Wed.Aug 12, 2020

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Sigma partners with ORCHA to improve health app accessibility

Mobi Health News

The health app evaluation and advisor organisation will provide Sigma with review and accreditation services to advance its digital health apps.

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My ABCovid-19 Journal – Day 4 of 5, Letters “P” through “T”

Health Populi

While I’m on holiday this week, restoring and re-setting, I’ve been sharing pages from my ABCovid-19 Journal with readers of Health Populi. I created this journal during the early phase of the pandemic in the U.S., as a form of art therapy, creative outlet, and learning. Today is Day 4 of sharing: we consider the letters “P” through “T,” and what I saw in the early coronavirus era.

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MediConnect and Rishabh Software to build medical supply chain management platform

Mobi Health News

The platform will trace the source of manufactured products, such as PPE, to stymie the supply chain of counterfeit goods.

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One Medical plans to move into North Carolina, Wisconsin amid Q2 membership jumps, narrowed losses

FierceHealthIT

One Medical plans to move into North Carolina, Wisconsin amid Q2 membership jumps, narrowed losses. hlandi. Wed, 08/12/2020 - 17:56.

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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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TestCard at-home UTI test to launch in the UK in August

Mobi Health News

With the accompanying mobile app, users can detect a UTI through immediate testing results and choose to share information with a healthcare professional.

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Immunoscape scores $11M in global financing led by ANZU partners and UTEC

Mobi Health News

The company has established collaborations with several vaccine development companies, including the San Diego-based Arcturus which is running clinical trials in Singapore.

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UnitedHealth study: Primary care docs in value-based models achieve better patient outcomes 

FierceHealthIT

UnitedHealth study: Primary care docs in value-based models achieve better patient outcomes . pminemyer. Wed, 08/12/2020 - 13:52.

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Study: Precision care management could reduce severe respiratory infection admissions

Mobi Health News

A recent review of Medicare claims suggests a machine learning algorithm could flag individuals at higher risk of infection, or help prevent outbreaks within skilled nursing facilities.

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Novartis, other investors try to delay sale of Proteus Digital Health

FierceHealthIT

Novartis, other investors try to delay sale of Proteus Digital Health. hlandi. Wed, 08/12/2020 - 16:00.

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Transform Clinical Communication With Role-based Messaging

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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Eden Health's $25M Series B, Bodyport's $11.2M Series A and more digital health funding news

Mobi Health News

Also: $30 million for Reify Health's clinical trial software, and more than $16 million for mPulse Mobile's AI-supported patient communications.

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Is Your Telehealth Strategy Aligned To The “New Normal”?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Dhaval Shah, senior vice president of medical technology, and Neha Vora, healthcare consultant of medical technology, CitiusTech In the current COVID-19 disrupted world, telehealth has seen unprecedented growth in adoption, as it minimizes the […].

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Maven develops tool for parents making choices about sending their kids back to school

Mobi Health News

Parents are prompted to take a survey about risk and lifestyle factors, and are given guidance based on their scores.

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Cigna snags new global chief information officer from Hilton

FierceHealthIT

Cigna snags new global chief information officer from Hilton. pminemyer. Wed, 08/12/2020 - 15:00.

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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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ONC Announces $2.5 Million STAR HIE Grant Program and New Health IT Use and Impact Grant

Healthcare IT Today

ONC has been working hard to do what they can with the limited budget and regulatory allowance they have available to address some of the challenges exposed by COVID-19. For example, they’ve announced previously an effort to expand LOINC to support public health needs and grants to expand HL7 standards related to the public health […].

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Sentara Healthcare announces plans to acquire Cone Health

FierceHealthIT

Sentara Healthcare announces plans to acquire Cone Health. treed. Wed, 08/12/2020 - 09:34.

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Health IT Love in the Time of COVID

Healthcare IT Today

I think it is fitting to invoke an author like Gabriel Garcia Márquez (Love in the Time of Cholera) when penning an article about Jane Sarasohn-Kahn @HealthyThinker – who I consider to be one of the best healthcare writers working today. I recently sat down with Sarasohn-Kahn to talk about the current state of healthcare […].

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Industry Voices—3 ways health information exchanges have ushered in a new era by evolving their business models

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—3 ways health information exchanges have ushered in a new era by evolving their business models. treed. Wed, 08/12/2020 - 13:20.

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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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Ginger Announces $50 Million in Series D Funding to Expand Access to the World’s First On-Demand Mental Healthcare System

Healthcare IT Today

Ginger, the leader in on-demand mental healthcare, today announced a $50 million Series D funding round led by Advance Venture Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners. Additional participants include Cigna Ventures and existing investors such as Jeff Weiner, Executive Chairman of LinkedIn, and Kaiser Permanente Ventures. This latest round of investment brings the company’s total funding […].

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Nurses and doctors sick with COVID feel pressured to get back to work

FierceHealthIT

Nurses and doctors sick with COVID feel pressured to get back to work. treed. Wed, 08/12/2020 - 09:57.

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What is the Difference between Proctoring and Precepting?

HealthStream

CVO leaders want to understand how their organizations compare to others in the industry. Metrics and benchmarks are best analyzed with the understanding that there are many variables that impact the results. Here are some examples.

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Primary care doctors look at payment overhaul after pandemic disruption

FierceHealthIT

Primary care doctors look at payment overhaul after pandemic disruption. treed. Wed, 08/12/2020 - 11:31.

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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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Tips for a Successful Charge Capture and Champion Program

Optimum Healthcare IT

Charge Capture and revenue accountability functions are gaining more transparency & accountability in modern EHR systems. The post Tips for a Successful Charge Capture and Champion Program appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Credentialing and Licensure

HealthStream

The medical profession is justifiably known for rising to a crisis, and the response to COVID-19 is no different. The healthcare credentialing and licensure process looks very different now than it did just a few weeks ago, according to the article from which this blog post excerpt is taken.

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CMS announces a new value-based payment model for rural healthcare providers

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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California Doubles Down on Its Gig Economy Worker Misclassification Challenge. Learn How That Could Affect Your ACA Compliance

ACA Times

3 minute read: California is doubling down in its battle against the gig economy. The California Labor Commissioner’s office just announced that it filed a lawsuit against Uber for misclassifying its workers as independent contractors. This follows two months after the California Attorney General, along with the city attorney’s offices of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco filed their own complaint , which “accuses Uber and Lyft of depriving workers of benefits, such as a minimum wage, he

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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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CEO of Tenet Healthcare's revenue cycle company Conifer steps down

FierceHealthIT

CEO of Tenet Healthcare's revenue cycle company Conifer steps down. treed. Wed, 08/12/2020 - 12:42.

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Top 6 Benefits of Purchasing Mobile Mammography Van!

KB Dental Consulting

Mammography Screening is a human breast imaging process that uses low-dose X-rays for early diagnosis of Cancer. The X-ray detects any lumps, masses, or micro calcifications indicating breast cancer. This specific X-ray examination of breasts is known as a Mammogram. A mammography screening helps in early detection of breast cancer while it is still treatable and much before a woman can herself feel any lumps.

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Telehealth boosts mental health patient engagement, care plan compliance

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center, based in Jamaica, New York, operates outpatient mental health clinics in underserved communities in New York City. THE PROBLEM. Prior to COVID-19, it provided 100% of services via in-person visits. When a state of emergency was declared in March, the healthcare organization needed to quickly pivot its delivery method so it could continue serving the patients who very much needed services.