Tue.Nov 19, 2019

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Health tech startups should start working with FDA sooner rather than later

Mobi Health News

Representatives from cardio monitoring device maker Eko and the FDA offer advice for medical device startups gearing up for their first approval.

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More Evidence of Self-Rationing as Patients Morph into Healthcare Payors

Health Populi

Several new studies reveal that more patients are feeling and living out their role as health care payors as medical spending vies with other household line items. This role of patient-as-the-payor crosses consumers’ ages and demographics, and is heating up health care as the top political issue for the 2020 elections at both Federal and State levels.

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Peerbridge announces $11M raise to grow ECG ambulatory sensor patch business

Mobi Health News

CEO Adrian Gilmore said the company is looking at strategic partnerships, M&A and other general scaling of the business in the year to come.

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Social Determinants of Health – My Early Childhood Education and Recent Learnings, Shared at the HealthXL Global Gathering

Health Populi

My cousin Arlene got married in Detroit at the classic Book Cadillac Hotel on July 23, 1967, a Sunday afternoon wedding. When Daddy drove us back out to our suburban home about 30 minutes from the fancy hotel, the car radio was tuned to WWJ Newsradio 950, all news all the time. As soon as Daddy switched on the radio, we were shocked by the news of a riot breaking out in the city, fires and looting and gunshots and chaos in the Motor City.

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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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Genomic medicine startup Lucence raises $20M Series A

Mobi Health News

The startup develops non-invasive blood tests that achieve early cancer detection and improve treatment selection.

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Deloitte launches ConvergeHEALTH Connect digital suite using Salesforce Health Cloud

Mobi Health News

Deloitte is also working with Amgen to create a tool specifically designed to support patients in new therapies.

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AMA delegates adopt policies on conversion therapy ban, racial pay equity and LGBTQ health issues

FierceHealthIT

The American Medical Association took on some weighty social issues at its 2019 Interim Meeting Monday, including racial pay equity in medicine and LGBTQ health issues.

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Patient engagement, management platform Wellframe raises $20M in Series C round

Mobi Health News

BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners led the round with participation from Threshold Ventures, F-Prime Capital and Wellframe's existing clients.

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Industry Voices—Digital transformation in healthcare is lagging. There's one reason no one is talking about

FierceHealthIT

Many physicians agree that digital tools and solutions are worthwhile in theory, but with an average workload of 40-60 hours a week, they don’t have space in their schedules to evaluate these solutions. If we are going to break the barriers to digital transformation in healthcare, we need to expect physicians to think critically about how their job needs to evolve.

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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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Ada Health launches Swahili language version of its app

Mobi Health News

The new tool will also be localized to provide relevant medical information.

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Why every digital health pilot needs to be patient-centric

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Why every digital health pilot needs to be patient-centric Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Asia Pacific

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How Does Health IT Enable Accountable Care? – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 11/22 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Travis Broome (@Travis_Broome) on the topic “How Does Health IT Enable Accountable Care?” Half of Medicare beneficiaries who could be in an ACO are now in an ACO. […].

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Separating trustworthy health technologies from the 'shiny objects'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Medical Devices Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Separating trustworthy health technologies from the 'shiny objects' Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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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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RAND study: Medicare buy-in could jack up premiums for younger people in ACA plans

FierceHealthIT

Though a Medicare buy-in plan would likely lower costs for older adults, it could lead to higher premiums for younger people in the exchanges, according to a new report.

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BodySite is moving the needle on more holistic care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: BodySite is moving the needle on more holistic care Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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“Training medical students how to communicate with E-patients”

Society for Participatory Medicine

I’ve just discovered something I’ve long hoped to see: a training module to teach medical students about e-patients and how to interact with them! It’s a paper in the journal Medical Teacher : “But Dr Google said…” – Training medical students how to communicate with E-patients. Authored by Anne Herrmann-Werner et al at the University of Tübingen, Germany, it cites the need for young doctors to be trained to deal effectively with e-patients.

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House stopgap funding bill delays payment cuts to safety net hospitals for a month

FierceHealthIT

The House is expected to vote on Tuesday on a stopgap government funding bill that includes a month delay of $4 billion in payment cuts to safety-net hospitals.

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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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Gvoke: The FDA-Approved PreFilled Glucagon Syringe that Could Save Your Life

Insulin Nation

A glucagon pen can save your life if you are a person with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who takes insulin. . The only problem is traditional glucagon kits — made by Novo Nordisk or Eli Lilly and Company — require a series of steps that can be overwhelming and confusing when a friend or family member is trying to administer glucagon for a person struggling with severe hypoglycemia. .

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Lawmakers push HHS for more clarity, stronger data privacy protections in federal data sharing rules

FierceHealthIT

Federal lawmakers are putting pressure on the Department of Health and Human Services to make big changes to forthcoming rules on data sharing and information blocking.

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Overcoming Transportation Barriers to Impact the Big Four: Revenue, Care Quality, Patient Satisfaction and Post-Acute Care

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Luis Castillo, President and CEO, Ensocare, Omaha, Nebraska. Driving to a medical appointment to receive care is a fundamental part of life. But for 3.6 million people who miss or delay medical appointments or medication use every year due to transportation barriers, they can instead look forward to […].

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Medical Credentialing: A Safeguard Worthy of Significant Support

Hinduja Global Solutions

Medical Credentialing: A Safeguard Worthy of Significant Support. By Priyankar Bhattacharya, HGS Senior Manager, Provider Network Operations. Today’s healthcare payer and provider organizations are increasingly focusing efforts on physician credentialing for real outcomes such as significant cost savings, turnaround time enhancement, accuracy improvement, and reduced rework.

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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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Security Budgets Level, Attacks Increasing – No Wonder Healthcare Cybersecurity Efforts Are Inadequate

Healthcare IT Today

While their leaders know the potential of a breach remains high, few hospitals are focused on methodically beefing up their cybersecurity as of yet, according to a new survey. The survey, which was conducted by Black Book Market Research, connected with 2,876 security professionals from 733 provider organizations to discuss gaps, vulnerabilities and deficiencies they […].

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Optimum Healthcare IT Completes Multiple Epic Go-Lives for Deaconess Health

Optimum Healthcare IT

Optimum Healthcare IT completes multiple Epic go-live projects for Deaconess Health System as an extension of their CareConnect program. The post Optimum Healthcare IT Completes Multiple Epic Go-Lives for Deaconess Health appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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The Role of Nurses and Continuum Care Support Staff in Chronic Care Management

HealthStream

Nurses in every setting, as well as CNAs and home care aides, are in an ideal position to manage patients with chronic illnesses, especially when there are multiple overlapping conditions.

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Ada Health launches Swahili language version of its app

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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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ACA Affordability to Decrease for the 2020 Tax Year

ACA Times

3 minute read: In 2020, the affordability threshold will decrease. What that means is that employers will need to contribute more to their employee’s health coverage in order to fall below the affordability ceiling. IRS Notice 2019-29 states that beginning January 1, 2020, the affordability threshold for determining whether or not employer sponsored healthcare is affordable as required by the ACA’s Employer Mandate will be 9.78% of the Federal Poverty Level.

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