Retail giant Best Buy snaps up remote monitoring company Current Health
Mobi Health News
OCTOBER 12, 2021
The acquisition builds on Best Buy’s previous investments in senior care and remote patient monitoring.
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Albert Einstein Medical Center serves up telehealth from 4 vendors with FCC grant
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
OCTOBER 12, 2021
At Philadelphia's Albert Einstein Medical Center, whose health system serves a large geographical area and offers complex quaternary care, telehealth has been an innovative solution to several care delivery problems. These can be categorized in three areas: patient/staff safety, communication and logistics. THE PROBLEM. Patient and staff safety, which are primary concerns, were especially critical after the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent mandatory shut-downs nationally.
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Withings scores FDA clearance for smartwatch ECG and SpO2 monitoring
Mobi Health News
OCTOBER 12, 2021
The ScanWatch was first unveiled in January 2020 and is currently on the European market.
Turning To Technology To Deal with The Nationwide Shortage of Pharmacy Technicians
Electronic Health Reporter
OCTOBER 12, 2021
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ken Perez, vice president of healthcare policy and government affairs, Omnicell, Inc. Although they are usually the first person patients see when they walk into a pharmacy, the important roles that pharmacy technicians play […]. The article Turning To Technology To Deal with The Nationwide Shortage of Pharmacy Technicians appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?
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GI-focused startup Oshi lands $23M and other digital health fundings
Mobi Health News
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Also: Fitness app FitOn raises $18 million, and virtual pediatric platform KixCare completes a $2 million seed round.
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Delphinus receives FDA clearance for ultrasound breast cancer screening tech
Mobi Health News
OCTOBER 12, 2021
The SoftVue system is intended to be used in addition to digital mammograms to screen for cancer among patients with dense breast tissue.
Best Buy ramps up focus on home health care by acquiring Current Health
FierceHealthIT
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Best Buy ramps up focus on home health care by acquiring Current Health. hlandi. Tue, 10/12/2021 - 10:17.
Babylon secures new $200M sustainability-linked investment
Mobi Health News
OCTOBER 12, 2021
The deal will provide guaranteed capital to fuel the firm’s rapid growth plan.
GV, Andreessen Horowitz invest in Sprinter Health to scale up at-home lab, testing services
FierceHealthIT
OCTOBER 12, 2021
GV, Andreessen Horowitz invest in Sprinter Health to scale up at-home lab, testing services. hlandi. Tue, 10/12/2021 - 18:52.
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.
The Evolution of Patient Support and Medication Management – #HITsm Chat Topic
Healthcare IT Today
OCTOBER 12, 2021
We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 10/15 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Omri Shor from @medisafeapp on the topic “The Evolution of Patient Support and Medication Management.” Digitization in healthcare is changing the look and feel of patient support […].
Hospitals have spent more than $3B on personal protective equipment since COVID-19 began
FierceHealthIT
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Hospitals have spent more than $3B on personal protective equipment since COVID-19 began. dmuoio. Tue, 10/12/2021 - 12:52.
Speculation of $10 Billion Epic Deal with NHS England – Would That Help?
Healthcare IT Today
OCTOBER 12, 2021
In a recent speculative piece by Jon Hoeksma on Digital Health, he looks as what a national deal with Epic could look like for NHS. The speculation was started when current director of transformation at NHS England, Ian O’Neil, met with Judy Faulkner from Epic. Plus, Tim Ferris, new head of digital transformation at NHS […].
AmeriHealth Caritas to enter ACA exchanges in North Carolina with new product offering
FierceHealthIT
OCTOBER 12, 2021
AmeriHealth Caritas to enter ACA exchanges in North Carolina with new product offering. pminemyer. Tue, 10/12/2021 - 12:30.
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.
AHIMA Foundation Attacking Health Literacy on Two Fronts
Healthcare IT Today
OCTOBER 12, 2021
The AHIMA Foundation officially launched its Health Literacy for Health Equity initiative today. Over the next few years the Foundation plans to address the challenge of low health literacy from both the consumer/patient side as well as from the provider side. It is only through this two-front approach that the problem will be abated. AHIMA […].
