Patients acting as consumers, demanding more ease, better tools
Mobi Health News
APRIL 25, 2019
Patients are driving a new shift in health care, with expectations for greater access to personalised, convenient services growing.
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Humana, Doctor on Demand launch virtual primary care health plan
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 25, 2019
Humana is teaming up with telehealth company Doctor on Demand to launch a virtual primary care health plan, called On Hand, that gives patients access to preventive care, urgent care, and behavioral health through video visits with lower monthly premiums.
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Evaluate, Plan, Validate and Fund: Laying The Groundwork For RCM Transformation
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 25, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Joe Polaris, senior vice president of product and technology, R1 RCM. This year promises many new opportunities to apply technology to improve the healthcare revenue cycle. The recent HIMSS conference, for instance, featured many exciting use cases for machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI).
Home is the new frontier for dementia research
Mobi Health News
APRIL 25, 2019
A new programme based at Imperial College London will focus on technologies that help people with dementia to live well in their own homes, while generating data to help researchers better understand the cause and progression of the condition.
HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?
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Mint.com Founder Launches Vital To Triage America’s Healthcare
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 25, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Vital, the AI-powered software increasing productivity and improving patient health in hospital emergency rooms, today announces a $5.2 million Seed round led by First Round Capital and DFJ. Vital uses artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) to triage patients before they see a doctor, making it easier and faster for providers to coordinate […].
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Nearly half of U.S. doctors say they are anxious about using AI-powered software: survey
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 25, 2019
Artificial intelligence gets a lot of buzz as a leading-edge technology in healthcare with the potential to advance research and revolutionize patient care. But physicians remain skeptical, as only 20% of physicians say AI has changed the way they practice medicine, according to a recent survey.
AliveCor's 510(k) clearances revealed: high, low heart rate indications, and standalone AI for future devices
Mobi Health News
APRIL 25, 2019
KardiaMobile and KardiaStation warn users when detecting bradycardia and tachycardia. Meanwhile, the company has also laid the groundwork for streamlined AI updates across all of its current and upcoming products.
Doctors welcome CDC’s clarification of opioid prescribing, as guideline authors say it was misapplied
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 25, 2019
As doctors say they welcome the CDC’s recent clarification of its opioid guideline, the authors of that guideline said in a new paper that medical professionals had misapplied those recommendations.
Digital mental health platform Meru Health snags $4.2M in seed funding
Mobi Health News
APRIL 25, 2019
The startup plans to put the money towards additional clinical validation and rolling out the system to large health systems and employers.
The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications
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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.
Early Warning Score For Improved Patient Outcomes
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 25, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Paurakh Rajbhandar, senior biomedical engineer, VitalConnect. The need for hospitals and physicians to recognize and react to patients showing early signs and symptoms of clinical deterioration has resulted in the creation of a rapid response system (RRS).
Doctor On Demand, Humana team up on new virtual care model
Mobi Health News
APRIL 25, 2019
The telemedicine company and insurer have developed a new virtual care model that lets patients access an in-network primary care doctor with no copay.
What are the top healthcare concerns for voters? Surprise bills, ACA's future, poll shows
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 25, 2019
According to the most recent Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll, many Americans are worried about the future of Affordable Care Act protections for people with preexisting conditions.
Tencent-backed online healthcare platform Trusted Doctor secures $250M
Mobi Health News
APRIL 25, 2019
China's Tencent Trusted Doctor, a venture backed by tech giant Tencent Holdings, announced that it had raised $250M in a fundraising round. The investment was led by Country Garden Holdings, Tencent Holdings and Sequoia Capital, Tencent Trusted Doctor said in a statement. The fundraising marked the first investment since the entity was formed through a merger of Tencent Doctorwork and Trusted Doctors last year.
Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications
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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.
Study: 7.2% of Puerto Rican children showed signs of PTSD after Hurricane Maria
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 25, 2019
More than 7% of youths reported symptoms attributable to post-traumatic stress disorder after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
Smartphone eye disease screener for kids closes $6M Series B
Mobi Health News
APRIL 25, 2019
GoCheck will be using the funds to beef up its AI capabilities and facilitate new EHR integrations.
Virginia pain management clinics agree to pay $3.3M to settle civil fraud claims
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 25, 2019
A company that operates several pain management practices in Virginia agreed to pay approximately $3.3 million to settle civil fraud allegations.
Savonix adds another $9.6M for cognitive assessment app
Mobi Health News
APRIL 25, 2019
The company plans to add additional features as well as to continue its expansion into Asian markets.
The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report
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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!
Federal judge tosses UPMC’s countersuit against Pennsylvania AG
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 25, 2019
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has tossed UPMC’s class action suit against the state’s attorney general.
India’s mfine raises $17.2M in Series B funding
Mobi Health News
APRIL 25, 2019
mfine, a health-tech AI startup from India has raised $17.2M in Series B funding. The investment was led by SBI Investment, a Japan-based venture capital firm and a subsidiary of the SBI Group. Singapore-based SBI Ven Capital which is SBI Group’s Southeast-Asian investment arm and tech-focused global venture capital firm BEENEXT also participated in the round alongside existing investors, Stellaris Venture Partners and Prime Venture Partners.
Medicare Opens the Door to Reimbursement for Remote Patient Monitoring
Digital Health Today
APRIL 25, 2019
When CMS unveiled the first standalone reimbursement for Remote Patient Monitoring (“RPM”) by “unbundling” CPT Code 99091 in the 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule , it opened the door to the widespread use of RPM services for patients and promised there was more to come. CMS made good on that promise in the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule , introducing three new RPM reimbursement codes along with codes for “ virtual check-ins ” and internet consultations among physicians.
An ACA Penalty Risk Assessment May Help School Districts Avoid IRS Penalties
ACA Times
APRIL 25, 2019
4 minute read: . The Affordable Care Act is complex and complying with the law’s Employer Mandate can be challenging for school districts. We had that confirmed in recent conversations at the 2019 Annual Conference & California School Business Expo organized by the California Association of School Business Officers. Because most school districts employ 50 or more full-time employees and full-time equivalent employees, under the ACA Employer Mandate, they are considered Applicable Large Emplo
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.
Are you in the ERP upgrade mode?
David Chou
APRIL 25, 2019
A major trend for the healthcare providers space is the focus on the back office system. Organizations have focused extensively on the clinical system implementation and optimizations for the last 8 years, and now the shift is on the ERP systems. Here is the high-level update on workday for healthcare.
Compliance Trends-The Changing Nature of Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs)
HealthStream
APRIL 25, 2019
A team of content experts from HCCS, A HealthStream Company, recently attended the Health Care Compliance Association’s 2018 Enforcement Conference, where some sessions focused on the changing approach to CIAs.
If at First You Don’t Succeed…Learn from Clinical Trial Failures
GNS Healthcare
APRIL 25, 2019
The oft-told story is that it took Thomas Edison’s 10,000 attempts to perfect the invention of the light bulb. He is famously quoted as saying of his many prior unsuccessful efforts, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”. There is an ongoing discussion as to whether the biopharma industry should adopt a similar attitude when it comes clinical trials.
Doctors worry Texas Tech medical school admissions policy will undermine diversity in physician workforce
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 25, 2019
Doctors are worried that a new admissions policy forced on Texas Tech’s medical school by the Trump administration is a step backwards in increasing diversity in the physician workforce.
How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp
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Verma: Trump administration mulling mandatory payment models
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 25, 2019
Seema Verma said Thursday that while the Trump administration has focused on voluntary payment models to date, that is likely to change.
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