Wed.Dec 15, 2021

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Is this a bubble? Digital health execs on funding in 2021

Mobi Health News

Digital health companies raised a lot of money this year. Executives and company leaders weigh in on the big funding numbers and the effects on the industry.

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Acknowledging The Price of Avoidable Health Expenses: Strategies To Lower Such Spending

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By John Guiliana, DPM, MS, medical director of podiatry, ModMed. The flaws in our healthcare system that have bloated the cost of care to nearly one-fifth of the United States gross domestic product are too […]. The article Acknowledging The Price of Avoidable Health Expenses: Strategies To Lower Such Spending appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Equity must be embedded in the overall health ecosystem

Mobi Health News

Mayealie Adams, managing director of government and external affairs at Philips, discusses the future of policy around telehealth and maternal care.

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Doxy.me leak exposes provider data to third parties

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A CyberScoop report published on Friday found that the telehealth provider Doxy.me had allowed third parties to access data about providers via its virtual waiting room. According to reporter Tonya Riley, the company appeared to be sharing the URLs of public waiting rooms with Google, Facebook and the marketing vendor HubSpot. An issue, as Riley explained, is that providers choose the names of their waiting rooms – and they often include their name or the name of their practice.

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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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Jolly Good to study VR therapy for chronic pain in Japan

Mobi Health News

The research targets people with complex regional pain syndrome, post-stroke pain, and other pain-induced conditions.

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GoodRx, Wheel team up on medication discount effort

Mobi Health News

Wheel providers will now be able to give their patients a GoodRx coupon for their medications.

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Northwell Health, American Academy of Family Physicians and Athenahealth join digital health equity pledge

FierceHealthIT

Northwell Health, American Academy of Family Physicians and Athenahealth join digital health equity pledge. agliadkovskaya. Wed, 12/15/2021 - 12:21.

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HelloBetter therapy course for diabetes and depression now available on prescription

Mobi Health News

Germany adds another online psychology course to its DiGA directory that complements available mental health tools.

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CMS actuaries: Healthcare expenditures spiked 9.7% in 2020 amid COVID-19 response

FierceHealthIT

CMS actuaries: Healthcare expenditures spiked 9.7% in 2020 amid COVID-19 response. pminemyer. Wed, 12/15/2021 - 16:28.

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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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Innovaccer scores $150M, HealthCare.com closes $180M round and more digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Also: Health education platform Lecturio brings in $45 million, and peer support startup Pace raises $13 million.

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Managed care can help states address health equity. Here's how states are taking advantage of the option

FierceHealthIT

Managed care can help states address health equity. Here's how states are taking advantage of the option. agliadkovskaya. Wed, 12/15/2021 - 18:01.

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Hims & Hers appoints 10 new members to its Medical Advisory Board and other digital health hires

Mobi Health News

Also: Dr. Jennifer Peña joins K Health as CMO, and Megan Callahan is appointed COO of Happify Health.

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Featured Health IT Job: Advanced Clinical Client Training Specialist

Healthcare IT Today

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Advanced Clinical Client Training Specialist position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by MEDITECH and is in Massachusetts. Here’s a description of the position: As a MEDITECH trainer, you are […].

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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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Thomson X, WhiteCoat team up to develop new mobile health app for women, children

Mobi Health News

The obstetrics and paediatrics app will be launched next year.

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Moody's: Outlook stable for insurers in 2022, but COVID-19's effects could linger

FierceHealthIT

Moody's: Outlook stable for insurers in 2022, but COVID-19's effects could linger. pminemyer. Wed, 12/15/2021 - 13:27.

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Indian physiatry platform Spry plans US entry with latest $3M seed funding

Mobi Health News

It also seeks to expand its base in India and boost product development.

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Phoenix Children’s New “On-Demand Booking” Tool Puts Referring Doctors, Patients in the Appointment-Scheduling Driver’s Seat

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by David Higginson, Chief Innovation Officer at Phoenix Children’s. “If I can book a restaurant or car repair online, why can’t I book a doctor’s appointment?” Frustrated patients across the country ask this question every day. At Phoenix Children’s, we set out to change the inefficient dynamic that has […].

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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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Industry Voices—How prior authorization can disrupt medically necessary care

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—How prior authorization can disrupt medically necessary care. pminemyer. Wed, 12/15/2021 - 13:40.

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Linnea Olson: An Appreciation of a Giant

Society for Participatory Medicine

Pioneers of medical progress are lauded in published articles and by their professional peers. But it is often the patient advocates, particularly those who demanded better treatment, spearheaded clinical trial advances, and bravely took on institutions and standards of care, who are the underappreciated giants on whose shoulders such research pioneers stand.

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CMMI seeking safety-net providers for new wave of models that focus on health equity

FierceHealthIT

CMMI seeking safety-net providers for new wave of models that focus on health equity. rking. Wed, 12/15/2021 - 16:52.

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Health systems and concierge care

David Chou

Healthcare is a hot topic in the U.S., with healthcare reform being one of the most talked-about topics. As healthcare costs have risen, healthcare concierge services are becoming more popular because they offer an alternative to traditional healthcare for those who can afford it. Concierge medicine is also known as "retainer-based" or "concierge care.

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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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LAN survey: 40% of health payments tied to alternative payment models in 2020

FierceHealthIT

LAN survey: 40% of health payments tied to alternative payment models in 2020. rking. Wed, 12/15/2021 - 15:21.

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Centauri Health Solutions Adds Clinical Data Exchange Capabilities with Acquisition of Secure Exchange Solutions

Healthcare IT Today

Centauri Health Solutions (“Centauri”), an innovative healthcare technology and services company, announced today that it acquired Secure Exchange Solutions (“SES”), a Rockville, Maryland-based health information technology provider focused on physician connectivity and clinical data exchange. This addition expands Centauri’s comprehensive healthcare technology solutions, which already include Risk Adjustment, Quality, Medicaid and Disability Eligibility and Enrollment, […].

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Wheel teams up with GoodRx to integrate medication pricing information into its virtual care platform

FierceHealthIT

Wheel teams up with GoodRx to integrate medication pricing information into its virtual care platform. hlandi. Wed, 12/15/2021 - 07:12.

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What Is Virtual Urgent Care?

Ortholive

How does a virtual urgent care visit work? What are the benefits of virtual urgent care? How can you use virtual urgent care in your business? Even before COVID-19, there were signs that telehealth usage was increasing. At the time, government regulation created unnecessary barriers and reimbursement challenges that thwarted widespread use. That changed with the pandemic, as clinics shut down for safety but continued to provide care with telemedicine technology. .

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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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Humana, Centene sue pharma companies over alleged scheme to squash HIV drug competition

FierceHealthIT

Humana, Centene sue pharma companies over alleged scheme to squash HIV drug competition. pminemyer. Wed, 12/15/2021 - 10:52.

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How to Avoid & Reverse Text Neck

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

Ever since the pandemic started, a lot of people have begun taking precautions and limiting themselves from going to school, and work. For this reason, most people ended up stuck at home and sitting for long periods of time with their upper back hunched, head poking forward, and shoulders rolled forward over the tablet, smartphone, […]. The post How to Avoid & Reverse Text Neck appeared first on Healthystic.

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UnitedHealth pushes back deadline for Change Healthcare acquisition to April

FierceHealthIT

UnitedHealth pushes back deadline for Change Healthcare acquisition to April. pminemyer. Wed, 12/15/2021 - 18:30.

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