Acquisitions can save failing hospitals and fuel new services, AHA argues with new report
FierceHealthIT
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Acquisitions can save failing hospitals and fuel new services, AHA argues with new report. dmuoio. Tue, 10/12/2021 - 17:38.
Transforming healthcare: How Lenovo supports the delivery of quality patient care
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Our panel leaders will discuss what they have learned by attending all the sessions at HIMSS. They will offer their impressions and opinions for how Lenovo can best adapt and transform the way we got to market and productively enable our customers. We want to be the number one technology provider that Healthcare leaders think about when making new technology decisions.
Physician groups warn nearly 10% in Medicare cuts could stall shift to value-based care, force staff cuts
FierceHealthIT
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Physician groups warn nearly 10% in Medicare cuts could stall shift to value-based care, force staff cuts. rking. Tue, 10/12/2021 - 16:49.
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!
Podcast Q&A with Mark Hulse, Part 2: “If You’ve Seen One CDO, You’ve Seen One CDO.”
Health System CIO
OCTOBER 12, 2021
The CDO role may differ from organization to the next in terms of structure, but the overall objective is the same: to bring together critical areas like IT, research informatics, and AI under one vertical and help drive transformation, says Mark Hulse. Source: Podcast Q&A with Mark Hulse, Part 2: “If You’ve Seen One CDO, You’ve Seen One CDO.” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively
Southern states have low insurance coverage, high costs, new report finds
FierceHealthIT
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Southern states have low insurance coverage, high costs, new report finds. agliadkovskaya. Tue, 10/12/2021 - 16:33.
Digital solutions that are re-imagining the patient experience
Waracle
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Every company involved in human health and wellbeing understands the value of a good patient experience. Providing a smooth and seamless service is a proven way to gain a competitive advantage and benefit all parties involved. As digital health continues to develop, the avenues to optimising the patient experience are no longer face to face, but through digital.
Biden admin allows Colorado to make gender-affirming care an essential health benefit
FierceHealthIT
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Biden admin allows Colorado to make gender-affirming care an essential health benefit. pminemyer. Tue, 10/12/2021 - 13:33.
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.
Healee@HLTH: The 7 agenda topic highlights at the 2021 HLTH Event for our team
Healee
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Woody Allen once wrote that people seem to like going to opera because no other place offers such good conditions for coughing (or something along these lines). The pandemic has... The post Healee@HLTH: The 7 agenda topic highlights at the 2021 HLTH Event for our team appeared first on Healee.
Urban Institute: Making enhanced ACA subsidies permanent could extend coverage to nearly 1M
FierceHealthIT
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Urban Institute: Making enhanced ACA subsidies permanent could extend coverage to nearly 1M. rking. Tue, 10/12/2021 - 14:59.
Post Workout Nutrition: What To Eat After Workout
Health and Wellness Blog | Uplifting People To Live A Healthier Life
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Whether you’ve been on a hike, swam laps at your local pool, or lifted heavyweights, completing your training session isn’t the end of the challenge. Knowing what to eat afterwards to aid your recovery and replenish energy stores can be daunting. After all, the last thing you want to do is undo all your hard […]. The post Post Workout Nutrition: What To Eat After Workout appeared first on Healthystic.
CommonSpirit Health CEO Dean announces plans to retire in 2022
FierceHealthIT
OCTOBER 12, 2021
CommonSpirit Health CEO Dean announces plans to retire in 2022. dmuoio. Tue, 10/12/2021 - 14:06.
How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp
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Employers Must Now Do More To Contest ACA Penalties From the IRS
ACA Times
OCTOBER 12, 2021
It’s no surprise that the IRS is increasing its enforcement efforts of the ACA’s Employer Mandate, but the amended Letter 226J language indicates that the agency is taking it to the next level by asking employers to prove their offers of coverage are affordable. The official penalty letter language now requires employers to substantiate that the coverage offered to a Premium Tax Credit (PTC) recipient is affordable.
Digital solutions that are re-imagining the patient experience
Waracle
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Every company involved in human health and wellbeing understands the value of a good patient experience. Providing a smooth and seamless service is a proven way to gain a competitive advantage and benefit all parties involved. As digital health continues to develop, the avenues to optimising the patient experience are no longer face to face, but through digital.
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