Tue.Aug 10, 2021

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How the healthcare industry can use machine learning ethically

Mobi Health News

Machine learning and artificial intelligence are a new frontier for healthcare, but providers and researchers need to work to ensure they use these new technologies ethically.

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10 OTC For Emergencies and First Aid

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Over-the-counter refers to the medications available to you without the doctor’s prescription and can be bought without hesitation. These medications are beneficial in curing common illnesses and disorders that may occur regularly. You might want […].

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Is digital transformation in healthcare contributing to provider burnout?

Mobi Health News

A group of former and current providers convened today in a HIMSS21 Global Conference Digital Session to discuss how digital transformation can be both contributing to and alleviating burnout.

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Zoom Became a Household Name in the Pandemic. It’s Working to Do the Same in Healthcare – At #HIMSS21

Health Populi

The COVID-19 pandemic digitally transformed most people living in the U.S., re-shaping consumers to work from home when possible, go to school there, and buy all manners of goods and services via ecommerce. In March 2021, Zoom conducted research into the question, “how virtual do we want our future to be?” posing that to thousands of citizens living in 10 countries including the U.S.

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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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Doctors look to tech for the future but need assurance it will work

Mobi Health News

Jesse Ehrenfeld, chair of the board of trustees for the American Medical Association, discusses the evolution of digital health adoption over time at HIMSS21.

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Data's role in creating a more equitable health system

Mobi Health News

Knitasha Washington, resident and CEO of ATW Health Solutions and Kellie Goodson, director of Vizient talk at HIMSS21 about how data can help create actionable steps for providers.

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Pandemic preparedness is a national security issue, say experts at HIMSS21

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

LAS VEGAS – One year ago this week, a group of digital health experts formulated the Riyadh Declaration on Digital Health, which outlined priorities and recommendations for the global health community in response to COVID-19 and other future pandemics. But in order to see meaningful change, those priorities must be turned into concrete action, said panelists who gathered at a HIMSS21 "view from the top" panel on Tuesday.

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How the VA’s virtual care infrastructure enabled innovation during the pandemic

Mobi Health News

Dr. Christina Armstrong, a clinical psychologist at the VA’s Office of Connected Care, shares how other health systems can prepare for future crises with virtual care.

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HIMSS21 Roundup—Zoom launches mobile browser for telehealth visits; Samsung unveils tech for 'smart hospitals'

FierceHealthIT

HIMSS21 Roundup—Zoom launches mobile browser for telehealth visits; Samsung unveils tech for 'smart hospitals'. hlandi. Tue, 08/10/2021 - 09:42.

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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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Latest digital tool uses sound, word patterns to reveal stress level

Mobi Health News

Cigna International and Ellipsis Health have joined hands to develop the free AI-powered tool.

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HIMSS21 Day 2 Live Updates from John Lynn

Healthcare IT Today

This year we thought we’d try something new at HIMSS 2021. We’ll continue doing our regular coverage of topics we find interesting and useful for the Healthcare IT Today community. Plus, we’ll be doing a number of video interviews which will go out on our Healthcare IT Today Interviews podcast. However, we thought it would […].

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Samsung inks deal with nutrition app Lifesum on new Galaxy Watch4

Mobi Health News

The new collaboration will let users track food and water intake, and monitor their activity.

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Fitbit moves deeper into healthcare with LifeScan deal to combine diabetes devices, consumer wearables

FierceHealthIT

Fitbit moves deeper into healthcare with LifeScan deal to combine diabetes devices, consumer wearables. hlandi. Tue, 08/10/2021 - 09:00.

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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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Telstra Health announces deal to buy practice management software provider MedicalDirector

Mobi Health News

The Sydney-based healthcare SaaS provider supports about 23,000 medical practitioners in Australia.

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HIMSS21: Hospitals, payers and startups clamoring to be 'digital front door,' and it's overwhelming patients

FierceHealthIT

HIMSS21: Hospitals, payers and startups clamoring to be 'digital front door,' and it's overwhelming patients. dmuoio. Tue, 08/10/2021 - 03:48.

