Wed.Dec 02, 2020

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Canada approves Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 2 for adults and children with diabetes

Mobi Health News

More than 11 million Canadians live with diabetes or prediabetes, making up 29% of the country’s population.

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Delivering On Physicians’ Clinical Practice Needs In A Remote World

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Jayne Marks, vice president of global publishing, Wolters Kluwer, Health Learning, Research and Practice While COVID-19 is at the forefront of physicians’ minds and taking up much of their learning, they must still find […]. The article Delivering On Physicians’ Clinical Practice Needs In A Remote World appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Exclusive: Physical therapy tech provider Physitrack acquires competitor Physiotools, teases more purchases to come

Mobi Health News

The combined entity now stands as the largest virtual physical therapy technology provider in terms of revenue and customer base, per Physitrack's CEO and cofounder.

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How to bring the digital health lessons learned from COVID-19 into the future

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

When the COVID-19 pandemic began to sweep the country in the spring, many systems found themselves having to abruptly shift focus – sometimes, with very little notice. In typical times, said David Sylvan, president of University Hospitals Ventures, "Everyone knows that introducing new technologies to a provider system is kindly described as 'laborious.'" "It's a glacial process," said Sylvan, speaking Wednesday at the HIMSS Machine Learning & AI for Heal

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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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Clinical trial shows breast screening AI could assist radiologists in detecting cancer in mammograms

Mobi Health News

Startup Kheiron Medical Technologies says the solution can help fight the COVID-19 cancer screening backlog and address workforce crisis.

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Google Health and HHS' AHRQ detail new pilot project helping patients prep for their doctor's appointment

Mobi Health News

The tool would help patients develop health questions for their clinician, and reminds them to bring along any necessary test results or other materials.

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Interoperability Matters: The CMS Final Rule and the Path Tmpliance

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Dr. Peter S. Tippett We are all accustomed to digital tools in our personal and professional lives. Every day, we communicate and receive notifications from others through various methods, such as email, text messaging, […]. The article Interoperability Matters: The CMS Final Rule and the Path Tmpliance appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Duke's digital innovation team on how to build a collaboration road map

Mobi Health News

Duke's Dinesh Divakaran discusses the challenges of partnerships between academic medical centers and digital health companies.

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The Risk Of Medical Students Suicide: Why We Need To Pay Attention To Med School Depression?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. A medical error can cost patients very dearly. At best, it will lead to an extra week of treatment and money spent on unnecessary medications, at worst, at worst – to the death of a […]. The article The Risk Of Medical Students Suicide: Why We Need To Pay Attention To Med School Depression?

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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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Virta becomes the next digital health unicorn, adding $65M in Series D funding

Mobi Health News

The company plans to use the money to help it with expansion.

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CMS finalizes hospital OPPS rule that phases out inpatient-only list, preserves 340B cuts

FierceHealthIT

CMS finalizes hospital OPPS rule that phases out inpatient-only list, preserves 340B cuts. rking. Wed, 12/02/2020 - 16:06.

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In deleted post, Google Health and HHS' AHRQ detail new pilot project helping patients prep for their doctor's appointment

Mobi Health News

The tool would help patients develop health questions for their clinician.

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Navigating Cybersecurity In Healthcare

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Navin Balakrishnaraja, practice director for healthcare IT Services, All Covered (IT services division of Konica Minolta). Technology continues to advance the healthcare industry, providing more precision and improved delivery of care. However, it’s more […].

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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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Operation Warp Speed pushing to vaccinate 100M against COVID-19 by end of February

FierceHealthIT

Operation Warp Speed pushing to vaccinate 100M against COVID-19 by end of February. rking. Wed, 12/02/2020 - 13:39.

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Pandemic Pressures Could Increase Provider Digital Divide

Healthcare IT Today

Lately, I’ve begun to see a lot of discussion about ways in which adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic might have an upside. If nothing else, providers have been reminded just how agile they can be if the circumstances demand, some pundits have suggested. I have no doubt that for some providers, the changes pushed through […].

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CMS looks to permanently expand telehealth services

FierceHealthIT

CMS looks to permanently expand telehealth services. rking. Wed, 12/02/2020 - 11:22.

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Step Aside COWs, WOWs and iPhones. Zebra Devices Now Support Epic Rover

Healthcare IT Today

Zebra Technologies recently announced that their TC52-HC handheld touch computer was approved for use with Rover, Epic’s mobile app and in so doing pushed Computers on Wheels (COWs), Workstations on Wheels (WOWs) and iPhones further from clinical floors of hospitals. Zebra’s healthcare devices have always been rugged, secure, and lightweight, but since the start of […].

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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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Industry Voices—Pandemic realities have accelerated the growth of promising new telehealth models

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—Pandemic realities have accelerated the growth of promising new telehealth models. treed. Wed, 12/02/2020 - 08:10.

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Enhancing Patient Care with Multidisciplinary Consults and Telehealth

Vidyo

As hospitals are overwhelmed with COVID-19 demand, load balancing via telehealth can help them continue to serve the public. The post Enhancing Patient Care with Multidisciplinary Consults and Telehealth appeared first on Vidyo Blog.

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Walgreens, VillageMD to open 40 more joint primary care clinics by summer 2021

FierceHealthIT

Walgreens, VillageMD to open 40 more joint primary care clinics by summer 2021. pminemyer. Wed, 12/02/2020 - 10:09.

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Healthcare M&A and the Effects from COVID-19

Optimum Healthcare IT

The anticipation for 2020 was that the record pace of Healthcare M&A and the dollars associated with it would continue to set records. Due to COVID-19, it has not. The post Healthcare M&A and the Effects from COVID-19 appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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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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Industry Voices—How loss of coverage is changing patient financial communications during COVID-19

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—How loss of coverage is changing patient financial communications during COVID-19. treed. Wed, 12/02/2020 - 11:36.

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HealthStream to Acquire ANSOS Staff Scheduling from Change Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

HealthStream (Nasdaq: HSTM), a leading provider of workforce and provider solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Change Healthcare’s staff scheduling business, which includes their market-leading ANSOS™ Staff Scheduling (“ANSOS”) application and related products. Highlights: ANSOS™ Staff Scheduling application—which is contracted by over 300 hospitals and […].

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Your patient plans to travel despite COVID-19 risk? Here's the latest CDC guidance to share with them

FierceHealthIT

Your patient plans to travel despite COVID-19 risk? Here's the latest CDC guidance to share with them. treed. Wed, 12/02/2020 - 11:25.

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How Telehealth Can Help Hospitals Balance Their COVID-19 Load

Vidyo

As hospitals are overwhelmed with COVID-19 demand, load balancing via telehealth can help them continue to serve the public. The post How Telehealth Can Help Hospitals Balance Their COVID-19 Load appeared first on Vidyo Blog.

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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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How Regence took a tech-enabled approach to overhauling prior authorization

FierceHealthIT

How Regence took a tech-enabled approach to overhauling prior authorization. pminemyer. Wed, 12/02/2020 - 11:27.

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Emergency Preparedness Is Also a Burden for Long-Term Care

HealthStream

The burden for emergency preparedness compliance continues to fall more heavily on long-term care. While the rest of the continuum can review programs on a biannual basis, long-term care providers continue to be required to review the emergency program on an annual basis.

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Congressional action is needed for telehealth not to return to a rural benefit, Seema Verma says

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth