CareWire

AUGUST 2, 2018

Encouraging people to avoid the ER when they’re not facing a true emergency has long been a priority for commercial and public payers as well as employer groups. While the high cost associated with these visits is certainly the primary reason for diversion efforts, the benefits of saving the ER for emergencies expand beyond just financial. For consumers, choosing the right care can save a significant amount of time, and building a relationship with a primary care physician instead of running str

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Arizona Telemedicine Program

AUGUST 2, 2018

The Internet of Things, or IoT, is a massive hub of data found in physical devices. From phones to vehicles to smart appliances, items network together to create a large pool of data for anyone to draw information from. A lot of companies find the IoT to be handy for customer feedback and getting ahead of market trends. Meanwhile, telemedicine involves going to a doctor's appointment remotely — any physician who uses telecommunications to diagnose and treat patients is practicing with telemedici

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KevinMD

AUGUST 2, 2018

The digital divide used to be about who had internet access and who didn't, with broad implications for every aspect of life — especially health care. But digital health innovation is growing rapidly, with projections showing a $536.6 billion market by the end of 2025 compared to the $179.6 billion market at the end of 2016. So, what does that mean for the digital divide?

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 2, 2018

While the term blockchain has populated numerous news feeds and executive board room conversations recently, just how the technology works and what it can do for healthcare has remained somewhat of a mystery for the layperson. At the Digital Healthcare Innovations Congress in Boston yesterday Roger Smith, chief technology officer at Florida Hospital Nicholson Center, broke down how the technology works, what it could mean for the future of healthcare, and if the trendy technology is all that it'

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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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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 2, 2018

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Marcus Chung, CEO, BoldCloud. When it comes to cybercrime, online attacks often follow seasonal trends. So as the kids head back to school, it’s safe to assume that cybercriminals have learned and developed some new ransomware tricks that will be coming to a computer near you this fall.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 2, 2018

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized a hospital payment rule that includes an additional $4.8 billion for inpatient services as well as several new requirements around price transparency and data sharing.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 2, 2018

It was a bit of a bumpy start, but it’s beginning to look like Fitbit’s push into the smartwatch market is beginning to bear fruit. While the company is still operating at a loss, yesterday’s Q2 earnings report revealed that the Fitbit’s downward revenue and device sales trend was lessened by the success of its Versa smartwatch, which the company said has outsold all Samsung, Garmin, and Fossil’s smartwatches in North America combined.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 2, 2018

Here’s a surprising statistic: Compared to two years ago, fewer doctors feel overworked and fewer are considering leaving the profession early.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 2, 2018

Teladoc reported a strong second quarter, coming off its acquisition of Advance Medical. The company reported $94.6 million in revenue, with $6.2 million of that coming from Advance. That constitutes 112 percent year-over—year growth for the telemedicine company. The company saw 533,000 total visits in the quarter and 22.5 million paid US members.

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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.

FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 2, 2018

Express Scripts, the country's largest pharmacy benefits manager, is challenging the rhetoric that paints PBMs as the villain in the rising cost of drugs. Steve Miller, senior vice president and chief medical officer, told reporters Thursday that pharma company's role in the issue is "crystal clear.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 2, 2018

Treating a patient who is experiencing domestic abuse can be difficult waters to navigate for physicians. However, it is a common problem impacting one in four women and one in seven men, according to the CDC's numbers.

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Lloyd Price

AUGUST 2, 2018

Darktrace, a global AI company for cyber defense, announced yesterday that the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is increasing its adoption of Darktrace’s AI technology to safeguard systems and patient information, including prescription and blood type data. In 2017, the WannaCry ransomware attack spread globally and implicated 61 NHS organizations.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 2, 2018

Drug information startup InpharmD has signed a three-year contract with Georgia’s WellStar Health System that will provide InpharmD’s mobile app to the system’s practitioners. Physicians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants will be able to submit their drug queries through the AI-powered app and receive a customized and evidence-based response within a specified timeframe, with their answers then becoming immediately available to other users for future reference.

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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.

FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 2, 2018

A doctor who falsely posed as the owner of a medical clinic was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison for his participation in a $30 million scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid.

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Morning eHealth

AUGUST 2, 2018

New NIST guidance — Research roundup

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 2, 2018

Three weeks ahead of the vote on their planned merger, the two companies expressed far different levels of enthusiasm for rewarding value over volume.

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AUGUST 2, 2018

We live in an era that is entirely dependent on technology and people of this generation are imbibing the trend of smartphone apps for their respective businesses. No matter which category of business they fall into, every industry is going mobile with their apps and are also collecting huge profits. If you’re a business that is engaging a team for developing apps, you’re doing the best that you can to boost the turnover of the company.

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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!

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 2, 2018

The popular consumer health information website has been strategically expanding its reach in recent years. Here's their latest moves.

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Lloyd Price

AUGUST 2, 2018

Prudential Corporation Asia today announced it has entered into an exclusive partnership agreement with UK-based healthcare technology and services company Babylon Health. Babylon's artificial intelligence ("AI") expertise will be made available to existing and new customers of Prudential across Asia marking a step change in Prudential's commitment to provide digital health services making healthcare affordable and accessible across Asia.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 2, 2018

Enrollment in commercial plans fell below 4 million, but enrollment in Medicare products is on the rise, the company reported Thursday.

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Lloyd Price

AUGUST 2, 2018

Smartphones and the internet has taken over the lives of many. Old or young, many people today are glued to their mobile devices and, inevitably, leave behind a unique digital footprint that could be utilized for healthcare purposes. The idea of deciphering a person's well-being from their online activities seems far-fetched in the first place. How could a simple mouse click or a few keyboard strokes accurately depict the inner working of a person's mind?

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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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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 2, 2018

A Texas jury has sentenced an orthopedic surgeon to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 71-year-old female patient, plus more physician practice news.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 2, 2018

Sen. Marco Rubio has officially introduced his "conservative" solution to paid family leave in Congress. But disagreements between the parties on the best solution to paid family leave are not likely to be resolved soon, said Ivanka Trump.

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