Mon.Feb 15, 2021

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Facebook said to be building consumer smartwatch with health and wellness features

Mobi Health News

The device reportedly will include a cellular connection and could tie in with third-party health and wellness services, such as those offered by Peloton.

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A New Health Literacy Pillar: Personal Data Stewardship

Health Populi

The growing use of APIs in health information technology innovation for patient care has been a boon to speeding development placed in the hands of providers and patients. Using APIs can help drive interoperability and make data “liquid” and useable. APIs can enable “Data liberación,” a concept proposed by Todd Park when he worked in the Obama administration.

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Masimo releases tool to support reopening schools and businesses

Mobi Health News

The back-to-work tool builds upon Masimo's SafetyNet remote monitoring system that was developed to help hospitals care for patients in non-traditional settings.

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ECRI, EHR Association put forth safety practices for behavioral health IT

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

ECRI's Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety is working with the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association chart some of the common challenges involved in integrating behavioral health systems with primary care EHRs. WHY IT MATTERS. In a recent white paper, Optimizing Health IT for Safe Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care , the two groups outline some recommendations to help support and improve such IT integrations.

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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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Dexcom launches venture fund for adjacent businesses

Mobi Health News

The fund will be zeroing in on sensing tech, data analytics, remote patient monitoring and population health.

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Sharecare's SPAC confirmed, BrainQ's Breakthrough Device Designation and more digital health news briefs

Mobi Health News

Also: docdok.health rolling out COVID-19 vaccination study app; IBM Watson Health partners with Humana.

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Happy Presidents Day!

Healthcare IT Today

In the US, today we’re celebrating Presidents Day. For our friends up north, it’s family day which is pretty awesome that they celebrate families. To celebrate this holiday, we always like to share some quotes from the various US presidents. Today we have a 3 pack of quotes that I think you’ll find interesting. I […].

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Care navigation platform Cohort scores $11M, Sitka lands $14M for specialty care telemedicine and other digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Also: Insightin Health scores $12M for its engagement platform and Rhino Health raises $5M in seed funding for AI tech.

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Why Are Black Women More Likely to Die from Childbirth?

HealthStream

Not only are U.S. mortality rates for mothers-to-be and babies the highest among our developed country peers, but African American mothers and their infants experience mortality rates far higher than for any other part of the population.

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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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CT Scan Machine: Dos and don’ts at your Health Care Clinic!

KB Dental Consulting

Computed Tomography Scan or CT scan Machine is a type of medical imaging that utilizes Digital Computer technology and X-rays…

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HIStalk Interviews Kelly Feist, Managing Director, Ascom

HIStalk Interviews

Kelly Feist, MBA is managing director of Ascom Americas of.

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NYU Langone Health used its FCC grant to expand Epic-linked telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

New York City's NYU Langone Health had been investing in telemedicine for several years before the COVID-19 pandemic and had always been keenly aware of the important role technology would play in the future of healthcare. The organization has offered services such as virtual urgent care, telepsychiatry and virtual post-op appointments for several years to meet the needs of patients.

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California Individual Mandate Penalties Will be Issued in 2021

ACA Times

3 minute read: State residents of California who failed to obtain health coverage during the 2020 tax year could see a penalty notice from the state as a part of the Individual Mandate. California’s Individual Mandate first went into effect in January 2020 and requires all state residents (including dependents) to obtain minimum essential health coverage or face a penalty.

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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.