Wed.Sep 01, 2021

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Study: Participants using Sleepio's DTx decreased rates of anxiety, depression

Mobi Health News

Using a digital therapeutic improved sleep, anxiety and depression more than other mental healthcare alone, according to a study published in Behaviour Research and Therapy.

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NYC Health + Hospitals keeps patients out of ER with virtual urgent care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest safety net health system in the United States, serving more than one million patients annually, including the most vulnerable New Yorkers. THE PROBLEM. Once the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the health system needed to be able to treat the surge of patients with urgent care needs virtually so they could keep them safely at home and away from the overwhelmed emergency care system.

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Pear's reSET-O DTx lowers costs, enhances quality of life in new study

Mobi Health News

Using the reSET-O app in addition to other opioid treatments lowered healthcare costs by $1,014 and added 0.003 quality-adjusted life years compared with treatment alone.

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Share your blog posts with the Clocktree community

Clocktree

If you have a blog post that you’d like Clocktree to tweet or post on Facebook, let us know! We’d love to share your expertise with our community of health and wellness providers and clients. Send us a link to your blog post to info@clocktree.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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Smart bed maker Sleep Number adds new features to monitor health

Mobi Health News

Every morning, My Sleep Health creates a weekly recap of users’ trends based on the duration, efficiency and timing of their sleep.

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Fertility startup kegg scores another $3 million in seed funding

Mobi Health News

This news comes less than a year after the company closed a $1.5 million seed funding round.

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Insights Report ~ Keeping Up in the Fast-Moving Telehealth Industry

eVisit

Things are moving fast in healthcare and telehealth, and the month of August was no exception. From Google decentralizing its health care arm , to BlueJeans Telehealth pairing up with Apple Health to deliver Virtual Care, there’s a lot going on. Our team of Virtual Care experts is closely tracking all the latest developments to keep you in the know.

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New AI technology screens for COVID faster than lateral flow tests

Mobi Health News

A University of Oxford-led study found the test safely triaged ED patients.

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Apple plans to add blood pressure monitoring, thermometer to smartwatch: report

FierceHealthIT

Apple plans to add blood pressure monitoring, thermometer to smartwatch: report. hlandi. Wed, 09/01/2021 - 13:52.

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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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Boots partners with Deliveroo for home delivery of painkillers and vitamins

Mobi Health News

The move will also enable the delivery of Boot's beauty products and medication for mild ailments via a delivery app.

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Medicare's hospital fund is running out of money. Experts have 5 ideas on how to help

FierceHealthIT

Medicare's hospital fund is running out of money. Experts have 5 ideas on how to help. rking. Wed, 09/01/2021 - 15:50.

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Swiss diet and lifestyle coaching app Oviva raises €67M in Series C funding

Mobi Health News

The digital health scaleup uses individual coaching with an intuitive app and certified dietitians to deliver healthy eating programmes.

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FBI warns healthcare systems of Hive ransomware following Memorial Health System attack

FierceHealthIT

FBI warns healthcare systems of Hive ransomware following Memorial Health System attack. elucas. Wed, 09/01/2021 - 11:54.

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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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One Medical closes acquisition of senior-focused Iora Health

Mobi Health News

One Medical shareholders will now own 73% of the joint company and Iora Health shareholders will have 27%.

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Cyberattacks against outpatient, specialty clinics on the rise as data breaches double from 2018

FierceHealthIT

Cyberattacks against outpatient, specialty clinics on the rise as data breaches double from 2018. hlandi. Wed, 09/01/2021 - 12:13.

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19Labs adds GALE | VisualVitals: Deviceless Vital Sign Measurement to GALE Point-Of-Care eClinics

19 Labs

GALE is the world’s first remote point-of-care solution that combines deviceless vital sign measurement technology with an open suite of FDA-approved diagnostic devices. SAN MATEO, CA — September 2, 2021 — , 19Labs , the creator of the GALE remote point-of-care open platform, announced today the launch of GALE | VisualVitals which measures a patient’s vital signs using only a tablet’s built-in camera.

