Tue.Nov 10, 2020

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Making telemedicine more human

Mobi Health News

Laura Cooley, senior director of education and outreach at the Academy of Communication in Healthcare, dishes out tips to improve the telehealth experience at the Patient Experience Summit this morning.

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What Will Your Child Look Like?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Although we often think of medical technological devices as scientific tools to track progress and improve well-being, a few also satisfy our burning curiosity. A couple, for example, may simply want to know whether an […]. The article What Will Your Child Look Like?

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Mental health startup Taliaz scores €2.3M EU Horizon 2020 grant

Mobi Health News

The grant will support clinical research expansion in Europe and the development of Taliaz's mental health management platform.

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Upstate Medical University decreases no-shows by 59% with telehealth, which patients love

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, very few clinical areas at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, had established telemedicine programs, and there was little synergy among them and the organization’s Epic enterprise EHR. THE PROBLEM. Upstate’s telemedicine committee was in the process of defining needs for an institution-wide solution that integrated with the Epic EHR.

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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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Wearable mood device to provide wellbeing support to NHS staff

Mobi Health News

The Moodbeam One wearable devices are being trialled at a GP practice first, with a potential UK national roll out in the pipeline.

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Garmin adds pregnancy tracking capabilities to smartwatches

Mobi Health News

Along with the pregnancy tracking app, Garmin also came out with a contraction timer app for those entering labor.

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Billing Medicare and Private Payers for Telehealth Visits: What to Expect Post-Public Health Emergency

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

By Tyler Williams, Directory of Strategy, AR Optimization, ZOLL Data Systems. Prepare Now for Anticipated Changes to Medicare and Private Payer Rules. “The expansion of telehealth and the offering of new telehealth services that were not previously covered really enabled physicians to care for their patients in the midst of this crisis,” said Todd Askew, the AMA’s senior vice president of advocacy, during a recent “AMA COVID-19 Update.

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The medical community offers congratulations, advice to President-elect Joe Biden

Mobi Health News

Professional health organizations make statements on the new administration.

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To Protect Patient Data, Don’t Forget Scanners and Printers

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Jim Cropper, director of healthcare Sales, Brother International Corporation. Almost every day, a news story breaks about a cyberattack hitting a healthcare facility. Healthcare is one of the most highly targeted sectors, and hacks […]. The article To Protect Patient Data, Don’t Forget Scanners and Printers appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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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 acquires Apixio to make sense of unstructured clinical data for its millions of members

Mobi Health News

The data analytics platform extracts patient data from physician notes, medical charts, and other documents and translates the information into clinical and administrative guidance.

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Lessons Learned From Telemedicine During COVID-19 and How Organizations Can Scale and Adapt

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Elizabeth Gallagher, CRO, Lineate. According to survey data from the “2020 Cox Consumer Pulse on COVID-19 and Telehealth,” only 28% of consumers reported their primary care doctor offered remote services before coronavirus. But after […].

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Carbon Health closes $100M, Buoy Health collects $37.5M and more digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Also: U.K. mental health platform Togetherall raises $10 million; Unlearn.AI adds onto April's Series A with investment from Eisai.

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States Passing Laws to Prevent Telehealth Coverage Rollbacks by Payers

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Telehealth coverage rollbacks started as early as June 4, when Aetna, United Healthcare and Anthem ended no-cost coverage of non-COVID telehealth for commercially insured members. These organizations stopped waiving the cost of copays, coinsurance, and deductibles for non-COVID telehealth visits … Read more. The post States Passing Laws to Prevent Telehealth Coverage Rollbacks by Payers appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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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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Holmusk & Merck partner to improve treatment outcomes for prediabetes & diabetes patients in APAC

Mobi Health News

The partnership will leverage on Holmusk’s GlycoLeap platform to help patients achieve weight loss and improved blood glucose control.

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Urban analysis: More than 3M lost employer insurance due to COVID-19 job losses

FierceHealthIT

Urban analysis: More than 3M lost employer insurance due to COVID-19 job losses. rking. Tue, 11/10/2020 - 16:38.

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Carbon Health's closes $100M, Buoy Health collects $37.5M and more digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Also: U.K. mental health platform Togetherall raises $10 million; Unlearn.AI adds onto April's Series A with investment from Eisai.

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Healthcare stocks see bump on indications Supreme Court would preserve ACA

FierceHealthIT

Healthcare stocks see bump on indications Supreme Court would preserve ACA. treed. Tue, 11/10/2020 - 15:00.

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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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3 Things You Need To Remember When Applying For A Job In Healthcare

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Whether you work as a physician or epidemiologist, finding work within the healthcare sector can be difficult, especially when so many talented individuals are searching for work at the same time. Therefore, it is important […]. The article 3 Things You Need To Remember When Applying For A Job In Healthcare appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Information Security Lessons Learned from Disney World Vacation Planning

Healthcare IT Today

As a parent of twins, one item that was evident since my wife was pregnant was that we would take them to Disney World. A Disney vacation forms lasting memories for children. It is one of the few items that they will remember when they grow older. It is also one of the most expensive […].

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5 Ways To Treat Sleep Apnea With Technology

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. While an estimated 45% of adults snore occasionally, snoring cannot be described as normal. It is a problem that can affect you in many ways. The severity and health implications of snoring vary significantly. Loud […]. The article 5 Ways To Treat Sleep Apnea With Technology appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Kaiser generates $2B in Q3 earnings with patient volume rebound

FierceHealthIT

Kaiser generates $2B in Q3 earnings with patient volume rebound. rking. Tue, 11/10/2020 - 09:50.

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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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EHR vs Covid-19: Trends in Testing, Telehealth and Hospitalizations

Health System CIO

With Covid-19 testing volumes and positivity rates going up and down (and back up again), leaders are trying to make sense of the data and find the right strategy to get them trending in the right direction, says CMIO CT Lin. Source: EHR vs Covid-19: Trends in Testing, Telehealth and Hospitalizations on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

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Oak Street Health opens 13 health centers in Q3 as revenue jumps 57%

FierceHealthIT

Oak Street Health opens 13 health centers in Q3 as revenue jumps 57%. hlandi. Tue, 11/10/2020 - 11:47.

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WANTED: Innovative Technology for Social Care Referrals

Healthcare IT Today

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is seeking Health IT Solutions that will help healthcare systems and community-based organizations partner together to provide holistic health and social care for older adults. The total cash prize pool is $500,000. Companies have until December 14th 2020 to enter the ACL’s Social Care Referrals Challenge.

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CMS gives states more flexibility in setting Medicaid managed care capitation rates

FierceHealthIT

CMS gives states more flexibility in setting Medicaid managed care capitation rates. rking. Tue, 11/10/2020 - 15:10.

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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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How Can Precision Health Enable the Delivery of Personalized, Precise Care Without Further Driving Up Healthcare Costs? – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 11/13 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Brian Stout (@thinkstout) from @hc1dotcom on the topic “Healthcare Disruption“ We expect healthcare services that cater to our individual needs. All tightly squeezed into a seven-minute patient […].

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SCOTUS appears poised to strike down ACA's individual mandate while keeping the rest of the law

FierceHealthIT

SCOTUS appears poised to strike down ACA's individual mandate while keeping the rest of the law. pminemyer. Tue, 11/10/2020 - 12:44.

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Long-Term Care Is Not Happy with the Abuse Icon on Nursing Home Compare

HealthStream

Nursing Home Compare now includes an icon for facilities cited for issues related to nursing home abuse or neglect. While the goal of this new alert is to prevent abuse and neglect of residents, its application may go too far and discourage care for people who need it badly.

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