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Google Fit will soon use smartphone cameras to log heart rate and respiratory rate

Mobi Health News

The new wellness features use machine learning to observe subtle changes in chest movement or blood coloration, and are slated to drop for Pixel device users in the next month.

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PDPM, A Pandemic, and Digital Transformation: 4 Questions With Two Skilled Nursing Experts

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. To say the least, 2020 was a difficult year for skilled nursing providers. Aside from the rapid, ongoing changes necessitated by COVID-19, providers are still reeling from recent, sweeping regulatory changes, including the CMS Patient […]. The article PDPM, A Pandemic, and Digital Transformation: 4 Questions With Two Skilled Nursing Experts appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Telemedico closes €5.5M Series A funding for telehealth platform

Mobi Health News

The B2B platform, billed as the “plug and play” option for insurance companies, will use the funding to expand operations in new markets and add languages.

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Google expands into health tracking using smartphone cameras to monitor heart, respiratory rates

FierceHealthIT

Google expands into health tracking using smartphone cameras to monitor heart, respiratory rates. hlandi. Thu, 02/04/2021 - 08:35.

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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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Buoy Health adds new employer-facing vaccination tool

Mobi Health News

The new tool lets employers both gauge their workforce's interest in getting the COVID-19 vaccine and send out educational tools.

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Digital healthcare firm supports NHS vaccine roll-out

Mobi Health News

Livi has sent out 25 million vaccination messages via its Mjog platform.

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Telehealth Survey Results: Technology Concerns Stand Out As Key Issues Slowing Telehealth Adoption

Healthcare IT Today

New research conducted by Healthcare IT Today suggests that the top barriers to wider, more stable adoption of telehealth may be patient and doctor discomfort with the technology. While telehealth technology companies have worked to make such systems simple enough for everyone to use, it seems like there’s still work to do. According to the […].

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Swedish digital healthcare firm supports NHS vaccine roll-out

Mobi Health News

Livi has sent out 25 million vaccination messages via its Mjog platform.

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23andMe going public at $3.5B via merger with Richard Branson's blank check company

FierceHealthIT

23andMe going public at $3.5B via merger with Richard Branson's blank check company. hlandi. Thu, 02/04/2021 - 15:17.

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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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23andMe heads to public markets through SPAC merger with VG Acquisition Corp.

Mobi Health News

The deal values 23andMe at approximately $3.5 billion through the combination of stock and cash financing.

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OIG: Part D opioid prescriptions dipped during onset of COVID-19 pandemic

FierceHealthIT

OIG: Part D opioid prescriptions dipped during onset of COVID-19 pandemic. rking. Thu, 02/04/2021 - 16:26.

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Royal Philips expands remote patient management with launch of Medical Tablet

Mobi Health News

The new tablet will provide remote access to patient data and will be available in North America, Europe and Japan.

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UnitedHealth Group CEO Wichmann to retire, Optum chief Witty named successor

FierceHealthIT

UnitedHealth Group CEO Wichmann to retire, Optum chief Witty named successor. pminemyer. Thu, 02/04/2021 - 07:50.

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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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Clover Health in short seller's crosshairs, Elektra Labs building 'tech nutrition label' for health sensors and more digital health news briefs

Mobi Health News

Also: FDA pushes back on Nanox's "digital X-ray" 510(k) and clears B-Secur's ECG algorithms.

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McKinsey to pay $573M to 47 states, D.C. to settle role in opioid epidemic

FierceHealthIT

McKinsey to pay $573M to 47 states, D.C. to settle role in opioid epidemic. rking. Thu, 02/04/2021 - 10:36.

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Swedish telehealth provider LIVI launches first national COVID-19 medical guidelines for remote-consultations

Mobi Health News

The guidance on how to identify and manage symptoms will be provided to all UK GP surgeries.

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Lessons Learned: What Data Leaks in Connected Medical Devices Are Teaching Us

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by David Sygula, Senior Cybersecurity Analyst at CybelAngel. They are the machines that take your X-rays, and conduct your MRI, CT and ultrasound scans. More than ever, they are linked to networks, workstations and servers – there are an estimated 450 million connected medical devices in the world and, […].

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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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Chutes & Ladders—Virta Health snags CFO from beauty brand; UHG names Witty chief

FierceHealthIT

Chutes & Ladders—Virta Health snags CFO from beauty brand; UHG names Witty chief. treed. Thu, 02/04/2021 - 18:28.

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Which Telehealth Grant Funding Source Is Right For You?

Iris Telehealth

Once you’ve identified your organization’s telehealth needs , you can begin to search for grant funding sources to cover project costs and investments. In the early stages, this process can feel overwhelming — either from not knowing where to begin or from information overload. It’s important to learn the basics of how to find grant funding sources, including the different types of sources available to your organization.

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Taxpayers (Including Employers) Have the Right to the Challenge IRS

ACA Times

3 minute read: The IRS has a Taxpayer Bill of Rights, which includes a section stating every taxpayer’s “right to challenge the IRS’s position and be heard.” These fundamental rights apply to all taxpayers, including employers, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. . As noted in IRS Tax Tip 2020-171 (issued December 15, 2020), taxpayers have the right to: Raise objections.

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BBC News Cites Telehealth Study with Positive Results, Areas of Improvement

eVisit

In a recent BBC article Washington correspondent, Silvia Martelli, said that millions of patients across the U.S. have seen a healthcare provider, from across all specialties, “in the comfort of their home.”.

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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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Cigna misses Wall Street projections with $4.1B in Q4 profit

FierceHealthIT

Cigna misses Wall Street projections with $4.1B in Q4 profit. pminemyer. Thu, 02/04/2021 - 07:23.

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Featured Health IT Job: Sr. IT Project Manager, Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Sr. IT Project Manager, Healthcare position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by The CEI Group and is located in Massachusetts. Here’s a description of the position: Sr. IT […].

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From Louisiana bayous to Manhattan, docs say getting COVID-19 vaccines is a waiting game. Here's one who succeeded

FierceHealthIT

From Louisiana bayous to Manhattan, docs say getting COVID-19 vaccines is a waiting game. Here's one who succeeded. hlandi. Thu, 02/04/2021 - 11:37.

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From Implementation-Guide to IHE-Connectathon

Healthcare Exchange Standards

So you have an Implementation Guide (aka IHE-Profile), and want to test at IHE-Connectathon. The following is mostly based on what happens when an IHE Profile (aka Implementation Guide) is written. Much of what I outline is not as visible as it should be. Often these tasks are done by the IHE Connectathon staff, with a bit of help and oversight by the Profile writers and co-chairs.

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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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New McKinsey report charts insurers' 'journeys' to next-generation operations

FierceHealthIT

New McKinsey report charts insurers' 'journeys' to next-generation operations. pminemyer. Thu, 02/04/2021 - 14:21.

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Garner Health Announces $17 Million in Funding To-Date to Provide Quality Healthcare Recommendations for All

Healthcare IT Today

Garner Health, a health tech company that uses data science to revolutionize provider recommendations, today announced a $12.5M Series A round led by Founders Fund, with support from Maverick Ventures and Thrive Capital. This announcement follows last year’s seed funding of $4.5M, which was led by Thrive, with support from Sequoia Capital. The recent Series […].

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'How safe does this make my family member?' What doctors should tell patients about COVID vaccine

FierceHealthIT

'How safe does this make my family member?' What doctors should tell patients about COVID vaccine. treed. Thu, 02/04/2021 - 09:28.

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