Thu.Aug 13, 2020

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CB Insights names 150 digital health startups as 2020's industry front-runners

Mobi Health News

Culled from a pool of nearly 8,000 companies, this year's list of the "most promising" private startups represents over $20 billion in funding from more than 900 unique investors.

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My ABCovid-19 Journal – Day 5 of 5, Letters “U” through “Z”

Health Populi

We’ve had a lovely week on Seneca Lake, re-setting our physical, mental, and emotional clocks in the #KahnCave. It’s been blissful. I’ve enjoyed receiving feedback on the past four days of ABCovid-19 journal shares on my LinkedIn page and Twitter feed @HealthyThinker. My #arttherapy is yours for the sharing and taking. We are all, truly, on this pandemic journey together.

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Livongo's President Dr. Jennifer Schneider talks potential in Livongo and Teladoc merger

Mobi Health News

Last week the digital health world was taken by storm when news broke that virtual health giant Teladoc was set to acquire chronic care management platform Livongo in a whopping $18.5 billion deal.

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Telehealth after dark: health systems can relieve clinician workload through nighttime virtual care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Smaller critical care hospitals may not have the patient volume to justify having a full-time physician for the night hours. This, said panelists during a recent HIMSS20 Digital presentation, can mean facilities leverage their daytime doctors for the job – leading, in turn, to burnout and decreased quality of care. Nurses, too, can be stressed by the decision to wake up a physician, leading to decreased job satisfaction and decreased comfort managing complex patients.

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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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Johns Hopkins researchers develop robotics system to remotely control ventilators

Mobi Health News

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University and Medicine have developed a robotic system that allows medical staff to remotely control ventilators and other bedside machines from outside the room of patients with infectious diseases. The system, which is still being tested, was developed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to help conserve personal protective equipment, limit staff exposure to contagious patients and give more time for clinical work.

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Babylon study finds new AI with ‘imagination’ is more effective than GPs at medical diagnosis

Mobi Health News

Researchers used causal machine learning approach to increase algorithm’s accuracy.

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COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of AI. Executives from Google Cloud, Suki and Olive spell out why

FierceHealthIT

COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of AI. Executives from Google Cloud, Suki and Olive spell out why. hlandi. Thu, 08/13/2020 - 13:55.

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Roche & aMoon kick off digital diagnostic investment program; former Talkspace employees share confidentiality concerns; and more digital health news briefs

Mobi Health News

Also: Another smart-mirror workout joins the fray, and Kroger Health launches a back-to-work COVID-19 testing program with telehealth support.

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Highmark’s Allegheny Health Network posts $116M in losses in first half of 2020 as volumes skid due to COVID-19 

FierceHealthIT

Highmark’s Allegheny Health Network posts $116M in losses in first half of 2020 as volumes skid due to COVID-19 . pminemyer. Thu, 08/13/2020 - 13:31.

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Transform Clinical Communication With Role-based Messaging

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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Roundup: NHS Tayside launches app to help IBS sufferers, Thirona launches COVID-19 detection software and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, Livi and North Tyneside CCG partnership gives 220,000 people free access to digital consultations.

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How AI can help payers navigate a coming wave of delayed and deferred care

FierceHealthIT

How AI can help payers navigate a coming wave of delayed and deferred care. rking. Thu, 08/13/2020 - 17:53.

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5 Ways 5G Will Improve Healthcare

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Improvements in technology have greatly improved the accessibility to care when it comes to addiction treatment and recovery, and 5G is one of these changes that have been especially beneficial. Improvements to telehealth, and the […]. The article 5 Ways 5G Will Improve Healthcare appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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HIPAA Postcard Scam: Communication Alert from OCR for Organizations

Telebehavioral Health Institute

HIPAA Postcard Scam: Communication Alert from OCR for Organizations A fraudulent HIPAA postcard scam is being sent out, first-class, to healthcare organizations. It has recently come to light that healthcare organizations have been receiving postcards appearing to be from the … Read more. The post HIPAA Postcard Scam: Communication Alert from OCR for Organizations appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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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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Big Data Is Easing Pain In The Dental World

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. A storm is brewing in the dental world. Not just your normal storm but one massive data hurricane. Whether it’s through data collection or data mining as some experts call it. The sharing of data […]. The article Big Data Is Easing Pain In The Dental World appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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COVID-19 affecting how labor and delivery clinicians provide care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: HIMSS20 Digital Coverage Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: COVID-19 affecting how labor and delivery clinicians provide care Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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Health Catalyst acquires Vitalware for $120M, teams up with Northwell Health

FierceHealthIT

Health Catalyst acquires Vitalware for $120M, teams up with Northwell Health. hlandi. Thu, 08/13/2020 - 16:57.

