Fri.Jun 26, 2020

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Healthy.io acquires fellow smartphone urinalysis startup Inui Health

Mobi Health News

The companies are reported to have agreed on a $9 million deal with milestones for Inui Health (formerly known as Scanadu).

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The successes – and pitfalls – of using telehealth for home-based primary care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Home-based primary care allows individuals with chronic conditions – especially older people – to stay in their homes longer, reducing hospitalization rates and improving quality of life. As the COVID-19 crisis has made evident, telehealth can be a useful tool to help connect patients with services remotely. However, experts say it is vital to consider the capabilities of patients when trying to implement an at-home care model – and the capabilities of their caregivers.

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Circadia Health's contactless respiration rate monitor receives 510(k) clearance

Mobi Health News

The device monitors vitals from up to four feet away, and is designed for use in healthcare settings or at home.

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CMS Updates Payment For Certain COVID-19 Lab Tests

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Brenda Turner, director of product consulting, MedeAnalytics. The COVID-19 landscape as it relates to testing is frequently changing as CMS made wholesale changes and smaller adjustments to payment schedules. CMS announced Medicare will nearly […].

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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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Health insurtech company Oscar scores $225M in new funding

Mobi Health News

Alphabet, General Catalyst, Kholsa Ventures, Lakestar, Thrive Capital and Baillie Gifford participated in this round.

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Fall of a Pioneer: Unpacking Proteus' bankruptcy filing with Brian Dolan

Mobi Health News

What the loss of one of the earliest and most well-known companies in the digital health space tells us about digital health and pharma.

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Telehealth is the new norm, but a lot work needs to be done

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Telehealth is the new norm, but a lot work needs to be done Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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Analytics Can Make Behavioral Health Work

Healthcare IT Today

In medicine, value-based pricing has gained a lot of adherents who want to put some risk on the pharma companies and tamp down on irresponsible marketing or prescribing. But behavioral health is usually licensed by health plans on a flat monthly basis, not linked either to the number of members treated or how well they […].

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Industry Voices—You released a statement denouncing racism and affirming 'Black Lives Matter.' Now what?

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—You released a statement denouncing racism and affirming 'Black Lives Matter.' Now what? treed. Fri, 06/26/2020 - 10:13.

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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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The Rise of Specialist Healthcare Services In Small Communities

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Receiving proper healthcare services is important for all people. While this can include having access to a local primary care physician, it should also mean being able to see a specialist when necessary. Traditionally, people […]. The article The Rise of Specialist Healthcare Services In Small Communities appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Industry Voices—4 predictions for healthcare analytics in a post-COVID-19 world

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—4 predictions for healthcare analytics in a post-COVID-19 world. treed. Fri, 06/26/2020 - 14:55.

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What Telehealth Systems Need To Be Enterprise-Ready

Healthcare IT Today

Over the past few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced providers to switch over rapidly from delivering face-to-face care to supporting virtual visits. However, it’s hard to argue that the systems they’ve relied upon weren’t built to support the huge uptick in demand for telehealth services. The question, then, is what such platforms need to […].

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Study: Primary care practices could lose $15B in 2020 due to COVID-19

FierceHealthIT

Study: Primary care practices could lose $15B in 2020 due to COVID-19. rking. Fri, 06/26/2020 - 11:46.

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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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Put the Patient First – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

I’ve known Ross Martin for a long time and been a big fan of his parodies and music (My favorite is the HITECH Interoperetta). I also love that he created The American College of Medical Informatimusicology. I thought I’d seen all of the various health IT related music that Ross had put out, but I […].

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Industry Voices—We need to restart the healthcare economy for the sake of patients

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—We need to restart the healthcare economy for the sake of patients. treed. Fri, 06/26/2020 - 15:22.

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What the Clearance of Akili’s EndeavorRX Means for the Company, Users and the Industry

Digital Health Today

If you’ve been tuned into nearly any news channel recently, you’ve probably seen the announcement by Akili about the clearance they announced on June 15 for their product EndeavorRX. It is the first prescription treatment delivered through a video game which is designed to treat Pediatric ADHD. This was quickly followed by an announcement on June 23, 2020 of their CE Mark certification.

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How Walgreens leveraged its Microsoft partnership to respond to COVID-19

FierceHealthIT

How Walgreens leveraged its Microsoft partnership to respond to COVID-19. hlandi. Fri, 06/26/2020 - 15:21.

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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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Carcadia Health's contactless respiration rate monitor receives 510(k) clearance

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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Pence blames COVID-19 spikes on increase in testing and younger, asymptomatic infections

FierceHealthIT

Pence blames COVID-19 spikes on increase in testing and younger, asymptomatic infections. rking. Fri, 06/26/2020 - 15:14.

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Most doctors are launching telemedicine in 2020 – and this is why you should, too

Healee

Adopting telemedicine has always been a good idea. Now that Covid-19 has forever changed the way we interact, telemedicine has become an indispensable tool for comprehensive doctor-patient communication. Read on to learn more about why you should consider launching telemedicine. The post Most doctors are launching telemedicine in 2020 – and this is why you should, too appeared first on Healee.

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Oscar Health closes $225M funding round

FierceHealthIT

Oscar Health closes $225M funding round. pminemyer. Fri, 06/26/2020 - 11:37.

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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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How Atlassian Uses LeanIX to Accelerate Integration Planning

LeanIX

Acquisitions are a driving force behind Atlassian’s ever-expanding suite of products. In fact, as explained at the past LeanIX EA Connect Day by Phil Ziegler, Enterprise Business Architect at Atlassian, many of the company’s multi-functional offerings for project management and software development are a direct result of inorganic growth — a process he and his team have perfected via IT integration planning with LeanIX.

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Express Scripts' Accredo is embracing digital specialty pharmacy tools amid COVID-19. Here's how

FierceHealthIT

Express Scripts' Accredo is embracing digital specialty pharmacy tools amid COVID-19. Here's how. pminemyer. Fri, 06/26/2020 - 13:51.

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Effective Recognition is the Right Way to Influence Behavior Among Healthcare Employees

HealthStream

Employees who feel valued for their contributions will outperform and are far more likely to stay with an organization. Best-in-class healthcare organizations have recognition-rich cultures in place that bring out the best in their people.

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TIGTA Recommends Undisclosed Stricter Enforcement Procedures of the Employer Shared Responsibility Payment

ACA Times

1 minute read: On June 10, 2020, The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) issued a heavily redacted report entitled “Improvements Are Needed to Ensure That Employer Shared Responsibility Payments Are Properly Assessed.” See here. Due to the heavy redactions, the nature of the improvements is not disclosed. However, what was revealed in the report was TIGTA’s concern about the IRS’s failure to assess Employer Shared Responsibility Payments (ESRP) penalties arising out of Inte

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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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Weekender 6/26/20

HIStalk Weekender

Weekly News Recap Kaufman Hall spins off its enterprise performance.

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The Trump administration has officially asked SCOTUS to strike down the ACA. What comes next?

FierceHealthIT

The Trump administration has officially asked SCOTUS to strike down the ACA. What comes next? pminemyer. Fri, 06/26/2020 - 10:41.

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