Tue.Jan 26, 2021

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'Self-pay' insurtech startup Sidecar Health hits unicorn status with $125M Series C

Mobi Health News

The startup's app prices care using cash rates, while letting its members choose their preferred care by comparing the costs of their local providers.

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Primary Care 2.0 – How Crossover Health is “Re-Bundling” Health Care

Health Populi

In 2020, investments in digital health reached $14.1 bn , much of which went into niche applications like lab testing, medication adherence, and on-demand triage for urgent care. These companies targeting primary care components represent the “unbundling of the family doctor,” as CB Insights recently coined the market trend. Fragmentation is a hallmark of the U.S. health care system, or more aptly “non-system” as my old friend J.D.

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Swiss startup Aktiia receives CE mark for continuous blood pressure monitoring system

Mobi Health News

The platform provides patients and their physicians insights into blood pressure patterns that better inform the diagnosis and management of hypertension.

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For next steps on telehealth, look to the states

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As the United States approaches its one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic beginning to disrupt normal healthcare operations, a question continues to endure: What's next for telehealth? The answer remains unclear on a federal level, with U.S. lawmakers recently reintroducing legislation that would take at least a few steps toward safeguarding virtual care.

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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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Samsung says smartwatch ECG, blood pressure measurement will go live in 31 more countries

Mobi Health News

The Samsung Health Monitor app will be updated to enable these features on the Galaxy Watch3 and Galaxy Watch Active2 beginning on February 4 for certain markets.

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AstraZeneca deploys Care Access Research tool for COVID-19 treatment clinical trial, Komodo Health expands Healthcare Map with Blue Health Intelligence data and more digital health deals

Mobi Health News

Also: Healthify adds to its SDOH platform with Papa’s companionship services. Allscripts and U.S. Orthopedic Alliance team up to create an orthopedic services technology platform.

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Legacy Applications and SolarWinds – 4 Reasons Why CIOs Need to Move on from Them

Healthcare IT Today

The SolarWinds attack was not only an attack on the Software Supply Chain. It also had secondary consequences. To illustrate this, we will use the example of Microsoft Active Directory, the authentication technology utilized by most corporate networks, which was also affected by it. The goal of this example is to show how accommodating one […].

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Polish healthcare provider uses Infermedica's AI-enabled call centre triage platform

Mobi Health News

In 2019 PZU Zdrowie directed 37% of patients with new health problems to telemedicine consultations.

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Healthcare has made big gains in interoperability, KLAS Research and CHIME report

FierceHealthIT

Healthcare has made big gains in interoperability, KLAS Research and CHIME report. hlandi. Tue, 01/26/2021 - 17:51.

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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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Delayed NHS MedTech funding mandate policy to launch in April

Mobi Health News

The policy aims to get medical devices, diagnostics, and digital products to patients faster.

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Google commits $150M to COVID-19 vaccine education, partnering with One Medical to open vaccination sites

FierceHealthIT

Google commits $150M to COVID-19 vaccine education, partnering with One Medical to open vaccination sites. hlandi. Tue, 01/26/2021 - 12:02.

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Abu Dhabi introduces three new tests amidst surge in COVID-19 cases

Mobi Health News

The approval of the tests comes as new cases of COVID-19 recorded today reached an all-time daily high – sparking fears of a new lockdown in the United Arab Emirates.

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Kaufman Hall: Hospitals close out 2020 with declining margins and higher expenses due to COVID-19

FierceHealthIT

Kaufman Hall: Hospitals close out 2020 with declining margins and higher expenses due to COVID-19. rking. Tue, 01/26/2021 - 11:39.

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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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Startup that focuses on metabolic reset Calibrate scores $22.5M in Series A funding

Mobi Health News

Threshold Ventures led the round with participation from Forerunner Ventures and Redesign Health.

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Industry Voices—Personal health records are a lynchpin to COVID-19 strategies

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—Personal health records are a lynchpin to COVID-19 strategies. hlandi. Tue, 01/26/2021 - 10:45.

