GreatCall updates its personal fall detection device with 80-hour battery, 4G LTE
Mobi Health News
APRIL 23, 2019
The Lively Mobile Plus automatically connects aging seniors to emergency responders if it detects a fall.
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eConsult Platform Use In Community Primary Care Settings Reduces Uncompensated Care Provided By Hospitals
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 23, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Chris Jaeger, head of ACO and health system strategy, AristaMD. Rural hospitals are facing severe challenges in maintaining operating margin, with uncompensated care being a major factor. Telehealth eConsult platform use in local primary care settings to improve “right time, right place, right provider care” have been shown to decrease the number of patients […].
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Validation key in digital health, but how do you get started?
Mobi Health News
APRIL 23, 2019
Last night at a Partners HealthCare Pivot Labs event, industry players discussed the ins and outs of how to validate a digital health product, regardless of funding.
Comment on How would you like to change HIPAA? by Doug Aldeen
Health Blawg
APRIL 23, 2019
HI David: HIPAA exempts an authorization to discuss “payment, treatment and operations.” Revisiting this issue with hospitals and other providers is paramount. Doug Aldeen.
HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?
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With new investors, Forefront Telecare caps off its $15M Series A
Mobi Health News
APRIL 23, 2019
First announced in January, the behavioral telehealth provider's fundraise is set to expand its provider network as well as its market presence.
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Fertility Focus upgrades app, AI for runners and more digital health briefs
Mobi Health News
APRIL 23, 2019
Also: BetterPT, Clinicient team up on appointment scheduling; Innovaccer rolls out pediatric care management software.
Physician shortage: The numbers keep climbing, now estimated at 122K by 2032
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 23, 2019
There’s no good news when it comes to predictions of a physician shortage. The estimates continue to climb, as the country will see a shortage of up to nearly 122,000 physicians by 2032, according to a new report from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
HHS Aims To Deliver Value-Based Transformation In Primary Care
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 23, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma announce the CMS Primary Cares Initiative, a new set of payment models that will transform primary care to deliver better value for patients throughout the healthcare system.
AI-based voice analysis can accurately diagnosis PTSD, study finds
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 23, 2019
An artificial intelligence tool can help diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans by analyzing their voices, a new study found, opening up the potential for the tool to be used to diagnose PTSD more rapidly or through telemedicine.
The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications
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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.
Boston Children's, MORE Health partner to advance physician collaboration
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 23, 2019
Pediatric health care center Boston Children’s Hospital and digital healthcare specialist MORE Health announced a partnership that will give patients in China access to the physicians and services of the hospital through MORE’s Physician Collaboration Platform. WHY IT MATTERS. The company’s Co-Diagnosis service is delivered by a HIPAA-compliant online platform, which lets physicians deliver a diagnosis and treatment plan to patients in collaboration with their treating physicia
Study: 54% of middle-income seniors will not be able to afford assisted living
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 23, 2019
More than half of middle-income seniors in the U.S. will not be able to meet the costs of assisted living, even if they committed 100% of their annual financial resources.
At the Southern California HIT Summit, UCSD Health’s Chris Longhurst, M.D. Examines Some of the Issues Around EHRs and MD Burnout
hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT
APRIL 23, 2019
During the Southern California Health IT Summit being held in San Diego, UC San Diego Health’s Christopher Longhurst, M.D.
Walgreens to increase minimum age for tobacco sales to 21 at its stores
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 23, 2019
Pharmacy retail giant Walgreens plans to implement a new minimum age requirement of 21 for its customers seeking to purchase tobacco products in its stores. The new policy will go into effect in September at all of its more than 9,500 stores, the company said in an announcement on Tuesday.
Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications
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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.
ATA19 Provided a lot of Great Information and Opportunity!
eVisit
APRIL 23, 2019
Our team spent an amazing three days at the ATA19 Conference in New Orleans April 14-16, 2019. Members of the eVisit team attended sessions, met attendees, and came away with an even better understanding of the telemedicine wants and needs of the enterprise healthcare market.
Dr. Asaf Bitton tapped to replace Gawande in leading Ariadne Labs innovation center
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 23, 2019
Dr. Asaf Bitton, a Harvard professor and Brigham and Women’s Hospital primary care physician, has been tapped to lead Ariadne Labs to succeed Dr. Atul Gawande, who took the reins at the new Amazon-backed healthcare initiative Haven.
Surescripts Sees 29 Percent Increase in Transactions
hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT
APRIL 23, 2019
Network now has 93 percent of all insured U.S.
