Tue.Jul 20, 2021

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Tech-enabled senior living company UpsideH?M scores $2.25M

Mobi Health News

The funds will go toward continuing company progression, specifically with the launch of UpsideH?M’s core technology platform later this year.

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The Link Between Administrative Burden and Physician Burnout

Continue Education Journal

Physician burnout is increasingly being studied as the epidemic reaches new and larger proportions. A 2016 article in The Lancet defined physician burnout as “a work related syndrome, involving emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a sense of reduced personal accomplishment.” Affecting both training and practicing physicians, burnout has been attributed to limited resources, extended work hours, bureaucracy, lack of physician autonomy, increasing regulations on electronic medical records,

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Infection Control and Prevention: 10 Tips For Preventing Exposure and Contamination In Hospitals

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Hospital-acquired infections are a challenge to clinicians as they increase the mortality and morbidity rate. Sources of infections in hospitals include pathogens from patients, inanimate environments, and medical personnel. In any healthcare delivery setting, infection […].

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Medical Debt in the U.S. Greater in States That Did Not Expand Medicaid

Health Populi

The level of medical debt in America exceeded debt of other types in 2020. Furthermore, the flow of medical debt was greater among health citizens living in states that did not expand Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act, compared with patients who reside in Medicaid expansion states, according to an original research essay, Medical Debt in the US, 2009-2020 published in JAMA on 20 July 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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Wolters Kluwer Launches Patient Education Platform:EmmiEducate

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Wolters Kluwer, Health announces the release of EmmiEducate to improve alignment between patients and their care teams. With educational content tailored to a variety of learning and reading styles, and interoperability across disparate systems and access points, EmmiEducate gives […].

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Eli Lilly Bets on U.S. Well-Being at the Olympics

Health Populi

The U.S. Olympic team will be competing in Tokyo for first-place medals across many athletic events, each nation’s most physically-fit citizens going for gold. When it comes to the U.S. ranking on the world roster of population health outcomes, American ranks low on many key metrics, especially given that the U.S. does rank #1 in one key stat: healthcare spending.

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WebMD snaps up patient educational video company Wellness Network

Mobi Health News

Wellness Network includes videos that touch on 24 therapeutic areas.

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Australian seniors are comfortable using telehealth despite challenges, survey shows

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The CareSide, a home care service provider based in Western Australia, has published a report on Australians' perception of telemedicine, gauging their comfort with its technology and preference between teleconsultations and in-person visits. In January this year, it surveyed 1,122 Australian adults, categorising them by age brackets: 74% were aged 18-39, 20% were 40-64 years old, and 6% were aged 65 and above.

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Collective Health's partnership program launches with inclusion of Livongo, Hinge Health and more

Mobi Health News

The Premier Partner Program is set to launch for benefits plans starting in January 2022.

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Transform Clinical Communication With Role-based Messaging

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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UnitedHealthcare to offer fully-insured members free year-long Peloton subscriptions

FierceHealthIT

UnitedHealthcare to offer fully-insured members free year-long Peloton subscriptions. pminemyer. Tue, 07/20/2021 - 12:13.

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Warby Parker's digital vision test lets users renew their glasses and contact lens prescriptions remotely

Mobi Health News

The new service will cost users $15 if the prescription is renewed.

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Medical debt now outweighs all other personal debt in U.S. Those in Medicaid non-expansion states are hit the hardest

FierceHealthIT

Medical debt now outweighs all other personal debt in U.S. Those in Medicaid non-expansion states are hit the hardest. dmuoio. Tue, 07/20/2021 - 16:58.

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Best and Worst Patient Experiences – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 7/23 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by John Lynn (@techguy) on the topic “Best and Worst Patient Experiences.” Many healthcare organizations are starting to put extra effort into the patient experience. In the past, […].

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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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Highmark teams with ChristianaCare, Bayhealth for Medicare Advantage plan in Delaware

FierceHealthIT

Highmark teams with ChristianaCare, Bayhealth for Medicare Advantage plan in Delaware. pminemyer. Tue, 07/20/2021 - 16:02.

