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FDA rejects Verily's filing for wearable Parkinson's disease clinical trial tool

Mobi Health News

In Verily's Letter of Intent the new feature was seeking to assess Parkinson's disease symptoms in clinical trials.

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The Digital Home: A Platform for Health, via Deloitte and the COVID-19 “Stress Test”

Health Populi

Wherever you live in the world touched by the coronavirus pandemic, you felt (and were) stress-tested. Both you were, and your home was as well. In this year’s 2021 annual report by Deloitte into Connectivity & Mobile Trends, their report details How the pandemic has stress-tested the crowded digital home. This analysis was done, as it is every year, by the Deloitte Center for Technology, Media & Telecommunications.

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HIMSSCast: From big pharma to the startup world

Mobi Health News

YourCoach COO and podcast host Eugene Borukhovich on his journey and his insights on digital health and digital therapeutics.

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Telemental Healthcare Access Act would repeal in-person service requirements

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A bipartisan group of senators this week introduced the Telemental Healthcare Access Act of 2021, geared toward reducing hurdles to providing virtual behavioral health services. The bill, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Ben Cardin, D-Md., and John Thune, R-S.D., would remove the statutory requirement that Medicare beneficiaries be seen in person within six months of receiving mental health services through telehealth.

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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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New telehealth platform in Malaysia to offer unlimited teleconsultations through monthly subscription fee model

Mobi Health News

Carepool Asia claims it is Malaysia’s first multidisciplinary digital healthcare platform to offer unlimited consultations.

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British medtech firm Smith+Nephew introduces its robotic surgery system in Australia, New Zealand

Mobi Health News

The US FDA-approved CORI Surgical System is a handheld robotic solution for unicompartmental and total knee replacements.

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How telehealth overcomes barriers to cleft palate care and speech therapy

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telemedicine can have long-term health equity benefits, including allowing providers to reach more patients in remote regions without travel requirements and see an increased number of patients in need who have historically avoided care due to stigma. To discuss virtual care and health equity, Healthcare IT News interviewed Dr. Cate Crowley , professor of practice, Teachers College, at Columbia University in New York City.

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Contributed: The Future Use Case of Voice Biomarkers

Mobi Health News

Potential use in biomarkers includes detecting everything from Parkinson's disease to schizophrenia.

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The Benefits of HIPAA For Patients, Doctors, and The Healthcare Industry

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a federal law that mandates the creation of national standards to protect delicate and private patient medical history and health information from being disclosed […]. The article The Benefits of HIPAA For Patients, Doctors, and The Healthcare Industry appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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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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Aevice Health scores $2.1M to bring AI wearable stethoscope for remote respiratory health monitoring to Japan

Mobi Health News

The Singaporean firm has also partnered with Japan's Toho Holdings to develop and market its device.

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Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) Drive Additional 2X+ in Referral Revenue

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Mike Linnert, Chief Executive Officer & Founder at SymphonyRM. Most healthcare systems don’t think about the annual wellness visit (AWV) as a way to drive the holy grail in healthcare: better health outcomes and increased revenues. I’m going to make the argument here that they should. Less than […].

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France-based Mnemo Therapeutics raises €75M in Series A round

Mobi Health News

The healthtech company aims to accelerate its next generation integrated CAR-T and epigenetic targeting platform.

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What is a Medical Coder? How Do I Become One?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Medical coders are health information professionals that analyze and translate medical procedures and records into standard codes. Medical coders work on diagnoses, treatment procedures, supplies, and other valuable medical information that government agencies, insurance companies, […].

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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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Garmin is updating its Forerunner smartwatches to include VO2 Max capabilities

Mobi Health News

The update is now available for download in the Garmin Connect app for the Forerunner 245, 745 and 945.

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Why Telehealth is a Lifeline for Primary Care Physicians

GlobalMed

Primary care physicians are the frontline of healthcare. Though other specialists and providers may come and go, it’s the PCP who often becomes the most consistent and trusted healthcare expert in a patient's life. At the same time, both PCPs and the patients who need them face many challenges – and now both are finding that telemedicine may be the answer.

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DarioHealth's new device aims to curb slouching, boost better posture

Mobi Health News

The new device tracks the user’s posture and vibrates when they slouch.

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Healthcare executives call on Biden to take 'innovative, bold' steps to tackle health equity using AI, big data

FierceHealthIT

Healthcare executives call on Biden to take 'innovative, bold' steps to tackle health equity using AI, big data. dmuoio. Wed, 06/16/2021 - 15:19.

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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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Google Cloud, HCA Healthcare Agree To Partner On Data Analytics Platform

Healthcare IT Today

This week, HCA Healthcare and Google Cloud announced that they have teamed up to create a new analytics platform. The platform is intended to build on HCA’s long-term digital transformation strategy. The provider already has data from 32 billion encounters available, which it uses to take steps such as developing algorithm-informed decision support tools for […].

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CVS Health database leak left 1B user records exposed online

FierceHealthIT

CVS Health database leak left 1B user records exposed online. hlandi. Wed, 06/16/2021 - 16:54.

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Manifesto Made Real: Sharing My Story Helps Others Share Theirs

Society for Participatory Medicine

Stories have the power to punch you in the gut. Of course I mean figuratively, but in many real ways, literally too. I literally feel pain–coupled with inspiration–when fellow cancer survivors share their experiences, struggles and fears. Stories have the power to bring people together, to motivate, inspire, change hearts and open minds.

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Colorado becomes 2nd state to create own public insurance option

FierceHealthIT

Colorado becomes 2nd state to create own public insurance option. rking. Wed, 06/16/2021 - 16:42.

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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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MRO Announces Acquisition of Clinical Data Interoperability Company FIGmd

Healthcare IT Today

MRO, Corp. (MRO), a leading clinical data workflow platform and the KLAS-rated No. 1 provider of release of information (ROI) solutions, announced today the acquisition of Rockford, IL-based FIGmd, a leading provider of clinical, claims and quality data acquisition platforms and data interoperability solutions. The acquisition expands MRO’s ability to efficiently acquire, ingest, manage and […].

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GV leads Brightline's $72M boost to expand virtual therapy services for kids, teens

FierceHealthIT

GV leads Brightline's $72M boost to expand virtual therapy services for kids, teens. hlandi. Wed, 06/16/2021 - 11:53.

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Step-by-step Guide to the Independent Medical Review Process

Advanced Medical Reviews

Most businesses have established processes and procedures to ensure employees follow the correct sequence of steps that results in high-quality products or services. Providers of independent medical reviews (IMRs) are no different.

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Anthem signs on with Civica Rx's unit targeting high cost of certain generics

FierceHealthIT

Anthem signs on with Civica Rx's unit targeting high cost of certain generics. pminemyer. Wed, 06/16/2021 - 15:01.

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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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Using VR to take surgical training to a new level

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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Past, current ONC chiefs: Bipartisan work, industry collaboration yields successful health IT policy

FierceHealthIT

Past, current ONC chiefs: Bipartisan work, industry collaboration yields successful health IT policy. dmuoio. Wed, 06/16/2021 - 19:16.

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See SaaS Clearly with the LeanIX SaaS Management Guidebook

LeanIX

Even when it comes to SaaS, sometimes there is such a thing … as too much of a good thing.

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