Mon.Jan 25, 2021

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Israeli startup uses AI to identify healthy embryos and increase IVF success

Mobi Health News

The company is currently piloting 11 women for their algorithm technology to predict embryo implantation probability.

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Ensuring That Humanity Retains Control of Connected Things: A Message from Microsoft at CES 2021

Health Populi

Artificial intelligence (AI) has begun to play a role in health care for predictive analytics, personalization, and public health. On 26th January, I’ll moderate a tweetchat at 1 pm Eastern time, brainstorming the current and future state of and opportunities for AI in health care. I’ll be co-chatting with Microsoft’s AI leader, Tom Lawry (@TCLawry on Twitter).

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Theranica’s migraine DTx receives FDA clearance for adolescent use

Mobi Health News

Nerivio is a wireless, noninvasive remote electrical-stimulation wearable that is worn on the upper arm at the onset of a migraine.

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U.S. lawmakers reintroduce House bill safeguarding access to telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A bipartisan group of U.S. representatives has reintroduced a bill aimed at expanding access to telehealth beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2021 legislation was introduced this past week by Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., cosponsored by Reps. Peter Welch, D-Vt., Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, David Schweikert, R-Ariz., John Curtis, R-Utah; and Doris Matsui, D-Calif.

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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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Hillrom buying cardiac patch maker Bardy Diagnostics for $375M

Mobi Health News

Bardy's CAM patch wearable can remotely monitor patients’ cardiac activity or detect arrhythmia over a seven-day period.

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Google adds feature to help users find COVID-19 vaccination sites

Mobi Health News

The tech giant is also teaming up with providers to use its capacities for vaccination.

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How Emerging Tech Will Impact The Healthcare Industry In 2021

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Adrian Johansen, freelance writer; @AdrianJohanse18. “We believe consumer health technologies — apps, wearables, self-diagnosis tools — have the potential to strengthen the patient-physician connection and improve health outcomes,” said Dr. Glen Stream, Chairman of Family Medicine […].

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New digital mental health startup Hurdle lands $5M to focus on caring for Black communities

Mobi Health News

406 Ventures and Seae Ventures led the round with participation from F-Prime.

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4 Reasons Why You Should Invest In Your Telemedicine Services

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Many healthcare professionals are now providing telemedicine calls and video conferences as an option to their patients due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although this is a wonderful tool for both patients and doctors, many people […]. The article 4 Reasons Why You Should Invest In Your Telemedicine Services appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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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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Ada Lovelace Institute launches review into digital vaccine passports and health status apps

Mobi Health News

The evidence review and expert deliberation will examine ethical issues, risks, and benefits.

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Health Partners deploys school-based telehealth that even lay people can operate

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Last year, Health Partners of Western Ohio had been tasked with providing school-based healthcare in 71 sites across the Toledo, Ohio, area. THE PROBLEM. Many of these locations would not have Health Partners' employees present to administer examinations, and some of the personnel on-site had minimal or no medical training. So telemedicine immediately came to mind.

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Apple's new 'Time to Walk' feature brings celebrities' motivational stories to Fitness+ subscribers

Mobi Health News

The feature launches with four 25- to 40-minute episodes headlined by Dolly Parton, Draymond Green and others.

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Thailand’s Siriraj Hospital partners with NTT and Cisco to use telemedicine for rapid treatment of stroke

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Global technology service provider companies NTT and Cisco has partnered with Siriraj Hospital, Thailand’s biggest public hospital to use telemedicine to enable rapid treatment for stroke patients. Known as the Siriraj Mobile Stroke Unit, this special ambulance connects the first responders in the ambulance to the experts at the hospital. This allows doctors to provide immediate attention, medical treatment, and diagnosis to patients during their transfer to the hospital.

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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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Ginger study finds virtual mental health services are crucial to help address rising anxiety rates

FierceHealthIT

Ginger study finds virtual mental health services are crucial to help address rising anxiety rates. hlandi. Mon, 01/25/2021 - 11:50.

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Are We At the End of the Healthcare Interoperability Tunnel?

