Fri.May 28, 2021

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Why physicians reject health tech

KevinMD

Medicine has been one of the slowest industries to adopt technology. For the last decade, physicians across the United States and in all specialties and settings have been bombarded with fancy presentations, promises of ease of use and integration, and unfounded “data-based” assurances of future improved patient outcomes, workflow efficiencies, and practice cost savings.

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HIMSSCast: Telehealth in the trenches

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In this very special episode of HIMSSCast, host Jonah Comstock welcomes his mother Carol Hornbeck, a marriage and family therapist in Minneapolis, and her colleague Edwin Shurig, a mental health counselor in Indianapolis. Along with Healthcare IT News Senior Editor Kat Jercich, we discuss what it was like for small practices and independent therapists to make the sudden move to telehealth in the face of COVID-19 — and how the experience will shape the future of their practice.

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InteliCare announces collaboration to create predictive tech for aged care

Mobi Health News

They will build machine learning algorithms to predict health risks for the elderly.

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The Cost of Patient Portal Development: Key Features and Tips For Patient Engagement

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Andrei Klubnikin, content management team lead, ITRex. Although the amount of US healthcare organizations that utilize patient portal software increased from 32% in 2014 to 90% in early 2019, less than a quarter of […]. The article The Cost of Patient Portal Development: Key Features and Tips For Patient Engagement appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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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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Managing Client Forms in Clocktree

Clocktree

You can use Clocktree to deliver and store client forms in a secure and HIPAA compliant way. The first step is to create your forms in a Word doc or a fillable PDF file. This will make it easy for your clients to complete the forms on their computer or device without having to print them. Send a secure message to your client within Clocktree, attaching the blank forms and instructions for returning the completed forms.

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Digital physicians network Doximity files for a $100 million IPO

FierceHealthIT

Digital physicians network Doximity files for a $100 million IPO. hlandi. Fri, 05/28/2021 - 12:27.

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Get to Know the ACA’s Rule of Parity

ACA Times

3 minute read. Without the proper tools or subject matter expertise, tackling the responsibilities of the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Mandate on your own can be overwhelming. . This is especially true if you are an employer in an industry which relies on employing large numbers of variable-hour employees, such as restaurants, staffing organizations, and home healthcare facilities. .

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Frazier Healthcare Partners brings in $1.4B to invest in healthcare IT, data analytics

FierceHealthIT

Frazier Healthcare Partners brings in $1.4B to invest in healthcare IT, data analytics. hlandi. Fri, 05/28/2021 - 11:18.

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Specialty Telehealth Business Dynamics

Healthcare IT Today

If you’ve followed Healthcare IT Today and our Health IT Interviews podcast, you know it’s pretty rare that I have the same guest on the show and when I do it’s usually a year or a half dozen years apart. However, when we finished recording the episode “What Makes Specialty Acute Care Telehealth Different?” with John […].

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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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Highmark: Integrated pharmacy, medical benefits can lead to significant savings

FierceHealthIT

Highmark: Integrated pharmacy, medical benefits can lead to significant savings. pminemyer. Fri, 05/28/2021 - 12:30.

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Women In Mental Health: Founders Discuss How They Are Shaping The Industry

Lloyd Price

Mental health used to be a topic that few talked about, but the global pandemic opened the floodgates for discussion, and propelled startups focused on the sector with both renewed demand and venture capital investment. Among a Crunchbase list of global startups focused on mental health , investors have pumped $5.1 billion into 315 companies since 2016.

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UPMC accelerates post-COVID rebound with $574M earnings in Q1 2021

FierceHealthIT

UPMC accelerates post-COVID rebound with $574M earnings in Q1 2021. dmuoio. Fri, 05/28/2021 - 12:07.

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Opeeka Announces Closing of $2M Seed Funding

Healthcare IT Today

Mental health is a hot topic these days and investors have taken note. Opeeka, an outcomes management software for mental health care providers, announced this week the close of $2 million in seed round funding led by a reputable group of strategic investors. Closing this round will allow Opeeka to further expand their solutions in both business […].

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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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Community health worker support reduces 30-day readmission among high-risk ACO patients

FierceHealthIT

Community health worker support reduces 30-day readmission among high-risk ACO patients. dmuoio. Fri, 05/28/2021 - 12:51.

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Doc Vader Tribute to Nurses (An Elton John Parody) – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

I feel a little bad that I missed this video during Nurses Week, but here at Healthcare IT Today we believe in celebrating nurses year round. Nurses may be the part of healthcare. In many of my experiences with healthcare, it’s the nurses I remember more than the doctors. They’re truly amazing people. With that […].

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Deloitte: Lack of clear vision hindering many payers' digital transformation journeys

FierceHealthIT

Deloitte: Lack of clear vision hindering many payers' digital transformation journeys. pminemyer. Fri, 05/28/2021 - 11:24.

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Weekender 5/28/21

HIStalk Weekender

Weekly News Recap Ireland’s health system says it may.

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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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Telehealth Licensure Compliance Changes in Response to COVID-19 in Each U.S. State – Master Reference

Continue Education Journal

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the unprecedented circumstances it caused, every U.S. state made changes to their telehealth licensure rules for physicians and other healthcare clinicians. Many states chose to loosen licensure regulations, and they made changes such as permitting temporary licenses to out-of-state physicians, waiving meeting and relationship requirements that are usually necessary to provide services, allowing interstate virtual appointments, and more.

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What Is "Healthcare On The Edge"?

19 Labs

A Contrarian Approach To Telehealth - And Why It Is Beneficial For. Healthcare Providers And Patients. "Healthcare On The Edge" is a contrarian approach to , telehealth that we applied in building our , GALE platform. Organizations that adopt this approach enjoy benefits like faster deployments, better security, and so much more. World renowned Stanford cardiologist and investor , Dr.

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What Is "Healthcare On The Edge"?

19 Labs

A Contrarian Approach To Telehealth - And Why It Is Beneficial For. Healthcare Providers And Patients. "Healthcare On The Edge" is a contrarian approach to , telehealth that we applied in building our , GALE platform. Organizations that adopt this approach enjoy benefits like faster deployments, better security, and so much more. World renowned Stanford cardiologist and investor , Dr.

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What Is "Healthcare On The Edge"?

19 Labs

A Contrarian Approach To Telehealth - And Why It Is Beneficial For. Healthcare Providers And Patients. "Healthcare On The Edge" is a contrarian approach to , telehealth that we applied in building our , GALE platform. Organizations that adopt this approach enjoy benefits like faster deployments, better security, and so much more. World renowned Stanford cardiologist and investor , Dr.

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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.