First home-collected saliva sample kit for COVID-19 testing gets FDA nod
Mobi Health News
MAY 8, 2020
Users will now be able to collect a sample at home and send it to the lab in a sealed package.
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Telehealth, supply chain monitoring key areas of investment during pandemic
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 8, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has helped shed light on the longer-term structural reforms needed in the US healthcare system, which include telehealth investment and medical supply chain tracking and coordination improvements. These were among the results of a report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, which offers answers and recommendations related to coordinated response to future pandemics, protection of front-line healthcare workers and improved EHR interoperability.
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Owkin lands $25M for AI-powered research platform, Braid Health scores $9M for teleradiology and more digital health funding
Mobi Health News
MAY 8, 2020
Wellth, TimeDoc, Every Mother and Helium Health also announced raises within the past few days.
How athenahealth’s EHR FaceTime feature is helping a solo practice during COVID-19
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 8, 2020
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March, Dr. Mamdouh Riad, a solo practitioner in Hyannis, Massachusetts, began to take notice that he would not be able to see patients in the office as usual and had many patients start to cancel appointments as they were nervous about coming in. THE PROBLEM. This became a growing concern, especially for patients with chronic illnesses such as hypertension and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?
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Wi-Fi at the Nightingale, virtual GP at carehomes, and new technologies related to COVID-19
Mobi Health News
MAY 8, 2020
Also - wearable devices, contact tracing apps and remote consultations in this week's MobiHealthNews Roundup.
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Dexcom beats revenue expectations by $46.7M; Peloton sees 66% YoY growth, and this week's other digital health earnings takeaways
Mobi Health News
MAY 8, 2020
Also Fitbit struggles as it waits to be acquired by Google, and Livongo sees strong growth.
Healthcare jobs declined by 1.4M in April as physician practices shed 243,000 jobs
FierceHealthIT
MAY 8, 2020
Healthcare jobs have declined by a massive 1.4 million in April as physician offices struggle with plummeting patient volume due to COVID-19.
The COVID-19 Impact: Acceptance of AI in Healthcare?
Healthcare IT Today
MAY 8, 2020
My how the world has changed. It’s been amazing to watch and see how telehealth has been accepted by clinicians and patients thanks to COVID-19. As I outlined in that article, COVID-19 together with social distancing has changed the value equation for clinicians. The value of social distance along with the legal requirements in many […].
Survey: COVID-19 pushing employers to evolve health, wellness benefits
FierceHealthIT
MAY 8, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic has brought far-reaching changes to the workforce, employers are adapting their approach to health and wellness benefits.
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.
How Technology Is Unifying Senior Care Communities In the COVID-19 Era
Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 8, 2020
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Tech innovations are improving senior care by breaking down data and communication silos. That’s important in normal times and infinitely more so during times of crisis, when clear, timely communication and flexible access to care […]. The article How Technology Is Unifying Senior Care Communities In the COVID-19 Era appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
CommonSpirit came up with a new plan to restart elective procedures. Here's what it says
FierceHealthIT
MAY 8, 2020
CommonSpirit Health has released a toolkit to its 137 hospitals, including a plan to help assuage patients who may be scared of coming back to the hospital.
Medicaid, Medicare and Telehealth: What the Pandemic Has Taught Us
Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 8, 2020
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Kayla Matthews, freelance journalist, Productivity Bytes. As the coronavirus outbreak limits individual movement across the country, organizations are turning to remote solutions to stay operational. As a result, demand for telehealth has skyrocketed — prompting health […].
CVS is adapting its strategy for specialty pharmacy for COVID-19. Here's how
FierceHealthIT
MAY 8, 2020
Specialty pharmacy patients are among healthcare’s most vulnerable, and protecting them from COVID-19 has meant moving full speed ahead in growing digital solutions.
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.
The Benefits and Challenges of Healthcare Bill Estimates
Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 8, 2020
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By David Shelton, chief executive officer, PatientMatters. More than half of Americans have experienced the sick feeling that comes with opening a medical bill they assumed would be covered by insurance. Surprise medical bills are […]. The article The Benefits and Challenges of Healthcare Bill Estimates appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
A Little Epic EHR Humor – Fun Friday
Healthcare IT Today
MAY 8, 2020
It’s Friday (for those that weren’t sure) and so we’re back with another edition of Fun Friday to hopefully start your weekend off right. This week we’re turning to the always popular @EpicparodyEMR account for your weekend humor. I’m not sure if the pandemic makes these hurt more or something else, but they’re still funny. […].
Alexander, Warner Introduce Legislation To Help Rural Hospitals
Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 8, 2020
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. United States Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) introduced legislation that will ensure rural hospitals can keep up with the cost of providing care and curb the trend of hospital closures by boosting […]. The article Alexander, Warner Introduce Legislation To Help Rural Hospitals appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Integrating Telehealth With EHR Records Poses Looming Challenge
Healthcare IT Today
MAY 8, 2020
For quite some time, we’ve given relatively little attention to the problem of integrating telehealth encounter data with more-traditional records generated by EHRs. Though the volume of telehealth-based care has been increasing, as an industry we’ve managed to sidestep the problem of documenting such care uniformly or even automating the documentation.
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!
Current Health Launches a Collaboration with Mayo Clinic To Detect COVID-19 Infection Using AI
Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 8, 2020
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Current Health announced that it has launched a collaboration with Mayo Clinic to develop remote monitoring solutions that accelerate the identification of COVID-19-positive patients and predict symptom and disease severity in patients, healthcare workers and other […].
Developing Leading Edge Knowledge Assessments for Healthcare Requires a Rigorous Process
HealthStream
MAY 8, 2020
HealthStream’s assessments are based on best practices for test development, including meeting psychometric standards as well as federal directives outlined in the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures.
Healthcare Interoperability Expanded Significantly In 2019 with More than 19 Billion Secure Health Data Transactions Nationwide
Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 8, 2020
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Healthcare interoperability and enhanced information sharing continued to improve healthcare quality, safety and cost for U.S. patients and providers, according to the Surescripts 2019 National Progress Report. The nationwide health information network processed 19.15 billion […].
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MAY 8, 2020
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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.
Shoring Your Defenses Post COVID Crisis
Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 8, 2020
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Carl Kunkleman, senior vice president and co-founder, ClearDATA. Working in the world of healthcare security and compliance, I find one of the biggest dangers organizations face is having a false sense of security that […]. The article Shoring Your Defenses Post COVID Crisis appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
Food In-Security in a Coronavirus America
Health Populi
MAY 8, 2020
One in 10 people in the U.S. were defined as food-insecure without consistent access to nutritious food options in 2019. The COVID pandemic has quickly and negatively impacted food insecurity in America, detailed in an assessment from NIHCM on the current state of food insecurity in America. As many as 4 in 10 U.S. households reported being food-insecure as of April 2020.
340B Health renews calls for CMS to scrap controversial hospital survey
FierceHealthIT
MAY 8, 2020
Advocacy group 340B Health is calling for the Trump administration to scrap a controversial survey that requires hospitals to provide cost data.
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Why telehealth leaves behind the ones who need it most
Morning eHealth
MAY 8, 2020
Cuomo taps former Google CEO on health, ed tech — Senate Republicans unveil coronavirus privacy bill
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