Mon.Oct 05, 2020

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Telehealth Update from J.D. Power, Amwell, Cigna, GoodRx, and a Trio of Smart Doctors

Health Populi

In the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth was a “bright spot in the ‘new normal,’” according to a report from J.D. Power, Telehealth Patient Satisfaction Surges During Pandemic but Barriers to Access Persist. But as the report’s title asserts, most telehealth users experienced obstacles to accessing and using virtual care platforms that drove less positive consumer experiences.

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Digital health's record-breaking Q3 saw big raises in COVID-impacted sectors

Mobi Health News

Rock Health reports $4 billion in funding for U.S. digital health startups this quarter, much of which was driven by a flurry of telehealth investments and late-stage rounds for R&D and fitness tech companies.

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Telehealth enables health center to tackle rural and COVID-19 challenges

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jordan Valley Community Health Center in Springfield, Missouri, was facing the problem of providing quality patient care in a safe environment while most of its patient base was staying home. THE PROBLEM. The provider organization believed telehealth was the future, but had only been using the technology in small niches, such as school-based care.

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Study reveals inequalities in telehealth usage across demographic groups

Mobi Health News

Researchers from Kantar Health suggest that as telehealth services continue to be used, inequalities in access and usage should be monitored to find ways to close healthcare gaps.

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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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"The sustainable advancement of telehealth is one that removes inequalities in healthcare"

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Pushing the boundaries in digital health should be done very cautiously until data security and the right skills are ensured," said John Rayner (UK), Regional Director, EMEA, Analytics, HIMSS, who moderated the event ' Telehealth adoption in Europe: The findings of the HIMSS e-Health Trendbarometer. ' The latest HIMSS study confirms the technical readability to embrace telecare, but the actual digital maturity was verified in the first weeks of the pandemic.

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NYU Langone, MindMed team up to launch training program for psychedelic therapies

FierceHealthIT

NYU Langone, MindMed team up to launch training program for psychedelic therapies. hlandi. Mon, 10/05/2020 - 12:49.

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Butterfly Medical raises $7 million Series B financing led by New Rhein

Mobi Health News

Investment proceeds will primarily fund FDA registration studies and opening of US headquarters.

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Taming the Tech: Navigating Technology and Ethics In Senior Care

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Adrian Johansen, freelance writer; @AdrianJohanse18. In the age of COVID-19, the role of technology in supporting senior care has perhaps never been more important or apparent. Telemedicine is increasingly proving its power to ensure continuity and […].

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Masimo releases continuous temperature monitoring wearable

Mobi Health News

The tech can connect to a smartphone app and give alerts and notifications.

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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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Walmart and Clover Health team up to offer Medicare Advantage plans

FierceHealthIT

Walmart and Clover Health team up to offer Medicare Advantage plans. rking. Mon, 10/05/2020 - 16:15.

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Consumer health tool Your.MD lands $30M to expand its market footprint

Mobi Health News

The funding was invested by fellow health company Reckitt Benckiser.

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Now’s a Good Time to Optimize Workforce Management

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Bryan Jackson, Senior Director, Solutions at Atos. The answer customers used to give when asking about what they want to get out of a new Workforce Management application used to be very simple; “we want the latest technology!” New technology, unsupported vendor applications, rising labor costs, new compliance […].

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Does Eating Tomato Paste Prevent a Sunburn?

Health and Wellness Blog | Uplifting People To Live A Healthier Life

Well, you won’t believe it, but the short answer is: yes! And we’re not talking about slathering it on like sunscreen, either! Tomato paste is the most concentrated dose of all the vital nutrients this fruit has to offer. So eating the more concentrated paste, versus sliced, diced, or juiced tomatoes is the most efficient […]. The post Does Eating Tomato Paste Prevent a Sunburn?

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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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Aetna says 2021 Medicare Advantage plans spotlight members' 'total health'

FierceHealthIT

Aetna says 2021 Medicare Advantage plans spotlight members' 'total health'. pminemyer. Mon, 10/05/2020 - 12:30.

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Big IRS News Concerning 2020 ACA Deadlines

ACA Times

2 minute read: The IRS just released very important guidance concerning employers’ obligations under the Affordable Care Act. Notice 2020-76 , released October 2, 2020, addresses a broad array of topics under the ACA compliance umbrella. This post addresses two issues of critical concern to Applicable Large Employers (ALEs), which are generally those employers with 50 or more full-time employees, including full-time equivalent employees, in the previous year.

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Independence Blue Cross, Signify Health partner on community health network

FierceHealthIT

Independence Blue Cross, Signify Health partner on community health network. pminemyer. Mon, 10/05/2020 - 13:37.

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The Battle for Telehealth: EHR vs Third Party – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 46

Healthcare IT Today

For the 46th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the battle for telehealth. More specifically, we’re talking about EHR vendors entrance into telehealth and third party telehealth vendors. For those that have been following our EHR Telehealth vendor series, you know that EHR vendors are all diving into the live video telehealth […] While EHR vendors are offering their own telehealth solution, many third party telehealth vendors have been working in the sp

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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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CommonSpirit Health posts $550M operating revenue loss in fiscal year due to COVID-19

FierceHealthIT

CommonSpirit Health posts $550M operating revenue loss in fiscal year due to COVID-19. rking. Mon, 10/05/2020 - 15:00.

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Revenue Cycle Management and Telehealth—What Are the Challenges?

Healthcare IT Today

The following us a guest article by Khalid Al-Maskari, CEO and Founder, Health Information Management Systems. Now that COVID-19 has triggered an explosion of telehealth, more clinics are recognizing virtual patient care as an essential aspect of the integrated care model. According to a recent Global Industry report, the telehealth market expanded from $45 billion […].

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Understanding the Difference Between Telemedicine Integration and Interoperability

GlobalMed

If you’ve been around the telehealth world , you may have experienced a bait and switch when it comes to integration promises. Often vendors will assure you they can integrate with your EHR and workflows. It sounds so efficient; you envision clinical data and PHI flowing between different facilities and systems. Then the telemedicine solution is deployed and you discover the vendor’s version of integration is limited to their video platform, allowing you to launch a video consult from your EHR.

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How to disinfect Refurbished Medical Imaging Equipment during COVID-19?

KB Dental Consulting

The world has been gripped by Coronavirus and the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread.

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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.