Mon.Aug 31, 2020

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COVID-19 pandemic leads to more people with high blood pressure, research suggests

Mobi Health News

More people experienced high blood pressure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic compared to before, according to new research from chronic care management company Livongo. The study looked at the proportion of Livongo members who had high blood pressure before and during the pandemic, specifically covering the time between mid-September of 2019 and mid-August of 2020.

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How a hardware overhaul made much more telemedicine possible at a small health center

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Before the pandemic struck earlier this year, Central Kansas Mental Health Center in Salina, Kansas, had a small telehealth setup that started out of necessity over a lack of doctors available in its rural area. THE PROBLEM. A few years ago, the mental health center contracted with physicians who lived in different locations to help with its doctor shortage.

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Elon Musk demos Neuralink implant in pigs, Ellipsis Health's vocal biomarker app launch and more digital health news briefs

Mobi Health News

Also: Abbott sells 150 million of its rapid, app-paired COVID-19 test to the White House; Platform launches for chronic disease patients juggling multiple providers.

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Cleveland Clinic posts $241M loss in first half of 2020 as patient revenue took a major hit

FierceHealthIT

Cleveland Clinic posts $241M loss in first half of 2020 as patient revenue took a major hit. rking. Mon, 08/31/2020 - 15:42.

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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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Pear's Somryst precursor improved sleep health measures among patients with chronic insomnia and depressive symptoms

Mobi Health News

The new analysis of a Pear Therapeutics-based randomized controlled trial came along another investigation that spotted early signs of treatment dropout.

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Masimo scores extended FDA clearance for cerebral hemoglobin monitoring

Mobi Health News

Masimo's O3 Regional Oximeter can be integrated with its SedLine brain function monitor or its Root patient monitoring and connectivity platform.

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Why Point of Care Testing (POCT) Is On The Rise In The Medical World 

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. There was a time when the only way a patient could receive comprehensive diagnostic medical tests was through a laboratory. The process often took days or weeks and was expensive, tedious, and sometimes frightening. In […]. The article Why Point of Care Testing (POCT) Is On The Rise In The Medical World appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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GoodRx files to go public, revealing jumps in year-over-year revenue growth

Mobi Health News

The company was founded in 2011 and is looking to go public on the Nasdaq market.

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How To Ensure Telehealth Solutions Meet the Needs of A Post-Pandemic Future

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Chad Reid, vice president of marketing and communications, JotForm. When it comes to telehealth, COVID-19 has been something of a game-changer. The popularity of telehealth has been growing steadily, but patients generally viewed it as […]. The article How To Ensure Telehealth Solutions Meet the Needs of A Post-Pandemic Future appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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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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Americans see hospitals as more trustworthy than FDA or CDC on COVID-19 vaccine information, poll finds

FierceHealthIT

Americans see hospitals as more trustworthy than FDA or CDC on COVID-19 vaccine information, poll finds. treed. Mon, 08/31/2020 - 13:08.

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SBA Posts New Interim Rule on SBA Loan Review Decisions Under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)

ACA Times

2 minute read: On August 12, 2020, the Small Business Association (SBA) issued a new interim final rule that provides guidance for borrowers and lenders on the appeal procedure for SBA loan review decisions for loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The PPP is part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act , which was enacted in March 2020 to allow small employers to seek a PPP loan to help bridge the cost of maintaining employees during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Konica Minolta will pay $500K to settle lawsuit alleging EHR software flaws

FierceHealthIT

Konica Minolta will pay $500K to settle lawsuit alleging EHR software flaws. hlandi. Mon, 08/31/2020 - 15:11.

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Telehealth, RPM and the Role of the Payvider

Health Recovery Solutions

What is the confluence of the payer and the provider, two roles that historically have been completely separate? With value based care gaining momentum, providers have started to take on risk, and health plans have begun partnering or acquiring providers. As such, the provider and payer roles have converged to form the payvider.

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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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Judge: Neither Anthem nor Cigna to receive damages in 'corporate soap opera' over failed merger

FierceHealthIT

Judge: Neither Anthem nor Cigna to receive damages in 'corporate soap opera' over failed merger. pminemyer. Mon, 08/31/2020 - 11:47.

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Greenway Health EHR’s Approach to Telehealth – EHR Telehealth Series

Healthcare IT Today

As part of our ongoing series of telehealth interviews with EHR vendors, we’re excited to share our interview with David Cohen, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Greenway Health. In this series, we talk with EHR vendors to better understand how they’re approaching telehealth. Are they developing telehealth in house or are they relying on […].

