Mon.Apr 06, 2020

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Google mobilizes location tracking data to help public health experts monitor COVID-19 spread

Mobi Health News

The anonymized, aggregated GPS data is collected from mobile devices that have opted into location-tracking services.

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CMS boosts MA, Part D rates by 4% next year, increases kidney disease payments

FierceHealthIT

The rates for Medicare Advantage and Part D plans for the 2021 coverage year are expected to increase by 4.07%, an increase from the nearly 3% proposed earlier this year.

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Facebook rolls out three new COVID-19 related health tracking maps

Mobi Health News

The new maps will be able to look at co-location, movement and social interaction data.

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Digital health investments were off to a record start. How will COVID-19 change things?

FierceHealthIT

Digital health venture funding was on a tear in early 2020, with a record $3.1 billion invested during the first quarter, according to Rock Health. Find out what investors have to say about the impact of the COVID outbreak on digital health funding in 2020.

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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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New COVID-19 challenge out of MIT seeks solutions from hackers at home

Mobi Health News

The new MIT COVID-19 Challenge: Beat the Pandemic is a series of hackathons and digital events focused on coming up with ways to address the virus.

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SteadyMD's relationship-focused telehealth services collect $6M Series A

Mobi Health News

SteadyMD, a nationwide telehealth provider focused on continuous care, has raised $6 million in Series A funding. Pelion Venture Partners and Next Ventures co-led the round, alongside contributions from First Trust Capital Partners, the Daube Family Office, Crosscut Ventures, M25, Wild Ventures, and Hyde Park Venture Partners.

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Report: More than 600 Henry Ford workers tested positive for COVID-19

FierceHealthIT

A top physician at Henry Ford Health System says that between 600 and 700 workers have been infected with COVID-19.

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Wellable acquires MeYou Health's Daily Challenge product, Omada's mental health program free for six months and more digital health news briefs

Mobi Health News

Also: FDA clears Nuvo Group's fetal and maternal heart monitor for pregnant women; Innovaccer, Sanitas USA launch virtual COVID-19 care app.

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CDC announces $186M in state, local funding for additional COVID-19 testing

FierceHealthIT

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is providing $186 million in funding for state and local governments to conduct additional testing and surveillance of COVID-19 cases, particularly in "hot zones.

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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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#101: Rebecca Love, RN on Masks & PPE Supplies for the Frontline

Digital Health Today

->> Click here to support #PPE for nurses at the front line > GoFundMe Page <<-. Fundraising Goal: $500,000. In this episode, we talk about Personal Protective Equipment. We all hear about the shortage of PPE at the frontlines – it is hitting cities, states and countries around the world as we battle this COVID-19 crisis.

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More hospital CEOs elect to donate salaries as revenues plummet due to COVID-19

FierceHealthIT

Several health system CEOs and leadership members are forgoing or donating their pay to help solve a worsening cash crisis due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Cybersecurity During A Pandemic — And How Healthcare Workers Can Protect Themselves

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Josh Horwitz, COO, Enzoic. Healthcare employees are on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, in many cases working extended hours under extremely taxing circumstances in an effort to treat the growing number of infected […]. The article Cybersecurity During A Pandemic — And How Healthcare Workers Can Protect Themselves appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Hospitals to OIG: Lack of tests, PPE and consistent guidance hamstringing COVID-19 response

FierceHealthIT

Here's a look at what hospital administrators across the U.S. say their top challenges and solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic have been.

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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 officially pauses EHR project

Morning eHealth

Tech companies roll out new coronavirus tools — A new reporting mandate in California

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Express Scripts to allow members to use SilverCloud Health’s mental health platform for free 

FierceHealthIT

Express Scripts will make SilverCloud Health’s digital behavioral health platform available for free to its members as they navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19 Telehealth

Telebehavioral Health Institute

COVID-19 Telehealth Primer Introduction Telemedicine is now essential to assure patients receive uninterrupted medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic. To support clinicians during this COVID-19 pandemic, The Telebehavioral Health Institute offers this primer on telehealth. Telehealth Definition The definition of … Read more. The post COVID-19 Telehealth appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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AMA suspends plans for annual meeting in Chicago

FierceHealthIT

"The AMA Board does not expect conditions to improve to a point where we could feasibly hold the planned in-person meeting in early June," said AMA Board Chair Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD.

