Tue.Mar 16, 2021

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One-minute 'game changing' COVID-19 breath test currently being trialled in Dubai

Mobi Health News

The technology by Singaporean company, Breathonix can reportedly produce results within 60 seconds by detecting Volatile Organic Compounds [VOCs] in a patient’s exhaled breath. .

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A BA Degree as Prescription for a Longer Life – Update on Deaths of Despair from Deaton and Case

Health Populi

“Without a four-year college diploma, it is increasingly difficult to build a meaningful and successful life in the United States,” according to an essay in PNAS , Life expectancy in adulthood is falling for those without a BA degree, but as educational gaps have widened, racial gaps have narrowed by Anne Case and Angus Deaton. Case and Deaton have done extensive research on the phenomenon of Deaths of Despair, the growing epidemic of mortality among people due to accidents, drug ove

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GE Healthcare announces its first wireless portable ultrasound device

Mobi Health News

The Vscan Air comes from a long heritage of handheld imaging devices, keeping some features like a two-sided probe while ditching all the wires.

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The Ongoing Reality of COVID-19 – My Conversation with Dr. Michael Osterholm at SXSW

Health Populi

“So close and yet so far” feels like the right phrase to use a year after the World Health Organization used the “P-word,” “pandemic,” to describe the coronavirus’s impact on public health, globally. One year and over 550,000 COVID-related deaths in the U.S. later, we face a New Reality that Dr. Michael Osterholm and I are brainstorming today at the 2021 South-by-Southwest Festival.

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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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Google's next-gen Nest Hub debuts with contactless sleep monitoring and analysis features

Mobi Health News

The new Sleep Sensing feature integrates with Google Fit and is the first health or wellness use of Soli, Google's low-energy radar sensor.

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Finnish academics developing intranasal COVID-19 vaccine

Mobi Health News

Rokote Laboratories are seeking investment for the vaccine and are already in discussions about clinical trials although no date has been set.

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Pandemic era telehealth grew most in wealthy and metro areas, RAND study shows

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth experienced sudden and massive growth starting a year ago, but it didn't happen everywhere. A new report from the RAND Corporation suggests that the biggest upticks in virtual care availability occurred in more affluent and metropolitan communities, and that telemedicine services were mostly enjoyed by patients with private insurance.

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Doctor on Demand merges with Grand Rounds to form new virtual health care company

Mobi Health News

Grand Rounds' CEO Owen Tripp will continue on as the CEO of the combined entity. .

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Vyne Medical Auto-Indexing Solution Now Available To Hospitals and Health Systems

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Vyne Medical, a leading provider of electronic health information and communication management solutions, announces the launch of new functionality to help streamline hospital administrative functions. Auto-indexing accurately transforms documents and unstructured patient information into structured, […].

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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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NovaSight eyes FDA clearance with upcoming clinical trial

Mobi Health News

The company’s digital therapy CureSight presents a new treatment method for amblyopia, also known as lazy eye, that doesn’t require patching. .

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4 Reasons Why The Digital Front Door Needs A Digital Mailroom

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Bird Blitch, CEO and co-founder, Patientco. Since the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic, many leaders in the healthcare technology space talk about the concept of transforming the patient experience by providing a “digital front […]. The article 4 Reasons Why The Digital Front Door Needs A Digital Mailroom appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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UK AI-powered digital therapy service HelloSelf raises £5.5M in Series A funding

Mobi Health News

The funding will go towards expanding mental health provision for post-pandemic Britain.

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One Big Question Healthcare Technology Leaders Should Be Asking Right Now: How Are Biases In Machine Learning Going To Impact Care?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Response from Fion Lee Maden, COO, Fairly AI. Machine learning is possibly the most disruptive technology of the 21st century. Good machine learning systems will, with limited interaction from a doctor, will be able to […]. The article One Big Question Healthcare Technology Leaders Should Be Asking Right Now: How Are Biases In Machine Learning Going To Impact Care?

