Wed.Nov 27, 2019

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Patient co-creation is a tall, but worthwhile, order for health innovators

Mobi Health News

At last months' Connected Health Conference, payer, pharma, and patient stakeholders discussed the value — and potential pitfalls — of involving patients in all parts of the innovation process.

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Physician depression linked to medical errors, new study finds

FierceHealthIT

Physicians who have symptoms of depression are at a greater risk of making medical errors, according to a new study. Researchers did a systematic review and meta-analysis of 11 studies involving more than 21,500 physicians and found doctors who screened positive for depression were highly likely to report medical errors, according to the study published in JAMA Network Open.

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Health education company Elsevier acquires medical education startup 3D4Medical

Mobi Health News

Following the acquisition 3D4Medical’s digital tools will be rolled into Elsevier’s suite of educational content.

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Sentara Hospitals to pay $2.2M HIPAA settlement for undisclosed data breaches

FierceHealthIT

Sentara Healthcare is paying a $2.175 million settlement for potential security and privacy violations. Sentara, which operates 12 hospitals in Virginia and North Carolina, also agreed to take corrections actions as part of its settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

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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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Popit cofounder talks expansion plans, new pharma collaborations

Mobi Health News

An interview with Timo Heikkilä, cofounder and chief operating officer of Finnish health tech startup Popit.

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Elsevier and Tencent partner to expedite the dissemination of global health info in China

Mobi Health News

Both companies have been leveraging on digital platforms to broaden the reach and access to health information tools.

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Consumers increasingly embrace tools to comparison shop for healthcare: survey 

FierceHealthIT

Consumers are increasingly interested in using tools to price shop for care, particularly in countries where they face high out-of-pocket costs, a new global survey shows.

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Seniors that exercise frequently, don't have chronic conditions more likely to stick to wearable tracking

Mobi Health News

Researchers also found that a higher percentage of women and people with higher education levels reported using their wearables for more than six months.

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Partners Healthcare announces rebrand along with 5-year strategic plan

FierceHealthIT

Partners Healthcare—which is Massachusett's largest health system—will be now known as Mass General Brigham. Officials said they were seeking to more closely align the system with the brands of its "world-renowned academic medical centers.

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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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Healthy.io’s home-based UTI test kit to become available in Day Lewis pharmacies in the UK

Mobi Health News

The product will be available for purchase in over 280 of the chain's pharmacies in the UK.

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2019: Healthcare IT gains new ground

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

2019: Year in Review It's been an eventful year for health IT. Of course, that's been the case every year over the past decade since the first meaningful use checks were mailed out, kickstarting the digital healthcare age as we know it. But at the tail end of the 'teens, we see a flowering of innovation that could only have been dreamed of in 2010.

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Consumer satisfaction lower for hospitals, higher for payers

Mobi Health News

Outpatient care settings are garnering more satisfaction than other providers, but overall satisfaction is down.

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7 Tips To Save On Prescription Costs

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. There’s no getting around it: prescription drugs are expensive. In fact, if you have a lousy insurance policy, you could end up paying thousands of dollars out-of-pocket just to get your hands on the medications that you need. Are you in this position?

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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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Emergent technologies are allowing consumers greater control and access to care

Mobi Health News

The shift happening in healthcare is similar to trends in personal wealth management, with beneficiaries assuming greater control.

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Healthcare Companies Struggle With Implementing Digital Transformation

Healthcare IT Today

New research has found that healthcare organizations around the world have big plans for digital transformation but often stumble when it comes to implementing this process. Global marketing strategy and marketing consulting firm Simon-Kucher & Partners surveyed more than 120 managers from the pharma and medtech industries in August and September of this year to […].

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Health tech funding snapshot—Sony joins $42M round in endoscopy AI company; Wellframe raises $20M

FierceHealthIT

A Japanese startup focused on using artificial intelligence to help with early detection of gastrointestinal cancers scored $42.9 million in Series B funding. A company that wants to disrupt the $80 billion blood-testing market scored $27.1 million, and more funding news.

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Older adults deserve more from media when it comes to scams

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Who do you trust? Rant on. A long WSJ article details how trusting people can be and why robocall scams work. A woman listened to a voice mail message saying that it was the FBI and that her identity had been stolen. (That was the first and only robo-dialed call). When they spoke, the caller told her to turn over all savings, further telling her not to tell anyone about his step-by-step instructions as to where to move the money, nearly $340,000.

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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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Kentucky snubs Anthem, Passport Health Plan in new Medicaid contract awards

FierceHealthIT

Kentucky awarded new five-year Medicaid managed care contracts to Aetna, Humana, Molina, UnitedHealthcare and WellCare to start next July.

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Elsevier Acquires 3D4Medical, Creator of World-leading 3D Anatomy Technology

Healthcare IT Today

Elsevier, a global information analytics business specializing in science and health, and part of RELX, has acquired 3D4Medical, the global anatomy education company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. 3D4Medical created Complete Anatomy, the world’s most advanced 3D anatomy platform, revolutionizing how students, educators, health professionals and patients understand and interact with anatomy.

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Tech companies use legal shield on opioid liability

Morning eHealth

Another study suggests PDMP effectiveness (sometimes) — Harris proposes HIPAA tweaks

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Amazon launches new Alexa feature that reminds customers when to take meds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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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Use the International Day of Disabled Persons to Assess Public Accessibility & More

HealthStream

The International Day of Disabled Persons shows how much work needs to be done, both here and around the world, to ensure that everyone has access to, and inclusion within, public structures and activities.

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Introducing LeanIX Smart Xplore: Better Productivity and User Experience from LeanIX

LeanIX

Coverage of LeanIX's EA Connect Days continues today with a follow-up on our company’s second major product announcements: LeanIX Smart Xplore™.

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CMS.gov - Untitled Article

CMS.gov

As we enter into the final week of Medicare Open Enrollment, CMS is pleased to report that enrollment is brisk and we’re already seeing the positive impact of the new Medicare Plan Finder.

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Introducing LeanIX Smart Xplore: Better Productivity and User Experience from LeanIX

LeanIX

Coverage of LeanIX's EA Connect Days continues today with a follow-up on our company’s second major product announcements: LeanIX Smart Xplore™.

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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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Major Misconceptions About Machine Learning In Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

Over the past few years, as some standout use cases began to emerge, enthusiasm for AI has grown among health leaders, to the point where you’ll hear little but positive thoughts about AI’s potential benefits. Now that interest in AI has moved almost entirely into the mainstream, it’s probably time to look at areas in […].

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What to Expect from California’s Individual Mandate

ACA Times

2 minute read: The new year is almost upon us and a number of states including California will have their statewide Individual Mandate take effect. Come January 1, 2020 employers and employees alike will have to comply with California’s rather stringent Individual Mandate. For California residents, this law effectively replaces the ACA’s Federal Individual Mandate which had its penalty eliminated at the start of 2019.

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Hospitals Suffer Decline in Consumer Satisfaction

Health Populi

While customer satisfaction with health insurance plans slightly increased between 2018 and 2019, patient satisfaction with hospitals fell in all three settings where care is delivered — inpatient, outpatient, and the emergency room, according to the 2018-2019 ACSI Finance, Insurance and Health Care Report. ACSI polls about 300,000 U.S. consumers each year to gauge satisfaction with over 400 companies in 46 industries.