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Hospitals ramp up hiring, benefits offerings to counter the workforce shortage, survey says

FierceHealthIT

Hospitals ramp up hiring, benefits offerings to counter the workforce shortage, survey says. dmuoio. Wed, 09/01/2021 - 12:47.

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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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19Labs adds GALE | VisualVitals: Deviceless Vital Sign Measurement to GALE Point-Of-Care eClinics

19 Labs

GALE is the world’s first remote point-of-care solution that combines deviceless vital sign measurement technology with an open suite of FDA-approved diagnostic devices. SAN MATEO, CA — September 2, 2021 — , 19Labs , the creator of the GALE remote point-of-care open platform, announced today the launch of GALE | VisualVitals which measures a patient’s vital signs using only a tablet’s built-in camera.

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Florida Blue parent GuideWell to acquire Puerto Rico-based Triple-S Management

FierceHealthIT

Florida Blue parent GuideWell to acquire Puerto Rico-based Triple-S Management. pminemyer. Wed, 09/01/2021 - 12:39.

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Are We Overthinking Patients Downloading Healthcare Apps?

Healthcare IT Today

I just bought a new cell phone (The Google Pixel 4a for those that wonder and yes, it says a lot about me). I’m an Android user and always have been an Android user. I also use Google voice, so switching phones was easy. I logged in with my Google account and everything was ready […].

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OIG: Nearly half of Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with COVID-19 also treated for kidney failure, circulatory issues

FierceHealthIT

OIG: Nearly half of Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with COVID-19 also treated for kidney failure, circulatory issues. pminemyer. Wed, 09/01/2021 - 15:35.

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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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Post Call: How a pandemic transformed healthcare for the future

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Sponsor: GE Healthcare Primary topic: Telehealth Topic: Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Interoperability Telehealth Resource Central: White Papers External url: [link] Thumbnail: Body: Sponsor: GE Healthcare.

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Healthcare Dealmakers—Ginger, Headspace's $3B merger; UnitedHealth Group and Change Healthcare's DOJ deal

FierceHealthIT

Healthcare Dealmakers—Ginger, Headspace's $3B merger; UnitedHealth Group and Change Healthcare's DOJ deal. dmuoio. Wed, 09/01/2021 - 16:24.

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Remote Patient Monitoring and Telehealth with Care on Location

Healthcare IT Today

Working in healthcare, you realize that a large majority of people in healthcare are in it for the right reasons. They have the patients best interest in mind and they want to provide the best care possible. Often, their biggest challenge is that healthcare doesn’t incentivize or pay for patients to receive the best care. […].

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Announcing Our COVID-19 Emergency Department Diversion and Triage Telehealth Program

Health Recovery Solutions

The Emergency Department (ED) Diversion and Triage Program provides health system and hospital clients with telehealth and remote patient monitoring support as they determine how to effectively deploy the technology to divert patients from their crowded emergency departments.

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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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Ellipsis Health Secures $26 Million in Series A Funding to Harness the Unique Power of Voice to Pioneer a New Clinical Standard in Mental Health Care

Healthcare IT Today

Market leader in AI-generated voice biomarker technology offers clinicians, payers, and patients clinically validated measurement-based solutions for advancing mental health care Ellipsis Health, pioneer of the first voice vital sign to quantify and manage depression and anxiety at scale, today announced that it has raised $26 million in Series A funding to further its measurement-based approach to identifying […].

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Avoid These Compliance Triggers to Minimize ACA Penalty Risk

ACA Times

It’s become abundantly clear that the IRS is ramping its enforcement of tax compliance. With Biden requesting additional funding for the agency, employers should note that as part of increased enforcement efforts, IRS penalties under the ACA’s Employer Mandate will be increasing as well. Under the ACA’s Employer Mandate , employers with 50 or more full-time employees and full-time equivalent employees, known as Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) must: Offer Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) to at

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The Value of ServiceNow IT Business Management

Optimum Healthcare IT

If you are looking to drive better business and clinical outcomes, ServiceNow IT Business Management (ITBM) is an option for you. The post The Value of ServiceNow IT Business Management appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.