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Telehealth Is As Good As In-Person Care? Consider the Telehealth Evidence

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Telehealth Is As Good As In-Person Care? Consider the Telehealth Evidence While the data clearly has shown that telehealth is just as good as in-person care for a wide variety of healthcare issues, it is clear that telehealth is not … Read more. The post Telehealth Is As Good As In-Person Care? Consider the Telehealth Evidence appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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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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The unexpected ways AI is impacting the delivery of care, including for COVID

FierceHealthIT

The unexpected ways AI is impacting the delivery of care, including for COVID. treed. Thu, 08/13/2020 - 16:02.

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What’s The Difference Between State, Federal, and Private Health Insurance Marketplaces?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. While most people get their health insurance from their spouses, jobs, or school, self-employed or unemployed individuals have to rely on the health insurance marketplace to purchase a policy that suits their lifestyle and income. […]. The article What’s The Difference Between State, Federal, and Private Health Insurance Marketplaces?

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Ballad Health profits decline by 22% in latest earnings report

FierceHealthIT

Ballad Health profits decline by 22% in latest earnings report. rking. Thu, 08/13/2020 - 15:33.

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HHS Announces Investments For Health Information Exchanges

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity to expand and accelerate innovative uses of electronic health information via health information exchanges (HIEs) to support state and local […]. The article HHS Announces Investments For Health Information Exchanges appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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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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Roadmap aims to help hospitals continue providing care amid surges of COVID-19 cases

FierceHealthIT

Roadmap aims to help hospitals continue providing care amid surges of COVID-19 cases. rking. Thu, 08/13/2020 - 13:02.

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FHIR Security and Privacy Tutorial

Healthcare Exchange Standards

I have given a tutorial on FHIR Security and Privacy at a couple of HL7 events, and some HL7 distance learning. These recordings are available on the HL7 Education on Demand site. It is not clear when I will be asked to give the tutorial again. My slides are freely available on google sheets at this easy to type address [link]. Each time I give the tutorial I update these master slides.

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A look at year one of Blue Cross NC's Blue Premier value-based care program

FierceHealthIT

A look at year one of Blue Cross NC's Blue Premier value-based care program. pminemyer. Thu, 08/13/2020 - 14:24.

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Undiagnosed T1D at Increased DKA Risk During Pandemic

Insulin Nation

Disruption is the New Normal. No part of our daily lives seems unaffected by the global coronavirus pandemic — schools are operating online, many businesses continue to have their employees work remotely, and most people have changed how they do simple things, such as buying groceries. Even how we approach getting healthcare looks completely different than it did just last year.

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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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Hybrid Telehealth: Telehealth and In-Person Healthcare

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Hybrid Telehealth: Telehealth and In-Person Healthcare Hybrid telehealth refers to the combination of telehealth and in-person healthcare. Increasingly, both aspects of healthcare are being recognized as an indispensable pair of treatment modalities for successful care management. While the … Read more. The post Hybrid Telehealth: Telehealth and In-Person Healthcare appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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A Virtual Situation Management System’s Experience with COVID-19

Healthcare IT Today

Coming out of disasters like Hurricane Katrina, healthcare had a lot of lessons learned. I saw session after session at conferences about how healthcare organizations were and weren’t prepared for the disaster that was Hurricane Katrina. While it was a tragedy, one slight silver lining is that many healthcare organizations learned a lot from those […].

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Fraudulent OCR Communication Alert for Organizations

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Fraudulent OCR Communication Alert for Healthcare Organizations A fraudulent OCR communication through an OCR postcard scam is being sent out, first-class, to healthcare organizations. It has recently come to light that healthcare organizations have been receiving postcards appearing to be … Read more. The post Fraudulent OCR Communication Alert for Organizations appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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