Tue.Dec 01, 2020

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Fitbit study predicts onset of COVID-19 and hospitalization likelihood

Mobi Health News

The paper outlines predictors for the severity of illness, symptom prevalence, illness duration among male and female participants, and estimations of the need for hospitalization.

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Netwrix Makes 7 Cybersecurity Predictions For 2021

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Netwrix, a cybersecurity vendor that makes data security easy, released predictions about key trends that will impact organizations in 2021 and beyond. Most of them arise from the digital transformation and new workflows required by […]. The article Netwrix Makes 7 Cybersecurity Predictions For 2021 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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DeepMind AI's protein folding prediction achieves unprecedented accuracy, opening doors to new disease treatments

Mobi Health News

The Alphabet subsidiary aced a long-running research competition with its deep-learning system, called AlphaFold.

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Why Transparency Is No Longer Optional In Medical Billing

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Terry Rowinski, president & CEO, Health Payment Systems, Inc. Almost a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the stress surrounding the rising number of cases and the ensuing economic recession reminds high. Nearly half a […]. The article Why Transparency Is No Longer Optional In Medical Billing appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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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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Amnesty International warns against Google-Fitbit merger unless human rights are safeguarded

Mobi Health News

The agency penned a letter to the E.U. Commission explaining what it views as possible issues with the deal.

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uMed raises £3.7M to expand its clinical research platform

Mobi Health News

The funding will enable the health tech startup to grow its platform which automates processes in running clinical research registries.

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CMS finalizes physician fee schedule, including controversial updates to E/M visits

FierceHealthIT

CMS finalizes physician fee schedule, including controversial updates to E/M visits. pminemyer. Tue, 12/01/2020 - 18:22.

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Computational pathology company Proscia lands $23M in Series B funding

Mobi Health News

The company plans to use the funds to propel commercialization efforts and add new technology capabilities.

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Dan Trigub left Uber Health to start a new healthcare venture. Here is what he's working on

FierceHealthIT

Dan Trigub left Uber Health to start a new healthcare venture. Here is what he's working on. hlandi. Tue, 12/01/2020 - 08:01.

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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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Administrative task automation unicorn Olive adds $225.5M to its impressive year of fundraising

Mobi Health News

This is Olive's third raise in 2020 alone, and now values the AI company at $1.5 billion.

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Queer and trans healthcare provider Folx banks funding from Polaris Partners

FierceHealthIT

Queer and trans healthcare provider Folx banks funding from Polaris Partners. hlandi. Mon, 11/30/2020 - 19:09.

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The Future of EHR – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 12/4 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by John Lynn (@techguy) from @hcittoday on the topic “The Future of EHR“ Much of health IT has been focused on the EHR for the past decade […].

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Bipartisan COVID-19 package includes $100B for providers, short-term liability protections

FierceHealthIT

Bipartisan COVID-19 package includes $100B for providers, short-term liability protections. rking. Tue, 12/01/2020 - 12:00.

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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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An Opportunity to Offer a Unique Patient Experience Amidst the Pandemic

Healthcare IT Today

As healthcare struggles to deal with the pandemic, I hurt as I see how many healthcare organizations are struggling, but I also look at the tremendous opportunities that are available for healthcare to do so much more for patients. Coming from the hospitality and casino industry, it was easy to see how many of the […].

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AMGA urges CMS to continue to allow for telephonic visits in Medicare Advantage

FierceHealthIT

AMGA urges CMS to continue to allow for telephonic visits in Medicare Advantage. pminemyer. Tue, 12/01/2020 - 12:27.

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AliveCor: Bringing Medically Relevant EKG to Patients Anywhere and Anytime

Healthcare IT Today

As wearables have come into healthcare by storm, I’ve often noted that most of the wearables coming to healthcare aren’t very medically relevant. How much clinical value is there in steps? Some, but not very much. I do believe that healthcare wearables will get to the point that they are extremely medically relevant and it […].

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CDC panel recommends healthcare workers, long-term care residents and staff be first to get COVID-19 vaccine

FierceHealthIT

CDC panel recommends healthcare workers, long-term care residents and staff be first to get COVID-19 vaccine. rking. Tue, 12/01/2020 - 17:23.

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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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IRS Issues Final 2020 ACA Forms 1094-C,1095-C, and Reporting Instructions

ACA Times

2 minute read: The IRS has released the final versions of the ACA reporting Forms 1094-C and 1095-C, in addition to the reporting instructions for the 2020 tax year, to be filed and furnished by Applicable Large Employers (ALEs). in 2021. You can find the final 2020 filing instructions by clicking here. The final versions of Form 1094-C and 1095-C for the 2020 tax year are also available for download at the following links: 2020 Final Form 1094-C. 2020 Final Form 1095-C.

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UnitedHealth Group projects at least $277B in revenue for 2021

FierceHealthIT

UnitedHealth Group projects at least $277B in revenue for 2021. pminemyer. Tue, 12/01/2020 - 11:00.

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Permanent Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Reimbursement Announced by CMS

Telebehavioral Health Institute

On December 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the annual Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule for 2021. Key sections of the CMS announcement of relevance to the telebehavioral health community are introduced and posted verbatim … Read more. The post Permanent Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Reimbursement Announced by CMS appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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ONC to target mailing address standardization in patient matching initiative

FierceHealthIT

ONC to target mailing address standardization in patient matching initiative. treed. Tue, 12/01/2020 - 17:24.

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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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Permanent Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services Announced by CMS

Telebehavioral Health Institute

On December 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the annual Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule. Key sections of the CMS announcement of relevance to the telebehavioral health community are posted verbatim below, with key section … Read more. The post Permanent Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services Announced by CMS appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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Trinity Health posts $112M in Q3 earnings as system rebounds from COVID-19 drop

FierceHealthIT

Trinity Health posts $112M in Q3 earnings as system rebounds from COVID-19 drop. rking. Tue, 12/01/2020 - 11:05.

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Stressful Environments During COVID-19 Risk Increased Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence

HealthStream

The conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to dangerous environments for at-risk victims, driving increases in substance abuse and domestic violence.

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Banner Health posts $57.2M loss since start of 2020, but reports improving income from operations

FierceHealthIT

Banner Health posts $57.2M loss since start of 2020, but reports improving income from operations. treed. Tue, 12/01/2020 - 16:35.

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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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States can make a difference in long-term telehealth policies

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The National Governors Association released a white paper this week examining state policies around telehealth and outlining key considerations for governors to assess the potential implications of said policies going forward. As the report notes, although policies vary from state to state, there have been more telehealth policy changes this year than in the past two decades, with a dramatic uptick in virtual care services to match.

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In $400M deal, CarepathRx to acquire part of UPMC's Chartwell pharmacy subisidary

FierceHealthIT

In $400M deal, CarepathRx to acquire part of UPMC's Chartwell pharmacy subisidary. treed. Tue, 12/01/2020 - 13:30.

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Tenet Healthcare's revenue cycle company Conifer names new CEO

FierceHealthIT

Tenet Healthcare's revenue cycle company Conifer names new CEO. treed. Tue, 12/01/2020 - 10:05.

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