Fri.Jun 14, 2019

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How Finnish health tech startups are getting off the ground

Mobi Health News

The ingredients of Finland's growing startup ecosystem include public-private partnerships, data research availability and a little bit of sisu.

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AI key to smart stethoscope's ability to remotely monitor kids' health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Innovation Pulse Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: AI key to smart stethoscope's ability to remotely monitor kids' health Featured Decision Content:

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AmWell, Cisco partner on TV-centered telehealth platform for seniors

Mobi Health News

The companies pitched the upcoming service as a convenient in-home option for Medicare Advantage patients overwhelmed by digital apps.

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Humana asked experts to define ‘value-based care.’ They couldn't do it.

FierceHealthIT

They had one job. and the panel of 18 experts couldn't do it. Here's what that says about healthcare and how organizations can respond to the disconnect.

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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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Allscripts purchases digital specialty prescription startup ZappRx

Mobi Health News

A representative of the EHR vendor said that the cloud-based platform would be integrated within the Veradigm business unit.

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Treating COPD in Rural Communities with Telehealth

Health Recovery Solutions

In May, HRS published a blog post highlighting the role of telehealth in combating the social determinants of health such as physical environment, economic stability, education, and food insecurity. Today, HRS dives into the benefits of telehealth in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in rural communities with high rates of poverty.

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CVS directs initiative combating youth smoking toward teen e-cigarette use

FierceHealthIT

CVS Health and Aetna Foundations are launching a new campaign to fight the increase in youth smoking with e-cigarettes, giving $10 million to several organizations around the country for prevention and education programs.

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One small step for patient matching

Morning eHealth

Plans for VA-DOD EHR office take shape — Lawsuit claims Sutter's sharing data with Facebook, Google, Twitter

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Allscripts acquires prescription drug startup ZappRx

FierceHealthIT

Health IT vendor Allscripts has acquired specialty drug prescribing startup ZappRx in a move to further diversify its business outside of electronic health records and also bolster its Veradigm business.

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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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Meals on Wheels Uses Mobile App To Keep Care Coordinators In The Loop

Healthcare IT Today

I love writing stories about successful care coordination programs, so it was great to see the following item turn up in my inbox. It’s a tale of how Meals on Wheels America, the folks who bring hot meals and social support to homebound elders, is using a mobile app to keep care coordinators informed about their […].

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IBM reaches $15M settlement over false claims allegations related to Maryland's exchange

FierceHealthIT

IBM will pay $14.8 million to settle allegations from the Department of Justice that it misrepresented the capabilities of software technology during the development of Maryland's health insurance exchange website and IT platform, in violation of the False Claims Act.

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Humana, Epic Partner to Offer Pharmacy Data Transparency

hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT

Health insurer Humana and electronic health record (EHR) vendor giant Epic are collaborating to leverage technology from both companies with the goal to promote open communication and information transparency that will give patients and their.

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Chamber of Commerce files brief in support of association health plan rule

FierceHealthIT

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed a brief in support of the Association Health Plans (AHPs) finalized ruling, delivered in late 2018.

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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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Thryve harnessing data from digital devices to improve healthcare

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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Pennsylvania court says UPMC-Highmark consent decrees end June 30

FierceHealthIT

A Pennsylvania appeals court has ruled that the government-brokered deal between UPMC and Highmark will end as scheduled on June 30.

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TBHI Faculty to Provide Telehealth Training for the University of Washington

Telebehavioral Health Institute

TBHI Faculty to Provide Telehealth Training for the School of Nursing at the University of Washington On June 25, 2019, Dr. Marlene Maheu of Telebehavioral Health Institute (TBHI) Faculty will be providing a telehealth training for the School of Nursing … Read more. The post TBHI Faculty to Provide Telehealth Training for the University of Washington appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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New Digital Health App To Revolutionise ‘End-Of-Life’ Pain Relief

Waracle

Life changing SPOT Mobile App – DR Flint – Waracle – BBC Scotland. A highly innovative new digital health application, developed in partnership with Waracle, is set to revolutionise the way in which drugs are prescribed to relieve pain for patients nearing the end of their lives. The mobile app is currently being trialled by doctors at a palliative care unit in the Borders and has the potential to optimise drug dosages to ensure that patients receive the best level of care poss

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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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Caregivers: A Healthcare Marketer’s Missed Audience

Geonetric

Over 10,000 people turn 65 each day. This trend is expected to continue until 2029, when the youngest baby boomers turn 65 years old. Aging baby boomers, along with the high cost of senior care living, is creating millions of caregivers. While the numbers vary widely – from 34.2 million up to 65 million – […]. Read Caregivers: A Healthcare Marketer’s Missed Audience at Geonetric.com.

