Fri.Jun 18, 2021

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One in Two Americans with Work-Based Insurance Worries That Healthcare Costs Could Lead to Bankruptcy

Health Populi

One in two people in the U.S. with employer-sponsored health insurance worry that a major health event in their household could lead to bankruptcy, according to research gathered by West Health and Gallup in Business Speaks: The Future of Employer-Sponsored Insurance. Gallup and West Health presented their study in a webinar earlier this week; in today’s post, I feature a few key data points that particularly resonate as I celebrate/appreciate yesterday’s U.S.

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Most health apps have the ability to collect and share patient data, study finds

Mobi Health News

While mHealth apps collect and share user data less often than other types of apps, researchers say these apps have serious privacy problems.

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Streamlining Vaccine Workflows In EHRs: Implementing Key Practices

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Paul Brient, chief product officer, athenahealth. On December 14, 2020, less than one year after COVID-19 sent our nation into lockdown and a period of uncertainty, the U.S. began rolling out a new set […]. The article Streamlining Vaccine Workflows In EHRs: Implementing Key Practices appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Ascom Australia brings hospital solutions to South Australia

Mobi Health News

Its partner Ikonix Technology is representing its suite of technology products for healthcare systems in the region.

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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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CIOs tackle barriers to innovation, telehealth integration, analytics and more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Structural, non-technical barriers to innovation are a big reason why technical innovation is so challenging. The need to quickly integrate telemedicine, and an opportunity for a better patient care model, caused a digital transformation roadmap to get accelerated. The COVID-19 crisis put a laser focus on how apparent it is that data and advanced analytics can be powerful weapons in the fight against pandemics.

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Ochsner Health will pick up 7 more hospitals with new Rush Health Systems merger

FierceHealthIT

Ochsner Health will pick up 7 more hospitals with new Rush Health Systems merger. dmuoio. Fri, 06/18/2021 - 13:37.

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Family planning platform Stork Club scores $30M, Sempre Health lands $15M to build new prescription cost-saving partnerships and more digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Also: obesity telemedicine platform Form Health raises $12M for company growth and Ksana Health closes $2M seed round to add objective insights to mental healthcare.

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Strive Health teams with portable dialysis machine maker Outset Medical for home-based services

FierceHealthIT

Strive Health teams with portable dialysis machine maker Outset Medical for home-based services. hlandi. Fri, 06/18/2021 - 13:03.

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AmalgamRx's insulin titration algorithm has green light in EU

Mobi Health News

The company also announced a commercialization deal with Novo Nordisk.

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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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23andMe rises in stock market debut after Branson-backed merger

FierceHealthIT

23andMe rises in stock market debut after Branson-backed merger. hlandi. Fri, 06/18/2021 - 14:50.

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Roundup: Future4Care launches in Paris, Imperial College Healthcare NHST trust and Luscii partner and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, Wellmind Health rated the highest scoring apps for depression and pain by ORCHA.

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emocha Closes $6.2M Series A Funding Round Led by Claritas Health Ventures

Healthcare IT Today

emocha Health, a digital health company which radically improves medication adherence amongst patients with chronic and infectious diseases, today announced the closing of a $6.2 million Series A funding round. The financing, which was oversubscribed by investors, was led by Claritas Health Ventures. Other participants included Healthworx, the innovation and investment arm of CareFirst BlueCross […].

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Roundup: COVID-19 passport system launched in Hong Kong, Tata Digital to acquire Indian digital health firm and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, a study using autonomous AI to tackle diabetic eye disease will be launched in Bangladesh.

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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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Experts see robust participation for ACA exchanges after SCOTUS win, temporary boost to subsidies

FierceHealthIT

Experts see robust participation for ACA exchanges after SCOTUS win, temporary boost to subsidies. rking. Fri, 06/18/2021 - 12:05.

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BehaVR: The Modernization of Maternal Health Using Virtual Reality

Healthcare IT Today

Most of us have only ever used a virtual reality headset for entertainment. Which – don’t get me wrong – is very cool. But there is so much more to be learned and gained from VR technology. In fact, we’re seeing an explosion of VR technology being used for a wide variety of use cases […].

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Industry Voices—Why drug companies should stop meddling in the 340B program

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—Why drug companies should stop meddling in the 340B program. pminemyer. Fri, 06/18/2021 - 09:34.

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These Common Mistakes Can Result in ACA Penalties

ACA Times

3 min read. ACA compliance can be time-consuming and complex. There is a myriad of issues that can arise during the course of the year that can make employers’ annual IRS filings more difficult than necessary. Below are the five common ACA compliance errors we see employers make again and again: Failure to perform an Aggregated Employer Group Analysis: Failure to accurately group related entities under the ACA can result in significant IRS penalty assessments.

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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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With ACA safe, Biden administration putting focus on health disparities

FierceHealthIT

With ACA safe, Biden administration putting focus on health disparities. pminemyer. Fri, 06/18/2021 - 13:01.

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Curing Common HIPAA & EHR Spelling Headaches

Healthcare IT Today

(Fun Friday’s HIPAA vs. HIPPA chart reminded me of an oldie-but-goodie article I wrote years ago to help you always spell HIPAA correctly. And I hate it when I type EHR to abbreviate Electronic Health Records and it always autocorrects to HER, which I have also seen in published articles and even federal documents. I […].

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J.D. Power: Medicare Advantage plans still struggle with member engagement

FierceHealthIT

J.D. Power: Medicare Advantage plans still struggle with member engagement. pminemyer. Fri, 06/18/2021 - 14:53.

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Hims & Hers going global; AHA calls out Express Scripts over 340B claims policy

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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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Weekender 6/18/21

HIStalk Weekender

Weekly News Recap Former Athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush launches.

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