Thu.Aug 20, 2020

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Uber Health launches prescription delivery service with NimbleRx

Mobi Health News

Uber Health announced today it’s expanding to include pharmaceutical delivery through a partnership with on-demand digital-prescription platform NimbleRx. The partnership is beginning in Seattle and Dallas, but Uber said it “plans to grow in the coming months” to include more medication deliveries to those who need it. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Adventist Health partners with Synchronous to provide AI-driven behavioral telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Adventist Health, a Sacramento area faith-based health system, announced this week that it was partnering with the artificial intelligence-driven behavioral telehealth company Synchronous Health. Through the partnership, said Adventist, the organizations will codevelop behavioral health solutions to address community needs. According to the companies, Adventist is already using the Synchronous Health platform to address trauma and burnout among its caregivers and to address depression and isolat

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Sleepio study suggests insomnia treatment could also improve depressive symptoms

Mobi Health News

The use of cognitive-behavioral therapy interventions, such as Big Health’s Sleepio program, has been found to improve both sleep and mental health in individuals with insomnia and clinically significant depressive symptoms, according to new research published in the Journal of Sleep Research. Sleepio is a digital sleep-improvement program that offers personalized treatment base on a user’s challenges and goals.

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CDC director warns of major public health complications if public doesn't take flu and COVID-19 seriously

FierceHealthIT

CDC director warns of major public health complications if public doesn't take flu and COVID-19 seriously. rking. Thu, 08/20/2020 - 17:04.

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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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Early smart clothing firm OMSignal is out of business

Mobi Health News

After declaring bankruptcy at the beginning of 2019, the Canadian company sold some of its patents to Honeywell.

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Europe’s largest initiative to accelerate therapy development for COVID-19 launched

Mobi Health News

The CARE consortium will accelerate R&D by bringing together expertise from research institutions and pharmaceutical companies.

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HIPAA Celebrates A Birthday: COVID-19, HIPAA and Your Rights

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Dr. Phyllis Miller, Ph.D., RHIA, RHIT, CHPS, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, AHIMA ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer As August 21, 2020 marks the 24th anniversary of Bill Clinton’s HIPAA Law, it is not a bad time […]. The article HIPAA Celebrates A Birthday: COVID-19, HIPAA and Your Rights appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Virtual pediatric behavioral care provider Brightline scores $20M Series A

Mobi Health News

The platform recently launched in California, and is eyeing more states down the line.

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Uber Health teams up with NimbleRx to offer prescription drug delivery

FierceHealthIT

Uber Health teams up with NimbleRx to offer prescription drug delivery. hlandi. Thu, 08/20/2020 - 13:32.

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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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Vocera adds EASE's patient messaging app to its medical communications portfolio

Mobi Health News

The patient-facing EASE app is HIPPA compliant, and does not save any texts, photos or videos to the recipient's device.

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Talkspace Therapy Is Questioned Again

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Talkspace Therapy Is Questioned Again Talkspace therapy claims were challenged in an August 7, 2020 article published in the New York Times. Writers Kashmir Hill and Aaron Krolik raised several concerns about “text therapy” as offered by the online employer … Read more. The post Talkspace Therapy Is Questioned Again appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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VC Maria Velissaris looks to change male-dominated digital health world with femtech investments

Mobi Health News

Velissaris said investing in women and people of color helps bring new ideas to the table.

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Medicare spent $1.4B on discarded Part B drugs in 2017 and 2018: report

FierceHealthIT

Medicare spent $1.4B on discarded Part B drugs in 2017 and 2018: report. pminemyer. Thu, 08/20/2020 - 15:02.

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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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Otsuka approved to purchase Proteus' assets; Michigan college requires dicey COVID-19 app; and more digital health news briefs

Mobi Health News

Also: Centauri Health Solutions acquires HCFS; UCSF researchers detail smartphone PPG-based diabetes detection.

