Fri.Oct 11, 2019

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Digital chronic disease management programs' advantage? Supporting patients at the point of need

Mobi Health News

Omada's Dr. Cynthia Castro Sweet describes the advantages of digital platforms for chronic care, as well as the increasing demand for evidence of their value.

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The Use of Mobile Devices in Healthcare (Infographic)

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Mobile devices are playing a hugely significant role in the digital transformation of the healthcare sector. They are being used to revolutionize many aspects of healthcare – from patient communications to professional training. This guide investigates some of the ways in which mobile health, or mHealth, technology is overhauling healthcare around the world in 2019. […].

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Partners' Kvedar to tackle physician adoption challenges at next week's Connected Health Conference

Mobi Health News

How will the rise of nontraditional healthcare offerings like telemedicine affect the traditional healthcare system?

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Digital Transformation In Healthcare Is Not Happening As Fast As It Should — And There’s One Reason No One is Talking About

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Juan Pablo Segura, co-founder, Babyscripts. At first glance, the healthcare field seems to be a goldmine for digital innovation. An overextended workforce, outdated protocols, hundreds of wasted hours in administrative tasks, a patient population that is wide open to digital solutions, a multitude of inefficiencies and redundancies — the opportunities for digital overhaul in […].

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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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UnitedHealthcare app gives members on-demand access to telehealth services

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

UnitedHealthcare launched a new app this week that enables its millions of members to access on-demand virtual doctor visits on their smartphones, computers and other devices. WHY IT MATTERS. The app, which will over time replace the healthcare provider's Health4Me app, connects patients with doctors 24 hours a day for digital visits to diagnose non-emergency medical conditions like allergies, influenza, colds, pinkeye, fevers and rashes.

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Anxiety, Anger, and Depression: The Overlooked Symptoms of Low Blood Sugar

Insulin Nation

Unexpected Anxiety. I was sitting at my desk scrambling to get a project done before the end of the day. I could feel my blood sugar dropping but was determined to finish the task at hand before I stopped to rummage through my desk for a juice box. Then the symptoms started. I’m not talking about the well-known low blood sugar symptoms, the ones you might find if you googled hypoglycemia.

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Genetic testing company agrees to $42.6M settlement and 25-year ban in Medicare fraud case

FierceHealthIT

A New Orleans-based genetic testing company and its three principals will pay $42.6 million to resolve charges they defrauded the federal government by paying kickbacks in exchange for laboratory referrals and pharmacogenetic testing. The company also agreed to a 25-year ban from participating in any federal healthcare program.

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Insurers blend telemedicine into primary care

Morning eHealth

Former FDA head speaks on health data, privacy — A nudge can go a long way, new Apple Watch study finds

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Hospitals Shifting To More Strategic Uses Of Telehealth Technologies

Healthcare IT Today

For quite some time, hospitals have been adding to their portfolio of telehealth services, in part as a way to keep their brand top-of-mind with consumers in their service area. Well before physicians were prepared to tackle the process, hospital leaders began to offer virtual care options, especially access to options like telestroke care which […].

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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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NYC Health + Hospitals upgrading hundreds of imaging machines in $224M deal with GE Healthcare

FierceHealthIT

NYC Health + Hospitals plans to upgrade hundreds of medical imaging technologies across the health system over the next 10 years as part of a $224 million deal with GE Healthcare.

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Healthcare Solutions Gone Wrong – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

We love a good laugh here at Healthcare IT Today and some of the best laughs come from really creative “approaches” to really serious challenges. In today’s edition of “Fun Friday” we’re talking about Fall Prevention and Obesity. Both of these are major challenges that are costing the healthcare system a lot of money.

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Families with Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Find SDoH Screening Useful

MedTech Boston

Children with sickle cell disease who are living in poverty often have a lower quality of life, higher healthcare use and higher. The post Families with Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Find SDoH Screening Useful appeared first on MedTech Boston.

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Relatient Acquires Everseat, A Leading Patient Self-Scheduling And Waitlist Software Company

Healthcare IT Today

Relatient, Inc., the leading customer-rated patient engagement SaaS company finalized the acquisition of Everseat, Inc., a SaaS company well-known for its patient self-scheduling and waitlist software used around the U.S. since 2013. The acquisition of Everseat by Relatient marks the culmination of a two-year-long working partnership between the two companies and will leverage resources for […].

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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 Avoid Government Audits Across the Continuum of Care

HealthStream

Government scrutiny of continuum care providers has not slowed down. Rather, its focus on this segment of the healthcare industry is keener than ever. There are ways that continuum care organizations can avoid being targeted for audits.

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Making MRI Scans 10X Faster with Machine Learning

KB Dental Consulting

We are witnesses of the rapid progress of the technological sciences in every part of our everyday life. This means that it is more than important to make progress in the medical fields. This is very crucial for the human’s life and it is significant because the health of the people is the key to every other success. The MRI scan and equipment that are available to the medical organizations are the right devices that help in the diagnostics and the final treatment of their patients.

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Weekender 10/11/19

HIStalk Weekender

Weekly News Recap Mednax will sell its MedData business to.

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Kaiser Permanente’s MA plans lead the pack in newly-released 2020 star ratings 

FierceHealthIT

Most Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with prescription drug coverage will be enrolled in a plan that earned a rating of at least four stars, the Trump administration announced Friday.

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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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Judges skeptical of Medicaid work requirements in appeals hearing on Kentucky, Arkansas programs

FierceHealthIT

A panel of appellate judges were highly skeptical of the Trump administration’s argument that Medicaid work requirements meet the objectives of Medicaid, signaling a possible new legal defeat for the administration.

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Here's what to expect from Congress and the Trump administration for the rest of 2019

FierceHealthIT

Here is a rundown of major regulations and legislation to expect for the rest of 2019, from a much-anticipated update to the Stark Law to legislation on drug prices.

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