Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 30, 2019
The skilled nursing sector has undergone a major transition over the past ten years. Because of shifting demographics and the challenges they place on hospitals, skilled nursing facilities are receiving patients who are struggling with more significant health concerns than in the past. As such, there is a need to provide a greater range of care in the facility.
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 30, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ken Perez, vice president of healthcare policy, Omnicell, Inc. It was such a beautiful, logical vision: The creation of “an electronic circulatory system for health information that nourishes the practice of medicine, research, and public health, making health care professionals better at what they do and the American people healthier,” as David Blumenthal, the […].
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FierceHealthIT
APRIL 30, 2019
Health systems and hospitals have expanded through mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships in the past several years. EHR giants Epic and Cerner have benefitted the most from this market consolidation, building a combined 85% market share among large, 500-bed U.S. hospitals.
KevinMD
APRIL 30, 2019
As we go through our careers, we are given the responsibility of educating the next generation of students and residents to become proficient and competent in medicine. In telehealth, which also requires training my colleagues, is it necessary? If so, what should be part of it? Part of the equivocation with this question of creating […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com.
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Mobi Health News
APRIL 30, 2019
The platform employs machine learning and predictive analytics to personalize the reminders, as well as pinpoint patients who are at-risk.
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Mobi Health News
APRIL 30, 2019
Patients are not embracing video calls with the enthusiasm anticipated by NHS England and many GPs themselves, according to new research from leading app provider askmyGP.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 30, 2019
Indiana University Health and Raleigh, North Carolina-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals have teamed up with blockchain and pharmacy companies to better track specialty prescription drugs.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 30, 2019
In Jane Sarasohn-Kahn's new book, she argues that we must make the move from health consumers to health citizens.
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 30, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. BetterPT, a healthcare technology platform company providing end-to-end digital connectivity between physical therapists (PT), patients and physicians, announced today it has completed a $5 million Series A round of financing. The Series A round was led by 5Lion Ventures and joined by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and ID Fund.
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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.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 30, 2019
Those using the Garmin Connect fitness platform and certain Garmin smartwatches will receive period predictions and targeted educational content.
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 30, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Imprivata announces that it will unlock the power of the cloud for clinical users by creating the first end-to-end Identity and Access Management (IAM) Cloud Platform for healthcare in collaboration with Microsoft. The Platform, anchored by Imprivata’s leading solution portfolio and commitment to building trusted digital identities, and the world-class scale and security of Microsoft’s […].
Mobi Health News
APRIL 30, 2019
5Lion Ventures led the round with participation from Hospital for Special Surgery and ID Fund.
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 30, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Ivanti today announced, during Ivanti Interchange 2019 in Nashville, Tenn., the results of a survey of 400 IT professionals that captures the challenges faced by IT when it comes to silos, data and implementation. Among its findings, the research revealed that when dealing with silos in IT and departments, three key priorities suffer the most, […].
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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.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 30, 2019
Dr Sam Shah, Conan O'Neill and Radhika Rangaraju from NHS England argue that a strategy taking into account factors that could enable or inhibit a broad ecosystem is crucial in the digitisation of healthcare in England.
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 30, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Manish Mathuria, chief technology officer and co-founder, Infostretch. The truism that “prevention is better than cure” is especially true in software, where a defect can have serious, sometimes life-threatening, consequences. Digital health presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities for those operating in this competitive and demanding market.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 30, 2019
Microsoft is providing its Xbox Adaptive Controller and other gaming hardware to 22 VA centers treating veterans with limited mobility.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 30, 2019
Telehealth company Teladoc reported total revenues rose to $128 million in the first quarter of 2019, up 43% year-over-year, and total virtual visits topped 1 million for the first time in one quarter.
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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!
Mobi Health News
APRIL 30, 2019
In addition, the company's diabetes management program will soon be available to qualifying Cambia Health Solution members.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 30, 2019
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has partnered with Cigna to help prevent opioid use and abuse among those in chronic pain.
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 30, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Getting an SD card formatted is probably one of the worst things to happen to anyone, especially when such devices contain important or sensitive data. It doesn’t matter if you have formatted your SD card by mistake or had to do it to resolve a critical issue.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
APRIL 30, 2019
Why Healthcare Data is a Common Target for Hackers Healthcare and hospital organizations experience a significant measure of the targeted data breach attempts from the hacking community. Healthcare is often seen as an easy target and the reward for the … Read more. The post Healthcare Data: Common Target for Hackers appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.
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.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 30, 2019
A U.S. federal judge in Oregon Monday issued a ruling to block the so-called “gag rule” that would keep doctors from referring women for abortions under the Title X family planning grant program.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
APRIL 30, 2019
Oklahoma’s Governor Kevin Stitt signed PSYPACT legislation (NC HB 297) into law on 4/29/2019, making Oklahoma the 9th state to enact the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Board (ASPPB) model act known as PSYPACT. Just a few … Read more. The post Telepsychology: The Oklahoma PSYPACT Becomes Law 4/29/2019 appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 30, 2019
Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health is planning another merger and this time it is with a health system located across the pond.
Enzyme Health
APRIL 30, 2019
mHealth App for Juvenile Arthritis Patients Shows Promise for Youth Patient-Doctor Relationships. A new Swedish-developed mHealth app called Genia is showing promise at the University of Minnesota for fostering communication between juvenile arthritis patients and their care providers. With communication often filtered through parents, young patients can feel left out of care management coordination and plan development.
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FierceHealthIT
APRIL 30, 2019
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is proposing a new rule aimed at improving federal oversight of hospital accreditation organizations (AO). The proposal comes in the wake of questions about transparency, as well as conflicts of interest of accreditation bodies.
hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT
APRIL 30, 2019
Goal is to accelerate development of medical products, approaches to improve treatment of kidney diseases
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 30, 2019
The former CEO of a Naples, Florida hospital chain has agreed to pay nearly $3.5 million to settle false billing and kickback claims.
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