Wed.Apr 01, 2020

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To combat COVID-19, FCC's Ajit Pai proposes $200M telehealth investment program

Mobi Health News

The proposal would fully fund telehealth services and devices for eligible healthcare providers, although some aren't pleased with its exclusion of for-profit hospitals.

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How the Coronavirus is Reshaping Consumer Trust – The Edelman Trust Barometer Lens and Health Impacts

Health Populi

U.S. consumers were re-shapen by the 2008 Recession in two key ways: people took on more self-service DIY daily life-flows, seeking self-sufficiency and less dependence on institutions; and, consumers became more value-sensitive both in terms of financial value and personal values. As Americans confront the clinical and fiscal realities of the coronavirus in the U.S., the trust people feel with organizations, brands and information sources is shifting, a special report from Edelman explains.

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FibriCheck announces nighttime a-fib monitoring feature for smartwatch app

Mobi Health News

The PPG-based feature automatically measures the wearer's heart rhythm every five minutes, and will be ready for integration with a range of devices later this year.

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Easy fix for audio issues on Clocktree calls

Clocktree

If you connect to a Clocktree call and one side can’t hear the other, it’s likely that the microphone permission is stuck on another program. If you’re going back and forth between Clocktree and other video platforms such as Zoom or Skype, it’s important to close out those other programs before joining a Clocktree call. That will release the microphone permission and allow Clocktree access to your microphone.

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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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SideKickHealth to provide digital platform for COVID-19 patients in Iceland

Mobi Health News

The startup is working with national emergency services to remotely triage, support and manage infected people in isolation.

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The latest on COVID-19 testing: FDA updates; Ready Responders land $48M to administer COVID-19 tests at home

Mobi Health News

Also Cue Health scores $13 million from the department of Health and Human Services Biomedical Advanced Research and Development authority in order to fund its portable COVID-19 diagnostic test.

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HCA's CEO donates salary to employee assistance fund as hospital system cuts hours

FierceHealthIT

The CEO of major hospital system HCA Healthcare announced he will donate the next two months of salary to a fund to help system workers struggling with reduced hours during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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North Carolinian medical billing startup PatientPay lands $6.15M

Mobi Health News

The round was led by Mosaik Partners, and will be used to grow PatientPay's product line.

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Potential COVID-19 treatments chloroquine, Z-Paks are in short supply, Premier analysis shows

FierceHealthIT

There could be imminent shortages of antimalarial drugs and antibiotics that are critical to providing care for COVID-19 patients, according to data from Premier. Shortages are most common in the hospital setting and are most acute in New York, where the majority of COVID-19 patients are receiving care.

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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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Medical training company FundamentalVR expands its educational platform for surgeons

Mobi Health News

New @HomeVR modality makes accredited simulations available on standalone headsets.

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Industry Voices—Return to trust: How lack of transparency can damage relationships in healthcare

FierceHealthIT

We live in a transactional society. As a consumer, if you want to buy something, you go online or to the store, you find out how much it costs, you buy it. It’s a pretty simple process of getting the things we need—until it comes to healthcare.

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Using Virtual Care Inside a Hospital Makes an Impact

Healthcare IT Today

In a one-on-one interview with Healthcare IT Today, Wendy Deibert, VP of Clinical Solutions at Caregility, shared a surprising way to use telehealth: internally at a healthcare organization to monitor patients. This helps keep staff safe and reduces workload – top priorities during this COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth has been a hot topic in healthcare IT […].

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Physician groups back doctors' freedom to speak out about coronavirus conditions

FierceHealthIT

Given reports that doctors and other medical professionals are being silenced about coronavirus conditions, the country’s two largest physician groups say doctors have the right to be heard. Both the American Medical Association and the American College of Physicians issued statements Wednesday supporting the rights of physicians to speak out on COVID-19 care conditions.

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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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3D Printing Emerges As Option For Addressing Healthcare Equipment Shortages

Healthcare IT Today

As the demand for healthcare equipment rises, manufacturers are struggling to meet the demand. In response, some are turning to 3D printing as an extra option for providing the supplies providers need. For example, one tech firm which makes 3D printers is helping to solve a nationwide shortage of COVID-19 test swabs by scaling up […].

