Wed.Aug 26, 2020

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What has colon cancer screening got to do with self-driving cars?

KevinMD

An excerpt from Scope Forward: The Future of Gastroenterology Is Now in Your Hands. Over a decade ago, many of us still used landline phones, watched cable TV, rented DVDs, called for taxis, took photos using cameras, and drove over to Borders to browse and buy books.Read more. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.

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Hoag Memorial Hospital and BehaVR launch VR program for expecting mothers

Mobi Health News

NurtureVR was designed to be used at home as future moms enter their third trimesters to receive prenatal education, pain and stress management, and postpartum support.

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Vast majority of specialists increased use of telehealth tech during COVID-19 pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In a new survey of U.S. specialists, 79% said that their use of telemedicine technology had increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, from data and analytics company GlobalData, found that fewer than half of the cardiology, gastroenterology, pulmonology and respiratory specialists surveyed were using telehealth before the pandemic. More than three-quarters of those surveyed said they would continue to use virtual care technology in the future.

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Propeller Health eyes Asia market with new expansion into Japan

Mobi Health News

The new expansion is linked to a partnership the digital health company has with Novartis.

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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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Behavioral health clinic uses telehealth to expand its reach to vulnerable patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Bridge Counseling Associates is a nonprofit agency and certified community behavioral health clinic based in Las Vegas – in Clark County, Nevada, the southernmost county in the state, which is the seventh largest by land size. THE PROBLEM. In order to provide needed services in rural communities where professional behavioral health services are virtually unavailable, Bridge needed to provide services via telehealth.

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EHR Data is Like 500 People Sharing a Closet

Healthcare IT Today

I always like to gather insights from practicing clinical informaticists, whose job puts them at the crossroads where health IT and care delivery meet. I particularly like doing so when they find a way to share these insights in a user-friendly way. For this reason, I was delighted to discover a recent blog entry by […].

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Consumer Medical buys fellow second opinions company InfiniteMD

Mobi Health News

InfiniteMD was designed to help patients get more information about their condition via virtual visits.

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Hospital revenues, delayed elective surgeries top trends to watch over next year: survey

FierceHealthIT

Hospital revenues, delayed elective surgeries top trends to watch over next year: survey. treed. Wed, 08/26/2020 - 16:45.

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Real-world evidence platform Aetion adds $19M to last year's Series B raise

Mobi Health News

A frequent partner of biopharmas and the FDA, it has raised $94 million from investors since its commercial launch in 2015.

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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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OIG warns Medicare Advantage encounter data have gaps in information critical to oversight

FierceHealthIT

OIG warns Medicare Advantage encounter data have gaps in information critical to oversight. pminemyer. Wed, 08/26/2020 - 12:46.

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Georgia Department of Public Health: Keeping Doctors and Patients Connected

CiscoHealth

Follow along with our new blog series #HealthcareNow and #PublicSectorNow , where we’ll addresses healthcare innovation around the world and how to maintain business continuity in today’s health climate. . Georgia Department of Public Health ( DPH) needed a way to continue critical healthcare services without in-person visits when the pandemic hit. .

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Industry Voices—Healthcare must move beyond fax machines to survive COVID-19

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—Healthcare must move beyond fax machines to survive COVID-19. treed. Wed, 08/26/2020 - 11:50.

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Patient Intake Paperwork and Patient Consent – Telehealth Features Series

Healthcare IT Today

In this Telehealth Feature Series, we’re going to cover the long list of potential telehealth features available today. As you’re considering your own approach to telehealth, we will provide you a look at all the possible features telehealth companies are offering on the market. Plus, we’ll offer our insight into the nuances of each feature […].

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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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Industry Voices—When it comes to advanced medical imaging systems, right to repair is a complex issue

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—When it comes to advanced medical imaging systems, right to repair is a complex issue. treed. Wed, 08/26/2020 - 10:13.

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Real-World Data in Times of Change

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Melva T. Covington, MPH, MBA, Ph.D. from Ciox. The eye-opening projected cost of healthcare due to the novel coronavirus in the United States is historic, with totals somewhere between $56B and $556B by the end of 2021, according to a Wakely study by American’s Health Insurance Plans. Our […].

