Fri.Mar 05, 2021

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Germany approves new digital mental health app for prescription

Mobi Health News

Deprexis, an app used to help mental health, is the 11th app to be approved for medical prescription and reimbursement in Germany so far via DiGA, and MobiHealthNews learns more about the process from Julia Hagen, Health Innovation Hub.

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HIMSSCast: Using data to work toward telehealth equity

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

We know that telehealth can be a tremendous opportunity to expand healthcare access for people who might face barriers to medical services. But it also may be replicating the digital divide. In a recent study, researchers examined data from nearly 150,000 unique patients who scheduled telemedicine visits from March 16 to May 11, 2020. They investigated who completed those visits, and how.

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Contributed: Blank check-up uncovers a digital health SPAC attack

Mobi Health News

Investment firm Kuwait Life Sciences Company's Dr. Mussaad M. Al-Razouki gives a breakdown of recently filed or finalized digital health SPACs, as well as a list of unicorns ripe for a potential merger.

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The Importance of Addressing Mental Health Trauma

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. In the past mental health has sometimes been ignored and even today it indeed carries something of a stigma in certain walks of life and even different cultures. Addressing mental health issues and the effects […]. The article The Importance of Addressing Mental Health Trauma appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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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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FDA gives Cue Health first EUA for at-home, OTC COVID-19 molecular testing

Mobi Health News

The system delivers its results to a companion app in about 20 minutes, according to the agency.

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MobiHealthNews launches weekly newsletter

Mobi Health News

The newsletter will be made up of curated articles to bring readers the most important and interesting news of the week. .

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Pain clinic CEO sentenced to 15 years in prison for role in $150M fraud, opioid distribution scheme

FierceHealthIT

Pain clinic CEO sentenced to 15 years in prison for role in $150M fraud, opioid distribution scheme. pminemyer. Fri, 03/05/2021 - 10:55.

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Why Do People Take Nutritional Food Supplements?

Health and Wellness Blog | Uplifting People To Live A Healthier Life

Good nutrition is an essential requirement for leading a healthy lifestyle. Living a nutritious life means giving your body all the nutrients, minerals, and vitamins it needs to work. Together with moderate physical activity, your diet can potentially help you attain and maintain a healthy weight, minimize your risk of developing chronic diseases, and promote […].

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Apervita, Diameter Health partner to boost clinical data quality, interoperability

FierceHealthIT

Apervita, Diameter Health partner to boost clinical data quality, interoperability. hlandi. Fri, 03/05/2021 - 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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How to Approach U.S. Federal Telehealth Grants in 2021

Vidyo

To offer the highest quality of care now and in the future, providers can explore federal grants and reimbursement programs to fund telehealth services. The post How to Approach U.S. Federal Telehealth Grants in 2021 appeared first on Vidyo Blog.

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New York doctor charged with 5 counts of murder for opioid prescribing practices

FierceHealthIT

New York doctor charged with 5 counts of murder for opioid prescribing practices. hlandi. Fri, 03/05/2021 - 15:19.

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The New Health Information Exchange from Cloudticity: NLP, Catalogs, and Standards

Healthcare IT Today

Rapid exchange of patient data is crucial not only for coordinating care, but for research and public health. Data sharing is even more fundamental to accountable care organizations (ACOs), but it has become more and more complex as the health care field embraces new forms of data, such as genomics and messages from fitness devices. […].

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Withings launches new cellular connected devices to take the pain points out of at-home health monitoring

FierceHealthIT

Withings launches new cellular connected devices to take the pain points out of at-home health monitoring. hlandi. Fri, 03/05/2021 - 11:25.

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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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17 Resources for Finding Telehealth Grant Funding Opportunities

Iris Telehealth

After identifying your telehealth needs and considering all the different types of grantors , your organization can now begin a more informed search for telehealth grant funding opportunities. Many resources exist, both paid and no-cost, to help you uncover potential funding sources and refine your search for the best alignment between grant program goals and your project.

