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Study: Digital tools don’t improve physical activity for people with low socioeconomic status

Mobi Health News

A systematic review of studies found digital interventions like wearables and apps weren’t effective in increasing physical activity for people in low socioeconomic status groups.

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Health IT Investment: The Next Five Years

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Feature Series Though the pandemic certainly is not over, the dust has started to settle a bit, giving C-suite executives a clearer look forward. At this critical moment, Healthcare IT News sat down with eight C-suite executives at seven healthcare provider organizations to glean insights on where they see investments going in the next five years in six categories: AI and machine learning; interoperability; telehealth, connected health and remote patient monitoring; cybersecurity; electronic hea

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Synthace raises $35M Series C to accelerate the development of cures and expand reach

Mobi Health News

An R&D cloud platform which supports scientists to share and access progress with the development of biopharmaceutical therapeutics has raised $35 million in investment capital.

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$1M grant sets up Renown Regional for hybrid telehealth and in-person care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada, faced many challenges with telemedicine and the ability to scale quickly as the COVID-19 pandemic grew in force last year and the organization had to close its outpatient offices for elective services. Some of these challenges included technology for providers available at scale, a platform to deliver care in a user-friendly fashion, licensure for these tools, state licensure, and expanding quality care to patients amidst the capacity and staffing

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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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The biggest healthcare data breaches of 2021

Mobi Health News

More than 40 million patient records have been compromised this past year by incidents reported to the federal government in 2021.

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BroadReach Group launches new tool aimed at tackling health equity challenges

Mobi Health News

The tool, integrated with Microsoft Teams and Outlook, can help providers identify underserved patients.

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General Catalyst, a16z and Rock Health back Ribbon Health's $43.5M series B to build out health data platform

FierceHealthIT

General Catalyst, a16z and Rock Health back Ribbon Health's $43.5M series B to build out health data platform. hlandi. Tue, 11/16/2021 - 16:32.

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Latest version of Health2Sync app features CGM data

Mobi Health News

This version of the Health2Sync app is currently available in Japan.

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CommonSpirit's quarterly patient, premium revenue up 12.3% year over year

FierceHealthIT

CommonSpirit's quarterly patient, premium revenue up 12.3% year over year. pminemyer. Tue, 11/16/2021 - 16:32.

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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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How COVID-19 has changed the mindset around work and retirement

Mobi Health News

Workforce shortages, partly caused by retirement, has expanded the CFO role, says eHealth CFO Christine Janofsky.

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Celebrating 5 Years Of Making Healthcare Accessible

19 Labs

Five years ago, we introduced GALE Florence. Half a decade later, our vision of eClinics is now fully embraced worldwide — bringing GALE to schools, pharmacies, and rural communities throughout the globe. The last five years have been quite a journey, but look where we are now! We want to do something different for our 5th anniversary — instead of five candles, here are five photos of GALE to celebrate the wonderful relationships we've built with customers and the communities we serve: It's 2021

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Chinese startup gets CE mark for AI polyp detection tool

Mobi Health News

It can simultaneously notify and sound an alarm for every polyp detected during colonoscopy.

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New Cures 2.0 bill extends key telehealth flexibilities, hastens CMS approval of medical devices

FierceHealthIT

New Cures 2.0 bill extends key telehealth flexibilities, hastens CMS approval of medical devices. rking. Tue, 11/16/2021 - 12:01.

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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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Health data API Ribbon Health raises $43.5M Series B

Mobi Health News

The latest investment brings the company’s total raise to $55 million. It brought in $10.25 million in Series A funding last year.

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Improper Medicare payments down $20.7B since 2014, CMS data show

FierceHealthIT

Improper Medicare payments down $20.7B since 2014, CMS data show. hlandi. Tue, 11/16/2021 - 07:15.

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Healthcare provider data network H1 snags $100M

Mobi Health News

The company plans to use the new money to invest in its data and building out its products.

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The Future is Open Data: What Healthcare Can Learn From Finance

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Mike Simmons, CEO and Founder at andros. Sharing information across platforms has become so ubiquitous that many of us hardly notice it happening—interconnected technologies touch almost every area of our lives. Industries ranging from tourism to e-commerce have adopted data-sharing practices; greater access to information has proven, unsurprisingly, […].

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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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Celebrating 5 Years Of Making Healthcare Accessible

19 Labs

Five years ago, we introduced GALE Florence. Half a decade later, our vision of eClinics is now fully embraced worldwide — bringing GALE to schools, pharmacies, and rural communities throughout the globe. The last five years have been quite a journey, but look where we are now! We want to do something different for our 5th anniversary — instead of five candles, here are five photos of GALE to celebrate the wonderful relationships we've built with customers and the communities we serve: It's 2021

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Parking Lot Healthcare: Is It Here to Stay? – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 11/19 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Dessiree Paoli (@dessiree_paoli) from @InterlaceHealth on the topic “Parking Lot Healthcare: Is It Here to Stay?” It’s no secret that the pandemic has changed how people receive […].

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Cerner names Nasim Afsar its first ever chief health officer

FierceHealthIT

Cerner names Nasim Afsar its first ever chief health officer. rtorrence. Tue, 11/16/2021 - 10:33.

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Operations Needs to Match Access – Key Message from ATLAS 2021

Healthcare IT Today

One of the key themes that ran through the ATLAS 2021 event hosted by Kyruus was how operations and infrastructure needs to match the level of access being offered to patients. If a healthcare organization is not ready for the volume, not only will patients have a poor experience, but staff will be frustrated and […].

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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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Unions hope tentative deal with Kaiser Permanente sends a message about two-tier wage systems

FierceHealthIT

Unions hope tentative deal with Kaiser Permanente sends a message about two-tier wage systems. rking. Tue, 11/16/2021 - 16:49.

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CAS Announces Latest Tech-Enabled Outsourced Business Services Transaction

Corp Advisory Solutions

The post CAS Announces Latest Tech-Enabled Outsourced Business Services Transaction appeared first on Corporate Advisory Solutions.

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AMA moves against doctors who are spreading COVID-19 disinformation

FierceHealthIT

AMA moves against doctors who are spreading COVID-19 disinformation. hlandi. Tue, 11/16/2021 - 12:38.

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Hilton is Amazon Care's newest client

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Amazon Care will be providing health services to Hilton as its second publicly announced customer. As reported by Reuters , all of Hilton's staff in the United States who are enrolled in a corporate health plan will have access to Amazon's app-based medical options starting next year. The move, said Amazon Care Director Kristen Helton at Reuters' Total Health conference, is "a great step forward for the business to show we can provide care nationwide to their team members.

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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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Providence posts $311M operating loss in Q3 due to higher expenses amid COVID-19 surge

FierceHealthIT

Providence posts $311M operating loss in Q3 due to higher expenses amid COVID-19 surge. rking. Tue, 11/16/2021 - 15:13.

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Global employer benefits costs set to rise 8.1% in 2022: Willis Towers Watson

FierceHealthIT

Global employer benefits costs set to rise 8.1% in 2022: Willis Towers Watson. pminemyer. Tue, 11/16/2021 - 11:21.

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