Roundup: Tech's role in tracking, testing, treating COVID-19
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
As the cases of COVID-19, increase, we are seeing a rise in digital epidemiology tools, chatbot helpers, EHR guidance tools and rapid response test kits.
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Managing healthcare in India will see dramatic shift
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
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AI-powered temperature screening solution being trialed in Singapore
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
iThermo reduces the need for manual temperature screening, and provides prompts where secondary checks can be carried out for feverish persons identified by the solution.
Humana's Broussard calls latest primary care venture an 'expensive, complicated deal'
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
PHILADELPHIA—While addressing a range of topics, the chief of the Louisville, Kentucky-based insurance giant was asked about the company's recent $600 million deal with New York-based private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.
HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?
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Digital diabetes prevention program use tied to weight reduction among low-income patients with prediabetes
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
Omada Health's digital program was modified to better support the study's low-income, frequently Hispanic/Latino patient population.
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Alzheimer’s Research UK seeks to improve early detection of disease with new global project
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
The initiative will aim to attract up to £100m in investment by 2030 to support these efforts.
2020 Technology trends that benefit older adults and caregivers
Aging in Place Technology Watch
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
In 2020, focus sharpens on technology market categories of aging and caregiving. AARP published a new report that showed growing interest in technology among those aged 70+. CES 2020 saw several exhibit areas and innovations focused on older adults and what they need. This past week, Cambia Health released a survey of caregivers, 64% of surveyed caregivers use at least one digital tool to help them with caregiving.
Congress is eyeing 3 paths to end surprise billing. Here's what they look like
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
The House must choose between several competing versions of legislation to tackle surprise medical bills. Here is how they stack up.
Gillibrand pitches new data protection agency
Morning eHealth
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
Government extends scrutiny of foreign investments in apps — Telehealth tidbits from Washington
The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications
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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.
Sepsis hospitalizations cost Medicare $41.8B in 2018 — and that number's likely to grow
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
A new HHS study found that sepsis hospitalizations cost Medicare $41.8B in 2018 alone. Here's why the experts think that figure's likely to keep growing.
10 Tips To Help Take Your Nursing Career To The Next Level
Electronic Health Reporter
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Nursing is known for being one of the most rewarding professions, providing you with tons of fantastic benefits, such as flexibility, and job security. If you’re the kind of person that likes to make a […]. The article 10 Tips To Help Take Your Nursing Career To The Next Level appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Health Plans Increasingly Offering No-Charge Telehealth Visits
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
Not too long ago, health plans were still sorting out whether they wanted to cover telehealth visits at all. Now, many health insurers are not only covering such services, but increasingly often, aren’t imposing co-pays on consumers who choose to use them. It’s difficult to know exactly how many plans offer “free” telehealth, given the […].
Webinar Series: Pursuing Telehealth Reimbursement
Health Recovery Solutions
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
On Thursday, February 13th, 2020, Health Recovery Solutions' Director of Reimbursement , Gerald Buggs, MSJ, hosted a webinar outlining the current avenues for receiving telehealth reimbursement from CMS, commercial payers, and through private pay programs.
Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications
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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.
Gender Workforce Equality Is Not Gender Pay Equality
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
In our recent 2020 Health IT Predictions podcast episode, we made a wide variety of predictions about what we can expect in healthcare and health IT. One of the predictions Colin made on that episode was that the discussion of equal pay and the gender pay gap would finally come to a head in healthcare. […].
A Case Study in How Not to Handle Sexual Abuse in Healthcare
HealthStream
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
When a patient in a vegetative state at a long-term care hospital unexpectedly gave birth, the organization’s lack of appropriate response led to investigations revealing a history of harassment and abuse and an atmosphere where staff didn’t feel they could speak up.
2019: A Big Year for the Center for Total Health!
Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
Last year marked the Center for Total Health’s 8th year as a dedicated space for organizations big and small to come together under one roof to share, collaborate, ideate, and bring life to innovative ideas that improve total health and address major global health challenges. We welcomed nearly 10,000 visitors from across the U.S. and the world in 2019, including the University of Bayreuth in Germany, Poland’s Ministry of Health, and China’s National Healthcare Security Adminis
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FEBRUARY 14, 2020
Weekly News Recap CVS talks up its in-store HealthHubs.
The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report
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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!
Georgia ‘pill mill’ doc hit with 20-year prison sentence
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
A Georgia doctor has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for operating a “pill mill” that dispensed a slew of controlled substances—in some situations, in exchange for cash or sex.
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