Wed.Jul 25, 2018

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Healthy.io gets FDA nod for smartphone camera-based home urine test

Mobi Health News

Tel-Aviv, Israel-based Healthy.io has secured FDA 510(k) clearance for Dip.io, a home-based urinalysis kit that turns a smartphone into a clinical-grade diagnostic device. It’s the first smartphone-based urine test to secure clearance as a Class 2 device.

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A New Age Image-Guided Therapy System

New Age Healthcare

There is an increasing pressure on health systems to provide better healthcare outcomes at a low cost. This challenging economic environment has pushed all the stakeholders to achieve much better return of investment while delivering excellent care to the patients. Interventional X-ray systems have also witnessed a tremendous boost in the integrated technology and applicability for the clinicians and the patients.

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FCC's Carr previews $100M pilot program to support telemedicine

FierceHealthIT

WASHINGTON—Commissioner Brendan Carr joined a group of telehealth stakeholders Tuesday to discuss more details about the FCC's $100 million connected care pilot program. Although the program is still in the early days of development, Carr did reveal some details about where that money will go.

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23andMe lands $300M investment from GSK

Mobi Health News

23andMe on Wednesday announced that GlaxoSmithKline has invested $300 million to gain exclusive access to the genetic testing startup’s DNA database.

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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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With Fewer Family Caregivers, What’s the (Tech-Enabled) Plan?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

You saw the headline – America is running out of family caregivers. The numbers are daunting. Says Ken Dychwald in the WSJ article : “We’re going to have to look to nontraditional care,” says Ken Dychtwald, CEO of Age Wave, a consulting firm. "Older adults, he says, may have to take in boarders, who can help with shopping and repairs, or rely more on monitoring devices and delivery services.

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Empowering Women in Healthcare: Turning Dialogue into Action

Mobile Health Matters

Gender inequality in the workplace is a systemic phenomenon that remains tough to crack, despite societal pressures driving increased scrutiny. Healthcare is no exception. In the past year and a half since we last reflected on the status of women in healthcare , statistics show more women in leadership roles. According to Rock Health Research, the number of female executives at Fortune 500 healthcare companies increased from 20 percent in 2015 to 22.6 percent in 2017.

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HealthCrowd raises $7.2M to continue automated patient communications

Mobi Health News

San Mateo, California-based HealthCrowd, maker of an enterprise platform for digital patient communications and analytics, announced today that it has closed a $7.2 million funding round let by TVC Capital. Startup Capital Ventures and Healthy Ventures returned to further fund the company, along with other unnamed backers.

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How’s the Defense EHR implementation working out?

Morning eHealth

21st Century Cures hearing on tap — New telemedicine bill introed

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Bose joins as late investor in Aaptiv's Series C, collaborates on audio AR

Mobi Health News

Aaptiv, a fast-growing New York-based digital fitness content-maker, has added a follow-on investment from Bose Ventures, the investment arm of technology company Bose Corporation, to its recent $22 million Series C round, bringing the total up to $23 million.

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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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Worried about 'defensive medicine' in telehealth? Go on the offensive

FierceHealthIT

WASHINGTON—As telemedicine creeps toward reality for more consumers, some payers are spooked by the possibility of extraneous tests or procedures ordered by cautious doctors. But telehealth offers plenty of ways to save money too.

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Medidata confident in its business following strong Q2, Shyft acquisition

Mobi Health News

Clinical trial technology company Medidata boasted consistent gains in revenue and income for the second quarter of 2018 during yesterday’s earnings call to investors. Referencing these numbers, last month’s acquisition of Shyft Analytics, recent high-profile contracts, and increased recognition from industry analysts, Medidata CEO and Chairman Tarek Sherif said that his company is performing well and on-track to meet its year-end goals.

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Add cardiologists to the list of doctors in short supply

FierceHealthIT

As the baby boomer generation ages, the country will see a shortage of cardiologists in the next 10 years, especially in rural areas, according to a new report.

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GSK invests $300M into 23andMe as part of 4 year research partnership

Lloyd Price

GSK and 23andMe today unveiled an exclusive four-year collaboration that will focus on research and development of innovative new medicines and potential cures, using human genetics as the basis for discovery. The collaboration will combine 23andMe's large-scale genetic resources and advanced data science skills, with the scientific and medical knowledge and commercialisation expertise of GSK.

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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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Self-insured employers will determine the fate of payment reform, analysts say

FierceHealthIT

Self-insured employers are the largest payer of health insurance, but most are reluctant to move away from fee-for-service. In order to shift the balance toward value, employers have to start recognizing their market power, Brandeis University researcher Robert Mechanic told FierceHealthcare.

