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Only in America: Medical Debt Hits High Income and Insured People, KHN and NPR Report

Health Populi

When high-deductible health plans became part of health insurance design in America, they were lauded as giving patients “more skin in the game” of health care payments. The theory behind consumer-directed care was that patients-as-consumers would shop around for care, morph into rational consumers of medical services just as they would do purchasing autos or washing machines, and shift the cost-curve of American health care ever downward.

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Q&A: Bringing eating disorder treatment into the home

Mobi Health News

Equip CEO and cofounder Kristina Saffran discusses the virtual eating disorder treatment startup's nationwide expansion and why the space needs more research and innovation.

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We Are Stuck On Band-Aids, Hygiene, and Self-Care: Morning Consult’s Most Trusted Brands 2022

Health Populi

We are stuck on Band-Aids and hooked on hygiene and self-care according to the Most Trusted Brands 2022 study from Morning Consult. In 2022, the most trusted brands in the United States were. Band-Aid. Lysol. Clorox. UPS. CVS Health (pharmacy). VISA. Cheerios. The Weather Channel. Colgate, and. Home Depot. These products and companies sustain t rends I tracked in Years 1 and 2 of the COVID-19 pandemic when several of these were most-trusted, bolstering peoples’ lives living in, working fro

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Digital Transformation In Healthcare: Challenges and Applications

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Healthcare is something that’s been around for a while, especially in the western world, but as with all things, digitalization is omnipresent and something that’s unavoidable. In this article, we’ll explore how digitalization is affecting […].

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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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How telehealth can help inpatient care, and what a hybrid future looks like

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Healthcare provider organizations and clinicians are fortunate that telehealth has gone mainstream as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth opens up many new avenues to expand access to care, streamline the delivery of care, create new workflows and improve patient outcomes. Hopefully the Congress and state legislatures will act soon to ensure the temporary reimbursement expansions for telemedicine will continue after the public health emergency ends.

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The Next Phase of Telehealth: 5 Possible Scenarios

Health System CIO

As the viability of long-term telehealth reimbursement continues to hang in the balance, how can healthcare organizations prepare? What can leaders reasonably expect? Joe Kvedar, MD, shares his thoughts. Source: The Next Phase of Telehealth: 5 Possible Scenarios on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

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Clinician Corner: Meet Dale McQueeney, MS, RN, PMHNP-BC

Iris Telehealth

Iris clinicians are at the heart of what makes our organization such a special place to work. That’s why we’re turning the spotlight on the amazing work they’re doing every day. This month, we’re sitting down to talk with Dale McQueeney. Q. How did you find Iris and decide you wanted to be an Iris provider? A: I worked at a residential treatment center that had grown and changed a lot in the three years I was there.

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Happy Juneteenth!

Healthcare IT Today

Today I’ve come across a wide variety of people in health IT that’s companies have given them the day off to celebrate Juneteenth. It’s been interesting to see a lot more people embracing this holiday and taking time to understand some of it’s history and origins. Plus, we’ll see how its meaning continues to evolve […].

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Medical Radiography: What Should You Expect In A Career?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. A career in medical radiography can be a rewarding job. You will be among the patients needing tests conducted with specialized machinery and tools. As a radiology expert, you will be the one who lines […]. The article Medical Radiography: What Should You Expect In A Career?

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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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Children can benefit from innovative models for mental healthcare

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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CIO Podcast – Episode 33: Healthcare AI with Steve Hess

Healthcare IT Today

For the 33rd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we sat down with Steve Hess, CIO at UCHealth. In this episode we dive into the topic of healthcare AI. Hess shares whether he thinks AI is just a nice to have or whether it’s become a must have in healthcare. Plus, […].

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Q&A: Bringing eating disorder treatment into the home

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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Bicycle Health Announces $50 Million Series B to Scale Virtual Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Model Nationwide

Healthcare IT Today

Leader in virtual OUD treatment has raised $83 million, served over 15,000 patients to-date Bicycle Health, the leading provider of virtual opioid addiction treatment, today announced a Series B funding round of $50 million led by InterAlpen Partners, bringing the company’s total funds raised to $83 million. Other participants in the round include existing investors […].

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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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The Business Case for Integrating Virtual Teen Therapy Into Your Healthcare Program

MeMD

Kids and teens have had a tumultuous bout since the pandemic began. For two years they’ve switched between remote and in-person; masks and no masks; classrooms and living rooms. This unpredictability has been especially influential on young minds, leading to a 46% uptick in new or worsening mental health conditions since March 2020, according to a C.S.

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Addressing PTSD through Remote Patient Monitoring

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Addressing PTSD through remote patient monitoring (RPM) is now possible as it is continuously evolving and is now used for different conditions. . Posttraumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD, is a mental disorder that develops after a shocking, life-altering, or traumatic experience. Approximately 60 percent of males and 50 percent of females will experience at least one traumatic event in their lives.

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HIStalk Interviews Todd Cozzens, Managing Partner, Transformation Capital

HIStalk Interviews

Todd Cozzens is co-founder and managing partner of Transformation Capital.

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Addressing PTSD through Remote Patient Monitoring

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Addressing PTSD through remote patient monitoring (RPM) is now possible as it is continuously evolving and is now used for different conditions. . Posttraumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD, is a mental disorder that develops after a shocking, life-altering, or traumatic experience. Approximately 60 percent of males and 50 percent of females will experience at least one traumatic event in their lives.

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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!