Mobi Health News

AUGUST 13, 2019

Special Situations' Life Sciences Innovation (LSI) Fund led the round with participation from Viking Global Investors.

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CE App

AUGUST 13, 2019

Having more than 2,500-year history, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is still questioned from time to time. There are various treatments in TCM; some of the wildly-used ones are acupuncture, Chinese herbs, qigong, and tui na massage. They might sound not that familiar to you, and you may ask — do they really work? This article is aiming to give you a bit more information on Chinese Medicine and dispel the many misconceptions surrounding TCM.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 13, 2019

The bill will impact patients with Medicaid coverage and private insurance living in the largely rural state.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 13, 2019

In 2020, large employers will be “doubling down” efforts to control health care costs. Key strategies will include deploying more telehealth and virtual health care services, Centers of Excellence for high-cost conditions, and getting more personal in communicating and engaging through platforms. This is the annual forecast for 2020 brought to us by the National Business Group of Health (NBGH), the Large Employers’ Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 13, 2019

The startup plans to buff up its marketing as well as offer new tests and supplements.

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CE App

AUGUST 13, 2019

Continuing education (CE) is often associated with medical professionals, but there is a whole array of licensed professionals that have to complete CE on a yearly basis. From engineers to cosmetologists to lawyers, they all have to renew their licenses to practice regularly. This article will discuss some CE principles for lawyers specifically. Just like continuing medical education (CME), every state has a different amount of required education hours and credits.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 13, 2019

Patients will be able to use LIVI's telemedicine app to book video consultations and access referrals and prescriptions.

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CE App

AUGUST 13, 2019

The nursing field is composed of three general categories: certified nursing assistants (CNAs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and registered nurses (RNs). Many are familiar with the CNA’s grit, as well as the esteem of the registered nurse. However, positioned between the two is the LPN (or licensed vocational nurse in California and Texas) which acts as an intermediary between the two joint positions.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 13, 2019

Uber Health is partnering with healthcare transportation management company American Logistics to expand access to on-demand rides for medical appointments with the aim of reducing barriers to care.

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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.

CE App

AUGUST 13, 2019

Children and teens on the LGBT spectrum are poised at a significantly higher risk of a multitude of health issues, including suicidal ideation, depression, substance abuse, and HIV. On the external side, LGBT youth are more likely to be homeless, or if home, experience abuse. All healthcare professionals should attempt to cater to their LGBT patients to be able to address their unique concerns.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 13, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Sachin Kalra, vice president of customer success, Infostretch. Rapid advances in technology mean the chatbot market is now one of the fastest-growing segments in healthcare, with the market expected to be worth more than $314 million by 2023. In some ways, this growth is not surprising.

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CE App

AUGUST 13, 2019

Interventional cardiology is a sub-branch of the overarching cardiology umbrella that specifically involves catheter-based treatments. It requires an additional year of training beyond what is typically required for general cardiology due to the extremely precise nature of the procedures–even longer if the student wishes to pursue pediatric interventional cardiology.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 13, 2019

Insurer Centene announced it will expand its Affordable Care Act exchange footprint to 10 new states starting in 2020, bringing the total number of states it offers plans in to 30.

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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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AUGUST 13, 2019

Statins, or blood thinners, are among the most common medications administered by cardiologists, which are regularly prescribed to lower a patient’s cholesterol. It is estimated that as many as 27 percent of people aged 40-59 use statins to manage cholesterol, as well as lower the risk of conditions such as coronary heart disease and heart attacks. So it should come to no surprise that a study linking the common medication with Type 2 diabetes released by Ohio State University caused widespread

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 13, 2019

David Rhew, M.D., is moving over from Samsung to Microsoft as the tech giant's new chief medical officer and vice president of healthcare for its worldwide commercial business.

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TheraNest

AUGUST 13, 2019

Don’t Make These 3 Common Mistakes with Your Clients. Do you remember when you first set up your practice? You probably didn’t know if you would be able to get any therapy clients and once you did you wondered if they would stay. Eventually, clients streamed in either through your marketing efforts or through referrals and now that your schedule is full, you’ve noticed that not every client is the same.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 13, 2019

As employers make their approach to health benefits an integral part of their overall workforce strategy, many are turning to emerging options such as advanced primary care to meet their employees’ needs, a new survey shows.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 13, 2019

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 8/16 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Brian Eastwood (@Brian_Eastwood) on the topic “Chronic Care Management” We know the numbers: Americans with chronic health conditions account for the majority of the nation’s $3.5 trillion in […].

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 13, 2019

Atrium Health has teamed up with the Levine Children's Hospital's pediatric practice to implement school-based virtual clinics at two local elementary schools in Lincolnton, North Carolina.

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eVisit

AUGUST 13, 2019

Most community hospitals (76%) have some telehealth system in place and most are still at the basic level of the Hospital Telehealth Maturity Model developed by Manatt Health. Many have started which is great. To get the full value of telehealth, you need to continue evolving.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 13, 2019

The Department of Veterans Affairs is collaborating with the Department of Defense to adopt a single healthcare logistics IT system to acquire medical supplies. The system will replace existing logistics and supply chain IT infrastructure.

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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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Insulin Nation

AUGUST 13, 2019

Losing weight is hard for the non-diabetic body; adding type 1 diabetes to the challenge of weight-loss can be overwhelming and make the whole thing seem impossible. Nonetheless, losing weight is possible. . Don’t throw in the towel because past efforts haven’t worked, I recommend clearing your slate and starting over. . When you’re juggling blood sugar levels, insulin doses, nutrition, and exercise, it can get messy.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 13, 2019

A federal watchdog found that pharmacy benefit managers passed on nearly all Medicare Part D rebates on to plan sponsors in 2016, as the amount of rebates skyrocket.

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MedTech Boston

AUGUST 13, 2019

Check-point inhibitors and other immunotherapies have revolutionized the treatment of some cancers. But some patients do not respond at all – and. The post Harvard and Merck Team to Find Immuno-Oncology Targets appeared first on MedTech Boston.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 13, 2019

More than three-quarters of the patients who received medication to end their own lives in Washington and Oregon had cancer, according to a new study.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 13, 2019

For the 17th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about various healthcare conferences. It’s always a challenge knowing which conferences you should attend. Each conference has its own culture, direction, and attendees. It’s no wonder one of the questions we’re asked the most is “Which conferences should I attend?

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 13, 2019

When billions of dollars are on the table in any industry, the risk for fraud, waste, and abuse rises significantly. In many cases, the only way fraud is reported is by whistleblowers who share their first-hand knowledge of potential fraud. This is especially important in highly technical industries like the electronic health records space.

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E-CareManagement

AUGUST 13, 2019

“…the average patient will, in his or her lifetime, generate about 2,750 times more data related to social and environmental influences than to clinical factors” — McKinsey analysis. The McKinsey “2,750 times” statistic is a pretty good proxy for the amount of your personal health data that is NOT protected by HIPAA and currently is broadly unprotected from sharing and use by third parties.

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