Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

At the Space Health Innovation Conference on Saturday, NASA scientists, astronauts and partners discussed the future of space health.

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Electronic Health Reporter

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Abhinav Shashank, CEO, Innovaccer. One of the many aspects that insurers focus on to create more value through their health plans is to improve communication with the members. In the era of growing digitization, most payers have started to offer online services.

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Senseonics initiated the recall voluntarily in September after receiving reports of 24 sensors that had stopped functioning prematurely.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The vast majority of hospitals and health systems – 88 percent – have invested in or plan to invest in remote patient monitoring technologies as part of their transition to a value-based care model, a new report shows. WHY IT MATTERS. The findings come from a Spyglass Consulting Group report derived from more than 100 interviews with clinical informatics and health IT thought leaders.

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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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FierceHealthIT

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

PHOENIX — Three years ago, a NewYork-Presbyterian emergency room physician approached the health system's CIO with an idea to do virtual ER visits for patients with less severe medical issues. It wasn't a foregone conclusion that it would work or that it could scale and there was no initial business plan, but Daniel Barchi, NewYork-Presbyterian's chief information officer, thought it was an idea worth testing out.

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FierceHealthIT

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

As specialty pharmacy becomes an increasing focus for cost management, CVS has deployed a number of digital tools aimed at improving adherence and patient outcomes.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Not long ago, I shared a survey documenting a big year-to-year jump in the number of healthcare execs who reported having implemented an AI strategy. Now, I have another set of data points on healthcare AI adoption to share with you, and I’m sure you won’t be surprised to learn that they, too, document an […].

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FierceHealthIT

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Georgia released a plan Monday to partially expand Medicaid but only to people who satisfy work requirements, shrugging off the prospect of legal challenges that have stymied other states.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

For the 23rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re asking the question Are Medical Groups Still Viable? This is a big question with a lot of nuance. However, everyone agrees that the medical group is being hit by a lot of pressures to consolidate. Not the least of which is hospitals and health systems […] Are Medical Groups Still Viable?

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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.

FierceHealthIT

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Canada’s acting U.S. ambassador told high-ranking White House officials that the country’s market is too small to satisfy America’s demands for cheaper drugs.

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ACA Times

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

2 minute read: The District of Columbia’s Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR) has issued new guidance on employer reporting requirements for the District’s Individual Taxpayer Health Insurance Responsibility Requirement Amendment Act of 2018. This state-level mandate mirrors the ACA’s individual mandate, requiring employers and plan sponsors with “at least 50 full-time employees, including at least one employee who was a District resident” to “maintain minimal essential

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FierceHealthIT

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Tenet Healthcare posted a $232 million loss in the third quarter, a drop largely attributed to the Dallas-based hospital giant's $4.2 billion in debt refinancing.

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GlobalMed

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

We talk a lot about telemedicine bringing care to rural areas. From the specialist shortage to the raging opioid epidemic , many remote communities and small towns just don’t have the healthcare resources their residents need. But even in these discussions, there’s a population that doesn’t get as much attention in the telemedicine world – yet they are some of virtual care’s earliest adopters and biggest proponents.

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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.

HealthStream

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Treating any or a combination of chronic conditions effectively requires the adoption of a population health management, or PHM, model. It’s becoming more important than ever.

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CMS.gov

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The American free market is the world’s cradle for medical innovation, giving rise to the latest advances in medicine such as novel platforms for gene editing, cancer immunotherapy, and percutaneous cardiac valve intervention.

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FierceHealthIT

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

PHOENIX—Several health IT-related bills could be in the pipeline in 2020, including cybersecurity and telehealth legislation. The big question is whether the impeachment inquiry launched by House Democrats against President Trump will stall efforts to move forward on health IT priorities, according to CHIME policy experts.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Today is 4th November 2019, exactly one year to the day that Americans can express their political will and cast their vote for President of the United States. Health care will be a key issue driving people to their local polling places, so it’s an opportune moment to take the temperature on U.S. voters’ perspectives on healthcare reform.

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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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