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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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Technologies in the Spotlight Because of COVID-19 – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 32

Healthcare IT Today

For the 32nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about technologies that are in the spotlight because of COVID-19. Would you imagine us talking about anything but COVID-19? Be sure to check out all our coverage of COVID-19 and health technology. In this episode, Colin and I wanted to dive into a number […] COVID-19 has brought a lot of things in healthcare to light.

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8 Ways T1D Can Change Your Life for the Better

Insulin Nation

There are few things quite as life-altering as receiving a type 1 diabetes diagnosis. Not only does it alter how you live your life day-to-day, but it forces upon you a host of physical and emotional symptoms that few people living without the condition could ever truly comprehend. And to make matters worse, you have to wake up to this fight every morning for the rest of your life.

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More Hospitals Achieving Interoperability Goals

Healthcare IT Today

New research from the ONC has found that a meaningful percentage of hospitals are engaged in data sharing, with a growing number making patient health information available from outside sources. Though the data goes back a couple of years, it’s still a worthwhile look at where data sharing trends are among hospitals. It will also […].

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“An Opportunity for Leadership”: How Major Changes Are Shaping COVID-19 Strategies

Health System CIO

Between the “all consuming” efforts to ensure providers can deliver care and support a remote workforce in the midst of COVID-19, while also trying to make sense of the recent regulatory changes, healthcare IT leaders face challenging times. But there’s an opportunity there, says Dr. John Halamka.

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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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Providers want a cash infusion to fight COVID-19. But payers say they're doing plenty already

FierceHealthIT

As the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on, providers are asking payers for one thing: cash.

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Video games firms tapped to feature in-game Coronavirus health messages

Lloyd Price

The government has teamed up with the British video games industry to insert public health information about coronavirus into some of their most popular hits. Candy Crush Saga, Sniper Elite 4 and Dirt Rally 2.0 are among the games that will feature the ‘Stay at Home, Save Lives’ slogan. The government has already launched ads across print, TV and social media urging people to adhere to social distancing measures during the pandemic lockdown.

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Question: URL for #FHIR Version

Health Intersections

Question: Is there a URI form for specifying FHIR versions? For example, ‘ r4.fhir.hl7.org ‘ I see [link] contains a list of numbers for versions, but I was wondering about the specific URI like form. For example, an external system that may not only interact with FHIR servers would need to use that URI to determine that: a) the server to invoke is a FHIR one; and, b) the version is r4.

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Chinese online healthcare platform WeDoctor drops Credit Suisse from $1 Billion IPO in Hong Kong

Lloyd Price

Chinese online healthcare platform WeDoctor has dropped Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) from a list of banks it had lined up lead its up to $1 billion initial public offering in Hong Kong, two people of direct knowledge told Reuters. WeDoctor’s decision comes days after China’s securities regulator said it would investigate claims of fraud at coffee startup Luckin Coffee (LK.O) where an internal investigation had found that its chief operating officer and other staff fabricated sales transactions worth a

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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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Behavioral Healthcare Is an Important Part of Effective Care for Addicted Mothers

HealthStream

The training discussed how to interact effectively with this at-risk patient population, as well as heightening the awareness of the issues these pregnant women faced as active addicts who also might be battling mental health issues, homelessness, and a roster of other issues.

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COVID Telehealth

Telebehavioral Health Institute

COVID Telehealth Primer Introduction Telemedicine is now essential to assure patients receive uninterrupted medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic. To support clinicians during this COVID-19 pandemic, The Telebehavioral Health Institute offers this primer on telehealth. Telehealth Definition The definition of … Read more. The post COVID Telehealth appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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Get to Know the Employer Benefits in the CARES Act

ACA Times

5 minute read: Many employers are understandably concerned about how to navigate the difficult business environment created by the Covid-19 Pandemic and resulting state and federal mitigation measures. Below is a guide on the types of relief provided in the CARES Act and available to employers with up to 500 employees who are impacted by the Covid-19 Pandemic.

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