Mobi Health News
MARCH 27, 2018
Royal Philips and Innovative Imaging Technologies (ITT) have announced a new “tele-ultrasound” product that would allow clinicians to conduct two-way audio-video calls while streaming live ultrasound imaging.
Health Populi
MARCH 27, 2018
Health care in America is such a scary experience that more people are afraid of paying for care than the actually getting sick part of the scenario. The patient is the payor, and she is afraid…more afraid of the paying than of the illness, according to a survey conducted among U.S. health consumers from WestHealth Institute and NORC, Americans’ Views of Healthcare Costs, Coverage, and Policy from WestHealth and NORC.
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Mobi Health News
MARCH 27, 2018
As wearables shipments hit 350 million in 2020 (up from 224 million in 2018), healthcare wearables are poised to bring in more revenue via subscription services than wearables in any other industry, according to a new report from Juniper Research.
Health Populi
MARCH 27, 2018
What a difference a couple of weeks make…. On 1st March 2018, two over-arching issues remained with me leaving Las Vegas and #HIMSS18: the central, recognized role of cybersecurity threats in healthcare, and the growing use of consumer-facing technologies for self- and virtual care. Eighteen days later, we all learned about Cambridge Analytica’s misuse of 50 million Americans’ social network data posted on Facebook.
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Mobi Health News
MARCH 27, 2018
The healthcare innovation industry is a multifaceted ecosystem: From the energetic new startup developing a product and the venture firm backing it, to the FDA regulating the new invention, there are plenty of forces working in concert. At The Economist’s Healthcare Forum in Boston today, healthcare industry leaders discussed the balancing act of working with key players in this system.
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Mobi Health News
MARCH 27, 2018
Since October 2016, when it started using a new telehealth technology, ConcertoHealth has seen 73 percent of its new e-consults replace the need for patients to see specialists face-to-face. Further, there has been a 30.3 percent reduction in the health system's rate of hospital admissions and a 17 percent drop in readmissions.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 27, 2018
As policymakers prepare to address rising drug prices, a new report from Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., indicates some of the most popular brand-name drugs have increased by 12% on average each year from 2012 to 2017. Pharmaceutical companies saw profits soar to $8.5 billion even as prescriptions dropped by 48 million.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 27, 2018
Iggbo — a Richmond, Virginia-based startup founded in 2015 known for its technology-enabled network for facilitating on-demand blood draws and medical testing — announced yesterday that it has changed its name to Workpath and secured $1.5 million in additional funding, according to a statement from company.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 27, 2018
A new population health fellowship launched by New Mexico-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services embeds doctors part-time into community health initiatives, providing physicians with real-world experience to lead value-based care initiatives they don't often receive in medical school.
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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.
Insulin Nation
MARCH 27, 2018
The following is an excerpt from Susan Sloane’s book, Sweet Genes: Finding a Balance Living with Diabetes. This excerpt is written by her son, Jason. In walked Dr. Wolfsdorf, a soft-spoken man with a thick South African accent and dark hair that matched his thick mustache. He was warm, kind, and pretty much everything a great doctor should be. Instead of just talking to my parents, he spoke directly to me, despite my young age.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 27, 2018
A proposed megamerger between two healthcare giants could seriously hurt competition and patients, the American Antitrust Institute warns. Their letter to the DOJ follows previous concerns raised by advocacy groups and members of Congress that the deal will drive up prices.
Insulin Nation
MARCH 27, 2018
Type 1 diabetes can significantly strain relations between parents and affected adolescents, and such familial conflicts can negatively impact diabetes management. This is why researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital have developed a web application to improve parental involvement for adolescents with Type 1 diabetes. The app was designed based on qualitative interviews with 10 adolescent-parent dyads and 5 diabetes care providers. sponsor.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 27, 2018
Kaiser Permanente ranks highest among healthcare companies on overall employee experience, according to an analysis of employee reviews by the job search engine Indeed. Mayo Clinic was the only other care provider among the top 15 companies included on the list, which primarily featured pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers.
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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.
Insulin Nation
MARCH 27, 2018
Individuals living with Type 1 diabetes know that blood sugar ups and downs are common even for those who follow scrupulous routines. In the professional world, these high and low blood sugars are public. There are deadlines, workflows, and priorities that do not stop for diabetes. There are meetings and presentations, during which a blood sugar check can feel uncomfortable.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 27, 2018
Partnering with providers across the continuum of care, including nontraditional organizations, can help ACOs close the necessary gaps in the push toward value, according to a new study that seeks to establish a framework ACOs can use when evaluating potential partners that can share risk.
BHM Healthcare Solutions
MARCH 27, 2018
Editor’s Note: Payers and providers have shed fears about the deployment of services. In addition to improving and expanding patient service, the vast financial benefits makes telemedicine consults a makes payers eager to gather more research on closing the telehealth gap. Click HERE to discuss how BHM helps payers integrate evidence-based best practices. .
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 27, 2018
Doctors who see more patients tend to have lower online patient ratings, a new study found. That is likely the result of longer wait times and less time spent with patients, a study in JAMA Surgery found.
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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
MARCH 27, 2018
Israel-based DarioHealth has been granted 510(k) clearance for a version of its Blood Glucose Monitoring System that, alongside the Dario app, is compatible with iPhone 7, 8, and X, according to a statement from the company.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 27, 2018
A new study shows a small percentage of patient safety events are traced back to EHRs. But lead author Raj Ratwani, Ph.D., says the study's narrow parameters offer a conservative estimate, and the safety events unearthed by researchers are “just the tip of the iceberg in the grand scheme of things.
Morning eHealth
MARCH 27, 2018
Draft opioid bill promotes data sharing between FDA and CBP — Schools using telemedicine to screen for risks
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 27, 2018
What’s the best state to practice medicine? According to a new ranking from WalletHub, it’s South Dakota. And doctors practicing in Mississippi have the highest average annual wage when adjusted for cost of living, according to the company’s new report, while those working in the District of Columbia make the least.
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
MARCH 27, 2018
Want to help your physicians become effective leaders who can help transform how your healthcare organization works? The Mayo Clinic says it has one answer: Put them on a team, give them a problem to solve and a deadline. It’s formally called action learning, a leadership-development process in which small groups work on real-world organizational business problems.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 27, 2018
A former insurance broker in D.C. is charged with defrauding CareFirst of $2 million, an OIG report says 61% of physical therapy claims failed to comply with coding and documentation requirements, and Americans are more worried about healthcare than guns.
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