Tue.Jun 02, 2020

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COVID-19 apps want user data, but few say they'll protect it

Mobi Health News

A recent sample of 50 worldwide COVID-19 apps published in Nature Medicine highlights found only 16 that promisted to anonymize, encrypt and secure the data they collect.

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Cancer in the Age of COVID: Delayed Care May Reverse Survival Gains Particular Among Black People

Health Populi

There was great news published last week in An Update on Cancer Deaths in the United States from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC): cancer mortality rates have declined by 26% over 20 years, between 1999 to 2018. The drop in deaths from cancer in America was indeed positive during the current public health COVID-19 pandemic, a public health data story easily lost in an overwhelmingly tough week in the U.S.: still embattled with the coronavirus, the nation also continues to shed jobs with the

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Healthcare companies must iron out their digital strategies to ensure future growth

Mobi Health News

Healthbox's Enabling Digital Strategy Report lays out the steps of establishing a digital strategy for health companies.

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UPDATED Coronavirus tracker: Blue Cross NC waives MA copays for primary care through end of 2020

FierceHealthIT

UPDATED Coronavirus tracker: Blue Cross NC waives MA copays for primary care through end of 2020. pminemyer. Tue, 06/02/2020 - 10:59.

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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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Spanish ADHD video game therapy startup Braingaze prepares to launch

Mobi Health News

The company is looking to expand specifically in the Chinese market, inking a deal with payer and provider Ping An.

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Migraine Buddy partners with VSee to provide users with telehealth access

Mobi Health News

Telehealth, including the use of remote consultation, can improve cost optimization of healthcare resources, and engage the population in early prevention and management of chronic conditions.

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UnitedHealth exec on telehealth use, reimbursement: 'The genie is out of the bottle'

FierceHealthIT

UnitedHealth exec on telehealth use, reimbursement: 'The genie is out of the bottle'. treed. Tue, 06/02/2020 - 15:23.

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Israeli medtech company develops device to prevent mechanical ventilation complications

Mobi Health News

The respiratory guard system, developed by Hospitech Respiration, has been used to treat ventilated COVID-19 patients.

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Primary care doctors experience more burnout and anxiety than other healthcare professionals: research

FierceHealthIT

Primary care doctors experience more burnout and anxiety than other healthcare professionals: research. hlandi. Tue, 06/02/2020 - 10:29.

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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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New report finds uptick in shadow pharmacies claiming to peddle coronavirus cures with no prescription

Mobi Health News

A new Babel Street report found a spike in coronavirus related drug mentions on rouge pharmacy sites in mid-March and early-April.

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CVS Pharmacy is testing self-driving vehicles for medication delivery

FierceHealthIT

CVS Pharmacy is testing self-driving vehicles for medication delivery. hlandi. Tue, 06/02/2020 - 15:29.

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Homage launches new service segment with teleconsultation services and more

Mobi Health News

This follows the Singapore-based startup’s undisclosed amount of Series B funding in January 2020.

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Insurers concerned over how CMS will calculate Medicare Advantage star ratings in next two years

FierceHealthIT

Insurers concerned over how CMS will calculate Medicare Advantage star ratings in next two years. rking. Tue, 06/02/2020 - 17:10.

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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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Spanish ADHD video game therapy Braingaze prepares to launch

Mobi Health News

The company is looking to expand specifically in the Chinese market, inking a deal with payer and provider Ping An.

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Fauci says he's 'cautiously optimistic' about Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

FierceHealthIT

Fauci says he's 'cautiously optimistic' about Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. hlandi. Tue, 06/02/2020 - 17:52.

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Change Healthcare's second $200M-plus acquisition in two months, home sleep apnea test's CE Mark and more digital health news briefs

Mobi Health News

Also: Rubicon Technology Partners acquires majority stake in patient orchestration platform; Peloton app launches on Apple TV.

