Fri.Apr 09, 2021

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GE researchers look to put COVID-19-detecting sensors in phones

Mobi Health News

GE Research has received a grant from the NIH to develop sensors that can be embedded into mobile devices to detect COVID-19 particles on their surfaces. .

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Chewing on Raley’s Social Impact Report: Re-Imagining the Future of Food, Health and Community

Health Populi

This week, Raley’s, a grocery chain based in California, released its first-ever Raley’s 2020 Impact Report. “Imagine a grocery store with a higher purpose,” the landing page for the company’s social impact resources calls us to do. In today’s post, I explore — or chew on, if you will — Raley’s Report through the lens of health, wellness, and social factors key to citizens living full and resilient lives.

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Akili to study EndeavorRx as a COVID-19 brain fog treatment

Mobi Health News

The digital therapeutic is designed to treat children ages 8 to 12 with ADHD, but the two studies announced this week will focus on an adult population. .

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Industry Voices—Striking the balance of cybersecurity, interoperability and digital health

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—Striking the balance of cybersecurity, interoperability and digital health. treed. Fri, 04/09/2021 - 19:27.

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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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Tech-enabled primary care provider VillageMD looks to go public

Mobi Health News

This comes roughly a year after Walgreens pledged to invest $1 billion in equity and convertible debt in VillageMD over a three-year time frame. .

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Fitness platform Moxie raises $6.3M in seed funding

Mobi Health News

The company plans to use the funds to recruit more clients and create a benefits program for its coaches. .

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Industry Voices—Addressing minimum disruption, process efficiency and customer satisfaction

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—Addressing minimum disruption, process efficiency and customer satisfaction. treed. Fri, 04/09/2021 - 20:07.

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Intraoperative support platform ExplORer Surgical collects $2.5M in new funding

Mobi Health News

The Chicago-based surgical support platform ExplORer Surgical announced today it has closed a funding round worth $2.5 million. The round was led by Aphelion Capital and had support from the company’s previous backers, in addition to new investors like Sofia Fund.

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Experts say CMS taking a wait-and-see approach on price transparency amid mixed hospital compliance

FierceHealthIT

Experts say CMS taking a wait-and-see approach on price transparency amid mixed hospital compliance. rking. Fri, 04/09/2021 - 12:21.

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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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Roundup: 'On-the-spot' COVID-19 test receives CE Mark, Thriva launches women's hormones test and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, startup creates wearable tech to tackle head injuries in sport.

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emids Acquires Quovantis Technologies in Latest Expansion of Human-Centered, Design-Led Product Development and Software Engineering Capabilities

Healthcare IT Today

emids, a leader in digital engineering and transformation solutions to the healthcare and life sciences industry, today announced the acquisition of Quovantis Technologies, an award-winning user experience design and software development company that enables health technology and product companies to deliver compelling digital experiences for web, mobile and wearables.

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3 major health items included in President Biden's budget request

FierceHealthIT

3 major health items included in President Biden's budget request. rking. Fri, 04/09/2021 - 13:28.

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Healthcare Gamification, Waiting Rooms, and Coverage – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome back to another edition of our Fun Friday where we share funny healthcare and IT related cartoons and other humorous anecdotes. This week we have a potpourri of healthcare cartoons that are sure to make you laugh (and sometimes cry) at our healthcare system. The gamification of healthcare. And babies. #healthcare #maternityward #hospitals #cartoon […].

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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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U.S. Anesthesia Partners sues UnitedHealthcare; AstraZeneca, MGH collaborate

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Financial/Revenue Cycle Management. Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: U.S.

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Industry Voices—Providing vaccines isn't enough

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—Providing vaccines isn't enough. treed. Fri, 04/09/2021 - 19:57.

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Firefly Health Closes $40m Series B Led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

Healthcare IT Today

Firefly Health – a virtual-first healthcare company with a mission of delivering half-priced healthcare that’s twice as good – today announced that it has closed $40M in Series B financing led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Existing investors F-Prime Capital and Oak HC/FT also participated in the round. As part of the round, a16z General Partner Julie […].

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Reimbursement Partner Q&A Series: Liberty HomeCare & Hospice Services

Health Recovery Solutions

In the reimbursement partner Q&A series, we share knowledge and expertise from HRS partners across the country who have pursued reimbursement through CMS, commercial payer partnerships, or private pay programs. Below, Liberty HomeCare Vice President of HomeCare & Post-Acute Care Services, Donna Turlington , shares her insights into Liberty's reimbursement progress with CMS and commercial payers.

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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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Vesta Healthcare pulls in $65M in growth capital backed by Deerfield, Kaiser Permanente

FierceHealthIT

Vesta Healthcare pulls in $65M in growth capital backed by Deerfield, Kaiser Permanente. hlandi. Fri, 04/09/2021 - 12:51.

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Weekender 4/9/21

HIStalk Weekender

Weekly News Recap KKR acquires a majority interest in.

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Devoted Health, onehome partner on home health for Medicare Advantage members

FierceHealthIT

Devoted Health, onehome partner on home health for Medicare Advantage members. pminemyer. Fri, 04/09/2021 - 12:28.

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ACA Affordability for the 2021 Tax Year

ACA Times

2 minute read: For the 2021 tax year, the ACA affordability threshold will increase to 9.83%. That means employees will likely have to contribute more towards their employer-sponsored healthcare. IRS revenue procedure notice IRS Rev Proc. 2020-36 states that beginning January 1, 2021, the ACA 2021 affordability threshold will be 9.83%, up just a small percentage from 2020’s 9.78%.

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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.