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Industry Voices—Epic's Faulkner and Toussaint: Observational EHR data are helping combat COVID-19

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—Epic's Faulkner and Toussaint: Observational EHR data are helping combat COVID-19. hlandi. Wed, 08/26/2020 - 10:27.

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The Telehealth Professional’s Guide to Successful Program Development

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

Identifying the need for a specific telehealth program may seem relatively easy; however, gathering information to support and develop a successful program requires a plan. This is part 1 of a three-part blog series that will provide an overview of each phase of the California Telehealth Resource Center and the consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers 3-phase telehealth program development plan.

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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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What HIPAA law? Study finds future healthcare employees would consider violating privacy laws for cash

FierceHealthIT

What HIPAA law? Study finds future healthcare employees would consider violating privacy laws for cash. hlandi. Wed, 08/26/2020 - 12:12.

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Change Healthcare Acquires PROMETHEUS Analytics

Healthcare IT Today

Change Healthcare (Nasdaq: CHNG) today announced it has acquired PROMETHEUS Analytics® from Altarum. PROMETHEUS Analytics is a leading reimbursement approach based on medical episodes of care, used by payer-provider collaborations nationwide, uniquely providing a fair and realistic blueprint for value-based payments. It includes more than 90 episode of care definitions outlining the entire range of treatment […].

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Mayo Clinic study finds uptick in chest pain searches online amid COVID-19, even as ED visits for heart problems drops

FierceHealthIT

Mayo Clinic study finds uptick in chest pain searches online amid COVID-19, even as ED visits for heart problems drops. treed. Wed, 08/26/2020 - 12:03.

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Financial Navigators: The Heroes Behind the Scenes

Digital Health Today

How these underappreciated professionals may be hospitals’ best chance to stay above water. New resources to help patients with COVID-19 related costs are coming online every day. These include help from the state, industry, local, philanthropy, and private resources. We have compiled a running list and are making it available here. In addition, there are over 2,000 sources of patient assistance programs available and a need to collate and make these resources readily available.

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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—Federal rules limit availability of testing across America

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—Federal rules limit availability of testing across America. treed. Wed, 08/26/2020 - 10:22.

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How To Overcome Common Community Connect Hurdles

Optimum Healthcare IT

We have compiled the top five hurdles when implementing a community connect program and how to plan for and overcome them. The post How To Overcome Common Community Connect Hurdles appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Industry Voices—What payers should be doing now to combat costly future wave of deferred care

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—What payers should be doing now to combat costly future wave of deferred care. treed. Wed, 08/26/2020 - 08:50.

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Plan an Engaging Intranet for the 2020s and Beyond

Geonetric

Attend our October webinar Register Now If 2020 and the pandemic have taught us anything, it’s that your employees need a single place to get up-to-date, trusted information. An online home, or hub, that helps them do their work with confidence and stay in-the-know. Enter: your organization’s intranet. If you’re like many hospitals and health […].

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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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Five innovations for older adults from Israel

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Innovation for older adults – not keeping pace in the US. We get pretty excited when a new venture firm starts up in the US that focuses on older adults. One imagines that the phone there is ringing off the hook. Why? That makes at least three US VC firms, including Generator Ventures and Linkage Ventures, that acknowledge the older adult technology market, let alone fund early stage entrants.

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New Jersey Adopts ACA Provision to Lower Healthcare Costs

ACA Times

3 minute read: Earlier this month, New Jersey signed into law a state version of an Affordable Care Act provision, the Health Insurance Assessment (HIA) program. New Jersey is the first state to have implemented its own statewide HIA and is estimated to bring in over $224 million dollars during the 2021 tax year. The New Jersey HIA is actually an extension of the federal HIA, which is set to expire on January 21, 2021.

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Trump admin alters key disaster policy for MA, Part D star ratings due to COVID-19

FierceHealthIT

Trump admin alters key disaster policy for MA, Part D star ratings due to COVID-19. rking. Wed, 08/26/2020 - 14:42.

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