Tue.Aug 23, 2022

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The 3 Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Alzheimer’s disease is a brain condition that gradually robs people of their memory, thinking abilities, and finally, their capacity to complete even the most basic tasks. Most Alzheimer’s patients experience early onset symptoms in later life. According to various estimates from specialists, more than 6 million Americans , most of whom are 65 or older, may have dementia brought on by Alzheimer’s.

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Woebot hires regulatory strategy exec and more digital health hires

Mobi Health News

Also: Decentralized clinical trial startup Curebase names vice president of clinical operations, and digital opioid use disorder-treatment company Ophelia hires a chief technology officer.

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MaineGeneral hits congestive heart failure readmission rate of 0% using RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MaineGeneral Health in Augusta had high, rising readmission rates for congestive heart failure. In January 2020, the organization launched a remote patient monitoring pilot, working with vendor Health Recovery Solutions to monitor CHF patients after discharge from the hospital. THE PROBLEM. Upon discharge, patients often need support to understand their symptoms and warning signs after returning home.

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Digital Diagnostics scores $75M to advance AI-backed diagnostic tech

Mobi Health News

Formerly known as IDx, the company received FDA De Novo clearance in 2018 for its IDx-DR system used to detect diabetic retinopathy.

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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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Expanding and protecting healthcare data in the cloud

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Sponsor: Veritas/AWS Primary topic: Privacy & Security Topic: Privacy & Security Telehealth Resource Central: On Demand Webinars External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: Expanding and protecting healthcare data in the cloud Region Tag: Global Edition Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Modern Technology: A Transformation of Drug Research

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Technology has revolutionized almost every aspect of life and the pharmaceutical industry doesn’t stay untouched. Between 2010 and 2019, the development and approval of the new drug for sales increased by 60 percent and technology […]. The article Modern Technology: A Transformation of Drug Research appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Indian medical device maker Dozee launches smart connected bed with Midmark India

Mobi Health News

Dozee's sensor-based technology uses AI to track vital parameters.

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Using Technology To Improve Clinical Staff Retention

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Practitioners and hospital administrators understand the need to retain staff and reduce turnover rates. According to a 2016 study published in Frontiers in Psychology, a reduction in staff density harms the quality of treatment and […]. The article Using Technology To Improve Clinical Staff Retention appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Health Data Federalism vs States Data

Healthcare IT Today

This week I’m attending the The Civitas Networks for Health 2022 Annual Conference, a Collaboration with the DirectTrust Summit, which I previously described as The Woodstock of Healthcare Interoperability. I’m happy to say that it’s lived up to billing with an incredible group of people who understand the challenges of health data exchange.

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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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The Keys to Good Relationships With Your Care Teams

Society for Participatory Medicine

Being born with cystic fibrosis, a progressive, genetic lung disease, I have had countless health encounters throughout my life. Through these experiences I have learned the power that lies in self advocating for my health in the clinic setting with my doctors and care teams and my passion is to empower other patients to be active participants in their care too.

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Disabilities and Accessibility in Health IT: The Need Is Constant – Part 1

Healthcare IT Today

Of all industries, health care above all should provide accessible web sites to support people with disabilities or special needs. Our field deals disproportionately with the elderly and with people who suffer a range of disabilities, physical and mental. Furthermore, the field is getting more and more digital with wellness sites, telehealth, and fitness devices—so making them accessible is crucial to making health care accessible.

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Register to HLTH and save $150 with code Healee150

Healee

Healee, providing highly configurable digital health technology, will be sponsoring the StartUp Health Pavilion at HLTH in Las Vegas! Join us to meet fellow CEOs, investors, and entrepreneurs and learn... The post Register to HLTH and save $150 with code Healee150 appeared first on Healee.

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How Clinicians View Telehealth Career Opportunities

SteadyMD

At SteadyMD, we have been fortunate to experience strong interest from clinicians in joining our Care Team. We wanted to better understand who was interested in telehealth and why. So we analyzed responses from a sample of over 1,700 clinicians who were interested in working for SteadyMD, which included doctors (35%), nurse practitioners (52%), and therapists (12%).

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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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Psychiatrist Shortage Drives Search for Quick Solutions

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Patient Referral Editor’s Note: Psychiatrist shortage, in the US, was critical even before COVID-19 increased rates of anxiety and depression. From partnering with primary care providers to innovative digital tools, leaders are stepping up with these effective and creative solutions. CLICK HERE to learn more about how BHM builds efficiencies.

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Netsmart Announces the Skilled Nursing Industry’s Only Data Analytics Solution with a Complete View of Claims, MDS, and Staffing

Healthcare IT Today

Netsmart advances data solutions suite through acquisition of CORE Analytics. Netsmart announced today it has acquired CORE Analytics , the industry-leading skilled nursing facility (SNF) claims data analytics offering from Zimmet Healthcare. With the addition of Core Analytics, Netsmart Simple ™ is now the only solution suite in the market capable of calculating quality measures and Five-Star ratings leveraging Minimum Data Set (MDS), Payroll-Based Journaling (PBJ) and UB-04 claims data.

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