Tue.Sep 29, 2020

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Internet CBT for pediatric OCD maintains, or even increases, effectiveness over 12 months

Mobi Health News

A follow-on analysis found tentative evidence that, unlike in-person CBT, the online intervention could become more effective over the course of a year.

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Redefining PPE As Primary Care, Public Health, and Health Equity – The Community PPE Index

Health Populi

In May 2020, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) re-visited the acronym, “PPE.” As OED evolves the definition of PPE, the wordsmiths could borrow from OSHA’s website , noting that PPE, “is equipment worn to minimize exposure to hazards that cause serious workplace injuries and illnesses. These injuries and illnesses may result from contact with chemical, radiological, physical, electrical, mechanical, or other workplace hazards.

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COVID-19 pandemic presents opportunities to reexamine stereotypes about healthcare

Mobi Health News

At the keynote address at HIMSS’ Accelerate Health digital series, Sachin Jain, president and CEO of SCAN, shared his experiences during this digital health evolution.

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Digital health world looking to innovation more than ever

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Digital health world looking to innovation more than ever Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: EMEA Right Now:

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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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MobiHealthNews and Healthcare IT News expand into Europe, Middle East & Africa edition

Mobi Health News

HIMSS Media are expanding their Europe/UK editions to encompass MEA, with MobiHealthNews and Healthcare IT News now including a more comprehensive and inclusive Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) edition.

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Raccoon.World closes €900k seed funding for digital physiotherapy platform

Mobi Health News

The funding will go towards expanding their existing markets and for future scaling within Europe and Asia.

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Digital health world looking to innovation more than ever

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Digital health world looking to innovation more than ever Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Europe/UK Right Now:

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Raccoon.World closes €900k seed funding for digital physiotherapy platform

Mobi Health News

The funding will go towards expanding their existing markets and for future scaling within Europe and Asia.

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eVisit Joins World Mental Health Day with Behavioral Virtual Care Update

eVisit

Published: Sept. 29, 2020. There is no health without mental health. Those seven words are the first you see on the World Federation for Mental Health’s (WFMH) website. Oct. 10 is World Mental Health Day and the theme this year is: Mental Health for All: Greater Investment, Greater Access.

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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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UnitedHealth Group reportedly scoops up digital pharmacy DivvyDose

Mobi Health News

The acquisition deal is worth $300 million, per CNBC.

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Treatment Versus Rehab: What Are the Important Differences?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Treatment for addiction is not the same as rehab. If you’re looking for one or both of these services, it’s important that you understand the differences and when you need one or the other. Use […]. The article Treatment Versus Rehab: What Are the Important Differences?

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Best Buy health launches a new flip phone aimed at the senior market

Mobi Health News

The phone is able to connect with Amazon Alexa voice services.

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Keeping Fit and Reducing Body Fat At Home

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Losing weight can be difficult for some people. One of the main challenges is keeping yourself motivated as you wait to see all your hard work finally pay off with some weight loss. Using technology […]. The article Keeping Fit and Reducing Body Fat At Home appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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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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Insurers offered new benefits in response to COVID-19. Where do they stand 6 months later?

FierceHealthIT

Insurers offered new benefits in response to COVID-19. Where do they stand 6 months later? pminemyer. Tue, 09/29/2020 - 11:12.

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Digital Exchange and Processing of Medical Documentation Key To Success In Value-Based Care

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By John Harrison, chief commercial officer, Concord Technologies. With the shift towards value-based care reimbursement models, it has become even more important for providers to be able to digitally share patient clinical documentation with payers […].

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The Rise of Consumer Healthcare Applications – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 10/2 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Brendan Keeler (@healthbjk) from @Redox on the topic of “The Rise of Consumer Healthcare Applications“. The empowerment of the patient as a consumer is the new mantra […].

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An Innovative Solution To Support Expanded Telehealth Capability

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By James P. Gfrerer, chief information officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. An established leader in telehealth technology, VA has been using real-time virtual video medical appointments since 2002 to connect veterans with VA clinicians […].

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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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Employers will need to respond carefully amid roller coaster of health costs during COVID-19

FierceHealthIT

Employers will need to respond carefully amid roller coaster of health costs during COVID-19. treed. Tue, 09/29/2020 - 10:48.

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What Is The Best Telemedicine Company For Behavioral Health

Iris Telehealth

If you’re a psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner, you might recently have started looking for work in telemedicine, a growing industry in the world of mental health and medicine. But how exactly do you decide which telemedicine company is best for you? In this article, we’ll highlight the most important features to look for when searching for a job in behavioral health telemedicine.

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HHS launches initiative to alleviate health IT burdens for doctors

FierceHealthIT

HHS launches initiative to alleviate health IT burdens for doctors. hlandi. Tue, 09/29/2020 - 12:54.

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Provider Credentialing Adaptations for COVID-19 Hint at Healthcare’s Future

HealthStream

Today’s adaptations and new procedures being established in provider credentialing are likely tomorrow’s business as usual.” The rapid changes coming now will likely lead to long-term evolution… not only in the credentialing process, but all across healthcare.

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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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COVID-19 has forced hospitals to be more careful about their suppliers. Here are some of the lessons learned.

FierceHealthIT

COVID-19 has forced hospitals to be more careful about their suppliers. Here are some of the lessons learned. rking. Tue, 09/29/2020 - 16:42.

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Should My Website and Intranet Look Alike?

Geonetric

How Intranet & Website UX Align Intranets, like websites, are a digital experience. Users of both have expectations in their use, and many of those expectations align across audiences, from your colleagues and employees to your prospective patients and hospital visitors. The best designs guide people to what they need No matter where content lives […].

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Molina to acquire Affinity Health Plan in $380M deal

FierceHealthIT

Molina to acquire Affinity Health Plan in $380M deal. pminemyer. Tue, 09/29/2020 - 07:14.

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MICHAEL LAMM JOINS OPUS CONNECT’S WEBINAR TO DISCUSS COVID-19’S IMPACT ON HEALTHCARE INVESTING

Corp Advisory Solutions

Michael Lamm joins the Opus Connect webinar to discuss private equity investment in the healthcare industry and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The post MICHAEL LAMM JOINS OPUS CONNECT’S WEBINAR TO DISCUSS COVID-19’S IMPACT ON HEALTHCARE INVESTING appeared first on Corporate Advisory Solutions.

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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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UnitedHealthcare teams with St. Luke to create new commercial narrow network plan

FierceHealthIT

UnitedHealthcare teams with St. Luke to create new commercial narrow network plan. rking. Tue, 09/29/2020 - 12:03.

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CAS REVIEWS Q2 2020 ARM M&A ACTIVITY IN SUMMER 2020 ACA SOUTHWEST COLLECTOR CONNECTOR

Corp Advisory Solutions

Most ARM providers shifted to a work-from-home environment and will continue this operation until further guidance as they monitor the situation and take necessary actions. The post CAS REVIEWS Q2 2020 ARM M&A ACTIVITY IN SUMMER 2020 ACA SOUTHWEST COLLECTOR CONNECTOR appeared first on Corporate Advisory Solutions.

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How one mental health provider is using its own telehealth spinoff to boost virtual care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Harbor is a nonprofit mental health and substance use disorder treatment provider based in Toledo, Ohio, that has been addressing community needs for more than 100 years. It serves more than 23,000 individuals annually. Lighthouse Telehealth is a subsidiary of Harbor, formed in 2018 to meet the growing demand for telehealth. It also includes all IT, revenue cycle management and employee assistance program contracts.