Smartphone algorithm combined with paper funnel can detect ear infection
Mobi Health News
MAY 20, 2019
Researchers at the University of Washington have created a new app that was able to detect fluid in the middle ear in pediatric patients.
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Optimizing System Infrastructure Is Healthcare Data’s Most Urgent Issue
Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 20, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. In a drive for standardization, the proposed U.S. Core Data for Interoperability1, mandated by the 2015 21st Century Cure Act2, calls for the identification and refinement of a basic set of clinical data to be required for all electronic health records.
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Wearable technology can detect biomarkers linked to fertility windows
Mobi Health News
MAY 20, 2019
A study published in JMIR found that a fertility wearable was able to use skin temperature, heart rate, and respiratory rate to help determine a woman's fertility window.
Will Connected Medical Platforms Cure Healthcare?
Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 20, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By David Niewolny, director of healthcare market, Real-Time Innovations, Inc. (RTI). We live in a world where medical errors are the third leading cause of death behind cancer and cardiac disease, leading to more than 200,000 preventable deaths every year.
HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?
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Co-op launches health app, Nori Health raises pre-seed funding, and more news briefs
Mobi Health News
MAY 20, 2019
Also: New competition exploring the use of AI and machine learning in the NHS opens today; Irish Life launches app with dacadoo for its clients; Elvie founder would consider moving "if it is looking like Brexit will have a negative impact".
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FDA warns consumers, providers of unvetted glucose management devices, systems
Mobi Health News
MAY 20, 2019
Using devices and systems that have not been authorized by the regulatory agency comes with a risk.
UPMC launches new telemedicine company focused on infectious disease
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 20, 2019
UPMC has launched a new company, Infectious Disease Connect, that seeks to boost ID services using telehealth technology – helping providers improve outcomes and lower costs by reducing transfers and treating patients in their own communities. WHY IT MATTERS. UPMC already offers infectious disease services to some patients via telemedicine and has for several years.
AMA launches online education portal, researchers explore personalized radio for dementia patients and more digital health news briefs
Mobi Health News
MAY 20, 2019
Also: Apple patent on Apple Watch strap sensors; Drone medical delivery service raises $190 million.
Today’s Healthcare Innovations, Invested Capital Will Drive 5 Key Trends in 2020
hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT
MAY 20, 2019
In the changing healthcare landscape, several key trends are emerging that offer a glimpse into healthcare’s future
The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications
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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.
When it comes to longevity, social factors play a bigger role than healthcare: study
FierceHealthIT
MAY 20, 2019
Although healthcare plays a role, behavioral and social factors have significantly more influence on life longevity of people in the U.S., according to a new study.
Understanding the United States Dialysis Crisis
Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 20, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. In the United States, there are approximately 40 million patients with kidney disease; 450, 000 of these patients are on dialysis. However, dialysis treatments can be lengthy, expensive, and not fully covered by insurance – leading to many complications for kidney patients.
One-minute survey tool can help providers prioritize patients' social needs
FierceHealthIT
MAY 20, 2019
A one-minute survey in an emergency department waiting room or in general admittance can offer big insight into what social services are being offered already and what are the person’s unmet needs.
Hard #FHIR Safety Problem: Synchronization
Health Intersections
MAY 20, 2019
It’s a common thing for implementers to want to do with FHIR: connect to a FHIR server, and make a local copy of the information provided by the server, and then check back occasionally with the server for updates – that is, new resources, or changes to existing resources. (In fact, it might be argued that this is the thing that FHIR is for, based on actual usage).
Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications
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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.
FDA warns against using sketchy diabetes devices
Morning eHealth
MAY 20, 2019
Amazon venture Haven loses its #2 leader — Industry group begs ONC and CMS to take time with rules
CHIME urges CMS, ONC to give providers 3 years to comply with interoperability rules
FierceHealthIT
MAY 20, 2019
Industry group CHIME is urging federal healthcare policy officials to go slow with dual interoperability and information blocking rules by first publishing interim final rules rather than final rules. Once the rules are published, CHIME also wants healthcare providers to have three years to implement them.
HIStalk Interviews Erine Gray, CEO, Aunt Bertha
HIStalk Interviews
MAY 20, 2019
Erine Gray, MPA is founder and CEO of Aunt Bertha of Austin, TX. Tell me about yourself and the company. Aunt Bertha focuses on the easiest way to connect people to health and human services programs through a simple interface. I experienced the need for this personally. My mom is permanently disabled. I have been her guardian for the last 17 years.
5 Tips To Make Your Online Presence Pop as a Therapist
TheraNest
MAY 20, 2019
Marketing Tips for Mental Health Professionals . This post has been guest-authored by Zencare as part of our guest post series. Learn more about Zencare at the bottom of this post. For many therapists launching a new private practice, online marketing isn’t exactly top of mind. Finding an office space, getting malpractice insurance, and setting up a billing system?
The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report
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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!
Drug diversion is a big challenge for healthcare. A new database is aimed at figuring out just how big
FierceHealthIT
MAY 20, 2019
As scrutiny from the Drug Enforcement Agency and other regulators has grown in recent years amid the opioid crisis, a renewed focus has been placed on finding solutions to curb another big problem: theft and abuse by providers.
Healthy Nevada Project Expands to Las Vegas
hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT
MAY 20, 2019
Population health study combining genetic, clinical, environmental and social data is partnering with University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
Private insurance accounted for 42% of drug spend in 2017: KFF
FierceHealthIT
MAY 20, 2019
Total expenses for prescription drugs are significantly larger for private insurance companies than for Medicaid or Medicare Part D.
Miraki Innovation Slates $175M to Push MedTech Companies Through Pipeline
MedTech Boston
MAY 20, 2019
Christopher Velis, founder of Cambridge-based Miraki Innovation and co-founder of Auris Health, last week announced $175 million in funding. The post Miraki Innovation Slates $175M to Push MedTech Companies Through Pipeline appeared first on MedTech Boston.
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.
Co-op to trial 'Amazon Locker-style' prescriptions service
Lloyd Price
MAY 20, 2019
The Co-operative Group is to trial what it says is the first click-and-collect ‘Amazon-style’ locker service for medicine prescriptions in the UK. In the member-owned business’s first return to the pharmacy market since it sold its entire portfolio of pharmacies in 2014, it has launched the Co-op Health App, which it says is the first in a series of digital developments.
How b.well is enabling more effective care coordination
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 20, 2019
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a beer box!
HAY on FHIR
MAY 20, 2019
At the last HL7 Working Group Meeting my good friend Brian Postlethwaite shared with us a video on how he made a plane out of a beer carton ! This is so quintessentially Australian (and New Zealand), that I just had to share… (Can’t wait to see what he does for an encore!).
Sometimes a Healthcare Employee Leaves Due to Something about the Job Itself
HealthStream
MAY 20, 2019
Many people leave healthcare jobs because they dislike something about the position. Doing a better job with job previews and setting expectations is important during the hiring process.
How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp
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MyHeritage expands into health-focused DNA testing
Mobi Health News
MAY 20, 2019
The Israel-based company is offering 11 genetic risk tests, three polygenic risk tests and 15 carrier status reports.
New Jersey Plans to Create Statewide Health Exchange
ACA Times
MAY 20, 2019
3 minute read: . New Jersey will administer its own statewide health exchange marketplace starting in 2021. As a result, the state will no longer operate under the federal health exchange. The funding for transferring into a state exchange will come from the federal exchange user fee, roughly 3.5% of medical premiums, amounting to roughly $50 million annually, according to the state’s official announcement.
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