Wed.Sep 15, 2021

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Elvie launches new smart breast pump in the US covered by insurance

Mobi Health News

Elvie has partnered with a number of durable medical equipment providers to ensure customers get their breast pumps covered by insurance.

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#HelloHumankindness and Happy New Year….

Health Populi

When Dignity Health, the Catholic health care system, launched the “Hello humankindness” PR campaign in June 2013 , well, they had me at “Hello.” When the project went live, Dignity Health’s President/CEO Lloyd Dean provided the rationale for the program, saying: “What’s missing in the public discourse about health care is the fact that while medicine has the power to cure, it’s humanity that holds the power to heal.” Dean pointed to two driv

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Digital pharmacy Mednow launches telehealth service

Mobi Health News

As part of the new multimodal service, patients can talk to a doctor virtually and get their prescription in the mail.

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Telehealth has grown by leaps at doc practices, with wide variance in usage patterns

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

To the surprise of no one, the new AMA Physician Practice Benchmark Survey , finds a major uptick in use of telehealth since before the pandemic: 70.3% of physicians polled say they work in practices that used videoconferencing to provide patient visits in September 2020, according to the survey – that's compared to only 14.3% in September 2018.

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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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Study: Chatbots could help people with substance use disorder avoid relapse

Mobi Health News

The bulk of participants using the Woebot chatbot said they would recommend the technology.

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Australian medtech startup emerges from stealth, unveils tomographic ultrasound robot

Mobi Health News

The device can help reduce injuries that sonographers get from operating large diagnostic machines while producing 3D diagnostic outputs.

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Taking stock of the sudden evolution of telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth continues to grow as a crucial part of patient care, especially when supporting patients who live in remote areas and senior citizens. Research firm Frost & Sullivan forecasts a sevenfold growth in telehealth by 2025 – a five-year compound annual growth rate of 38%. The bottom line is that people want to have access to healthcare anytime, anywhere, across multiple devices and in the language of their choice.

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Workforce tool to manage and communicate vaccine policies introduced in Australia

Mobi Health News

According to Humanforce research, many Australian employees prefer to work with vaccinated colleagues.

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GoPuff piloting a prescription-delivery service expansion

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

GoPuff, a snack-delivery service operating in more than 1,000 cities, has reportedly begun to pilot a prescription-delivery option in Philadelphia. According to Insider's Nancy Luna, the company – which generally delivers convenience-store grocery items and alcohol – is testing out expanding into the pharmacy space. GoPuff did not respond to requests for comment from Healthcare IT News.

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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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Medical data management company Flywheel scores $22M

Mobi Health News

The company said the funding supported its acquisition of St. Louis-based Radiologics.

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Industry Voices—Not all automation is created equally for clinical documentation improvement

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—Not all automation is created equally for clinical documentation improvement. hlandi. Wed, 09/15/2021 - 15:26.

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Swift Medical's new imaging platform expands the digital wound care company into decentralized trials

Mobi Health News

The platform allows for image collection and management from multisite trials and the homes of study participants.

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Definitive Healthcare hauls in $420M in IPO, joining steady stream of health tech firms to go public

FierceHealthIT

Definitive Healthcare hauls in $420M in IPO, joining steady stream of health tech firms to go public. hlandi. Wed, 09/15/2021 - 10:17.

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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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Digital Identity in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

One of the most interesting and challenging topics in healthcare lately has been around identity. Certainly this was brought to the forefront thanks to COVID vaccinations, but it’s also become important with things like information blocking and healthcare APIs making data more available. It’s great to make patient data available, but if we don’t improve […].

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Aetna misrepresented network to secure Pennsylvania Medicaid contract, lawsuit claims

FierceHealthIT

Aetna misrepresented network to secure Pennsylvania Medicaid contract, lawsuit claims. pminemyer. Wed, 09/15/2021 - 11:33.

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Do You Replace Medical Equipment If It’s a Security Failure?

Healthcare IT Today

I came across this interesting Twitter thread where Drex commented: “We don’t replace medical equipment just because it’s a security failure…” — ???????? (@drexdeford) September 14, 2021 If you work in healthcare, you’ve likely been there. In some cases, it’s true. You’re not going to replace the insecure medical device. That’s why every health IT […].

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Contentious report suggests safety net hospitals leveraging discounts to pocket strong gains from cancer drugs

FierceHealthIT

Contentious report suggests safety net hospitals leveraging discounts to pocket strong gains from cancer drugs. dmuoio. Wed, 09/15/2021 - 16:06.

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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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Zelis to Acquire Healthcare Transparency Leader Sapphire Digital

Healthcare IT Today

Zelis accelerates mission to harmonize the complete payment process in healthcare on behalf of payers, providers and healthcare consumers with Sapphire’s innovative pricing and provider selection tools. Zelis, a leading payments company in healthcare, announced today it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sapphire Digital (“Sapphire”), the healthcare industry’s leading platform for provider selection, […].

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RecoveryOne lands $33M backed by private equity arm of BCBS of Kansas City

FierceHealthIT

RecoveryOne lands $33M backed by private equity arm of BCBS of Kansas City. agliadkovskaya. Wed, 09/15/2021 - 15:40.

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10 Benefits of Telehealth for Patients

MeMD

During the pandemic, telehealth visits have seen a huge increase in their use across the country. However, it’s likely that the popularity of telemedicine is here to stay well after COVID-19 is under control. With modern improvements in technology and a wider acceptance of telehealth, an increasing number of doctor visits are taking place virtually.

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Moderates balk at Medicare drug price negotiation authority pursued by Dems in $3.5T package

FierceHealthIT

Moderates balk at Medicare drug price negotiation authority pursued by Dems in $3.5T package. rking. Wed, 09/15/2021 - 15:08.

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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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Optimum Healthcare IT Achieves Premier Partner Status in ServiceNow Partner Program

Optimum Healthcare IT

Optimum Healthcare IT achieves Premier Status in the ServiceNow® Partner Program in four months since joining the program. The post Optimum Healthcare IT Achieves Premier Partner Status in ServiceNow Partner Program appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Stakeholder panel calls for stronger price transparency enforcement, data accessibility

FierceHealthIT

Stakeholder panel calls for stronger price transparency enforcement, data accessibility. dmuoio. Wed, 09/15/2021 - 12:22.

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British healthcare platform accuRx scores £27.5M in Series B round

Mobi Health News

The startup will use the funds to expand further into secondary care.

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Venture firms warn R&D funding for new drugs will 'drop off a cliff' if Dem bill approved

FierceHealthIT

Venture firms warn R&D funding for new drugs will 'drop off a cliff' if Dem bill approved. rking. Wed, 09/15/2021 - 16:28.

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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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LeanIX Microservice Intelligence Now Integrates With SonarQube

LeanIX

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HHS: ACA exchange enrollment reaches 12.2M thanks to enhanced subsidies

FierceHealthIT

HHS: ACA exchange enrollment reaches 12.2M thanks to enhanced subsidies. rking. Wed, 09/15/2021 - 11:21.

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CareFirst unveils new virtual primary care practice, CloseKnit

FierceHealthIT

CareFirst unveils new virtual primary care practice, CloseKnit. pminemyer. Wed, 09/15/2021 - 14:51.