Health Populi
AUGUST 21, 2018
Googling the words “disruption” and “healthcare” today yielded 33.8 million responses, starting with “Riding the Disruption Wave in Healthcare” from Bain in Forbes , Accenture’s essay on “Big Bang Disruption in Healthcare,” and, “A Cry for Encouraging Disruption” in the New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst.
Electronic Health Reporter
AUGUST 21, 2018
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. With the increasingly “on the go” nature of technology and communication, information is accessible from the palm of a user’s hand in the form of mobile devices. Subsequently, the success of modern EHR software lies in the moment accessibility on mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.
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Mobi Health News
AUGUST 21, 2018
As social media becomes more ingrained in everyday life it has also become increasingly a part of the digital health space. Even governments have taken notice of the potential of the platforms, creating partnerships and initiatives centered around social media aiming to keep its populations healthy.
33 Charts - Digital Health
AUGUST 21, 2018
In medicine there’s an endemic mindset that if medical technology doesn’t work it will never work. If patients don’t use the patient portal, then portals don’t work and patients aren’t interested in connecting with their own information. The EHR, of course, is the poster child for technology’s failure in health care. But is the idea of a digital space for a patient’s medical information really a failed concept?
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Mobi Health News
AUGUST 21, 2018
The Google Fit exercise app is getting a facelift this week with new activity and heart health tracking goals based on recommendations from leading health organizations, the tech giant announced today.
Connected Health Pulse brings together the best content for digital health professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 21, 2018
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Ohio has partnered with Propeller Health to provide sensor-equipped inhaler attachments to plan members with COPD. The rollout will give members access to Propeller’s medication tracker app, while providing an online provider portal for the insurer’s care management team.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 21, 2018
The Department of Justice is asking a court to compel Anthem to release testimony pertaining to a Medicare Advantage fraud investigation and the insurer's use of retrospective chart reviews. Court documents also indicate federal prosecutors may be close to filing a complaint against the insurer.
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 21, 2018
Insurers have historically looked at claims data to determine a member's health needs. Technology has made that rear-view mirror approach no longer good enough, according to Jonna Kurucz, vice president of sales for Anthem. Instead of looking back, Anthem has employed a digital solutions platform that allows the insurer to get healthcare information that's not yet in the patient record.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 21, 2018
A new government report took a first look at what types of information doctors are sending and receiving via their EHRs, a step that could help increase system interoperability.
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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.
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 21, 2018
SOC Telemed (formerly Specialists on Call) announced yesterday that it has acquired behavioral health telemedicine company JSA Health, and will be adding JSA Health’s services to its acute telemedicine platform. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 21, 2018
In a study published in JAMA Surgery, researchers examined the impact of a Drug Enforcement Administration policy change from 2014 which moved hydrocodone-containing analgesics from Schedule III to the more restrictive Schedule II to limit prescribing and decrease nonmedical opioid use.
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 21, 2018
European online fitness startup Freeletics has raised a new round of funding from US investors that will bring the company into the US market. Courtside Ventures, Elysian Park Ventures (created by the LA Dodgers), Causeway Media Partners, JAZZ Venture Partners, and ward.ventures contributed to the round. The amount of the investment wasn’t disclosed.
Morning eHealth
AUGUST 21, 2018
HHS CIO out — Senate tweaks Defense and Labor-HHS-Ed ‘minibus’
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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.
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 21, 2018
SOC Telemed (formerly Specialists on Call) announced yesterday that it has acquired behavioral health telemedicine company JSA Health, and will be adding JSA Health’s services to its acute telemedicine platform. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 21, 2018
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., introduced an amendment to a massive spending bill under consideration this week that would block federal funding from going to Planned Parenthood or other organizations that perform abortions.
Lloyd Price
AUGUST 21, 2018
Over the past few years, wearable technology has become ubiquitous among fitness freaks and many other people, too. Having an easy piece of tech that monitors heart rate, calories burned and activities is useful, but the next generation of the technology could do a lot more than that. Researchers at Rutgers University–New Brunswick are working on a new system of wearable tech that expands the smartwatch into a far more functional medical device.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 21, 2018
Half of all medical records may not be linked correctly between multiple providers. According to scientists at RAND, smartphones could be the solution, though hurdles remain.
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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!
care innovations
AUGUST 21, 2018
Imagine that you are a tightly knit health system executive team. As with any team, you're constantly working to balance — in this case: care delivery, quality, financial sustainability, staffing and stature in your market, among other items. In any “normal” organization, this is challenging. for a health system, it’s even more challenging. Put yourself in the CFO’s position.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 21, 2018
Verma told members of a Senate committee that she is “deeply concerned about individuals with pre-existing conditions," adding that she would work with Congress to create protections if the law changes "in any way, shape or form.
David Chou
AUGUST 21, 2018
I spend a day with the leadership team at Roche and we had a discussion on the importance of lab data. One of the themes was how should we utilize and connect the lab data with the c-suite. The article below is from Roche. [link] It's the rare health system C-suite that has a large enough table for everyone who wants a seat. Laboratories are often stretched thin and perceived to be a cost center—or at best a commodity service—rather than a strategic asset that must have its point of view incorpo
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 21, 2018
More than salary, residents say they are looking for work-life balance when they choose their first job as a doctor.
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.
iSALUS Healthcare
AUGUST 21, 2018
All across the country, providers are adopting the fastest growing segment of healthcare into their practices. This revolutionary technology has the ability to decrease provider shortages, increase revenue, increase patient engagement, increase practice efficiency, and much more. Telehealth is changing the way that healthcare is accessed by patients and delivered to them by providers.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 21, 2018
With more cancer benefits available to their employees than ever, employers need to consider how they assist their workers through the maze after a cancer diagnosis. That starts with introducing benefits vendors to each other to make sure they are providing a more seamless experience to employees.
BHM Healthcare Solutions
AUGUST 21, 2018
Editor’s Note: Given the rapidly changing health care environment, it is critical to quantify the economic impact physicians have on society. BHM watches health trends and understands the importance of improving and changing with the industry. Click HERE to learn more about how BHM helps your organization address opportunities. Physician burnout increased from 45.5 percent to 54.4 percent between 2011 and 2014, according to an article in the American Journal of Medicine.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 21, 2018
In a recent audit, the Office of Inspector General for HHS (OIG) found that the state of Virginia incorrectly claimed $15.3 million in Medicaid administrative costs, $7.7 million of which belonged to the federal government. But Virginia disagreed with that analysis.
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BHM Healthcare Solutions
AUGUST 21, 2018
Editor’s Note: Payers stay informed with information security trends to protect their patients’ data. Click HERE to learn how BHM’s investments into cyber-security protect your data. Maryland did not adequately follow federal requirements to secure its Medicaid data and information systems, according to an HHS Office of Inspector General report.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 21, 2018
In a new clinical report, the American Academy of Pediatrics urges doctors to prescribe unstructured play time for kids, plus more physician practice news.
Healthcare Exchange Standards
AUGUST 21, 2018
The IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Committee has published a new Handbook as of August 20, 2018: Document Sharing Metadata The above document is available for download at [link] or at User Handbooks. The full IHE formal announcement The Document Sharing profiles from IHE including XDS and XCA, enable a Community to share Patient specific medical documents.
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