Tue.Oct 27, 2020

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Psyomics secures £1.5m funding for Censeo mental health platform

Mobi Health News

EIS fund manager Parkwalk led the funding round alongside existing investors Jonathon Milner, Cambridge Enterprise and Martlet.

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Telehealth reimbursement may be changing. How should providers prepare?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The future potential of telehealth hinges on how it's reimbursed. Virtual care may be popular among patients, but if providers can't get paid for their services, it's unlikely they'll be able to continue to provide them. The government has signaled its support for reimbursing some telehealth services, at least in the short term. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced earlier this month , for example, that it would add 11 virtual services to its reimbursement lis

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Medidata acquires MC10's digital biomarker business

Mobi Health News

Medidata said the deal will help better integrate clinical-grade metrics into its remote trial platform and broadly support the use of wearable sensors for clinical research.

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Universal Community Health moves from text-enabled telehealth to robust ‘tele-assisted care’

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Toward the end of March, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit hard in California, Universal Community Health Center in Los Angeles needed to implement a quick-and-easy platform to get telehealth off the ground. THE PROBLEM. The health center needed a simple solution that would enable its patients to communicate with the devices and the resources it had without the complexity of having to install an application or having to create any user names, said Dr.

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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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Verily contests report that San Francisco, Alameda 'severed ties' with its COVID testing program

Mobi Health News

Following news that its Project Baseline program was poorly received in parts of the Bay Area, the life science company characterized site closures as more of a pause and a redirection of resources across the state.

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Nordic digital therapeutics firm Sidekick Health scores $20 million in Series A funding

Mobi Health News

The proceeds will be used to drive product development and expand operations in the US.

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Maintaining Mental Health During Rehabilitation After Head Injury

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Although most individuals who sustain a traumatic brain injury find themselves to be able to return to their normal lives as soon as possible, there are some unfortunate cases that require rehabilitation after traumatic brain […]. The article Maintaining Mental Health During Rehabilitation After Head Injury appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Eagle Genomics closes $9m scale-up funding round

Mobi Health News

The funding was led by ETF and an investor consortium from across AI, science and analytics.

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Beating COVID-19 By Shifting From Reactive To Pro-Active Care

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Dr. Donald Voltz and Eric Tran, master of science in microbiology and immunology, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. The COVID-19 virus is ravaging the planet at a scale not seen since […]. The article Beating COVID-19 By Shifting From Reactive To Pro-Active Care appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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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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CVS launches telemedicine enabled contact renewal service

Mobi Health News

The new service lets patients take a digital eye exam and get their prescription renewed by an eye doctor.

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Former Livongo execs start new company and prepare for $500M IPO

FierceHealthIT

Former Livongo execs start new company and prepare for $500M IPO. hlandi. Tue, 10/27/2020 - 19:55.

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Wellfleet deploys binx COVID-19 testing boxes at college campuses

Mobi Health News

College campuses have proven to be hotbeds for infection of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

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Deloitte: Medicare Advantage plans that don't embrace telehealth 'will get left behind'

FierceHealthIT

Deloitte: Medicare Advantage plans that don't embrace telehealth 'will get left behind'. pminemyer. Tue, 10/27/2020 - 13:52.

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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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Femtech hypnotherapy company Clementine raises £1M

Mobi Health News

Fortunis Capital has awarded Clementine a place in its top 20 UK Impact Investment Fund.

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Experts propose how to equally distribute COVID-19 vaccine

FierceHealthIT

Experts propose how to equally distribute COVID-19 vaccine. rking. Tue, 10/27/2020 - 16:37.

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Nordic digital therapeutics firm Sidekick Health scores $20M in Series A funding

Mobi Health News

The proceeds will be used to drive product development and expand operations in the US.

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Industry Voices—Hospitals and their communities cannot afford pandemic fatigue

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—Hospitals and their communities cannot afford pandemic fatigue. treed. Mon, 10/26/2020 - 22:18.

