Mon.Jan 04, 2021

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Weight Watchers releases digital weight loss subscription platform

Mobi Health News

The program builds upon the WW method and gives members access to on-demand and live coaching, an online community of peers, and a variety of virtual events.

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Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Population Health Precision Medicine Telehealth Workforce From vaccines to virtual care, enterprise imaging to precision medicine, these are the growth areas that will shape the direction of healthcare, this year and beyond. Reenita Das Reenita Das is partner and senior vice president for transformational health at Frost & Sullivan.

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Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan's employee health joint venture is officially winding down

Mobi Health News

Dogged by months of personnel departures, Haven announced today that it will be shutting down its operations by the end of February.

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Tips to improve internet speed

Clocktree

Our friends at Porch.com have compiled some very helpful tips for increasing your available internet speed. [link]. Clocktree recommends that providers and clients have a minimum internet speed of 5 Mbps for a reliable video and audio connection. You can test your internet speed at www.speedtest.net. In addition to the tips from Porch.com, here are some top troubleshooting tips for successful Clocktree calls: Restart your computer or mobile device just prior to the session and don’t open u

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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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Chinese online health platform DXY closes $500M raise

Mobi Health News

The nearly 20-year-old brand started as an online hub for providers, but now hosts consumer-facing resources and in-person health clinics.

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23andMe scores $82.5M, after a difficult year

Mobi Health News

Sequoia Capital and NewView Capital participated in the latest funding round.

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Closely watched healthcare play by Amazon, JPMorgan and Berkshire Hathaway to shutter

FierceHealthIT

Closely watched healthcare play by Amazon, JPMorgan and Berkshire Hathaway to shutter. treed. Mon, 01/04/2021 - 13:18.

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Sonde Health adds new sales leads in U.S., India; ATA names Joe Kvedar next chair of board; and other digital health hires

Mobi Health News

Also, Healthily adds to its clinical advisory board and Aktana names new CTO.

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Industry Voices—As a black healthcare CEO, I hope to build trust by getting the COVID vaccine

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—As a black healthcare CEO, I hope to build trust by getting the COVID vaccine. treed. Mon, 01/04/2021 - 10:46.

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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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Despite Reimbursement Issues, Remote Patient Monitoring Poised to Explode Like Visual Visits Did Previously

Healthcare IT Today

Sometimes, the benefits of providing a given service are so compelling that healthcare organizations are willing to swallow some of even all of the costs of providing it. The use of virtual visits had begun to reach that point even before COVID-19 hit. Now, the remote patient monitoring market is evolving in a similar manner, […].

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Cambia's Ganz: Why population health isn't the 'virtuous' approach

FierceHealthIT

Cambia's Ganz: Why population health isn't the 'virtuous' approach. pminemyer. Mon, 01/04/2021 - 13:23.

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New COVID-19 ICD-10 Codes

Healthcare IT Today

The CDC just announced 6 new ICD-10 codes to help with COVID-19 coding. A big thanks to eMedApps for making us aware of the new codes listed below: Encounter for screening for COVID-19 Z11.52 Contact with and (suspect) exposure to COVID-19 Z20.822 Personal history of COVID-19 Z86.16 Multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS) (M35.81) Multisystem inflammatory syndrome […].

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Industry Voices—Achieving true interoperability: The impact of CMS’ interoperability and patient access final rule

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—Achieving true interoperability: The impact of CMS’ interoperability and patient access final rule. hlandi. Mon, 01/04/2021 - 12:23.

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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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Google Cloud and Highmark Health Partner to Create Patient Engagement Platform

Healthcare IT Today

Highmark Health has signed a six-year deal with Google Cloud under which the two will build and manage a new platform designed to streamline patient care delivery. The two companies are developing a new digital care model dubbed Living Health. The Living Health Dynamic Platform, which will be built on Google Cloud, allows Highmark to […].

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Centene to acquire Magellan Health in $2.2B deal

FierceHealthIT

Centene to acquire Magellan Health in $2.2B deal. pminemyer. Mon, 01/04/2021 - 11:48.

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Telehealth Guidelines for Your FQHC Facilities

Mend

Federal officials have clarified new telehealth reimbursement rules for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics (RHCs), giving those sites more opportunities to use connected health services during the Coronavirus pandemic. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides clarity on changes to Medicare reimbursement that were included in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

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Health tech funding snapshot—Everlywell banks $175M to expand at-home testing; 23andMe scores $82M and more

FierceHealthIT

Health tech funding snapshot—Everlywell banks $175M to expand at-home testing; 23andMe scores $82M and more. hlandi. Mon, 01/04/2021 - 11:59.

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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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COVID-19 Impact on Visitation and Surveys for Long Term Care and Skilled Nursing

HealthStream

For skilled nursing and long-term care, visitation by family members or healthcare professionals for such purposes as audits and state compliance surveys will be limited as an impact of COVID-19 for the foreseeable future.

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Health tech company Color banks $167M funding round to reach unicorn status

FierceHealthIT

Health tech company Color banks $167M funding round to reach unicorn status. hlandi. Mon, 01/04/2021 - 13:02.

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Healthcare Trends in Review: Increasing Costs and the Rise of Retail

HealthStream

Increasing costs and the rise of the retailer in healthcare have been on HealthStream’s trend radar for the last decade.

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Harvard Pilgrim, Tufts Health Plan officially combine

FierceHealthIT

Harvard Pilgrim, Tufts Health Plan officially combine. pminemyer. Mon, 01/04/2021 - 15:52.

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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 WILL THE 2021 TAX SEASON BE DIFFERENT?

Corp Advisory Solutions

The post HOW WILL THE 2021 TAX SEASON BE DIFFERENT? appeared first on Corporate Advisory Solutions.

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Tenet, Methodist Le Bonheur call off sale of two hospitals after FTC's lawsuit

FierceHealthIT

Tenet, Methodist Le Bonheur call off sale of two hospitals after FTC's lawsuit. rking. Mon, 01/04/2021 - 11:43.

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THREE CAS TEAM MEMBERS PROMOTED

Corp Advisory Solutions

The post THREE CAS TEAM MEMBERS PROMOTED appeared first on Corporate Advisory Solutions.

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Patient engagement tools can speed, streamline COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As the slower-than-expected COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues around the United States, experts have noted the importance of the "last mile" – getting dosages into the arms of patients. Some industry leaders say that although the logistics are certainly important, using existing patient engagement technology to complement vaccination outreach could be key to ensuring that every American who needs protection from COVID-19 can get it.

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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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A Challenging and Groundbreaking Year for Healthcare

Health Recovery Solutions

2020 brought unforeseen challenges, drastically changing how we live, how we connect, and how we serve and learn from each other. Throug h difficult times, HRS clients proved to be innovative, adaptive, and resilient. Going into the New Year, HRS wants to highlight the people who drive our mission f orward - the HRS clients who tirelessly serve their patients, and the HRS employees who help make our mission possible.

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