Fri.Aug 30, 2019

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Closed Loop Medicine: Building precision therapeutics to truly personalise care

Mobi Health News

An interview with Hakim Yadi, chief executive and cofounder of Closed Loop Medicine.

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Delivering Business Value with Tech Efficiency

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ashmi Shah, senior vice president, finance, Talix. The healthcare industry has experienced significant changes over the last few months. According to a recent report by Deloitte, physicians are increasingly being asked to provide cost-effective and quality care in an effort to curb rising healthcare costs.

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Walmart rolls out health platform to book appointments online

Mobi Health News

Users can book medical, optometry, audiology, behavioral, dental and immunization appointments at Walmart Clinics.

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Healthcare Providers Are Behind the Marketing Curve

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Joe Grace, partner, Chief Outsiders. While pharma companies have grown to become effective direct-to-consumer (DTC) marketers, hospital systems and other large providers lag behind the rest of the industry when it comes to creating highly efficient, measurable and accountable DTC marketing programs.

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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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Irish oncology app launches search engine for clinical trials

Mobi Health News

The new feature aims to assist oncology clinicians in finding cancer trials and participants.

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The Patient Innovator Track at DevDays - Privacy

Healthcare Exchange Standards

I assume anyone reading my blog has already seen this announcement on FireLy , Grahame , HL7 , Hay on FHIR , etc. Go read those for the specific details, no good reason for me to duplicate them. What I will do is focus on the opportunity for Patient to drive for Innovations in Privacy. Most of the other blogs are focusing on the Patient being the Innovator at "using" their data.

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Industry Voices—The Rx for improved patient billing experiences

FierceHealthIT

At a time when other industries have made it extremely easy for consumers to conduct nearly any transaction from their phone, why are we still struggling to figure out patient billing? Three recommendations for what health system executives can do to improve the patient financial experience.

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Patient Innovator Track at #FHIR DevDays

Health Intersections

A new phenomenon at DevDays is the Patient Innovator Track. This track shows that patients are the ultimate beneficiaries of FHIR. The Patient Innovator Track provides a stage to patients who have taking control of their health by using the data of their disease and their treatment, or app developers who enabled patients to do so. Pitches. The Patient Innovator Track takes place on Wednesday November 20th, the first day of the event.

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Federal watchdog says Indian Health Service faces major organizational challenges

FierceHealthIT

The Indian Health Service has major underlying problems that could hinder the troubled agency’s efforts to fix rampant quality issues, a federal watchdog said.

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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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Sticky Note Password Security – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

Security is not a laughing matter. At least not if it’s not Fun Friday leading into Labor Day weekend when we need a little humor after a long week. This week’s edition of Fun Friday comes courtesy of Aaron Miri (@AaronMiri). Honestly, if you’re not following Aaron on Twitter, you’re missing out. He’s quickly become […].

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Five Tips for Reducing Back-to-School Anxiety

Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health

Mental preparation, with these five tips, for the transition back to school is as important as getting the right school supplies: Be aware of school related stress. It’s important to be aware of kids’ worries and know how to respond. Parents and caregivers play a critical role in helping children understand, manage, and overcome these worries. First, make sure your child knows it’s normal to be nervous.

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Tampa General Launches Data-Driven Clinical Command Center

Healthcare IT Today

Tampa General Hospital has launched a centralized clinical command center using AI and predictive analytics to help streamline care delivery and improve patient throughput. In doing so, it joins a growing list of hospitals making big investments along these lines. One example we shared with you last year comes from 355-bed Flagler Hospital, which expects […].

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Another voter-backed Medicaid expansion hits snag

FierceHealthIT

Federal officials rejected another attempt at a “partial” Medicaid expansion, this time in Idaho.

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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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Synzi Supports Florida and Georgia Home Health Agencies and Their Patients During Hurricane Dorian

Synzi

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Synzi, a leading technology company, announced that it is providing Florida and Georgia home health agencies free use of its automated messaging to contact all of their patients during Hurricane Dorian. “We are activating quickly to let … Read More. The post Synzi Supports Florida and Georgia Home Health Agencies and Their Patients During Hurricane Dorian appeared first on Synzi.

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Editor's Corner—FierceHealthcare wants to hear your stories

FierceHealthIT

We want to hear more of your voices and it's easier than ever to reach us. Here are a few ways to do that.

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Weekender 8/30/19

HIStalk Weekender

Weekly News Recap Life insurance startup Ethos, which.

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How UCaaS technology is helping the NHS

Lloyd Price

Technology has entirely transformed our personal lives in the past few years, from the way we shop and the way we get around – right through to the way we consume entertainment. This extends to the workplace, too. New technology has helped facilitate flexible working and has transformed the way teams collaborate. Work is no longer where you go, it’s what you do.

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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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CMS' impending overhaul of the Stark law can only go so far, experts say

FierceHealthIT

The healthcare industry has been pressing the Trump administration to overhaul the Stark law, but legal experts say the agency can only go so far without turning to Congress.

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Do Fitbits keep people healthy or contribute to data overload for doctors?

Lloyd Price

A new program in Singapore aims to put a Fitbit in the hands of roughly one-fifth of the country’s 5.6 million residents as part of an experiment testing how population health data gathered from health trackers can better inform public health initiatives and generally improve health. “This is a really good testament to our strategy and approach to behavior change in health care,” said Amy McDonough, COO of Fitbit Health Solutions.