Tue.Jan 24, 2023

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Amazon launches $5 monthly subscription for generic drugs

Mobi Health News

RxPass, which will be available to Prime members, will offer generic drugs for common conditions like high blood pressure and anxiety.

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How Healthcare Organizations Can Rise Above the Swelling Payment Epidemic

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Joe McMurray, senior vice president of patient experience, Zotec Partners. A July 2022 report confirmed what most providers have seen coming during this time of rampant inflation: Unexpected healthcare costs can be crippling for […] The article How Healthcare Organizations Can Rise Above the Swelling Payment Epidemic appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Insulet reports data breach affecting 29,000 insulin pump users

Mobi Health News

The data breach occurred when the company requested users acknowledge they had received a notice about a recall of the Omnipod DASH Insulin Management System.

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Quick, Accessible, Inexpensive Health Care – A Retail Health Update from Amazon and Dollar General

Health Populi

Two announcements this week add important initiatives to patients’ growing choices that speak to their consumer-sides’ sense of value and personal healthcare cost-containment: Amazon launched RxPass, a generic medicines subscription service; and, Dollar General promoted its mobile health service powered by DocGo on demand for health visits, “right outside the store.” These two programs come from outside of the legacy health care system of so-called incumbents — hosp

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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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Aetion, FDA partner on oncology real-world data

Mobi Health News

The FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence will use Aetion's Evidence Platform to find and analyze sources of real-world data that could be used for research.

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Study: New VR sensory room reduces anxiety in people with intellectual disability

Mobi Health News

Its frequent usage was also found to improve sensory processing.

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Hyndman Area Health Center cuts IT bill in half with the cloud

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Hyndman Area Health Center – a holistic Pennsylvania-based health center providing family medicine, dental health, behavioral health and more – transitioned from client-hosted servers to eClinicalWorks cloud-based servers to expand its network capacity and meet a rising data demand. Since then, it has experienced a more than 150% increase in patients and has saved hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past few years since it no longer relies on physical servers.

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AI-powered pop up clinic launched to detect skin cancer in South Australia

Mobi Health News

It seeks to raise the number of skin checks in Australia by a quarter.

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Woebot Health Enrolls First Patient in Pivotal Clinical Trial of WB001 for Postpartum Depression

Digital Health Global

The double-blind, randomized, controlled trial will evaluate WB001, a Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) program for the treatment of mild to moderate postpartum depression SAN FRANCISCO–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Woebot Health today announced the enrollment of the first patient in a pivotal clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of WB001 , an investigational digital therapeutic for postpartum depression (PPD) that was granted Breakthr

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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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Telepsychiatry Services in Action: Meet our CAE Team!

Iris Telehealth

Quick links How CAEs amplify telepsychiatry services with top-notch support Dedicated support to hospitals and community organizations Partner spotlight Get to know Iris better Working with a supportive and collaborative organization is vital to long-term success and innovation. At Iris Telehealth, our team of Clinical Alignment Executives (CAEs) are crucial to helping create successful, long-term partnerships that help healthcare organizations make the most out of their behavioral health progra

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GALE Telemedicine eClinics Helping Refugees

19 Labs

19Labs partner customizes the GALE Telemedicine platform to deliver an end-to-end solution for refugees in Lebanon & the Middle East. Refugees, migrants, and the displaced. An ever-growing number of people fall under these categories, and so does their need for adequate healthcare access. 19Labs and our partners deliver a solution. An example of this is found among the refugees of Lebanon.

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With the X-waiver repealed, officials urge providers to begin prescribing buprenorphine for opioid addiction

FierceHealthIT

With the X-waiver repealed, officials urge providers to begin prescribing buprenorphine for opioid addiction dmuoio Tue, 01/24/2023 - 14:52

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Lucia Savage Discusses Highlights of the Upcoming Health Datapalooza

Healthcare IT Today

The Health Datapalooza conference is a unique annual event. As the playful name suggests, it’s a somewhat countercultural happening, a place for freewheeling and respectfully critical discussion among health data experts. The conference was launched in 2010 by Todd Park, a ground-breaking technologist who was CTO of HHS at the time and was later promoted to be CTO of the United States.

