Wed.Nov 10, 2021

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Viome Life Sciences raises $54M for expanded clinical trials

Mobi Health News

The clinical trial results will be used to expand Viome’s mRNA platform, which in May received FDA breakthrough device designation for identifying early signs of oral and throat cancers.

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Rapid telehealth rollout was beneficial for nursing homes, but had downsides too

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a massive uptick in telehealth use around the country, hard-hit nursing homes also turned to the tool to try and keep patients safe. A University of Missouri study published this past week found that the turn to virtual care reduced stress for residents and helped increase access to services. At the same time, however, relying on telemedicine had drawbacks, especially from a social perspective.

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Doctor Anywhere buys Thailand's biggest telemedicine platform

Mobi Health News

Thailand has now become its second-biggest market.

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Grow Your Practice Through Telehealth

Continue Education Journal

Key considerations for embracing telemedicine post-pandemic: Improved access: Rural communities often have limited access to specialists, making it difficult for these individuals to get the care they need. For example, 56% of counties in the US do not have a psychiatrist, 64% of counties have a shortage of mental health providers, and 70% of counties are without a child psychiatrist according to McKinsey & Company.

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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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AffaMed sets up digital medicines unit

Mobi Health News

It will focus on creating digital solutions for ophthalmic, neurological and psychiatric disorders.

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FDA classifies Ellume at-home COVID-19 test recall as ‘most serious’ type

Mobi Health News

Ellume began recalling the tests last month for giving false positive results.

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Three Key Lessons For Digital Healthcare From The Consumer and Service Industries 

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Alison Budor, consultant, Freed Associates. No one can deny the pandemic’s impact on the healthcare industry. While the pandemic has obviously strained healthcare capacity and workers, it has also helped evolve care delivery through […]. The article Three Key Lessons For Digital Healthcare From The Consumer and Service Industries appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Radiology startup Sirona Medical lands $40M in Series B funding

Mobi Health News

This new funding round brings the company's total raise to roughly $62.5 million.

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Express Scripts launches option for employers to cover over-the-counter COVID-19 tests

FierceHealthIT

Express Scripts launches option for employers to cover over-the-counter COVID-19 tests. pminemyer. Wed, 11/10/2021 - 16:05.

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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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Dermatology data sets lack ethnicity, skin type information

Mobi Health News

Only 1.3% of images included in the public data set included patient ethnicity.

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Average family premiums rose 4% this year to $22K due to healthcare use decline: KFF

FierceHealthIT

Average family premiums rose 4% this year to $22K due to healthcare use decline: KFF. rking. Wed, 11/10/2021 - 15:09.

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Big Focus on Small Data = Big Impact for HIEs Like Healthix

Healthcare IT Today

Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) are improving the quality of their data to further increase their value. Higher quality data means they can help healthcare organizations understand their region more clearly, allowing them to allocate their resources in the areas that need it. Key to achieving this is translating the data from the various standards used […].

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Leapfrog sees 'significant' infection increases across its largest-to-date release of hospital safety grades

FierceHealthIT

Leapfrog sees 'significant' infection increases across its largest-to-date release of hospital safety grades. dmuoio. Wed, 11/10/2021 - 13:29.

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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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Sneak Peek at 2021 Consumer Trends in Patient Engagement Survey Results

Healthcare IT Today

At the upcoming Stericycle Communication Solutions webinar on November 16 at 2 PM ET (11 AM PT), they’ll be sharing their 2021 US Consumer Trends in Patient Engagement Survey Results. I’m lucky enough to have been invited to join Matt Dickson, Senior VP, and Sarah Bennight, Director of Marketing at Stericycle to take part in […].

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Nametag launches automated COVID vaccination verification for employers

FierceHealthIT

Nametag launches automated COVID vaccination verification for employers. rtorrence. Wed, 11/10/2021 - 11:04.

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Philips to Expand Its Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring Portfolio With the Acquisition of Cardiologs

Healthcare IT Today

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Cardiologs, a France-based medical technology company focused on transforming cardiac diagnostics using artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud technology. Cardiologs will further strengthen Philips’ cardiac monitoring and diagnostics offering with innovative software technology, electrocardiogram (ECG) […].

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Anthem will acquire long-term care plan Integra Managed Care

FierceHealthIT

Anthem will acquire long-term care plan Integra Managed Care. pminemyer. Wed, 11/10/2021 - 12:59.

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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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Download the 2021 Healthcare Digital Marketing Trends eBook

Geonetric

The last 18 months forced healthcare marketers to rethink digital touchpoints. New questions in the survey this year answer what impact the pandemic has had on accelerating digital transformation efforts and how organizations are scaling everything from telehealth to personalization. Looking to hire, fight for more budget or get that redesign you’ve been wanting?

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Report: Nursing homes shed 221K jobs since start of pandemic while other sectors have recovered

FierceHealthIT

Report: Nursing homes shed 221K jobs since start of pandemic while other sectors have recovered. rking. Wed, 11/10/2021 - 16:20.

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NASCAR Has Guardrails: Move Faster (Safer) with Business-Led IT

LeanIX

Speed limits are supposed to make you drive slower, right? For individual drivers, yes. But they also prevent deadly crashes caused by excessive speed and the attendant crush of ambulance, police, and firefighters coming to the rescue. So, overall, they actually make traffic go faster. Same with guardrails. Ever since its founding in 1948, for example, the National Association for Stock Car Racing (NASCAR) has balanced speed with safety.

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Former ONC leader Don Rucker joins interoperability startup 1upHealth

FierceHealthIT

Former ONC leader Don Rucker joins interoperability startup 1upHealth. hlandi. Wed, 11/10/2021 - 11:23.

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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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Updates to IHE foundational #FHIR profiles MHD, PDQm, and PIXm

Healthcare Exchange Standards

Updated MHD, PDQm, and PIXm Patient Identifier Cross-reference for Mobile (PIXm) - Rev. 3.0.0. This revision was created using the Implementation Guide publisher. This is an update of PIXm that was previously published in PDF form. This new publication is published in HTML form with a full set of conformance resources and examples. New functionality has been added to support a patient identity feed to inform the Patient Identity Manager of changes to patient identities.

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The State of Telehealth: Providers and Patients Weigh In

FierceHealthIT

The State of Telehealth: Providers and Patients Weigh In. admin. Wed, 11/10/2021 - 10:01.