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Senate narrowly passes COVID-19 package that includes ACA subsidy boost, rural hospital money

FierceHealthIT

Senate narrowly passes COVID-19 package that includes ACA subsidy boost, rural hospital money. rking. Fri, 03/05/2021 - 14:03.

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Common Healthcare “Jokes” – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

If you follow me on Twitter, then you probably know that I love a good pun or a good dad joke. As the father of 4, I feel it’s my right to enjoy them. You can find full threads of #HITPuns as well. Given this as background, it should be no surprise when Kurt Lucas, […].

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Tyto Care banks additional $50M in series D funding to expand telehealth

FierceHealthIT

Tyto Care banks additional $50M in series D funding to expand telehealth. hlandi. Fri, 03/05/2021 - 14:35.

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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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How to Approach U.S. Federal Telehealth Grants in 2021

Vidyo

Now that telehealth has become part of the “new normal” with coronavirus, healthcare institutions face a new challenge: How do we make sense of all this? The post How to Approach U.S. Federal Telehealth Grants in 2021 appeared first on Vidyo Blog.

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CVS to invest $12.4M in affordable housing in Phoenix

FierceHealthIT

CVS to invest $12.4M in affordable housing in Phoenix. pminemyer. Fri, 03/05/2021 - 12:30.

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Redesign Helps Health System Stand Out in Competitive Market

Geonetric

Virginia Hospital Center (VHC) has provided exceptional medical services to the Washington, DC metropolitan area for more than 75 years. With intense competition in the area, VHC wanted to update their digital presence. It had been more than 15 years since the organization redesigned or upgraded platforms, and the site wasn’t delivering an optimal experience […].

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FTC was investigating merger of Atrium Navicent, Houston Healthcare before collapse of deal

FierceHealthIT

FTC was investigating merger of Atrium Navicent, Houston Healthcare before collapse of deal. rking. Fri, 03/05/2021 - 11:51.

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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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LeanIX a Strong Performer in Q1 2021 Forrester Wave

LeanIX

Enterprises on journeys of continuous transformation need to keep track of what's coming from the market of enterprise architecture (EA) management suites. A great report for seeing which top EA solutions are available to support digital strategies is the recently released report, The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Architecture Management Suites, Q1 2021 authored by Gordon Barnett.

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2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: 101

Health Recovery Solutions

In December of last year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized new reimbursement policies for remote patient monitoring (RPM). These changes are included in the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule final rule. In the ruling, CMS confirms some of the changes made during the PHE as permanent, while noting others will expire at the end of the PHE.

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Why Do People Take Nutritional Food Supplements?

Health and Wellness Blog | Uplifting People To Live A Healthier Life

Good nutrition is an essential requirement for leading a healthy lifestyle. Living a nutritious life means giving your body all the nutrients, minerals, and vitamins it needs to work. Together with moderate physical activity, your diet can potentially help you attain and maintain a healthy weight, minimize your risk of developing chronic diseases, and promote […].

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Keeping Bias Out of the Performance Review Process

HealthStream

Every performance review or termination should always be based on accurate assessments to avoid any suspicion of bias. Once there is an organizational awareness of bias, it helps to institute a structure of using clear assessments and consistent criteria as a decision-making foundation.

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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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The Reginald F. Lewis Museum Recognizes African Americans in Health Care

Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health

Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, scientific lead, Coronavirus Vaccines and Immunologist, National Institutes of Health, shares her insights on the COVID-19 vaccine’s development with Dr. Freeman Harbowski III, president of the University of Maryland Baltimore County during the 2nd Annual African Americans in Health Care Awards, hosted by Kaiser Permanente and the Reginald F.

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Weekender 3/5/21

HIStalk Weekender

Weekly News Recap Several health systems and home-based care companies.

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Ten Top Trends: How Can Organizations Support Their Employees When They Need It Most?

HealthStream

HealthStream’s 2021 Top Trends webinar

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