Fri.Oct 22, 2021

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“Complexity is Profitable” in U.S. Healthcare – How to Save a Quarter-Trillion Dollars

Health Populi

In the U.S., “Health care is complicated because complexity is profitable.” So explain Bob Kocher, MD, and Anuraag Chigurupati, in a viewpoint on Economic Incentives for Administrative Simplification, published this week in JAMA. Dr. Kocher, a physician who is a venture capitalist, and Chigurupati, head of member experience at Devoted Health, explain the misaligned incentives that impede progress in reducing administrative spending.

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DTx company Click Therapeutic scores $52M in Series B funding

Mobi Health News

This news comes roughly a year after the company signed a $500 million deal with Boehringer Ingelheim.

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23andMe jumps into telehealth, prescription drug delivery with $400M buyout of Lemonaid Health

FierceHealthIT

23andMe jumps into telehealth, prescription drug delivery with $400M buyout of Lemonaid Health. hlandi. Fri, 10/22/2021 - 10:44.

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HIMSSCast: How virtual care can help combat physician burnout

Mobi Health News

Rose Health's CEO and CMO on the current burnout epidemic and how tech could help,

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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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Volumes for these elective procedures are closest to rebounding from COVID declines, Epic finds

FierceHealthIT

Volumes for these elective procedures are closest to rebounding from COVID declines, Epic finds. agliadkovskaya. Fri, 10/22/2021 - 16:43.

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HCA posts $2.2B profit after ‘most intense surge’ of COVID-19 in Q3, higher labor costs

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HCA posts $2.2B profit after ‘most intense surge’ of COVID-19 in Q3, higher labor costs. rking. Fri, 10/22/2021 - 11:49.

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23andMe snaps up prescription platform Lemonaid Health for $400M

Mobi Health News

The deal is expected to close by the end of 2021.

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Judge tosses motion to dismiss Stark Law case against Community Health Network

FierceHealthIT

Judge tosses motion to dismiss Stark Law case against Community Health Network. dmuoio. Fri, 10/22/2021 - 13:07.

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Mental health startup SonderMind buys predictive analytics tool Qntfy

Mobi Health News

SonderMind said the purchase will help providers deliver personalized mental healthcare.

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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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ATA urges HHS to protect telehealth coverage by extending public health emergency through 2022

FierceHealthIT

ATA urges HHS to protect telehealth coverage by extending public health emergency through 2022. rtorrence. Fri, 10/22/2021 - 11:07.

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Workit Health lands $118M for its digital tool focused on substance use disorder

Mobi Health News

The company plans to use the funding to expand into new regions. It aims to operate nationwide by 2023.

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Products, Insights, and Perspectives from HLTH 2021

Healthcare IT Today

In my previous article, I highlighted some of the most interesting insights and perspectives from the start of HLTH 2021 along with some of the culture of the conference. Plus, hopefully you got a chance to read Colin Hung’s article about Health Equity at HLTH 2021. Now I’m going to share a number of products, […].

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Osteoporosis experts in APAC launch online educational modules

Mobi Health News

The modules are based on the group's minimum clinical standards for osteoporosis care.

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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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Biden doubts Medicare benefits expansion could make it into infrastructure package

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Biden doubts Medicare benefits expansion could make it into infrastructure package. rking. Fri, 10/22/2021 - 14:46.

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Roundup: Alnylam launches symptom tracker app for rare disease, UK startup raises £1.2M for mental fitness platform and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, new guidance published on classification of medical devices in the EU.

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Doomed Next Gen ACO program saved Medicare $637M last year

FierceHealthIT

Doomed Next Gen ACO program saved Medicare $637M last year. rking. Fri, 10/22/2021 - 14:12.

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How Tech Solutions Can Help Restore Trust In Phone Calls

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by James Garvert, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Communications Solutions at Neustar. Faced with a ballooning epidemic of illegal robocalls and phone scams — in 2020, U.S. consumers received nearly 46 billion robocalls and lost $3.3 billion to phone fraud — legislators and the Federal Communications Commission […].

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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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UnitedHealthcare will reimburse providers for COVID-19 vaccine underpayments

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UnitedHealthcare will reimburse providers for COVID-19 vaccine underpayments. pminemyer. Fri, 10/22/2021 - 12:12.

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Trinity Health Invests in Xealth to Accelerate Digital Health

Healthcare IT Today

15 leading health systems have invested in the digital health platform for advancing digital connections between clinicians and their patients Xealth, the leader in enabling digital health at scale, today announced that Trinity Health, one of the nation’s largest Catholic health care systems, has invested in the company. Trinity is one of 15 health system investors […].

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Push for healthcare provisions in reconciliation bill; Google Care Studio goes mobile

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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Weekender 10/22/21

HIStalk Weekender

Weekly News Recap Vanderbilt University Medical Center reports that.

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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.