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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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Hospital, health system boards saw low turnover, slow diversity gains from 2018-2022, AHA finds

FierceHealthIT

Hospital, health system boards saw low turnover, slow diversity gains from 2018-2022, AHA finds dmuoio Tue, 01/24/2023 - 10:23

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Industry’s First Male Fertility Platform Posterity Health Raises $7.5M in an Oversubscribed Funding Round Led by Distributed Ventures

Healthcare IT Today

Posterity Health’s funding to accelerate Digital Platform and expedite national expansion Posterity Health , the only digital male fertility center of excellence that offers personalized advice, educational resources, and effective male fertility treatments, today announced an oversubscribed funding round of $7.5M led by early-stage venture capital fund Distributed Ventures.

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Industry Voices—Key to rural hospital survival: Sustainable solutions for patient financial engagement

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—Key to rural hospital survival: Sustainable solutions for patient financial engagement hlandi Tue, 01/24/2023 - 09:47

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Linus Health Earns Numerous Awards as Digital Health Pioneer in Alzheimer’s and Other Dementia

Digital Health Global

Recent accolades honoring the company’s technology and workplace reflect its growing industry impact BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #alzheimersawareness — Linus Health , a digital health company focused on transforming brain health, today announced that it recently won awards in several prominent recognition programs, including Mass Technology Leadership Council’s (Mass TLC) Tech Top 50 Awards, BostInno’s Fire Awards , and Built In Boston’s 2023 Best Places to Work Awards.

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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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Blues to press Congress to expand site-neutral payment reforms to more outpatient clinics

FierceHealthIT

Blues to press Congress to expand site-neutral payment reforms to more outpatient clinics rking Tue, 01/24/2023 - 11:30

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Huma CEO says UK risks falling behind on digital health

DigitalHealth

Huma CEO Dan Vahdat has warned that the NHS risks falling behind other countries on adoption of digital health unless it aligns reimbursement.

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2023 Market Overview (3 of 4) Advice to Vendors --It's Service, not Products

Aging in Place Technology Watch

To reach older adults and their families, one go-to-market channel is not enough. Depending on the product or service, it may need a mix of resellers/distributors, face-to-face, and online sales. The 2022 FCC broadband progress map revealed the geographic areas of the US that lack high speed Internet access, and even if it were available, many do not go online, whether due to perceived lack of benefit, high cost, or low awareness.

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University of Plymouth backs AI-driven digital care companion research

DigitalHealth

The University of Plymouth is running a research project trialling Sentai artificial intelligence technology and its ability to help care for older people.

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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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Providers jostle to lead way if FDA makes COVID vaccination a yearly jab

FierceHealthIT

Providers jostle to lead way if FDA makes COVID vaccination a yearly jab fdiamond Tue, 01/24/2023 - 08:46

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Geisinger at Home offers primary care to populations with chronic or complex conditions

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Managed care plans, states can now text Medicaid beneficiaries to warn of enrollment changes

FierceHealthIT

Managed care plans, states can now text Medicaid beneficiaries to warn of enrollment changes rking Tue, 01/24/2023 - 13:59

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All you need is $5/month for meds

David Chou

RxPass from Amazon Pharmacy is a new subscription service that allows Prime members to get their prescription medications faster and more conveniently. For just $5 a month, members can enjoy free delivery on eligible prescription medications and access to discounted prices on select drugs. One of the most significant benefits of RxPass is the convenience it offers.

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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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Why Do I need to Partner for My Interoperability and Integration Capabilities?

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Loyd Bittle, CEO and Founder at Innovar Healthcare. One of the things that stood out to me in a recent healthcare CIO event was when John Glaser said that “Dealing with the vendor community is a fact of life and essential.” This is true whether you’re a provider organization, an HIE, a vendor, or pretty much anyone in healthcare.

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Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) VS Chronic Care Management (CCM): Differences and Benefits

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and Chronic Care Management (CCM) are two types of virtual care services that are increasingly being used to manage the health of patients with chronic conditions. According to a study published by the National Library for Medicine, RPM and CCM are especially useful for patient care in the time during a pandemic. RPM and CCM are both designed to improve the quality of patient care, reduce costs, and increase patient engagement in their own health management.

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RNs: The heart of your health system’s digital strategy

Xealth

David Slifka, Senior Director, Commercial Engagement & Strategy There is exciting discourse these days about digital health tools and their role in improving patient care and bottom lines. However, one group of healthcare professionals is conspicuously absent from the conversation: nurses. We must change that. RNs need a seat at the table for your digital health strategy to be transformative and successful.

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