Fri.Sep 20, 2019

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Rising animosity toward healthcare costs means ripe opportunity for insurtech startups

Mobi Health News

As politicians and their constituents grapple over Medicare for All, these well-funded startups hope to capitalize on the public’s appetite for new, consumer-friendly approaches to health insurance.

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Walgreens testing drone delivery service with Alphabet's Wing in Virginia town

FierceHealthIT

Pharmacy giant Walgreens is testing an on-demand drone delivery service with Alphabet's Wing Aviation beginning next month. Walgreens will use Wing's drones to deliver food and beverage products, over-the-counter medications and other health and wellness products to eligible residents of Christiansburg, Virginia.

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Canadian virtual care company snags $10.9M

Mobi Health News

The new round was led by Acton Capital with participation from SE Health.

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California house call app Heal acquires Doctors on Call, expands to NYC market

FierceHealthIT

Los Angeles-based Heal launched five years ago with the aim of reinventing primary care. The house call company is expanding its services into the New York City market with the acquisition of Doctors on Call.

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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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Providers to entrepreneurs: Don't pitch your innovations with mass emails

Mobi Health News

At Health 2.0, a panel of hospital leaders describe the approaches vendors and startups should take when reaching out with a new product.

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Drug-free sinus pain relief, acne app, patient advocacy aggregator, and more debut at Health 2.0's 'Launch!'

Mobi Health News

OMNY Health, which helps hospitals monetize operational data, took home the audience choice grand prize.

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Not Just A Band-Aid: Medical Centers Across The Country Take On Cybersecurity

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Pedro Vidal, vice president, Cylance. It’s no secret that cyberattacks are escalating, rising in tandem with the growing sophistication of technology. One industry that has taken a massive hit by cyberattacks in recent years is the healthcare industry.

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Canadian virtual care company snags $14.5M CAD

Mobi Health News

The new round was led by Acton Capital with participation from SE Health.

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A look at 4 ways to grow dental coverage in Medicare

FierceHealthIT

Expanding options for dental care in Medicare is a popular idea, but policymakers could take several avenues toward this goal, according to a new analysis.

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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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National patient identifier debate rages on

Morning eHealth

Is virtual reality the opioid crisis’ 'holy grail'?

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Michigan Medicine approves plans for $920 million inpatient hospital

FierceHealthIT

Michigan Medicine plans to build a new $920 million inpatient hospital with 264 private rooms capable of converting to intensive care rooms.

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Fostering Clinical Follow-Through: Engaging Providers in Value-Based Model Adoption

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Dr. Sanjay Seth, Executive Vice President at HealthEC. Healthcare leaders charged with implementing population health management programs view the value-based care initiative as a tectonic shift in how healthcare will be delivered in the years to come. Their biggest struggle? Convincing providers that their efforts signify more than […].

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Centene-WellCare merger gets OK from regulators in 17 states

FierceHealthIT

Insurance departments in 17 states have the thumbs-up to Centene Corporation and WellCare Health Plans’ announced merger.

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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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Patients Fear That Medical AI Can’t Handle Their Unique Needs

Healthcare IT Today

A new study has concluded that patients are skittish about interacting with medical AI technology in part because they fear that AI won’t address their unique characteristics adequately. The study looked at how receptive consumers were to the use of “medical AI,” which researchers defined as any machine using an algorithm or statistical model to […].

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4 major questions on Tennessee's bid to become first state to get a Medicaid block grant

FierceHealthIT

Tennessee's proposal to convert federal funding to a block grant generates a host of questions on legality and coverage.

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Site Reliability Engineer – St. Petersburg, FL

Synzi

SUMMARY As a high performing Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), you will have the exciting opportunity to innovate our engineering systems and practices. If you would like to have a pivotal role in implementing and designing strategic engineering processes that elevate … Read More. The post Site Reliability Engineer – St. Petersburg, FL appeared first on Synzi.

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Industry Voices—Stakeholders need to tackle the thorny issues of corporate responsibility and transparency in handling patient data

FierceHealthIT

Everyone in the healthcare industry—regulators, vendors, providers, and patients—must tackle the thorny issue of corporate responsibility and transparency in managing the ever-growing volume of healthcare patient data. The dialogue must be advanced now.

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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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The Challenges of Call Coverage

Ortholive

Whether your work in a rural ER or an urban medical practice, call coverage is one of those must-have services we all provide for our patients. But in an era of declining reimbursements and increasing stress, healthcare providers are seeking new ways to provide on-call services that are more efficient, less costly, and more humane for the doctors and mid-levels that provide the service.

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Judge dismisses Oscar's suit against Florida Blue over broker deals

FierceHealthIT

A judge has dismissed the ongoing case between Oscar Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida over broker arrangements.

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Utilize Malnutrition Awareness Week To Assess Community & Patient Engagement Strategies

HealthStream

Malnutrition Awareness Week is the perfect time for providers to assess when, and how, they probe a patients’ ability to obtain nutritious food, as well as explore community resources to help fill that need if necessary.

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Weekender 9/20/19

HIStalk Weekender

Weekly News Recap Australia’s Queensland Health struggles with its.

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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.