Mon.Apr 26, 2021

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The American Board of Telehealth offers new certificate focused on virtual mental health

Mobi Health News

The program consists of seven learning modules that range from introductory topics in telehealth to clinical applications and regulatory considerations.

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Telehealth to be a permanent part of care at Boulder Community Health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Prior to 2020, Colorado's Boulder Community Health had put the infrastructure in place to support telehealth, but struggled to gain adoption because of limited provider and patient demand. Many community members prefer face-to-face visits or a simple phone call. While there were certainly providers and patients who would prefer more advanced telehealth, the health system's efforts to launch a program had limited success.

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Cardiology startup Vector Remote Care racks up $12.5M in Series A round

Mobi Health News

The new funding will fuel production, engineering and patient engagement development.

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On-demand virtual care may not lead to cost savings down the line

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A study by University of Michigan researchers published in Health Affairs this month found that direct-to-consumer telemedicine visits for acute respiratory infections were linked to more downstream visits. The researchers found that patients with initial direct-to-consumer telemedicine visits were more likely to obtain follow-up care within seven days than those who had sought in-person visits.

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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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Accolade acquires virtual primary care platform PlushCare

Mobi Health News

The move is expected to help Accolade further its foothold in primary care.

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VUNO publishes study of its AI-powered solution improving chest x-ray reading accuracy

Mobi Health News

The company states that the study was designed to minimise bias in assessing the solution’s impact on diagnostic accuracy.

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GlobalMed Provides Support to Nonprofit Healthcare Organizations for $250M FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Funding

GlobalMed

Eligible providers can source the virtual care technology solutions they need for application submission. GlobalMed, a telehealth industry leader, announced today their support of a $250M COVID-19 telehealth funding program offered by the FCC to eligible nonprofit and public health care providers. With available telehealth experts who are on hand to help qualified applicants with the information they need for the grant application, they are ready to act quickly.

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VUNO publishes study showing its AI-powered solution improving chest x-ray reading accuracy

Mobi Health News

The company states that the study was designed to minimise bias in assessing the solution’s impact on diagnostic accuracy.

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Healthcare Web Writing in a Post-Pandemic World

Geonetric

Attend a free webinar that offers an overview of the mechanics and art of writing compelling content for healthcare consumers. Well-written content that answers user questions and helps them complete tasks is essential to a successful digital strategy. The COVID-19 pandemic has only accelerated the importance of clear, actionable, consumer-friendly content that not only meets […].

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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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Teladoc taps Memorial Sloan Kettering's Claus Jensen to lead innovation strategy

FierceHealthIT

Teladoc taps Memorial Sloan Kettering's Claus Jensen to lead innovation strategy. hlandi. Mon, 04/26/2021 - 11:19.

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Microsoft Competes With Google, Amazon In Healthcare

Lloyd Price

Microsoft showed just how seriously it takes its ambitions in the health sector when it announced its second most expensive purchase in history after LinkedIn – that of Nuance Communications. Nuance, which specializes in speech recognition, will enable Microsoft to develop technology that can process patient/doctor consultations and incorporate relevant information into a patient's electronic health record, thus reducing the amount of time clinicians need to spend typing up reports and notes.

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Transformation Capital backs CareRev's $50M Series A round to scale healthcare staffing platform

FierceHealthIT

Transformation Capital backs CareRev's $50M Series A round to scale healthcare staffing platform. hlandi. Mon, 04/26/2021 - 10:54.

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PursueCare Raises Over $11M In Series A1/A2 Funding

Healthcare IT Today

PursueCare (pursuecare.com), a leader in telehealth addiction treatment, today announced an oversubscribed $7 million Series A2 capital raise, bringing its total Series A round to north of $11 million. The round was led by OCA Ventures, Seyen Capital, Wasabi Investors, and a syndicate of experienced healthcare investors. The company, founded in 2019, has generated unprecedented […].

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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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Price transparency gets spotlight during Oscars in new public service announcement

FierceHealthIT

Price transparency gets spotlight during Oscars in new public service announcement. rking. Mon, 04/26/2021 - 13:42.

