Health Populi

DECEMBER 4, 2019

With new rules emanating from the White House this month focusing on health care price transparency, health care costs are in the spotlight at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. A hospital transparency mandate will go into effect in January 2021 as a final rule, and a second rule with a focus on health plans and friendly explanations-of-benefits will receive comments in the Federal Register until January 14, 2020.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Also: Cognoa announces new CFO; Pfizer vets find new roles at Aetion; Senate HELP Committee votes FDA commissioner nominee forward.

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 4, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Tom Romeo, general manager of healthcare IT, Quanum Solutions, Quest Diagnostics. As of 2017, nearly nine in 10 office-based physicians had implemented an electronic health record (EHR). Despite widespread adoption, a 2018 Quest Diagnostics survey was among the first to cast doubt on overall usefulness of “basic” EHRs.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The technology lets researchers and clinicians continuously stream a patient’s ECG rhythm, respiratory rate, heart rate, RR interval and three axis acceleration.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Is the healthcare consumer ready for voice assistants? Not quite. There is a technology overhaul underway – the biggest change in user experience since the introduction of the web browser in 1991. Voice First technology – the ability to use natural language to speak to and be spoken to by devices and software – has become at least one mandatory user interface in every business and consumer interaction.

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FierceHealthIT

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The financial improvement rural hospitals gain by affiliating with healthcare systems may come at a cost to patient care quality.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The company now wants to accelerate the commercial rollout of a system for management of Type 1 diabetes.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 4, 2019

A lot has been made about big tech companies entering healthcare. In fact, it’s something we’ve covered on this site quite a bit (See: Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon). That doesn’t even include other big tech companies like Salesforce and BestBuy or even large retailers like Walmart, Walgreens, and CVS. It seems like almost every […].

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Unveiled today, the new Teladoc Nutrition program was built on the back of TelaDietitian's existing network of more than 100 registered dietitians.

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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.

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Healthcare uses of virtual reality technology worldwide should mushroom over the next several years, generating more than $30 billion within seven years, a research firm predicts. (I don’t know about you, but that number was much higher than I would have expected!) According to Fortune Business Insights, the healthcare VR market stood at $1.56 billion […].

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Unveiled today, the new Teladoc Nutrition program was built on the back of TelaDietitian's existing network of more than 100 registered dietitians.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

DECEMBER 4, 2019

HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices Behavioral health practices are considered covered entities (CEs) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The HIPAA Privacy Rule requires CEs to distribute a Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) to new patients upon … Read more. The post HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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FierceHealthIT

DECEMBER 4, 2019

If lawmakers come together on a bipartisan federal privacy law it could result in new rules over health data currently not covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) law.

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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.

MedTech Boston

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on MD Magazine®. Artificial intelligence (AI) can be an effective and accurate tool. The post MGH, Brigham and Women’s Use AI to Detect Heart Disease appeared first on MedTech Boston.

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LeanIX

DECEMBER 4, 2019

By all accounts, the 2019 LeanIX EA Connect Days was a success. With 450+ participants, 27 presentations, and 1000+ trees sponsored for planting in Nicaragua by LeanIX and its attendees, the international Enterprise Architecture community took full advantage of two days’ worth of knowledge sharing on IT and modern business strategies. Not to mention an opportunity for hands-on demonstrations of our company’s latest product releases: LeanIX Cloud Native Suite and LeanIX Smart Xplore™.

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GlobalMed

DECEMBER 4, 2019

A major difference between GlobalMed and other telehealth vendors is the way our products fit so well into providers’ needs. That’s because our team brings hands-on clinical experience to our product design and development – and no one is a better example of that than our Chief Clinical Officer, Gigi Sorenson. While many GlobalMed executives come from the military, technology and international business, Sorenson’s telemedicine background makes her one of the most fascinating and multi-talented l

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HealthStream

DECEMBER 4, 2019

As all areas of the healthcare workforce expand, the direct care workforce will need the training in the skills and preparation to work with others across the care continuum to support an aging, needier population.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 4, 2019

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the HL7 Interface Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by ScriptSender and is in Florida. Here’s a description of the position: ScriptSender is an innovative solution for transferring […].

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LeanIX

DECEMBER 4, 2019

By all accounts, the 2019 LeanIX EA Connect Days was a success. With 450+ participants, 27 presentations, and 1000+ trees sponsored for planting in Nicaragua by LeanIX and its attendees, the international Enterprise Architecture community took full advantage of two days’ worth of knowledge sharing on IT and modern business strategies. Not to mention an opportunity for hands-on demonstrations of our company’s latest product releases: LeanIX Cloud Native Suite and LeanIX Smart Xplore™.

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FierceHealthIT

DECEMBER 4, 2019

NEW YORK CITY—UnitedHealth’s Optum is working to leverage its already massive care services and technology infrastructure to create a "seamless" healthcare experience for consumers at the local level. The company is rolling that work out "city by city," UnitedHealth Group president Andrew Witty said Wednesday during the Forbes Healthcare Summit.

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InTouch Health

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Expanding Access to Care Starts with Bringing Patients Online. Around 15% of all Americans, or 46 million people, live in rural areas. However, rural America isn’t known for its abundance of healthcare providers. Patients living in rural areas may need to drive for hours to see the nearest specialist, which can be particularly difficult during winter.

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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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Morning eHealth

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Halamka to Mayo — Telehealth reimbursement is improving

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Synzi

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Aging in Place According to the CDC, many older adults want to "age in place" – meaning, stay in their own homes as they get older. Although older adults hope to successfully age in place, they face the realities of … Read More. The post Aging in Place: The Intersection of Home Health and Virtual Care appeared first on Synzi.

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FierceHealthIT

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Health insurers’ “silver loading” paid off for people in subsidized ACA coverage, particularly in rural areas, according to a new study.

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Synzi

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Aging in Place According to the CDC, many older adults want to “age in place” – meaning, stay in their own homes as they get older. Although older adults hope to successfully age in place, they face the realities of … Read More. The post Aging in Place: The Intersection of Home Health and Virtual Care appeared first on Synzi.

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Insulin Nation

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Stomach bugs (like Norovirus) and a real bout of the flu were never something I recall dealing with as an adult…until I was pregnant and had children. Suddenly, these viruses were being brought into my home thanks to my adorable little children in their adorable little preschool full of adorable little germs. Now, after 4 years of experience with contracting nasty 24-hour stomach bugs every goddamn winter, I know how to prepare for that brief but potentially devastating day. .

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Synzi

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Aging in Place According to the CDC, many older adults want to “age in place” – meaning, stay in their own homes as they get older. Although older adults hope to successfully age in place, they face the realities of … Read More. The post Aging in Place: The Intersection of Home Health and Virtual Care appeared first on Synzi.

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FierceHealthIT

DECEMBER 4, 2019

A Tennessee doctor faces up to 20 years in prison and up to a $1 million fine after he pleaded guilty to a single count of unlawful distribution of drugs, including opioids.

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