Study: Heart patients monitored with Fitbits keep up with device use
Mobi Health News
JUNE 4, 2018
Consumer-grade wearables may not have the same precision as their medical-grade counterparts, but they certainly seem to by favored by patients.
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Mandatory e-prescribing comes into its own
Morning eHealth
JUNE 4, 2018
FDA takes gene tests out of 510(k) program — Hospitals don't share and share alike
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FDA makes premarket exemption official for genetic risk assessments
Mobi Health News
JUNE 4, 2018
As of tomorrow, individual genetic risk tests are officially exempt from requiring 501(k) premarket approval, provided the company offering the test has gone through a one-time premarket review of its testing apparatus and at least one test.
50th Anniversary: Marking the Creation of the First Multi-Specialty Telemedicine Service and Telemedicine Education Programs
Arizona Telemedicine Program
JUNE 4, 2018
Although the education of medical and nursing students regarding telemedicine has lagged behind the implementation of telemedicine services, such as telestroke and telepsychiatry, that’s about to change. A recent survey by the Association of American Medical Colleges documented a sharp increase in the number of medical schools offering telemedicine experiences to their students.
HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?
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Insulet gets FDA nod to commercialize Omnipod Dash Insulin Management System
Mobi Health News
JUNE 4, 2018
Billerica, Massachusetts-based Insulet Corporation, maker of the OmniPod Insulin pump, has just announced that it received the FDA clearance to commercialize its latest product the Omnipod Dash Insulin Management System.
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Teladoc eyes the global market after its latest acquisition of Advance Medical
Mobi Health News
JUNE 4, 2018
With its eyes set on a global reach, telehealth giant Teladoc announced that it was acquiring fellow virtual care platform Advance Medical for $352 million this morning.
NYU Langone prepares to open new high-rise hospital complete with superstorm flood protection
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 4, 2018
NYU Langone will officially open the doors to the 830,000-square-foot hospital tower on June 24. Nearly six years after a devastating hurricane damaged and forced evacuations of its campus, officials say this new building will protect from any future flooding from the East River.
Digital technologies at the forefront as NYU Langone Health launches new children's hospital, inpatient pavilion
Mobi Health News
JUNE 4, 2018
Scheduled to open later this month, New York’s newest children’s hospital and inpatient pavilion will have a focus on digital health and technologies. NYU Langone Health will launch the Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital—34th Street, which will be part of the new inpatient Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Pavilion, on June 24.
Payer Roundup—CMS to decide on mental health waiver decision this week
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 4, 2018
Seema Verma says that one state's request to use federal Medicaid dollars on certain mental health treatments will get a thumbs up, or down, sometime this week, as well as other news you may have missed.
The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications
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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.
Teladoc acquires virtual health company Advance Medical
Mobi Health News
JUNE 4, 2018
Correction: A previous version of this arcticle misstated the location of company. This story has also been updated with additional information. This morning Purchase, New York-based telehealth giant Teladoc announced that it is acquiring Advance Medical, a company that specializes in virtual care, for $352 million.
Industry Voices—The free market is curing blindness and other diseases
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 4, 2018
The free market is creating treatments and cures for disease, and attempts to impose price controls would stifle research and prevent their creation, says Sandip Shah, president of Market Access Solutions.
Teladoc eyes the global market after its latest acquisition of Advanced Medical
Mobi Health News
JUNE 4, 2018
With its eyes set on a global reach, telehealth giant Teladoc announced that it was acquiring fellow virtual care platform Advanced Medical for $352 million this morning.
CMS unveils Medicaid/CHIP 'scorecard' data but doesn't say what it'll do with it
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 4, 2018
Keeping good on its promise, CMS unveiled its inaugural Medicaid/CHIP scorecard but dodged on whether it'll punish states that receive poor scores.
Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications
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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.
Apple opens Health Records API to developers
Lloyd Price
JUNE 4, 2018
June 4, 2018, Apps Empowering Consumers to Manage Medications, Diseases, Nutrition and More Coming This Fall. Today Apple delivered a Health Records API for developers and researchers to create an ecosystem of apps that use health record data to better manage medications, nutrition plans, diagnosed diseases and more. The Health Records feature allows patients of more than 500 hospitals and clinics to access medical information from various institutions organized into one view on their iPhone.
CMS’ Comprehensive Primary Care initiative did not cut Medicare spending
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 4, 2018
Physician practices that took part in the government’s Comprehensive Primary Care initiative showed improvements in primary care delivery, but the program did not save money overall.
Center for Total Health Welcomes South Korean Government Officials
Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health
JUNE 4, 2018
The Center for Total Health recently welcomed Gwanhoo Lee , the Professor of Information Technology and Analytics at American University, and government officials from 22 different agencies of South Korea. Keith Montgomery , Executive Director of the Center for Total Health, and Adrinece Beard, CTH intern, provided them with a tour as part of a one-week executive training program hosted by American University.
