Wed.May 15, 2019

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How non-video telehealth can be a cure for overprescribing antibiotics

KevinMD

When Dr. Fleming found penicillin mold in his Petri dishes in 1928, he had no idea of the impact he — and it — would have on global health. Penicillin and the antibiotic revolution that it triggered have saved countless lives and change world history. Less than a century later, though, antibiotics occupy a space […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com.

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The 3 A’s That Millennials Want From Healthcare: Affordability, Accessibility, Availability

Health Populi

With lower expectations of and satisfaction with health care, Millennials in America seek three things: available, accessible, and affordable services, research from the Transamerica Center for Health Studies has found. Far and away the top reason for not obtaining health insurance in 2018 was that it was simply too expensive, cited by 60% of Millennials.

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Countries worldwide sound off on digital medicine efforts

Mobi Health News

This week at the Cleveland Clinic Patient Experience: Empathy and Innovation Summit, clinicians discussed the international efforts of implementing technology in healthcare.

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As technology proliferates, human factors matter more than ever for healthcare

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

CLEVELAND – At the Cleveland Clinic and HIMSS Patient Experience Summit on Wednesday, two experts showed how skills of human interaction are essential to the success of organizational missions. Technology is transforming communication, and artificial intelligence is becoming more mature and capable every day. But some bedrock human qualities are what will truly enable positive transformation for healthcare organizations: civility, respect, empathy, collaboration, storytelling.

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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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Worldwide countries sound off on digital medicine efforts

Mobi Health News

This week at the Cleveland Clinic Patient Experience: Empathy and Innovation Summit, clinicians discussed the international efforts of implementing technology in healthcare.

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Ping An Good Doctor and Wyeth partner to bring one-stop nutrition and healthcare solutions

Mobi Health News

Ping An Good Doctor, China’s one-stop healthcare ecosystem platform, announced that it will be forming a strategic cooperation with Wyeth Nutrition, a nutrition and health company that is part of the Nestlé Group.

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Technology, Bad Design and the Kitchen Pliers

Aging in Place Technology Watch

You have a pliers in your kitchen. Rant on. If you were lucky to read Don Norman’s rant in Fast Company , you must agree with his view of design and its mismatch with the needs of the elderly. You would agree with Don that today’s designs fail all people, not just the elderly. Because you too have a pliers or wrench in your kitchen to twist tops off bottles and jars.

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Time to speed up health insurance?

Mobi Health News

Health insurance companies have struggled to keep pace with global digitisation, but if they are to compete with an advancing battalion of disruptors, they need to mobilise coherent digital strategies now – and take the lead in building a new digital ecosystem.

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70% of medical devices will be running unsupported Windows operating systems by January: report

FierceHealthIT

The number of connected medical devices being used in hospitals and healthcare organizations continues to grow at a rapid pace, representing a vulnerable surface for cyberattacks.

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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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FDA clears AI that detects ‘ticking time bomb’ in chest images

Mobi Health News

AIdoc's tool flags potential cases of pulmonary embolism to ensure prompt review and intervention.

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Industry Voices—5G and the potential for widespread healthcare disruption

FierceHealthIT

The recent surge in technological adoption in healthcare could not be more perfectly timed, as 5G comes to the forefront. Potentially one of the most impactful use cases for the technology exists in healthcare.

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Connected rowing machine maker extends Series A round to $27M

Mobi Health News

Hydrow's in-home device delivers live and on-demand workouts for landlocked rowers.

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Arizona Researchers Plan to Embed EHR Alerts to Mitigate Medication-Caused Cardiac Death

hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT

Per a new grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), University of Arizona researchers will soon be implementing alerts embedded in patients' electronic health records (EHRs) to estimate risk and to assist providers in.

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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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Solera Health rings in $42M Series C

Mobi Health News

The brings the health program marketplace platform to a total of $72 million in backing.

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Payers ready for digital care, but obstacles remain

FierceHealthIT

Digital and mobile devices have the potential for preventing the development or progression of diseases, but challenges remain.

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Christiana Finds New Clinical Pathway Reduces Readmissions, ED Visits for Oncology Patients

hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT

Pathway-driven improvements include supportive and palliative care management, electronic nurse navigation checklist

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Too old to operate? Group recommends mandatory cognitive, physical testing of surgeons by 65

FierceHealthIT

To protect the safety of patients, a group of academic surgical department chairs recommends mandatory cognitive and psychomotor testing of surgeons by at least age 65.

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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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Designing health IT that keeps patients at the center of care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Patient Engagement Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Designing health IT that keeps patients at the center of care Featured Decision Content:

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FTC commissioner: Panel outmatched by healthcare's merger mania

FierceHealthIT

Two key challenges face the Federal Trade Commission as it aims to more effectively monitor healthcare mergers: a lack of resources and too little power to intervene in the insurance sector.

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South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – May 2019

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

The following attachment is a list of legislative and regulatory updates compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee). Please Note: CCHP has a pending legislation/regulation web page located at the following link: [link]. Click the image below to view the full PDF update.

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3 lessons the healthcare industry could learn from the intelligence community

FierceHealthIT

The intelligence community may offer healthcare leaders a better model for handling big data than the titans of tech.

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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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How Duke is accelerating innovation in healthcare delivery

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Innovation Pulse Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: How Duke is accelerating innovation in healthcare delivery Featured Decision Content:

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Hospitals cheer new drug supply as Civica Rx announce first generics

FierceHealthIT

After inking a five-year deal with Copenhagen-based Xellia Pharmaceuticals to manufacture the generic, Civica Rx officials said they expect to make the broad-spectrum antibiotics Vancomycin and Daptomycin directly available to Civica Rx's member hospitals by the third quarter.

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Essential Checklist for Getting Started in Telemedicine

Enzyme Health

Find out how to get started practicing telemedicine, what you need, and what can set you apart with this handy downloadable checklist for getting started in telehealth. Curious about practicing telemedicine but not sure where to begin? We’re here to help. Whether you are looking for a part-time position to supplement your salary or want to make a full-time transition to telemedicine, this guide should get you on your way.

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HIStalk Interviews Ashish Shah, CEO, Prepared Health

HIStalk Interviews

Ashish Shah is co-founder and CEO of Prepared Health of Chicago, IL. Tell me about yourself and the company. I was previously the chief technology officer for Medicity, where I worked for about eight years leading up to the acquisition by Aetna. I stayed for three and a half years post-acquisition. Prepared Health is a Chicago-based company that is a little over four years old.

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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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House's surprise billing plan boosts state databases

Morning eHealth

HITAC advances info-blocking recommendations — Oscar intervention

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CMS takes aim at spread pricing in Medicaid managed care 

FierceHealthIT

CMS issued new guidance Wednesday aimed at spread pricing in Medicaid.

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Cost Saving & Convenience – Synchronous Video Visits

Health Recovery Solutions

Synchronous telemedicine (i.e., real-time telemedicine) is a virtual alternative to an in-person doctors visit: think FaceTime or Video chat between a patient and their provider or caregiver. Synchronous telemedicine has evolved and expanded in recent years, but two questions remain: one, are video visits cost-effective and two, can providers deliver quality care through video visits?