Wed.Mar 31, 2021

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SOC Telemed acquires Access Physicians to solidify its acute care telemedicine services

Mobi Health News

The deal is valued at about $194 million and will drive about a third of the telemedicine company's expected revenue moving forward.

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Housing as Prescription for Health/Care – in Medecision Liberation

Health Populi

COVID-19 ushered in the era of our homes as safe havens for work, shopping, education, fitness-awaking, bread-baking, and health-making. In my latest essay written for Medecision, I weave together new and important data and evidence supporting the basic social determinant of health — shelter, housing, home — and some innovations supporting housing-as-medicine from CVS Health, UnitedHealth Group, AHIP, Brookings Institution, the Urban Land Institute, and other stakeholders learning ho

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Dutch medical AI company Thirona launches software for cystic fibrosis

Mobi Health News

The new algorithm allows for automated analysis of CT scans of patients with the condition.

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Tablet-based telehealth keeps mental health services online during the pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Stay-at-home orders put in place in March 2020 required New York City-based Goodwill NYNJ's offices to close. As a result, staff members needed to figure out how to maintain their two PROS (personalized recovery-oriented services) serving people with serious and persistent mental illness. Early in the pandemic, New York State began allowing providers to bill Medicaid for telehealth services, which greatly impacted Goodwill NYNJ's ability to meet the needs of its mental illness population

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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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Otsuka exec on what's next for kidney care innovation and a peek at what's coming down the pipeline

Mobi Health News

Dr. Charlotte Jones-Burton, she leads Otsuka’s, Global Clinical Development on Nephrology, discusses how COVID-19 has changed care.

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Abu Dhabi's Rizek 'first app in the world' to offer at-home vaccine bookings

Mobi Health News

Private bookings for a COVID-19 vaccine start from AED 1,300 (approx. $354).

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A New Journey into Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Deborah Millin, Senior Director of Healthcare Business Development at NVIDIA. The coined term “Smart Hospital” has been the most talked about concept in Health IT journals in recent years since the introduction of HIPAA, illustrating the plethora of disruptive technologies that is casting a wide net over healthcare […].

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CirrusMD's text-based virtual care service closes $20M Series C

Mobi Health News

The company hopes to maintain its momentum after a year of substantial growth.

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SOC Telemed expands acute care telehealth services with Access Physicians acquisition

FierceHealthIT

SOC Telemed expands acute care telehealth services with Access Physicians acquisition. hlandi. Wed, 03/31/2021 - 15:35.

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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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European med tech industry calls for patient access to innovation to be safeguarded

Mobi Health News

Concerns raised that EU Health Technology Assessment Regulation could lead to delays in market approval. .

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Why experts say the information blocking ban will be game changing for patients

FierceHealthIT

Why experts say the information blocking ban will be game changing for patients. treed. Wed, 03/31/2021 - 12:34.

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Five interesting and useful technologies for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Events cropped up again in March that help accelerate interest in and ultimately benefit for older adults. One of these was the Longevity Health & Innovation Summit , which featured numerous longevity and technology experts as well as a pitch challenge. Today the CTA Foundation pitch competition is being held in partnership with AARP Innovation Labs.

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Biden infrastructure package includes $400B to expand Medicaid home services

FierceHealthIT

Biden infrastructure package includes $400B to expand Medicaid home services. rking. Wed, 03/31/2021 - 13:22.

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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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Optimum Healthcare IT Acquires Trustpoint Solutions

Healthcare IT Today

Optimum Healthcare IT, a Best in KLAS healthcare IT staffing and consulting services company, announced today that they have acquired Trustpoint Solutions. Founded in 2010, Suwanee, GA-based Trustpoint Solutions is a full-service firm that provides Healthcare IT organizations a full range of strategic technology planning and implementation solutions to help leaders realize their IT investments’ […].

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CMS to pause Medicare payments until Congress passes sequester fix next month

FierceHealthIT

CMS to pause Medicare payments until Congress passes sequester fix next month. rking. Wed, 03/31/2021 - 10:27.

