Thu.Oct 28, 2021

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Study: Patients using Hello Heart's device lowered, maintained blood pressure

Mobi Health News

The study enrolled more than 28,000 participants, and the follow-up period lasted as long as three years.

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How CrossFit and 23andMe Are Moving from Health to Primary Care

Health Populi

As we see the medical and acute care sector moving toward health and wellness, there’s a sort of equal and opposite reaction moving from the other end of the continuum of health/care: that is, wellness and fitness companies blurring into health care. Let’s start with the news about CrossFit and 23andMe, then synthesize some key market forces that will help us anticipate more ecosystem change for 2022 and beyond.

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Northwell, Aegis Ventures team up on AI enterprise to address healthcare quality and cost

Mobi Health News

As part of the deal, Aegis Ventures will pour $100 million in seed-stage funding into the effort.

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Healthcare is in an era of 'hyper-innovation' as executives look to ramp up digital tech: survey

FierceHealthIT

Healthcare is in an era of 'hyper-innovation' as executives look to ramp up digital tech: survey. rtorrence. Thu, 10/28/2021 - 16:57.

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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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FemTec Health comes into the spotlight with $38M, two acquisitions

Mobi Health News

The company's BiomeAI engine helps personalize women's healthcare.

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MSK startup Hinge Health lands $600M in new investments

Mobi Health News

Hinge said more than $1 billion has been invested in the company thus far.

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White House drops bid to add dental, vision benefits to traditional Medicare in pared down infrastructure bill

FierceHealthIT

White House drops bid to add dental, vision benefits to traditional Medicare in pared down infrastructure bill. rking. Thu, 10/28/2021 - 10:14.

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Roundup: Exosystems obtains $4M in Series A, Visionflex and MediRecords teams up for integration and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, UNO Technologies launches a mobile app for COVID-19 teleconsultations.

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Execs say the momentum around Medicare Advantage creates a hotbed for innovation

FierceHealthIT

Execs say the momentum around Medicare Advantage creates a hotbed for innovation. pminemyer. Thu, 10/28/2021 - 15:25.

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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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Roundup: Exosystems obtains $4M in Series A, Visionflex and MediRecords team up for integration and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, UNO Technologies launches a mobile app for COVID-19 teleconsultations.

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3 Ways Healthcare Providers Can Boost Patient Engagement When Offering Care Virtually

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Rahul Varshneya is the co-founder and president of Arkenea. The Coronavirus pandemic forced healthcare communities across the United States into survival mode during the first half of 2020. Several healthcare facilities, both big and small, had to adjust their operations, hastily putting together telemedicine offerings that would allow them […].

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UnitedHealth lawsuit claims TeamHealth upcoded claims for $100M in fraud

FierceHealthIT

UnitedHealth lawsuit claims TeamHealth upcoded claims for $100M in fraud. pminemyer. Thu, 10/28/2021 - 12:21.

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Autonomous Coding: It’s Not About Cost Reduction. It’s About Improving Revenue.

Healthcare IT Today

The digitization of health records coupled with the increasing capability of Natural Language Processing has made autonomous coding possible. The main benefit of this technology is not the potential cost reductions, but rather the potential improvement in revenue that it brings. Medical Coding According to the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Coding Specialists “create […].

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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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Chutes & Ladders—Adventist names next CEO; Google welcomes Headspace's former CSO

FierceHealthIT

Chutes & Ladders—Adventist names next CEO; Google welcomes Headspace's former CSO. dmuoio. Thu, 10/28/2021 - 16:30.

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Hayes’ Healthcare Audit and Revenue Integrity Analysis Finds COVID-19 Claims and Bundling Errors Driving Denials

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Bundling errors continue to wreak havoc on hospital bottom lines in 2021, causing 34% of inpatient charge denials with an average value of $5,300 each. That’s according to an auditing and revenue integrity report analyzing more than $100 billion worth of denials and […].

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Drug price reforms appear to be out of infrastructure bill

FierceHealthIT

Drug price reforms appear to be out of infrastructure bill. rking. Thu, 10/28/2021 - 12:30.

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Arine Raises $11M Series A to Scale Medication Optimization Platform

Healthcare IT Today

Investment co-led by 111° West Capital and Katalyst Ventures will enable Arine to support multiples of the 5.5 million patients currently served Arine, the leading AI-driven platform that optimizes medication management, reduces costs, and improves outcomes for health plans and providers, today announced that it closed $11 million in an oversubscribed Series A round co-led […].

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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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A Quick Breakdown of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model

Health Recovery Solutions

This past summer, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its FY 2022 home health proposed payment rule. Arguably the most notable change in the new ruling is the proposed nationwide expansion of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP).

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2021 ACA Reporting Unlikely to See Deadline Extensions

ACA Times

On October 2, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-76 , extending the deadline for employers to furnish ACA Forms 1095-C to applicable full-time employees from January 31, 2021, to March 2, 2021. Will the agency issue an extension for the 2021 tax year? To further align with the agency’s goals to identify ACA Employer Mandate non-compliance, it makes sense for the agency to not issue an extension.

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Why a collaborative mindset is essential to the future of NHS delivery

Digital Leaders HealthTech

Last Thursday, I was really excited to unveil the Made Well Collective at the Leeds Digital Festival. This is a new collaborative approach to helping NHS organisations deliver digital and technology projects. Today I want to talk a bit more about the changes we need to support the future of health and social care and the shift in mindset needed to make that happen.

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2021 ACA Reporting Unlikely to See Deadline Extensions

ACA Times

On October 2, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-76 , extending the deadline for employers to furnish ACA Forms 1095-C to applicable full-time employees from January 31, 2021, to March 2, 2021. Will the agency issue an extension for the 2021 tax year? To further align with the agency’s goals to identify ACA Employer Mandate non-compliance, it makes sense for the agency to not issue an extension.

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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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Former HHS deputy secretary joins digital health startup Amino as price transparency adviser

FierceHealthIT

Former HHS deputy secretary joins digital health startup Amino as price transparency adviser. rtorrence. Thu, 10/28/2021 - 11:03.

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CMS 1500 Claim Form Instructions for Therapists

TheraNest

The CMS 1500 claim form can sometimes cause confusion and difficulty for providers trying to understand it. This form is a critical component of the billing process for providers looking to receive reimbursement for their services. Most therapists are probably familiar with how tedious and picky payers can be when it comes to the accuracy of the claims and forms you submit to them.

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HHS proposes nixing controversial Trump-era 'sunset' rule due to massive resources needed for compliance

FierceHealthIT

HHS proposes nixing controversial Trump-era 'sunset' rule due to massive resources needed for compliance. rking. Thu, 10/28/2021 - 14:00.

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