Wed.Feb 24, 2021

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Data: Exhaust or Exhausting? A Rant

Digital Health

I got an email this week from a smart and well-meaning entrepreneur. Despite the entrepreneur’s fine personal qualities, the email’s first paragraph had a total of 6 lines and in those 6 lines, it featured the word data 13 times. In other words, this email was beating the previously set world email record of using […].

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In-home therapeutic VR shows greater pain reduction than sham app, per AppliedVR-backed study

Mobi Health News

In a recent study funded and coauthored by the company, the EaseVRx program outperformed a non-interactive headset app across several self-reported pain and pain-interference measures.

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UK’s top 100 digital health innovators given a global boost

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Major health tech bodies have collaborated on a global campaign to showcase the talents of 100 of the UK’s most innovative and impactful digital health innovators. The First 100 list features UK companies with a proven track record of benefiting the lives of healthcare professionals and patients in the NHS and private health sector. They include companies which have underpinned the country’s response to COVID- 19, and others whose technology can address the issues facing healthcare s

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Ginger taps Capsule for same-day mental health medication delivery

Mobi Health News

Medication delivery is currently available in metro areas of New York City, Chicago, Minneapolis, Boston and Austin.

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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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Tech-enabled home care 2012-2021 -- are we there yet?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The home care market is (still) a booming business. Home care of various types now augments and even enhances services that not long ago may have been provided by senior housing. Pre-pandemic forecasts indicate 34% annual job growth from 2019-2029, much faster than average, and demand has no doubt been exacerbated during 2020. Home care workers are also among the lowest paying and least trained occupations.

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Microsoft updates Cloud for Healthcare with new virtual care, patient monitoring features

FierceHealthIT

Microsoft updates Cloud for Healthcare with new virtual care, patient monitoring features. hlandi. Wed, 02/24/2021 - 11:51.

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NHSX unveils new assessment criteria for digital health technologies

Mobi Health News

The process aims to ensure tools meet NHS standards.

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Less than a third of employers think their well-being, caregiving programs have supported workers through COVID-19

FierceHealthIT

Less than a third of employers think their well-being, caregiving programs have supported workers through COVID-19. pminemyer. Wed, 02/24/2021 - 14:52.

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Global lessons learned about DTx implementation, reimbursement

Mobi Health News

Panelists at this morning's DTx West discuss how governments worldwide are looking at digital therapeutics.

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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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Kaufman Hall: Hospitals could lose between $53B and $122B this year due to pandemic

FierceHealthIT

Kaufman Hall: Hospitals could lose between $53B and $122B this year due to pandemic. rking. Wed, 02/24/2021 - 12:09.

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WNS’s AI-Driven Application Takes Doctors Off the Phone with Payers

Healthcare IT Today

Doctors don’t seem flustered by bodily fluids or welts–what they dread is the hour-long calls with insurers, trying to persuade them to cover a test or procedure. There has to be some quality monitoring to prevent fraud and upcoding, but a lot of the time, the doctor just hasn’t coded properly or filled out the […].

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Mobile health apps leak sensitive data through APIs, report finds

FierceHealthIT

Mobile health apps leak sensitive data through APIs, report finds. hlandi. Wed, 02/24/2021 - 14:12.

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The CMS Extension and the 2021 Outlook for Record Retrieval

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Matt Peterson, Executive VP, Client Success and Growth, at Ciox. Now that 2021 has arrived, a national election recently completed, and significant changes to the healthcare landscape in America continuing to unfold amidst a pandemic, the time for health data preparation is here. A recent extension of CMS […].

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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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OIG: Hospital stays getting more expensive for Medicare, raising upcoding concerns

FierceHealthIT

OIG: Hospital stays getting more expensive for Medicare, raising upcoding concerns. rking. Wed, 02/24/2021 - 15:49.

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Featured Health IT Job: Solutions Consultant

Healthcare IT Today

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Solutions Consultant position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Lifelink and is located in California. Here’s a description of the position: A Solutions Consultant is a hybrid between […].

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Industry Voices—Medicare is going bankrupt. Biden will have to do something to ensure its solvency

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—Medicare is going bankrupt. Biden will have to do something to ensure its solvency. treed. Wed, 02/24/2021 - 10:35.

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Redox Raises $45M in Series D to Drive the Adoption of Technology in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

Redox, the company making healthcare data useful, today announced it has raised $45 million in Series D funding. The round was led by global private equity firm Adams Street Partners, with participation from Avenir and existing investors Battery Ventures,406 Ventures, and RRE Ventures. This funding was preceded by a consistent pattern of acceleration.

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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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Moffitt Cancer Center's CEO is working to cure cancer amid a pandemic—while playing in a rock band

FierceHealthIT

Moffitt Cancer Center's CEO is working to cure cancer amid a pandemic—while playing in a rock band. treed. Wed, 02/24/2021 - 06:20.

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Healthcare Website Design Portfolio

Geonetric

Download this eBook and get inspired by healthcare sites that are using design to stand out in their markets. Read Healthcare Website Design Portfolio at Geonetric.com. Questions? Contact us. Subscribe to our email newsletter.

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One in five women say they want more children now than pre-COVID, Evernorth survey finds

FierceHealthIT

One in five women say they want more children now than pre-COVID, Evernorth survey finds. pminemyer. Wed, 02/24/2021 - 12:12.

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Digital Health Literacy and Bridging the Digital Divide

Health Recovery Solutions

In a recent blog, I discussed the importance of health literacy, and why it’s essential for good health outcomes. I explored what health literacy is, why there is disparity, and how telehealth can help.

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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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Teladoc's virtual visits reach 3M during Q4 as revenue grows to $383M

FierceHealthIT

Teladoc's virtual visits reach 3M during Q4 as revenue grows to $383M. hlandi. Wed, 02/24/2021 - 23:59.

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Meet the First Optimum CareerPath Training Class

Optimum Healthcare IT

Optimum Healthcare IT is excited and proud to introduce the first Optimum CareerPath training class of 2021. The post Meet the First Optimum CareerPath Training Class appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Industry Voices—What can healthcare organizations expect from President Biden?

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—What can healthcare organizations expect from President Biden? treed. Wed, 02/24/2021 - 11:55.

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HIStalk Interviews Michele Perry, CEO, Relatient

HIStalk Interviews

Michele Perry, MBA is CEO of Relatient of Franklin, TN.

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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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Innovaccer jumps to unicorn status on heels of latest funding round

FierceHealthIT

Innovaccer jumps to unicorn status on heels of latest funding round. hlandi. Wed, 02/24/2021 - 13:08.

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HHS Secretary nominee Xavier Becerra signals support for virtual care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

President Joe Biden's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services signaled his support for telehealth during a Senate confirmation hearing this week. Xavier Becerra, currently attorney general of California, highlighted the effects of inequity on the health of vulnerable communities and noted the role digital health can play in addressing that inequity.

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Retail Health Gains Consumer Kudos in the Pandemic

Health Populi

The more health consumers use health and wellness services at retail, the greater their satisfaction and brand-love, according to a new report from J.D. Power. J.D. Power found that peoples’ Net Promoter Scores were higher among those folks who used at least one health and wellness service at a brick-and-mortar pharmacy, shown in the first chart.