Wed.May 04, 2022

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AliveCor launches heart health management program and more digital health briefs

Mobi Health News

Also: Pediatric behavioral health company Brightline partners with a youth health education nonprofit to develop teen programs, and digital fitness startup FitOn launches courses for seniors and people with chronic conditions.

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How one grant can enhance care delivery and health education across the board

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In 2020, the Federal Communication Commission's telehealth grant program awarded Decatur County Memorial Hospital in Greensburg, Indiana, $698,603 for remote patient monitoring equipment, a patient telehealth platform, network upgrades, tablets and mobile hotspots. The aim was for the hospital to provide a variety of telehealth options, including remote patient visits to reach a wide range of patients; rehabilitation assessments using telehealth for physical, occupational and speech therapie

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Cerebral to pause controlled substance prescriptions for new patients

Mobi Health News

The suspension comes as the digital mental health company faces increasing pressure over its prescription practices, particularly for ADHD medications.

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ACP, ATA, ORCHA announce new framework supporting health app safety

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The American College of Physicians, the American Telemedicine Association and the Organization for the Review of Care and Health Applications announced a new framework this week aimed at helping healthcare professionals and patients make informed decisions about digital health tools. The Digital Health Assessment Framework will help analyze technologies including mobile apps and web-based tools used by professionals and consumers.

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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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Digital therapeutics firm Sidekick lands $55M in Series B round

Mobi Health News

The firm plans to expand its chronic disease treatments across more therapeutic areas.

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The True Cost of Telehealth

Health Recovery Solutions

While many believe telemedicine startup costs to be high, telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM) can in fact save your organization millions of dollars per year by reducing a patient’s number of hospital readmissions. It’s no wonder that up to 76 percent of US hospitals have started connecting doctors and patients remotely via telehealth, an uptake of 35 percent from a decade ago.

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Futura Healthcare: Reducing Labor Costs Without Cutting Staff

Healthcare IT Today

Despite losing staff to the Great Resignation and early retirement, many healthcare organizations are facing higher labor costs. Why? Because of the increased reliance on agencies to bolster remaining staff. Controlling this cost and even weaning off of agencies is possible through a disciplined, evidenced-based approach to staffing. Futura Healthcare is helping its provider clients […].

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Digital Therapeutics Podcast with Eugene Borukhovich Returns to Digital Health Today for Season 2

Digital Health Today

The podcast, which has been downloaded 50,000+ times to-date, will be championed by presenting partner, Amalgam Rx, and a new surprise guest host. NEW YORK CITY, May 4, 2022 — Mission Based Media, a leader in podcasts about health, care and well-being, today announced the return of the Digital Therapeutics Podcast, hosted by Eugene Borukhovich. Eugene is a serial intra- and entrepreneur and Chief Operating Officer at YourCoach.Health, the industry’s only operating system for behavior change, pow

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Hello Heart Closes $70M Series D Funding Following Significant Increase in Employers Market Demand for Heart Health Solutions

Healthcare IT Today

The Financing round was led by growth equity firm Stripes, and marks Hello Heart’s leadership in cardiovascular digital therapeutics and proven ability to close gaps in heart health – the number one cause of death in the U.S. Hello Heart, the only digital therapeutic that focuses on heart health, announced that it has raised $70 […].

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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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Telehealth is Vital for Chronic Care Management of Diabetes

AMC Health

Telehealth Services Help Diabetes Patients Get the Care They Need.

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HIStalk Interviews Mariann Yeager, CEO, The Sequoia Project

HIStalk Interviews

Mariann Yeager is CEO of The Sequoia Project of Vienna,

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ATA 2022 - Five telehealth offerings for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

ATA’s live event return to Boston. This week the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) conference, charmingly titled “ What Now? Creating Opportunity in a Time of Uncertainty ,” returned to a live format event in Boston. For those wondering, the event title relates to ' reimbursement uncertainties, workflow challenges, and investments neede d.' Most of the exhibitor list of companies' focused on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of provider workflow and businesses.

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Trends & Metrics to Monitor Patient Self-Scheduling

Mend

What is a medical practice’s worst nightmare? A full appointment book with an empty waiting room. The best way to avoid this scenario is to allow patients to book and cancel their own appointments online. Here’s a scary fact; one in four scheduled medical visits end up as no-shows. Missed visits don’t just damage patient health. They lead to lost revenue.

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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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ATA 2022 - Five telehealth offerings for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

ATA’s live event return to Boston. This week the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) conference, charmingly titled “ What Now? Creating Opportunity in a Time of Uncertainty ,” returned to a live format event in Boston. For those wondering, the event title relates to ' reimbursement uncertainties, workflow challenges, and investments neede d.' Most of the exhibitor list of companies' focused on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of provider workflow and businesses.