Thu.Dec 16, 2021

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From Alexa to COVID-19 tests, Amazon expands healthcare aspirations in 2021

Mobi Health News

Alexa made moves into health systems and elder care, a new Halo wearable was released and the Amazon Care virtual care service began its expansion this year.

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Amazon taps former head of Prime to lead health efforts

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Amazon has appointed Neil Lindsay, who formerly oversaw the tech giant's Prime and Marketing vertical, to lead the company's health efforts. As CNBC reported this week , Lindsay's LinkedIn profile now lists him as senior vice president of health and brand as part of the company's worldwide consumer business. Sources familiar with the situation said that Lindsay took on a new role in November to lead Amazon's pharmacy, telehealth and diagnostics teams, but that he will continu

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Pear Therapeutics snaps up depression-focused DTx assets

Mobi Health News

The digital therapeutic company purchased assets from Waypoint Health Innovations and from Örebro University researcher Fredrik Holländare.

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eVisit Wraps Up an Exciting Year in Virtual Care

eVisit

A lot happened this year in the virtual care industry, including everything from new legislation to greater adoption to exciting innovations, and to top it all off, we celebrated the first national Telehealth Awareness Week in September. This all points to an industry buzzing with excitement and great potential.

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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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FDA issues Medtronic warning over quality at California facility

Mobi Health News

This comes after Medtronic recalled its MiniMed 600 and the remote controller device for its MiniMed 508.

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Labor expenses contribute to negative credit outlook for healthcare, Moody's finds

Mobi Health News

Other contributing factors include the emergence of new technologies, vaccine mandates and more federal scrutiny of mergers.

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Federal appeals court revives Biden's vaccine mandate for health workers in 26 states

FierceHealthIT

Federal appeals court revives Biden's vaccine mandate for health workers in 26 states. hlandi. Thu, 12/16/2021 - 16:52.

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Banner Health unifies patient engagement strategies into one platform

Mobi Health News

The new digital strategies are allowing the provider to change care delivery because the technology is no longer siloed.

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KFF poll: Half of US adults avoided care in the past year due to costs

FierceHealthIT

KFF poll: Half of US adults avoided care in the past year due to costs. agliadkovskaya. Thu, 12/16/2021 - 13:51.

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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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Is miniaturization the next trend in remote patient monitoring?

Mobi Health News

A smart ring-type heart-monitoring device is targeting the global market.

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Remember, No Good Faith Transition Relief This Year

ACA Times

With the New Year just a few short weeks out, employers should remember that 2020 was the final year for Good Faith Transition Relief. That means filing late or inaccurate ACA information this year could cost you an IRS penalty — no exceptions. IRS Notice 2020-76 issued roughly this time last year extended Good Faith Transition Relief one last time.

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Acadia Health forms latest joint venture with Fairview Health Services for new Minnesota-based facility

FierceHealthIT

Acadia Health forms latest joint venture with Fairview Health Services for new Minnesota-based facility. rking. Thu, 12/16/2021 - 16:45.

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10 Healthcare Technology Predictions For 2022 From Wolters Kluwer Health

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. While the COVID-19 pandemic forced healthcare into a reactionary crisis state in 2020, 2021 offered an opportunity to rethink traditional care delivery models. Divergent views on vaccines, powerful COVID-19 variants and ongoing capacity issues have […].

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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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Medicare patients may have challenges accessing medication treatment for opioid use disorder, OIG says

FierceHealthIT

Medicare patients may have challenges accessing medication treatment for opioid use disorder, OIG says. agliadkovskaya. Thu, 12/16/2021 - 16:32.

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Diabetes and Nutrition Program from Fruit Street

Healthcare IT Today

We all know that diabetes is one of the biggest problems in healthcare. We also know that many people can improve their situation with diabetes through programs that address things like diet and weight loss. Of course, implementing those programs and changing people’s behaviors is easier said than done. One company that’s working to address […].

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Ortholive Founder Featured on the Healthcare Leadership Podcast

Ortholive

OrthoLive founder and CEO, Dr. Mike Greiwe, was featured on the Healthcare Leadership Podcast presented by ReferralMD to discuss how the technology of telemedicine is shaping the practice of healthcare and opening new opportunities for remote injury care. Tune in to discover: The process and the challenges of implementing telemedicine. The evolution and role of improved technology.

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Telehealth Volume Grows Throughout Pandemic But Claims Error Levels Climb Too

Healthcare IT Today

A new study has found that as specialists have seen a substantial increase in telehealth adoption levels, levels of erroneous claims have climbed along the way. The study was conducted by Codoxo, which offers healthcare AI solutions to healthcare payers and agencies. The Codoxo study found that among the 41% of provider specialties that showed […].

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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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Top 7 tips for ultrasound equipment maintenance

KB Dental Consulting

Is ultrasound equipment maintenance a matter of concern? Well!

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UpLift Raises $8M in Funding to Integrate Psychiatry Into the Mental Healthcare Delivery Platform

Healthcare IT Today

Behavioral health startup applies new funding to accelerate growth and expand patient offerings to successfully manage a full spectrum of needs Today, UpLift, the first vertically integrated mental healthcare delivery system, announced their expansion into psychiatry as well as the closing of $8M in secondary funding. The round was led by B Capital Group with additional participation […].