Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 19, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Bentley Raynott, healthcare technology analyst, Tatvasoft. With the advent of new technologies, the entire healthcare industry is gearing up to adopt new initiatives. Marked with different growth patterns and trends that could vary within its different sub-domains, the industry seems to have witnessed a couple of contradicted situations with inconsistent stagnation in others.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 19, 2019

As welcome news to many healthcare and health IT stakeholders, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday that it is extending the comment period for two proposed interoperability rules by 30 days.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 19, 2019

Digital health innovators look to the wrist, the ears and the wall for new ways to keep seniors safe.

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 19, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Abhinav Shashank, CEO, Innovaccer. What causes two patients of the same age and with the same disease but from different regions to respond differently to a certain treatment? Even if these two patients appeared similar on paper, their lifestyles are very likely to differ — socioeconomic status, gender, race, ethnicity, family structure and education. […].

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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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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 19, 2019

With the release today of the second draft of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, ONC is moving another step closer to implementing a framework designed to improve data sharing between health information networks.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 19, 2019

Civica Rx, the non-profit drug company formed by a collection of hospitals to help control generic drug supplies and prices, is putting down roots. On Friday, officials announced Civica established a new headquarters just down the road from Intermountain Healthcare.

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 19, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it is extending the public comment period by 30 days for two proposed regulations aimed at promoting the interoperability of health information technology (health IT) and enabling patients to electronically access their health information.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 19, 2019

Lawmakers have made it clear that the Department of Veterans Affairs $16 billion electronic health records project would be under close scrutiny and two senators took steps this week to ramp up oversight of the beleaguered IT initiative.

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Morning eHealth

APRIL 19, 2019

WHO touts telemedicine for global health — New Venrock health prognosis

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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.

FierceHealthIT

APRIL 19, 2019

Humana has made strides toward its goal of bringing more “healthy days” to its Medicare Advantage members, according to a new report. The insurer released a report Monday that shows the communities participating in its "Bold Goal" project have collectively cut down unhealthy days by 2.7% since 2015.

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InTouch Health

APRIL 19, 2019

The Telemedicine Licensure Compact Makes It Easier for Physicians to Apply for Interstate Licenses The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC) , also known as the Telemedicine Licensure Compact, makes it easier for physicians to apply for and receive licenses to practice telemedicine in member states, helping them reach new patients in neighboring states.

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Docnotes

APRIL 19, 2019

Our (amazing) team at Alliance for Better Health is planning an event in June. The purpose is to bring together people in our community who are using the Healthy Together platform , celebrate the community’s accomplishments, and strengthen the connections so that we can find greater success in the future. I offered a thought this morning that perhaps this isn’t a conference, but an unconference.

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HealthStream

APRIL 19, 2019

The cost of turnover at one major medical center represented a loss of more than 5 percent of the total annual operating budget, according to an article in Health Care Management Review.

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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.

HIStalk Weekender

APRIL 19, 2019

Weekly News Recap. IBM halts sales of Watson for Drug Discovery due to low demand. Healthcare data integration vendor Redox raises $33 million. The New York Times profiles the Butterfly IQ device that transforms a smartphone into an ultrasound scanner. Provider management, credentialing, and payer enrollment technology vendor Symplr acquires competitor IntelliSoft.

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