Wed.Feb 17, 2021

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The Social Determinants of Prescription Drugs – A View From CoverMyMeds

Health Populi

The COVID-19 pandemic forced consumers to define what were basic or essential needs to them; for most people, those items have been hygiene products, food, and connectivity to the Internet. There’s another good that’s essential to people who are patients: prescription drugs. A new report from CoverMyMeds details the current state of medication access weaving together key health care industry and consumer data.

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GAIA-X initiative proposes data infrastructure for Europe

Mobi Health News

The proposal aims to ensure that Europe's data is collated and shared in a secure and transparent way.

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Helio Health uses telehealth to solve access issues for Medicaid population

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Helio Health in Syracuse, New York, treats patients with substance use disorder and behavioral health issues. Many times, these patients have exacerbating conditions on the medical side. On top of those, there is a COVID-19 threat for both staff and patients. THE PROBLEM. Both sides were very vulnerable, and there is an epidemic of substance use disorder – and a pandemic on top of that.

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Behavioral health services now complement 98point6's text-based primary care platform

Mobi Health News

The company began rolling out new offerings such as licensed therapy and behavioral health coaching to existing clients earlier this month.

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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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Age-Tech Market 2021: Perspectives and Expectations

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The population worldwide is aging. According to the UN, by 2050, one in six people in the world will be over the age of 65, up from one in 11 in 2019. Given that “aging” […]. The article Age-Tech Market 2021: Perspectives and Expectations appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Pandemic Fuels 2021 Healthcare Megatrends

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Scott Hampel, president, MedeAnalytics. When I wrote about megatrends last year, the predictions were, naturally, forward-looking. Telehealth, for example, was important because of increased healthcare consumerism and the convergence of technologies to make its […].

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ClassPass adds COVID-19 vaccine search feature to its platform

Mobi Health News

The app doesn’t allow members to schedule a vaccine appointment, but it provides details on how to schedule a visit at each listed location.

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Can This Promising Vaccine Really Stop Breast Cancer?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. While news about vaccines is mostly dominated by COVID-19 right now, work is continuing to find a vaccine that can protect against different types of cancer. The latest development comes from Anixa Biosciences (ANIX:NASDAQ) and […]. The article Can This Promising Vaccine Really Stop Breast Cancer?

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Finnish initiative GAIA-X proposes data infrastructure for Europe

Mobi Health News

The proposal aims to ensure that Europe's data is collated and shared in a secure and transparent way.

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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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Healthcare Career Opportunities: How to Prepare For Non-Clinical Roles

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The healthcare industry has seen one of the most significant growth spurts in the last two centuries. Now more than ever, we fall back on the medical sector in our times of crisis. We saw […]. The article Healthcare Career Opportunities: How to Prepare For Non-Clinical Roles appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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AHIP, tech companies create new healthcare AI standard as industry aims to provide more guardrails

FierceHealthIT

AHIP, tech companies create new healthcare AI standard as industry aims to provide more guardrails. hlandi. Wed, 02/17/2021 - 16:57.

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More Healthcare Data Means Growth for Switch

Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare applications are increasing in complexity. Health data continues to grow exponentially. To avoid being drowned in this technology deluge, healthcare providers and health IT vendors are turning to 3rd party infrastructure providers for their systems + data needs. IDC predicted that healthcare data would grow 11,000% from an estimated 153 exabytes of data (153,000,000 […].

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98point6 expands into behavioral health with rising demand for mental health support

FierceHealthIT

98point6 expands into behavioral health with rising demand for mental health support. hlandi. Wed, 02/17/2021 - 12:08.

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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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Consider the potential for wearables and older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The watch changed the landscape for wearables. Since the introduction of the Apple Watch in 2014 and its subsequent sales of more than 33 million (as of 2020), Apple has been the dominant player in the US market. For the market of technology for older adults, it offered a smartwatch with built-in fall detection and other numerous health features, which it continues to introduce.