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Most Patients Don’t Want to Manage Their Own Health Info

Healthcare IT Today

Do patients want to manage their own health info? This is a really big and complicated question. Mostly because there are 7 billion patients in the world that all have different needs and desires. That said, there are some important generalities we’ve learned over the years when it comes to patients and their info. Before […].

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19Labs, Doctory Bring Next Generation Telehealth Kiosks To The Middle East

19 Labs

Bringing hospital-at-home to pharmacies, schools, homes, and rural communities in Gulf countries. SAN MATEO, CA — JULY 20, 2021 — The hospital-at-home trend is rapidly changing the healthcare industry globally and throughout the Gulf countries. Healthcare companies are now moving quickly to provide full care in patients’ homes, rural communities, schools, and pharmacies using the latest diagnostic devices combined with telehealth. 19Labs and Doctory have entered into a partnership that will brin

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New bill seeks to reverse slide in ACO participation with more shared savings

FierceHealthIT

New bill seeks to reverse slide in ACO participation with more shared savings. rking. Tue, 07/20/2021 - 16:53.

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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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19Labs, Doctory Bring Next Generation Telehealth Kiosks To The Middle East

19 Labs

Bringing hospital-at-home to pharmacies, schools, homes, and rural communities in Gulf countries. SAN MATEO, CA — JULY 20, 2021 — The hospital-at-home trend is rapidly changing the healthcare industry globally and throughout the Gulf countries. Healthcare companies are now moving quickly to provide full care in patients’ homes, rural communities, schools, and pharmacies using the latest diagnostic devices combined with telehealth. 19Labs and Doctory have entered into a partnership that will brin

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Ginger's digital mental health services are coming to members' teenage dependents

FierceHealthIT

Ginger's digital mental health services are coming to members' teenage dependents. dmuoio. Tue, 07/20/2021 - 14:08.

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Seeing Red about Pink Eye

Society for Participatory Medicine

I don’t like having something wrong with my body. I don’t like feeling achy. I can’t stand fevers. I don’t like being sick. When I do get ill, I want whatever healthcare team I deal with to be full of empathy and quick to figure out what ails me. If that sounds a bit high maintenance, I agree. I work hard at being empathetic, and I also try to be excellent in all that I do.

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OM1 scores $85M to build out clinical data network, AI analytics models

FierceHealthIT

OM1 scores $85M to build out clinical data network, AI analytics models. hlandi. Tue, 07/20/2021 - 11:38.

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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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CorroHealth Coding Automation Pilot Leads to Medical Savant Acquisition

Healthcare IT Today

CorroHealth has acquired Medical Savant after a successful year-long pilot of fully autonomous coding and charge capture. Automation exceeding 95% of encounters proved the benefits of combining Medical Savant Autonomous Coding with the CorroHealth Advanced Coding Solution (ACS). Automation of revenue cycle operations within the mid-cycle remains top of mind for many healthcare leaders.

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YouTube partners with Mass General on health content amid misinformation backlash

FierceHealthIT

YouTube partners with Mass General on health content amid misinformation backlash. hlandi. Tue, 07/20/2021 - 14:58.

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4 Reasons to Incorporate Telehealth and RPM into Your Hospice Program

Health Recovery Solutions

Telehealth can play a critical role for both hospice patients and their caregivers as they navigate complex symptoms and medication regimens, difficult prognoses, geographical constraints and care plan confusion.

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DOJ accuses former nursing school operators of selling fraudulent transcripts, diplomas

FierceHealthIT

DOJ accuses former nursing school operators of selling fraudulent transcripts, diplomas. dmuoio. Tue, 07/20/2021 - 11:29.

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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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Q&A with Patrick McGill, MD, Part 1: “We Should Not Be Competing on Social Determinants.”

Health System CIO

When it comes to social determinants of health, capturing data is important, but it’s merely one step, says Patrick McGill, MD. It's also about leveraging that data to understand why gaps exist, and partnering with others to help close them. Source: Q&A with Patrick McGill, MD, Part 1: “We Should Not Be Competing on Social Determinants.” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the infor

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HCA volumes rebound by nearly 20% in Q2, spurring $1.4B profit

FierceHealthIT

HCA volumes rebound by nearly 20% in Q2, spurring $1.4B profit. rking. Tue, 07/20/2021 - 11:31.

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