Fri.Aug 14, 2020

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Consumer tech companies will struggle to disrupt health care   

KevinMD

With a combined market cap of more than $2 trillion, technology giants Google and Apple are placing big bets on disrupting the $3.6 trillion health care industry. Earlier in the year, Apple CEO Tim Cook repeated a claim that “there will be a day we look back and say Apple’s greatest contribution to mankind has been […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com.

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Meet 10 Black People Disrupting the Digital Healthcare Industry Today

Mobi Health News

Dr. Joss Onwude writes about venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and doctors who are shaping healthcare today.

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Remote patient monitoring can help address the maternal mortality crisis

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In 2017, about 810 women around the world died every day from pregnancy-related causes. The United States' maternal mortality rate is an abysmal one, particularly for Black women and Native women – whose risk is three to four times higher than that of white women. "I am so done with the numbers," said Fran Ayalasomayajula, head of the population health portfolio for worldwide healthcare, at HP.

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HIMSSCast: Addressing health inequities with technology and entrepreneurship

Mobi Health News

Patient Orator CEO Kistein Monkhouse and Theator CEO Dr. Tamir Wolf discuss health disparities in the United States and how their companies are helping.

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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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Telemedicine is a major driver in shifting the healthcare delivery model

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Accountable Care Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Workflow More than ever, the system selected to provide telemedicine services must provide added controls to overcome factors that are outside the control of the provider. Mike Restuccia In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many healthcare organizations have dramatically accelerated their use of telemedicine in the provision of patient care.

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CMS issues Medicaid guidance for states on implementing interoperability rule

FierceHealthIT

CMS issues Medicaid guidance for states on implementing interoperability rule. hlandi. Fri, 08/14/2020 - 12:16.

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Trials begin for England’s new coronavirus contact tracing app

Mobi Health News

The software is based on Google and Apple’s privacy-centric system.

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New Jersey medical office sues Cigna over denied COVID-19 testing, treatment claims

FierceHealthIT

New Jersey medical office sues Cigna over denied COVID-19 testing, treatment claims. pminemyer. Fri, 08/14/2020 - 12:37.

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Will There Be Competition for Doc Talent Because of Telehealth?

Healthcare IT Today

This began before COVID-19, but the explosion of telehealth has really raised a lot of questions for doctors when it comes to what the future of their profession will look like. One of the cores to these changes is that if the visit is done using telehealth, do I really care if the doctor I […].

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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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GoodRx: These are the most expensive drugs in the U.S.

FierceHealthIT

GoodRx: These are the most expensive drugs in the U.S. pminemyer. Fri, 08/14/2020 - 12:00.

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A Genomics and Precision Medicine Update Amidst COVID-19

Healthcare IT Today

There is no more exciting subject in healthcare than genomics and precision medicine. The way genomics has been accelerating is just astounding. The original human genome sequencing project took 13 years and $2.7 billion. We can now do a full genomic sequence in a few days and under $1000. However, what’s even more interesting is […].

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Livongo's President Dr. Jennifer Schneider talks potential in Livongo and Teladoc merger

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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mPulse Mobile Announces Closing of Series C Funding of more than $16 Million, Led by Optum Ventures

Healthcare IT Today

mPulse Mobile, a leader in Conversational Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced more than $16 million in funding. The round was led by Optum Ventures and includes existing investors HLM Venture Partners, OCA Ventures, SJF Ventures, Echo Health Ventures and Rincon Ventures. Powering more than 300 million personalized, automated consumer healthcare […].

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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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Surveyed Healthcare Organizations Reveal Their Readiness for The Joint Commission’s New Standards for Perinatal Safety

HealthStream

A survey of nearly 150 leaders in nursing and healthcare education about the New CMS Perinatal Care Standards revealed that they are not completely ready for new required measures but believe they will improve maternal and perinatal care. Here are survey results.

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New telehealth technology uses the TV set

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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ACA Expansion of Medicaid Passes in Missouri

ACA Times

3 minute read: In yet another triumphant win for the Affordable Care Act, the state of Missouri approved and passed the expansion of Medicaid. The expansion comes after nearly 53% of voters ruled in favor, and is slated to take effect beginning July 1, 2021. Missouri joins 38 other states and the District of Columbia in expanding Medicaid under the ACA.

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Weekender 8/14/20

HIStalk Weekender

Weekly News Recap MDLive announces plans to go public.

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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 one 500-doc physicians group scaled up telehealth to 130 clinics in a week

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Back in 2017, Millennium Physician Group, one of the largest independent physician groups in the U.S., with more than 500 providers throughout Florida, saw the paradigm shift in the healthcare model away from fee-for-service and toward value-based care on the way. Consequently, the group felt healthcare delivery was moving away from the physician’s office and into the patient’s home, with services like routine check-ups via telehealth and remote patient monitoring.

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Citizen’s data, healthcare and trust

Lloyd Price

Health data has informed a central part our NHS for more than two decades, helping the informative bodies to improve services and understand health trends. This has also proved key in understanding, and attempting to mitigate, the worst impacts of COVID-19. However, when this data is shared with secondary bodies, does the public trust that this will be used in good faith?