Mon.Jul 22, 2019

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New Tech Tonics Episode: Sumit Nagpal,  At the Crossroads of Tech and Healthcare

Digital Health

Sumit Nagpal was born to a pair of healthcare entrepreneurs and raised in Kashmir, India. When he was 13, he came to the United States where he saw diversity for the first time. Sumit followed his parents into the Ivy League, starting at Brown, but left to follow his muse, Steve Jobs, at NeXT, where […].

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Pear Therapeutics' digital insomnia therapeutic will put FDA's PreCert framework through its paces

Mobi Health News

CEO and President Dr. Corey McCann said that Somryst, a digital treatment for chronic insomnia and depression, is the first software as a medical device product to be submitted through the regulator's pilot pathway.

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Reducing Medical Errors with A Nationwide Unique Patient Identifier

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Health information management leaders told members of Congress today that removal of a nearly two-decade ban on the use of federal funds to adopt a nationwide unique patient identifier would allow collaboration between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the private sector to identify solutions for reducing medical errors and protecting […].

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Anthem, K Health team up on personalized primary care tool for members

Mobi Health News

The deal comes with an investment of "tens of millions of dollars" from Anthem to K Health.

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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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UnitedHealth: Healthcare could save $32B annually by diverting avoidable ED visits

FierceHealthIT

One of the biggest contributors to the rising costs of healthcare is avoidable visits to hospital emergency departments (EDs), according to a new brief from UnitedHealth Group.

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Healthcare data breaches cost an average $6.5M: report

FierceHealthIT

A healthcare data breach comes with a hefty price tag—$6.45 million on average. Healthcare organizations continue to have the highest costs associated with data breaches, more than 60% higher than the cross-industry average, according to IBM.

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Mental health chatbot UpLift Health closes $1M seed funding

Mobi Health News

The round was led by Washington-based Laidir Foundation.

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Centene revises forecast up after posting 65% jump in Q2 profits

FierceHealthIT

In a release, Centene cited its acquisition of Fidelis Care and growth in the health insurance marketplace business for a nearly 30% increase in revenues over last year's second quarter.

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At-home workout service Pivot exits stealth with $17M in support

Mobi Health News

The service will be launching for consumers this fall.

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Transform Clinical Communication With Role-based Messaging

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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Harvard researchers: 'Medicare for All' wouldn't overwhelm hospitals

FierceHealthIT

There seems to be no data that support the belief that there could be a surge in hospital use if the government implements "Medicare for All.

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Vodafone teams up with learning disability charity for Connected Living initiative

Mobi Health News

In the UK, it is estimated that around 1.5 million people have a learning disability.

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HHS, DOD to pay up to $97M to help VenatoRx target superbugs

FierceHealthIT

VenatoRx has a product that includes a novel compound called VNRX-5133, which when combined with cefepime, a currently marketed antibiotic, may overcome certain forms of antibiotic resistance.

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Amazon contemplating lawsuit against Surescripts

Mobi Health News

Surescripts is seeking to cut off PillPack's access to patient data, and the latter, an Amazon-owned company, isn't taking the matter lightly.

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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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Anthem launching new app offering personalized health information, texting with doctors

FierceHealthIT

Health insurer Anthem has launched a new mobile app that enables its 40 million members to get quicker access to personalized health information and text with a doctor for follow-up advice for less than the cost of a copay.

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Shaheen Leads Senate Bipartisan Push to Rollback Over a Decade of Insulin Price Hikes

Insulin Nation

Senator Shaheen just introduced legislation to rollback insulin prices: Official Release. The JDRF announced this support for the legislation. “No one should suffer or die because they cannot access insulin. We are very grateful for Senators Shaheen, Collins, Carper, and Cramer for introducing this important piece of legislation, which would treat insulin like the life-saving drug that it is.

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With $20M in federal grants, new residency programs will train more doctors for rural areas

FierceHealthIT

Twenty-seven healthcare organizations across the country will receive federal money to set up new residency programs to train more doctors to work in rural areas.

