Wed.May 26, 2021

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Digital chatbot Woebot lands FDA breakthrough designation to tackle postpartum depression

Mobi Health News

Despite the prevalence and associated risks of postpartum depression, a significant portion of mothers never receive a diagnosis or treatment for the condition.

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Healthcare, Heal Thyself! How the Industry Can and Should Play the Trust Card

Health Populi

The emergence of the COVID-19 vaccine “infodemic” has slowed the ability for nations around the world to emerge out of the public health crisis. Growing cynicism among some health citizens facing the politicization of public health tactics like vaccines and facial masks is what we’re talking about. At the root is peoples’ lack of trust across a range of information providers, including government, media, business, and even peers.

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Google rolls out Health Equity Tracker platform, highlighting disparities between communities

Mobi Health News

Eventually, the tracker will be expanded to include conditions such as mental and behavioral health, and include additional determinants of health.

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How athenaTelehealth boosted one hospital's patient and provider satisfaction

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In 2019, Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center in Alamogordo, New Mexico, started looking at telehealth options to provide its patients with an on-demand virtual care service with a focus on urgent care-type needs. THE PROBLEM. In early 2020, when the pandemic changed the medical center's in-person workflows overnight, the facility needed a quick and easy-to-use telehealth solution that allowed staff to continue to see established patients during lockdowns.

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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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Five Canadian startups making it north of the border with eyes set on the U.S.

Mobi Health News

The Canadian Trade Commission's accelerator angles to help young companies get their start in the U.S. and other nations.

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Austrian startup hi.health launches health expense account in Europe

Mobi Health News

The hi.health app enables customers of private health insurances to submit their bills and prescriptions for medical services digitally.

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Using HIPAA compliant software is a must in the post-pandemic world

Clocktree

We’ve all witnessed the boom in telehealth over the last year. While some in-person visits are safe now, many clients like the convenience of telehealth and wish to keep video visits as an option. Healthcare industry leaders suggest that a hybrid care model will emerge as the norm. At the onset of the pandemic, HIPAA compliance requirements for telehealth were relaxed.

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Video game-based therapeutic developer Akili Interactive scores $160 million

Mobi Health News

The company plans to use the new funds to expand its therapeutics beyond ADHD.

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More Blues plans sue CVS, claiming it overcharged for generic drugs

FierceHealthIT

More Blues plans sue CVS, claiming it overcharged for generic drugs. pminemyer. Wed, 05/26/2021 - 10:28.

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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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WebMD M&A deepens its informational resources about ADHD

Mobi Health News

The platform can give users resources about treatment, educational plans and coping with ADHD.

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CMS aims to convince gig workers for Lyft, Uber, DoorDash and other platforms to get ACA coverage

FierceHealthIT

CMS aims to convince gig workers for Lyft, Uber, DoorDash and other platforms to get ACA coverage. rking. Wed, 05/26/2021 - 17:08.

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Contributed: How IoMT is Shaping Healthcare

Mobi Health News

From biosensors to chatbots, connected devices are changing health.

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PhRMA files federal lawsuit to get rid of controversial Medicaid drug rebate rule

FierceHealthIT

PhRMA files federal lawsuit to get rid of controversial Medicaid drug rebate rule. rking. Wed, 05/26/2021 - 13:37.

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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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UK’s Medovate enters Middle East market

Mobi Health News

The Cambridge-based medical device development company has partnered with Omneya Medical Co. to distribute its SAFIRA device in Kuwait.

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Truepill launches virtual primary care, diagnostics services to flesh out its white label digital pharmacy platform

FierceHealthIT

Truepill launches virtual primary care, diagnostics services to flesh out its white label digital pharmacy platform. dmuoio. Wed, 05/26/2021 - 16:14.

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EU Medical Devices Regulation comes into full application

Mobi Health News

The new legislation is intended to improve the safety of medical devices.

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DOJ charges telehealth executives, doctors with exploiting COVID-19 to rake up $143M in fraud

FierceHealthIT

DOJ charges telehealth executives, doctors with exploiting COVID-19 to rake up $143M in fraud. hlandi. Wed, 05/26/2021 - 16:57.

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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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Grand Rounds Health, Doctor On Demand look to LGBTQ+ care space with purchase of Included Health

Mobi Health News

The deal will add Included Health’s LGBTQ+ care navigation services to Grand Rounds Health and Doctor On Demand’s virtual care platform.

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Survey finds vaccine hesitancy among rural healthcare workers

FierceHealthIT

Survey finds vaccine hesitancy among rural healthcare workers. rking. Wed, 05/26/2021 - 16:14.

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Johns Hopkins will examine COVID-19 data in retrospect

Mobi Health News

The initiative will look at inconsistencies in data that hindered COVID-19 response.

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Infrastructure Configuration Guide for Healthcare Network Closets

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Sponsor: Vertiv Primary topic: Interoperability Topic: Interoperability Telehealth Resource Central: White Papers External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: Infrastructure Configuration Guide for Healthcare Network Closets Region Tag: Global Edition

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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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Grand Rounds, Doctor on Demand look to LGBTQ+ care space with purchase of Included Health

Mobi Health News

The deal will add Included Health’s LGBTQ+ care navigation services to Grand Rounds and Doctor on Demand’s virtual care platform.

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Telehealth and the Edge: Infrastructure Considerations for Remote Patient Care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Sponsor: Vertiv Primary topic: Telehealth Topic: Interoperability Telehealth Resource Central: White Papers External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: Telehealth and the Edge: Infrastructure Considerations for Remote Patient Care Region Tag: Global Edition

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What’s Holding Back the Always Connected Wearable Health Sensors We Need?

Healthcare IT Today

Anyone who’s had experienced with bluetooth (I think that’s everyone right?) knows the pains associated with bluetooth. When it works, it works great. However, when the device loses its pairing, it’s a mess. Plus, we all know how much fun it is to get various devices to pair in the first place. The amazing part […].

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Leading Health System Saves $360K in Annual Energy Costs and Earns Nearly $700K in Rebates

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Sponsor: Vertiv Primary topic: Interoperability Topic: Interoperability Telehealth Resource Central: White Papers External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: Leading Health System Saves $360K in Annual Energy Costs and Earns Nearly $700K in Rebates Region Tag: Global Edition

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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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Humana teams with NowPow in Chicago on social determinants

FierceHealthIT

Humana teams with NowPow in Chicago on social determinants. pminemyer. Wed, 05/26/2021 - 14:08.

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Healthcare Tech Company Standardizes Monitoring to Ensure Uptime at 126 Sites

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Sponsor: Vertiv Primary topic: Interoperability Topic: Interoperability Telehealth Resource Central: White Papers External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: Healthcare Tech Company Standardizes Monitoring to Ensure Uptime at 126 Sites Region Tag: Global Edition

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Google Cloud to beef up HCA Healthcare's clinical, operational data analytics in new multi-year partnership

FierceHealthIT

Google Cloud to beef up HCA Healthcare's clinical, operational data analytics in new multi-year partnership. dmuoio. Wed, 05/26/2021 - 11:24.

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