Henry Kotula
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
[link]. Healthcare growth opportunities for 2019 should pivot around the three big themes: digital transformation, value-based care, and patient-centricity, according to a new report. According to Frost & Sullivan’s report , “Global Healthcare Market Outlook, 2019, ” digitization of products, services, and commerce models are democratizing current healthcare systems, manifesting a new era of healthcare consumerism.
eVisit
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
The healthcare landscape is evolving — all the time. Improvements in technology, changes in healthcare legislation, and changes in the makeup of the U.S. population are only three catalysts that influence this change. Look at our population, the number of Millennials will surpass the number of Boomers this year. The Millennial patient has had to become more knowledgeable about healthcare, health insurance, and provider networks — something that was not necessary a decade or two ago.
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Health Populi
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
When you think “genomics,” your mind probably pictures a human DNA strand. Well, my mind did, prior to meeting with Dr. Joseph Frassica and Dr. Felix Baader at HIMSS19 to discuss Philips’ approach to the tragic problem of healthcare-acquired infections that kill patients. Ever since that conversation, my mind’s eye is filled with images of MRSA cells like those shown here.
Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
The OnePulse smartwatch is the first such device to achieve the certification, and includes an open API as well as built-in senors for continuous monitoring.
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Electronic Health Reporter
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. In one way or another, almost every person is depending on technology for something. Technology has improved almost every aspect of our lives, including our health. It has made a huge difference in the health sector today. The use of technology has improved diagnosis and how treatment is administered into our bodies.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Grady Eye Center had a backlog of 14,000 patients to see, and most of these were diabetic screenings. THE PROBLEM. The center did some research and realized it had more than 20,000 diabetics in Grady Health System and only 20 to 25 percent were being adequately screened for retinopathy. In addition, the burden of acute onset blindness from diabetes – vitreous hemorrhage, neovascular glaucoma, tractional retinal detachment – presenting to the emergency room was extremely high.
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Addressing the social determinants of health requires that payers and providers get into the communities they serve. That’s the driving factor behind the success Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey has found in its project in Newark—and why the insurer wants to expand that work to the rest of the state.
Insulin Nation
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
We spoke with Tavia Vital, BSN, BA, RN, CDE, who was diagnosed with T1D at age 2½ and is an Outpatient Certified Diabetes Educator, about the experience of her two sons participating in TrialNet, TEDDY, and the Oral Insulin Trial. Each son tested positive for high-risk genes for T1D. Tavia Vital, BSN, BA, RN, CDE, was diagnosed with T1D at age 2½ and is an Outpatient Certified Diabetes Educator.
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Seattle-based UW Medicine is notifying close to 1 million patients of a database configuration error that exposed their protected health information on the internet for several weeks.
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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.
hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Physicians adjusting to the new healthcare and health IT environment could explain the improvement, researchers theorize
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Over the last decade, travel and wait times for getting healthcare services have been the longest compared to obtaining other professional services like legal, vehicle repair or government services.
Digital Leaders HealthTech
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Co-written with Jess Morley, Tech Adviser at DHSC . It is 2019, many women will experience a ‘two-week wait’ for results from their screening. 1 in 7 UK females will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime and the risk of developing cancer depends on many factors including age and genetics. Fast forward to 2029 an NHS predictive model could flag someone as being at heightened risk of breast cancer.
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Health plans can bring valuable insight to clinical teams—but are providers open to such discussions? Deloitte surveyed 300 clinicians to find out how insurers can get them to jump into collaborative solutions.
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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.
LeanIX
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Conducting a Kubernetes symphony. Let’s talk Kubernetes—a powerful method of running applications that has become a staple of modern enterprises. At its core, Kubernetes is a way to rope digital services together, or “cluster” them, to help developers streamline the process of scaling applications to meet changing operational demands.
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
A federal judge will allow a former Optum executive to join the Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase healthcare venture.
Iris Telehealth
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Telepsychiatry sounds like a great solution, but how do you know if it's really right for you? Learn how to determine if telepsychiatry will fit with your health system in our blog. The post How To Know If Telepsychiatry Is Right For Your Health System appeared first on Iris Telehealth.
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
One of the big lessons for emergency communications officials everywhere after the errant ballistic missile alert that panicked millions in Hawaii last year? Get better at social media.
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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!
Telebehavioral Health Institute
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
TBHI Q&A #20: My State Licensing Board advises that I can practice over state lines as long as I am licensed where my patient/clients resides. This may be where the devil is in the details. For most states, interjurisdictional issues … Read more. The post Over State Lines appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Disease-specific efforts targeting cancer research and efforts to curb HIV in the U.S. will be among the top priorities for the Department of Health and Human Services in the year ahead, Secretary Alex Azar said in the speech in Washington on Friday.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
TBHI Q&A #20: My State Social Work Boards advises that I can practice in two different states as long as I am licensed where my patient/clients resides. Interjurisdictional issues used to be a matter of knowing where the client “resides” … Read more. The post Practice Over State Lines appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Following selling its stake in Netsmart for $525 million last year, Allscripts posted a 16% revenue boost for 2018, but its fourth-quarter earnings missed Wall Street expectations.
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.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
HIPAA Cybersecurity Best Practices for Healthcare Organizations The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued new cybersecurity guidelines for healthcare organizations to manage cyber threats and protect patients. These are particularly important for telebehavioral health professionals … Read more. The post HIPAA Cybersecurity appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Pharmacy benefit managers earned millions through spread pricing in Kentucky's Medicaid program, according to a new report.
HIStalk Weekender
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Weekly News Recap. Allscripts announces Q4 results that fall short of revenue and earnings expectations. Provider management and credentialing software vendor Symplr will acquire workforce management tech company API Healthcare from Veritas Capital. Unsealed testimony reveals that a focus of the Amazon – Berkshire – JPMorgan healthcare organization will be to make health insurance and prescription drug prices easier to understand.
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
By creating a tool to help policymakers track the speed and size of changes in opioid-related mortality, researchers hope to spur smarter, more targeted public health interventions.
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Mobi Health News
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
A chat with Apple VP of Health Dr. Sumbul Desai.
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Louisiana’s Department of Health notified more than 37,000 Medicaid recipients that they could lose access to the program, plus other healthcare news from around the web.
Morning eHealth
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Trump administration pushes 5G — Send Sen.
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