Mon.Aug 10, 2020

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Survey shows seniors are embracing technology and telehealth during pandemic

Mobi Health News

More than 60% of Medicare-eligible seniors say they’ve embraced technology more during the pandemic, according to a new survey from healthinsurance.com. The website hosted an online survey for Americans 64 years old or above between July 20 and July 21, 2020, to gauge seniors’ use of technology, their lives during the pandemic, their Medicare plans and more.

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My ABCovid-19 Journal, Day 2 – Letters “F” through “J”

Health Populi

Welcome to Day 2 of my #COVID19 holiday break, welcome to my ABCovid Journal , letters “F” through “J. If you hadn’t tuned into the Health Populi blog yesterday, 10th August 2020 , you missed the first five letters of my Age of Corona alphabet, curated in my art journal created in the early weeks of the pandemic. Click the link to back-track and catch up with us… I should explain why I’m sharing this project in the Health Populi blog this week.

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CVS Health & Salesforce join forces on return to work software and testing services

Mobi Health News

The two companies offer a more comprehensive package than those being pitched by their competitors in the tech-driven return-to-work space.

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New from Tech Tonics: Andrew Trister: From Jersey Boy to Digital Doc

Digital Health

With a knack for engineering and a passion for patients, Dr. Andrew Trister’s career has taken this Jersey boy from radiation oncology to Apple to his current role at the Gates Foundation, where he’s spearheading their efforts to leverage technology to improve the health of people around the world. Andrew – like E Street drummer […].

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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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Dr. Charlotte Lee's journey from ballerina to UK Director of Big Health

Mobi Health News

Dr. Lee also dives into the challenges and opportunities of digital health in providing equitable healthcare.

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Amazon Alexa & Oral-B ink deal for voice-integrated toothbrush system

Mobi Health News

The system was desgined to give users advice about their brushing habits.

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My ABCovid Journal – Day 1 of 5, A through E

Health Populi

My friends… It’s time in this pandemic journey that I take a full week to re-charge and bask in the midst of nature, a lake, farm-to-table food, wine-making, and the love of and therapeutic time with my wonderful husband. My gift to you all this week, 10th – 14th August, is to share with you pages from my “ ABCovid Journal” that I created/curated in the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Lumeon closes $30M for EHR-integrated care delivery automation

Mobi Health News

The startup said its Care Pathway Management platform has so far been deployed among more than 70 health systems in 12 countries.

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Diagnosing Bias In Healthcare AI: Five Best Practices

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Carlos Meléndez, COO, Wovenware. A recent Wall Street Journal article pointed to a biased algorithm widely used in hospitals that unfairly prioritized white patients over black ones when determining who needed extra medical help. […]. The article Diagnosing Bias In Healthcare AI: Five Best Practices appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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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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[Free Webinar] The Ins & Outs of Telehealth Selection

eVisit

With the pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic, recent spikes, and a potential second wave , many hospital and health system leaders are now conducting a comprehensive telehealth technology search with the future in mind. Selecting the right virtual care platform is crucial to enhancing clinical workflows, reducing technology barriers, meeting compliance requirements, and making the most of your ERH -- all to improve patient outcomes, reduce cost and boost revenue.

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Is Healthcare Social Media Dead? – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 42

Healthcare IT Today

For the 42nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re asking the question, “Is Healthcare Social Media Dead?” There’s certainly a lot of things that have been going on with social media and a lot of people complaining about what social media has become. As Colin and I spend way too much time on social […] Many parts of healthcare social media are changing quickly.

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Industry Voices—3 challenges exposed in the new world of telehealth (and how to overcome them)

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—3 challenges exposed in the new world of telehealth (and how to overcome them). hlandi. Mon, 08/10/2020 - 10:58.

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Dealing with Communications Challenges with PPE as the ‘New Normal’

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest blog post by Tom Downes, CEO of Quail Digital. In a discussion paper, Nuffield Trust has highlighted the medium- to long-term implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on NHS services. Entitled ‘Here to Stay? How the NHS will have to learn to live with coronavirus’ raises a myriad of challenges on our health […].

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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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VA, Cerner restart $16B EHR overhaul with planned October go-live

FierceHealthIT

VA, Cerner restart $16B EHR overhaul with planned October go-live. hlandi. Mon, 08/10/2020 - 12:23.

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[Free Webinar] The Ins and Outs of Telehealth Selection

eVisit

Updated: Aug. 25, 2020. With the pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic, recent spikes, and a potential second wave , many hospital and health system leaders are now conducting a comprehensive telehealth technology search with the future in mind. Selecting the right virtual care platform is crucial to enhancing clinical workflows, reducing technology barriers, meeting compliance requirements, and making the most of your EHR -- all to improve patient outcomes, reduce cost and boost revenue.

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Kaiser Permanente reports $4.5B in Q2 net income as COVID-19 drives down operating costs

FierceHealthIT

Kaiser Permanente reports $4.5B in Q2 net income as COVID-19 drives down operating costs. pminemyer. Mon, 08/10/2020 - 10:47.

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athenahealth EHR’s Approach to Telehealth – EHR Telehealth Series

Healthcare IT Today

As part of our ongoing series of telehealth interviews with EHR vendors, we’re excited to share our interview with Paul Brient, Chief Product Officer, athenahealth. In this series, we talk with an EHR vendors to better understand how they’re approaching telehealth. Are they developing teleahealth in house or are they relying on partners?

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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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How Adaptive Biotechnologies and Microsoft are working to 'decode" our immune response to COVID-19

FierceHealthIT

How Adaptive Biotechnologies and Microsoft are working to 'decode" our immune response to COVID-19. hlandi. Mon, 08/10/2020 - 17:30.

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Reimbursement Changes for Telehealth Remain a Debate

Health Recovery Solutions

Last week CMS proposed a new rule that would make many of the COVID-19 related Telehealth waivers introduced at the beginning of the pandemic permanent for Medicare beneficiaries.

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Education to Improve Neonatal Transport Safety Leads to Better Infant Healthcare Outcomes

HealthStream

While S.T.A.B.L.E. was not pushed into transitioning their content online due to the pandemic, their preparedness allowed them to make a seamless launch during a time when accessing education online is more important than it ever has been.

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Providers press White House for executive help on COVID-19 as talks with Congress falter

FierceHealthIT

Providers press White House for executive help on COVID-19 as talks with Congress falter. rking. Mon, 08/10/2020 - 15:35.

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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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Artificial Intelligence: A potent weapon against covid-19

Digital Leaders HealthTech

The pandemic has served as an image makeover for AI, leading to an unprecedented adoption across the world. Enterprises are using AI-based computer vision solutions for contactless attendance that eradicate the need for thumbprint scanners. IBM’s Watson is working with Mayo Clinic to study the use of blood antibodies from recovered Corona Patients, in one use case.

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Costs higher for those who enroll on the ACA's exchanges during special enrollment periods: study

FierceHealthIT

Costs higher for those who enroll on the ACA's exchanges during special enrollment periods: study. pminemyer. Mon, 08/10/2020 - 14:36.

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Most States Reject Trump ACA STLDI Rule as DC Circuit Says It’s Here to Stay

ACA Times

2 minute read: The convergence of insurance regulation at the federal and state levels keeps getting more complex. In July, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Trump administration rule that loosened the Obama era restrictions on the sale of Short-Term Limited Duration Insurance (STLDI) plans that do not meet the ACA’s requirements. The Obama era rule had limited the duration of STLDI plans to three months.

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