Tue.Feb 07, 2023

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Telehealth Is Here to Stay, But Is It Additive or Substitutive?

AMD Telemedicine

Early in the pandemic, healthcare providers had to use telehealth as a substitute for in-person care. Now, many healthcare professionals are trying to determine how to move past COVID-19, asking, “Is telehealth additive or substitutive?” But this is not the question they should be posing; instead, healthcare professionals should ask, “Which use cases make the most sense for telehealth to be additive or substitutive?

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CVS nearing deal to buy Oak Street Health: WSJ

Mobi Health News

According to reporting by the Wall Street Journal, CVS is closing in on an agreement to acquire the primary care chain for $10.5 billion including debt.

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Newel Health Awarded $2.5M Research Grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation

Digital Health Global

A significant recognition of the groundbreaking approach of the Digital Medicines and Digital Therapeutic company PRESS RELEASE | Italy, Salerno, February 7, 2023 – Newel Health announced today that it was selected to receive a grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) [MJFF-022711] to advance the research and development of Soturi , a Digital Therapeutic (DTx) solution for personalized medication and treatment plan optimization for people with Parkinson’s disease.

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Wheel lays off more than a quarter of its staff

Mobi Health News

The telehealth staffing and services startup confirmed it laid off 56 employees. It conducted an earlier round of layoffs over the summer.

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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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Memorial Healthcare System grows its telehealth offering to 61 programs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Before the widespread adoption of telemedicine technology, there were several problems that hindered the delivery of healthcare services for most healthcare organizations. THE PROBLEM One of the main problems was access to healthcare, particularly with working families and those with chronic conditions. Many people lacked convenient access to medical care and providers, making it difficult for them to receive the care they needed.

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Unlocking the Future of Health—and Care—with AI

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Jonathan Jesneck , Co-Founder and CTO at Firefly Lab. Unlocking the future of healthcare with Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a hot topic amongst tech and medical professionals alike. Leaps and bounds have been made since the term was first applied in medicine in the mid-1950s , but it wasn’t until the late 2000s that developments using AI in a variety of healthcare fields started to happen.

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New Financial Platforms Aim to Fix a Confusing Healthcare Payment System

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Bob Chin, chief information officer, PayMedix Employers who shift more healthcare insurance payments to employees to keep costs down risk increasingly discontented employees who struggle with growing out-of-pocket (OOP) costs compounded by a flood […] The article New Financial Platforms Aim to Fix a Confusing Healthcare Payment System appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Imperative Care Announces Formation of Stroke Recovery Digital Health Company Kandu Health

Digital Health Global

Internationally renowned stroke treatment expert Dr. Tudor Jovin joins Kandu Health as Chief Medical Officer CAMPBELL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Imperative Care , a medical technology company developing connected innovations to elevate care for people affected by vascular diseases, today announced the formation of Kandu Health , a digital health startup company with the aim of changing the course of stroke recovery and post-acute care.

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Healthcare Devices Combined with Intelligent Remote Patient Monitoring from OMRON Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

VitalSight is a new tool for remote patient monitoring (RPM) from OMRON , a company that offers a wide range of health devices for blood pressure, respiratory problems, and more. RPM is the order of the day for health care. Monitoring, together with providing data-based guidelines for patient behavior, is a crucial component of telehealth and a key building block of value-based care, where an improvement in the patient’s condition is more important than the number of clinical visits.

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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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BTIG to Host Snowbird MedTech, Digital Health, Life Science and Diagnostic Tools Conference

Digital Health Global

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– BTIG announced today the “BTIG Snowbird MedTech, Digital Health, Life Science and Diagnostic Tools Conference” will take place on Tuesday, February 14 through Thursday, February 16, 2023. The firm expects to host over 75 corporate management teams throughout the annual event and will include opportunities for the firm’s institutional investor clients to meet with those management teams in a one-on-one setting.

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Why user needs should be at the heart of healthtech

DigitalHealth

Digital solutions should never be imposed on patients or NHS staff. To be successful, learn from the people who will be using the system – and make sure their first experience of it is positive, explains Matt Harrington, Director at Public Digital.

