Mobi Health News
APRIL 12, 2019
The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations and researchers across Europe teamed up on a €50 million project to develop a wearable sensor of clinical trials.
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 12, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Carol Amick, manager of healthcare services, CompliancePoint. According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, approximately 70 percent of organizations are not HIPAA Compliant. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, known as HIPAA mandates industry wide standards for healthcare information and electronic billing, and requires protection as well as confi
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HealthStream
APRIL 12, 2019
Cybersecurity follows closely behind the False Claims Act as a focus for healthcare compliance.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 12, 2019
From virtual therapy to mindfulness and meditation aids, there’s little shortage of digital tools catching investors’ eyes and breaking into the crowded behavioral health market. Although a number of these services are positioning their business to focus on payers and employers, many others are taking their products directly to consumers via monthly subscriptions, one-time retail purchases or outright free downloads.
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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.
Clocktree
APRIL 12, 2019
Washington state lawmakers have passed two new bills which help expand telehealth services state wide. The first, HB5386 , will establish a telemedicine training program covering issues such as licensing, liability, informed consent, and training on how to use technology. Telehealth providers would be required to complete this certification every four years.
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Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 12, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Aaron Perreira, director of integrated marketing, Kareo. A nationwide survey conducted by Kareo reveals an interesting fact for everyone involved in healthcare technology. One of the primary sources from which independent medical practices get advice and information on adoption of new technology is their billing companies.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 12, 2019
Cityblock, spinout of Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalk Labs, plans to use the money to grow its team and grow its reach.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 12, 2019
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley wants the know what HHS is doing to address what the Office of Inspector General called "critical vulnerabilities" in the department's cybersecurity controls and detection.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 12, 2019
How patient-facing digital health can learn from the failures of EHRs.
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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.
hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT
APRIL 12, 2019
A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) suggests that clinical decision support software designed to help doctors make better decisions could decrease certain diagnostic imaging tests, such as CT scans and MRIs, by about 6.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 12, 2019
The American Medical Association is teaming up with Sling Health to give startup entrepreneurs access to physicians' perspectives on where technology can be applied to fix real-world clinical problems.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 12, 2019
Consumerization of Healthcare. In April, we'll look at the consumerization of healthcare from a variety of angles, including how to treat patients as customers.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 12, 2019
Sacramento-based Sutter Health agreed to pay $30 million to settle allegations of overpayments to its Medicare Advantage Plans. The Department of Justice said several Sutter affiliates — including Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation and Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation — submitted inaccurate information about the health status of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries that resulted in the overpayments.
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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.
Morning eHealth
APRIL 12, 2019
New algorithmic bias bill — Pregnancy tracking app sparks new privacy concerns
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 12, 2019
Pennsylvania’s attorney general is taking the legal fight to extend the consent decree between UPMC and Highmark to the state’s highest court. Meanwhile, the health system giant continues to contend he has no legal authority to push for a deal.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
APRIL 12, 2019
Behavioral Health Vendor Data Breach Affects 67,000 A behavioral health practice based out of Springfield, Missouri has notified 67,493 patients of a data breach involving their medical data. The breach occurred in August of 2018–however, what makes this behavioral health … Read more. The post Behavioral Health Data Breach appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 12, 2019
In a recent Mercer survey, 42% of respondents were in favor of eliminating rebates for both the public and private sector.
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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!
HIStalk Weekender
APRIL 12, 2019
Weekly News Recap. Cityblock Health raises $65 million just three months after announcing a Series A round of $21 million. Partners HealthCare (MA) will equip its clinicians and researchers with the tools necessary to develop their own AI algorithms. Cerner bows to pressure applied by an activist investor by appointing four new board members as nominated by hedge fund operator Starboard Value.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 12, 2019
Despite an industry focus on the benefits of primary care, spending on such services makes up just a fraction of Medicare spending, according to a new study.
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