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Is Open Notes as good in practice as it is in theory?

KevinMD

Earlier this year, a federal rule that requires clinical information such as doctors’ notes and lab and imaging results to be made immediately available to patients took effect. A little more than three months out from implementation, there are mixed reviews as to how well the so-called “Open Notes” rule is actually improving patient care.

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HIMSSCast: Lessons learned from COVID-19

Mobi Health News

Host Jonah Comstock and HITN features editor Bill Siwicki welcome Paul Coyne and Joe Fisne to discuss what they learned during the pandemic

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Walmart signals continued healthcare expansion in 37 states

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Walmart Health's primary care provider has filed to do business in 37 states, suggesting the company is building the foundation to continue its virtual care expansion. According to reporting by Insider , Walmart Health's medical group, MC Medical LLC, registered to do business in 17 more states in June and July. Although Walmart did not respond to requests for comment from Healthcare IT News about the latest round of filings by press time, a spokesperson told Insider in June that the fil

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Contributed: Telemedicine for All Your Women’s Health Needs

Mobi Health News

Get All Your Women’s Health Needs Taken Care of Online

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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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Startup backed by a16z, Jonathan Bush aims to help patients compare hospital prices

FierceHealthIT

Startup backed by a16z, Jonathan Bush aims to help patients compare hospital prices. hlandi. Fri, 07/23/2021 - 12:06.

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40 health systems requiring mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for their workforces

FierceHealthIT

40 health systems requiring mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for their workforces. dmuoio. Fri, 07/23/2021 - 14:00.

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Roundup: Indonesia issues Singapore's HealthCerts, new telemedicine platforms go live in India and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, a Taiwanese mobile health company sponsors the COVID-19 testing of the Tour de France 2021 winning team.

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Things You Need to Take Care of After Undergoing LASIK Surgery

Health and Wellness Blog | Uplifting People To Live A Healthier Life

This blog post is for those who have recently undergone LASIK eye surgery. After the procedure, you’ll need to take care of your eyes to help them heal and avoid complications. This article will discuss a few things that you should take care of after undergoing LASIK eye surgery. 1. Blinking Your Eyes: This […]. The post Things You Need to Take Care of After Undergoing LASIK Surgery appeared first on Healthystic.

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Anthem, Humana team with SS&C on new claims management joint venture

FierceHealthIT

Anthem, Humana team with SS&C on new claims management joint venture. pminemyer. Fri, 07/23/2021 - 10:49.

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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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Machine Learning Meets Public Health in Jvion Heat Maps

Healthcare IT Today

“Where there’s variability, there’s hope for action.” I heard this summing-up in a recent interview with Dr. John Showalter, chief product officer for Jvion, a prescriptive AI analytics company in health care. His point is that we need to compare two or more populations to find out what makes one health and another unhealthy.

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Industry Voices—For payers, determining Aduhelm coverage is a waiting game

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—For payers, determining Aduhelm coverage is a waiting game. pminemyer. Fri, 07/23/2021 - 10:25.

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Exaggerating HIPAA Violations, Work from Home, and Space Travel Humor – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

It’s Friday! So, it’s time for another edition of Fun Friday to cartoons to hopefully give you a smile and add some humor to your day as you head into the weekend. This week we have an eclectic mix of cartoons that span a wide gamut of things you might be experiencing. Plus, if you […].

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A look at SCAN's new medical group for homeless patients

FierceHealthIT

A look at SCAN's new medical group for homeless patients. pminemyer. Fri, 07/23/2021 - 12:49.

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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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CMS Proposes New Remote Therapeutic Monitoring Codes

Health Recovery Solutions

In the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule CMS proposed five new CPT codes for Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM). These 5 new codes broaden the use cases for Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) beyond the existing RPM codes. The RTM codes include monitoring for non-physiologic patient data such as musculoskeletal system status, respiratory system status, therapy (medication) adherence, therapy (medication) response, pain, and other conditions.

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Swift Medical Raises $35 Million Series B to Transform Wound Care Delivery with AI

Healthcare IT Today

Swift Medical, the global leader in digital wound care, announced today a Series B funding round of $35 million USD. The investment was led by Virgo Investment Group LLC (“Virgo”), through one of its managed-investment funds, followed by existing investors, DCVC, who led their Series A and BDC Capital’s Women-in-Tech Fund. Other participating investors include […].

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4 Reasons Healthcare Marketers Should Run Digital Audio Ad Campaigns

Geonetric

4 reasons digital audio campaigns work for healthcare Digital audio campaigns are a great opportunity to spread the word about your healthcare organization and services. It’s also called programmatic audio advertising, which means the platform uses an automated selling and insertion of ads into audio content, much like display advertising. This means digital audio ads […].

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Weekender 7/23/21

HIStalk Weekender

Weekly News Recap The VA tells the House Veterans.

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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!