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More calls to revise info blocking, interop rules

Morning eHealth

Report: Scammers exploit Medicare loophole — Online privacy bill gets Dem co-sponsor

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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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Humana CEO Broussard: MA could fix problems 'Medicare for All' is trying to solve

FierceHealthIT

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Humana's CEO Bruce Broussard also discussed plans for Kindred Health and why he says home care is at the center of healthcare's evolution.

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If This Is Human Documentation, Give Me Sweet, Nonjudgmental AI

Healthcare IT Today

Not long ago, I wrote about what happened when I requested a digital copy of my medical records from my healthcare provider, Kaiser Permanente. In that article, I described struggling with a nearly 600-page PDF whose organization seemed to have no discernible rhyme or reason to it. After spending a few weeks feeling flabbergasted, I did […].

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TBHI Faculty to Present Telehealth Training at APA 2019 Convention

Telebehavioral Health Institute

TBHI Faculty to Provide Telehealth Training for the APA 2019 Convention The American Psychological Association (APA) will be conducting the APA 2019 convention on August 8-11, Thursday to Sunday, at Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Marlene Maheu of the Telebehavioral Health Institute, … Read more. The post TBHI Faculty to Present Telehealth Training at APA 2019 Convention appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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Digital Health IPOs – 2 Down 2 to Go

Healthcare IT Today

It had been a while since any digital healthcare company had tested the IPO waters. Part of that is due to the downturn in the economy and other factors which led most digital health companies to sell rather than going public. The other part is that the average age of a company that IPOs is […].

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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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Increasing Access & Improving Care Coordination with Palliative Telehealth

Health Recovery Solutions

Palliative care is an approach to specialized medical care for people with a serious illness that aims to prevent and relieve suffering, ultimately improving quality of life. As the world’s population has aged, the prevalence of serious and often life-threatening chronic conditions has risen exponentially. With this increase, the already limited supply of palliative care clinicians has been stretched thin in attempts to accommodate the growing need for palliative care providers and complex care

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ACA Compliance is Hot This Summer

ACA Times

4 minute read: The words “Summer” and “vacation” are often paired together. Applicable Large Employers should note that even though their ACA filing responsibilities have likely been satisfied due to the deadlines ending in April, the summer is more than a vacation period, it’s also a critical time for addressing ACA compliance. Below is a checklist of items for which you will want to review this summer.

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Storytelling with Data: Data Visualization for Healthcare

Geonetric

Attend our August webinar Register Now When it comes to conveying the value of your digital efforts to stakeholders, or even other members of your team, you have probably felt like you’re speaking completely different languages. When buy-in is critical to your success and you have to prove your return on investment (ROI), you need […]. Read Storytelling with Data: Data Visualization for Healthcare at Geonetric.com.

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Myth or Reality: Are Satisfied Nurses More Likely to Stay?

HealthStream

Although there is a lack of agreement about the severity of the nursing shortage that is being predicted, most feel that there will be a substantial shortage developing over the next several years. Job satisfaction is important to consider when evaluating nurse retention.

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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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Industry Voices—AI and blockchain can bring revenue cycle management into the 21st century

FierceHealthIT

Healthcare's revenue cycle management process needs to be updated and improved for the benefit of all stakeholders. Combining AI and blockchain on a single technology platform across point-of-care solutions has a strong potential to eliminate manual steps within data-intensive processes.

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Preparing for Healthcare Peer Interviewing

HealthStream

Peer interviewing is a process and, as such, there are a number of essential steps involved to ensure success. Being solidly prepared for the interview is necessary to give the team the knowledge they need.

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President Trump’s Executive Order On Improving Price and Quality Transparency

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ken Perez, vice president of healthcare policy, Omnicell, Inc. On June 24, President Donald Trump issued an almost 1,600-word executive order (EO), “Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First.

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