Fri.Jun 28, 2019

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Apple Health Records now available to all US providers with compatible EHRs

Mobi Health News

Clinics and systems may self-register on Apple's website, which will allow patients with iPhones to download their records and search for their provider.

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Why do states have different CME requirements?

Continue Education Journal

One of the most complicated aspects of continuing medical education in the United States is the brevity of possible requirements based on individual states. These can vary wildly, from almost no requirements at all, to very extensive and specific CE requirements based on profession. But why is this not the case? Why isn’t there one central standard for healthcare licenses mandated by the federal government?

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The potential of healthcare tech – human-centric AI, meaningful applications and the future

Mobi Health News

Buzzwords like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning are commonly heard at conferences and industry events and they often conjure up images of robots or killing machines from the Terminator.

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In partnership with Verizon, VA offers veterans unlimited access to telehealth app

FierceHealthIT

The VA's Video Connect telehealth app has logged more than 100,000 video visits, and now the VA is partnering with Verizon to improve access to virtual care. Verizon and the VA are now enabling veterans who are customers of the telecommunications company to have unlimited access to the video telehealth service.

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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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Livongo makes its IPO plans official

Mobi Health News

While the price range, number of shares and timing of the listing are yet to be announced, a source tells MobiHealthNews that the startup is eyeing September for its IPO.

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Innovation is an ongoing process, not a box to check

Mobi Health News

How to build a long-term culture of sustainable innovation.

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Diabetes management startup Livongo files to go public

FierceHealthIT

Digital health startup Livongo Health filed a preliminary prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Friday for a $100 million initial public offering (IPO).

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Blue Shield of California teams up with Solera to relaunch Wellvolution

Mobi Health News

The platform will have a special focus on personalized medicine.

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OB/GYN health system Advantia Health acquires telemedicine OB/GYN specialist Pacify

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In the past, OB/GYN specialist Advantia Health’s approach to care had focused on in-person, doctor-patient relationships. THE PROBLEM. Clinical support effectively paused each time a patient left one of the offices. With OB/GYN, many patient interactions have to happen in person – but not all. There had to be other ways to offer services such as breastfeeding care and behavioral health that are best provided between visits and often by physician extenders and specialists.

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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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Google, University of Chicago face class action lawsuit following health data sharing partnership

Mobi Health News

The suit accuses the hospital system of misleading patients about how their data is being used.

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University of San Diego brings data analytics to its nursing program

FierceHealthIT

The University of San Diego’s Hahn School of Nursing will add a new Health Care Analytics track to its curriculum this fall in a bid to improve cooperation and communication among clinicians and data scientists in the healthcare field.

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Florence and CryoTherapeutics secure funding, NHS Wales signs new deal with Microsoft, and more news briefs

Mobi Health News

Also: Belgian startup epihunter adds new functionality to app; Inhealthcare reveals three-year deal with NHS trust; mySugr receives award in Lausanne.

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UnitedHealthcare names Optum executive Dirk McMahon as new CEO

FierceHealthIT

UnitedHealthcare has named Dirk McMahon, the current president and COO of its business unit Optum, as the new CEO of the company’s insurance arm.

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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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Health Tech Buzzwords Explained – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

Far too often we take things that are complicated and make them worse or we take things that are simple and make them complicated. I guess that’s why I loved this list of tech buzzwords that were simplified in a humorous way. Tech buzzwords explained: AI- bunch of IF statements Blockchain- database Cloud- Somebody else’s […].

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Individual insurance market remains stable in Q1

FierceHealthIT

Insurers are generally profitable in Q1, despite the repeal of the individual mandate penalty and expansion of loosely-regulated short-term plans.

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Phishing Email

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Phishing Emails and Why Encryption Software is Warranted One of the most common ways hackers gain access to a computer system is through phishing emails. Phishing emails can be difficult to recognize as hackers disguise themselves as a trusted entity, … Read more. The post Phishing Email appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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Sanford Health, UnityPoint Health announce plan to merge

FierceHealthIT

Sanford Health and UnityPoint Health signed a letter of intent for a plan to merge, they jointly announced on Friday.

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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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Lawsuit could shed light on what it really takes to de-identify patient data

Morning eHealth

Is a final info blocking rule on the horizon?

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Continuing Professional Development

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Continuing Professional Development Reflections on a Lifelong Learning Process Kenneth P. Drude, PhD., Marlene Maheu, PhD., Donald M. Hilty, MD, MBA KEY POINTS Self-directed continuing professional development (CPD) is a key lifelong responsibility of health practitioners to maintain competencies requiring … Read more. The post Continuing Professional Development appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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Five Steps for Teaching Each Clinical Judgment Competency for Nursing

HealthStream

Teaching a clinical judgment competency for nursing students and new nurses is far more effective if you use an overall process that is systematic and formalized.

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Lee Horner – Synzi CEO – Interview Regarding Patient and Caregiver Engagement

Synzi

The post Lee Horner – Synzi CEO – Interview Regarding Patient and Caregiver Engagement appeared first on Synzi.

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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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Weekender 6/28/19

HIStalk Weekender

Weekly News Recap. Change Healthcare goes public on the Nasdaq exchange. Providence St. Joseph Health acquires Bluetree Network. Sansoro Health and Datica announce plans to merge. Vyne is acquired by PE firm The Jordan Company. The director-general of Australia’s Queensland Health announces plans to resign following problems with its Cerner implementation.

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Lee Horner – Synzi CEO – Interview Regarding Diabetes Care

Synzi

The post Lee Horner – Synzi CEO – Interview Regarding Diabetes Care appeared first on Synzi.

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When Have Politicians Ever Agreed on What to Do to Fix Healthcare?

Healthcare IT Today

This week, healthcare has been center stage in the first 2 democrat debates. While the debates certainly talked about a wide range of issues, healthcare was a major topic in both nights of the debates. In case you missed them or can’t stand to watch them, go over and read through the healthcare debate summaries […].

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Health Care and the Democratic Debates – Round 2 – Battle Royale for M4All vs Medicare for All Who Want It – What It Means for Industry

Health Populi

Looking at this photo of the 2020 Democratic Party Presidential candidate debater line-up might give you a déjà vu feeling, a repeat of the night-before debate. But this was Round 2 of the debate, with ten more White House aspirants sharing views — sometimes sparring — on issues of immigration, economic justice, climate change, and once again health care playing a starring role from the start of the two-hour event.

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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.