Thu.May 21, 2020

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Trust My Doctor and Fear the Office: The Telehealth Opportunity in and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic

Health Populi

Doctors maintain their top status as U.S. patients’ most-trusted source of coronavirus information. However, as patients continue to be concerned about exposure to COVID-19, 3 in 5 are concerned about being at-risk to the virus in their doctor’s office, according to research from the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) and AMCP , the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy.

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Navenio raises ?9M in Series A funding for hospital workforce AI platform

Mobi Health News

The solution aims to improve efficiency by assigning tasks to healthcare teams based on their location.

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COVID-19: Acknowledging the need to adopt digital health in New Zealand

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Despite its relatively small size, the government in New Zealand’s managed to effectively mitigate the spread of the virus within the country. In the recent HIMSS webinar “Tackling COVID-19 in Northern New Zealand – the role of digital health”, hosted by Dr Charles Alessi (Chief Clinical Officer HIMSS) with invited guest speaker Dr Alan Davis (Clinical Director for Northland District Health Board), Dr Davis revealed the steps implemented by the government to combat the sp

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Big Sky Health lands $8M to expand it fasting app

Mobi Health News

The company will be adding a premium version of its fasting app, called Zero Plus.

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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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How COVID-19 is shaping the future of virtual care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: HIMSS20 Digital Coverage Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: How COVID-19 is shaping the future of virtual care Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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IHH Healthcare launches telemedicine services in Singapore, Malaysia and other key markets

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

IHH Healthcare, Asia’s largest privately owned healthcare group, last week announced that it has rolled out telemedicine services in Singapore, Malaysia, Turkey, India and Hong Kong. This rollout means patients are now able to “enjoy more convenient access to IHH’s full suite of services from consultation to doorstep drug delivery, with the option for a seamless transfer to the group’s brick-and-mortar facilities, if necessary,” IHH said.

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One Medical beats Q1 expectations, as it continues to deal with COVID-19 obstacles

Mobi Health News

While the company saw a 25% increase in revenue year-over-year it failed to meet earnings per share expectations.

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New HIE hook-up, telemedicine transform care at LA clinic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For decades, Chinatown Service Center of Los Angeles, a federally qualified health center community clinic, relied on the ubiquitous faxing of patients’ medical records from local hospitals and physician offices, as well as patients bringing their most recent doctor visits’ paperwork outside of CSC to their appointments. THE PROBLEM. Though CSC had digitized its own patient records at its four FQHCs in the last decade, faxing remained the only way to share data with other local pract

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Super-charged digital triage brings consultants to GP appointments

Mobi Health News

Cinapsis aims to ease the burden with enhanced digital triage that allows GPs to call in consultants for real-time primary care decisions.

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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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Future of AI in Healthcare in India: Opportunities and Challenges

New Age Healthcare

Technology has certainly revolutionised the way health care is provided and received across the globe. Amongst the various available ‘new age’ tech solutions, Artificial intelligence is at the forefront and is also the most talked about in media and board rooms. Plethora of use cases are available where implementation of AI in healthcare has resulted in multifold of benefits in areas such as drug discovery, personalised care for chronic diseases, predictive healthcare diagnosis, automation of me

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Is This What You Call a Telehealth Cart?

Healthcare IT Today

As the world of telehealth explodes, we’ve seeing all sorts of approaches to solving the teleheath problem. For those waiting for my list of telehealth vendors, I’ve finished evaluating 235 companies and classifying them. I’ll be publishing the first piece of the list next week. In the process of creating the list of telehealth vendors […].

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Cigna grows digital behavioral health network in partnership with Talkspace

FierceHealthIT

Cigna grows digital behavioral health network in partnership with Talkspace. pminemyer. Thu, 05/21/2020 - 10:24.

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A Virtual Epic Go-Live

Healthcare IT Today

The following is an interview with Rebecca Manne, RN, BSN – Executive Vice President, EHR Implementation at Optimum Healthcare IT, to learn about their recent experience doing a virtual Epic EHR Go-Live at Valley Children’s Healthcare. Tell us more about yourself and Optimum Healthcare IT. My name is Rebecca Manne, and I am the Executive […].

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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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Kaiser Permanente wants to help employees safely return to their workspaces amid COVID-19. Here's how

FierceHealthIT

Kaiser Permanente wants to help employees safely return to their workspaces amid COVID-19. Here's how. rking. Thu, 05/21/2020 - 12:55.

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New Study Questions Rotavirus Vaccine Effect on T1D Development

Insulin Nation

Excitement over a potential preventative treatment for type 1 diabetes reached a high last year as multiple studies showed a link between inoculation with the rotavirus vaccine and a reduced rate of T1D development in children. These studies came after years of research into the connection between infection with the rotavirus and activation of T-cells against pancreatic cells in those predisposed to type 1.

