KevinMD
MAY 22, 2018
Modern technology needs to do better. This is the message delivered by every CEO after every Silicon Valley scandal in recent memory. This time, they should really do it. Medicine can show them how. Let's have the professionals building our future abide by industry-wide standards, just as doctors do. As both a startup founder and a physician, this idea makes intuitive sense to me.
Mobi Health News
MAY 22, 2018
In the past checking your blood pressure generally meant a trip to the doctor's office—or at least a pharmacy. But that could be changing.
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Mobile Health Matters
MAY 22, 2018
The march toward value-based care has prompted a seemingly endless number of vendors to claim they have the ‘secret sauce’ that will help health systems and vendor partners succeed in an ever-evolving market. With so many options, decision-makers must separate false promises from real opportunities and identify the companies that will have staying power.
Mobi Health News
MAY 22, 2018
Treating the opioid epidemic has challenged researchers and providers for years. Looking at patient adherence — both to opioid substitutes and painkillers — has been an avenue several companies have begun to look at.
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Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 22, 2018
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. In 2017, a new type of pill bottle was invented that could save $300 billion and 125,000 deaths a year. This is the estimated cost of people forgetting to take their medication. Remembering to take your daily prescription is difficult for anyone, but for people living with decreased memory function, it can be almost impossible.
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FierceHealthIT
MAY 22, 2018
Emergency doctors are warning that hospitals aren't ready for disasters or mass casualty incidents, especially given ongoing shortages of crucial drugs and supplies. About 93% of respondents to a survey from the American College of Emergency Physicians said their hospitals were not "fully prepared" for a disaster.
Mobi Health News
MAY 22, 2018
Home care technology company Honor has brought in $50 million in Series C financing, the company announced this morning, bringing the company’s total funding to $115 million. The funding round was led by Naspers Ventures, with additional participation from existing investors Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz.
FierceHealthIT
MAY 22, 2018
Just as consumers are increasingly shopping online for everything from shoes to sofas, a new report suggests that’s also how they are shopping for doctors.
Mobi Health News
MAY 22, 2018
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Iora Health, a digitally-enabled primary care provider that focuses on the senior Medicare population, announced yesterday that it has closed $100 million in Series E financing. This brings the company’s total funding to at least $223.5 million.
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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.
FierceHealthIT
MAY 22, 2018
There’s been plenty of attention paid to the growing physician shortage, but many practices are also struggling to find and keep nonclinical staff. Here are some ways to fix that.
Mobi Health News
MAY 22, 2018
San Francisco-based Hinge Health has completed a randomized control trial of its digital care program for chronic knee pain. Results were promising, with users of the digital platform outperforming the control group in every outcome measure, though there was some loss of engagement among the study group.
David Chou
MAY 22, 2018
We had our second annual healthcare transformation summit with our invite only list of delegates. Listen to what we are talking about regarding the 3Cs and provide me with your feedback.
Mobi Health News
MAY 22, 2018
Specialty pharmaceuticals are all different, but there’s one thing they have in common: they are difficult to prescribe. Whether it’s because of high cost, high risk, narrow therapeutic range, or complicated dosing, these drugs require would-be prescribing physicians to prove to insurers the drug is the right choice for their patient by filling out a number of forms and providing key data about the patient.
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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.
Health System CIO
MAY 22, 2018
Although some CIOs might dread conversations with clinical leaders asking for new EHR functionalities, J.D. Whitlock welcomes it — because it’s much better than the alternative. When J.D. Whitlock started at Dayton Children’s Hospital back in January, it may have been his first CIO role, but he’s no stranger to healthcare IT — or to leadership roles.
Mobi Health News
MAY 22, 2018
Patient-provider communication platform Luma Health has just announced that it landed $6.3 million in a Series A funding round led by U.S Venture Partners with participation from Stanford-StartX Fund and existing investors, bring the total financing to $9.7 million.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
MAY 22, 2018
For a Chief Medical Officer, what role does technology play? Recently there was an opportunity to query executives in senior care, including Dr. Arif Nazir, Chief Medical Officer, Signature HealthCARE, who was asked about the technology impact on long-term care jobs. The insights quoted here could be generalized, not just to Skilled Nursing Facilities, but to all types of care delivery – and are particularly notable in the context of last week’s New York Times article: " How Tech Can Turn Doct
Mobi Health News
MAY 22, 2018
FCC commissioners united on telemedicine. In an editorial in the Boston Globe yesterday, FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai and former commissioner Newton N. Minow presented a unified front on the importance of rural telemedicine.
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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!
FierceHealthIT
MAY 22, 2018
New research by AHIP indicates prescription drugs and doctor services costs make up almost half of premium spending, an amount that even surprised researchers.
Morning eHealth
MAY 22, 2018
Supreme Court sides with Epic — Researchers question PDMPs’ effect on drug overdoses
FierceHealthIT
MAY 22, 2018
After less than a year on the job, Bruce Greenstein is leaving his post as HHC CTO and heading to the private sector. He joins in-home care provider LHC Group as its chief innovation and technology officer, the company announced on Tuesday.
Insulin Nation
MAY 22, 2018
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition that cannot be reversed by changing one’s lifestyle. No amount of diet and exercise will restore the beta cells in the pancreas. That said, there are ways that you can ease symptoms and improve management of Type 1 diabetes. Yoga is one such way. Here’s how it helps: Improving Insulin Administration and Digestion.
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.
FierceHealthIT
MAY 22, 2018
An unexpected collaborator is jumping into the fight against the opioid epidemic: Twitter. Carlos Monje, Twitter's director of public policy and philanthropy, said that the site offers a crucial tool for education and discussion on the opioid crisis.
Christina's Considerations
MAY 22, 2018
I've been struggling with where to find trusted information on cannabis and CBD; all while knowing video is more engaging. I've now found Green Flower and their free videos on a variety of related topics. My first one to watch.
FierceHealthIT
MAY 22, 2018
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday filed an appeal against a judge’s recent decision to overturn the state’s physician aid-in-dying law. Becerra asked for an immediate stay to allow the law to remain in place pending the court’s review.
iSALUS Healthcare
MAY 22, 2018
Much of the conversation surrounding telehealth is centered on primary care and how physicians can utilize telehealth to reach patients and improve their practice. Everything that is being said is absolutely true - telecommunication technology is revolutionizing patient care for doctors. It is helping grow the patient base, maintaining healthy patient relationships and increasing patient engagement.
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FierceHealthIT
MAY 22, 2018
The Health Resources and Services Administration is considering another delay of a final rule that would set price ceilings in the 340B drug discount program, and hospital organizations are urging the agency to finalize the price caps now.
Christina's Considerations
MAY 22, 2018
I've been struggling with where to find trusted information on cannabis and CBD; all while knowing video is more engaging. I've now found Green Flower and their free videos on a variety of related topics. My first one to watch.
BHM Healthcare Solutions
MAY 22, 2018
Editor’s Note: Two-thirds of patients said they will choose a provider because of a strong online presence. Online presence creates a vital framework for modern healthcare. BHM services offer high quality, on-time options to both payers and providers. Click HERE and discuss how BHM prepares your organization for the future. Digital tools and online presence play key roles when patients select a provider, Doctor.com said in a new healthcare customer experience study.
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