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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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A Look at the Future of Medical Practices in the Next 12-24 Months

Healthcare IT Today

One of the outstanding sessions at MGMA’s MPEC conference was called “A Look Ahead:?A Panel Discussion on the Future of Practices in the Next 12-24 Months” and included a great panel of Dr. Halee Fischer-Wright, Aimee Greeter, Ann Greiner, and was moderated by Colin Hung. As one attendee shared in the chat “One of the […].

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CVS to add 1K rapid-result COVID-19 test sites at pharmacies

FierceHealthIT

CVS to add 1K rapid-result COVID-19 test sites at pharmacies. pminemyer. Tue, 10/27/2020 - 16:11.

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Tricks or Treats – Health IT Edition – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 10/30 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by John Lynn (@techguy) from @hcittoday on the topic “Tricks or Treats – Health IT Edition“ How can we have an #HITsm chat the day before Halloween and […].

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Centene generates $568M in profit in Q3 as WellCare deal takes hold

FierceHealthIT

Centene generates $568M in profit in Q3 as WellCare deal takes hold. rking. Tue, 10/27/2020 - 07:33.

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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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Have Healthcare Cyberattacks Changed During COVID?

Healthcare IT Today

Over the last several years, Blackberry, the one-time mobile phone giant that taught us all how to use our thumbs to text, has been transforming themselves into a security powerhouse. The company has also been making a push into healthcare and have popped up at several Health IT conferences. I have always been curious about […].

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Community Health Systems CEO to step down at end of 2020, company reports with Q3 earnings

FierceHealthIT

Community Health Systems CEO to step down at end of 2020, company reports with Q3 earnings. treed. Tue, 10/27/2020 - 16:29.

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D.C. Upholds Health Carrier Tax, Supporting ACA Health Exchanges

ACA Times

3 minute read: An argument regarding the District of Columbia’s ACA health exchange tax was decided late last month. The decision rules in favor of the tax, supporting state-run health exchanges. The case, officially titled Unum Life Insurance Company vs. District of Columbia, Appellee , concerns a long-standing issue dating back to 2016 involving a group of insurers that did not participate in D.C.’s independent health exchange and felt they should not be subject to the region’s health carrier

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Coders and Physicians Eagerly Await E/M Coding Changes Arriving in January 2021

HealthStream

Starting in September 2020, HealthStream and our partner nThrive will release updated educational and training materials around the E/M coding changes. Learn how HealthStream and nThrive can help with solutions to your coding needs and other revenue cycle challenges.

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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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Ochsner Health System’s O Bar & Digital Medicine Program Success & Expansion

Consumer eHealth Engagement

Ochsner Mobile O Bar Over five years ago, Ochsner Health launched their O Bar (Apple genius-like concept) to support patients getting started with digital health tools. Today, Ochsner has nine physical O Bars located in the bottom floor of their health centers and one mobile O Bar. Although any Ochsner patient can visit the O Bar to begin using a curated set of digital health apps and devices, patients who are invited to join a digital medicine program can go to the O Bar to get set up with sele

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CMS.gov - Untitled Article

CMS.gov

Open Enrollment is right around the Corner. Thanks to actions by the Trump Administration, for the third consecutive year, Americans will enjoy more plan options as well as lower premiums for plans sold on HealthCare.gov. As a result, and with our ongoing efforts, we expect those seeking coverage to have an even better consumer experience using HealthCare.gov during the upcoming Open Enrollment Period (OEP), which runs from November 1, 2020 to December 15, 2020, with coverage beginning on Januar

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Health Care Providers Are More Politically Engaged in the 2020 Elections

Health Populi

Until 2016, physicians’ voting rates in U.S. elections had not changed since the late 1970s. Then in 2018, two years into President Donald Trump’s four-year term, the mid-term elections drove U.S. voters to the election polls…including health care providers. Based on the volume and intensity of medical professional societies’ editorials on the 2020 Presidential Election, we may be in an inflection-curve moment for greater clinician engagement in politics as doctors and nu

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