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Have You Tried To Make An Appointment With Your Own Doctors Lately? It May Be Harder Than You Expected

Healthcare IT Today

As the pandemic grinds on, healthcare systems are looking for ways to adapt to the situation and better meet the new demands imposed by caring for COVID-19 patients. This includes improving how they handle their communications with patients. For example, at New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, they’re planning to introduce robotic process automation to direct […].

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Nearly one-third of parents plan to keep kids home this fall even if schools reopen: survey

FierceHealthIT

Nearly one-third of parents plan to keep kids home this fall even if schools reopen: survey. hlandi. Thu, 08/20/2020 - 11:17.

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California Telehealth Regulation: Board of Psychology Proposal Comment Period

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Proposed California Telehealth Regulation: Board of Psychology Comment Period This week, the Californian Board of Psychology (BoP) issued an alert announcing that it filed a Public Notice of Proposed Regulatory Action with the California Office of Administrative Law to proposed … Read more. The post California Telehealth Regulation: Board of Psychology Proposal Comment Period 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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Judge approves sale of bankrupt Proteus Digital Health to Otsuka for $15M

FierceHealthIT

Judge approves sale of bankrupt Proteus Digital Health to Otsuka for $15M. hlandi. Thu, 08/20/2020 - 17:18.

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HIPAA Compliant Video Chat: Requirements after COVID

Telebehavioral Health Institute

HIPAA Compliant Video Chat Basics: Requirements for HIPAA after COVID Although the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has extended the public health emergency until October, telehealth providers need to look at what’s next. Once the public health emergency … Read more. The post HIPAA Compliant Video Chat: Requirements after COVID appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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Klara scores $15M financing round backed by Google's AI venture fund

FierceHealthIT

Klara scores $15M financing round backed by Google's AI venture fund. hlandi. Thu, 08/20/2020 - 15:13.

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 Why industry analysts and PR agencies both matter

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Approaching the 20 th year in this job category, so let’s reflect. OPINION ON. Industry analysts wear many hats, but the primary role is to understand and communicate about a particular category market of companies/players. This includes writing market research documents (blogs, white papers, reports) about the categories that can help position them in comparison to each other and new entrants.

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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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COVID-19 is not only moving medicine online. It may also change how docs practice, survey finds

FierceHealthIT

COVID-19 is not only moving medicine online. It may also change how docs practice, survey finds. treed. Thu, 08/20/2020 - 10:09.

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Experity Announces Acquisition of Calibrater Health

Healthcare IT Today

Experity, the leading provider of clinical and practice management software to the urgent care space, today announced that it has acquired Calibrater Health, a leader in feedback management solutions. The acquisition enables Experity to strategically expand its industry-leading patient engagement offering with reputation management capabilities tailor-made to meet the needs and demands of the rapidly growing urgent care […].

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Blues plans offering second round of refunds to members amid COVID-19

FierceHealthIT

Blues plans offering second round of refunds to members amid COVID-19. pminemyer. Thu, 08/20/2020 - 12:35.

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An Interview with Marc Probst on His Time at Intermountain and Move to ELLKAY

Healthcare IT Today

@If you’ve worked in health IT for any reasonable amount of time, you’ve no doubt heard of Marc Probst. Probst recently retired as CIO for Intermountain, has been on a number of health IT government committees and recently received the John E. Gall Jr. CIO of the Year award. As I’ve found with a number […].

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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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Must-Read Books on Cloud Governance

LeanIX

As LeanIX's annual EA Connect Days approaches, we're taking time to reflect on effective cloud governance practices — one of the most critical needs of businesses today. Though cloud is changing how every industry operates for the better, in order to reap all the benefits of having a cloud environment, enterprises must stay informed and ensure that their management strategy is not holding them back.

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Four Constants in the Future of Medical Services Professionals (MSPs)

HealthStream

Let’s remember not everything in healthcare provider services is changing, especially when we are experiencing a lot of uncertainty in our personal and professional lives. In this issue, I’d like to focus on some of the things that will not change as we move forward in 2020 and beyond.

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Telehealth visits have skyrocketed for older adults, but concerns remain

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth