Fri.Jul 16, 2021

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J&J exec talks digital health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mobi Health News

In an upcoming HIMSS21 Global Conference Digital Session, Johnson & Johnson EVP and Enterprise CIO Jim Swanson will discuss the pandemic’s role in healthcare digitization and what leaders can expect moving forward.

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Malware Focused on Container Technology and What Healthcare Should Know About Containers

Healthcare IT Today

In case you missed it, some of the latest malware is targeting container technology including the very popular Kubernetes. Considering the large number of healthcare vendors, this is an important topic to learn more about. To dive into what’s happening, I sat down with Ian Eyberg, CEO of NanoVMs. Eyberg shares what he thinks is […].

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Dexcom gets FDA nod for its new API integration

Mobi Health News

Dexcom’s Partner Web APIs will allow users to view all of their diabetes care data in one place to enable in-the-moment feedback and adjustments.

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CDC director: COVID-19 morphing into ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’ as cases spike by 70%

FierceHealthIT

CDC director: COVID-19 morphing into ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’ as cases spike by 70%. rking. Fri, 07/16/2021 - 12:12.

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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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Q2 wraps up with more than $6.2 billion in digital health investments

Mobi Health News

Digital diet and wellness company Noom led last quarter's funding with $540 million in Series F investments.

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Despite industry buzz, femtech funding still lags

Mobi Health News

Reenita Das, partner and SVP for healthcare and life sciences at Frost and Sullivan, said that femtech companies only accounted for 1.8% of total digital health investments in 2020.

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Job Title Stereotypes and Common Phrases – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

We’re back again with another edition of Fun Friday where we bring you a little bit of fun and humor as you head into the weekend. Hopefully you’ve had a great week and are ready for an even better weekend. This week’s Fun Friday comes courtesy of Brendan Keeler. He found and created some really […].

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Baby tech company Owlet hits NYSE after closing SPAC merger

Mobi Health News

The company is currently trading under OWLT on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Australia permits longer telephone consults in COVID-19 hotspots

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Australian government has made available two new subsidised telephone consult services for patients living in COVID-19 hotspot areas. In a statement on Thursday, Health Minister Greg Hunt said the new Medicare items will enable doctors to provide 20 minutes or more of telephone consultations. WHY IT MATTERS. The move is in response to the growing COVID-19 cases in New South Wales, especially in Sydney which was recently placed under an extended lockdown until end-July.

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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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HIMSSCast: Peeking into the future of healthcare

Mobi Health News

Representatives from Accenture, The Chartis Group, ZS and HIMSS talk about what's to come at HIMSS21 and beyond.

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Maitri Health Technologies to Acquire Bloom Health for $20 Million

Healthcare IT Today

Maitri Health Technologies Corp. (“Maitri” or the “Company“) (CSE: MTEC) (FRA: D84) announces that it has signed a definitive agreement, dated as of June 29, 2021, to acquire Texas-based Round Hill Health Partners, LLC dba Bloom Health Partners (“Bloom Health“). The deal brings together Maitri’s innovative cloud strategy for safe workplaces with Bloom Health’s occupational health system serving […].

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Patient, doctor networking platform goes online in India

Mobi Health News

The platform will also allow pharmaceutical firms to launch their products online.

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Waystar to Acquire Patientco to Bring True Consumerism to Healthcare, Simplifying Payment Processes for Patients and Providers

Healthcare IT Today

Waystar, a leading provider of healthcare payments software, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Patientco, a leading provider of omnichannel patient payments, communications and engagement software. The combination accelerates transformation in the healthcare industry and dramatically improves the patient financial experience. Together, Waystar and Patientco will offer patients consumer-friendly experiences when paying medical bills, […].

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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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Roundup: India clears POC use of Cue Health's COVID-19 test, NZ-based Titanium Solutions buys Irish dental software developer and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, British medtech company Smith+Nephew launches its robotics platform in India.

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HIMSS presentation on FHIR CarePlan

Healthcare Exchange Standards

My next speaking engagement is at HIMSS. This will be from the perspective of my employer By Light , as we have been the developer of the current Patient Portal at the VHA - My HealtheVet , and are the implementers of the original Blue Button. I work with the team on the transition to FHIR. I am not physically going, as I am still very concerned about COVID-19, specifically Delta and whatever comes next.

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Roundup: PainChek technology for Scotland's veterans, Novartis announces companies selected for HealthHub 21 Challenge and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, applications are no open for NHSX Digital Health Partnership Award.

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Aetna dismisses overbilling lawsuit against Mednax

FierceHealthIT

Aetna dismisses overbilling lawsuit against Mednax. pminemyer. Fri, 07/16/2021 - 10:22.

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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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One physician's perspective on why patients prefer telehealth visits

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth An occupational medicine physician offered his patients a poll with a single question. Here's what he's learned so far about their feelings on virtual care. Dr. Archie Adams Sometime in 2019, I was multi-tasking and racing between exam rooms amid a controlled chaos that defines an average day in my busy clinic. I was behind as usual, and I could sense the frustration in the air from my patients who had been waiting for a while.

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What Poor Birth and Maternity Outcomes in the U.S. Say About American Healthcare & “Infrastructure”

Health Populi

Cain Brothers is a 100+ year old financial services firm with a strong health care experience, now part of KeyBanc. A recent “House Calls” memo and podcast from two company analysts detailed the state of Medicaid, Motherhood and America’s Future: Giving Birth to Better Maternity Outcomes. Christian Pesci and David Johnson’s in-depth discussion detailed their bottom-line that, “maternity care in the U.S. is in crisis but poised for rapid evolution…(recognizing)