Wed.May 12, 2021

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England to launch digital vaccine passport on Monday

Mobi Health News

The NHS app will be used to demonstrate COVID-19 vaccination status

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Nursing execs dish on the digital health tools they've found most useful during the pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In a recent study, researchers associated more favorable electronic health record usability scores with lower odds of burnout among nurses. Unfortunately, that study also found that nurses scored their EHR usability at an F – which seems to bode ill for workplace satisfaction in an already stressful environment. Still, it's not all bad news: Nursing executives from hospitals around the country told Healthcare IT News that they've come to rely on a large range of digital health tool

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Bose's new SoundControl hearing aids let users adjust via smartphone app

Mobi Health News

When paired with the connected Bose Hear app, users can fit, program and control SoundControl hearing aids directly from a smartphone.

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COVID-19 Accelerated Digital Health Investments…But It Helps to Be Bigger, Mature and Scaling

Health Populi

“Compare digital health to airlines, cruise lines, and other industries” and the sector looks quite privileged, opined Matthew Holt in a discussion on a study diving deeply into the State of Digital Health , conducted by Catalyst @ Health 2.0 and sponsored by WIPFLI. The research was conducted among 335 respondents, which included 182 digital health companies polled between November 2020 and March 2021.

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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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Outcome-Based Healthcare’s Data Ownership Challenge

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Joe Gaska, CEO, GRAX. Healthcare is highly regulated when it comes to data security and privacy, and rightly so. Patient data is ultra-sensitive and any changes made to records could literally cost someone their […]. The article Outcome-Based Healthcare’s Data Ownership Challenge appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Remote cardiac monitoring programs have potential, but they're still falling short

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A report released Wednesday from Vector Remote Care found that cardiology practices taking a patient-centric approach to remote cardiac monitoring report improved clinical and financial outcomes. That said, nearly half of physician respondents said that only 20% or less of their heart disease patients are connected consistently – indicating a missed opportunity.

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British health tech firm Huma secures $130 million in Series C round

Mobi Health News

The funds will be used to scale its remote monitoring platform.

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Valley View invests in connected health and infrastructure for better telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As a federally qualified health center, Valley View Health Center's patients have several basic barriers to healthcare, like transportation and limited English proficiency. The COVID-19 pandemic added the additional barrier of concerns about in-person clinic visits because of potential virus transmission. The pandemic created an opportunity to provide care through a virtual platform.

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Employee mental health company Unmind collects $47M

Mobi Health News

The company plans to use this Series B round to build out its business.

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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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Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente to scale up hospital-at-home efforts with $100M investment into Medically Home

FierceHealthIT

Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente to scale up hospital-at-home efforts with $100M investment into Medically Home. dmuoio. Wed, 05/12/2021 - 13:52.

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AI startup Iktos and Facio Therapies to collaborate on drug design for FSHD

Mobi Health News

The partnership will work on a drug discovery programme for the genetic muscle wasting disorder.

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Healthcare Startup Entrepreneur Ideas from Emerging Medtech Summit

Healthcare IT Today

This week is the Emerging Medtech Summit hosted by LSI at Dana Point, CA and being shared virtually. I almost made the trip to California for my first in-person event, but didn’t quite make it. However, virtually hearing what investors and startups are doing is a great insight into what we’re going to see in […].

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Amedisys acquires home health, hospice services from Midwest-based Visiting Nurse Association

FierceHealthIT

Amedisys acquires home health, hospice services from Midwest-based Visiting Nurse Association. dmuoio. Wed, 05/12/2021 - 17:17.

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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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Florence "19GALE"? Happy International Nurses Day!

19 Labs

We're often asked why we're named 19Labs, and the reason is explained in this article The , 19Labs team would like to thank all nurses for their hard work this International Nurses Day. You, along with all our frontline healthcare workers, have played an integral part in the battle against COVID-19; and we’d like to join the world in celebrating your tireless efforts.

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Why UnitedHealth sees combined powers of its health plan, Optum as a competitive advantage

FierceHealthIT

Why UnitedHealth sees combined powers of its health plan, Optum as a competitive advantage. pminemyer. Wed, 05/12/2021 - 14:32.

