Turning to digital technology to improve access to mental health care
Mobi Health News
JANUARY 27, 2020
Jesper Enander, chief psychologist at KRY, offers an insight into the Swedish company’s digital psychology service.
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Practice Fusion to pay $145M settlement for taking kickbacks aimed at increasing opioid prescriptions
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 27, 2020
Healthcare technology company Practice Fusion will pay $145 million to resolve criminal and civil charges it engaged in a kickback scheme aimed at increasing opioid prescriptions, federal prosecutors in Vermont said Monday.
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eConsultation tool lowers mortality rate, readmission for infectious disease patients
Mobi Health News
JANUARY 27, 2020
A new study published in the journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases found that the eConsultation tool was able to support care in rural areas.
4 in 10 patients harmed by medical errors in primary and outpatient settings
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 27, 2020
If you thought medical errors were only a big problem in hospitals, you’d be wrong. Globally, as many as 4 in 10 patients are harmed in primary and outpatient healthcare settings, with up to 80% of those medical errors preventable, according to a new white paper released today by the nonprofit Foundation for the Innovation and Development of Health Safety.
HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?
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Abbott's device-controlled deep brain stimulation system receives expanded indication for Parkinson's treatment
Mobi Health News
JANUARY 27, 2020
The system may now be used to target patients' internal globus pallidus, a portion of the brain associated with Parkinson's disease symptoms.
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Valencell, SunTech Medical team up on blood pressure measurement tool; Innovaccer collaborates with Clinical Pathology and other digital health deals
Mobi Health News
JANUARY 27, 2020
Also: Ride Health inks deal with Uber Health; Apple makes slew of deals with fitness organizations.
CMS approves Medicare coverage of next-generation sequencing tests for inherited ovarian, breast cancers
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 27, 2020
Medicare can now cover breakthrough laboratory diagnostic tests that use Next Generation Sequencing for patients with inherited ovarian or breast cancer.
Compassionate Health IT Understands Whom It’s Dealing With: News from a Lumeon Installation
Healthcare IT Today
JANUARY 27, 2020
I’m convinced that health IT can solve many of health care’s problems–but only when it is designed and rolled out with the greatest sensitivity to the needs of the users. The Rolodex of failed health start-ups confirm this principle through negative examples. This article covers a positive confirmation of the principle, through a talk with […].
HHS Secretary Azar blasts Epic's 'scare tactics' to drum up opposition to data sharing rules
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 27, 2020
HHS Secretary Alex Azar on Monday blasted vocal opponents to a proposed regulation that would make it easier for patients to access their health data. Appearing to blast electronic health record company Epic's efforts to drum up opposition against the rule, Azar said, "Scare tactics are not going to stop the reforms we need.
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.
Consumerism: Good for Business, Bad for Health? – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 29
Healthcare IT Today
JANUARY 27, 2020
For the 29th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about healthcare consumerism and if it’s Good for Business and Bad for Health? This was an appropriate topic coming out of the massive (ie. 170,000 people) CES conference in Las Vegas where they have an exhibit hall full of consumer focused digital health solutions. […] Consumerism is coming to healthcare from all sorts of different angles.
CDC to providers on coronavirus: 'Have a high index of suspicion'
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 27, 2020
Federal officials are urging providers to monitor patients for potential symptoms of the coronavirus that has sparked an outbreak in China—and to quickly report any suspicions of disease.
#095: Special Episode from DOCSF/JPM: Daniel Kraft reflects on 2019 and transformative ideas for the decade ahead
Digital Health Today
JANUARY 27, 2020
The DOCSF meeting is a great way to get geared up before #JPM Week in San Francisco. Now in its fourth year, the Digital Orthopedics Conference, San Francisco, is organized by Prof Stefano Bini and Shawna Butler. This year, the sessions featured leaders from Microsoft, Google, Mozilla, Amazon and many other amazing organizations, and I interviewed some of the speakers following their sessions on the stage.
Apple, Cerner call for interoperability rule release 'without further delay' highlighting industry rift
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 27, 2020
Big tech giants Apple and Microsoft are joining health IT vendors and health plans to meet with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today to voice strong support for efforts to give patients access to their health data.
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.
Use Thyroid Awareness Month To Raise Awareness & Boost Screenings
HealthStream
JANUARY 27, 2020
Thyroid Awareness Month is a good time to explore the hard work that this little-known organ does, and how it can affect you if it is not functioning properly.
Nearly half of multiphysician practices see pharma reps weekly, survey finds
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 27, 2020
Nearly half of primary care physicians said in a recent survey they get visited by a pharmaceutical company representative at least once a week, and 60% had closets dedicated to storing free samples.
California’s Individual Mandate is Here
ACA Times
JANUARY 27, 2020
2 minute read: Now that it is 2020, several state-wide Individual Mandates have gone into effect , including California’s. As of January 1, California residents, including domestic partners and their dependents, must enroll in qualified health insurance coverage for each month of the calendar year or face a penalty. The penalty state residents will face for failing to comply is calculated at a rate of $695 per adult and $347.50 per child or 2.5% of gross income above the filing threshold, whiche
Efforts to fight loneliness often focus on seniors. Here's why Gen Z workers should be a target, too
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 27, 2020
As employers take steps to address behavioral health needs among workers, a key focus should be combating loneliness and social isolation, a new survey shows.
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!
When sponsored CDS is a crime …
Docnotes
JANUARY 27, 2020
Today, The Department of Justice issued an announcement that was “the first ever criminal action against an EHR vendor.” Criminal action. The core of the criminal action was something inevitable: the tension between better health and better profit. Here’s what I saw … all of which caused me to be not-so-surprised today when the news broke.
As HCA beats Q4 expectations, hospital giant points to talent strategy as key 'competitive advantage'
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 27, 2020
As Nashville, Tennessee-based HCA Healthcare pursues an ambitious strategy to build market share around the country, here's what officials had to say about how they are building the workforce to support it.
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