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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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UPMC uses RPM to study postpartum hypertension among Black and white women

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (both preeclampsia and gestational hypertension) often continue to have high blood pressure after delivery, which can increase the risk of seizures, strokes and even maternal death in the postpartum period. THE PROBLEM. UPMC and University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences knew that understanding the trajectory of blood pressure decline after a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy might be important to preventing these complications.

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Diabetes management startup Glooko collects $30M to push remote monitoring, new therapy areas

Mobi Health News

The Palo Alto startup said that 2020 was its strongest year to date.

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Doctor On Demand, Grand Rounds combine to form multibillion-dollar digital health company

FierceHealthIT

Doctor On Demand, Grand Rounds combine to form multibillion-dollar digital health company. hlandi. Tue, 03/16/2021 - 09:31.

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Unite Us lands $150M for its platform to address SDoH

Mobi Health News

The company is now valued at more than $1.6 billion. .

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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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Omega Healthcare Acquires himagine Solutions

Healthcare IT Today

Omega Healthcare, a leading provider of outsourced revenue cycle management and other healthcare support services, today announced the acquisition of himagine Solutions, a St. Louis, MO-based provider of medical coding and registry services. The transaction expands the service capabilities and geographical footprint of both companies, enhancing the ability to service clients globally.

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MedPAC calls for 2% bump to hospital payments, no update for docs in 2022

FierceHealthIT

MedPAC calls for 2% bump to hospital payments, no update for docs in 2022. rking. Tue, 03/16/2021 - 13:02.

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Home Care Services and Technology Set to Explode

Healthcare IT Today

The market for services and technologies to help patients remain at home is one of the fastest growing healthcare segments. Even before COVID-19, there was increasing momentum for care outside the walls of healthcare facilities. Now after a year of the pandemic, more money and effort is being invested in home care solutions. 8.65% CAGR […].

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Unite Us banks $150M series C to scale up networks linking health and social services

FierceHealthIT

Unite Us banks $150M series C to scale up networks linking health and social services. hlandi. Tue, 03/16/2021 - 16:18.

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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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Blood-Red Tape: How Redundant Data Collection Leads to Scandal

Healthcare IT Today

Throughout the health care field, clinical and administrative staff complain about the burden of collecting data required by government regulations–often with no idea what purpose the data serves. A lot of regulatory requirements are desperate stabs at filling the gaps caused by a lack of data standards and of interoperability–yes, a decade into the U.S. […].

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Judge halts 340B dispute rule, siding with Eli Lilly in lawsuit over program

FierceHealthIT

Judge halts 340B dispute rule, siding with Eli Lilly in lawsuit over program. rking. Tue, 03/16/2021 - 18:11.

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6 Steps to Help You Get Started With Telehealth and RPM

Health Recovery Solutions

Launching a new telehealth program can be an intimidating task, especially for those who have never leveraged the service before. Even for those who are switching vendors or expanding their existing program, it can be difficult to know where to start.

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RWJF: How policymakers can build on $1.9T COVID bill to boost coverage access

FierceHealthIT

RWJF: How policymakers can build on $1.9T COVID bill to boost coverage access. pminemyer. Tue, 03/16/2021 - 11:52.

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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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eCare21 Announces Closing of $2.7 Million Seed Financing

Healthcare IT Today

eCare21, Inc, announced that the company has raised a total of $2.7 million on its Seed equity financing. The round was led by advisees of Quadrant Capital Advisors Inc. and InQLab. The eCare21 Virtual Healthcare Platform provides Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) of objective biometrics and other indicators of disease status. eCare21 enables holistic […].

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Alphabet's CapitalG, Ascension back $140M investment in kidney care startup Strive Health

FierceHealthIT

Alphabet's CapitalG, Ascension back $140M investment in kidney care startup Strive Health. hlandi. Tue, 03/16/2021 - 17:24.

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5 Tips for Having Your Best Online Doctor’s Visit

MeMD

While telehealth has gotten lots of attention during the pandemic, this technology—albeit in more primitive forms—has been used for decades to facilitate care in difficult environments, such as for rural patients. With the more recent surge of online doctor’s visits , it’s clear that telemedicine is not going anywhere soon and will only become a more common part of the patient care experience in the future.