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Nation’s Leading Provider of Occupational Health, Concentra, Selects the eVisit® to Power Concentra Telemed®, 8,000 Visits/Month

eVisit

The nation’s leader in occupational healthcare and telemedicine, Concentra , has selected the eVisit Virtual Care platform to power its Concentra telemedicine service offerings — its industry-leading 24/7/365 Concentra Telemed® offering and Concentra Telerehab®, conducting more than 8,000 virtual visits a month. First launched in June 2017, Concentra Telemed brought another option to provide critical access to care for employers and their injured and ill employees nationwide.

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AHIP's Eyles: Health policy priorities for insurers to watch in 2021

FierceHealthIT

AHIP's Eyles: Health policy priorities for insurers to watch in 2021. pminemyer. Tue, 01/26/2021 - 13:43.

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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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We’re Looking for an Executive Director to Join the Society

Society for Participatory Medicine

Have you heard? The Society for Participatory Medicine (SPM) is hiring an Executive Director. You can read more about the position here and how to apply. Please pass the job description along to your professional network as well as anyone you may know who may be interested in helping lead the organization into our next decade of growth. SPM is undergoing significant change, having recently refreshed our mission and vision statements.

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Physician compensation slides after COVID-19 slams practices, Kaufman Hall says

FierceHealthIT

Physician compensation slides after COVID-19 slams practices, Kaufman Hall says. rking. Tue, 01/26/2021 - 15:40.

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Bioprinting: Building Machines that Build Bits of Us – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 1/29 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Chuck Webster, MD (@wareflo) on the topic “Bioprinting: Building Machines that Build Bits of Us“ I got my degree in Artificial Intelligence because it was the […].

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Former Veterans Affairs doctor sentenced to prison for sexual abuse

FierceHealthIT

Former Veterans Affairs doctor sentenced to prison for sexual abuse. treed. Tue, 01/26/2021 - 11:34.

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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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ONC Challenge Invites Developers To Improve And Leverage Synthetic Health Data Sets

Healthcare IT Today

The ONC has announced a challenge inviting developers to build out and leverage solutions based on an engine that generates synthetic health data. The ONC’s Synthetic Health Data Challenge is looking for new ways to take advantage of Synthea, an open-source synthetic patient generator that creates model medical histories of fictitious patients. Synthea is built […].

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The IRS is Issuing ACA Penalty Letter 5005-A For The 2017 Tax Year

ACA Times

3 minute read: The IRS has begun issuing Letter 5005-A, Information Return Penalty Notice (Form 1094-C or 1095-C) (“Letter 5005-A”), for the 2017 tax year, demonstrating their efficiency at identifying ACA non-compliance and intensifying enforcement efforts. Letter 5005-A is issued to Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) that failed to furnish 1095-C forms to employees under IRC 6721/6722 or file forms 1094-C and 1095-C with the IRS for the 2017 tax year.

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symplr to Acquire Phynd Backed by Clearlake

Healthcare IT Today

Phynd’s cloud technology will accelerate symplr’s innovation roadmap while further establishing the company as the healthcare governance, risk management, and compliance software leader symplr, a leading global healthcare governance, risk management, and compliance (“GRC”) software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) platform, backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.

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Health First Health Plan signs on to use Oscar's technology platform

FierceHealthIT

Health First Health Plan signs on to use Oscar's technology platform. pminemyer. Tue, 01/26/2021 - 16:00.

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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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Ten Trends Redefining Healthcare in 2018

HealthStream

The healthcare industry is in a time of great uncertainty and innovation. This article breaks down ten trends that are redefining healthcare, including artificial intelligence, finances, and nurse recruitment.

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Building an A+ Telehealth Team

Health Recovery Solutions

You made it! Your organization has decided to start a telehealth program to expand the services you offer your patients. The beginning of this journey is all about planning. Planning for not only the start of your program but also the success and stability of your program. To ensure that all phases of the program go as smoothly as possible, you will want to make sure that all appropriate staff members have a seat at the (planning) table!

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Effective Communication Skills for Healthcare Professionals to Improve Readmissions

HealthStream

In today’s healthcare culture, the manner in which information is conveyed by clinicians is as important as the information itself. Here we discuss vital communication skills for reducing readmissions.

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