Wed.Jan 11, 2023

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Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company adds another PBM partnership

Mobi Health News

Cuban tells MobiHealthNews that MCCPDC is working on adding partnerships with PBMs that "share our mission of cost-plus pricing, transparency and no rebates.

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State Medicaid programs want to keep telehealth expansions, KFF analysis finds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This article was updated with additional comments. The Kaiser Family Foundation recently looked at state trends with regard to expanding access to telehealth-based behavioral care during the pandemic and found that states see telemedicine as a key component of maintaining access to behavioral healthcare for Medicaid enrollees. WHY IT MATTERS. KFF's survey of state Medicaid programs found them not only expanding telehealth benefits – for example, providing audio-only coverage of behavio

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Respiratory care startup Telesair raises $22M and more digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Food delivery company ModifyHealth scooped up $10 million, and Censinet, developer of healthcare cybersecurity software, raised $9 million.

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Verily laying off 15% of workforce, trimming down business lines: 'We've made some hard but necessary choices'

FierceHealthIT

Verily laying off 15% of workforce, trimming down business lines: 'We've made some hard but necessary choices'. dmuoio. Wed, 01/11/2023 - 16:51.

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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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Singaporean health data analytics firm Holmusk gets Veradigm's backing

Mobi Health News

Veradigm is also keen on bringing its behavioural health data to Holmusk's rapidly growing database.

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Digital musculoskeletal care company Hinge Health launches in-person home care

Mobi Health News

The physical therapy house call service will first be available in Chicago.

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JPM23, Day 3: Clover Health tees up busy day for insurtechs; Hinge Health stretches its reach into at-home care

FierceHealthIT

JPM23, Day 3: Clover Health tees up busy day for insurtechs; Hinge Health stretches its reach into at-home care. hlandi. Wed, 01/11/2023 - 15:00.

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Ascension-Q secures £250,000 in pre-seed funding round

DigitalHealth

Cloud-based clinical trials platform Ascension-Q has gained £250,000 in pre-seed funding to help expand the number of clinical trials it can support.

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JPM23: As the year gets underway, here's what insurtechs have planned

FierceHealthIT

JPM23: As the year gets underway, here's what insurtechs have planned. pminemyer. Wed, 01/11/2023 - 19:32.

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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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DE&I Initiatives Can Help Address Healthcare Workforce Challenge According to Deloitte

Healthcare IT Today

Implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives and addressing the workforce challenge in healthcare are not mutually exclusive. In fact, improving DE&I may be one of the quickest ways to alleviate the pressure of finding and keeping healthcare talent. How? Indigenous groups, visible minorities, and women are underutilized talent pools.

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Becerra renews COVID-19 public health emergency another 90 days, possibly for last time

FierceHealthIT

Becerra renews COVID-19 public health emergency another 90 days, possibly for last time. rking. Wed, 01/11/2023 - 12:18.

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Person Centred Software launch Smart Cups to tackle dehydration

DigitalHealth

The UK’s leading provider of digital care management systems, Person Centred Software, has launched Smart Cups, a solution to tackle dehydration.

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For health equity, risk adjustment should overpredict spending for marginalized groups, Health Affairs study says

FierceHealthIT

For health equity, risk adjustment should overpredict spending for marginalized groups, Health Affairs study says. agliadkovskaya. Wed, 01/11/2023 - 17:08.

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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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NHS Digital launches online community for API developers

DigitalHealth

An online community for API developers has been launched by NHS Digital to give them the tools, support and help needed to carry out their roles.

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JPM23: Intermountain Health, UCHealth launch joint venture to accelerate value-based care in Colorado

FierceHealthIT

JPM23: Intermountain Health, UCHealth launch joint venture to accelerate value-based care in Colorado. hlandi. Wed, 01/11/2023 - 10:02.