Why providers should be scared that ACA repeal is back on the table
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 4, 2018
Avalere Health and the Centers for Medicare Advocacy tell FierceHealthcare why the GOP's renewed effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act should be taken seriously, and how even talks of repeal could hurt the marketplace and providers.
The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report
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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!
Telehealth Launching and Scaling Up
American Well
JUNE 4, 2018
According to a study by the Health Management Academy, 100% of responding healthcare professionals either already are or at least intend to begin promoting telehealth services in 2018. Better, more than 70% will be receiving reimbursements for services provided via telehealth by the end of the year. That number is expected to approach 100% by 2020. And yet there are two major holdups: How to get started with offering such services and then expanding the system once it is implemented.
Teladoc expands globally with $352M acquisition of Advance Medical
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 4, 2018
Teladoc has acquired Barcelona-based Advance Medical for $352 million in cash and common stock. The acquisition of one of the largest virtual care companies outside the U.S. gives Teladoc a new presence in countries like China and Brazil while adding new chronic care capabilities.
Telehealth Launching and Scaling Up
American Well
JUNE 4, 2018
According to a study by the Health Management Academy, 100% of responding healthcare professionals either already are or at least intend to begin promoting telehealth services in 2018. Better, more than 70% will be receiving reimbursements for services provided via telehealth by the end of the year. That number is expected to approach 100% by 2020. And yet there are two major holdups: How to get started with offering such services and then expanding the system once it is implemented.
VCU Health builds tool to streamline communication between inpatient units and its pharmacy at discharge
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 4, 2018
VCU Health's path to more streamlined patient discharges required staffers in multiple departments to rethink how they communicate. In particular, the health system targeted coordination between inpatient units and its discharge pharmacies.
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.
FemTech: The rise of Female Health innovation
Lloyd Price
JUNE 4, 2018
Silicon Valley Bank, Zinc.vc and The Up Group recently hosted a breakfast on ‘Female Health Innovation’, often known as FemTech. The event brought together the ecosystem of founders, investors, scaled organisations and advisors and was chaired by Nooman Haque, MD at Silicon Valley Bank. The discussion was diverse, covering the reality of the market segment, the link between physical and mental health, and how B2C models are slowly forcing the big health authorities in the UK and US to change.
Illinois board upholds Epic's $62M contract with UI Health
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 4, 2018
Shortly after hearing from Judy Faulkner, the Illinois Procurement Policy Board rejected Cerner's challenge that the $62 million contract UI Health awarded to Epic was unfair. The decision could end the monthslong dispute, although the allegations have been referred to the executive inspector general and Cerner could still contest the decision in court.
Why Mayo Clinic CEO John Noseworthy is betting big on Startups and could partner with Amazon
Lloyd Price
JUNE 4, 2018
In an interview with Marketplace's David Brancaccio, Mayo Clinic President and CEO John Noseworthy shared why Mayo has worked with about 80 startups across the last five years, and he dove into the system's efforts to cut down on wasteful spending. Shifting course on start-ups—and Mayo's conversations with Amazon-JPMorgan-Berkshire Noseworthy said that despite Mayo's success under what Brancaccio called "the present system," Mayo is having conversations with "many startup companies&#
Finance Roundup—Revenue and profit drive healthcare M&A activity; Mary Meeker’s annual report focuses on cost
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 4, 2018
Profit and revenue are the most important operational benchmarks in healthcare M&A activity, according to a new survey. Meanwhile, Mary Meeker's annual report zeros in on growing healthcare costs, and a group of consultants say hospitals need to rethink their strategy for physician compensation.
How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp
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My Thoughts On Security
David Chou
JUNE 4, 2018
My thoughts on security based off a panel I saw today. It's definitely a struggle but we still have a lot of work to do. Would love to hear your thoughts.
Health IT Roundup—HIMSS weighs in on FDA pre-cert program; Karen DeSalvo joins OpenNotes board
FierceHealthIT
JUNE 4, 2018
HIMSS officials call for a "holistic approach" to cybersecurity in the FDA's software pre-cert program, former National Coordinator Karen DeSalvo joints OpenNotes advisory board and Indiana University researchers reveal adoption of intersystem data sharing.
Apple FaceTime can now support group calls
mHealth Insight
JUNE 4, 2018
At the Apple World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) today Apple announced that the latest iOS12 software update for the iPhone, iPad and Mac (expected to be live later this year) will support FaceTime group video calls with the ability to coordinate video calls with up to 32 participants supported by messaging features during the calls. FaceTime call participants can be added at beginning or mid-conversation and can select to join via video or audio only.
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