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Former Cleveland Clinic CEO becomes Vice President of Healthcare for Google Cloud

Lloyd Price

In healthcare circles, there’s been a lot of talk over the years about the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Triple Aim, a framework with three broad goals: improving the patient experience of care; improving the health of populations; and reducing the per capita cost of health care. These are extremely worthy goals, and moving to the cloud is one of the best ways to achieve them.

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Anthem's quarterly profit up 23% thanks to higher premiums, lower medical costs

FierceHealthIT

Anthem reported a net income of $1.1 billion in the second quarter of 2018 even as enrollment dipped. The 23% increase in net income was tied to lower medical costs and higher premiums.

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What Are the Steps to Relocate Medical Imaging Equipment?

KB Dental Consulting

Relocation of the medical imaging equipment needs to be done by professional technicians with years of experience. Many hospitals prefer to locate such heavy and expensive equipment on the main floor to avoid steps. But the modern technology can allow the installation of such equipment on upper floors also. The suppliers, installers, Physicians and the staff of the recipients working together will be required to create a CAD Drawings floorplan to accommodate the primary unit like MRI and attenda

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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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Anthem CEO optimistic about Medicare Advantage going into second half of 2018

FierceHealthIT

Despite a decline in membership overall, the insurer is confident that it will increase enrollment in its Medicare Advantage plans, including retirees from the commercial market.

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HIStalk Interviews Jeremy Bikman, CEO, Reaction Data

HIStalk Interviews

Jeremy Bikman is CEO of Reaction Data of American Fork, UT. Tell me about yourself and the company. I’ve spent a long time in healthcare doing research and helping hospitals, clinics, and even the vendor side make better decisions. That’s what our company does. We get organizations, whether they’re a hospital or vendor, answers to their biggest problems really quickly.

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CMS proposes site-neutral payments in OPPS rule aimed at boosting provider competition

FierceHealthIT

The proposal, released by CMS on Wednesday, will save patients approximately $150 million in copayments each year, according to the agency. Administrator Seema Verma said the current system is to blame for provider consolidation.

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CMS Proposes Major Expansion of Reimbursement for Telehealth Services

care innovations

2017 and 2018 have been eventful years for advocates of digitally delivered healthcare, as government officials have moved more quickly and decisively than ever before to expand reimbursement for telehealth services (which in turn expands the availability of these services). Reimbursement for telehealth services by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has long been a point of contention.

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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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Making history: Patrice Harris is the first African-American woman elected president of the AMA

FierceHealthIT

Patrice A. Harris, M.D., begins the role in June 2019. Here's a look at who she is and what her priorities are.

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ACA Funding Freeze Won’t Impact the ACA’s Employer Mandate

ACA Times

2 minute read: The Trump administration has said it would temporarily freeze funding for the “risk adjustment” program under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) because of conflicting court rulings, but a temporary fix may be in the works. The risk adjustment program takes health insurance payments from healthy enrollees and gives it to insurers to help offset the costs for the individuals with chronic illnesses, pre-existing conditions, and overall poorer health.

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Sutter Health confirms departure of 2 senior IT leaders

FierceHealthIT

The Sacramento, California-based health system said it has named an interim chief information officer.

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Healthcare, and Especially Covering Pre-Existing Conditions, Ranks High for Voters in 2018

Health Populi

President Trump and his administrative have been trying to make the ACA fail, claim most U.S. adults. Thus, the public holds the POTUS and the Republican party responsible for moving the Affordable Care Act forward… or not, according to the July 2018 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). Health care will be a key issue in the 2018 mid-term elections that will be held in November.

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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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Anthem expands $500M deal with IBM aimed at automation

FierceHealthIT

Three years after inking a five-year, $500 million deal with IBM to support its move to the cloud, Anthem is expanding its agreement with the technology giant to focus on operational efficiency. The tech giant will build out new artificial intelligence services meant to streamline operational tasks.

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With $1B partnership between RWJBarnabas and Rutgers, both realize academic health system status

FierceHealthIT

RWJBarnabas Health will first invest $100 million in Rutgers University as part of a bigger public-private partnership to create a jointly operated academic health system, officials announced this week.

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DirectTrust appoints former Cerner executive as new CEO

FierceHealthIT

DirectTrust has named former Cerner executive and longtime health IT veteran Scott Stuewe to take the reins as the organization’s CEO after David Kibbe announced he would step down last year.