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4 Questions to Ask Before Partnering With a Telemedicine Tech Provider

AMD Telemedicine

4 Questions to Ask Before Partnering With a Telemedicine Technology Provider. Telemedicine and telehealth technologies are transforming the way that doctors and patients interact with each other. They’re also improving access to care for many individuals. That said, anytime a change is introduced to an existing system, there’s always a transitionary period during which challenges are to be expected.

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Amazon to acquire primary care company One Medical for $3.9B

Mobi Health News

"We think healthcare is high on the list of experiences that need reinvention," Neil Lindsay, SVP of Amazon Health Services, said in a statement.

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Amazon makes further healthcare inroads with $3.9B One Medical deal

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Amazon and One Medical announced their plans to merge on Thursday morning, in a $3.9 billion mega deal that would see the retail giant continue its ambitious string of healthcare acquisitions. Under terms of the merger agreement, which is subject to customary closing conditions, Amazon will acquire One Medical for $18 per share in an all-cash transaction.

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Medable, Withings partner to use connected devices in decentralized clinical trials

Mobi Health News

The partnership will allow Withings' connected scales, blood pressure monitors and sleep-tracking mats to integrate with Medable's trial platform.

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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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Roundup: Monash Health sets up virtual clinic for blood pressure management and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Monash Health pilots virtual clinic for blood pressure management. Monash Health, a public health service in Victoria, has piloted its pharmacist-led virtual clinic for managing the blood pressure of patients with chronic diseases. Dubbed Optimising One Medication with Patients (OOMPa), the virtual clinic sees patients for the titration and adjustment of their blood pressure medication.

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92% of Consumers Report Convenience #1 Consideration when Choosing A Health Professional

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Reading Time: 2 minutes. According to a recent report, healthcare professionals believe virtual visits have increased patients’ and clients’ interest in telehealth adoption. CVS Health conducted a survey, Health Care Insights Study 2022 , to understand health providers’ and consumers’ health care experience during COVID-19. They were interested in understanding which barriers may hinder their ability to improve digital health online service outcomes.

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A Look at the Biggest Challenge Healthcare RCM Professionals Face

Healthcare IT Today

When you attend a conference, it’s always fun to see if there’s a kind of theme or hot topic for those attending the conference. At this year’s HFMA annual conference the big theme I kept hearing over and over had to do with staffing challenges. Needless to say, the world in general and healthcare in particular has been hit hard with staffing challenges.

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Pediatric Virtual Visits: A New Approach to Pediatric Mental Health Service

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Reading Time: 2 minutes. Telehealth can help healthcare providers expand their pediatric mental health services to clients and patients across the US through pediatric virtual visits and pediatric telemedicine. Mental health issues in children, adolescents, and young adults have become a significant cause of concern. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report , pediatric mental health-related visits increased 24% in just seven months among children between 5 and 11

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Featured Health IT Job: eCQM/dCQM Measure Developer – CORE

Healthcare IT Today

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the eCQM/dCQM Measure Developer – CORE position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Yale New Haven Health and is in Connecticut. Here’s a description of the position: The Yale/Yale New Haven Hospital Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) is a leading national outcomes research center dedicated to transforming healt

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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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Incorporate Mentoring and See Your People Thrive

Optimum Healthcare IT

As a strong proponent of mentoring, Kristi Lanciotti was a recent panelist during the Women in Tech Regatta conference in Seattle. Continue reading Incorporate Mentoring and See Your People Thrive at Optimum Healthcare IT.

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IRS Requesting More Detail in ACA Audits

ACA Times

As we’ve previously noted, IRS enforcement of the ACA’s Employer Mandate is ramping up. Most recently, the agency has begun requesting more detailed information from employers being audited for suspected…. The post IRS Requesting More Detail in ACA Audits first appeared on The ACA Times.

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Feds charge 36 in $1.2B healthcare fraud schemes

Henry Kotula

[link]. Thirty-six people across the U.S. were charged for their alleged roles in schemes involving $1.2 billion in fraudulent telemedicine, durable medical equipment, cardiovascular and cancer genetic testing, the Justice Department announced July 20. . The alleged schemes involved lab owners paying medical professionals illegal kickbacks and bribes in exchange for referring patients.

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White House Office on National Drug Policy: Telehealth Prescribing for Substance Use Disorders

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Reading Time: 3 minutes. The White House Office on National Drug Policy (ONDCP) supports permanent telehealth prescribing for people with Substance Use Disorders (SUD), according to the issued guidance “ Telehealth and Substance Use Disorder Services in the Era of Covid-19: Review and Recommendations ” published on June 22, 2022. The report acknowledges that access to telehealth-controlled substances is essential to ensure that people with SUD continue to access 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.