Industry Voices—How fiber broadband can help close the gaps in rural healthcare
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 23, 2019
As federal and state governments alike invest in bridging the digital divide in America’s rural communities, hospitals, too, should embrace fiber broadband to expand their services and enable telehealth.
The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report
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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!
TBHI Faculty as Presenter at Evergreen’s Focus on the Future Conference
Telebehavioral Health Institute
APRIL 23, 2019
TBHI Faculty to Provide Telehealth Training at Focus on the Future Conference On May 7, 2019, Dr. Marlene Maheu of Telebehavioral Health Institute (TBHI) Faculty will be attending the Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling’s Focus on the Future conference. The … Read more. The post TBHI Faculty as Presenter at Evergreen’s Focus on the Future Conference appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.
Healthcare private equity deals reach record levels in 2018
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 23, 2019
Global private equity interest in healthcare continues to surge with deal activity hitting record levels in 2018, driven in large part by eight major buyouts valued at greater than $2 billion, according to a recent report.
What an Ill-Fated Hike Through the Desert Taught Me About Living with T1D
Insulin Nation
APRIL 23, 2019
Sara ready to hike in the Utah desert. Busy Getting Ready; Too Busy. While dressing for our hike that morning, I caught a glimpse of my insulin pump set. It was only two days old, but already the edges of the tape were grimy and starting to curl. I remember thinking that I should pack an extra set in my backpack just in case. Somewhere between that moment, getting my 14-month-old daughter, two dogs and myself ready, that thought faded to the back of my mind.
Centene reports 40% revenue boost in Q1 amid plans to purchase rival Wellcare
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 23, 2019
Centene Corporation posted a significant boost in earnings and revenue over the first quarter of 2019 compared to a year prior, the company announced Tuesday morning.
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.
Seven Years Until Fiscal Cliff of Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund
BHM Healthcare Solutions
APRIL 23, 2019
Editor’s Note: For payers, stable health insurance markets means stronger long-term growth because enrollment swings hamper revenue projections. Consistency in all phases of revenue cycle management, market penetration, and strategic planning means stable service delivery and insurance premiums. Click HERE and discuss how BHM helps payers succeed.
GlobalMed Expands Its Footprint in Africa
GlobalMed
APRIL 23, 2019
Unlike other telemedicine companies, GlobalMed has a massive and diverse international presence. The reason? Our solutions are secure, scalable and easy to use , and they can fit into any type of care setting – from disaster sites to airplanes to remote villages. In fact, so many healthcare organizations in Africa are standardized on GlobalMed’s platform that we have a base in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire to handle our deployments there.
Why More Than One Million Americans Have Been Uninsured Since 2016
BHM Healthcare Solutions
APRIL 23, 2019
Editor’s Note: For payers, stable health insurance markets means stronger long-term growth because enrollment swings hamper revenue projections. Consistency in all phases of revenue cycle management, market penetration, and strategic planning means stable service delivery and insurance premiums. Click HERE and discuss how BHM helps payers succeed.
Government of Zimbabwe Partners with GlobalMed for Virtual Care Pilot
GlobalMed
APRIL 23, 2019
Government of Zimbabwe Partners with GlobalMed for Virtual Care Pilot. SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.—April 24, 2019—GlobalMed®, an international provider of virtual care solutions, today announced it has been selected by the government of Zimbabwe for a United Nations-funded project to provide telemedicine services and equipment at 16 clinics in the country’s Manicaland province.
How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp
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Understanding the Regulatory Burden across the Healthcare Spectrum
HealthStream
APRIL 23, 2019
The regulatory burden faced by organizations across the healthcare continuum is significant in terms of the time and resources involved in meeting its requirements. $39 billion is the annual cost to healthcare providers to comply with the administrative aspects of regulatory compliance.
Reducing Suicide via Cross-Sector Collaboration
Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health
APRIL 23, 2019
The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention commissions more than 250 national partners in reducing the annual suicide rate 20 percent by 2025. On March 21, the Action Alliance invited influential partners back to the table—including Kaiser Permanente, the U.S. Surgeon General’s Office, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Facebook and other industry leaders—to leverage their impact and advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
Mistakes to Avoid While Selecting a Pre-owned or Refurbished Nuclear Gamma Camera!
KB Dental Consulting
APRIL 23, 2019
Introduction. There is rapid progress in almost every field in technology and service, especially in the healthcare industry. Medical professionals should consider the innovations in technology and invest more in their medical practices, hospitals including the dental professionals. They should also know that for delivering the high-quality medical care they should purchase new and advanced devices for their cardiac office, improving their efficiency, and also upgrade their equipment.
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