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Voice to text solutions could turn EHR-burdened medical professionals into doctors again

KevinMD

Just imagine the following: your assistant invites in Ms. Nichols, who has a migraine, a bad cough, and feels nauseated. You sit down, start talking about the symptoms, see her throat, measure her temperature, pulse rate, inquire more about the headache. In the end, you set up a diagnosis, you write a prescription for some […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com.

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DarioHealth targets physical retail with its mobile-friendly diabetes management platform

Mobi Health News

The announcement comes not long after competitor One Drop began rolling out its similar offering in Apple Stores and Walmarts.

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VA Reports 235% increase in video visits in 2019

Clocktree

The Department of Veterans Affairs provided over 2.6 million telehealth episodes in Fiscal Year 2019, making it the largest telehealth program in the country. In addition to a 235% in video visits, there was a 17% increase in overall telehealth services over the previous fiscal year, according to new data released by the VA. During this time, more than 900,000 veterans accessed the agency’s telehealth services in a clinic or at home.

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More than half of Americans have avoided medical care due to cost

Mobi Health News

Prices are a priority, with 91% saying that costs for medical services should be as readily available as prices on a restaurant menu.

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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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VA sees a surge in veterans' use of telehealth services

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has announced a 17 percent jump in telehealth visits compared with the previous fiscal year, and says the VA delivered more than 2.6 million episodes of telehealth care in FY 2019. WHY IT MATTERS. The VA report revealed more than 900,000 veterans used the agency's telehealth services in 2019, with their use of the VA Video Connect app, which connects Veterans to their care teams through a secure video session, jumping 235% in the same period.

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Outcome Health co-founders, former executives charged in $1B fraud scheme

FierceHealthIT

The founders of healthcare technology startup Outcome Health were charged with fraud in a 26-count federal indictment unsealed Monday. Four former executives and employees also were charged for their alleged roles in a $1 billion fraud scheme that targeted the company’s clients, lenders, and investors, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.

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Helsinki-headquartered Nightingale Health introduces consumer blood testing service

Mobi Health News

The newly unveiled product tracks health indicators related to cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes.

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Industry Voices—We need to update healthcare IT infrastructure for the rural and underserved

FierceHealthIT

The promises of applications such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and beyond are only as powerful and far-reaching as the IT infrastructure and network connectivity that supports them. Currently, while there is a universal appeal to telehealth and other applications, there is not yet a universal path to implementation or preparedness.

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Nines banks $16.5M for tele-radiology, AI imaging triage platform

Mobi Health News

Accel and 8VC headlined the Mount Sinai-affiliated startup's Series A.

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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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UnitedHealthcare to open Medicare service centers in Walgreens stores 

FierceHealthIT

UnitedHealthcare will open Medicare service centers in Walgreens stores in five markets beginning in January, the insurer announced Monday.

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Health navigation platform Rightway scores $20 million in Series B round

Mobi Health News

The new funding news comes less than a year after the company closed an $8 million Series A round.

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Survey: Consumer satisfaction with hospitals takes a dip, while payer score climbs 

FierceHealthIT

Consumer satisfaction with hospitals took a tumble this year, while approval of health insurers went up slightly, a new survey shows.

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Using digital therapeutics to treat anxiety, depression

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Patient Engagement Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Using digital therapeutics to treat anxiety, depression Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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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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How Looking Down At Your Cell Phone Is Killing Your Spine

Health and Wellness Blog | Uplifting People To Live A Healthier Life

Looking down at your phones constantly puts pressure on your neck and spine, and isn’t good for your health. According to a spine surgeon, it is like having a 60-pounds of extra weight on your cervical spine. People are so dependent on their phones these days that they easily forget to keep track of their […]. The post How Looking Down At Your Cell Phone Is Killing Your Spine appeared first on Healthystic.

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IT services company hit with ransomware, cutting off nursing homes' access to patient medical records

FierceHealthIT

A technology company that provides IT services to more than 100 nursing homes and long-term post-acute care facilities was hit with a ransomware attack that crippled its servers and cut off access to patient medical records. Hackers demanded a ransom of roughly $14 million in bitcoin.

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Providers Increasing Adoption of AI-Fueled Clinical Documentation Technology

Healthcare IT Today

The use of computer-assistant coding has been percolating along for a while now but hasn’t taken over the healthcare industry. However, it could find a much more extensive place in the industry in coming years as AI becomes more widely accepted within healthcare organizations, a new survey suggests. According to Black Book Research, which conducted […].

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UVA doctors decry aggressive billing practices by their own hospital

FierceHealthIT

Prominent doctors at UVA Health System are expressing public outrage at their employer’s practices to collect unpaid medical debt from its patients. Like many physicians who work at U.S. medical centers, the UVA doctors said they had little idea how aggressively the hospital where they practice was billing and pursuing their patients for payment.

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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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Tactics to Cope with Empty Nest Syndrome

Christina's Considerations

Depression caused by loneliness is a real risk in senior populations. It can be triggered by the death of a spouse or friends. For some, however, it might begin earlier when children leave the home and their parents find themselves.

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Michigan faces lawsuit challenging legality of Medicaid work requirements

FierceHealthIT

Michigan is being sued by a constellation of health advocacy groups calling the state’s Medicaid work requirement program unlawful, the latest state to face a legal challenge over the controversial program.

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New York State HIE Is Lowering Healthcare Costs By As Much As $200 Million

Healthcare IT Today

A New York HIE has concluded that it’s having the impact supporters of data sharing have always hoped for – generating a substantial level of healthcare savings. According to an announcement by the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC), organizations using the Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY) are reducing needless healthcare spending in […].

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Industry Voices—Canada's cautionary tale on 'Medicare for All'

FierceHealthIT

Canada is hardly the healthcare paradise progressives purport it to be. It's imperative that we keep Canadian-style healthcare out of this country.

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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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Data Analytics Journey Starts By Asking The Right Questions

Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare data is critically important. It holds the secret to optimized workflows, improved patient experiences plus sound financial planning…and that’s just what we can do TODAY with the data. With artificial intelligence, machine learning and advanced analytics who knows what value we will be able to squeeze from the terabytes of data we generate in […].

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Cleveland Clinic nabs James Merlino from Press Ganey

FierceHealthIT

Cleveland Clinic named James Merlino, M.D., to its newly created post of Chief Clinical Transformation Officer.

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Cures 2.0 campaign commences

Morning eHealth

FCC chairman talks health data privacy — More than 100 nursing homes touched by ransomware attack

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Happy Thanksgiving from GlobalMed

GlobalMed

This week marks the official start of the holiday season. As with every year, we begin the season of giving with a day of counting our blessings. At GlobalMed, that means gratitude for a number of recent developments. We’re grateful for our rapidly growing team and all the industry experts who’ve climbed aboard our mission this year. We’re grateful to work with organizations like Microsoft, Meditar, Walmart and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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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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The Pros & Pitfalls of Clinical Reasoning in Healthcare

HealthStream

Clinical reasoning, or clinical judgment, is a valuable and needed skill that nurses and other healthcare providers should cultivate, and also one that can be tricky to master and use properly.

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Letter 972CG Late Penalty Assessments are Becoming More Difficult to Repeal

ACA Times

2 minute read: Earlier this year, the IRS started issuing in Letter 972CG ACA penalties to employers who filed their annual ACA information past IRS deadlines established in IRC Section 6721. We understand that the IRS is not issuing any extensions on these penalty notices, consistent with the crackdown on extension requests the IRS has made for employers responding to the IRS Letter 226J penalty notice.

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