Wed.Dec 23, 2020

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Australian regulator rejects Google’s Fitbit undertaking, delays acquisition decision

Mobi Health News

Last week the European Commission signed off on the merger, on the condition that Google follows through with a handful of commitments.

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Mayo Clinic COVID-19 patients likely had better outcomes thanks to RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Research published this week in Mayo Clinic Proceedings found that COVID-19 patients who received care at Mayo Clinic had favorable outcomes compared to those reported nationally. One factor contributing to those favorable outcomes, said researchers , was the clinic's remote monitoring capabilities allowing for early detection of complications or clinical deterioration.

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Investors close out 2020 strong, totaling $13.8B into digital health startups across 372 raises

Mobi Health News

Investors smashed the quarterly and annual digital health funding records of years past.

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How artificial intelligence and augmented reality are changing medical proctoring during COVID-19

FierceHealthIT

How artificial intelligence and augmented reality are changing medical proctoring during COVID-19. hlandi. Wed, 12/23/2020 - 13:10.

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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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Data Lights the Path Toward Ethical COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Kurt Waltenbaugh, CEO at Carrot Health. As millions of healthcare workers begin receiving the first vaccination to protect against COVID-19, public health officials and government leaders continue wrestling with not only the operational challenges of scale—this is the first mass vaccination since smallpox (1958-1977) and polio (1980s-present)—but also […].

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PointClickCare Making a Serious Push into Acute Care

Healthcare IT Today

PointClickCare, the market leader in the long-term post-acute care (LTPAC) space, recently announced the acquisition of Collective Medical, a platform that helps care teams collaborate to support vulnerable patients. The size of the deal was impressive (estimated by Blake Dodge at Business Insider to be $650M), that was not the important part of the story. […].

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Here's how Verily plans to invest $700M in fresh capital

FierceHealthIT

Here's how Verily plans to invest $700M in fresh capital. hlandi. Wed, 12/23/2020 - 11:16.

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Azara Healthcare and SPH Analytics’ Population Health Division Announce Merger

Healthcare IT Today

Azara Healthcare, a leading provider of population health solutions to the community health market, and SPH Analytics, a leader in healthcare consumer experience measurement, engagement and population-based analytics, today announced a merger between Azara Healthcare and SPH Analytics’ population health division. Operating as Azara Healthcare, the new company offers a unique combination of provider-centric population health […].

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Industry Voices—CMMI chief: Direct contracting geographic model a win for all stakeholders

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Industry Voices—CMMI chief: Direct contracting geographic model a win for all stakeholders. pminemyer. Wed, 12/23/2020 - 12:55.

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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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On the 11th Day of #HITChristmas … Sheila Talton from Gray Matter Analytics

Healthcare IT Today

Note: In case you missed the other 12 Days of #HITChristmas, you can start with the first day here along with the story behind #HITChristmas or read all 12 days here as they are published. On the 11th Day of #HITChristmas we’re excited to feature, Sheila Talton, Founder and CEO at Gray Matter Analytics. Tell us a little bit […].

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Training Is Essential for Healthcare Staff Encountering Opioid Abuse, Whether Clinicians or Not

HealthStream

Opioid Abuse-focused education is essential and must address more than just the epidemic, including safe opioid use for conditions such as chronic pain, the risks of opioid use, and how to identify and manage opioid use disorder (OUD).

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Commentary: Digital health companies should stay away from FDA in 2021

Mobi Health News

As the agency's workload swells with the weight of a public health emergency, digital health companies on a timeline should consider whether their products truly warrant a regulatory submission, writes Epstein Becker & Green's Bradley Merrill Thompson.

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Healthcare Trends in Review: “An Epidemic of Epidemics”

HealthStream

A look back at the growth of epidemics in the U.S., one of the healthcare megatrends HealthStream has been following for the last decade.

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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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Broadband expansion, $62M for ONC among pandemic relief package provisions

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Among the more than 5,500 pages of the coronavirus relief bill passed by Congress this week were a number of provisions aimed at expanding broadband and telehealth services, as well as addressing the needs of rural hospitals. The wide-ranging bill was still embroiled in controversy by Wednesday, with President Donald Trump pushing for more stimulus money for individuals and some members of Congress, such as Rep.

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AHA seeks to delay enforcement of Trump admin's price transparency rule

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AHA seeks to delay enforcement of Trump admin's price transparency rule. pminemyer. Wed, 12/23/2020 - 12:03.

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