Wed.Dec 16, 2020

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Alliance forms to accelerate adoption of decentralized clinical trials

Mobi Health News

It plans to unite stakeholders across the health spectrum to further policies, research practices and technology innovation for decentralized clinical trials.

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Telehealth poses big cybersecurity dangers, Harvard researchers warn

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A Harvard Medical School team published a letter in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association this week warning of the "substantial" information security concerns around telehealth. The authors, led by organizational cybersecurity researcher Mohammad S. Jalali, note that the uptick in telemedicine services has undoubtedly made healthcare more accessible – but that the relaxation in regulations about virtual care combined with a heightened threat landscape can sp

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Curai raises $27M, ?mcare scores $2.5M and more digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Also: Workit Health's $12 million for virtual substance abuse treatment; Lucine's $6.6 million chronic pain digital therapeutic.

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Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The healthcare industry has six big challenges ahead in 2021: rightsizing after the telehealth explosion; adjusting to changing clinical trials; encouraging digital relationships that ease physician burdens; forecasting for an uncertain 2021; reshaping health portfolios for growth; and building a resilient and responsive supply chain for long-term health.

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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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Simulation model: Big Health's Sleepio drives greater cost savings than group CBT or drug therapy

Mobi Health News

Published in Sleep, the study calculated $681 of direct and indirect savings when the CBT app was given to those with insomnia over six months.

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Ping An Good Doctor & Tsumura China sign agreement to strengthen Chinese supply chain

Mobi Health News

Both companies will also explore IT technologies and innovative healthcare service models that can benefit patients and industrial development.

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Amazon Launches New Service Simplifying Healthcare Data Search and Analysis

Healthcare IT Today

Amazon Web Services is rolling out a new tool designed to make it simpler for healthcare organizations to work with their data. Amazon HealthLake, which AWS describes as “HIPAA-eligible,” was launched during Amazon’s annual re:Invent conference. The new service, which is now available in preview, was designed to help healthcare and life sciences organizations aggregate […].

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GoodRx expands telehealth programs for subscription holders

Mobi Health News

Patients who are GoodRx Gold members can now tap into virtual care for reduced rates.

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Everyone – not just older adults – has lost the tech user interface war

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Once upon a time, a new technology user interface was mostly just annoying. It’s almost quaint to look back at what we complained about – though some of the famous user interface disasters are well-described in a Scientific American article – Windows 8, BMW iDrive, TV remotes. At some point, the user gets mad. The BMW iDrive example from 2007 prompted some drivers to turn around and bring the car back to the showroom.

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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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CommonSpirit, Morehouse medical school launch initiative to increase Black doctors nationwide

FierceHealthIT

CommonSpirit, Morehouse medical school launch initiative to increase Black doctors nationwide. treed. Wed, 12/16/2020 - 12:42.

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Can Healthcare AI Tools Safely Reduce Rates of Healthcare-Associated Infections?

Healthcare IT Today

In recent times, healthcare organizations have increasingly used AI to tackle key problems created by the virus. One approach which might offer a powerful alternative in the future might be the use of AI to reduce healthcare-acquired infections, according to one healthcare executive. John Langton, who leads data science efforts at Wolters Kluwer, writes that […].

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Cerner inks agreement to acquire Kantar Health to expand clinical research platform

FierceHealthIT

Cerner inks agreement to acquire Kantar Health to expand clinical research platform. hlandi. Wed, 12/16/2020 - 09:21.

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2021 Digital Trends & the Impact of COVID-19

Geonetric

Attend our January webinar Register Now How do you prepare for the future when you’ve been through such an unprecedented year? Join thought leaders Ben Dillon and David Sturtz for this webinar and learn healthcare digital marketing predictions for 2021 and how COVID-19 has either accelerated or reduced momentum around initiatives. From the digital domination […].

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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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Highmark Health inks 6-year strategic partnership with Google Cloud to tap AI, analytics technologies

FierceHealthIT

Highmark Health inks 6-year strategic partnership with Google Cloud to tap AI, analytics technologies. hlandi. Wed, 12/16/2020 - 16:58.

