Thu.Feb 18, 2021

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Bahrain launches digital COVID-19 “vaccine passport”

Mobi Health News

The Kingdom’s BeAware app will be able to confirm an individual’s immunity status via a green shield and digital certificate that can be verified by officials at any given time.

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Telehealth used less in disadvantaged areas, Health Affairs study finds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A Health Affairs study found that telemedicine use during the COVID-19 pandemic was lower in communities with higher rates of poverty – suggesting that the industry must address the digital divide in order to ensure widespread access to virtual care. The study , which was conducted by researchers from Harvard and the RAND Corporation, examined the variation in total outpatient visits and telemedicine use among 16.7 million commercially insured and Medicare Advantage enrollees from January

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Volpara Health acquires fellow breast cancer prevention company CRA Health

Mobi Health News

Volpara is purchasing all outstanding equity of CRA for $18 million and will pay an additional $4 million if certain strategic targets are met within 18 months.

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Lost In Translation: How To Clear the Logjam Between Discovery and Validation

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Moe Rinkunas, SVP of corporate innovation and business design, Coplex. Innovation is transforming how care is delivered and improving the experience for patients and providers. The use of telemedicine has soared. Roughly 80% of […]. The article Lost In Translation: How To Clear the Logjam Between Discovery and Validation 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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Psychedelic biotech company scoops up research focused digital health company HealthMode

Mobi Health News

MindMed plans to use HealthMode's machine learning capabilities into its new digital medicine division.

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Published literature on sleep health app design and clinical efficacy is sparse, unstandardized

Mobi Health News

Despite the large number of commercially available sleep apps, a new systematic review calls for more evaluations to be conducted, and for more uniformity during the design process.

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Helping Our Healthcare Heroes with Smarter IT 

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Bob Burnett, director of B2B solutions deployment and planning, Brother International Corporation. The start of the global pandemic put incredible stress on the numerous healthcare heroes as well as their facilities, and the industry […]. The article Helping Our Healthcare Heroes with Smarter IT appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Amwell transforms hospital room TVs into telehealth hubs, Vocalis shares vocal COVID-19 screening data and more digital health news briefs

Mobi Health News

Also: The Consumer Technology Association releases industry standards focused on health AI trust; new updates in the home COVID-19 testing market.

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How To Use Innovative Tech To Break Down Barriers Between Providers and Patients

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By T. Scott Law, founder and CEO, Zotec Partners. We’re living in a world where consumers demand more from every transaction. Exception service is no longer a nice-to-have — it has become the status quo. Whether […]. The article How To Use Innovative Tech To Break Down Barriers Between Providers and Patients appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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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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Eden Health rakes in $60M, Oncology platform Carevive scores $18M and other digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Also German company actio lands €10 million ($12 million) in seed funding and Botco.ai closes a $2.2 million seed funding.

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Using digital tools to prescribe wraparound services to address SDoH

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Population Health Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Using digital tools to prescribe wraparound services to address SDoH Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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Federal judge dismisses hospital groups' lawsuit against HHS over 340B drug feud

FierceHealthIT

Federal judge dismisses hospital groups' lawsuit against HHS over 340B drug feud. rking. Thu, 02/18/2021 - 16:26.

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Rethinking Patient Engagement in the Middle of a Pandemic

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by John Janas, MD, Medical Director at Twistle. The COVID-19 pandemic has successfully accelerated the availability of digital health tools, while simultaneously exposing opportunity for improvement in their ability to activate patients in their care. Our nation has struggled to engage patients through patient portal apps over the past […].

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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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Uninsured rates among young people dropped under ACA: Urban Institute

FierceHealthIT

Uninsured rates among young people dropped under ACA: Urban Institute. pminemyer. Thu, 02/18/2021 - 11:29.

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Should Your Hospital Invest in a Telepsychiatry Program?

Iris Telehealth

Many hospitals and health systems have never implemented a psychiatry or telepsychiatry program. Other hospitals have dabbled in telemedicine by providing telestroke or teleradiology services. Now, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many health systems and community hospitals are turning to telepsychiatry to help meet the enormous behavioral health needs of their backed-up clinics and swamped Emergency Departments (EDs).

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KFF: Hospital admissions down 8.2% from March to December 2020 due to COVID-19

FierceHealthIT

KFF: Hospital admissions down 8.2% from March to December 2020 due to COVID-19. rking. Thu, 02/18/2021 - 15:05.

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Leading Imaging Software Company Intelerad Medical Systems Announces Acquisition of LUMEDX

Healthcare IT Today

Intelerad Medical Systems™, a global leader in enterprise imaging solutions, today announced that it has acquired Oakland, CA-based LUMEDX, a leading provider of healthcare analytics and cardiovascular information systems (CVIS). The acquisition marks Intelerad’s third deal in just six months, extending a period of rapid growth for the company. Financial terms of the acquisition will […].

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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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Eden Health banks $60M series C investment to boost collaborative care

FierceHealthIT

Eden Health banks $60M series C investment to boost collaborative care. hlandi. Thu, 02/18/2021 - 14:49.

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Six Cloud Data-Platform Approaches Making A Difference for Collaborative Healthcare Research

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Nicholas Merizzi, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Todd Konersmann, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP, and Diana Kearns-Manolatos, Senior Manager, Deloitte’s Center for Integrated Research. Data is critical for researchers to analyze attributes, understand trends, determine statistical significance, predict future scenarios, and report to regulators.

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Texas hospitals struggle with water pressure problems after extreme winter weather

FierceHealthIT

Texas hospitals struggle with water pressure problems after extreme winter weather. rking. Thu, 02/18/2021 - 10:10.

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Telehealth's Role in COVID-19 Side Effect Management

Health Recovery Solutions

We live the headlines and statistics every day - new COVID-19 cases, new COVID related deaths, lockdowns, rules and regulations, and the list goes on and on. Something that’s only recently gaining more attention is the post-COVID recovery process and the lasting effects COVID is having on survivors. Many hospitals and health systems have taken to telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM) programs to expand their patient support.

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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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CommonSpirit Health generates $363M in latest quarter earnings thanks to stable payer mix

FierceHealthIT

CommonSpirit Health generates $363M in latest quarter earnings thanks to stable payer mix. rking. Thu, 02/18/2021 - 13:00.

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Americans Lost Future Life-Years in 2020: How Much Life Was Lost Depends on the Color of One’s Skin

Health Populi

Some people remark about 2020 being a “lost year” in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. That happens to be a true statement, sadly not in jest: in the U.S., life expectancy at birth fell by one full year over the first half of 2020 compared with 2019, to 77.8 years. In 2019, life expectancy at birth was 78.8 years, according to data shared by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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American Medical Association removes references to founder over racist history

FierceHealthIT

American Medical Association removes references to founder over racist history. treed. Thu, 02/18/2021 - 10:46.

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Industry Voices—Building ethical algorithms to confront biases: Lessons from Aotearoa New Zealand

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—Building ethical algorithms to confront biases: Lessons from Aotearoa New Zealand. hlandi. Thu, 02/18/2021 - 11:41.

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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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Chutes & Ladders—CVS nabs Aetna Medicaid president from Wellcare; CEO named for Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

FierceHealthIT

Chutes & Ladders—CVS nabs Aetna Medicaid president from Wellcare; CEO named for Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. treed. Thu, 02/18/2021 - 10:27.

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