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Exploring the Cosmos with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

If you’ve ever stood in your backyard on a summer night and looked up at the glittering cosmos – or debated the merits of Star Trek ’s USS Enterprise vs. Star War ’s Millennium Falcon – you’ve probably wondered how far we’ll penetrate the mysteries of space in our lifetime. In some ways, it seems the impossible dream. But Dr. Marc O Griofa believes that we could expand our cosmic achievements within this century, with telemedicine playing an important role.

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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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Ambulatory Telehealth Nuances ? #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 6/5 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Amanda Hansen (@AmandaSHansen) from @AdvancedMD on the topic of “Ambulatory Telehealth Nuances“. A few months ago, none of us could have imagined the personal and professional pivots […].

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The Difference Between Telehealth and Telemedicine, and Where Remote Patient Monitoring Fits In

Health Recovery Solutions

It can be difficult to differentiate between telehealth and telemedicine, two terms that are often considered interchangeable across the healthcare industry. Telehealth and telemedicine are different ways of administering health services via technology. Simply put, telemedicine falls within the realm of telehealth. Telemedicine is telehealth. Telehealth, however, is not telemedicine.

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What?s the Right Approach to Change Management in an Always Changing Digital Workplace?

Healthcare IT Today

There’s nothing in healthcare people like more than change. Ok, that was a joke. No one likes change and healthcare is included. Although, ironically, the one constant in healthcare is change. Whether it’s changing government regulations, new technologies like an EMR or telehealth, or a pandemic which literally turns things upside down, change is just […].

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Blues plans dominating ACA exchanges?for now: report

FierceHealthIT

Blues plans dominating ACA exchanges—for now: report. rking. Tue, 06/02/2020 - 10:40.

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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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Volume of Healthcare Data Breaches Grows, With External Threats Taking The Lead

Healthcare IT Today

A new report tracking data breaches has found that as with other industries, the bulk of healthcare attacks were perpetrated by external actors. It also concluded that the number of attacks targeting healthcare organizations continues to grow. To compile this year’s Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, which covers 16 different industries, researchers analyzed 3,950 data […].

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The Economic & Emotional Cost of Hospital Readmissions

HealthStream

The cost of hospital readmissions is enormous, estimated to be in the vicinity of $26 billion annually. It’s no wonder Medicare is working to reduce this amount. When it comes to the emotional toll of readmissions, patients and direct caregivers have rarely been asked about the process.

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How Cambia Health Solutions is tackling critical health disparities amid COVID-19?

FierceHealthIT

How Cambia Health Solutions is tackling critical health disparities amid COVID-19 . pminemyer. Tue, 06/02/2020 - 15:39.

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Emerging Trends In Telehealth

Vidyo

The post Emerging Trends In Telehealth appeared first on Vidyo Blog.

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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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COVID-19: An integrated healthcare system is the way forward

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Government & Policy Network Infrastructure Telehealth Workflow With dozens of healthcare facilities across the UAE, the country’s healthcare system is evolving faster than elsewhere in the world says Christian Schuhmacher, CEO of King’s College Hospital London in Dubai. A few weeks ago the World Health Organisation (WHO) commended the UAE for leading the way in COVID-19 by conducting the highest level of testing per million in the world, which is an effective strategy of keeping track of the

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Signs Your Pump Basal Rate Needs Adjusting & How to Get It Right

Insulin Nation

One of the biggest advantages of using pump therapy to treat your type 1 diabetes is the ability to set multiple basal rates throughout the day. Unlike MDI, which requires you to take a single dose of long-acting insulin to cover your basal blood sugar throughout the day and night, the variable basal rates of pumps more accurately reflect how a true pancreas works. .

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New bill would mandate research on telehealth regs after coronavirus

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The moves by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to relax regulations around telehealth have been lauded by providers and patients around the country. But after the danger from the coronavirus has passed, some fear that the agency will reinstate those regulations, making telehealth less accessible for those who need it. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, introduced a bill yesterday that would mandate a study on the effects of telehealth changes on Medicare and Medicaid during the COVID-19