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How healthcare systems are preparing for innovation with patient experience front and center

Mobi Health News

Provider organizations have missed the mark with patient experience in the past, but involving patient voices on panels and "listening tours" may be key to improving in the future.

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New Episode of the Tech Tonics Podcast: Zoe Barry: Driving Entrepreneurship from the Fast Lane

Digital Health

When Zoe Barry was a kid, she had two things she wanted to be when she grew up, either a veterinarian or “someone who writes checks.” She gave the first a shot and ended up settling on the second. Today she is CEO of ZappRx and a shining example of how drive and intellect can […].

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UnitedHealth Group acquires PatientsLikeMe

Mobi Health News

The online patient community portal will now be incorporated into UnitedHealth Group's research arm, which is focused on health innovation and improvement.

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Talk to Me About My Health, Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries Tell J.D. Power

Health Populi

Cost is the major reason why Medicare Advantage plan beneficiaries switch plans, but people who switch also tend to have lower satisfaction scores based on non-cost factors. Those ratings have a lot to do with information and communication, according to J.D. Power’s 2019 Medicare Advantage Plan Study. The Study explores MA beneficiaries’ views on six factors: Coverage and benefits.

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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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Women Who Tech supports healthtech innovation in Europe with new challenge

Mobi Health News

Ten women-led, early-stage healthtech startups with a footprint in Europe will be selected to pitch in Paris in October to win a $50,000 equity-free grant.

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Nanit's new infant outfit works with smart camera to monitor baby's breathing

Mobi Health News

When the clothing's patterns are read by Nanit's camera, the system can give insights into the baby's breathing.

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INTEGRIS Health Selects Trace Platform by Vyne Medical to Support Consumer Financial Engagement

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Vyne Medical announces an agreement with INTEGRIS Health for implementation of its Trace communication management platform. Oklahoma’s largest not-for-profit health system will implement Trace solutions across the system’s eight acute care hospitals and centralized access center.

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Canadian wellness incentive app Carrot Rewards shuts its doors

Mobi Health News

The service's million-plus registered users will retain any reward points processed prior to the shutdown.

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Supreme Court agrees to hear insurers' cases seeking billions in ACA risk corridor payments 

FierceHealthIT

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear three cases filed by insurers against the federal government over more than $12 billion in Affordable Care Act risk corridor payments.

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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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Prudential enters into regional agreement with HælthTech in Asia

Mobi Health News

Hong-Kong headquartered life insurance company Prudential announced that it has entered into a regional agreement with HælthTech, a specialist provider of technology solutions and operating platforms for insurers.

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Industry Voices—3 strategies for data analytics experts to prepare for future challenges and opportunities

FierceHealthIT

Healthcare data analytics professionals are in a perfect position to advance their organizations’ goals by helping make more informed decisions. As applications continue to grow, data analytics professionals—from chief information officers to data engineers and scientists—should be prepared to address challenges and seize future opportunities.

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Phreesia, a 14-year digital health stalwart in the patient intake space, files for IPO

Mobi Health News

The New York company's S-1 reveals a recent profitable turn and a quiet 2018 acquisition.

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Avoid the Mistakes that Your Healthcare Startup Competitors Are Making

MedTech Boston

Jodi Amendola walked out of college and right into a world she knew nothing about. That’s a pretty common story — most. The post Avoid the Mistakes that Your Healthcare Startup Competitors Are Making appeared first on MedTech Boston.

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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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UP Ventures opens applications for second Greater Manchester Future of Health Challenge

Mobi Health News

Solutions selected will need to focus on dementia, prevention and public health, among others.

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City of Hope announces $1B cancer campus in Orange County, California

FierceHealthIT

Duarte, California-based City of Hope is planning to build an approximately $1 billion cancer campus including an outpatient and clinical research facility as well as an inpatient hospital in Orange County.

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Personality Traits of a Great Nurse

HealthStream

Between the physical demands, the emotional moments, and the stress of thinking under high pressure situations, some personality traits are strong contributors to success in the nursing profession.

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Northwell Health partners with NowPow to address social determinants among Medicaid patients

FierceHealthIT

New York's Northwell Health is teaming up with technology company NowPow to address social determinants of health issues to improve health outcomes, the health system said.

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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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Comment on Talking about the NIH “All of Us” Program with Dara Richardson-Heron MD, Chief Engagement Officer – Harlow On Healthcare by You Had One Job, or, If You Can’t Ensure Data Security, Then …. - Health Data Answers

Health Blawg

[…] one of NIH’s data management contractor for the All of Us genomic and other health data research project, was found by OIG to have a number of holes in its […].

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UPMC, Highmark make nice, reach 10-year network agreement

FierceHealthIT

After months of legal back-and-forth, UPMC and Highmark have reached an agreement that would extend network coverage to UPMC facilities to Highmark members for the next decade.

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Kotona is model of the future of digital healthcare

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Kotona is model of the future of digital healthcare Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Europe/UK

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Centene, WellCare shareholders OK merger deal 

FierceHealthIT

Shareholders have given the OK to Centene’s planned purchase of rival WellCare.

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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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Kotona is model of the future of digital healthcare

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Kotona is model of the future of digital healthcare Featured Decision Content:

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Blessing Hospital Reduces Alarm Fatigue By Analyzing Clinical Communications

Healthcare IT Today

Blessing Hospital, a 307-bed acute care hospital in Quincy IL, used a new analytics tool from their communications partner, Voalte, to reduce alarm fatigue and improve clinical operations. For several years, Blessing has been using Voalte’s communication platform for secure messaging between clinicians at their facility. “It provides an easy way for staff to connect […].

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Price transparency order headlining the week

Morning eHealth

Stepped-up Iranian hacking activity seen — Dispatch from Aspen

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Webinar Recording: Scottish Technology Enabled Care Pathfinders – Health & Social Care

Digital Leaders HealthTech

This webinar shares the innovative collaborative approach to embed the Scottish approach to service design within Technology Enabled Care (TEC). Margaret Whoriskey , Head of Technology Enabled Care and Digital Healthcare Innovation, Scottish Government and Cat Macaulay , Chief Design Officer, Scottish Government, are joined by 1 of the Pathfinder partners.

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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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Health Leaders Worry About Third-Party Risk, IoT Security

Healthcare IT Today

If a new survey is any indication, healthcare executives may be more worried about Internet of Things vulnerabilities and third-party vendor performance than any other security issues. The survey data, which was conducted by cybersecurity firm CynergisTek, reached out to about 60 C-level healthcare executives attending the security vendor’s cybersecurity conference.

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Microsoft : The Chatbot Opportunity in Healthcare

Lloyd Price

Chatbots is a popular term in the customer service industry; and one I’m becoming increasingly familiar with as I complete my online Christmas shopping, and book my last-minute break in the sun. We’re beginning to recognise chatbots as a service that’s always friendly, helpful, and most importantly, available 24/7. It’s not hard to see why this innovation triggers excitement in the NHS.

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Expect Greater Scrutiny and Audits from IRS Staff on ACA Compliance

ACA Times

4 minute read: The IRS staff is preparing a new round of IRC 4980H penalty assessments to be issued to employers for failing to comply with the requirements of the Affordable Care Act. The agency is in the process of issuing new Letters 226J for the 2017 tax year. Letter 226J is the penalty notice issued by the IRS to those employers the tax agency believes have failed to comply with the ACA’s Employer Mandate.

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