Mon.Nov 09, 2020

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The COVID-19 Era Has Grown Health Consumer Demand for Virtual Care

Health Populi

Over one-half of Americans would likely use virtual care for their healthcare services, and one in four people would actually prefer a virtual relationship with a primary care physician, according to the fifth annual 2020 Consumer Sentiment Survey from UnitedHealthcare. What a difference a pandemic can make in accelerating patients’ adoption of digital health tools.

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FDA grants De Novo clearance to prescription Apple Watch app for nightmare disorder

Mobi Health News

NightWare's digital therapeutic monitors a wearer's heart rate and movement to detect disturbances during sleep, and delivers gentle vibrations to interrupt a nightmare without waking the user.

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How telehealth helps prevent burnout among nurses

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: How telehealth helps prevent burnout among nurses Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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Cleo preps for the future of employer family benefits with a new board member

Mobi Health News

During the pandemic, the company experienced rapid growth as both working parents and employers sought out benefits to help families thrive in and out of the workplace.

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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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These are the healthcare experts Biden named to his COVID-19 advisory board

FierceHealthIT

These are the healthcare experts Biden named to his COVID-19 advisory board. treed. Mon, 11/09/2020 - 14:08.

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Prescription discount service SingleCare getting into home drug delivery

FierceHealthIT

Prescription discount service SingleCare getting into home drug delivery. pminemyer. Mon, 11/09/2020 - 14:07.

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Respiratory platform NuvoAir shows high acceptance of its home spirometry

Mobi Health News

The platform has shared three studies presented at the 2020 North American Cystic Fibrosis (CF) conference.

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What to know as ACA heads to the Supreme Court—again

FierceHealthIT

What to know as ACA heads to the Supreme Court—again. treed. Mon, 11/09/2020 - 06:35.

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PocDoc selected for DigitalHealth.London accelerator programme

Mobi Health News

The smartphone blood testing service is one of just a handful of SMEs selected for annual programme to transform the NHS.

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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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Centene set to acquire analytics company Apixio

FierceHealthIT

Centene set to acquire analytics company Apixio. pminemyer. Mon, 11/09/2020 - 10:25.

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Bupa partners with Well.Me partner for workplace health tracking tool

Mobi Health News

The partnership will bring Well.Me’s employee health monitoring tool to Bupa Health Service’s business customers.

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CMS: Insurers set to pay more than $2.5B in medical loss ratio rebates this year

FierceHealthIT

CMS: Insurers set to pay more than $2.5B in medical loss ratio rebates this year. pminemyer. Mon, 11/09/2020 - 10:51.

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Hospitech Respiration starts joint venture with AwakeZone to expand reach in China

Mobi Health News

Named Hospitech AwakeZone Medical, the JV will develop the production capabilities of Hospitech Respiration’s AnapnoGuard device in China and lead the commercialization of the device in the greater China market.

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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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IRS Announces COVID-19 Tax Relief Initiative to Help Taxpayers

ACA Times

2 minute read: On November 2, 2020, the IRS announced several changes to its collection procedures to assist struggling taxpayers impacted by COVID-19. These changes include: Taxpayers who qualify for a short-term payment plan option may now have up to 180 days to resolve their tax liabilities instead of 120 days. Flexibility for some taxpayers who are temporarily unable to meet the payment terms of an accepted Offer in Compromise.

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Black founders less likely to have a digital health company venture backed than white and Asian peers, Rock Health reports

Mobi Health News

The Diversity in Digital Health report zeroed in on the funding gap and the barriers that Black founders face in health tech.

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Addressing the Fundamental Flaws that Have Broken Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Brad Bostic, CEO at hc1. The fundamental problem with healthcare can be summed up in one sentence: We expect healthcare services that cater to our individual needs, yet the health care system operates under a one-size-fits-all, trial-and-error model. It is a model that results in missed diagnoses, protracted […].

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CMS E/M Coding Changes Developed with American Medical Association (AMA)

HealthStream

The E/M coding evolution was crafted in tandem with an American Medical Association (AMA) editorial panel, which created a workgroup to review the reporting guidelines and code descriptors for these codes. Giving back time to doctors and putting patients first were both goals.

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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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New AI Model for COVID-19 Patients in the ED Using a Federated Learning Approach

Healthcare IT Today

We’ve all known that data and AI was going to come together to make healthcare better. We’ve seen it in fits and starts for a long time. We were just waiting for people to really connect all the dots and make this a reality. In my most recent interview, I saw the best example of […].

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Rite Aid unveils its 'stores of the future' in bid to become healthcare destination

FierceHealthIT

Rite Aid unveils its 'stores of the future' in bid to become healthcare destination. pminemyer. Mon, 11/09/2020 - 11:58.

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Administering a Vaccine: GYANT Tries to Make Providers Ready

Healthcare IT Today

Amidst all the hopes, nationalistic boasts and political wrangling over a vaccine for COVID-19, a critical technical challenge looms: administering vaccines fairly and safely when they are approved. The health IT company GYANT recently offered its partners a web application called GYANT Vaccine to aid in the multiple tasks associated with distributing a vaccine.

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Progyny brings in $5M in profits in Q3 with growing demand for workplace fertility benefits

FierceHealthIT

Progyny brings in $5M in profits in Q3 with growing demand for workplace fertility benefits. hlandi. Mon, 11/09/2020 - 10:27.

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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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Everyone-Included Research

Society for Participatory Medicine

Person-included research, co-production, tragedy, grief, health equity, and relationships in life and research. Chat with Amy Price of Stanford and BMJ. Proem. Research follows life. Life comes before research. My diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis preceded my need for research. Let’s talk about comparative effectiveness research (CER). CER is simply research that tells us that treatment A is more likely to be helpful than treatment B for a particular group of people in a particular set of ci

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HIStalk Interviews Carm Huntress, CEO, RxRevu

HIStalk Interviews

Carm Huntress is CEO of RxRevu of Denver, CO. Tell.

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How virtual care can keep pregnant patients safer from COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This past week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a trove of data suggesting that pregnant patients might be at increased risk for severe illness associated with COVID-19. In light of the statistics, CDC advised that measures to prevent coronavirus infection should be emphasized for pregnant people and their families. Telehealth and virtual care, with its natural distancing, could be one such measure.

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Healthcare, the Election, and Gen Z in the Workforce

Redox

Healthcare, the Election, and Gen Z in the workforce. So it looks like election season is over. Whew. As always, healthcare was on voters’ minds, with the added tension of the COVID-crisis. Healthcare is a galaxy of a topic dense with complex politics, businesses, and histories. But the overall goal is consistent. Healthcare should be simple and efficient.

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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.