in the U.S., health care industries fell to their lowest consumer satisfaction scores in two decades, we learn in the latest evaluation by the American Consumer Satisfaction Index report.

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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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What does it mean to be a nurse innovator?

KevinMD

A nurse innovator is a nurse who specializes in bringing forth positive change in health care quality and equity by addressing the unmet needs of a target population through new products, processes, and services. Innovators have existed throughout the history of nursing which dates to the 19th century. Yet, the formalization of a ‘nurse innovator’. Read more….

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What if technology can help doctors make more accurate clinical decisions?

KevinMD

After attending the first telehealth awareness week hosted by the American Telemedicine Association, I’ve become aware that there are more possibilities to improve clinical operations and patient experience with telehealth. In this seminar, Exploring Asynchronous Telehealth and its Critical Role within our Evolving Healthcare System, leading startups share their observations after implementing asynchronous communication features in telehealth.

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Wellinks scores $25M for digital COPD management

Mobi Health News

The latest round follows a $14 million Series B raise from 2019.

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Designing care solutions along the patient journey

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Lisa Johnson, managing director, Tegria, and Srini Surendranath, Chief Product & Strategy Officer, Andor Health, discuss how understanding the patient journey is vital for developing workflows that incorporate both virtual and in-person care.

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Amazon unveils Alexa-connected home air quality monitor

Mobi Health News

The device will sell for $69.99 and ship in December.

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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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CMS: Healthcare workers must receive their first COVID vaccine by Dec. 5 to continue Medicare, Medicaid participation

FierceHealthIT

CMS: Healthcare workers must receive their first COVID vaccine by Dec. 5 to continue Medicare, Medicaid participation. dmuoio. Thu, 11/04/2021 - 09:51.

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Roundup: Lunit to unveil latest breast, chest x-ray solutions, InterSystems' data platform recognised by i2b2 and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, Indian voice AI platform Augnito has introduced its voice AI SaaS during the Diwali.

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Levine: Hospitals, health systems must do part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

FierceHealthIT

Levine: Hospitals, health systems must do part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. rking. Thu, 11/04/2021 - 15:08.

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Senior care platform Papa scoops up $150M in Series D funding

Mobi Health News

The company said its valuation is now $1.4 billion.

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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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4 Organizations to Watch from #MPE21

Healthcare IT Today

Four organizations stood out at the recent Medical Practice Excellence Leaders conference (#MPE21) hosted by MGMA: Rhinogram, Greenway, DrChrono, and MGMA itself. All of them had new products/features to offer their customers and bold plans for 2022. They are definitely ones to watch. Rhinogram I had the chance to sit down with Brendan Dagg, VP […].

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UnitedHealth-Change Healthcare deal could close in late February

FierceHealthIT

UnitedHealth-Change Healthcare deal could close in late February. pminemyer. Thu, 11/04/2021 - 15:24.

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Notable Raises $100M Series B to Expand Intelligent Automation in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

Latest funding round will accelerate adoption of industry-transforming technology to improve clinical outcomes and reduce the cost of care Notable, the leading intelligent automation company for healthcare, today announced a $100M Series B funding round led by ICONIQ Growth, including participation by Greylock, F-Prime Capital, and Oak HC/FT. The financing follows rapid adoption of Notable’s […].

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One Medical raises full-year guidance with surge in membership, confronts high medical loss ratio in Q3

FierceHealthIT

One Medical raises full-year guidance with surge in membership, confronts high medical loss ratio in Q3. rtorrence. Thu, 11/04/2021 - 11:11.

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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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Increases to Price Transparency Penalties for Hospitals

Healthcare IT Today

While I’m not sure exactly why changes to the Hospital Price Transparency requirement happened in the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Final Rule (CMS-1753FC), it happened there nonetheless (Here are the details on the Federal register). And let’s just say that CMS has put some teeth behind the […].

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New bill aims to clamp down on hospital anti-competition tactics like 'all-or-nothing' contracts

FierceHealthIT

New bill aims to clamp down on hospital anti-competition tactics like 'all-or-nothing' contracts. rking. Thu, 11/04/2021 - 13:03.

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Smart Health Cards at the HL7 Australia Connectathon Nov 2021 (#FHIR)

Health Intersections

HL7 Australia is running a virtual connectathon 23-24 November 2021. See [link] for registration (free!). One of the tracks will be focused on Smart Health Cards (see my earlier post about that), and I’m leading that track. So here’s a call for participation. The primary focus of the track will threefold: helping developers who need to produce valid smart health cards do that Helping developers who need to read and verify smart health cards do that.

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Chutes & Ladders—Walmart taps Ochsner exec to lead omnichannel health push; Slavitt steps in at Cityblock Health

FierceHealthIT

Chutes & Ladders—Walmart taps Ochsner exec to lead omnichannel health push; Slavitt steps in at Cityblock Health. dmuoio. Thu, 11/04/2021 - 15:14.

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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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Discover CMS Platform That Boosts Your Outreach Team’s ROI

Geonetric

Let Philanthropy Thrive Around the Clock Your community never sleeps, nor should your website. When you choose a robust digital platform like VitalSite, you can continue to raise funds, reach donors, and generate generosity while you focus your efforts elsewhere. Savvy teams support their foundation’s initiatives with the right CMS because they can: Build a […].

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Cigna beats the Street with $1.6B in Q3 profit

FierceHealthIT

Cigna beats the Street with $1.6B in Q3 profit. pminemyer. Thu, 11/04/2021 - 07:27.

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Open Enrollment Kicks Off For 2022 Plan Year

ACA Times

The 2022 federal open enrollment period began earlier this week and will run through January 15, 2022. Consumers will have a wide variety of options to choose from, as well as reduced premiums. According to a news release from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) , there will be 213 participating insurers offering coverage for the 2022 plan year.

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SoftBank backs Papa's $150M series D to scale up 'family-on-demand' services

FierceHealthIT

SoftBank backs Papa's $150M series D to scale up 'family-on-demand' services. hlandi. Thu, 11/04/2021 - 15:27.

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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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Rite Aid to make vaccine sign-up site accessible after DOJ intervenes

FierceHealthIT

Rite Aid to make vaccine sign-up site accessible after DOJ intervenes. rtorrence. Thu, 11/04/2021 - 15:29.

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