Fri.Dec 20, 2019

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The pursuit of a 10X better value-based care enablement solution and the rise of primary care physician management platforms

Mobi Health News

Flare Capital Partners' Ian Chiang describes the key capabilities of a value-based care enablement platform for providers, highlights successful platform examples and offers a framework for entrepreneurs seeking a provider partner.

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Sutter Health agrees to $575M settlement over allegation it drove up California healthcare prices

FierceHealthIT

California-based hospital system Sutter Health has reached a $575 million settlement with California and a major union trust for driving up healthcare prices.

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Pharmacy IT Has Much In Common with Health IT in Hospitals and Clinics, but More Robots

Healthcare IT Today

I recently had the opportunity to attend the ASHP conference in Las Vegas. For those not familiar with the ASHP (I wasn’t before I attended), it’s the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Like most societies and associations, they hold regular meetings where pharmacists come together to learn the latest in what’s happening in pharmacology and […].

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HIPAA Data

Telebehavioral Health Institute

HIPAA Data Storage Requirements and HIPAA Compliance The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) set forth industry standards for the proper handling of protected health information (PHI). PHI is any individually identifiable health information that the Department of Health … Read more. The post HIPAA Data appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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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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VA looks back on 2019, sees 'year of improvements and continued progress'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently outlined a year of milestones and service improvements, many of them executed with the aid of telehealth services, as it moves forward with its many wide-ranging wave of digitization initiatives. The VA reported that in the last fiscal year, Veterans took advantage of telehealth more than 2.6 million times across the country, with more than 900,000 Veterans now getting care this way.

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Healthcare AI May Already Be Reducing Physician Burnout

Healthcare IT Today

New research suggests that AI may already be offering – or at least seems well-positioned to offer—help with reducing physician burnout levels in addition to freeing up some of their time.­ The survey, which reached out to more than 900 healthcare professionals, was conducted by MIT Technology Review Insights in partnership with GE Healthcare. According […].

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Cognella Book Release 2019

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Cognella Book Release 2019 Telebehavioral Health: Foundations in Theory and Practice for Graduate Learners provides readers with a comprehensive overview of telebehavioral health, including definitions and concepts, the benefits and barriers associated with practice, and an interprofessional framework for telebehavioral … Read more. The post Cognella Book Release 2019 appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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Telemedicine Humor – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

It’s the Friday before the holidays really crank into full gear. Have you finished all your shopping? I’m happy to say that my wife and I cranked out the majority of our shopping in about 2 hours on Amazon. Only one thing is not going to quite make it for our Christmas. Not bad. Yes, […].

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CMS releases rule to require ACA insurers send separate bill for abortion coverage

FierceHealthIT

Affordable Care Act exchange insurers must send separate bills to consumers for the portion of their premiums attributable to certain types of abortion services, according to a final rule.

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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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Don’t Be in Denial - Five Key Things to Know About Credentialing and Participation

HealthStream

In healthcare credentialing, there’s confusion about what it means to be a “participating” provider, which is key to avoiding claim denials. How to ensure providers are participating was the focus of a recent VerityStream webinar.

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Pallone calls for Verma's resignation

Morning eHealth

Pallone calls for Verma's resignation — New faces on HITAC

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Weekender 12/20/19

HIStalk Weekender

Weekly News Recap The National Academy of Medicine publishes.

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ACA to Remain Following Fifth Circuit Court Decision

ACA Times

2 minute read: On Wednesday of this week, the Fifth Circuit handed down a ruling regarding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. The majority of the ACA will continue to remain the law of the land, possibly for good. The Fifth Circuit decision arises from a suit brought by a number of Republican states and several individuals in the Federal District Court in Fort Worth Texas.

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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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The 2020 Health Populi TrendCast – HealthConsuming, TechLash, and Public Health Goes Private

Health Populi

“Having 20/20 vision does not necessarily mean you have perfect vision. 20/20 vision only indicates the sharpness or clarity of vision at a distance,” according to the American Optometric Association. An important vision skill, the AOA tells us, is “peripheral awareness or side vision” which contributes to overall visual acuity. So it is with scenario planning in health care, a key work-flow this time of the year for me with my clients spanning the health/care ecosystem from providers to payors