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UnitedHealthcare the latest major insurer to waive cost-sharing for COVID-19 treatment

FierceHealthIT

UnitedHealthcare is the latest big-name insurer to waive members’ cost-sharing for COVID-19 treatments.

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Telehealth gets a whole new boost from CMS

Morning eHealth

HIV patients turn to care from a distance — View from overseas

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Half of U.S. doctors have treated at least one coronavirus patient but can't easily test for the virus, survey finds

FierceHealthIT

As further evidence of the spreading coronavirus pandemic, a survey of more than 2,600 U.S. physicians finds that half of them report treating at least one patient with possible COVID-19 symptoms but have not been able to test for the virus.

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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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Why Provider Networks Are Going Virtual

GlobalMed

Here’s what’s great about telemedicine: it can benefit multiple healthcare players at once. So often experience and cynicism have trained us to think of healthcare as a zero-sum game, where expanded market offerings for some patients drive up insurance premiums for others, or a payer’s cost savings program increases the documentation burden on providers.

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COVID-19 and Telehealth Regulations in the States

American Well

Changes in telehealth policy brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic are moving nearly as quickly as the pandemic itself. The declaration of a national emergency in March, the aggressive Congressional response to the crisis, and the spread of social distancing recommendations have paved the way for an unprecedented expansion of telehealth across the United States in just a few short weeks.

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COVID-19 Twitter Roundup

Healthcare IT Today

We’ve done a lot of Twitter roundups over the years, but now seems like the perfect time to do them regularly with so many people sharing great information, insights, and resources on Twitter. Here’s a quick COVID-19 Twitter roundup of interesting items we saw recently. here's scatterplot if you prefer it[link] — Farzad Mostashari (@Farzad_MD) […].

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Urban Institute: Medicaid expansion will be a critical safety net as COVID-19 job losses continue nationwide 

FierceHealthIT

As more Americans lose their jobs amid orders from public health officials to stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the number of people without health insurance is also expected to rise.

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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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The Orthopaedic Institute Partners with OrthoLive

Ortholive

The Orthopaedic Institute , located in Gainesville, Florida, has signed an agreement with OrthoLive as its exclusive telemedicine partner. The Orthopaedic Institute currently has 41 providers across ten offices throughout the North Florida area. OrthoLive will provide the technology solution to deliver telemedicine appointments for new and established patients at the practice.

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The Value of Healthcare Content Marketing During a Crisis

Geonetric

The Role of Content Marketing in a Crisis A recent NRC Health survey found that 43% of people are turning to their local hospital or health system for information about the coronavirus. But what does that mean in the face of a public health crisis, such as the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic? At Geonetric, we define content […]. Read The Value of Healthcare Content Marketing During a Crisis at Geonetric.com.

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COVID-19: Planning to Support Temporary Facilities

Optimum Healthcare IT

Read Time: 3 min The most important factor for effective COVID-19 tech support is ensuring that IT leadership is involved in crisis response meetings. The post COVID-19: Planning to Support Temporary Facilities appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Improving Nurse Retention in 2020 and Beyond

HealthStream

The Need to focus on Nurse Retention will only increase as our country’s aging population demands more healthcare. Here are some strategies for improving nurse retention in 2020 and beyond.

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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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List of Top Evidence-Based Practices in Mental Health

TheraNest

While new and innovative treatment methods can be valuable, a combination of evidence-based practices should serve as the backbone of your work with clients. Using approaches that have been put through rigorous testing ensures the effectiveness of therapy and the speed at which you can help your clients. . There are many evidence-based practices to choose from, giving you the ability to tailor your treatment strategies to each client.

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To combat COVID-19, FCC's Ajit Pai proposes $200M telehealth investment program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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Insights in ACA Compliance during the Pandemic

ACA Times

3 minute read: As employers across the country continue to feel the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and work to comply with various state or local stay at home orders to combat the spread of the disease, employers have also been bombarded with information regarding the various workforce management tools at their disposal to keep their businesses alive during this crises.

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