Mon.Jul 13, 2020

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Latest from Tech Tonics – Arnaub Chatterjee: Making Healthcare Smart

Digital Health

Arnaub Chatterjee comes from a long line of physicians, and in his youth, assumed he’d follow the family tradition. At college at the University of Michigan, he pursued a well-traveled path towards medicine, graduating with a degree in cell and molecular biology. But then his heart wandered, and ultimately he found himself having a difficult […].

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'Empower with information': How health tech is teaching women about themselves

Mobi Health News

Dr Deborah Maufi, project manager at the Health[e] Foundation, and Dominnique Karetsos, co-founder of Healthy Pleasure Collective, give MobiHealthNews their takes on how tech can empower women ahead of the HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Digital Event (7-11 September 2020).

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From Dr. Fauci to Peloton, Healthcare and Wellness Baked Into Ad Age’s Top 20 Brands for 2020

Health Populi

Advertising Age announced their list of the top 20 brands in 2020 this week. Ad Age’s lens on these was heavily tinted by consumers’ lives coping with the coronavirus pandemic: “The coronavirus has brought new attention to typically boring, decades-old consumer staples, while hastening the rise of digital newcomers that were only just beginning to gain traction pre-pandemic,” Ad Age explains in the introduction to the list of the selected brands.

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UnitedHealth Group offering Dexcom G6 CGMs, Fitbit trackers, virtual coaching to 230,000 Type 2 members

Mobi Health News

Members in 27 states and Washington D.C. are eligible to receive the Level2 chronic care model at no additional cost.

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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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How Covid-19 Can Inspire Tech-Enabled Value-Based Health Care in a Cash-Constrained America

Health Populi

“The COVID-19 pandemic…has highlighted like never before the pitfalls of paying for healthcare based on the number of patients seen and services rendered,” a Modern Healthcare article asserted in mid-June 2020. In other words, the U.S. health care financing regime of volume-based payment didn’t fare well as millions of patients postponed or cancelled procedures and visits for fear of contracting the virus in the halls, offices and clinics of hospitals and doctor’s offices. “Just imag

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Paige adds $20M to Series B round from Goldman Sachs, Healthcare Venture Partners

Mobi Health News

Paige says the new funds will be used to continue the growth of its platform by creating diagnostic and clinical improvements to patient care.

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Teladoc faces lawsuit over robocalls

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The telehealth giant Teladoc has been sued in the Southern District of New York over allegedly making robocalls to consumers through a marketing partner. April Hale, of Merkel, Texas, and Len Cline, of Satsuma, Florida, filed a class-action complaint against Teladoc on July 8, accusing the company of contracting with Health Insurance Innovations to sell insurance products on its behalf.

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Doccla and Northampton NHS trust trial virtual wards for vulnerable patients

Mobi Health News

The new project will use wearable technology to enable vulnerable patients at home to be remotely monitored by hospital clinicians.

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Hidden Cost Drivers In Healthcare

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ben Forrest, CEO, Olio. Healthcare spending in the United States is higher per-capita than in any other OECD country. Reasons for this unfortunate distinction are many and varied—uncoordinated care, specialty Rx, underutilization of palliative […].

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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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Chelsea Clinton takes on health investing, study finds VR helps ease pain and other digital health briefs

Mobi Health News

Also Soterix Medical gets green light from FDA to trial its take-home transcranial direct-current stimulation therapy and MammoScreen gets FDA greenlight.

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COVID-19 speeds adoption of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: HIMSS20 Digital Coverage Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: COVID-19 speeds adoption of telehealth Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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Swedish pharma company Orexo rolls out digital therapeutics for depression, alcohol use disorder

Mobi Health News

The company is also looking to fast-track its opioid use disorder therapy, thanks to relaxed FDA guidelines.

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AppliedVR testing the use of at-home virtual reality therapy for chronic pain

FierceHealthIT

AppliedVR testing the use of at-home virtual reality therapy for chronic pain. hlandi. Mon, 07/13/2020 - 16:32.

