Mobi Health News

APRIL 10, 2019

The AI-enabled Superpower Glass system was recently shown to improve socialization skills among children with autism spectrum disorder.

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 10, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Stuart Long, CEO, InfoBionic. With a recent study revealing a substantial rise in heart attacks among younger women, developers of cardiac medical technology are seeking to help reverse this trend. The study, published in the journal Circulation, examined the incidence of heart attacks in women ages 35 to 55, finding: From 1995 through 1999, […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 10, 2019

Hundreds of thousands patients were lured into worldwide criminal healthcare fraud schemes involving telemedicine and durable medical equipment (DME) executives, according to the FBI and Department of Justice. WHY IT MATTERS. The illegal kickback scheme allegedly involved companies that received money in exchange for referral of Medicare beneficiaries by medical professionals for back, shoulder, wrist and knee braces that are medically unnecessary.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 10, 2019

The NIH, the National Human Genome Research Institute and PreviewLab have teamed up to create a VR experience that lets participants see how our genes are impacted by environmental factors.

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Continue Education Journal

APRIL 10, 2019

The #Metoo movement has undeniably affected societal norms and raised awareness in the workplace about sexual harassment. In response, workplace safety has become a priority. Many states are improving their laws to require mandatory anti-sexual harassment training for companies as small as 5 employees. Here are the states that have updated their laws and now require employers to provide harassment training by the end of 2019: New York State.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 10, 2019

You may have seen that rechargeable hearing aid commercial. What was most striking about the commercial to a hearing industry outsider is the upfront commentary on what sounded like the predatory price of hearing aids – providers “charge whatever they can get.” Several interesting aspects to that commercial – but the most interesting was that comment.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 10, 2019

The daily-use digital intervention yielded "clinically meaningful" improvement in blood pressure among 172 users.

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 10, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Cambia Health Solutions and Pager announced a strategic partnership to improve care coordination and delivery for millions of consumers. Pager’s proprietary care navigation platform combines advanced chat-technology with real human clinical services to enable a trusted, personalized and convenient experience for people throughout their care journeys.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 10, 2019

Walgreens is partnering with VillageMD to open five new primary care clinics in the Houston area, with plans to possibly expand there and in other markets.

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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.

Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 10, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. InTouch Health, ranked 2019 Best in KLAS for Virtual Care Platforms, announced the release of the industry’s first fully integrated, end-to-end virtual care platform. Solo by InTouch delivers enterprise solutions to provide scalable, patient-centric telehealth for any use case in any setting – with packages enabling compelling price points for every situation.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 10, 2019

Why do we rush to judge and assign all human error as a failure of the person—the “bad apple” theory—instead of a symptom of larger system causes? A healthcare expert and pilot examines the lesson from Boeing's 737 MAX problem.

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 10, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Faraz Zubairi, CEO, ExamMed. Patient is not a word typically used to describe the current generation of tech savvy, time saving, health conscious millennials – and it shows in their healthcare decisions, too. Fewer individuals choose to see their primary care physician, and more are turning to quick clinics or urgent care offices for […].

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 10, 2019

Also: New funding rounds for Enlitic, Diameter Health and Candid.

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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.

Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 10, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Harry Conley, health writer, LuckyAssignments.com and GumEssays.com. Healthcare technology is advancing quickly and this is precisely why executives need to be aware of all new technologies that can make their healthcare organisation more efficient and more impactful.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 10, 2019

Idaho’s governor has signed off on a scaled-back Medicaid expansion plan, making it the second state to retool what expansion might look like after a voter mandate.

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Enzyme Health

APRIL 10, 2019

Learn the secrets to sourcing the most sought-after roles in telemedicine and get on your way to great pay, a more flexible schedule, and exciting new career opportunities. Just like traditional medicine, not all telemedicine jobs are shaped alike. Bonuses, benefits, schedules, software, patient volumes, and salary are all variables that can distinguish the most sought after roles from more “entry-level” telemedicine jobs.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 10, 2019

Atrium Health, Wake Forest Baptist Health and Wake Forest University are exploring a merger that would create a new academic heatlh system. The three organizations signed a memorandum of understanding to enter exclusive negotiations to explore a partnership that would create a new medical school in Charlotte and create an "expanded research and innovation core" in Winston-Salem.

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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!

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hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT

APRIL 10, 2019

Electronic prescribing of controlled substances to be mandated in Medicare Part D in 2021

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 10, 2019

A House subcommittee held a hearing Wednesday on the rising costs of insulin with representatives from both the PBM and pharmaceutical industries.

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Morning eHealth

APRIL 10, 2019

Cerner gets new pressure from shareholders — Feds bust fraudulent telemedicine scheme

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 10, 2019

Too often we fail to address the root causes of illness. We are missing the opportunity to provide lifelong health to our children that could ultimately save billions of healthcare dollars and transform the health of the next generation of adults.

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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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Society for Participatory Medicine

APRIL 10, 2019

It’s a big anniversary, this spring – this week, even. Ten years ago the whole issue of personal health data exploded into the headlines. It was about something I wrote here, not having a clue it was any kind of a big thing, but it ended up on the front page of the Boston Globe on April 13. In one view, in the decade since then not much has changed, but in another view, an enormous amount of infrastructure has changed, and I think we’re on the verge of an eruption due to th

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 10, 2019

As officials from the big three pharmacy benefit manager giants testified on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, it was their sheer size achieved through consolidation that seemed to stick out most for senators. Executives insist the PBM space is a competitive one, but industry watchers aren't so sure.

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HIStalk Interviews

APRIL 10, 2019

Luis Castillo is president and CEO of Ensocare of Omaha, NE. Tell me about yourself and the company. Ensocare is a care coordination platform that helps move patients to the right level of care along the care continuum. We’ve been doing this for about 10 or 11 years and I’ve been there five years. I’ve been in healthcare IT for a long time.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 10, 2019

In the past, healthcare consumers were largely passive and trusted both providers and health plans to deliver the best care and services, but with consumers paying more for healthcare and expecting cutting-edge technology to enable their interactions with service providers, they are now more engaged and ready to make decisions.

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Optimum Healthcare IT

APRIL 10, 2019

Conducting site visits is one of the first steps to understand what the actual needs are for the at-the-elbow (ATE) go-live support. The post Successful Site Visits for Go-Live Support appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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FierceHealthIT

APRIL 10, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners reports that short-term insurance coverage is confusing to consumers and leaves many patients with higher out-of-pocket costs.

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GlobalMed

APRIL 10, 2019

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – April 10, 2019—GlobalMed, an international provider of virtual care solutions, today announced that Shannon Murphy has joined as Chief Technology Officer. Murphy most recently served as Microsoft Corp.’s Director of Federal Health Solutions. During her 20+ years with Microsoft, she held multiple technology and clinical informatics leadership roles, including serving as the company’s Federal Health Architect as well as Chief Technology Officer for Microsoft’s Federal Health an

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