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RAND: Cap on hospital rates saves more than price transparency

FierceHealthIT

RAND: Cap on hospital rates saves more than price transparency. rking. Wed, 02/17/2021 - 15:05.

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Telehealth is bringing patients and providers closer

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Telehealth is bringing patients and providers closer Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Sponsor: RingCentral Right Now:

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Report: Biden taps Obama admin veteran Brooks-LaSure to lead CMS

FierceHealthIT

Report: Biden taps Obama admin veteran Brooks-LaSure to lead CMS. rking. Wed, 02/17/2021 - 15:58.

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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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Health Systems Come Together En Masse to Gather Health Insights from Anonymized Patient Data

Healthcare IT Today

Demonstrating once again that for health systems, it’s the data, stupid, fourteen US health systems have come together to sell anonymized versions of the vast stores of patient information they collect and maintain. The group, which is led by the Providence system, also includes AdventHealth, Advocate Aurora Health, Baptist Health of Northeast Florida, Bon Secours […].

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Biden admin appears to withdraw final rule aimed at streamlining prior authorization

FierceHealthIT

Biden admin appears to withdraw final rule aimed at streamlining prior authorization. rking. Wed, 02/17/2021 - 13:58.

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Zocdoc Announces $150 Million in Growth Financing from Francisco Partners

Healthcare IT Today

Zocdoc, the country’s leading digital healthcare marketplace, today announced $150 million in growth financing from Francisco Partners, a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses. This follows a momentous year for the company, characterized by a successful transition to a profitable variable revenue model which has led to accelerating growth.

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Anthem, CloudMedx bringing COVID-19 tracking tool to vaccine distribution

FierceHealthIT

Anthem, CloudMedx bringing COVID-19 tracking tool to vaccine distribution. pminemyer. Wed, 02/17/2021 - 13:22.

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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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How Effective Case Management Reduces Readmission Rates

HealthStream

For clinicians serving people with chronic healthcare conditions, providing effective treatment is complex. With coordination of healthcare more important than ever, this has led to the growing use of case managers, especially to combat readmissions and the CMS penalties connected to them.

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Businesses, public health organizations form alliance to strengthen COVID-19 response

FierceHealthIT

Businesses, public health organizations form alliance to strengthen COVID-19 response. pminemyer. Wed, 02/17/2021 - 15:22.

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Communication Tips for High COVID-19 Vaccine Demand, Limited Supply

Geonetric

As if you weren’t busy enough trying to reassure your community of the COVID-19 vaccine’s efficacy, safety, and potential ability to make a real dent in the pandemic, add something else to your list: answering an understandably eager, growing number of people who want to get themselves or someone they love vaccinated as soon as […]. Read Communication Tips for High COVID-19 Vaccine Demand, Limited Supply at Geonetric.com.

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Community Health Systems posts $311M profit in Q4

FierceHealthIT

Community Health Systems posts $311M profit in Q4. treed. Wed, 02/17/2021 - 17:08.

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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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Do More with Healthcare Digital Advertising

Geonetric

Digital advertising is one of the top places healthcare brand leaders invest. But achieving true success can be elusive. Too often healthcare organizations are paying for keywords they are already getting organically, or reporting on success metrics that just don’t move the revenue needle. Join Geonetric pros Tim Lane, Director, Digital Marketing, and Joe Dreshar, […].

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Appeals court strikes down oncology group's lawsuit aimed at rolling back Medicare sequestration cuts

FierceHealthIT

Appeals court strikes down oncology group's lawsuit aimed at rolling back Medicare sequestration cuts. rking. Wed, 02/17/2021 - 11:39.

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M&A SPECIALIST PROVIDES ROAD MAP FOR THE ARM INDUSTRY IN 2021

Corp Advisory Solutions

The post M&A SPECIALIST PROVIDES ROAD MAP FOR THE ARM INDUSTRY IN 2021 appeared first on Corporate Advisory Solutions.

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