Mon.Jul 06, 2020

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How healthy are health apps?

Mobi Health News

Digital health applications are starting to make their way into regular healthcare provision. But how should they be regulated? Digital health technology assessments (HTA) are increasingly recognised as an important pillar on the way towards universal reimbursement as detailed in the latest issue of HIMSS Insights, COVID-19 and Beyond.

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Holyoke Health Center melds Zoom and telehealth tech to replace in-person visits

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Holyoke Health Center in Holyoke, Massachusetts, has used NextGen as its electronic health records system for several years, and had to quickly pivot to telemedicine appointments when it became apparent that the COVID-19 pandemic would not allow for in-person appointments. THE PROBLEM. The health center did not have a telehealth platform or workflow in place since it had not been providing telehealth services prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Abbott's Bluetooth connected implantable heart rhythm devices score FDA clearance

Mobi Health News

The new devices can link to the MyMerlinPulse app and give doctors information about a patient's heart health.

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Developing a Common Operating Picture in Military Health: Being Ready for the Next Fight

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The success of any military mission — be it conducted by the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marines – relies upon “readiness.” The United States Department of Defense (DoD) defines readiness as “the ability of military forces to fight and meet the demands of assigned missions.” 1 The Armed Forces maintain such readiness with the combination of training, maintenance, and vital communication streams between the different branches and supporting entities.

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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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MFB Fertility signs contract with US Air Force for fertility testing

Mobi Health News

The U.S. Air Force has inked a $1.3 million deal with MFB Fertility in order to provide military members and their partners the former’s home fertility tests. The Air Force’s AFWERX office will invest in Proov, an at-home ovulation test with FDA clearance. The test works by measuring Pregnanediol Glucuronide (PdG), the urine metabolite of progesterone, which is released by the ovary after ovulation.

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Superdrug launches mental health services partnership in response to impact of lockdown easing

Mobi Health News

Superdrug is partnering with My Online Therapy to increase awareness and accessibility of mental health services to support the UK through the coronavirus pandemic.

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Sustaining Ongoing Care During and Post Pandemic: Two Health Systems Highlight Their Scheduled Virtual Visit Strategy

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Author: American Well Sponsor: American Well Primary topic: Telehealth Topic: Innovation Pulse Interoperability Telehealth Resource Central: Upcoming Webinars External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Sponsor: American Well Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Sustaining Ongoing Care During and Post Pandemic: Two Health Systems Highlight Their Scheduled Virtual Visit Strategy Region Tag: Global Edition

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Abbott's Bluetooth connected implantable heart rhythm devices Gallant scores FDA clearance

Mobi Health News

The new devices can link to the MyMerlinPulse app and give doctors information about a patient's heart health.

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Digital behavioral health startups scored $588M in funding amid COVID-19 pandemic

FierceHealthIT

Digital behavioral health startups scored $588M in funding amid COVID-19 pandemic. hlandi. Mon, 07/06/2020 - 11:23.

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Transform Clinical Communication With Role-based Messaging

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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Strategies for Introducing Patients to Telehealth

Health Recovery Solutions

Telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies can be powerful tools in a well-rounded patient care plan and help drive overarching program objectives. These objectives often include improving patient experience, streamlining patient-physician communication, enhancing patient health literacy and confidence, and reducing hospital readmissions and ED visits.

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Anthem's IngenioRx PBM to acquire data-driven pharmacy management company ZipDrug

FierceHealthIT

Anthem's IngenioRx PBM to acquire data-driven pharmacy management company ZipDrug. pminemyer. Mon, 07/06/2020 - 14:13.

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How You Can Leverage Multi-Cloud Solutions to Make Your Healthcare Organization More Responsive

Healthcare IT Today

In the complex world of patient care delivery, “cloud” can mean anything from public cloud to private cloud on-premise and everything in-between. Different workloads call for different solutions – e.g. the latency and service delivery requirements for advanced medical imaging is vastly different from that of modern EMR databases. As a result, most organizations operate […].

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Fauci clarifies U.S. not in midst of new COVID-19 wave as daily cases top 50K

FierceHealthIT

Fauci clarifies U.S. not in midst of new COVID-19 wave as daily cases top 50K. rking. Mon, 07/06/2020 - 15:58.

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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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Healthcare IT Today Mid-Year Update

Healthcare IT Today

Every once in a while, I like to look back at all we’ve accomplished at Healthcare IT Today. This year we’re approaching the 15th anniversary of Healthcare IT Today (we’re going to need a big party to celebrate this in December) where we’ve already published ~14,000 articles. It’s hard to believe a blog I started […].

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Senate bill aims to preserve 340B eligibility for hospitals affected by COVID-19 pandemic

FierceHealthIT

Senate bill aims to preserve 340B eligibility for hospitals affected by COVID-19 pandemic. rking. Mon, 07/06/2020 - 12:08.

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Leading the AMA Through Three Historic Challenges

Healthcare IT Today

In her tenure as American Medical Association President, Dr Patrice Harris has faced a unique confluence of challenges – physician burnout, the COVID-19 pandemic, and racial inequality. Dr. Harris was the 274th President of the AMA, but was the organization’s first African-American woman to hold that position. Her specialty? Psychiatry. Her experience?

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CMS proposes Medicare payment updates to increase use of home dialysis

FierceHealthIT

CMS proposes Medicare payment updates to increase use of home dialysis. pminemyer. Mon, 07/06/2020 - 17:01.

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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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A golden age of local government

Digital Leaders HealthTech

Local government is at a pivot point. A unique opportunity exists to move fast and embed the renewed sense of purpose and ingenuity seen during the Covid-19 response into a collaborative approach to achieving outcomes together. It’s not surprising local authorities have rapidly adapted because time and time again they have been brilliant in dealing with a crisis.

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500K people dropped out of coverage between 2017 and 2018: report

FierceHealthIT

500K people dropped out of coverage between 2017 and 2018: report. pminemyer. Mon, 07/06/2020 - 13:39.

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Virginia’s New Misclassification Law Will Impact Employers ACA Compliance

ACA Times

2 minute read: Virginia has decided to get into the worker misclassification game with the passage and implementation of HB 984 on July 1, 2020. Unlike states such as California who decided to adopt the ABC test for determining whether a worker should be classified as an employee or as an Independent Contractor, Virginia decided to explicitly adopt the current IRS Guidelines as the operative test.

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AAFP teams up with startup Suki to use AI to combat docs' EHR pain points

FierceHealthIT

AAFP teams up with startup Suki to use AI to combat docs' EHR pain points. hlandi. Mon, 07/06/2020 - 16:03.

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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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Technology can make end of life care more compassionate

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

End-of-life care can be challenging even in the most ideal circumstances, given our frequent societal reluctance to discuss medical plans around dying and death. But the coronavirus pandemic means it's more important than ever to communicate with patients and families honestly about what to expect – particularly given that social-distancing protocols may mean these conversations are not happening in person.