Thu.Jul 30, 2020

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The WNBA and NBA announce digital health partnerships for upcoming seasons

Mobi Health News

The WNBA is teaming up with the Oura smart ring for the upcoming season as part of the initiative to prioritize the players' and league staff’s health, safety and privacy. This comes just a month after the NBA announced it too would provide Oura rings to all teams and league staff members.

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The Racial Divide Due to COVID-19 Also Applies to Healthcare and Pharma Costs

Health Populi

Into the sixth month of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., it’s clear that COVID-19 has wreaked a greater mortality and morbidity impact on people of color than on white adults. A new Gallup-West Health poll found that the coronavirus also concerns more non-white Americans than whites when it comes to the cost of health care and medicines to deal with the effects of COVID-19.

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Hims & Hers taps digital pharmacy Alto for same-day medication deliveries

Mobi Health News

Virtual primary care customers living in specific regions will have the option to use Alto's app and services at no additional cost.

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What it takes to successfully deliver HIV care remotely

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For years, staff at the Petersen HIV clinic in Tucson, Arizona, had been working on implementing a telemedicine protocol for their patients in the region. They knew HIV care could be provided efficiently via telehealth and had been studying best practices of other facilities around the country. But they'd been stymied by hurdles, particularly when it came to getting administrative buy-ins.

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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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Teladoc Health's revenue & visits grew ever higher in Q2 2020

Mobi Health News

Although the company's rapid growth has been fueled by COVID-19, new contracts and state-by-state trends have CEO Jason Gorevic confident that telehealth adoption is here to stay.

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Former doctor launches contact tracing app to support the NHS

Mobi Health News

The new app will help businesses across the UK open safely and meet all government guidelines.

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Fewer than 10% of primary care practices have stabilized operations amid COVID-19 pandemic

FierceHealthIT

Fewer than 10% of primary care practices have stabilized operations amid COVID-19 pandemic. hlandi. Thu, 07/30/2020 - 11:53.

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Tempo raises $60M to expand manufacturing capacity for sensor-enabled workout system

Mobi Health News

As part of the deal, Northwest Capital's Edward Yip and General Catalyst's Holly Maloney are joining Tempo's board.

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Medical IT Data Has Involved People More In Their Healthcare

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Everyone involved with healthcare knows how vital IT data is to the medical profession. It is an industry that generates millions of pieces of data via monitors, wearable tech, medical devices, tests, and doctors’ visits […]. The article Medical IT Data Has Involved People More In Their Healthcare appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Transform Clinical Communication With Role-based Messaging

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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Dutch startup Siilo scores €9.5m for its secure healthcare collaboration app

Mobi Health News

Funds will be used to expand across the UK, Ireland, DACH and BENELUX.

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Oscar Health unveils $0 Virtual Primary Care program, 2021 expansion plans

FierceHealthIT

Oscar Health unveils $0 Virtual Primary Care program, 2021 expansion plans. pminemyer. Thu, 07/30/2020 - 10:49.

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Direct-to-consumer hearing device company scores $71M

Mobi Health News

Users can adjust settings for the devices through a corresponding app.

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NextGen Healthcare focuses on innovation despite impacts to its volume-based business

FierceHealthIT

NextGen Healthcare focuses on innovation despite impacts to its volume-based business. hlandi. Thu, 07/30/2020 - 16:34.

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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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Roundup: Emirates Hospital Group implements Okadoc’s telehealth system, update on Ireland’s contact tracing app and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, Liva Healthcare supports national weight loss service with LloydsPharmacy.

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Vizient, providers urge greater transparency, redundancy along PPE supply chain

FierceHealthIT

Vizient, providers urge greater transparency, redundancy along PPE supply chain. rking. Thu, 07/30/2020 - 14:40.

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Telehealth and the HIM Professional’s Role: Relaxing of Rules for Telehealth Services due to COVID-19 Requires Strong Leadership

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Diana Warner, MS, RHIA, CHPS, CPHI, FAHIMA, Director, Client Relations and Account Management at MRO. Health information management has seen many new processes quickly evolve during the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 forced the healthcare industry to change how healthcare is delivered, with telehealth taking a front row seat.

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Molina rakes in $276M in Q2 profit, falling short of Wall Street expectations

FierceHealthIT

Molina rakes in $276M in Q2 profit, falling short of Wall Street expectations. pminemyer. Thu, 07/30/2020 - 16:58.

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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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Lifespan Health Hit With $1 Million HIPAA Fine

Healthcare IT Today

Usually, HIPAA violations are part of the background noise of the healthcare business, and few are so large that they prove catastrophic for the entity involved. In the following case, however, a health system has incurred a fine that can’t be taken lightly. The unfortunate organization in the spotlight is Lifespan Health System, which has […].

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Shafer says COVID-19 pandemic has driven 'burst of innovation' at Cerner

FierceHealthIT

Shafer says COVID-19 pandemic has driven 'burst of innovation' at Cerner. hlandi. Thu, 07/30/2020 - 11:04.

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Tips for Traveling in COVID19 Times with a Compromised Immune System

Christina's Considerations

In late May, as talk of opening up the economy began, I started to think of my mother and her primary caregiver; my father. They both need my support and assistance as they face the challenges of a serious chronic.

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HIMSS pushes back 2021 conference to August

FierceHealthIT

HIMSS pushes back 2021 conference to August. hlandi. Thu, 07/30/2020 - 14:34.

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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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Some Providers Say COVID-19 Has Forced Through Changes Too Quickly

Healthcare IT Today

A new survey has found that some healthcare providers feel that the rush to tackle COVID-19 may actually have worsened existing problems with their infrastructure and workflow. The survey, which was sponsored by secure document transfer solutions vendor Biscom, connected with 756 respondents working in healthcare who were responsible for capturing, managing or transferring patient […].

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Cigna rakes in $1.8B in profit in Q2, boasts major growth in PBM membership

FierceHealthIT

Cigna rakes in $1.8B in profit in Q2, boasts major growth in PBM membership. pminemyer. Thu, 07/30/2020 - 07:25.

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David Kenner: The CIO’s Role in Adapting to the New Normal

LeanIX

As the world transitions from panic mode to a new normal, the IT community, and in particular, CIOs are faced with unprecedented challenges and “we need it done yesterday” directives.

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Allscripts sells EPSi business to Strata Decision Technology for $365M

FierceHealthIT

Allscripts sells EPSi business to Strata Decision Technology for $365M. hlandi. Thu, 07/30/2020 - 17:42.

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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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James Rinaldi: Insights From a Leading CIO — The Next 10 Years in IT

LeanIX

James Rinaldi, Chief Information Technology Advisor, Jet Propulsion Laboratories joins us for a fascinating walk through his commanding career heading up IT for Marriott International, the Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Food & Drug Administration, and JPL. His current role at JPL gives James a new perspective.

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Introduction to Privileges: Understanding Privilege Form Components and Best Practices

HealthStream

Based on the CMS and other Accrediting body requirements, it is a best practice to organize privilege forms by specialty, not by medical staff organization departments. Once this is in effect, there are certain components that typically should make up each specialty’s privilege form.

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Panel Moderation: ONC Tech Forum - Advancing Trust of Third-Party Applications

Healthcare Exchange Standards

Coming up shortly is an ONC Tech Forum ( August 10-11) virtual event. There are many tracks that I would recommend engaging with. I have been asked to moderate the afternoon Track 3 on Monday (1:00-2:30 pm Eastern Time) Track 3: API Standards and Innovation Advancing Trust of Third-Party Applications: Issues and software solutions The 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule requires that Health IT Modules provide a standardized API for patient services, including the ability for patients to use third-