BrightInsight to scale its medical IoT ecosystem with $40M Series B
Mobi Health News
JUNE 23, 2020
The company will be expanding its global team and fleshing out its medical-device and software data-management platform.
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Screeners, navigators and nudgers: The future of conversational AI in healthcare
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JUNE 23, 2020
Using virtual agents to offload human work and support customers' needs is nothing new. Think of the process of calling your cable company to inquire about service outages: You will almost certainly be met with an automated number-based menu, along with the invitation to "listen carefully, as our options have changed." The difference today, say experts, is that the agents are often conversational.
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Happify Health, AHA partner to release heart health-focused digital mental health program
Mobi Health News
JUNE 23, 2020
The collaboration between the digital health company and the cardiovascular health organization aims to reduce stress and encourage healthy habits among employees and plan members.
Telehealth: ATA president says 'we have a lot more work to do'
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JUNE 23, 2020
"Telehealth is now a household world," said American Telemedicine Association president Dr. Joe Kvedar during his keynote address Monday, the first day of the virtual ATA2020 conference. For the past 25 years, Kvedar said he's been explaining to people what he does for a living, working to advance virtual care. Kvedar, who has run the Center for Connected Health at Boston's Partners HealthCare since 1995, has been a self-described "telehealth evangelist" over those de
HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?
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Quit Genius expands addiction treatment program to include alcohol and opioids
Mobi Health News
JUNE 23, 2020
Quit Genius, a digital addiction-recovery program, has extended its platform to support alcohol and opioid addictions. The program is designed for enterprise and health plan customers in the U.S. to help their employees recover from addiction. Fees are paid for by the user’s employer or health plan. Employers are charged an annual fee for each participant that actually enrolls in the program.
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Aeromedical logistics company Swoop Aero secures Series A funding for ANZ expansion
Mobi Health News
JUNE 23, 2020
The startup says it aims to provide one hundred million people with better access to healthcare by 2025.
How COVID-19 Has Impacted Healthcare: Physician Sentiment and Telehealth
Electronic Health Reporter
JUNE 23, 2020
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Erin Fitzgerald, senior vice president of marketing, Sermo. This year has presented a continuous string of unprecedented challenges around the world and in all aspects of life. Individuals, organizations and industries needed to adapt […]. The article How COVID-19 Has Impacted Healthcare: Physician Sentiment and Telehealth appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Healthcare AI startup Agamon secures $3M in seed funding
Mobi Health News
JUNE 23, 2020
The proceeds will be used to further develop its technology which transforms clinical text into data.
Why Upright Walkers Are Such A Significant Upgrade For The Immobile
Electronic Health Reporter
JUNE 23, 2020
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. If you or a loved one has reached a life stage where using a mobility aid, like a walker, becomes a necessity in maintaining a sense of normalcy and independence, you’ll want to familiarize yourself […]. The article Why Upright Walkers Are Such A Significant Upgrade For The Immobile appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications
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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.
Canada taps Blackberry, Shopify to help it develop COVID-19 contact tracing apps
Mobi Health News
JUNE 23, 2020
The new app will use Bluetooth tech and will likely launch in July in Ottowa.
With rising demand for in-home care, DispatchHealth scores $136M round backed by Optum Ventures
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 23, 2020
With rising demand for in-home care, DispatchHealth scores $136M round backed by Optum Ventures. hlandi. Tue, 06/23/2020 - 07:45.
Patient financial engagement platform Cedar grabs $102M in Series C funds
Mobi Health News
JUNE 23, 2020
The new round led by Andreessen Horowitz will be put towards expanding the company's growth.
CMS says it wants to cut red tape for docs. It just created an 'Office of Burden Reduction'
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 23, 2020
CMS says it wants to cut red tape for docs. It just created an 'Office of Burden Reduction'. hlandi. Tue, 06/23/2020 - 15:15.
Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications
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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.
Telehealth Features – What’s Required?
Healthcare IT Today
JUNE 23, 2020
As the telehealth adoption wave continues in healthcare, we thought we’d take the time to do a series of articles on a number of aspects of telehealth. In this first series we’re going to look at various Telehealth features. We’ll talk about whether those features should be considered essential. We’ll evaluate nuances of when a […].
AMA pushes for federal intervention to reform prior authorization
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 23, 2020
AMA pushes for federal intervention to reform prior authorization. pminemyer. Tue, 06/23/2020 - 14:29.
