Mon.Feb 08, 2021

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Ten In Ten: Manatt’s Healthcare Priorities to 2031

Health Populi

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed major weaknesses in the U.S. health care system, especially laying bare inequities and inertia in American health care, explained in The Progress We Need: Ten Health Care Imperatives for the Decade Ahead from Manatt Health. The report details the ten objectives that are central to Manatt’s health care practice, a sort of team manifesto call-to-action and North Star for the next decade.

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Fitbit adds blood glucose tracking to its connected app

Mobi Health News

Users can import their blood sugar data automatically by connecting with their LifeScan OneTouch Reveal app or by manually logging their levels.

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Telehealth and RPM help St. John's reduce healthcare disparities

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Even before St. John's Well Child and Family Center in Los Angeles had the resources to provide large-scale COVID-19 testing, it was clear that its service area of South L.A. and Compton would be at significantly higher risk for COVID-19 infection and complications than other areas of L.A. County. THE PROBLEM. This region is densely populated. It has high levels of poverty, has a large immigrant population, is primarily Latino and Black, and is over-represented in essential jobs that cannot

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Tech-minded insurance company Oscar Health announces IPO

Mobi Health News

Founded in 2012, Oscar has grown to an approximate membership of 529,000, an annual revenue of $1.67 billion and a lifetime accumulated deficit of $1.43 billion.

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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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Montana Senate committee unanimously moves forward with telehealth expansion bill

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Montana state senators this past week unanimously voted to pass a telehealth expansion bill out of committee. The bill, introduced by Sen. Rhonda Knudsen, R-Culbertson, by request of the state auditor, would safeguard telehealth coverage after the COVID-19 pandemic. "My constituents care about this, and this is important to everyone in Montana," said Knudsen during a House Human Services Committee hearing.

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To many, it’s just a waste. But Seed Health sees poop as the next thing in health tracking

FierceHealthIT

To many, it’s just a waste. But Seed Health sees poop as the next thing in health tracking. hlandi. Mon, 02/08/2021 - 12:44.

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First daytime treatment for obstructive sleep apnea receives De Novo authorization

Mobi Health News

The eXciteOSA strengthens tongue muscles through electrical stimulation, and comes with a companion app for tracking and sharing progress.

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Sword Health scores $25M as virtual musculoskeletal care market continues to grow

FierceHealthIT

Sword Health scores $25M as virtual musculoskeletal care market continues to grow. hlandi. Mon, 02/08/2021 - 10:45.

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Mightier scores $2M from NIH to study impact of biofeedback video game on children with ADHD

Mobi Health News

Mightier is teaming up with Magellan Health to conduct the study.

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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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Using ML to prepare for future pandemics

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Population Health Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Using ML to prepare for future pandemics Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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Making Patients Feel Safer In Hospitals During (And After) The Pandemic

Healthcare IT Today

A new survey by SwipeSense has found that patients are worried about hospital safety and are happy to see facilities using contact tracking technology. It also points to a larger problem – hospitals’ failure to communicate to patients about safety – which still deserves attention. With the pandemic underscoring patients’ vulnerabilities, 73% of those responding […].

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Kaiser Permanente generated $2.2B in operating income in 2020

FierceHealthIT

Kaiser Permanente generated $2.2B in operating income in 2020. rking. Mon, 02/08/2021 - 10:17.

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To achieve healthcare equity, telehealth must be expanded to rural and underserved communities

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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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There's a scramble to create digital 'health passports.' These companies are teaming up to make sure they all work

FierceHealthIT

There's a scramble to create digital 'health passports.' These companies are teaming up to make sure they all work. hlandi. Mon, 02/08/2021 - 18:05.

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Nuance Announces Acquisition of Saykara

Healthcare IT Today

Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced the acquisition of Saykara, Inc., a like-minded startup focused on developing a mobile AI assistant to automate clinical documentation for physicians. The acquisition underscores Nuance’s ongoing expansion of market and technical leadership in conversational artificial intelligence (AI) and ambient clinical intelligence (ACI) solutions that reduce clinician burnout, enhance patient […].

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Deloitte: Greater consumer agency will decelerate healthcare spending over next 20 years

FierceHealthIT

Deloitte: Greater consumer agency will decelerate healthcare spending over next 20 years. rking. Mon, 02/08/2021 - 15:03.

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Why Isn’t RPM Exploding Like Telehealth Video Visits? – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 55

Healthcare IT Today

For the 55th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re going asking the question “Why Isn’t RPM (Remote Patient Monitoring) exploding like telehealth video visits? Everyone loves to talk about the explosion of telehealth that has occurred in healthcare thanks to COVID-19. In fact, we’ve highlighted the growth of telehealth ourselves.

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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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Oscar Health files to go public

FierceHealthIT

Oscar Health files to go public. pminemyer. Mon, 02/08/2021 - 10:11.

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Post COVID-19 Nurse Retention Strategies

HealthStream

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a terrible impact on nurses, many of whom have been and continue to be on the frontlines of care during this crisis. Healthcare organizations need to be thinking about nurse retention strategies for clinicians questioning their professional choices post pandemic.

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Highmark expands access to Freespira's digital PTSD, panic disorder therapy

FierceHealthIT

Highmark expands access to Freespira's digital PTSD, panic disorder therapy. pminemyer. Mon, 02/08/2021 - 13:40.

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For better RCM, prioritize people and track with technology

Hinduja Global Solutions

For better RCM, prioritize people and track with technology. Across the healthcare industry, health information mismanagement is causing a loss of millions of dollars each year. Inefficient use of staff resources and systems, or the failure to invest at all, reduces a healthcare provider’s already thin margins. Provider finance leaders are struggling to address the financial impact of post-pay audits, denials, and processing appeals, while revenue cycle departments are inundated with backlogs of

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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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HIStalk Interviews Erik Littlejohn, CEO, CloudWave

HIStalk Interviews

Erik Littlejohn is president and CEO of CloudWave of Marlborough,

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Telehealth and Program Integrity

Connected Health Initiative

Millions of Americans turned to live audio and video visits with healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Congress needs to make decisions that will permanently affect how Americans, in particular Medicare patients, may access these telehealth services on a permanent basis. Live audio and video interactions are an increasingly important part of healthcare services for every demographic in a broadening set of care scenarios.

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Considerations for Post-Implementation Staffing to Support Revenue Cycle Applications

Optimum Healthcare IT

With the implementation of today’s major EMR systems, the vendors […]. The post Considerations for Post-Implementation Staffing to Support Revenue Cycle Applications appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Benefits of adding a Mobile Medical Unit in your Practice!

KB Dental Consulting

As a healthcare facility, you must always be pondering over the questions like, How can you get more patients?

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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.