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Nym, Creator of Autonomous Medical Coding Technology, Closes $6 Million Seed Round, Led by Bessemer Venture Partners

Healthcare IT Today

Nym, a leading autonomous medical coding technology provider, announced today that it has secured a $6 million seed round of financing, led by Bessemer Venture Partners. The investment signals the company’s initial success in providing automatic, accurate, and real-time medical coding, enabling healthcare facilities to optimize their revenue cycle processes. “Nym’s autonomous medical coding technology offers auditable and consistently […].

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How to Respond to IRS Letter 226J for the 2017 Tax Year [INFOGRAPHIC]

ACA Times

1 minute read: IRS staff has confirmed that the IRS is issuing Letter 226J penalty notices for the 2017 tax year. If you receive a Letter 226J, you have 30 days to respond. The process your organization undertakes to develop the response to this Letter 226J needs to be focused and efficient. The tax agency recently said it would be limiting employers that receive IRS Letter 226J penalty notices to one 30-day extension request for additional time to respond.

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Comedy for #Informatics and #HealthIT Nerds – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

It’s Friday as we head into summer. You know what that means. It’s time for a little fun. This week’s Fun Friday came from the incomparable Dirk Stanley. Dirk shared the following video which is amazing comedy for those in healthcare informatics and Health IT. Watch the video and you’ll know what I mean. This […].

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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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How Our CTO Shannon Murphy is Changing Healthcare

GlobalMed

As the world leader in evidence-based telemedicine solutions, GlobalMed’s mission is to transform healthcare across the planet. That may sound like an audacious goal, but we have the advanced solutions to make it happen – and now we have an audacious new technology leader to accelerate our telemedicine scope. That would be the pioneering Shannon Murphy , our new Chief Technology Officer.

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Caregivers: A Healthcare Marketer’s Missed Audience

Geonetric

Over 10,000 people turn 65 each day. This trend is expected to continue until 2029, when the youngest baby boomers turn 65 years old. Aging baby boomers, along with the high cost of senior care living, is creating millions of caregivers. While the numbers vary widely – from 34.2 million up to 65 million – […]. Read Caregivers: A Healthcare Marketer’s Missed Audience at Geonetric.com.

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Boston Researchers Named Finalists for Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists

MedTech Boston

Two Boston-based researchers who are trying to improve healthcare could gain some serious recognition. Jeremiah Johnson, Ph.D., polymer chemist at the Massachusetts. The post Boston Researchers Named Finalists for Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists appeared first on MedTech Boston.

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When Disliking the Work Environment Is Why Some Employees Leave Healthcare Jobs

HealthStream

Healthcare jobs occur in an environment that doesn’t work for everyone. Sometimes changes can be made to make the environment less onerous so that workers stay.

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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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New Digital Health App To Revolutionise ‘End-Of-Life’ Pain Relief

Waracle

Life changing SPOT Mobile App – DR Flint – Waracle – BBC Scotland. A highly innovative new digital health application, developed in partnership with Waracle, is set to revolutionise the way in which drugs are prescribed to relieve pain for patients nearing the end of their lives. The mobile app is currently being trialled by doctors at a palliative care unit in the Borders and has the potential to optimise drug dosages to ensure that patients receive the best level of care poss

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Weekender 6/14/19

HIStalk Weekender

Weekly News Recap. Allscripts announces plans to acquire specialty drug prescription prior authorization platform vendor ZappRx. GE Ventures looks for a buyer for its stake in 100-plus startups that include 27 healthcare companies. French company Dassault Systèmes will acquire clinical trials software vendor Medidata for $5.8 billion. Epic will integrate Humana’s real-time prescription benefits checking tool within its e-prescribing workflow as the first of several steps in their newly announced

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The Most Important Trends For Health in Mary Meeker’s 2019 Internet Report Aren’t About Health Care

Health Populi

The health care section of Mary Meeker’s 334-page annual report, Internet Trends 2019 , comprises 24 of those pages (270 through 293). These two dozen exhibits detail growing adoption of digital tech in health care, the growth of genomics and EHR adoption, examples of these tools from “A” (Apple) to “Z” (Zocdoc), and on the last page of that chapter, medical spending in the U.S., the highest in raw and per capita numbers versus the rest of the world.

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