Health Populi

JULY 15, 2020

CVS stopped selling tobacco on October 1, 2014. In that moment, a Fortune 100 company stepped an entire foot, and not just a toe, into public health waters. [I covered that event with joy here in Health Populi as soon as it was announced months earlier on February 14th]. The company re-branded from CVS/pharmacy to CVS Health. That was a watershed moment in U.S. public health history, a wave that has continued to grow over the past six years to this moment, in the thick of the coronavirus pandemi

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Mobi Health News

JULY 15, 2020

Dr. Matthew Fradkin, a pediatrician at Swedish Primary Care and Providence St. Joseph, discusses his work implementing an ambient scribe in his workflow at HIMSS20 Digital.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 15, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The COVID-19 pandemic has successfully spread its wrath among nations. It has become so widespread that it could cause a global recession. It has made people realize the importance of the healthcare industry. While those […]. The article Healthcare Careers In Demand Because of COVID-19 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 15, 2020

Arkos Health will weave together Curavi Health, CarePointe and U.S. Health Systems' various care platforms for payer and provider customers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 15, 2020

Mount Sinai Health System on Wednesday announced a new partnership with Omron that will offer patients the remote-technology company's VitalSight home blood pressure-monitoring tool. Dr. Rob Fields, chief medical officer for population health at Mount Sinai, is leading the effort at the health system along with a team of clinical pharmacists. "The ability to monitor patients at home during the pandemic – and on an ongoing basis – is critical," Fields said in a press rel

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 15, 2020

Ohio AG sues Express Scripts to reclaim drug overcharges. pminemyer. Wed, 07/15/2020 - 11:16.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 15, 2020

With the service, pharmacists can compare multiple different medications and see how risky the combination is.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 15, 2020

It was Valentine’s day and I was at a party. The last few weeks things were good: my dad hadn’t been in and out of the hospital or the ER. He was even doing well with his physical therapy and able to walk laps around the main floor of the house. Around 9pm, my cell […].

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Mobi Health News

JULY 15, 2020

The chatbot-maker highlighted a jump from three customers to 24 over the course of a year.

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 15, 2020

Alphabet-backed Cityblock Health lands $54M to expand care for marginalized populations. hlandi. Wed, 07/15/2020 - 16:56.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 15, 2020

Syndromic surveillance is a public health campaign that can track symptoms of disease in the community and use the resulting insights to predict hospital utilization during a surge, inform reopening, enable quick policy changes, or reallocate resources. COVID-19 is a clear candidate for this kind of aggressive monitoring. Here are some examples why: Weeks after […].

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 15, 2020

UnitedHealth Group posts $6.6B in Q2 profit amid COVID-19 care deferrals. pminemyer. Wed, 07/15/2020 - 07:21.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 15, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Two central Ohio-based companies committed to revolutionizing healthcare delivery have launched a new partnership, as Health in Motion Network’s (HIMN) ERxDirect pharmacy platform is now being powered by Updox, a platform that manages healthcare communications […].

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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.

FierceHealthIT

JULY 15, 2020

UNC ties up with Google to launch mental health app for front-line workers. hlandi. Wed, 07/15/2020 - 10:39.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 15, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. AristaMD, connecting primary care providers (PCPs) with timely, documented specialist insights, announced investments from Ascension Ventures, a strategic healthcare venture firm representing 13 of the nation’s leading non-for-profit health systems, and.406 Ventures, a venture […].

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 15, 2020

Fauci calls for U.S. to hit 'reset button' after some states reopened too quickly. treed. Wed, 07/15/2020 - 16:26.

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Health System CIO

JULY 15, 2020

Although telehealth usage has significantly increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, little is known about its impact on patient care, according to Liz Johnson. In this interview, she talks about how CHIME is working to change that - and making a case for more flexibility.

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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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FierceHealthIT

JULY 15, 2020

Amazon teams with Crossover Health to pilot employee health centers. treed. Wed, 07/15/2020 - 11:19.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 15, 2020

As a healthcare IT professional in an active job search, writing a resume to showcase your accomplishments is essential. It is even more so in today’s competitive environment when many people find themselves unemployed. If you are starting a resume from scratch, it can be overwhelming, especially if you are writing it yourself. We find […].

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 15, 2020

Median COVID-19 charges for commercial plans top $45,000: report. pminemyer. Wed, 07/15/2020 - 14:36.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 15, 2020

HIPAA Changes 2020: HHS Privacy and Security Since 2013, there hasn’t been any significant changes to HIPAA, however there have been proposed changes. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced that they are revisiting previously proposed changes … Read more. The post HIPAA Changes 2020 appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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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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FierceHealthIT

JULY 15, 2020

Hospitals' inpatient volumes rebounded faster than emergency departments: TransUnion. treed. Wed, 07/15/2020 - 10:05.

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HealthStream

JULY 15, 2020

Case managers oversee everything that happens to patients from the moment of admission, throughout treatment, and up to discharge from a hospital or another healthcare facility. This blog post examines some of the important skills needed by case managers.

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 15, 2020

AHA: Nonprofit hospitals delivered $100B in community benefits in 2017. rking. Wed, 07/15/2020 - 11:21.

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ACA Times

JULY 15, 2020

2 minute read: The Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human Services have jointly released a notice of proposed rulemaking to increase flexibility to grandfathered group health plans. See. These proposed rules are expected to be published on July 15, 2020 on the federal register. If these rules are finalized, they would amend current rules for grandfathered group health plans to make changes to certain types of cost-sharing requiremen

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 15, 2020

GoHealth nabs blockbuster IPO raising $914M. hlandi. Wed, 07/15/2020 - 15:31.

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Optimum Healthcare IT

JULY 15, 2020

Read Time: 2 min Epic’s new EHR voice assistant, “Hey Epic!” was supposed to officially debut at HIMSS20. However, due to the cancellation, people were not able to experience and test out this new feature set. The post Hey Epic – Epic’s New Voice Assistant appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 15, 2020

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