Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 3, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Hants Williams, director of clinical operations, VirtualHealth. The buzz around social determinants of health (SDoH) is making waves across the healthcare industry. Linked to roughly 80 percent of overall health, stakeholders are increasingly embracing the opportunity of addressing SDoH in care management workflows.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 3, 2019

A knee-jerk reaction to the technology would keep pharma from its benefits.

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Enzyme Health

JULY 3, 2019

Recent patient surveys shed light on who is using telemedicine, why they are using it, and how benefits and barriers to telehealth use are rapidly shifting as adoption grows. Explore the latest insights on telemedicine patients and find out what to expect the next time you pick up a telemedicine call. Knowing more about who your patients are and what they’re looking for in their medical practitioners is important for any doctor or nurse to know, but it’s especially important in a field like tele

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Mobi Health News

JULY 3, 2019

Telecoms giant Vodafone has launched its 5G network in seven cities across the UK earlier today, switched on by five-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton in London. From expanding virtual reality training to telemedicine or remote monitoring, experts say 5G will accelerate adoption and stimulate innovation in healthcare in the coming years.

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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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hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT

JULY 3, 2019

It’s been widely-reported that the time physicians spend in the EHR is linked to higher levels of burnout

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 3, 2019

Every four years, people around the world come together to watch athletes compete in what is the world’s most popular sport: soccer, (or as it’s known in much of the world, football). Amid the hype surrounding the 2019 Women’s World Cup, I couldn’t help but notice parallels between the tournament and the U.S. healthcare system.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 3, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. If you’re in the body-hacking sphere, you’ll surely have heard people talking about noopept at this point. But then, what exactly is noopept, and why do people seem to like it so much? Noopept has a history dating back to 1996, and it has actually been used for some time in Russia as a treatment […].

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 3, 2019

State-by-state variations in cancer deaths suggest effective cancer prevention and treatment could yield economic benefits.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 3, 2019

Laura Groshong, AM, LICSW, the Policy & Practice Director of the Clinical Social Work Association (CSWA), wrote an article entitled, LCSWs and the Use of Texting in Mental Health Treatment, with co-author Margot Aronson, LICSW, CSWA’s Policy & Practice Deputy … Read more. The post Responsibilities of the LCSW Providing Text Therapy appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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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.

FierceHealthIT

JULY 3, 2019

Kalispell Regional Healthcare (KRH), a regional health system in western Montana, has announced the opening of its first pediatric hospital.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 3, 2019

The following is a guest blog post by Erin Wabol, Partner and CMO at Agency Ten22. The unique exhibit hall atmosphere introduced by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) this year was met with cheers and jeers from health IT vendors and attendees alike. Exhibitors used convention center issued displays which created a more homogenized atmosphere […].

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 3, 2019

Eden Health announced the opening of its first primary care office in a Convene office building in midtown Manhattan.

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Insulin Nation

JULY 3, 2019

Shortly after I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, I was talking to one of my parent’s friends. She was a nurse and had some tips for me concerning my new disease. She told me the most important thing I could do for myself was to moisturize my feet every day. Really? Lotion is the key to surviving T1D? I was baffled. Here was a person in the medical profession who’s understanding of the difference between type 1 and type 2 was so hazy that she thought the biggest threat to a young, newly diagn

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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.

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 3, 2019

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Chief Information Officer position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by San Mateo County Health System and is available in California. Here’s a description of the position: CHIEF INFORMATION […].

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Morning eHealth

JULY 3, 2019

Tech company news — Agency roundup

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ACA Times

JULY 3, 2019

5 minute read: In early January, I wrote a blog post titled, “ Will 2019 Be the Year for Statewide Individual Health Insurance Mandates? ”. More and more, it is appearing that it is. California is the most recent state to pass legislation that would create a state specific individual mandate requiring all of its residents to obtain qualified health insurance or face a tax penalty.

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Synzi

JULY 3, 2019

The need to reduce patient no-show rates in home health is critical to optimizing patient outcomes and staff productivity. A patient missing an appointment affects his/her health while impacting an agency’s bottom line. Prior to each at-home visit, a home … Read More. The post Minimizing Appointment No-Show’s and Maximizing Staff Productivity appeared first on Synzi.

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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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Advanced Medical Reviews

JULY 3, 2019

About one-quarter of physician referrals in the United States go to specialists who are out-of-network, which can be very costly for health systems and medical providers. This ‘referral leakage’ occurs when patients seek out or are referred to an out-of-network physician by a healthcare provider. Although referral leakage can’t be avoided at all times, the reasons for it include patient preference, convenience, lack of knowledge about specialists by physicians, provider reputation and personal r

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Lloyd Price

JULY 3, 2019

When is software a medical device? The MDR sets out clear rules on this, which are broadly similar to the previous position but provide helpful clarification. The key test relates to the purpose of the software. The MDR states: Example: software used for diagnosis, or predicting disease Example: medical records software used as a storage or retrieval system Example: apps which monitor fitness levels, diet and wellbeing Software in its own right, when specifically intended by the manufacturer to

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 3, 2019

More than 8 million children are at risk of losing their public health coverage or SNAP benefits if the Trump administration finalizes its proposed “public charge” rule, according to a new study.

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 3, 2019

A new survey found that only 33% of accountable care organizations have at least one contract that takes on greater risk as the Trump administration implements a revamp to the program.

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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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