Fri.Sep 16, 2022

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Physicians More Bullish On the Benefits of Digital Tools for Patient Care, the AMA Tells Us

Health Populi

Most doctors see the advantages of digital health tools like telehealth, consumers’ access to their health information, and point-of-care workflow solutions, the American Medical Association found in a survey of 1300 physicians, published in September 2022. The AMA first conducted research with physicians and their views on digital health in July 2016.

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Q&A: Could an Apple Watch change the 'one-size-fits-all' approach to AFib?

Mobi Health News

The Rhythm Evaluation for AntiCoagulaTion (REACT-AF) trial will study a "pill-in-pocket" method of stroke prevention for patients with atrial fibrillation. Some participants will monitor for AFib using an Apple Watch and take blood thinners as needed, instead of using the drug continuously.

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Osmind EHR integrates Zoom for psychiatry telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

San Francisco-based Osmind announced today that its electronic health record system for mental health clinicians has integrated Zoom virtual visits within its technology platform as part of the company's regulatory-compliant ISV Partner Program. WHY IT MATTERS. Within the Osmind EHR, clinicians can access a suite of digital tools to meet high-patient demand, like progress monitoring and journaling tools.

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Period tracking app Flo releases anonymous mode and more digital health briefs

Mobi Health News

LifePoint Health announced a partnership with Google Cloud to use its Healthcare Data Engine, and the National Institutes of Health will invest $130 million over four years to accelerate the use of AI in biomedical and behavioral research.

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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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Solving the Cybersecurity Gap in Healthcare IT Digital Transformation

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Terry Young, Director, Service Provider Marketing at A10 Networks. The COVID-19 pandemic intensified public awareness of their personal vulnerability when broadband service becomes unavailable or gets disrupted. This has also spurred massive government funding to close the broadband gap (the digital divide) and provide connectivity to unconnected or underserved communities. .

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A Buyer’s Guide to Telemedicine Platforms

AMD Telemedicine

A Buyer’s Guide to Telemedicine Platforms: Key Considerations to Help Optimize Clinical and Financial Outcomes. The pandemic may have changed healthcare, but it’s telehealth technology that will continue moving the sector into the digital realm. A Definitive Healthcare report found that 90% of hospitals looking to invest in telehealth services are planning to do so quickly.

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Provider search firm Kyruus buys patient engagement company Epion Health

Mobi Health News

Kyruus completed its purchase of patient navigation and price transparency company HealthSparq last year.

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Hearing Patients and Their Caregivers First Hand at the RARE Patient Advocacy Summit

Healthcare IT Today

Kind of on a whim I decided to head to San Diego (a great place for whimsical travel) for the RARE Patient Advocacy Summit by Global Genes. To be fair, Effie Parks from Once Upon a Gene Podcast had told me about it before and I’d been on the fence on whether I should go or not. Some other friends chimed in about being in San Diego as well, and I decided to last minute attend the event.

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Roundup: ex-Propeller Health CEO joins Aevice Health, Brain Navi to enter Middle East market, and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, Olympus has come up with the third-generation Visera Elite surgical visualisation platform for endoscopic procedures.

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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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HIMSS policy leader discusses telehealth bill, EU privacy rules

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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Can Amazon Capitalize on its Purchase of One Medical? Four Steps Toward Analytical Success

Healthcare IT Today

There’s naturally a lot of buzz over the acquisition of One Medical by Amazon.com. All the big tech companies are convinced they can fix our health care system. Perhaps they will start serving up appropriate treatments the way they choose the movies we view or the political diatribes we consume. But I recently talked to Gus Malezis, CEO of the digital identity company Imprivata , to explore what Amazon has to do to make its investment pay off.

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Wearable Technology Is Already Changing Our Lives And It’s Just Getting Started

João Bocas

Wearable technology is already changing how we live and work. This technology integrates with our devices to track and monitor our health… Continue reading on Medium ».

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Perverse Incentives, Doctors, and EHR Design – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

Happy Friday to all of you out there that celebrate it. It’s that time again for another edition of Fun Friday where we share something humorous to hopefully lighten your mood and start your weekend off right. We’ve got a couple gems this week including one that comes from a doctor’s 80 year old patient. Delightful 80yo patient brought this to their appointment.

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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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5 Ways to Prevent Kidney Stones

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

The most common age range for those who acquire kidney stones is between the ages of 30 and 60. More than one in ten people are impacted, making them highly prevalent. The ureter, the tube that links your kidneys to your bladder, is where kidney stones are most frequently discovered. If left untreated, they can be excruciatingly painful and result in kidney infections or improper renal function.

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Capital One Serves as Joint Lead Arranger on $2.3 Billion Financing for R1 RCM

Healthcare IT Today

Capital One Commercial Bank , a full-service bank with middle market specialization in many industries, including over 40 healthcare sub-sectors, announced today it served as a joint lead arranger for an amended and restated credit facility for R1 RCM. The borrower is a leading provider of technology-driven revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions for the healthcare industry.

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98point6 Announces New Strategic Direction To License Primary Care Platform

Healthcare IT Today

Technology accelerates adoption of on-demand care and improves access within health care systems. On-demand virtual primary care company, 98point6 , today announced it will offer their virtual care platform to power Health Systems’ digital engagement efforts with providers and patients. MultiCare Health System will be the first health care system to license the 98point6 virtual care technology within its leading hybrid ambulatory care platform, Indigo Health.