Fri.May 04, 2018

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To develop effective AI, developers and clinicians must work together

Mobi Health News

Worries about artificial intelligence replacing doctors — at least any time soon — have largely given way to a vision of doctors and algorithms working together to give patients the best possible treatment. But what exact shape that collaboration will take is still being hammered out by developers and doctors.

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Think Like a LEGO Builder in Healthcare – Considering PwC’s New Health Economy Vision

Health Populi

Expect “new combinations” of industry actors and technologies to reorganize and re-imagine healthcare, with an eye on both price and investments in customer experience (CX), PwC envisions in their latest report on The New Health Economy in the Age of Disruption. In this vision, healthcare will be a more flexible marketplace underpinned by data, platforms, and workers.

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How FHIR is driving the new interoperability

Mobi Health News

Matthew Holt is co-chair of Health 2.0. At the Dev4Health conference in Cleveland on Monday andTuesday, he and Health 2.0 cofounder Indu Subaiya presented their assessment of the drivers of the new interoperability in healthcare. This is a summary of some of their remarks, and Holt's other observations from the conference.

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Health insurance CEOs earned $342.6M in 2017

FierceHealthIT

We took a deep dive into financial filings of the country's top eight insurers to break down exactly how much CEOs brought home last year and how that compares to employee salaries.

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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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Allscripts announces acquisition of patient communication platform HealthGrid

Mobi Health News

EHR vendor Allscripts has made an agreement to purchase patient communication app maker Health Grid for $60 million in cash, with an additional $50 million in earnout payments based on Health Grid achieving certain revenue targets over the next three years, according to a recently registered SEC filing.

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Chopra says healthcare APIs are gaining traction, calls for voluntary code of conduct

Mobi Health News

Through SMART, FHIR, and the Argonaut Project, standardized APIs for EHR data interoperability are finally starting to show serious signs of traction. That means the health industry will start to see more complete records, better care, and more robust data sets that can power machine learning algorithm. But it also means more data in the hands of patients, and more responsibility for developers regarding the security of that data.

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House reveals compromise plan to overhaul Veterans Choice program

FierceHealthIT

The House has unveiled a bill that would establish a permanent community care program for veterans to replace the Veterans Choice program. It also includes funding to address the Choice program's shortfall as the new program is put in place.

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Telemedicine advocates find opportunity in the opioid crisis

Morning eHealth

More on MyHealtheData — House releases new VA choice bill

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Red-state GOP candidates on the wrong side of ACA debate where voters favor fix over repeal

FierceHealthIT

Industry experts told FierceHealthcare the GOP's pro-repeal position could come back to haunt candidates during the November midterms with shifting voter sentiment regarding the ACA.

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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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Woman Arrested For Injecting Three Kids With Insulin

Insulin Nation

sponsor. A woman in Calloway County, Kentucky is being accused of injecting three young children with insulin, resulting in dangerously low blood sugars that required treatment in the emergency room. All of the children are between 5 and 10 years of age. The suspect, Heather Colson McCutcheon, is the mother of two of those children. According to Murray Police Department reports, the incident took place on April 22, 2018.

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Attorney General Sessions calls for stronger focus on doctors' role in opioid crisis

FierceHealthIT

The attorney general was addressing the National Sheriff's Association conference in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.

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Reducing Disparities in the Type 1 Diabetes Community

Insulin Nation

sponsor. According to a Pew Research study , white men out-earn black and Hispanic peers—and all groups of women. It is no wonder that these individuals face fewer hurdles when it comes to medical care. They are more likely to have health insurance and less likely to develop chronic conditions. And the rise of “precision medicine” is expected to further increase the advantages that white males already have.

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Cigna could be on the hook for $2.1B if its deal with Express Scripts falls through

FierceHealthIT

Cigna could be forced to pay a $2.1 billion termination fee if its proposed acquisition of Express Scripts doesn't hold up to regulatory muster. Each company is on the hook for a smaller $1.6 billion breakup fee if their board has a change of heart or if shareholders vote against the deal.

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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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HIPAA ?Conviction

Telebehavioral Health Institute

HIPAA Conviction Charges Against Massachusetts Physician HIPAA violations are making the news in more ways than one as yet another HIPAA conviction is announced. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a physician based out of Massachusetts has been … Read more. The post HIPAA ?Conviction appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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Healthcare Roundup—Healthcare a bright spot in April jobs report, Verma's take on pricing

FierceHealthIT

Healthcare added more jobs in April than in the previous month, plus other news from around the web today.

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Payer Roundup—CMS delays 340B rule … again; BCBS feuds with Mississippi hospital

FierceHealthIT

In today's roundup, CMS has delayed the 340B rule once again; a Mississippi hospital is threatening to end its contract with BCBS; and five physicians at an addiction treatment practice were indicted for dispensing controlled substances.

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Partners, Harvard Pilgrim in talks for a possible merger

FierceHealthIT

Massachusetts' largest healthcare system may be looking to expand further as Partners HealthCare explores a potential merger with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.

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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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Healthcare Roundup—How much investors like Betsy Devos lost on Theranos revealed; Dr. Oz gets new gig

FierceHealthIT

We now know how much prominent investors lost from backing the fallen blood testing company—and more healthcare news from around the web.

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Trump likely to target Medicare in quest for lower drug prices

FierceHealthIT

The Trump administration is likely eyeing reforms to Medicare as a way to lower drug prices, which have skyrocketed in recent years. The president is planning on announcing new initiatives to combat rising prices next week, and proposals are likely to be based off of Trump's 2019 budget, which included major changes to Medicare Part B.