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A Prescription for Better Healthcare Cybersecurity Strategies In 2019

Electronic Health Reporter

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Brian Wells, chief technology officer, Merlin International. I hope healthcare organizations delivered lots of TUMS and Advil to their beleaguered cybersecurity teams as a holiday bonus in 2018 – and maybe even a masseuse! With an overload of alerts, attacks and system compromises, it’s safe to say that working in a security operations center […].

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Accenture study finds millennials, Gen Z are looking to technology, nontraditional settings for healthcare

Mobi Health News

Younger generations are less likely to have a primary care doctor. However, on the whole, virtual care and walk-in clinics are on the rise.

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Telehealth and Virtual Care Are Melting Into “Just” Health Care at HIMSS19

Health Populi

Just as we experienced “e-business” departments blurring into ecommerce and everyday business processes, so is “telehealth” morphing into, simply, health care delivery as one of many channels and platforms. Telehealth and virtual care are key education topics and exhibitor presences at HIMSS19. Several factors underpin the adoption of telehealth in 2019: Consumers’ demand for accessible, lower-cost health care services as people face greater financial responsibility

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Robots can improve care for kids with neurologic conditions — with some risk of dependency

Mobi Health News

Georgia Tech Professor Ayanna Howard talks robotics and how gamifying therapies could help kids living with cerebral palsy and autism spectrum disorder.

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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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HIMSS19: VA teams with Apple to bring Health Records feature to veterans

FierceHealthIT

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has teamed up with Apple to make the Health Records on iPhone feature available to over 9 million veterans in the VA system by this summer.

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Azar to doctors: HHS is listening to feedback on its Medicare reforms aimed at drug prices

FierceHealthIT

HHS won’t be able to bring down prices in Part D without “pitting drugs against each other,” Secretary Alex Azar said Tuesday at an AMA event.

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Facebook rolls out blood donation program in the US

Mobi Health News

The program launched in Pakistan, Brazil, India and Bangladesh and will soon expand to the US.

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HIMSS19 Roundup—New AI tools to address physician burnout; Sharing an Uber in a crowded town

FierceHealthIT

Here are a few slices of news and life from the first day of the 2019 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition on Monday.

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As big tech gets into healthcare, Uber Health wants to do it right

Mobi Health News

One year in, the company has 1,000 customers and has seen a big improvement on the status quo.

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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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Physician Practice Roundup—Panel recommends action to prevent depression during and after pregnancy

FierceHealthIT

A task force of experts is recommending that clinicians provide or refer pregnant and postpartum women who are at increased risk of depression for counseling interventions.

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Microsoft launches Azure API for FHIR to promote cloud, interoperability

Mobi Health News

The release builds on an open-source version originally announced in November.

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Payer Roundup—Humana, Bridges Health Partners team up on value-based care 

FierceHealthIT

Humana has teamed with Bridges Health Partners to grow value-based care in Western Pennsylvania, plus more insurance news.

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Innovation means creating for the right circumstances

Mobi Health News

athenahealth’s Santosh Mohan and Intermountain’s Todd Dunn on the importance of innovators and providers teaming up.

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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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Molina Healthcare’s financial turnaround continues, despite a drop in 2018 membership

FierceHealthIT

Despite a dip in membership last year, Molina Healthcare’s financials continue to make a significant rebound.

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Propeller Health's new deal with Orion Corporation extends its European reach

Mobi Health News

The companies will begin developing a custom sensor for Orion's Easyhaler line of inhaled pulmonary drugs.

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Telemedicine Front and Center at the AHA Rural Leadership Conference.

eVisit

The American Hospital Association (AHA) just held its 32nd Annual Rural Health Care Leadership Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, and it provided an excellent opportunity to speak to individuals living and working in healthcare in those underserved communities.

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Watch Now: HIMSS TV at HIMSS19

Mobi Health News

Don't miss a thing from HIMSS19. Tune in to HIMSS TV right now to watch a live stream of interviews with healthcare IT industry luminaries as well as our roving reporters delivering news and views from the show floor, keynotes and panels.

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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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SGLT2 inhibitors are Promising Medications for T1D but Vigilance Required

Insulin Nation

This article was written with a lot of help from Brad, a clinical pharmacist and pharmacotherapy specialist working in a hospital with a practice focus on diabetes. Brad is also a T1Dad to an amazing 3rd grader. Why Understanding SGLT2 inhibitors is important. Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, also called gliflozin drugs, are a relatively new class of diabetes medications.

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Propeller Health's new deal with Orion Corporation brings smart inhaler sensors to Europe

Mobi Health News

The companies will begin developing a custom sensor for Orion's Easyhaler line of inhaled pulmonary drugs.

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Viewpoints to Providing Value to Enterprise Architecture Stakeholders

LeanIX

The eight people you must impress. At a glance: Software Developers. Business Process Managers. Finance Officers. CIOs. Data Security & Compliance Officers. Solution Architects. IT Program Management. CTOs.

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Telehealth: Practicing Across the Idaho Border

Health Law Blog | Telehealth

by Kim Stanger. More healthcare practitioners are using telehealth to render patient care or expand their practices. When telehealth crosses state borders, the practitioner must ensure that he or she is licensed in or otherwise authorized to practice medicine in the state where the patient resides. The Model Policy issued by the Federation of State Medical Boards states: A physician must be licensed, or under the jurisdiction, of the medical board of the state where the patient is located.

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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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The Strategic CIO

David Chou

In order to be successful in healthcare, it is essential to restore strategy and technology as a priority and empower the CIO. The role of a CIO (Chief Information Officer) is a rather new position, being used only in the most recent decades. Despite its newness, the role of a CIO is a core role for healthcare operations. Employing a CIO places someone in the C-suite who remains focused on the long-term strategy and future of the technology advancement.

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Telehealth: Practicing Across the Idaho Border

Health Law Blog | Telehealth

by Kim Stanger. More healthcare practitioners are using telehealth to render patient care or expand their practices. When telehealth crosses state borders, the practitioner must ensure that he or she is licensed in or otherwise authorized to practice medicine in the state where the patient resides. The Model Policy issued by the Federation of State Medical Boards states: A physician must be licensed, or under the jurisdiction, of the medical board of the state where the patient is located.

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Rejected Payments Top List of Hospital Revenue Cycle Challenges

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Editor’s Note: Margin Defense and Revenue Cycle Performance leech dollars from improving the patient/member experience. CLICK HERE to learn more about how BHM helps your organization curb costs while growing revenue. Payer denials is the top revenue cycle challenge facing hospitals today, according to a study conducted by Besler and HIMSS Media.

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HIMSS19: Seema Verma says proposed information blocking rules with 2020 deadlines 'realistic'

FierceHealthIT

The Trump administration has said proposed rules would give 125 million patients electronic access to their medical claims information by 2020. But how realistic a goal is that? It's already happening, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma told FierceHealthcare.

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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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Cybersecurity Threat: Email Fraud in Healthcare up 473%

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Editor’s Note: C yberattacker activity continues to branch out into new territories. Payers and Healthcare networks must stay ahead of trends to protect against cybersecurity threats. Click HERE for how BHM develops high level protection for your data, addresses the c-suite cyber-security concerns, and proves it with HITRUST CSF. . Hospitals and health systems recieved an influx of fraudulent emails last year , a persistent problem that has cost healthcare organizations $12.5 billion sin

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Hospital group attacks new interoperability rules

Morning eHealth

Trump signs AI executive order — Apple to unroll EHR feature at VA