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Reclaiming the Space Between Visits

Healthcare IT Today

One man sat quietly staring down while other focus group participants chatted away discussing the chronic back pain video they’d just watched. The video was a 25 minute decision aid that discussed back pain, related issues like depression, and treatment options. It was meant to help them think about their goals and preferences. Ideally, patients […].

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Google wants to give 'superpowers' to clinicians. Today it's helping them find hotel rooms

FierceHealthIT

Google wants to give 'superpowers' to clinicians. Today it's helping them find hotel rooms. hlandi. Thu, 05/21/2020 - 15:55.

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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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COVID-19 is Accelerating the Adoption of Remote Patient Monitoring solutions. Are you on the Fast Track?

Redox

The response to COVID-19 has shown that the US healthcare system is ill-equipped to address a huge spike in demand. At the most basic level, we don’t have enough beds, caregivers, or personal protective equipment. This harsh reality is forcing us to assess every aspect of our healthcare system. It’s abundantly clear that the status quo is insufficient and that we must find ways to not only navigate this current crisis but to better position ourselves for the future.

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ACOs seek info on Next Gen, Direct Contracting models amid COVID-19 pandemic

FierceHealthIT

ACOs seek info on Next Gen, Direct Contracting models amid COVID-19 pandemic. rking. Thu, 05/21/2020 - 15:18.

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Uber and Lyft sued by California for Misclassifying Gig Workers. How Misclassification can Impact ACA Compliance

ACA Times

3 minute read: Gig Economy giants Uber and Lyft are being sued by the state of California for allegedly failing to meet the requirements of California Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5). The Complaint , filed by attorneys from the Office of the California Attorney General and the city attorney offices of Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco “accuses Uber and Lyft of depriving workers of benefits, such as a minimum wage, health care, overtime pay, reimbursement for business-related expenses, access to di

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Physician pay was rising before COVID. Here's how much ? and what MGMA expects for the future

FierceHealthIT

Physician pay was rising before COVID. Here's how much — and what MGMA expects for the future. hlandi. Thu, 05/21/2020 - 11:16.

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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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Future of AI in Healthcare in India: Opportunities and Challenges

New Age Healthcare

Technology has certainly revolutionised the way health care is provided and received across the globe. Amongst the various available ‘new age’ tech solutions, Artificial intelligence is at the forefront and is also the most talked about in media and board rooms. Plethora of use cases are available where implementation of AI in healthcare has resulted in multifold of benefits in areas such as drug discovery, personalised care for chronic diseases, predictive healthcare diagnosis, automation of me

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April was 'worst month ever' for hospital finances: report

FierceHealthIT

April was 'worst month ever' for hospital finances: report. treed. Thu, 05/21/2020 - 08:48.

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Future of AI in Healthcare in India: Opportunities and Challenges

New Age Healthcare

Technology has certainly revolutionised the way health care is provided and received across the globe. Amongst the various available ‘new age’ tech solutions, Artificial intelligence is at the forefront and is also the most talked about in media and board rooms. Plethora of use cases are available where implementation of AI in healthcare has resulted in multifold of benefits in areas such as drug discovery, personalised care for chronic diseases, predictive healthcare diagnosis, automation of me

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COVID-19 Ushering in the Age of Telehealth

Health Recovery Solutions

A recent study out of the Duke University Department of Medicine explored the role the COVID-19 pandemic has had on digital transformation in healthcare. The research discusses how COVID-19 has catalyzed telehealth and telemedicine adoption, forcing a digital transformation that is the new reality and here to stay. The researchers provide advantages and limitations of various telehealth modalities throughout the three phases (listed below) of the United States response to the pandemic, as seen a

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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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5 Tips for Email Messaging in Post-Pandemic Care

Geonetric

Identifying Post-Pandemic Personas Like most marketers, you likely make email marketing part of your marketing arsenal. As we move into the next phase of this historic pandemic, you’ll probably reach out to patients who fall into one of three categories: “Ready to Go” – People who are eager to return to everyday life as quickly […]. Read 5 Tips for Email Messaging in Post-Pandemic Care at Geonetric.com.

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Neonatal Telehealth: How It Has Improved and Transformed Neonatal Health

InTouch Health

How Neonatal Telehealth Can Reduce Costs and Benefit Mother and Child. Giving birth can be extremely stressful for some mothers, especially when they lack access to neonatal care. According to recent statistics, around 10% of babies born in the United States are considered preterm. 8.6% of all babies have a low birthweight, 20% of all infant deaths are due to a birth defect, and around 14.5% of all mothers do not receive any neonatal care.

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The Importance of Building Competence in Change Management

HealthStream

Most of our focus on competency in healthcare is on clinical and leadership competencies; however, given the rapid rate of change in healthcare, it also makes sense to ensure that your organization is competent in change itself.