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Actual Consent is more important than more standards for Consent

Healthcare Exchange Standards

I interact with many Patient Advocates, Privacy Advocates, and individual Patients that are frustrated at the state of Privacy Consent today. I am too, but potentially in a different way. Interoperable Consent Standards My main focus is on enabling Health Information to flow given proper Security and Privacy. Thus one of my focuses is on the interop standards that enable Privacy Consent to function properly.

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Modern Health banks $51M funding round to expand digital mental health tools for employees

FierceHealthIT

Modern Health banks $51M funding round to expand digital mental health tools for employees. hlandi. Wed, 12/16/2020 - 10:21.

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On the 4th Day of #HITChristmas … Daniel Cidon from NextGate

Healthcare IT Today

Note: In case you missed the other 12 Days of #HITChristmas, you can start with the first day here along with the story behind #HITChristmas or read all 12 days here as they are published. On the 4th Day of #HITChristmas we’re excited to feature, Daniel Cidon, CTO at NextGate. Tell us a little bit about yourself and NextGate. […].

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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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CMS: Health spending increased 4.6% in 2019 to $3.8T, slightly below 2018 levels

FierceHealthIT

CMS: Health spending increased 4.6% in 2019 to $3.8T, slightly below 2018 levels. rking. Wed, 12/16/2020 - 14:16.

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Measuring Nurse Competency: Interpersonal & Communication Skills

HealthStream

Interpersonal communication plays an essential role in healthcare, with a sizeable impact on patient outcomes, as well as a contributor to the experience within the healthcare workplace. Learn more about the benefits and risks of effective interpersonal communication in healthcare.

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This health tech startup is trying to disrupt the drug discount system. Here's how

FierceHealthIT

This health tech startup is trying to disrupt the drug discount system. Here's how. hlandi. Wed, 12/16/2020 - 13:31.

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Finding Success in 2020 and Beyond with RPM and Primary Care

Health Recovery Solutions

COVID-19 has forced healthcare providers to innovate and adapt to maintain the standard levels of care expected by patients across the country. This is especially true in primary care - reinventing traditional routine face-to-face visits through telehealth and focusing on reducing unnecessary ER visits have both been key initiatives during the pandemic.

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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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Willis Towers Watson: Employers with health centers 'looking for ways to reinvent themselves'

FierceHealthIT

Willis Towers Watson: Employers with health centers 'looking for ways to reinvent themselves'. treed. Wed, 12/16/2020 - 12:28.

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Keep IT Standardization Policies Intact with LeanIX

LeanIX

Having an organized technology stack is an integral part of any successful organization. Technology stacks represent an organization’s IT capabilities, independent of its structure, processes, people, or domains. Think about it: How many applications does an enterprise use daily? Three? Four? Maybe even 10?

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Oak Street Health opens more clinics with Walmart Health in Texas

FierceHealthIT

Oak Street Health opens more clinics with Walmart Health in Texas. treed. Wed, 12/16/2020 - 10:11.

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Not just older adults – everyone lost the tech user interface war

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Once upon a time, a new technology user interface was mostly just annoying. It’s almost quaint to look back at what we complained about – though some of the famous user interface disasters are well-described in a Scientific American article – Windows 8, BMW iDrive, TV remotes. At some point, the user gets mad. The BMW iDrive example prompted some drivers to turn around and bring the car back to the showroom.

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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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Tenet CEO earns $9.6M stock payout after surgery center acquisition

FierceHealthIT

Tenet CEO earns $9.6M stock payout after surgery center acquisition. rking. Wed, 12/16/2020 - 14:41.

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Cutting, Bulking And Maintaining: What You Need To Know

Health and Wellness Blog | Uplifting People To Live A Healthier Life

One constant which almost every single bodybuilder agrees on is that cutting, bulking and maintaining are key to efficient progress. The post Cutting, Bulking And Maintaining: What You Need To Know appeared first on Healthystic.

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