Mental health chatbot Woebot could be adapted to tackle substance use
Mobi Health News
MARCH 24, 2021
New data published in JMIR outlines encouraging results from a modified version of the text-based chatbot app.
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Most pediatricians believe telehealth is here to stay
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MARCH 24, 2021
An independent study commissioned by a pediatric virtual care company found that 92% of pediatricians and clinicians believe that telemedicine will remain part of health practices in the future. Virtually all of the 787 pediatricians and clinicians who responded to an online survey reported currently using a telemedicine platform, with 96% saying they offered telemedicine during regular business hours.
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Ginger closes $100M Series E round, AppliedVR scores $29M and other digital health fundings
Mobi Health News
MARCH 24, 2021
Also: Dexcare raises $20 million for healthcare management platform and Heard closes seed funding round. .
HIPAA, HITECH and HITRUST In Healthcare IT
Electronic Health Reporter
MARCH 24, 2021
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Gerry Miller, CEO, Cloudticity. Anyone dealing with healthcare IT in the US will come across HIPAA and HITECH and HITRUST — and it’s easy to get them confused. They’re interrelated and they all concern […]. The article HIPAA, HITECH and HITRUST In Healthcare IT appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?
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Later bedtimes and more sleep happened during first few months of pandemic, Fitbit data finds
Mobi Health News
MARCH 24, 2021
People between the ages of 18 and 24 saw the most variation in sleep during the early months of the pandemic.
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Everlywell forms new at-home lab testing subsidiary through PWNHealth purchase
Mobi Health News
MARCH 24, 2021
PWNHealth will rebrand as Everly Health Solutions and will operate as an independent arm of Everly Health.
5 Obstacles Preventing Healthcare Facilities From Providing Optimum Patient Care During The Pandemic
Electronic Health Reporter
MARCH 24, 2021
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Hari Prasad, founder and CEO, Yosi Health. Frontline healthcare workers have been doing an incredible job saving lives in ICU beds across the country. However, the healthcare industry has found itself struggling with another […]. The article 5 Obstacles Preventing Healthcare Facilities From Providing Optimum Patient Care During The Pandemic appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Peloton's M&A flurry, fertility wearables for COVID-19 detection and more digital health news briefs
Mobi Health News
MARCH 24, 2021
Also: Boston Medical Center releases free app for clinicians treating OUD; ClearUP's OTC sinus relief device wins expanded indication.
Christ Health Center keeps schools open with telehealth
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MARCH 24, 2021
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic hitting in early 2020, Christ Health Center in Birmingham, Alabama, was headed for telemedicine. But the pandemic strapped a rocket to the provider organization's telehealth plans. When COVID-19 struck, Christ Health had to close its clinic and had no way to see its patients. "Thankfully, the electronic health record companies and our other vendors adapted rapidly, so we got telemedicine up and running through our EHR," said Cory Harris, COO at Christ
The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications
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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.
Ginger banks another $100M to ramp up partnerships with health plans, government payers
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 24, 2021
Ginger banks another $100M to ramp up partnerships with health plans, government payers. hlandi. Wed, 03/24/2021 - 12:08.
Cardiac patients in Tasmania can now seek digital rehabilitation
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MARCH 24, 2021
Digital health group Cardihab has partnered with Tasmania’s health department and the Royal Flying Doctor Service, an aeromedical organisation, to roll out its Cardihab app in public hospitals throughout the state. The app will enable patients in Tasmania with heart disease to undergo rehabilitation programmes and receive medical advice at home through weekly phone calls and video consultations.
Uber expands prescription delivery business with ScriptDrop partnership
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 24, 2021
Uber expands prescription delivery business with ScriptDrop partnership. hlandi. Wed, 03/24/2021 - 12:44.
Amazon Attempts To Outflank Telehealth Leaders With Service Combining Online, Offline Options
Healthcare IT Today
MARCH 24, 2021
Amazon has announced the national rollout of its mixed model (on and offline) care delivery program, a clear attempt to outflank competitors offering strictly virtual services. Without a doubt, this is big news, but the ultimate success of this model isn’t as obvious as you might think. The announcement brings up some big questions. Will […].
Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications
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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.
OIG: Hospitals face challenge balancing COVID-19 and routine care amid increase in burnout among staff
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 24, 2021
OIG: Hospitals face challenge balancing COVID-19 and routine care amid increase in burnout among staff. rking. Wed, 03/24/2021 - 16:35.
