Fri.Aug 06, 2021

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Doctors may be able to send patients Zoom link in the future

Mobi Health News

Zoom’s mobile browser client would allow patients to simply click a link sent from their providers to join a telehealth appointment, nixing the need to download an app.

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HIMSSCast: The future of telehealth reimbursement

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Limitations and uncertainty around telehealth reimbursement have always been an impediment to adoption. During the COVID-19 emergency, that burden was eased somewhat, but now the new normal is starting to take shape. What barriers still remain to telehealth reimbursement, and how might they be overcome? To answer that question, host Jonah Comstock and Healthcare Finance News Managing Editor Susan Morse welcome McKinsey & Company partners Oleg Bestsennyy and Gunjan Khanna.

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Contributed: How tech-driven tools can change senior care

Mobi Health News

Public feedback reveals innovations and market opportunities for improved chronic disease care management in the older adult patient population.

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Intermountain expands reach, broadens offerings of hospital at home program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Intermountain Healthcare announced this week that it is expanding the scope and services of its hospital at home program, more than a year since it was first launched in May 2020. WHY IT MATTERS. The initiative now serves patients at 12 hospitals across Utah, with new locations soon to come. Remote care clinicians have also broadened the treatments they offer, to include COVID-19 and other acute and chronic conditions, according to officials at the Salt Lake City-based health system.

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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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Providers, payers and pharma came together to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. What's in store for the trio after the pandemic?

Mobi Health News

Dr. Shantanu Nundy, chief medical officer at Accolade, and Saira Haque, PhD, senior director for clinical informatics at Pfizer, discuss how COVID-19 has changed partnerships between players in the healthcare industry and what they can learn from the past year.

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Pakistani health startup Marham nets $1M in seed round

Mobi Health News

It plans to offer additional digital services and expand to more rural areas in Pakistan.

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The Power of Peers: Creating Belief

Healthcare IT Today

I sat in awe listening to how an individual with multiple health conditions and schizophrenia had gone from being a frequent ER visitor who would then be admitted due to his mental health condition down to almost no (as in zero) ER visits. What was the amazing intervention, process, or treatment that made such a […].

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Verily, Colgate-Palmolive to conduct study on link between oral health and diabetes, cardiovascular disease

Mobi Health News

The study will look at how intensive non-surgical periodontal therapy and home dental hygiene impact overall health.

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ED Meme, Warmup Exercise Joke, and Workflow T-shirt – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

Looking at the title, I’m sure you’re ready for a wild and crazy Fun Friday. This might be the most eclectic mix of funny healthcare memes, jokes, and humor we’ve featured on an edition of Fun Friday. Hopefully, a few of them will bring a smile to your face and start your weekend off right. […].

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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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Mobile health platform Aartas opens medical co-working space in New Delhi

Mobi Health News

The startup has bagged $5 million in a latest funding round.

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GoodRx inks deal with Surescripts to provide information on cash prices for drugs

FierceHealthIT

GoodRx inks deal with Surescripts to provide information on cash prices for drugs. hlandi. Fri, 08/06/2021 - 10:27.

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Roundup: MSKCC launches telemedicine service in India, Filipino startup receives grant to develop AI digital medical procurement and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, Berry Oncology scored $99 million in a latest funding round.

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CMS proposes pulling model that ties Part B drug prices to those paid overseas

FierceHealthIT

CMS proposes pulling model that ties Part B drug prices to those paid overseas. rking. Fri, 08/06/2021 - 17:38.

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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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Beyond Telehealth: How to Choose a Virtual Healthcare Solution Designed for the Future

Vidyo

Use telehealth, now that it in place, to make long-term improvements in how we deliver healthcare, and ensure it has the capabilities needed to support a broader use of virtual care long into the future. The post Beyond Telehealth: How to Choose a Virtual Healthcare Solution Designed for the Future appeared first on Vidyo Blog.

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Sirona Medical Emerges from Stealth with $22.5M in Series A to Scale Development Partnerships with Five Major Radiology Practices Across U.S.

Healthcare IT Today

Leading National Radiology Practices Will Help Bring to Market Sirona’s Novel, Cloud-Based Radiology Operating System Sirona Medical, a software company founded on a deep understanding of both the practice and business of radiology, today announced partnerships with radiology practices across the country to develop and bring to market its novel radiology operating system (RadOS).

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Senate passes infrastructure bill that restarts sequester cuts, delays rebate rule

FierceHealthIT

Senate passes infrastructure bill that restarts sequester cuts, delays rebate rule. rking. Fri, 08/06/2021 - 11:28.

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5 Tips for Using Sitecore to Personalize your Healthcare Website

Geonetric

According to Geonetric’s 2020 Digital Healthcare Marketing Trends Survey, there has been increased use of marketing personalization across the board at hospitals, particularly amongst leaders who stand out in their use of personalization in email communications, online advertising, and websites. For the web specifically, 44% of healthcare marketing leaders personalize the experience in some way […].

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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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Industry Voices—The diabetes complication that causes immeasurable harm is often only just the beginning

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—The diabetes complication that causes immeasurable harm is often only just the beginning. pminemyer. Fri, 08/06/2021 - 09:46.

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Weekender 8/6/21

HIStalk Weekender

Weekly News Recap Healthgrades sells its doctor marketplace and.

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COVID-19 vaccines, safety policies offer strong rallying cries for labor campaigns

FierceHealthIT

COVID-19 vaccines, safety policies offer strong rallying cries for labor campaigns. dmuoio. Fri, 08/06/2021 - 15:39.

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Can the U.S. Improve Health System Performance with Digital Health Tools? Pondering A Big Question for #HIMSS21

Health Populi

Simply put, is the equation, “Spend more, get less” a sustainable business model? Of course not. But that’s the simple math on U.S. health care spending and what comes from it, according to Mirror, Mirror 2021: Reflecting Poorly , a perennial report from The Commonwealth Fund that compares health system performance across eleven developed countries.

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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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Insurers came back down to earth in Q2 following sky-high profits a year ago

FierceHealthIT

Insurers came back down to earth in Q2 following sky-high profits a year ago. pminemyer. Fri, 08/06/2021 - 11:27.

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One Medical CEO says pending deal with Iora Health positions company as 'national brand' to reach 40% of Americans

FierceHealthIT

One Medical CEO says pending deal with Iora Health positions company as 'national brand' to reach 40% of Americans. hlandi. Fri, 08/06/2021 - 12:57.

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Democrats reintroduce legislation to create Medicaid-based public option

FierceHealthIT

Democrats reintroduce legislation to create Medicaid-based public option. rking. Fri, 08/06/2021 - 13:36.

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