Top Therapeutic Techniques (+ Activity Ideas) for Pediatric Mental Health
TheraNest
JUNE 23, 2020
For struggling children and their families, therapy offers hope and reassurance that things can change. Evidence-based practices like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy are effective for people of all ages, but pediatric therapists have a special mission to tailor these techniques for children and adolescents. Child therapy techniques provide kids and their caregivers with the skills they need to work through issues caused by a plethora of factors, including childhood
Federal judge rules against hospitals in clash over CMS price transparency rule
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 23, 2020
Federal judge rules against hospitals in clash over CMS price transparency rule. rking. Tue, 06/23/2020 - 17:31.
The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report
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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!
Pivotal Congressional Meeting Considers Telehealth after COVID: HELP Committee
Telebehavioral Health Institute
JUNE 23, 2020
Behavioral telehealth’s future depends on how Congress will deal with telehealth after COVID. At a recent hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (the HELP Committee), Senators and healthcare experts supported proposals to promote health equity … Read more. The post Pivotal Congressional Meeting Considers Telehealth after COVID: HELP Committee appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.
Unique Partnership Launches First Pathway to Healthcare IT Jobs
Optimum Healthcare IT
JUNE 23, 2020
Read Time: 3 min Optimum Healthcare IT joins with the University of North Florida to launch first apprenticeship program for EMR and Healthcare IT jobs. The post Unique Partnership Launches First Pathway to Healthcare IT Jobs appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.
Anthem launching enhanced version of its Alexa skill in 13 commercial markets
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 23, 2020
Anthem launching enhanced version of its Alexa skill in 13 commercial markets. pminemyer. Tue, 06/23/2020 - 16:32.
Communicating with Patients: Best Practice in the Digital World of COVID – #HITsm Chat Topic
Healthcare IT Today
JUNE 23, 2020
We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 6/19 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Leslie Kelly Hall (@lesliekellyhall) on the topic of “Communicating with Patients: Best Practice in the Digital World of COVID“. Communicating with patients today demands new skills […].
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.
Are Gluten-Free Diets Good for Everyone?
Insulin Nation
JUNE 23, 2020
People with type 1 diabetes are at an increased risk for developing a number of other autoimmune disorders, including celiac disease. In fact, while celiac occurs in the general population at a rate of about 0.5%, it is seen in T1Ds at a rate of up to 16.4% — or 30 times more frequently. Worse still, only about 10% of these type 1 celiac patients show any symptoms.
How much will healthcare costs go up next year? It's anyone's guess, says PwC
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 23, 2020
How much will healthcare costs go up next year? It's anyone's guess, says PwC. rking. Tue, 06/23/2020 - 14:22.
5 Reasons You Need a Better Healthcare Intranet
Geonetric
JUNE 23, 2020
Whether you’re in charge of your organization’s intranet, or you contribute to its content, you may have noticed where it’s lacking and may even be questioning if it’s time to upgrade. Here are five reasons why you might be ready for a better, more sustainable and flexible healthcare intranet. 1. You Can’t Access Your Intranet […]. Read 5 Reasons You Need a Better Healthcare Intranet at Geonetric.com.
Fauci says government faces financial risk in race to find COVID-19 vaccine
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 23, 2020
Fauci says government faces financial risk in race to find COVID-19 vaccine. rking. Tue, 06/23/2020 - 16:35.
How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp
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Healthcare IT Today Search Engine Q&A
Healthcare IT Today
JUNE 23, 2020
A few months ago, we dipped into the various COVID-19 searches that were being done to find Healthcare IT Today and offered answers and commentary on what people were searching. We thought it would be fun to dip into the search engine traffic for another edition of Search Engine Q&A. Remember that these are searches […].
Cigna, Oscar Health unveil first markets for co-branded health plans
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 23, 2020
Cigna, Oscar Health unveil first markets for co-branded health plans. pminemyer. Tue, 06/23/2020 - 10:54.
Play Therapy Techniques for Divorce
TheraNest
JUNE 23, 2020
Divorce is one of the most common adverse early life experiences a child is likely to experience. In fact, 40 to 50 percent of marriages in the U.S. end in divorce according to a recent article published by the APA. And a majority of those divorces occur in families with minor children. While most of the children of divorce grow up to be productive and well-adjusted adults, some exhibit significant emotional or behavioral struggles that may require intervention by a therapist.
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