Fri.Nov 11, 2022

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Q&A: What is healthcare's role in the metaverse?

Mobi Health News

Sam Glassenberg, CEO and founder of Level Ex, discusses the company's immersive experiences and the prospects of the metaverse for healthcare training and delivery.

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MobilTEK Launches First International Telehealth Program

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Sara Hendren, Global Telehealth Lead at MobilTeK by Care on Location. MobilTEK , launched its first international telehealth program in the department of Chuquisaca Bolivia in March of 2022. Through a collaborative partnership with Alliance Bolivia, PROCOSI, and SEDES Chuquisaca, two MobilTEK telehealth exam kits were placed in the communities of Zudanez and El Villar through a pilot program that will study the acceptability, useability, and adaptability of t

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Wheel to buy GoodRx's backend virtual care tech for $19.5M

Mobi Health News

GoodRx will continue to own and operate its telehealth platform. The deal is expected to close at the end of November.

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CMS seeks to close gaps in health equity data collection as new measures roll out

FierceHealthIT

CMS seeks to close gaps in health equity data collection as new measures roll out. rking. Fri, 11/11/2022 - 15:32.

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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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Hims & Hers, ChristianaCare partner for in-person care on East Coast

Mobi Health News

Hims & Hers patients in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania will gain access to ChristianaCare's provider network.

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SEC Ambulance Service disrupted by significant IT issues

DigitalHealth

South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is continuing to suffer “significant IT system issues”, but the incident is no longer critical.

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Nurses plan to picket outside of 22 Kaiser Permanente locations

FierceHealthIT

Nurses plan to picket outside of 22 Kaiser Permanente locations. fdiamond. Fri, 11/11/2022 - 09:08.

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Healthcare Security Warning

David Chou

The United States Department of Health and Human Services recently warned healthcare organizations that they are also at risk of being attacked by Venus ransomware. The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) released an analyst note that suggests the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is aware of at least one case where ransomware was deployed against a healthcare organization in the United States by using the Venus software application.

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Survey: Patients as Consumers Embrace Post-Covid Model and Want to See More

FierceHealthIT

Survey: Patients as Consumers Embrace Post-Covid Model and Want to See More. jpiatt. Fri, 11/11/2022 - 07:06.

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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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Fathom Secures $46M Series B Financing

Healthcare IT Today

Series B co-led by Alkeon Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Vituity’s Inflect Health, Cedars-Sinai, ApolloMD, Jonathan Bush, and other healthcare executives. Financing allows Fathom to continue to advance the standard in automated medical coding in response to critical challenges facing providers. Fathom , the leader in medical coding automation, today announced the closing of a $46 million Series B financing led by Alkeon Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners , w

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Industry Voices—What people want from virtual primary care

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—What people want from virtual primary care. pminemyer. Fri, 11/11/2022 - 12:39.

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Telemedicine is Changing Healthcare

João Bocas

Telemedicine is the use of telecommunications technology to deliver medical care to patients from inside or outside of the hospital Continue reading on Medium ».

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Northwell Holdings, Aegis Ventures team to launch virtual menopause care platform Upliv

FierceHealthIT

Northwell Holdings, Aegis Ventures team to launch virtual menopause care platform Upliv. pminemyer. Fri, 11/11/2022 - 11:32.

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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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What Duplicate Patient Notes Reveal About Health Care and Its Records

Healthcare IT Today

Bloat in patient notes has been alarming doctors for some time. The American Medical Informatics Association began a project to reduce patient documentation to 25% of its current volume by 2025. This task won’t be solved by any single organizer or sector; the AMIA calls on providers and health systems, Health IT vendors, and policy and advocacy groups to join the effort.

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MDLive expands virtual primary care platform to improve chronic condition management

FierceHealthIT

MDLive expands virtual primary care platform to improve chronic condition management. pminemyer. Fri, 11/11/2022 - 14:36.

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Kenyan online pharmacy launches HIV telehealth program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MYDAWA, the first online pharmacy in Kenya, has received $1.2 million in grant funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop and evaluate innovative Post-Exposure Prophylaxis, or PrEP, delivery. The company says its new telehealth application enables end-to-end virtual healthcare for customers seeking to access Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, a medication that is taken after possible exposure to HIV, and PrEP, which is taken daily by those who have an ongoing risk of acquiring HIV.

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Industry Voices—Improving veteran pain management requires a committed, comprehensive approach

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—Improving veteran pain management requires a committed, comprehensive approach. hlandi. Fri, 11/11/2022 - 17:17.

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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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Health Care in the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections – Considerations for Conversations at HLTH

Health Populi

You and I are ending this week looking back three days, Friday morning quarterback style, wondering how the U.S. 2022 midterm elections could impact health and health care in America. We can never know with 101% certainty the answer to this question following any U.S. election. This year’s midterms leave us especially in need of scenario planning, especially as on this day, we still do not know what the final balance of power in the U.S.