Mobi Health News
JULY 19, 2018
Healthcare organizations aren't making significant strides in adapting to consumerism, even despite increasing demand, competition for patient loyalty and plenty of lip service to the idea. That's true across the range of hospitals, payers and pharmaceutical companies, according to new research by branding and marketing consultancy specialist Prophet.
Electronic Health Reporter
JULY 19, 2018
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Mobi Health News
JULY 19, 2018
Health Wizz has updated and is piloting its unusual blockchain- and FHIR-enabled EHR aggregator mobile app, which uses blockchain to tokenize data, enabling patients to securely aggregate, organize, share, donate and/or trade their medical records.
Arizona Telemedicine Program
JULY 19, 2018
Opioid addiction – both prescription and non-prescription – has reached crisis levels in the United States. The U.S. population represents just 5 percent of the global population, yet we consume 80 percent of the world’s opioids. This has led to tens of thousands of overdose deaths each year, and costs the economy $78.5 billion each year. The problem has worsened in recent years, and has been declared a national emergency.
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Mobi Health News
JULY 19, 2018
The US Army’s medical division has been building a mobile technology platform that will streamline triage and communications in the event of medical evacuations, and is now looking for units to pilot the technology according to a recent release from the service’s public affairs division.
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Mobi Health News
JULY 19, 2018
California-based telehealth provider InTouch Health inked a letter of intent alongside Rite Aid to explore how the virtual care platform can be implemented by the retail pharmacy chain to boost customers’ access to care. Specifically, the deal looks to bring InTouch’s technology to health kiosks owned by Rite Aid. These kiosks could be placed in Rite Aid’s pharmacies, or installed in “alternative care sites within communities,” according to a release from InTouch announcing the partnership.
Morning eHealth
JULY 19, 2018
AHRQ still lookin’ — FDA unveils new EHR-in-clinical-trials guidance
Mobi Health News
JULY 19, 2018
Earnings reports shared by neurostimulation and digital medicine company NeuroMetrix during a Q2 investors’ call showed a slight drop in total revenue as the company is preparing to place its marketing weight behind the launch of its updated wearable pain relief product, Quell. However, the company remained profitable during the quarter thanks to sales of its other product, DPNCheck.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 19, 2018
CMS plans to open a second 30-day comment period on Kentucky's Medicaid work requirement waiver, a move that has experts scratching their heads, especially as numbers from Arkansas' work requirement demonstration roll in.
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Mobi Health News
JULY 19, 2018
The Department of Veterans Affairs and IBM Watson Health have announced a one-year extension to an ongoing public-private partnership applying the AI company’s technology to genomic data for cancer therapy.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 19, 2018
Value-based healthcare may be the hot topic right now, but all that attention has yet to make much of a mark on the industry. That's the perspective of physicians and health plan executives who said that despite advances in technology, there's still a long way to go.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
JULY 19, 2018
For years now, the CMS and Medicare have been open to recognizing telehealth. Although telehealth is covered, there are restrictions. For instance, Medicare limits its coverage to rural Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA). Fret not because as of January 2018, … Read more. The post Medicaid’s Telehealth Expansion Waiver Changes ACO Restrictions appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 19, 2018
Where doctors would prefer to work and where the jobs actually are appear to be at odds, according to a new survey.
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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.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 19, 2018
The Office of Management and Budget is reviewing an interim final rule from CMS on the "ratification and reissuance of the methodology" for the risk adjustment program, a sign the agency may be preparing to unfreeze the payments.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 19, 2018
Data released by Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., shows a huge spike in ER claims denials following a new policy rolled out by Anthem last year. But denials have dropped back down since Anthem retooled its policy earlier this year, and in some states nearly 80% of denials were overturned on appeal.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 19, 2018
Amid increased scrutiny of the 340B drug discount program, the Government Accountability Office has released a report diving into the characteristics of hospitals in the program.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 19, 2018
A new analysis from the Altarum Institute found that spending and price growth among the privately insured sped up in 2017 and the first half of 2018 compared to public payers. It's a reversal from prior trends when private spending growth was near or below Medicare and Medicaid rates.
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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!
FierceHealthIT
JULY 19, 2018
As part of the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to address drug prices, the Food and Drug Administration will convene a working group to investigate importing certain medications to increase competition.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 19, 2018
The Trump administration is considering a proposal to overhaul safe harbor protections for pharmaceutical company rebates, a plan that could lead to a significant shift in how drug prices are determined.
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