Rapid Growth In Remote Patient Monitoring Adoption Set To Continue
Healthcare IT Today
MARCH 24, 2021
New research suggests that the rapid adoption of remote patient monitoring technologies during the pandemic has set the stage for strong additional RPM uptake over the next five years. A recent survey by VivaLNK, a vendor of connected healthcare solutions, found that 43% of respondents believe that the RPM adoption rate will be similar to […].
Healthcare 'map maker' Komodo Health nets $220M to build out data analytics
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 24, 2021
Healthcare 'map maker' Komodo Health nets $220M to build out data analytics. hlandi. Wed, 03/24/2021 - 17:12.
AppliedVR Secures $29 Million in Series A Funding to Make Virtual Reality the Standard of Care for Chronic Pain
Healthcare IT Today
MARCH 24, 2021
AppliedVR, a pioneer advancing the next generation of digital medicine, today announced $29 million in series A funding, bringing its total funds raised to date to $35 million. The round, which includes key investors F-Prime Capital, JAZZ Venture Partners, Sway Ventures, GSR Ventures, Magnetic Ventures and Cedars-Sinai, will fuel the company’s growth as it pursues […].
The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report
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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!
Providence virtually monitors thousands of COVID-19 patients. Here are 3 lessons learned on scaling up the tech
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 24, 2021
Providence virtually monitors thousands of COVID-19 patients. Here are 3 lessons learned on scaling up the tech. hlandi. Wed, 03/24/2021 - 11:13.
Pandemic Challenges lead to Innovation in Resuscitation Training
HealthStream
MARCH 24, 2021
Russell Metcalfe-Smith, Director of Simulation, discusses the benefits involved as Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles expanded manikin-based resuscitation assessment training to the entire organization during the COVID-19 pandemic.
AHIP study finds electronic prior authorization may make it easier for providers to say goodbye to their fax machines
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 24, 2021
AHIP study finds electronic prior authorization may make it easier for providers to say goodbye to their fax machines. pminemyer. Wed, 03/24/2021 - 13:41.
III: What We Learned in 2020 & What We’re Expecting This Year
Redox
MARCH 24, 2021
Three: Facilitate Telehealth through Infrastructure. As the adage goes necessity is the mother of invention. But in 2020, necessity was the mother of adoption , and by this, I mean technology, especially as it relates to telehealth. In one of my recent Forbes columns, I took a slightly different approach to the usual predictions, focusing more on lessons learned from 2020 to then help guide these four forward-looking prescriptions: .
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.
Advocate Aurora posts $558M in earnings in 2020, down from $1.4B in 2019
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 24, 2021
Advocate Aurora posts $558M in earnings in 2020, down from $1.4B in 2019. rking. Wed, 03/24/2021 - 14:51.
Introducing LeanIX Microservice Intelligence
LeanIX
MARCH 24, 2021
It is a requirement for today's organizations to deliver software in a fast, reliable, and efficient manner. Agile practices, microservices, and continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes are rapidly adopted and used to decompose monolithic architectures. However, as companies increase the number of microservices in their development organizations , complexity grows and tracking which microservices belong to which product can become a nightmare for DevOps teams.
Anthem to acquire home health company myNEXUS
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 24, 2021
Anthem to acquire home health company myNEXUS. pminemyer. Wed, 03/24/2021 - 10:26.
The COVID-19 Vaccine Care Plan
Health Recovery Solutions
MARCH 24, 2021
Just 12 months ago, in response to the rapidly escalating pandemic, Health Recovery Solutions (HRS) released the first of its COVID-19 Care Plans. Designed to engage patients and their caregivers in preventing exposure to the virus and identifying COVID signs and symptoms, the COVID-19 Care Plan was used by thousands of patients using the HRS platform.
How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp
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AHIP, others applaud House bill focused on audio-only telehealth for Medicare Advantage
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MARCH 24, 2021
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SaaS Management Provider Cleanshelf Joins LeanIX
LeanIX
MARCH 24, 2021
I am thrilled to announce another LeanIX milestone. Cleanshelf, a leading SaaS management provider, is joining the LeanIX family. Cleanshelf was founded by Dusan Omercevic over four years ago, offering a platform to discover and manage SaaS environments. This technology is a perfect match for LeanIX, and as of today, we are adding Cleanshelf's 40 team members spread across San Francisco, Denver, and Ljubljana to our team.
Senate confirms Murthy, Levine as Surgeon General and Assistant HHS Secretary
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MARCH 24, 2021
The U.S. Senate this week confirmed Dr. Rachel Levine and Dr. Vivek Murthy to appointments in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Murthy will once again be confirmed as U.S. Surgeon General, a position he held from 2014 to 2017. Levine will fill the role of the U.S. Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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