Tue.Nov 24, 2020

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Hims & Hers' new board member on what healthcare can learn from Netflix, and other digital health hires

Mobi Health News

Hims & Hers taps Lynne Chou O'Keefe and David Wells as next board members, Eden Health names Jack Stoddard the next executive chairman of its board and more digital health hires.

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How healthcare organizations can enhance RPM security, resiliency

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to push patients away from in-person care, many health systems have ramped up their remote patient monitoring ecosystems. But with that increase in endpoints comes an increase in security risks. "From a security perspective, we always model a personal home network as a hostile network," said Stephanie Domas, executive vice president of the MedSec cybersecurity service.

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Novartis teams up with smartpatient on new tool for patients with wet macular degeneration

Mobi Health News

The tool was designed to help patients and caregivers manage the condition and treatment.

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Aging and Health Technology Watch 2020 Research – A Recap

Aging in Place Technology Watch

A year that saw little travel but it was a good time to write. Most would agree that this year was not what we expected. Instead of continuing with business and event travel into March, HIMSS was canceled at the last minute and converted to a virtual event. And so it went, for Argentum events many other summits. And so it remains a virtual world.

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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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Fitbit study finds heart rate variability fluctuates by age, gender, time of day and activity level

Mobi Health News

The researchers used data from more than 8 million Fitbit users over the course of a randomly selected 24-hour period.

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Alan partners with Tanker for end-to-end encrypted medical chat

Mobi Health News

The medical chat platform brings privacy protection to the public with technology usually reserved for secure messaging services.

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Ascension earnings bolstered by increased joint venture revenue, COVID-19 relief

FierceHealthIT

Ascension earnings bolstered by increased joint venture revenue, COVID-19 relief. treed. Tue, 11/24/2020 - 14:11.

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Medicare 101 for Digital Health Part 1: What is Medicare and how did it get this way?

Mobi Health News

An Intro to Medicare - and how Digital Health companies can impact the nation’s biggest payer.

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UPMC posts $277M operating income in first 9 months on back of strong insurance business

FierceHealthIT

UPMC posts $277M operating income in first 9 months on back of strong insurance business. rking. Tue, 11/24/2020 - 14:27.

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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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App for frontline hospital staff closes £1M funding round

Mobi Health News

The UK app aims to resolve facilities and equipment issues for staff.

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Aetna pilot harnesses CVS pharmacists to address Medicaid members' social needs

FierceHealthIT

Aetna pilot harnesses CVS pharmacists to address Medicaid members' social needs. pminemyer. Tue, 11/24/2020 - 15:09.

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HIMSSCast: The advertising double standard holding back femtech startups

Mobi Health News

Host Laura Lovett checks in with investor Maria Velissaris and CEO Colette Courtion about the growing women's health space.

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UpHealth, Cloudbreak merge with blank check company in $1.35B deal

FierceHealthIT

UpHealth, Cloudbreak merge with blank check company in $1.35B deal. hlandi. Tue, 11/24/2020 - 13:46.

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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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New COVID-19 technology offers pooled screening for large groups

Mobi Health News

The technology will be able to screen up to 40 people at once.

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Sanford Health CEO steps down after sparking controversy for not wearing mask

FierceHealthIT

Sanford Health CEO steps down after sparking controversy for not wearing mask. treed. Tue, 11/24/2020 - 21:08.

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Of Idiocracy and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) – A guide for CIOs on API Security for the CURES Act

Healthcare IT Today

In the movie Idiocracy, society devolved toward having two major corporations control most of it, Costco and Brawndo. Brawndo was an energy drink known as The Thirst Mutilator. Because it had electrolytes, everyone used it instead of water, which led to its dominance. In this dystopian future, water was thought of as only for toilets. […].

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Operation Warp Speed expects to distribute 6.4M COVID-19 doses 24 hours after FDA approval

FierceHealthIT

Operation Warp Speed expects to distribute 6.4M COVID-19 doses 24 hours after FDA approval. rking. Tue, 11/24/2020 - 12:54.

