Mon.Apr 12, 2021

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The Post-COVID 19 Health Consumer: Ready for DIY Health Care and More Open to Telehealth

Health Populi

The COVID-19 pandemic has re-shaped consumers for work, school, fitness, cooking, and certainly for health care. PwC’s Health Research Institute has combed through their consumer survey data and developed insights on health consumers, shared in a summary titled Consumer health behavior and the COVID-19 pandemic: What we’ve learned. Most U.S. consumers would be likely to have a clinician visit their homes for several kinds of medical care, including: “DIY care,” as PwC exe

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FDA greenlights Medtronic's AI tool that finds polyps during colonoscopies

Mobi Health News

The system identifies potentially dangerous lesions during colonoscopies – but is not intended to diagnose or instruct on next steps.

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The benefits and future of remote patient monitoring

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

At the start of 2020, widespread adoption of remote patient monitoring was still in the distance. The technology was struggling to get off the ground despite it being available for years. Most of the hesitancy on RPM implementation seemed to be because of limited reimbursement opportunities as well as lack of incentives for providers offering such services.

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South Korean chipmaker bats US FDA approval of its non-invasive glucose monitoring device

Mobi Health News

The semiconductor player claims success with D-SaLife in a recent clinical trial involving diabetic outpatients.

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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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Nuance, Epic lead in COVID-19 response, says KLAS

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A new report from KLAS Research found that overall customers feel that the health IT vendor community has "responded well" to the COVID-19 crisis. Among large vendors, Nuance and Epic led the way, with MedAptus, Medigate, Mend and Pelitas ranking highly among those with fewer customers. "In the spring of 2020, KLAS began collecting provider organizations’ feedback on the response of their software vendors and services firms to the COVID-19 pandemic and how well these compani

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Microsoft to buy Nuance in a $19.7B deal to expand healthcare AI, cloud capabilities

FierceHealthIT

Microsoft to buy Nuance in a $19.7B deal to expand healthcare AI, cloud capabilities. hlandi. Mon, 04/12/2021 - 10:48.

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Voice assistants predict driving accident risk in seniors

Mobi Health News

A JMIR study conducted in Japan links speech data indicators to driving-accident risks in older adults.

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The Art of the Possible Practical: Five Lessons for Navigating the Journey to a Digital Hospital

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Richard Scully from Atos. While the vision of the Digital Hospital has been much talked about in health systems all over the world, relatively few organizations have yet realized it. Yet the realities of delivering a digital hospital are less about purchasing the high-tech of tomorrow, and more […].

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NVIDIA partners with AstraZeneca and the University of Florida for AI-powered drug discovery

Mobi Health News

The partners will use a new method of training AI known as transformer neural networks. .

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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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UnitedHealth study: Medicare Advantage members spend 40% less per year than fee-for-service beneficiaries

FierceHealthIT

UnitedHealth study: Medicare Advantage members spend 40% less per year than fee-for-service beneficiaries. pminemyer. Mon, 04/12/2021 - 13:47.

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Israeli startup Donisi Health lands De Novo for AI-enabled contactless monitor

Mobi Health News

As indicated by the FDA, the system can estimate pulse rate, heart rate, respiratory rate and/or breathing rates. .

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Nvidia collaborates with AstraZeneca, University of Florida on AI-driven drug discovery

FierceHealthIT

Nvidia collaborates with AstraZeneca, University of Florida on AI-driven drug discovery. hlandi. Mon, 04/12/2021 - 15:54.

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UK-based HealthHero acquires French telehealth provider Qare

Mobi Health News

The acquisition will allow HealthHero to cover 22 million users.

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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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CDC study examines racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 hospitalizations

FierceHealthIT

CDC study examines racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 hospitalizations. rking. Mon, 04/12/2021 - 17:09.

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CIO Podcast – Episode 4: R. Hal Baker, MD on Ambient Clinical Voice

Healthcare IT Today

For the 4th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we’re sitting down with R. Hal Baker, MD, Senior Vice President, Chief Digital and Chief Information Officer at WellSpan Health. In this episode we take a little different approach from previous episodes as we talk with Dr. Baker about a very specific […].

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Aetna, Fresenius partner on value-based kidney care for Medicare Advantage members

FierceHealthIT

Aetna, Fresenius partner on value-based kidney care for Medicare Advantage members. pminemyer. Mon, 04/12/2021 - 15:25.

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Microsoft Accelerates Industry Cloud Strategy for Healthcare with the Acquisition of Nuance

Healthcare IT Today

Microsoft Corp (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Nuance Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAN) today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire Nuance for $56.00 per share, implying a 23% premium to the closing price of Nuance on Friday, April 9, in an all-cash transaction valued at $19.7 billion, inclusive of Nuance’s net […].

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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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HHS approves waiver for Illinois to expand Medicaid postpartum coverage to one year

FierceHealthIT

HHS approves waiver for Illinois to expand Medicaid postpartum coverage to one year. rking. Mon, 04/12/2021 - 14:37.

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Setting the Perfect Nurse Rotation Schedule

HealthStream

Making scheduling easier and more efficient for nurses and their mangers can lead to higher levels of engagement and satisfaction and perhaps also improve metrics related to patient experience, quality, and financial performance.

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5 Ways to Reduce Calls With Your Portal

Health Portal Solutions

Reducing phone calls is an important key to saving money. The 2020 CAQH Index says that automating a user’s medical claim status inquiry (in lieu of manually resolving it) could provide $11.71 in savings per inquiry! But reducing phone calls is more than just saving time and money; it’s also key to your customer relations and your company reputation.

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How asynchronous engagement can improve chronic care management

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Patient Engagement.

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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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Five Ways to Reduce Calls With Your Portal

Health Portal Solutions

Reducing phone calls is an important key to saving money. The 2020 CAQH Index says that automating a user’s medical claim status inquiry (in lieu of manually resolving it) could provide $11.71 in savings per inquiry! But reducing phone calls … read more. The post Five Ways to Reduce Calls With Your Portal appeared first on Health Portal Solutions.

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HIStalk Interviews Charlie Harp, CEO, Clinical Architecture

HIStalk Interviews

Charlie Harp is CEO of Clinical Architecture of Carmel, IN.

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Top Advantages of Custom Modular Buildings for Disaster Response!

KB Dental Consulting

In the time of worst disasters, custom modular buildings have proved to be ideal option to cater to as a…

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Ultra WideBand impulse radar (UWB): The future of Remote Monitoring in Healthcare and Social Care

Lloyd Price

Ultra Wide Band (UWB) is a wireless technology developed to transfer data at high rates over very short distances at very low power densities. UWB short-range radio technology complements other longer-range radio technologies such as Wi-Fi, WiMAX, and cellular wide area communications. Like Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, ultra-wideband (UWB) is a short-range, wireless communication protocol that operates through radio waves.

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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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Vesta Healthcare Announces $65M in Growth Capital to Transform Care for High Needs Members and their Caregivers

Healthcare IT Today

Vesta Healthcare, a 24/7 clinical provider group and digital health platform, dedicated to supporting high needs members at home and connecting their caregivers’ insights to the rest of the care team, announced the raise of $65M in growth capital. The financing was led by Deerfield Management Company with participation from existing investors Oak HC/FT, Kaiser […].

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