Health Populi

AUGUST 24, 2020

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, two certainties emerge in the lives of physicians: they are generating less revenue, and they have adopted more virtual care in practices. The Physicians Foundation surveyed 3,513 physicians in July 2020 on their perspectives on COVID-19 and how the pandemic has impacted practices and patients. This study is part one of three conducted by the Foundation this year, subtitled the “COVID-19 Impact Edition” of the 2020 Survey of America’s P

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Digital Health

AUGUST 24, 2020

John Groetelaars learned to work with his hands on his family’s vegetable farm, but he realized early that he was more interested in using those hands to build motorcycles and mechanical devices. He followed his inclination first by helping manufacture engines and axles after earning his engineering degree through the GM Institute; he later transferred […].

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Health Populi

AUGUST 24, 2020

“Digital transformation” was the mantra for all industries before we heard about the COVID-19 virus. Since the emergence of the pandemic, the coronavirus has accelerated the adoption of digital platforms, AI, and ecommerce. That is at least as true for the health care sector as it has been for other industry segments. So, will the fast-adoption of virtual care and other forms of digitization in health care last?

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 24, 2020

Castor, a cloud-based clinical data platform designed to automate the research process, announced recently it closed a $12 million Series A funding round. Two Sigma Ventures led the round with participation from Hambrecht Ducera Growth Ventures and existing investor INKEF Capital. This brings Castor's total funding to over $18 million, following an earlier investment from INKEF Capital in 2018.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

In Maine, COVID-19 case counts have been relatively low compared with the rest of the country, though that number has been slowly climbing. But when the pandemic began to unfold this spring, Central Maine Healthcare Chief Medical Information Officer Dr. Steven Martel said the system still worked to minimize risk to patients and team members while delivering the care people needed.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

Government & Policy Interoperability Population Health Telehealth One of the more remarkable features of the NHS’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been its rapid uptake of technology in the UK says director of international relations at NHS Confederation, Dr Layla McCay. Layla McCay As the first wave of infections arrived, we saw near-instant digital innovation that might otherwise have taken years: the rapid roll-out of remote working platforms, shared care record projects, electro

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 24, 2020

The app will facilitate the exchange of crucial information such as X-rays and guidance to ensure orthopaedic injuries get treatment in an appropriate time frame.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 24, 2020

Penn Medicine is getting new money to assess how its COVID Watch remote patient monitoring program is serving its patients, particularly those in Black and Latinx communities. WHY IT MATTERS. A $2.5 million grant from Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute has been earmarked for a study into how its COVID Watch program – an automated, text-based home monitoring platform designed to reach patients self-isolating at home – is working.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 24, 2020

The data-driven blood glucose monitor system-maker will use the money to push into new areas of disease management, such as cardiology, oncology and women's health.

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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.

FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 24, 2020

Oscar Health, Florida health systems launching co-branded Medicare Advantage plan. pminemyer. Mon, 08/24/2020 - 11:49.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 24, 2020

Also IntelyCare makes slew of new hires and PixCell Medical adds to board chair.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 24, 2020

Amwell files to go public with $100M boost from Google. hlandi. Mon, 08/24/2020 - 18:15.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 24, 2020

Anyone reading Healthcare IT Today is probably aware that during the first six months of the year, we saw a telemedicine boom unlike any before. This, of course, was courtesy of the pandemic, which closed most offices and made delivering in-person care almost impossible While most available evidence suggests that the volume of telehealth visits […].

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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

AUGUST 24, 2020

3 new health features part of Fitbit's latest smartwatch rollout. hlandi. Mon, 08/24/2020 - 17:04.

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ACA Times

AUGUST 24, 2020

2 minute read: In another court victory for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a federal appellate court ruled in Texas v. Rettig that a provision of the ACA that imposes a federal health insurance provider fee is constitutional. Section 9010 of the ACA contains a provision known as the “Provider Fee,” which is one of the funding mechanisms which allowed Congress to expand healthcare access to 20 million more Americans.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 24, 2020

Humana files suit against telehealth company QuivvyTech over millions in alleged false claims. pminemyer. Mon, 08/24/2020 - 13:37.

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Health Recovery Solutions

AUGUST 24, 2020

In the reimbursement partner Q&A series, we share knowledge and expertise from HRS partners across the country who have pursued reimbursement through CMS or private pay programs. Below, Ohio Living Director of Operations, Yvette Valentine, shares her insights into Ohio Living's reimbursement progress with CMS and CMS Medicare Advantage.

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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!

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 24, 2020

Sutter Health posts $857M loss in first half of 2020 due to COVID-19. rking. Mon, 08/24/2020 - 12:35.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 24, 2020

For the 43rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re getting a few things off our chest in an episode we’re calling “Healthcare Beefs.” We all have plenty of things that annoy us about healthcare, so we thought we’d take a minute to share a few (no doubt there are many) things that are bothering […]. The post Healthcare Beefs - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 43 first appeared on Healthcare IT Today.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 24, 2020

Hospital operating margins down 28% through July: report. treed. Mon, 08/24/2020 - 13:27.

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Health System CIO

AUGUST 24, 2020

Although there’s no shortage of data on telehealth visits, most organizations still haven’t optimized best practices, says CT Lin, MD, CMIO at UCHealth. “There are still some adjustments and opportunities out there.”. Source: Six Months Later: UCHealth’s Telemedicine Journey on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

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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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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 24, 2020

Mayo generates $154M in operating income in Q2 despite sharp drops in volume due to COVID-19. rking. Mon, 08/24/2020 - 15:45.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 24, 2020

As part of our ongoing series of telehealth interviews with EHR vendors, we’re excited to share our interview with Baha Zeidan, Co-founder and CEO of Azalea Health. In this series, we talk with EHR vendors to better understand how they’re approaching telehealth. Are they developing telehealth in house or are they relying on partners? If […].

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 24, 2020

Majority of nursing homes say they won't last another year under current financial conditions: survey. treed. Mon, 08/24/2020 - 12:18.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 24, 2020

Google Cloud and Amwell® today announced that they have entered into a multi-year, strategic partnership to deliver transformative telehealth solutions across the global healthcare ecosystem. Together, the companies will endeavor to expand access to virtual care, improve patient and clinician experiences, and leverage their unique capabilities to deliver new, differentiated healthcare solutions—across the continuum of care.

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HealthStream

AUGUST 24, 2020

For COVID-19 care, healthcare organizations had to think about how they could cross-train or upskill healthcare workers to effectively care for patients at a higher level of acuity than what they were accustomed to, from clinicians to administrative positions.

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Geonetric

AUGUST 24, 2020

But even still, many live in antiquated or homegrown platforms or disorganized SharePoint sites. Build a Case for an Empathetic Intranet These poor experiences can transfer into employee satisfaction, too. A survey from Limeade found that 31% of employees across industries feel that their employers cared about them as individuals. You’re probably shaking your head […].

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 24, 2020

Moody's: Insurers' EBITDA up 87% year over year in Q2. pminemyer. Mon, 08/24/2020 - 15:01.

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