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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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Treating HIV_AIDS in the Age of COVID: Think Telehealth

eVisit

There is a pandemic the worldwide healthcare community has been battling since 1981. It is HIV/AIDS , and it has claimed the lives of more than 35 million people since it was first identified four decades ago.

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More than 40% of Latinx and Black resident physicians experience racial epithets, refusals of care from patients: study

FierceHealthIT

More than 40% of Latinx and Black resident physicians experience racial epithets, refusals of care from patients: study. hlandi. Tue, 11/24/2020 - 11:18.

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Breaking Down Barriers to High Quality Virtual Behavioral Health Care

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Trip Hofer, CEO of AbleTo. The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a much-needed spotlight on behavioral health in the U.S. Over the past several months, we have seen surging numbers of patients reporting untreated depression, anxiety, and stress, as well as unprecedented numbers seeking care through teletherapy at home. […].

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KFF: Number of insurers participating on ACA exchanges increases for 3rd straight year

FierceHealthIT

KFF: Number of insurers participating on ACA exchanges increases for 3rd straight year. pminemyer. Tue, 11/24/2020 - 11:09.

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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.

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Why We Practice Telemedicine

Beyond Telehealth

2020 has changed our lives in a myriad of ways. Telemedicine is a concept that most doctors did not want to talk about, let alone actually use, prior to this year. In such a short period of months, however, greater than 75% of doctors quickly adapted and actively engaged in telemedicine to schedule and visit with patients. More and more patients prefer to speak with a doctor over a video call rather than take the chance of sitting in a potentially dangerous waiting room.

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Industry Voices—This holiday season, give thanks to America's healthcare heroes by wearing a mask, social distancing

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—This holiday season, give thanks to America's healthcare heroes by wearing a mask, social distancing. treed. Tue, 11/24/2020 - 10:15.

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Member experience: Never a better time for digital enablement

Hinduja Global Solutions

Member experience: Never a better time for digital enablement. Health plans are all too familiar with the challenges of member experience—that perfect storm of call/processing volume surge, staffing challenges, and critical moment-of-truth engagement pressures. And the stakes are even higher for 2021, according to JD Power research. The organization’s fourth annual study found that member satisfaction averages dropped from 712 on a 1,000-point scale in 2009 to 701 in 2020.

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Is ZOOM BOMBING Still Prevalent?

Telebehavioral Health Institute

A series of Zoom bombing reports rocked the company in March of 2020 when Newsweek reported that the FBI warned the public of the potential for “Zoom-bombing” after the popular video conferencing company saw a dramatic increase in the use … Read more. The post Is ZOOM BOMBING Still Prevalent? appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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7 Ways Telemedicine Helps Control Diabetes

GlobalMed

It’s November and that means it’s National Diabetes Month. Most people have some awareness of what diabetes is; many have family members or friends with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. But what isn’t as well known is how telemedicine is helping patients manage their condition – and even saving their lives in the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. David G. Marrero , director of the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Border Health Disparities in Tucson, says, “Diabetes may be the most serious public

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Notes from the Pandemic Front Lines - Oregon Veteran’s Home & the COVID-19 Pandemic

HealthStream

The Edward C. Allworth Veterans’ Home in Oregon was ready and waiting when COVID-19 to arrive on its doorstep, thanks to a comprehensive, far-reaching plan of action. Learn about their preparations and experience.

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GigCapital2 Has Entered into Business Combination Agreements with UpHealth and Cloudbreak to Form Combined Company to List on the NYSE

Healthcare IT Today

GigCapital2 (NYSE: GIX), a Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Private-to-Public Equity (PPE)™ corporation, today announced that it has entered into two separate definitive business combination agreements with each of UpHealth Holdings, Inc. (“UpHealth”), one of the largest national and international digital healthcare providers, and Cloudbreak Health, LLC, (“Cloudbreak”), a leading unified telemedicine and video medical […].