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GoodRx files to go public, boasting track record of profitability

FierceHealthIT

GoodRx files to go public, boasting track record of profitability. hlandi. Mon, 08/31/2020 - 11:08.

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Your Telemedicine Could Be Opening the Door to a Compliance Nightmare

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Dr. Waseem Ghannam, co-founder of TeleHealth Solution. When the COVID-19 pandemic began in the U.S. in March, telemedicine quickly became the go-to-approach for most medical visits as it offered a solution that allowed effective care without risk to patients or providers. The advent of the pandemic also resulted […].

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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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Identifying a Conflict of Interest in Healthcare and How to Prevent Them

HealthStream

A conflict of interest in healthcare can range from the most simple and obvious to extraordinarily complex, as a few examples can demonstrate. Well defined policies and procedures can provide a template for improved understanding and compliance.

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Additional HIMSS21 Options Offered to HIMSS Exhibitors After Cancellation of HIMSS20

Healthcare IT Today

As most of you know, we’ve been covering the cancellation of HIMSS20 since it rocked the health IT world right at the start of COVID-19. For those following along at home, in the beginning HIMSS announced that there would be no refunds for HIMSS20 and no credits for HIMSS21 for HIMSS exhibitors. HIMSS20 registrations for […].

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What Does Successful Patient Access Training Look Like?

HealthStream

Patient Access training needs to go beyond basic orientation to match roles and individual aptitude in the effort to meet client needs. A best practice is to use trainee test scores and to determine the subjects where more focused time should be spent to best serve the client’s needs.

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Customer Success Needs More Diversity - LeanIX Announced as Program Charter Partner in CS YOU Launch

LeanIX

LeanIX believes that building a real partnership with customers is the true key to success. Personal relationships and empathy for our customers are necessary for us to add value for our customers along their Enterprise Architecture journey. In order to keep our promise to our customers, we need highly motivated and diverse talent – always challenging ourselves to improve in the next iteration.

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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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Ortholive Founder Featured on the Agile World Podcast

Ortholive

OrthoLive founder and CEO, Dr. Mike Greiwe, was featured on the Agile World Podcast to share his journey with telemedicine and how it influences healthcare. Tune in to listen: Dr. Greiwe’s story on how he started OrthoLive. How technological innovation can help all businesses adapt to our times. The importance of understanding your patients when it comes to adapting to our times.

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Aetna launches new plan design that puts focus on CVS' health services

FierceHealthIT

Aetna launches new plan design that puts focus on CVS' health services. pminemyer. Mon, 08/31/2020 - 13:35.

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Telehealth in Idaho and Elsewhere

Health Law Blog | Telehealth

By Kim Stanger. Telehealth expanded dramatically in response to the COVID pandemic. Now that providers, patients, payers and public officials have seen the benefits, it is almost certain that telehealth will continue to play an increasingly important role in our healthcare delivery system. Providers wishing to practice telehealth in Idaho (and elsewhere) must beware the legal and practical requirements, including those set forth in statute or licensing board regulations. 1.

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The Danger of Healthcare Conflicts of Interest and How to Identify and Prevent Them

HealthStream

This blog post is the third of three examining a recent high-visibility conflict of interest (COI) problem at a major national cancer research institution, with lessons for other healthcare organizations about dealing with similar compliance problems. The impact of a public conflict of interest scandal can be significant and damaging. In the case of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, The New York Times and ProPublica revealed in September 2018 that its medical director, Dr.

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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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Telehealth in Idaho and Elsewhere

Health Law Blog | Telehealth

By Kim Stanger. Telehealth expanded dramatically in response to the COVID pandemic. Now that providers, patients, payers and public officials have seen the benefits, it is almost certain that telehealth will continue to play an increasingly important role in our healthcare delivery system. Providers wishing to practice telehealth in Idaho (and elsewhere) must beware the legal and practical requirements, including those set forth in statute or licensing board regulations. 1.

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Patient Identity Management the IHE way

Healthcare Exchange Standards

Here are the IHE relevant works on the topic of Patient. Most important, this is not an interoperability problem Nationwide Patient Identity Management, especially in a federation like the USA, is a balance between quality, privacy, and safety. Where patient treatment is involved, mistakes in identity can kill. Where health data are involved, mistakes in identity can be a permanent privacy violation.