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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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How To Find the Right Caregiver For Your Parents

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Understanding that your aging parents are no longer able to care for themselves is a really difficult step in life. It’s even harder to realize you cannot take care of them on your own. The […]. The article How To Find the Right Caregiver For Your Parents appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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10M people likely to drop out of employer coverage this year due to COVID-19: report

FierceHealthIT

10M people likely to drop out of employer coverage this year due to COVID-19: report. pminemyer. Mon, 07/13/2020 - 13:44.

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COVID-19 exposes shortcomings of retrospective data analytics

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: HIMSS20 Digital Coverage Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: COVID-19 exposes shortcomings of retrospective data analytics Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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Four Types of Telehealth: Advantages and Uses

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Four Types of Telehealth: Advantages and Uses Given the funding that has recently been pouring into healthcare technology due to COVID-19 in the first quarter of 2020, the behavioral health community can expect that many current innovations will be more … Read more. The post Four Types of Telehealth: Advantages and Uses appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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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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HHS adopts changes to improve care coordination for substance abuse patients

FierceHealthIT

HHS adopts changes to improve care coordination for substance abuse patients. hlandi. Mon, 07/13/2020 - 20:55.

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Healthcare Inequality – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 40

Healthcare IT Today

For the 40th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about healthcare inequality. Sadly, there are a whole lot of directions we could have taken this discussion and so we’ll no doubt discuss it more in the future. If there’s something we didn’t discuss in this episode that you think we should, let us […] In this episode we wanted to look at some very specific areas of healthcare inequality that have really come to light amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Why Medicare Advantage plans should be prepared to adapt to the needs of ESRD patients

FierceHealthIT

Why Medicare Advantage plans should be prepared to adapt to the needs of ESRD patients. pminemyer. Mon, 07/13/2020 - 14:19.

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Californians Beware, The Individual ACA Penalty Has Increased

ACA Times

2 minute read: California residents that fail to obtain qualified health coverage this year will receive a penalty from the state for an amount larger than first projected. Per California’s Individual Mandate , beginning January of this year, state residents can be charged a penalty based on the California Consumer Price Index. For the 2020 tax year, the flat penalty amount is $750 per adult in the household and $375 per child.

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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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COVID-19 has caused a surge in telemedicine. Is telesurgery next?

FierceHealthIT

COVID-19 has caused a surge in telemedicine. Is telesurgery next? treed. Mon, 07/13/2020 - 14:34.

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Considering medication packaging and dispensing during Covid-19

Aging in Place Technology Watch

During Covid-19, do older adults take their prescribed meds? Not necessarily. Medication non-adherence has long been a topic of concern, with the cost of poor adherence amounting to $177 billion each year , 50% of treatment failures, and as many as 25,000 deaths. And according to the Pharmacy Times , Covid-19 has made a problematic situation much worse.

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Oak Street Heath files to go public

FierceHealthIT

Oak Street Heath files to go public. treed. Mon, 07/13/2020 - 07:22.

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What is a Crawl Budget, and How to Best Utilize it

Geonetric

How Google’s Crawl Budget Impacts SEO on Your Website If you include new content or an optimized landing page, Google may not be index it right away. That can be frustrating on many levels as you have spent time and energy improving your website. Luckily, there are several ways you can plan for your crawl […]. Read What is a Crawl Budget, and How to Best Utilize it at Geonetric.com.

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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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Universal Health Services officially finalizes $122M settlement with DOJ

FierceHealthIT

Universal Health Services officially finalizes $122M settlement with DOJ. treed. Mon, 07/13/2020 - 12:27.

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Call for Applications: Prime Health Challenge 2020 COVID19 Edition

Healthcare IT Today

The Prime Health Challenge is one of my favorite challenges of the year. We get to learn what healthcare buyers in Colorado want, see innovative companies, share success stories, and make solutions possible that might not otherwise happen. The Colorado Health Foundation helps fund Prime Health, and its mission to improve the healthcare of Coloradans is made […].

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Industry Voices—Cricket Health CEO: Progress often comes in trying times

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—Cricket Health CEO: Progress often comes in trying times. treed. Mon, 07/13/2020 - 13:23.

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