Healthcare IT Today

In a recent message I got from EHNAC, they had this great image at the start of their email: Then, they had this line below it which really caught my attention: Interoperability has been an important topic in healthcare for over a decade. Are we there yet? No. Are we closer than we were? Absolutely. No […].

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Biden plans to issue executive orders for ACA exchanges, Medicaid: report

FierceHealthIT

Biden plans to issue executive orders for ACA exchanges, Medicaid: report. rking. Mon, 01/25/2021 - 15:04.

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AI Set To Become Ubiquitous In Hospital Revenue Cycle Platforms By 2023

Healthcare IT Today

New research suggests artificial intelligence will become a critical part of revenue cycle management systems hospitals use by 2023, at least if they can get all of the key stakeholders interested in such tools on board and can find room for them in their budget. The survey, which was conducted by Change Healthcare, found that […].

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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—Pandemic lessons for creating a safer hospital environment for patients and staff

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—Pandemic lessons for creating a safer hospital environment for patients and staff. treed. Mon, 01/25/2021 - 13:51.

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Interoperability We Don’t Talk About – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 54

Healthcare IT Today

For the 54th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re going shed some light on the areas of healthcare interoperability that don’t get talked about enough. Many people in healthcare talk ad nauseum about clinical healthcare interoperability. While that’s an extremely important topic of discussion, there are a lot of other areas of healthcare interoperability […] Everyone in healthcare likes to talk about interoperability.or the lack thereof.

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Civica Rx to build drug manufacturing facility to make sterile injectables

FierceHealthIT

Civica Rx to build drug manufacturing facility to make sterile injectables. rking. Mon, 01/25/2021 - 16:21.

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Next Telehealth Visit

Beyond Telehealth

Make Your Appointment Call From an Appropriate Physical Location. Remember that during a Telehealth visit you may be speaking about sensitive and private information. To best prepare for a telehealth call, select a confidential, secure spot to not only avoid noise interference but also unwanted eavesdropping. Do not call while driving! Just as texting while driving is dangerous, conducting a telehealth visit while driving is very dangerous.

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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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KFF: Biden admin has more than $1B in unspent funds to help bolster ACA exchanges

FierceHealthIT

KFF: Biden admin has more than $1B in unspent funds to help bolster ACA exchanges. rking. Mon, 01/25/2021 - 13:56.

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What Healthcare Marketers Need to Know about Google Analytics 4

Geonetric

What is Google Analytics 4? For eight years, the way you measure website traffic and behavior has remained largely unchanged. Google Analytics has been the broad standard, and while they’ve made changes and updates, the overall experience has been consistent since 2012. Until now. The version of the platform we all know and love was […]. Read What Healthcare Marketers Need to Know about Google Analytics 4 at Geonetric.com.

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Primary care docs make up minority of spending on low-value care, study finds

FierceHealthIT

Primary care docs make up minority of spending on low-value care, study finds. treed. Mon, 01/25/2021 - 14:25.

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6 Tips For Staying Motivated And Healthy During Lockdown

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

As cities around North America and the globe move back into yet another lockdown, staying motivated to make healthy choices can be understandably difficult. However, despite the craziness going on, staying focused on keeping physically and mentally healthy is arguably more important than ever. Whether you are a young professional, busy mom juggling work, kids […].

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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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Industry Voices—Why should healthcare embrace modular construction?

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—Why should healthcare embrace modular construction? treed. Mon, 01/25/2021 - 12:43.

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How a Pandemic Prompted a Shift towards Telehealth and Online Learning

HealthStream

Whatever doubts there were about the efficiency and usability of telehealth before this year, the global pandemic has allayed them. Telehealth has been used to keep the at-risk at home and reduce the spread of infection while ensuring appointments are kept, especially in behavioral healthcare.

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PhRMA sues HHS to overturn dispute resolution rule for 340B program

FierceHealthIT

PhRMA sues HHS to overturn dispute resolution rule for 340B program. rking. Mon, 01/25/2021 - 10:39.

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