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FDA warns pulse oximeters less accurate for people with darker skin

Mobi Health News

An article in NEJM reports that pulse oximeters missed occult hypoxemia in more Black patients than white.

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iPads for telehealth can help reduce depression in patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Pasadena, California-based Heritage Clinic, a division of the Center for Aging Resources, provides mental health services in Los Angeles County to older adults experiencing substantive and persistent mental health concerns. THE PROBLEM. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, many services were provided in the clients' homes or elsewhere in the field. For some who are unable to leave their home for a variety of reasons, their session with their clinician was one of the few social interactions in the

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Smart baby monitor system Nanit raises $25M for product expansion

Mobi Health News

New investor GV led the round, with participation from existing investors Jerusalem Venture Partners, Upfront Ventures, RRE Ventures and Rho Capital Partners.

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Latest from the Tech Tonics Podcast: Griffin Weber: Bringing Clinical Sense & Sensibility to Healthcare Data

Digital Health

Inspired by health technology from the age of five, Griffin Weber has pursued this passion both doggedly and joyfully. Now an associate professor of medicine and bioinformaticist at Harvard, Griffin spends his days doing what he loves, leveraging technology to pragmatically improve the health and the care of patients. Griffin grew up in Virginia, the […].

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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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Florida woman to pay $20.3M after using telemedicine to shield alleged fraud

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this month that an Indian Rocks Beach, Florida-based woman has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and filing a false tax return. Kelly Wolfe and her company, Regency, Inc., have also agreed to pay up to $20.3 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act. Among the allegations are that Wolfe and her conspirators submitted well over $400 million in illegal durable medical equipment claims to Medicare an

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Understanding the 8 Minute Rule for Therapy Billing

TheraNest

What is the 8 Minute Rule for therapy billing? A large portion of mental health organizations submit claims to Medicare on a regular basis. This means that they should be familiar with the 8-minute rule for billing. While many providers are familiar, they have yet to perfect the process. In fact, many providers are flustered by its boundaries and battle with adhering to the rule.

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With $50M, Circulo will tackle Medicaid insurance using Olive's AI tech

Mobi Health News

Newly unveiled Circulo shares investors and a CEO with the healthcare automation unicorn.

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Cleveland Clinic, Amwell joint venture launches virtual 2nd opinions service

FierceHealthIT

Cleveland Clinic, Amwell joint venture launches virtual 2nd opinions service. hlandi. Mon, 02/22/2021 - 18:30.

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Virtual Care Changes That Won’t Unravel Post-COVID

Healthcare IT Today

Virtual care is the new reality in healthcare. Understanding the right strategy for virtual care is going to be every healthcare organization’s challenge going forward. In a recent roundtable discussion with a wide variety of healthcare organizations we hosted with Dell Technologies and VMware, we learned some of the challenges healthcare organizations face with virtual care.

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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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Oscar Health could raise more than $1B in its initial public offering

FierceHealthIT

Oscar Health could raise more than $1B in its initial public offering. pminemyer. Mon, 02/22/2021 - 10:02.

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Why Has Marketing Been Left Out of the Discussion About Digital Transformation?

Healthcare IT Today

One of the topics we often discuss in our healthcare marketing community is the challenge of aligning sales and marketing. It’s the topic that will never be fully resolved and will always be a challenges. What’s fascinating on the healthcare provider side of things is the same disconnect between CIO and CMO (Chief Marketing Officer). […].

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CVS invested $114M in affordable housing last year. Here's where those funds went

FierceHealthIT

CVS invested $114M in affordable housing last year. Here's where those funds went. pminemyer. Mon, 02/22/2021 - 13:04.

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What is Socratic Questioning in Counseling?

TheraNest

Socratic Questioning in counseling, named after the ancient philosopher Socrates, is a valuable skill used within Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. The philosopher believed that the use of provocative questions could both challenge client’s unhealthy understandings of their world and of themselves. For clients stuck in a singular way of thinking, Socratic questioning might be the best approach in helping them explore other points of view and achieve a larger understanding of their situation.

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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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Kaufman Hall: COVID-19 hospitalizations down in January but revenue also in decline

FierceHealthIT

Kaufman Hall: COVID-19 hospitalizations down in January but revenue also in decline. rking. Mon, 02/22/2021 - 12:40.

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Online Scheduling, Patient Check-in, and Consumer Choice – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 56

Healthcare IT Today

For the 56th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Online Scheduling, Patient Check-in, and Consumer Choice. No doubt the pandemic and the social distancing requirements have pushed these topics to the forefront of every healthcare organizations minds. Many of these technologies were available prior to COVID, but now they’re becoming an essential […] No doubt the pandemic and the social distancing requirements have pushed these topics to the forefront of e

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Five Predictions for the Near Future of Nurse Training and Education

HealthStream

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a big impact on the field of nursing. Here are some predictions that nurse leaders and experts are making about new directions for nurse learning for the next few years, and possibly beyond.

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How to Make Sure Your PPC & Organic SEO Work in Tandem

Geonetric

Digital Marketing from Separate Silos There’s a problem with how we usually think about digital marketing. It’s a widespread problem, existing regardless of organization size or industry. It’s in itself a large problem, but it can have wide-reaching effects. It’s an often-necessary problem, originating simply as a means to methodically approach the large task of […].

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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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HIStalk Interviews Lissy Hu, MD, CEO, CarePort Health

HIStalk Interviews

Lissy Hu, MD, MBA is co-founder and CEO of CarePort.

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Top features to look for in a Used Modular Building!

KB Dental Consulting

Modular Buildings are a great addition to your commercial property from a temporary to a permanent basis.

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The Remarkable Rise of Pharma’s Reputation in the Pandemic

Health Populi

The reputation of the pharmaceutical industry gained a “whopping” 30 points between January 2020 and February 2021, based on the latest Harris Poll in their research into industries’ reputations. The study was written up by Beth Snyder Bulik in FiercePharma. Beth writes that, “a whopping two-thirds of Americans now offer a thumbs-up on pharma” as the title of her article, calling out the 30-point gain from 32% in January 2020 to 62% in February 2021.