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CIO Podcast – Episode 5: Juan Luis Cruz on An International CIO Perspective

Healthcare IT Today

For the 5th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we’re sitting down with Juan Luis Cruz, CIO at Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. For those not familiar with Juan Luis Cruz, he’s a hospital CIO in Madrid Spain. In this episode we learn how being the CIO internationally is different than […].

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Hospital margins stay narrow, volume declines persist in Q1 2021: Kaufman Hall

FierceHealthIT

Hospital margins stay narrow, volume declines persist in Q1 2021: Kaufman Hall. dmuoio. Mon, 04/26/2021 - 12:41.

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Webinar – Survey Results about Credentialing Priorities in the Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic

HealthStream

How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the focus of medical staff credentialing offices? Learn about the survey results presented in VerityStream’s 2021 Annual Report on Medical Staff Credentialing and what they reveal about credentialing priorities for healthcare organizations.

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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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VA, CDC data suggest low-severity COVID-19 patients will need follow-up care

FierceHealthIT

VA, CDC data suggest low-severity COVID-19 patients will need follow-up care. dmuoio. Mon, 04/26/2021 - 15:46.

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GlobalMed Successfully Completes SOC 2 Type 2 Examination

GlobalMed

Company Renews Commitment to Data Security, Confidentiality, and Availability With Audits and Certifications for SOC 2 Type 2. SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — GlobalMed, a leading provider of virtual health solutions, today announced the successful completion of its SOC 2 Type 2 examination. While the COVID-19 emergency sparked a surge in telemedicine adoption and relaxed security and reimbursement rules, it also presented an increased threat to healthcare cybersecurity.

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UHS posts $209M profit in Q1 after repaying hefty Medicare payment loan

FierceHealthIT

UHS posts $209M profit in Q1 after repaying hefty Medicare payment loan. rking. Mon, 04/26/2021 - 17:27.

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Kaiser Permanente International Presents Cancer Care Reimagined

Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health

Last month, the Center for Total Health, in continued partnership with Kaiser Permanente International, hosted part two of a five-part webinar series on Integrated Health Care in Action titled Cancer Care Reimagined. Kaiser Permanente has spent the past several years redesigning how cancer care is delivered in order to provide the best treatment and support for patients.

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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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Physician productivity, revenues fell steeply in 2020 due to COVID-19 volatility, Kaufman Hall says

FierceHealthIT

Physician productivity, revenues fell steeply in 2020 due to COVID-19 volatility, Kaufman Hall says. hlandi. Mon, 04/26/2021 - 14:07.

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HIStalk Interviews Micky Tripathi, National Coordinator for Health IT (Part 1)

HIStalk Interviews

Micky Tripathi, PhD, MPP is National Coordinator for Health Information.

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Study: Medicare Advantage plans' agents don't paint full picture of options for beneficiaries

FierceHealthIT

Study: Medicare Advantage plans' agents don't paint full picture of options for beneficiaries. pminemyer. Mon, 04/26/2021 - 13:44.

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Kaiser Permanente’s Reimagining Health Promotion & Behavior Change with Patients

Consumer eHealth Engagement

As one of the largest metabolic and bariatric surgery centers in the world, Kaiser Permanente Southern California sought to reimagine how it prepared and supported its patients every step of their journey. Kelly Dumke, DrPH, Senior Learning Consultant from Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Healthy Living presented their Human Centered Design process insights at MadPow’s Health Experience Design Conference HxD 2021 within the Person- Centered Care Experiences track. 5 Questions in 5 mins

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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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Summus Global scores $21M Series B to expand virtual specialist care

FierceHealthIT

Summus Global scores $21M Series B to expand virtual specialist care. hlandi. Mon, 04/26/2021 - 16:47.

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Top questions to ask when you buy a CT PET scanner for healthcare facilities!

KB Dental Consulting

All thanks to medical imaging technology, “visible is what is believed” holds true in Doctor’s office.

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