Mon.Jun 07, 2021

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How smartphones can help to unlock COVID-19 testing capacity

Mobi Health News

A new white paper from HIMSS suggests that the smartphone can hold the key to delivering capacity and enabling an innovative approach to rapid antigen testing as governments continue to wrestle with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Examining structural racism in health tech

KevinMD

I know I was not alone at feeling shock and grief upon reading the JAMA tweet that “no physician is racist.” Beyond the 8,000+ and climbing signatories to the Change.org petition asking for a change to JAMA leadership, the data on microaggressions and their contributions to physician burnout published in a recent study in JAMA Surgery presents clear.

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Apple adds walking stability, family and provider health sharing, and more at WWDC 2021

Mobi Health News

Once again the developer spotlighted a number of new health features for the iPhone and Apple Watch.

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What data and technologies are needed to propel telehealth quality?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Virtual care aligns with strategic imperatives to improve health outcomes, enhance patient safety, and optimize the patient experience for populations with medical complexity and high healthcare needs. As a result, it will pay off if healthcare can continue the expansion of telehealth started by the COVID-19 pandemic. One driver of successful expansion of virtual care services is open communication and collaboration with key stakeholders on important initiatives that impact the virtual care proc

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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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Carbon Health expands into diabetes care with acquisition of Steady Health

Mobi Health News

The acquisition will support Carbon Health’s primary care model, which combines in-person clinics with a virtual care platform.

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Mendel scores $18M in Series A for EMR data organizing software

Mobi Health News

The company plans to use the new money to grow out its business and sales team.

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How Emerging Tech Is Transforming Medical Care

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The medical field is always looking for ways to improve the care they provide. In recent years, there have been many advances in technology that are now being implemented into clinical settings. These changes will […]. The article How Emerging Tech Is Transforming Medical Care appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Samsung researchers develop stretchable heart rate monitoring skin patch

Mobi Health News

According to the company, the device can still operate normally even if elongated up to 30% and stretched a thousand times.

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Apple unveils automated health data alerts, in-EHR record sharing, fall risk analysis and more at WWDC 2021

FierceHealthIT

Apple unveils automated health data alerts, in-EHR record sharing, fall risk analysis and more at WWDC 2021. dmuoio. Mon, 06/07/2021 - 15:49.

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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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Itamar's new capabilities include disposable sleep apnea test, subjective sleep data

Mobi Health News

Itamar Medical plans to provide additional information on its product improvements at the Virtual SLEEP 2021 Conference.

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UnitedHealthcare may retroactively reject 'non-emergent' ER claims under new coverage policy

FierceHealthIT

UnitedHealthcare may retroactively reject 'non-emergent' ER claims under new coverage policy. pminemyer. Mon, 06/07/2021 - 13:50.

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One Medical picks up Medicare-focused provider Iora Health in $2.1B M&A

Mobi Health News

The company plans to use this M&A to gain a foothold in the Medicare space.

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Experts: CMS should act quickly on a national coverage decision for Biogen's newly approved Alzheimer's drug

FierceHealthIT

Experts: CMS should act quickly on a national coverage decision for Biogen's newly approved Alzheimer's drug. pminemyer. Mon, 06/07/2021 - 15:37.

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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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Epillo launches integrated solutions for patients and clinicians in Asia, US

Mobi Health News

Its digital health solutions use blockchain technology for data security.

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One Medical Announces Agreement to Acquire Iora Health

Healthcare IT Today

1Life Healthcare, Inc. (One Medical) (Nasdaq: ONEM), a leading human-centered and technology-powered primary care organization, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Iora Health, a human-centric, value-based primary care group with built-for-purpose technology focused on serving Medicare populations, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $2.1 billion.

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Practice culture could hold the key to combating physician burnout, study finds

FierceHealthIT

Practice culture could hold the key to combating physician burnout, study finds. mkuhrt. Mon, 06/07/2021 - 17:23.

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Health IT's role in the home

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth.

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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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One Medical to acquire Iora Health in $2.1B all-stock deal

FierceHealthIT

One Medical to acquire Iora Health in $2.1B all-stock deal. pminemyer. Mon, 06/07/2021 - 09:44.

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The Data Revolution: Personalized Medicine and the Future of Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Dr. Waqaas Al-Siddiq, Chairman, CEO & Founder at Biotricity. In 2011, near the end of his almost decade-long fight with cancer, Steve Jobs had a realization: “I think the biggest innovations of the 21st century will be at the intersection of biology and technology. A new era is beginning.” […].

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Trinity Health generates nearly $700M in profit over 9 months thanks to strong investment gains

FierceHealthIT

Trinity Health generates nearly $700M in profit over 9 months thanks to strong investment gains. rking. Mon, 06/07/2021 - 15:14.

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CIO Podcast – Episode 8: Dr. Hank Capps – A Consumer Healthcare Experience

Healthcare IT Today

For the 8th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we’re sitting down with Dr. Hank Capps, Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer at Wellstar Health System. In this episode, Dr. Capps shares his insights and perspectives on the base platform technologies every healthcare organization will need as we […].

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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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Pandemic helps transform virtual care in India

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth.

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HHS: ACA exchange, Medicaid expansion coverage reaches record 31M

FierceHealthIT

HHS: ACA exchange, Medicaid expansion coverage reaches record 31M. rking. Mon, 06/07/2021 - 11:45.

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Young digital leaders recognised for their impact on society and solving real-world problems

Digital Leaders HealthTech

Winning research projects identify potential self-dosing oral COVID-19 medication and environmentally friendly alternatives to current energy intensive cooling systems. Despite the incredibly difficult learning conditions for students in the past year, 11 students from the University of Leeds have been awarded a coveted Beaumont Award to acknowledge their outstanding research projects that have the potential to impact society and solve real-world problems.

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Biogen unveils collaborations with CVS Health, Cigna to boost access to its Alzheimer's drug

FierceHealthIT

Biogen unveils collaborations with CVS Health, Cigna to boost access to its Alzheimer's drug. pminemyer. Mon, 06/07/2021 - 16:10.

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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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HIStalk Interviews Richard Caplin, CEO, The HCI Group

HIStalk Interviews

Richard “Ricky” Caplin is CEO of The HCI Group of.

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Medical equipment supplier Medline sells majority stake to private equity investors for over $30B

FierceHealthIT

Medical equipment supplier Medline sells majority stake to private equity investors for over $30B. dmuoio. Mon, 06/07/2021 - 11:26.

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