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Free Course Available Now! Education Brief: eConsults

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

Provider-to-Provider consults are a valuable component of patient care towards better health outcomes. This type of consult occurs without a face-to-face patient encounter, and is initiated by a physician or clinician seeking a specialist’s expert opinion. eConsults allow both the physician and the specialist to work at their own pace within a specific time period.

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Becerra: Accountability and transparency major factors in distribution of rest of $25B in COVID-19 relief funds

FierceHealthIT

Becerra: Accountability and transparency major factors in distribution of rest of $25B in COVID-19 relief funds. rking. Wed, 05/12/2021 - 15:46.

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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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Free Course Available Now: Remote Patient Monitoring Module!

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) programs collect biometric data from patients in one location and electronically transmit that information to healthcare providers in a different location for assessment and recommendations. It’s a common clinical practice for many clinicians, and can be a valuable tool to utilize when managing your patients’ chronic diseases.

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Capital Rx study: Greater price transparency around drugs could save millions in Medicaid

FierceHealthIT

Capital Rx study: Greater price transparency around drugs could save millions in Medicaid. pminemyer. Wed, 05/12/2021 - 11:19.

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$50 Million Follow-on Equity Investment from Sixth Street Growth Caps $135 Million Total in 2020-21 for DrFirst

Healthcare IT Today

Health technology pioneer DrFirst today announced the closing of a $50 million equity investment from Sixth Street Growth, the growth investing platform of Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm. Following Sixth Street’s previous $35 million investment and another $50 million from Goldman Sachs Growth, both in 2020, DrFirst’s investment total over the past year is now $135 […].

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Making pharmacy more 'Amazon-like': PillPack founder details tech giant's push into drug delivery

FierceHealthIT

Making pharmacy more 'Amazon-like': PillPack founder details tech giant's push into drug delivery. hlandi. Wed, 05/12/2021 - 16:11.

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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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What Healthcare IT Leadership and Early 90’s MTV Have in Common – How White Zombie Benefitted from a Leadership Change and We Can Too

Healthcare IT Today

Early 1990’s MTV played a lot of music videos. However, if you liked heavy metal, you had one night a week, Saturday night, to watch videos from bands like Slayer, Anthrax, Pantera, Motörhead, GWAR, or Megadeth. The legendary show that featured videos from these bands was Headbangers’ Ball, hosted by Riki Rachtman. This was at […].

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Mental Health Amid COVID-19: Why Employers Must Take Action

MeMD

Authors: Nicholas Lorenzo, MD MHCM CPE FAAPL | Chad Snyder, PhD LPC NCC. Some people seem to have it all. A glamorous job, picture-perfect family, lots of money, Insta-worthy vacations and more. But things are not always as they seem, and often we’re shocked to learn someone who seems to have a perfect life is fighting a difficult battle with depression, struggling with marriage or family problems or staring down another mental health issue.

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Florence "19GALE"? Happy International Nurses Day!

19 Labs

We're often asked why we're named 19Labs, and the reason is explained in this article The , 19Labs team would like to thank all nurses for their hard work this International Nurses Day. You, along with all our frontline healthcare workers, have played an integral part in the battle against COVID-19; and we’d like to join the world in celebrating your tireless efforts.

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Governance: What’s the Big Deal?

Optimum Healthcare IT

A robust governance framework lays the foundation for decision-making, resource allocation, and prioritization. The post Governance: What’s the Big Deal? appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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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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Florence "19GALE"? Happy International Nurses Day!

19 Labs

We're often asked why we're named 19Labs, and the reason is explained in this article The , 19Labs team would like to thank all nurses for their hard work this International Nurses Day. You, along with all our frontline healthcare workers, have played an integral part in the battle against COVID-19; and we’d like to join the world in celebrating your tireless efforts.

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Aetion hauls in $110M Series C to fuel global growth in real-world evidence space

FierceHealthIT

Aetion hauls in $110M Series C to fuel global growth in real-world evidence space. hlandi. Wed, 05/12/2021 - 11:48.

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HIStalk Interviews Stephen Gorman, CEO, RCxRules

HIStalk Interviews

Stephen Gorman is CEO of RCxRules of Burlington, VT. Tell.

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