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How All of Us in Healthcare Can Close the Empathy Gap

Society for Participatory Medicine

I recently saw The Color of Care , a documentary highlighting the disparate and inequitable care received by Black and Brown individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the movie, Executive Producer Oprah Winfrey opined that one of the primary issues with healthcare is the “empathy gap.” Upon hearing the phrase I shot up in my chair, as it felt eerily (and painfully) similar to what I described in my 2019 TEDx talk: Overcoming Invisibility, Improving Healthcare, and Restoring the Doctor-Pat

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UCSF Health received fewer patient portal messages after letting clinicians choose when to charge

FierceHealthIT

UCSF Health received fewer patient portal messages after letting clinicians choose when to charge. dmuoio. Wed, 01/11/2023 - 12:08.

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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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Fierce Healthcare names Xealth as one of its 2023 “Fierce 15” Companies

Xealth

SEATTLE – January 17, 2023 – Xealth , the leader in enabling digital health at scale, today announced that it has been named by Fierce Healthcare as one of the 2023 Fierce 15 companies, designating it as one of the most promising healthcare companies in the industry. “As hospitals face increasing financial pressure, digital health programs are accelerating in health systems of all sizes for their ability to save clinicians time and put resources in patients’ hands quickly,” said Mike McSherry,

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A record 15.9M people enrolled in ACA marketplace plans so far, CMS says

FierceHealthIT

A record 15.9M people enrolled in ACA marketplace plans so far, CMS says. fdiamond. Wed, 01/11/2023 - 10:36.

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Rock Health 2022 Full-Year Funding Recap

Digital Health Wire

Every quarter, Rock Health gives us the gift of tallying, analyzing, and adding a bit of spin to the biggest trends in digital health funding – and their 2022 recap might be their best gift yet. As Rock Health describes it, 2022 was a “downhill ride,” with $15.3B in total US digital health funding signaling the tail end of a three year cycle centered around a pandemic investment frenzy that peaked in 2021 ($29.1B total raise).

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Elsevier introduces more expansive 3D human anatomy to increase racial representation in education

FierceHealthIT

Elsevier introduces more expansive 3D human anatomy to increase racial representation in education. aburky. Wed, 01/11/2023 - 15:53.

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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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Built In Honors Xealth in Its Esteemed 2023 Best Places To Work Awards

Xealth

Xealth Earns #24 on Built In’s Best Places to Work List. Seattle, Jan 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Built In today announced that Xealth , the leader in enabling digital health at scale, was honored as number 24 in its 2023 Best Places To Work Awards. The annual awards program includes companies of all sizes, from startups to those in the enterprise, and honors both remote-first employers as well as companies in large tech markets across the U.S.

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CMS plans to announce first Part D drugs subject to price negotiations this fall

FierceHealthIT

CMS plans to announce first Part D drugs subject to price negotiations this fall. rking. Wed, 01/11/2023 - 10:33.

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From CES 2023 (2 of 2) - Six more tech offerings that serve older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

It’s possible to participate in CES – and not be a startup. While startups were MANY that sought a presence in the older adult technology marketplace , now known as AgeTech , many firms were there who had been at CES before. They went back because of the business benefits of being at the show, post-pandemic, with a chance to interact with some of the 115,000 attendees.

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Veteran Status: An Under-Recognized Social Determinant of Health

FierceHealthIT

Veteran Status: An Under-Recognized Social Determinant of Health jpiatt Wed, 01/11/2023 - 15:54

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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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Healthcare Analytics and Interoperability – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Check out our communities predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media.

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Telehealth Brings Expert Sexual Assault Exams to Rural Patients (SANE Services)

Telebehavioral Health Institute

by Arielle Zionts / Kaiser Health News January 3, 2023. Amanda Shelley was sitting in her dentist’s waiting room when she received a call from the police. A local teenage girl had been sexually assaulted and needed an exam. Shelley, a nurse in rural Eagle County, Colorado, went to her car and called a telehealth company to arrange an appointment with a sexual assault nurse examiner, or SANE.

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While Nurses and Doctors Still Rank Highest in Trust, Gallup Finds Trust-Erosion by Party ID

Health Populi

In the annual 2023 Gallup poll on honesty and ethics in professions in the U.S. , the good news for the human capital of health care is that nurses, physicians and pharmacists continue to lead Americans’ ratings across professions in first, second, and third place respectively. The bummer is that that trust equity has eroded in the past year — especially among health citizens who identify as Republican voters.

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