Thu.Oct 29, 2020

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Fitbit receives Army award to further develop its COVID-19 early detection algorithm

Mobi Health News

In addition to the award, Fitbit will begin a study with Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research to detect signs of illness in its employees.

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The Digital Health Boomerang: 4 Tips For Successfully Scaling Digital Solutions 

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Juan Pablo Segura, president and co-founder, Babyscripts. In a crisis, finding the “right” solution is much less important than finding the “right now” solution. During the COVID-19 pandemic, clinical practices scrambled to quickly transition […].

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Nanox to integrate Ambra Health's medical image management software; ACTO acquires CoHealth's content delivery app; and more digital health deals

Mobi Health News

Also: Vocalis Health and Mayo Clinic seek new pulmonary hypertension biomarkers; Sensyne Health and Microsoft's strategic partnership focuses on clinical AI co-development.

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Tech-enabled Home Care Redux? Do investors remember 2016?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

What’s up with investing in home care and technology? Some recent announcements offer almost the same level of overheating investment that the frothy level of investment that characterized the 2016 investor spending spree, noted in a Forbes. In addition to the Forbes list, which included the $157 million poured into Care.com, unfortunately revealing a shocking lack of company oversight of care workers in 2019.

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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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Teladoc Health outperforms revenue, total visits again in Q3 2020

Mobi Health News

While the virtual care company maintains its momentum through the pandemic and Livongo merger, it also reported higher-than-expected losses during the quarter.

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Hims & Hers announces 91% year-over-year growth ahead of its SPAC merger

Mobi Health News

The company also announced $441.3 million in revenue in Q3.

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Healthcare leaders pinpoint supply chain, data sharing improvements to prepare for next pandemic

FierceHealthIT

Healthcare leaders pinpoint supply chain, data sharing improvements to prepare for next pandemic. rking. Thu, 10/29/2020 - 16:02.

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Omron, HeartVoice & Great Eastern launch new program to encourage healthy living

Mobi Health News

The Back on Track! program is available on the HeartVoice website and mobile app.

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Need more evidence value-based care is gaining traction? Cerner reports big uptick in interest among providers

FierceHealthIT

Need more evidence value-based care is gaining traction? Cerner reports big uptick in interest among providers. treed. Thu, 10/29/2020 - 10:43.

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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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#FHIR DevDays & LMICS Discounts

Health Intersections

FHIR DevDays Amsterdam/Europe edition is coming up soon: November 17-20. Although DevDays is purely online this time, and potentially accessible anywhere in the world, it actually is the European edition in a meaningful way – it’s loaded and rich with European content. And, of course, it’s in the european timezone, though there’s also a session specially scheduled for a friendly time in Asia/Pac.

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Industry Voices—3 lessons high-reliability organizations can teach us during the COVID-19 pandemic

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—3 lessons high-reliability organizations can teach us during the COVID-19 pandemic. pminemyer. Thu, 10/29/2020 - 14:48.

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The New 1095-C Codes for 2020 Explained

ACA Times

2 minute read: We recently covered the ins and outs of the ACA’s Form 1095-C. Now, we will be covering the new codes that are anticipated for the 2020 tax year as they pertain to the Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement. The Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) according to HR.gov , is “a specific account-based health plan.

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Chutes & Ladders—Community Health Systems CEO to step down; Cerner CFO retiring

FierceHealthIT

Chutes & Ladders—Community Health Systems CEO to step down; Cerner CFO retiring. treed. Thu, 10/29/2020 - 16:39.

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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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More than half of UAE expats highly likely to use telehealth services

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Residents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are embracing telemedicine, with virtual-consultations appearing to be increasing in popularity. This is according to new data released by the UAE division of the international telehealth provider, vHealth. The company has reported that it has seen a 500% increase in the use of its telehealth app between the months of March and September this year, compared to the same period in 2019.

