Health Populi

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Just over 1 in 4 people over 50 in the U.S. use at least one mobile health app, and 56% of older people have never used one. Among seven mhealth tools, the most commonly-used is to track exercise. Among older people who do not use health apps, half say it is because of their lack of interest, we learn from the research in Mobile Health App Use Among Older Adults from the University of Michigan’s National Poll on Healthy Aging, sponsored by AARP.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The acquisition will cost $53.5 million in cash, plus an earnout consideration of up to $24 million and around $5 million in stock to employees joining Doximity.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Senators Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, and Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, introduced the Health Data Use and Privacy Commission Act this week, aimed at starting the process of modernizing health data use and privacy policies. The legislation, which is supported by several industry representatives including athenahealth, Epic, IBM and Teladoc Health, would establish a commission tasked with providing recommendations to Congress about updates to health information privacy laws.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

CEO Katie Reed said the startup will use the funding to hire more trainers and add to its content offerings.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In March of 2020, the world suddenly started using telehealth. After decades of dragging their feet, providers implemented video visits and messaging applications overnight, and the public responded enthusiastically. It is hard to believe that these advances could disappear in the United States, particularly when COVID-19 variants still swarm over us.

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Health and Wellness Blog | Uplifting People To Live A Healthier Life

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The state of modern healthcare is a hotly debated issue. From prescriptions given out, at times, like candy to high deductibles and long wait times, many will agree that, despite new advances in medicine that have saved many lives, we still have a long way to go. In 2018, for example, the average American life […]. The post Merging Modern Medicine with Wellness and Prevention: The Future of Healthcare appeared first on Healthystic.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

This additional funding brings the company's total Series B raise to $120 million.

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Scott Simmons, healthcare lead, Poly. The pandemic was a critical catalyst to change working habits and a massive accelerant to the digital transformation already reshaping the working world. And, this is no more evident […]. The article The Collaboration Tools That Are Bridging The Digital Divide In Healthcare appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The deal is worth $250 million in cash and stock.

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Responding to growing demand for clinically actionable, quantifiable data to both guide and demonstrate the efficacy of treatment decisions, BioMech Health, a division of BioMech Holdings, LLC, has launched BioMech Lab to arm clinicians with […].

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Director of Information Services position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California. Here’s a description of the position: Help create a brighter, stronger […].

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Healee

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Healee’s comprehensive and customizable digital health solution is now partnering with athenahealth, Inc. through the company’s Marketplace program. As part of the athenahealth® Marketplace, the integrated application is now available... The post Healee Partners with athenahealth’s Marketplace Program to help HCOs Power Unique Digital Health Experiences appeared first on Healee.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

I have to go on a rant here for a second. I’m tired of people using age as a criticism of fax. Yes, I know all about the #AxtheFax people out there that think that use of fax in healthcare is emblematic of the problems in healthcare. While there are deeper discussions around fax and […].

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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.

SteadyMD

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

A story of how retreating back helped these women move forward. There’s a lot of stress that comes with joining a fast-paced, high-growth, tech start-up. Anxiety stems from long working hours, work-life imbalance, as well as working remotely due to the pandemic. The all-female Medical Operations Management Team (MOMT) at SteadyMD hopes to change the start-up perspective for the positive.

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Geonetric

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Your website is constantly evolving, and that’s why having a governance framework is essential. Healthcare organizations like yours seek guidance on how to establish internal accountability, define roles, and assign decision-making authority. Content governance can help avoid confusion, keep your content current, get internal buy-in, and improve your digital experience.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Gains industry-leading patient access and digital patient intake software solutions to provide safe and convenient self-service options to providers and their patients nThrive, Inc. (“nThrive”), a healthcare revenue cycle management (“RCM”) software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) platform provider backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with certain affiliates, “Clearlake”), today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to […].

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Geonetric

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Download this whitepaper on the importance of a consumer-first silo-systemization strategy and the common challenges it can help solve for hospitals and health systems of all sizes. You’ll learn tips for how to present your primary brand, sub-brands, and everything else your organization offers, including locations, services, and providers. You’ll learn: Tactics to understand your […].

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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!

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HIStalk Interviews

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Clay Ritchey, MBA is CEO of Verato of McLean, VA.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Before the COVID-19 pandemic began to ripple across the world, Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center had only used telehealth in a limited capacity. But when the crisis made itself evident, explained HMFP Director of Telehealth?? Dr. Oren Mechanic in an interview with Healthcare IT News , "we knew we needed to develop an enterprise-wide virtual delivery system to withstand the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

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