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Pushing back on the digital filing cabinet toward EHR usability

Mobi Health News

Vanderbilt's Dr. Yaa Kumah-Crystal on why voice could help doctors reimagine their relationship with their computers.

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HIMSS21: It's 2021, and your healthcare organization is crippled by ransomware. Should you pay the attackers?

FierceHealthIT

HIMSS21: It's 2021, and your healthcare organization is crippled by ransomware. Should you pay the attackers? dmuoio. Tue, 08/10/2021 - 14:42.

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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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Digital X-ray company Nanox scoops up AI developer Zebra Medical Vision

Mobi Health News

Nanox announced plans to acquire two companies, AI developer Zebra Medical Vision and teleradiology provider USARAD.

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HIMSS21 Day 2 Live Updates from Colin Hung

Healthcare IT Today

We’re trying something a little different this year…a throwback to the early days of blogging. Today John Lynn and I will be posting interesting news, conversations, thoughts and insights from Day 2 here at #HIMSS21 in Las Vegas. Bookmark this article and watch for updates from me throughout the day. Be sure to check out […].

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FHIR data in existing Nationwide Health Information Exchange

Healthcare Exchange Standards

In the USA and elsewhere, there are Document Sharing based Health Information Exchanges. These exchanges have been built up over the past ten or so years. They have security models, privacy models, patient identification models, record location models, and data format models. They also have mature testing tools, events, and have been specialized for many projects.

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Health Carriers Are Benefiting From The ACA

ACA Times

Several health carriers are experiencing growth because of the recent Affordable Care Act advancements. Most notably is CVS Health Corp. and its affiliated health insurance business, Aetna. Last week the health carrier stated that it will be entering the ACA individual coverage marketplace in eight states, including Texas, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, and Virginia.

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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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It’s Time to Acknowledge the Invisible Caregivers Among Us

Society for Participatory Medicine

I received an uncharacteristically anxious text from my friend Aileen: “I am having an emergency with my Mom. Please call ASAP.” When I last talked to Aileen, her mother’s dementia had been worsening slowly. A little more confusion, a stovetop left burning after cooking a meal. But now, her mother was significantly more agitated and paranoid—pacing the halls, hearing music, convinced her family was plotting to kill her.

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HIMSS21: ConsenSys Health acquires FHIRBlocks, eyes blockchain technology for clinical trial recruitment

FierceHealthIT

HIMSS21: ConsenSys Health acquires FHIRBlocks, eyes blockchain technology for clinical trial recruitment. hlandi. Tue, 08/10/2021 - 14:28.

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How the VA’s virtual care infrastructure enabled innovation during the pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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Aetna launching nationwide virtual primary care solution

FierceHealthIT

Aetna launching nationwide virtual primary care solution. pminemyer. Tue, 08/10/2021 - 12:39.

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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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HIMSS21 Day 1: Patient Experience is Important but is it a Priority?

Healthcare IT Today

Not surprisingly, there was general agreement from presenters and panelists that patient experience is important at the Patient Experience & Consumerization Forum pre-conference event at HIMSS21. Prioritizing it, however, was a whole different story. Patent Experience Influences Outcomes On Day 1 of #HIMSS21 I had the opportunity to attend the Patient Experience & Consumerization Forum […].

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More fraud, tax evasion charges for telemedicine operator tied to $784M scheme

FierceHealthIT

More fraud, tax evasion charges for telemedicine operator tied to $784M scheme. dmuoio. Wed, 08/11/2021 - 02:04.

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White Labels in Telehealth – A Win-Win-Win Situation

Healee

White-label? Is this a whiskey-related matter? Not quite, although it could be! Let’s start from the very beginning. The origin of white-labels is obscure. Although it is well known that... The post White Labels in Telehealth – A Win-Win-Win Situation appeared first on Healee.