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How to upskill your technical teams effectively

Digital Leaders HealthTech

In a perfect world, technical teams would have all the skills and knowledge they need to embark on any new project. Unfortunately, this is rarely the case. . Therefore, you need to find an effective way to balance ongoing learning with effective delivery. Structured learning that revolves around communities of practice is a good way to achieve this.

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A Forward Look: Providing Comprehensive, Physician-Led Primary Care to Patients In Remote Locations

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Troy Corley, executive vice president of service delivery, Proactive MD. In an ideal world, individuals would be able to access health care services in a quick and convenient manner — regardless of where they […]. The article A Forward Look: Providing Comprehensive, Physician-Led Primary Care to Patients In Remote Locations appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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The list of the 20 highest paid specialties in 2020 as average physician pay dips: Doximity

FierceHealthIT

The list of the 20 highest paid specialties in 2020 as average physician pay dips: Doximity. treed. Thu, 10/29/2020 - 10:42.

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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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Human API Raises $20M+ in Series C Funding To Scale Consumer-Controlled Health Data Ecosystem

Healthcare IT Today

Human API, the company empowering consumers to connect and share electronic health data with companies they trust, announced today that it has raised over $20 million in Series C funding. The round includes participation from Samsung Ventures, CNO Financial Group, Allianz Life Ventures, and Moneta VC, as well as from existing investors BlueRun Ventures, SCOR […].

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Hospitals hit with ransomware attacks as FBI warns of escalating threat to healthcare

FierceHealthIT

Hospitals hit with ransomware attacks as FBI warns of escalating threat to healthcare. hlandi. Thu, 10/29/2020 - 09:33.

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The Business Case for Health Data Sharing

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Vince Kuraitis, co-chair of Health Data Unbound: Innovations in Health Data Sharing for the COVID-19 Era and Beyond. Day-by-day, the business case for data sharing is growing stronger. In this essay, I’ll describe how COVID-19 is accelerating existing healthcare trends, how data sharing is becoming a key business […].

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Nearly one in five medical practices have seen 50% revenue drop: AMA

FierceHealthIT

Nearly one in five medical practices have seen 50% revenue drop: AMA. treed. Thu, 10/29/2020 - 11:20.

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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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New Website Helps Physician Group Connect Community with Providers

Geonetric

Home to more than 450 providers, Acclaim Physician Group (Acclaim) is a partner with JPS Health Network, a regional and national leader serving more than 212,000 unique patients in Tarrant County. Only three years old, the growing physician group had outgrown their website and needed to deliver better functionality and a better overall user experience […].

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Women's health startup Nurx brings on executives from Walmart and 23andMe

FierceHealthIT

Women's health startup Nurx brings on executives from Walmart and 23andMe. hlandi. Thu, 10/29/2020 - 17:24.

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Leadership, Telehealth Reimbursement, RPM, and Diversity – Insights from #MPEC20

Healthcare IT Today

Much like I did in my article “A Look at the Future of Medical Practices in the Next 12-24 Months“, I want to do a quick Twitter roundup of some highlights from the MGMA MPEC conference that recently happened. Although, in this case, it’s going to be a broader potpourri of topics that we found […].

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Universal Health Services posts $241.2M in Q3 income

FierceHealthIT

Universal Health Services posts $241.2M in Q3 income. treed. Thu, 10/29/2020 - 20:21.

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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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Delays to Information Blocking and Health IT Certification in 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule

Healthcare IT Today

The big news in the world of Health IT today is ONC’s announcement of the Cures Act Final rule which includes some delays to the information blocking and health IT certification requirements. These delays are an update to the Cures Act Enforcement Discretion that was announced back in April. You can check out the full […].

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Blue Cross NC expanding its Blue Premier value-based care program to rural providers

FierceHealthIT

Blue Cross NC expanding its Blue Premier value-based care program to rural providers. pminemyer. Thu, 10/29/2020 - 15:34.

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Physical Rehabilitation vs. Restorative Healthcare

HealthStream

While very different, physical rehabilitation and restorative healthcare are complementary to one another. Restorative healthcare is essential to helping patients maintain the gains made through physical rehabilitation.

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