Mobi Health News
JULY 16, 2018
While the use of mental health apps has been on the rise, researchers of a recent analysis published by the Annals of Family Medicine, which is broadly critical of these platforms, worry that these apps could lead to unnecessary diagnoses and misinformation about mental illness.
Health Populi
JULY 16, 2018
It will cost about $275,000 for a couple retiring in the U.S. this year to cover their healthcare costs for the rest of their life in retirement, Fidelity estimated. But Americans are notoriously pretty undisciplined about saving money, compared with peers living in other developed countries. How to address this challenge? Show people what improving their personal health can do to boost their 401(k) plans.
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Mobi Health News
JULY 16, 2018
The "historic changes" announced late yesterday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, promising big adjustments to its policies around the Physician Fee Schedule and the Quality Payment Program, already have the healthcare industry talking.
Morning eHealth
JULY 16, 2018
What ONC is up to — HITAC task force on interoperability to get underway
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Mobi Health News
JULY 16, 2018
To expand beyond the small- and mid-size employer market, digital physical therapy, telehealth, and patient engagement platform Physitrack has launched two new enterprise-focused offerings for new or current customers.
Connected Health Pulse brings together the best content for digital health professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Mobi Health News
JULY 16, 2018
A new study published in npj Digital Medicine suggests that walking data collected from hip-worn accelerometers is viable for assessing the risk of falls in older women.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 16, 2018
As more healthcare shifts into patients' homes, it's crucial to address the unique safety risks posed in that setting, and a new report from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement offers several solutions to address those concerns.
Mobi Health News
JULY 16, 2018
The "historic changes" announced late yesterday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, promising big adjustments to its policies around the Physician Fee Schedule and the Quality Payment Program, already have the healthcare industry talking.
New Age Healthcare
JULY 16, 2018
M ounting patient population base for chronic and infectious diseases, clinical and technological expansions, and rising demand for minimally invasive diagnostic techniques have boosted the growth of global ultrasound market, which is expected to reach USD 6.86 billion by 2021 at a CAGR of 5.2% ( MarketsandMarkets report, Feb 2017 ). Emerging markets such as China and India, with swelling healthcare expenditure, are providing a huge fillip to the rapidly advancing ultrasound market.
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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.
Mobi Health News
JULY 16, 2018
It’s bilingual. Miami-based CareCloud, maker of care management platform Breeze, has just added a new Spanish version, called Breeze en Español. The new version will allow customers to book, check-in and out of appointments, and pay for bills in Spanish.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 16, 2018
The number of suppliers in the healthcare marketplace is way up. To take advantage, hospitals should follow these steps to allow clinicians to help drive the sourcing and product decision making.
Mobi Health News
JULY 16, 2018
Last week’s announcement of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ new fee schedule could mean a big increase in the amount of care given via telemedicine that’s reimbursed by Medicare. But for its state-funded cousin Medicaid, the availability of telemedicine services varies greatly based on where you are.
HIStalk Interviews
JULY 16, 2018
Eric McDonald is founder and CEO of DocuTap of Sioux Falls, SD. Tell me about yourself and the company. My background is computer science and mathematics. I founded the company about 15 years ago. We have created an electronic medical record, practice management system, and strong business analytics solution for the on-demand space. That’s also known as the urgent care space, but it is morphing and changing into more what we call on-demand care.
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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.
David Chou
JULY 16, 2018
Leadership is complex and requires skills and strengths in a number of areas. Many people think leadership focuses on strengths and skills. While this is a big part of leadership, it's not all of it. Specifically, it's important for leaders to get comfortable with being uncomfortable, too. Feeling uncomfortable or being in an uncomfortable position in the workplace is as much a part of leadership as mentoring, delegating responsibilities, and monitoring employees.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
JULY 16, 2018
Will HHS Allow Patients to Cash-In on HIPAA Fines? The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will consider a new round of HIPAA regulation allowing patients to receive monetary compensation for their involvement … Read more. The post HITECH Act appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 16, 2018
Data breaches cost healthcare companies $408 per record, almost twice as much as the financial industry. Meanwhile, global VC funding for digital health is way up, OIG is looking into HHS' cybersecurity vulnerabilities and John Fleming prepares to leave ONC.
In Hand Health
JULY 16, 2018
Today, many people associate telehealth with only Skype-like interactions. But what we think of as such a modern, video-based idea has actually been in use for decades. In fact, Alexander Graham Bell used it in 1876 when he telephoned his assistant Mr. Watson after spilling acid on his trousers. Was that telehealth? Certainly, not as we know it now.
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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!
FierceHealthIT
JULY 16, 2018
A pair of HHS officials are leaving the agency after Politico reported on their "inflammatory" social media posts, Cleveland Clinic is set to open a $53 million outpatient facility in Florida, plus more healthcare headlines.
Lloyd Price
JULY 16, 2018
An award-winning new room to support people with mental health conditions in A&E has opened at The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel. The mental health room is the first room of its kind in the country to have artwork specially created for its users by its users – a ‘Hope Wall’. With heart-felt messages from people who themselves have struggled with mental health issues and have recovered, the Hope Wall is a piece of art work that aims to offer hope to people who come to A&E because the
FierceHealthIT
JULY 16, 2018
Shareholders of Cigna and Express Scripts will vote on the proposed merger in August that the companies say will create “a blueprint for integrated and personalized healthcare." Meanwhile, six major physician organizations call for the risk adjustment freeze to be reversed and Colorado insurers request smaller premium hikes.
ACA Times
JULY 16, 2018
3 minute read: The Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate has been in effect for the past three years and IRS enforcement of the healthcare law has begun. At the same time, the healthcare law has made health insurance available to Americans who need it most, particularly those with lower incomes or pre-existing conditions who are either unable to obtain or afford coverage, either on their own or under employer health insurance plans.
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.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 16, 2018
A mounting battle between Express Scripts and online pharmacy CareZone just got a little more heated. Weeks after CareZone accused Express Scripts of anticompetitive practices, the company claims the PBM made defamatory statements that affected the company's profits.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 16, 2018
As the Trump administration takes aim at rising drug costs, organizations from across the healthcare industry are weighing in on proposals from its blueprint to address the issue.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 16, 2018
More than 30 members of Congress signed letters to 15 major health insurers asking if and how their plans are working to reduce racial disparities in maternal mortality.
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