Wed.Aug 10, 2022

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What Is the Difference Between Telehealth Best Practices and the Ethics of Telehealth?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Amateurs practice until they get it right; professionals practice until they can’t get it wrong. — George W. Loomis. The core of professionalism is to serve the client/patient respectfully, In the absence of reprisal With benevolence and pride in one’s work Upholding the standards and reputation of one’s profession. Difference Between Best Practices and Ethics?

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Climate Change Is Not Good for Health and Living Things

Health Populi

There is an image from my childhood, drawn by Lorraine Schneider, which reads “War is not healthy for children and other living things.” As I read through a paper published this week on climate change’s contribution to the burden of chronic disease, I couldn’t help but conjure up Lorraine’s observation from my little girl memory bank.

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Babylon reports Q2 revenue growth driven by value-based care sector

Mobi Health News

The multinational digital health company posted Q2 revenue of $265.4 million, compared with $57.5 million during the same period last year. It also reported a $157.1 million loss.

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HHS awards $150M for data and capacity building

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, awarded nearly $90 million in American Rescue Plan funding to nearly 1,400 community health centers to advance health equity through better data collection and reporting – as well as nearly $60 million to grow the workforce and increase healthcare access in rural areas.

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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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Biofourmis scores another $20M and more digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Also, Northwestern University spinout Sibel Health raises $33 million, and real-world evidence startup Atropos Health scoops up $14 million.

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Indonesian digital derma startup Diri Care scores $4.3M in seed funding

Mobi Health News

It will soon launch its mobile app on Android and iOS devices.

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Facebook (Meta) Sued Over Data Privacy Practices in Healthcare With Meta Pixel

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Jane Doe, a patient at UCSF Medical Center and Dignity Health Medical Foundation, has filed a lawsuit against Facebook’s parent company in relation to its health data privacy practices. According to a report co-published by STAT and The Markup, the company used Meta Pixel, a tracking tool, to extract health data from hospital websites. More About Facebook’s Meta Lawsuit & Data Privacy in Healthcare.

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Featured Health IT Job: Senior Solutions Architect – HIE

Healthcare IT Today

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Senior Solutions Architect – HIE position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by TransForm Shared Service Organization and is an international position in Canada – Ontario. Here’s a description of the position: Company: TransForm Shared Service Organization.

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Amazon Takes $3.9 Billion Leap Into Consumer Healthcare With One Medical Healthcare 

Telebehavioral Health Institute

It is estimated that primary healthcare in the US is worth $260 billion , and now Amazon is purchasing its starter share of this lucrative industry. The retail giant has just offered to purchase One Medical Healthcare for $18 per share. That’s a deal that tops $3.9 billion. One Medical Healthcare offers 24-hour virtual healthcare and same-day in-person visits nationally at one of 125 locations.

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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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A Look at Care Navigation, Virtual Care, and Oracle Cerner with Zane Burke from Quantum Health

Healthcare IT Today

One of the people who’s had a front row seat to some of the major happenings in health IT is Zane Burke. Most of us got to know Burke during his two decades at Cerner Corporation (now Oracle Cerner ) where he eventually became President. Then, Burke was CEO of Livongo Health before it was eventually acquired by Teladoc. Burke is now CEO at Quantum Health.

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DOJ & HHS Telehealth Guidance Issued for Complying Nondiscrimination Laws

Telebehavioral Health Institute

The US. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) have issued new telehealth guidance to reduce discrimination in telehealth. These telehealth social justice changes are related to federal nondiscrimination laws, including the American Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Elation Health Announces $50M Series D for Innovative Primary Care

Healthcare IT Today

Generation Investment Management and Ascension Ventures co-led the round for Elation’s primary care platform supporting practices in new payment models and more than 12.8 million patients. Elation Health , the clinical-first technology company powering innovation in primary care, today announced a Series D financing round of $50 million. Generation Investment Management, a firm established in 2004 to back businesses driving sustainability, co-led the round alongside Ascension Ventures with parti

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5 Natural Ways to Boost Your Happiness

TheraNest

Reading Time: 4 Minutes. What is Happiness? Defining happiness can feel strange because we know it when we feel it. But happiness can take many forms and varies from person to person. As a widely subjective emotional state, happiness can include feelings of joy, satisfaction, pride, contentment, and fulfillment. And while there’s no shortage of claims as to what the keys to happiness really are, one fact remains true: happiness is about balance.

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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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Mitigating the Nursing Shortage with Telehealth & RPM

Health Recovery Solutions

With COVID-19 subvariants and nursing shortages on the rise, hospitals and healthcare providers must look at ways to continue providing high-quality care for their patients.

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The Importance of Health Wearable Devices for Mental and Behavioral Health

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

The increasing popularity of wearable devices for tracking and diagnosing mental health problems has led to several questions about their implications. These include privacy concerns, the effectiveness of real-time data as a marker of treatment response, and the cost of such devices. We’ve explored some of these questions in this article. Impact of wearable devices on mental and behavioral health.