Fri.Nov 19, 2021

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Contributed: The biggest merger in digital health should be between behavioral and data sciences

Mobi Health News

Digital tools have to do more than just feed people data. They must also keep them engaged and motivate them to make healthier decisions. This is where behavioral science comes in.

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GoodRx Finds Optimistic Outlook for Telehealth Among Both Providers and Patients

Health Populi

Most health care providers who were using telehealth by August 2021 felt optimistic about virtual care in a study from GoodRx on The State of Telehealth. GoodRx collaborated with the ATA on the 624 U.S. provider survey, which was complemented by a poll conducted among 1,024 health consumers for the patient perspective in September 2021. Looking at the two columns at the right side of the first bar chart, clinicians who have been using telehealth were more likely to feel optimistic about doing so

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French startup Lifen ramps up digital healthcare offering with $58M funding

Mobi Health News

Digital infrastructure company Lifen has raised $58M (€51M) in funding, which will go towards working with 1,500 hospitals and 200 eHealth solutions by 2025.

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Digital health tools can be useful post-surgery, but more high-quality research is needed

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A systematic review published this past week in npj Digital Medicine examined the use of mobile and wearable digital health interventions to monitor patients after surgery. For the paper, University of Edinburgh researchers dug into 44 studies in which patients had been postoperatively monitored with a digital health intervention after discharge from the hospital.

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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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UAE leads femtech in the Gulf – but major challenges remain

Mobi Health News

Most UAE femtech startups focus on women’s wellness and menstrual health. But other subsectors, such as female-focused mental health, are seriously lagging behind. What’s more, the MENA region accounts for less than 6% of the global femtech industry.

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HIMSSCast Industry Voices: Baking equity into healthcare business models

Mobi Health News

Digital health movers and shakers weigh in on how the industry can make progress on building next-generation healthcare for everyone.

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Medicare startup EasyHealth gets $135M in series A to fill information gaps

FierceHealthIT

Medicare startup EasyHealth gets $135M in series A to fill information gaps. rtorrence. Fri, 11/19/2021 - 10:10.

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Komodo Health adds demographic information to its health database

Mobi Health News

The analytics company said the expanded dataset could help its customers address racial health disparities.

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Here are the policies and reforms that could reshape healthcare in the $2T bill just passed by the House

FierceHealthIT

Here are the policies and reforms that could reshape healthcare in the $2T bill just passed by the House. rking. Fri, 11/19/2021 - 10:09.

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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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Fighting Off Pandemic Fatigue: How to Stay Mentally and Physically Healthy

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

Since it began, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused profound distress. As people navigate the fluctuations in cases rising and falling and the economic uncertainty, many have battled the onset of depression, anxiety, stress, and other mental health conditions, as well as physical fatigue from the new pandemic lifestyle. Moreover, pandemic fatigue has led to a […].

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MedArrive nabs $25M to ramp up at-home health services, expand into new states

FierceHealthIT

MedArrive nabs $25M to ramp up at-home health services, expand into new states. hlandi. Fri, 11/19/2021 - 16:56.

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A Physician’s Advice on Making Difficult Decisions for a Loved One in the ICU

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

Patients with COVID-19 in the ICU often require prolonged life support — possibly including weeks on a ventilator (breathing machine). Particularly for elderly patients, this may mean difficult decision-making by the family about whether such a long and dangerous struggle is in accord with the patient’s wishes. As ICUs again fill to overflowing with the […].

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Avalere: Providers face 40% hit to Part B reimbursements under Dem drug price reforms

FierceHealthIT

Avalere: Providers face 40% hit to Part B reimbursements under Dem drug price reforms. rking. Fri, 11/19/2021 - 15:04.

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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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Data Science, HIPAA Gaston, and Surgery Like Edu – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

It’s not only Friday, but the Friday before a big holiday week. That means we needed to bring you something pretty special and something to really make you laugh. I think we have some items that will do just that. Life is hard and a good laugh is one of the best medicines. With that […].

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Ballad Health assumes full ownership of 2 Virginia hospitals, commits $310M to community health investments

FierceHealthIT

Ballad Health assumes full ownership of 2 Virginia hospitals, commits $310M to community health investments. dmuoio. Fri, 11/19/2021 - 15:55.

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2021 Security Review: Key Takeaways & Practical Cybersecurity Insights

Healthcare IT Today

In a recent virtual meetup Healthcare IT Today did with Proofpoint, we took a look back at the year that was 2021 when it comes to cybersecurity. The speakers shared some of their key takeaways and learnings from this last year and offered some practical insights for healthcare CISOs and CIOs that are looking at […].

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BMA: Plans offering extra Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits grow by 43%

FierceHealthIT

BMA: Plans offering extra Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits grow by 43%. rking. Fri, 11/19/2021 - 16:29.

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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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Jamf aims to help clinicians use Apple devices

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Mayo Clinic's steady volume recovery draws $324M net operating income, $4B revenue for Q3

FierceHealthIT

Mayo Clinic's steady volume recovery draws $324M net operating income, $4B revenue for Q3. dmuoio. Fri, 11/19/2021 - 12:03.

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How Much Does an OSHA Violation Cost?

Ortholive

What is an OSHA violation? What are the costs of an OSHA fine? Are there other costs related to an OSHA violation? How can you improve OSHA compliance with on-site telemedicine injury care? Every business covered under the Occupational Safety and Health Act is subject to inspection and potential fines. These code violations are levied against organizations along with substantial fines by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). .

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5 Holiday Season Self-Care Tips You Can Rely On

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

Canadians love the holiday season as it brings celebrations, happiness, and good times with loved ones. You indulge in festive treats, deck up your home, and host parties for family and friends. But holidays are also about cold weather, late nights, and overeating. Evidently, there are good chances of falling sick when you overindulge or […]. The post 5 Holiday Season Self-Care Tips You Can Rely On appeared first on Healthystic.

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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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Content Governance: How to Get Control of Your Healthcare Content

Geonetric

If you’re like most digital teams, you talk about content governance more than you realize. Trying to manage competing website requests from stakeholders? Content governance. Wishing there were an easier way to find files in your digital asset management (DAM) system? Content governance. Wondering whether there are virtual cobwebs on some of your service line […].

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5 Holiday Season Self-Care Tips You Can Rely On

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

Canadians love the holiday season as it brings celebrations, happiness, and good times with loved ones. You indulge in festive treats, deck up your home, and host parties for family and friends. But holidays are also about cold weather, late nights, and overeating. Evidently, there are good chances of falling sick when you overindulge or […]. The post 5 Holiday Season Self-Care Tips You Can Rely On appeared first on Healthystic.

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H1 Raises $100M Series C to Expand Footprint, Make H1 the Central Healthcare Professional Data Network for Global Healthcare Community

Healthcare IT Today

Led by new investor Altimeter Capital, round will help H1 increase velocity of growth and network effect as more healthcare contributors engage with its global platform H1, which provides the largest global healthcare network that connects healthcare professionals, announced today that it has raised a $100M Series C round of funding led by Altimeter Capital, […].

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Managing Real-Time Healthcare through Advanced Analytics

FierceHealthIT

Managing Real-Time Healthcare through Advanced Analytics. admin. Fri, 11/19/2021 - 11:44.

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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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Weekender 11/19/21

HIStalk Weekender

Weekly News Recap Athenahealth’s private equity owners are reportedly.

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A New Way to Access Scientific Papers?

FierceHealthIT

A New Way to Access Scientific Papers? admin. Fri, 11/19/2021 - 16:38.

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