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Spencer Health Solutions and Perigon Pharmacy 360 Announce Collaboration to Bring Innovative, In-Home Engagement Technology to High-Touch Pharmacy Care

Digital Health Global

Partnership increases access to sponsored spencer SmartHub programs for patients with complex, chronic conditions MORRISVILLE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Spencer Health Solutions, Inc. (SHS) announced today that it has signed a collaboration agreement with Perigon Pharmacy 360 (Perigon). This agreement will expand the reach of its innovative, in-home digital medication adherence-promoting technology with the help of Perigon’s existing end-to-end, specialty pharmacy support programs for pat

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Elaborate Announces $10M in Funding to Modernize Lab Results

Healthcare IT Today

Elaborate’s technology offers doctors a way to contextualize health data and deliver clear, action-oriented communications to their patients Elaborate , the tool that doctors and their staff use to deliver contextualized, action-oriented lab results to patients, announced today it has raised $10 million in Seed funding. The funding round was led by Tusk Venture Partners, with participation from Founder Collective, Company Ventures, Bling Ventures, and Arkitekt Ventures, as well as renown

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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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Third Culture Capital Leads Latest Funding Round for Ciba Health

Digital Health Global

3CC Joins Board Leadership of Ciba Health Ahead of Anticipated Series A Fund; Brings Further Attention to Disparities in Chronic Care BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Third Culture Capital (3CC), a seed-stage venture capital firm investing in diverse, minority, and “Third Culture” led startups revolutionizing healthcare innovation and modern care delivery, led the latest funding round of Ciba Health , a global digital therapeutics company and cutting-edge technology platform addre

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Government strategy sets out to increase access to medical technology

DigitalHealth

The government has set out an ambition to accelerate access to medical technologies as part of the first ever medtech strategy published last week.

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Payers' price transparency data still not user-friendly, say researchers

FierceHealthIT

Payers' price transparency data still not user-friendly, say researchers fdiamond Tue, 02/07/2023 - 15:14

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PRSB extends partnership scheme to health and social care providers

DigitalHealth

The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) is expanding its Standards Partnership Scheme to help speed up the adoption of digital shared care records.

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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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State of the Union expected to lay out priorities for telehealth, insurer pay parity

FierceHealthIT

State of the Union expected to lay out priorities for telehealth, insurer pay parity rking Tue, 02/07/2023 - 15:36

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CVS Health is Turning Heads

David Chou

CVS Health Corp. is close to a deal that would mark a significant step forward in healthcare services: the acquisition of Oak Street Health Inc. for around $10.5 billion, including debt. This agreement aims to rapidly expand CVS' primary-care doctor network with a wide selection of senior healthcare clinics. The potential purchase price discussed is around $39 per share.

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An Inflection Point for Healthcare

FierceHealthIT

An Inflection Point for Healthcare mteefey Tue, 02/07/2023 - 15:27

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ACA Special Enrollment Period to Launch in March

ACA Times

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are opening a special ACA enrollment period for beneficiaries losing Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage. The special enrollment period… The post ACA Special Enrollment Period to Launch in March first appeared on The ACA Times.

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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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Judge hands providers another win by striking down surprise billing arbitration process

FierceHealthIT

Judge hands providers another win by striking down surprise billing arbitration process rking Tue, 02/07/2023 - 10:48

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What is the Latest Treatment for Chronic Kidney Disease?

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a debilitating condition affecting millions of people, particularly patients with type 2 diabetes and pre-existing kidney problems. The damage to the kidneys can be caused by a variety of factors, including uncontrolled blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes and hypertension. Left untreated, CKD can lead to end-stage kidney failure and other serious health complications.

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Senators probe Cerebral, other telehealth players over sharing user information with Facebook, Google

FierceHealthIT

Senators probe Cerebral, other telehealth players over sharing user information with Facebook, Google aburky Tue, 02/07/2023 - 13:26

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Taking Control of Your Diabetes: How a Glucose Monitor Can Help

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Diabetes is a growing concern worldwide , with an estimated 463 million adults living with the disease in 2019 and this number is projected to rise to 700 million by 2045. Managing diabetes is crucial for preventing serious complications such as heart disease, kidney failure, and blindness. One of the key factors in controlling diabetes is keeping an eye on your blood glucose values.

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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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'Podnosis': What it takes for providers to care for the Latino population and how payers can stay competitive with ACA's growth

FierceHealthIT

'Podnosis': What it takes for providers to care for the Latino population and how payers can stay competitive with ACA's growth tcarey Tue, 02/07/2023 - 13:48

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Centene posts $213M loss even as revenue grows in Q4

FierceHealthIT

Centene posts $213M loss even as revenue grows in Q4 pminemyer Tue, 02/07/2023 - 07:40

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