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Finding Value in Primary Care: Why Organizations Should Prioritize Primary Over Chronic Care

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Mike Linnert, Chief Executive Officer & Founder at SymphonyRM. March is National Kidney Month, which highlights the 37 million people in the U.S. – more than 1 in 7 adults – who suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD). What’s even more alarming: Approximately 90% of those with CKD […].

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Industry Voices—3 ways to avoid costly and risky PPE scams

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—3 ways to avoid costly and risky PPE scams. treed. Wed, 03/31/2021 - 18:54.

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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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Crossover Receives $168 Million in Series D

Healthcare IT Today

Crossover Health, a relationship-based, tech-enabled, national healthcare organization that integrates both virtual and in-person care for employers and health plans, today announced that it has raised $168 million in an oversubscribed Series D financing led by Deerfield Management Company. Additional new investors include Perceptive Advisors, OrbiMed Advisors, Foresite Capital, Avidity Partners, SharesPost100 Fund, Irving Investors, […].

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3 key issues to watch as information blocking ban goes into effect

FierceHealthIT

3 key issues to watch as information blocking ban goes into effect. hlandi. Wed, 03/31/2021 - 11:27.

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March 31 is the Deadline for E-Filing ACA Returns With the IRS

ACA Times

2 minute read: March 31, 2021, is the deadline for e-filing ACA returns, Forms 1094-C and 1095-C, to the IRS for the 2020 tax year as required by the ACA’s Employer Mandate. Under the ACA’s Employer Mandate , Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) organizations with 50 or more full-time employees and full-time equivalent employees) are required to offer Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) to at least 95% of their full-time workforce (and their dependents) whereby such coverage meets Minimum Value (MV) a

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Large employers are eyeing on-site COVID-19 vaccines, survey shows

FierceHealthIT

Large employers are eyeing on-site COVID-19 vaccines, survey shows. pminemyer. Wed, 03/31/2021 - 13:15.

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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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Using Simulation for Resuscitation Innovation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

HealthStream

During a recent HealthStream webinar, Dr. Pooja Nawathe, Medical Director of Simulation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. discussed her team’s efforts to use simulation to innovate ICU resuscitation procedures to match the demands of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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CVS wants to facilitate 65B healthcare interactions by 2030. Here's how

FierceHealthIT

CVS wants to facilitate 65B healthcare interactions by 2030. Here's how. pminemyer. Wed, 03/31/2021 - 10:52.

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IV: What We Learned in 2020 & What We’re Expecting This Year

Redox

Four: Take on more risk (when it makes sense). The end of March is the end of Q1, thus ends our 2021 expectation series. Thanks for being on this ride with us! In 2020, we saw an increasing demand in health tech and digital health solutions, particularly in diagnostics and remote patient monitoring. The significant disruption has also shown us that healthcare can move quickly; the industry now has an opportunity to hit the reset button on how it addresses its relationship with patients and the c

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User Experience Audit Sets Medical Center Website Redesign Up for Success

Geonetric

Mary Greeley Medical Center is a 220-bed regional hospital that provides healthcare to the residents of a 13-county area in central Iowa. While it serves many nearby rural communities, it also competes with larger healthcare organizations in the Des Moines metro area. Their marketing team knew that to retain and attract patients, their website needs […].

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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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Dementia Patients Are at an Even Greater Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic

HealthStream

For patients and residents experiencing dementia, the behavior modifications required for COVID-19 are a significant obstacle. Almost everything related to this population is made more difficult by measures to combat the disease.

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Individual Doctor Websites and Your Health System Marketing Strategy

Geonetric

The strength of a system-level strategy Before we examine how to respond to a request for individual doctor websites, it’s helpful to understand the current state of how healthcare organizations are marketing themselves. Over the last decade, there has been a shift to a more system-centric approach for health-system websites. This shift allows systems to […].

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Apple-backed Stanford study suggests iPhone, Apple Watch could remotely monitor heart patients' frailty

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Enterprise Taxonomy: Telehealth Patient Access Care.