Mobi Health News

MAY 14, 2018

Many players in the healthcare industry are closely watching how Apple Health Records are performing in this rapidly changing market.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 14, 2018

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Rahul Patel, EVP of digital products and services, Persistent Systems. There is a growing interest among healthcare organizations to leverage actionable analytics solutions to derive valuable insights from data. Advanced, AI-driven predictive modeling is working to build healthier populations that meet the demands of value-based care, and new digital experiences are reaching providers and […].

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Mobi Health News

MAY 14, 2018

The US Department of Veterans Affairs finalized its federal rule to allow providers to deliver patient care across state lines and outside of a VA facility

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 14, 2018

Big Data is one of the driving forces behind the transition from volume to value, experts say. Here's why patient-centrism should is among the most important.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 14, 2018

Telemedicine technology has been improving steadily over the past several years, and as the tech gets better, so does its reputation.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 14, 2018

Healthcare management tech platform Qventus announced this morning that it landed $30 million Series B funding in a round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Mayfield Fund, and Northwest Venture Partners. This latest funding round brings the Mountain View California startup to a total of $43 million in funding.

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 14, 2018

More than 200 days after being placed on paid administrative leave because of an investigation over alleged ethics violations, former HHS Deputy CISO Leo Scanlon has returned to the agency. But a memo obtained by FierceHealthcare describes a watered-down position in which he is barred from communicating with staff.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 14, 2018

Night shifts can give clinicians vampire sleep schedules — up at night, sleeping during the day. But a new telehealth partnership plans to use technology and the world's varying timezones as a way to help provide high-quality care around the clock.

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 14, 2018

Healthcare price increases haven't slowed in the last year, according to a new report from Altarum that shows overall healthcare price growth has reached a record high of 2.2%. Much of that came from hospitals where prices grew 3.6% compared to the previous year.

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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.

Mobi Health News

MAY 14, 2018

Last week Medibio, a company focused on how biometric markers impact mental health, launched a new app that integrates with the Apple Watch. The app works with the watch to collect biometrics, such as heart rate, and then lets users see these markers in conjunction with their mental and overall health.

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 14, 2018

A New Jersey court has found that OptumRx's proposal to serve as PBM for 835,000 public workers violated bidding rules. Express Scripts, which brought about the suit, tells FierceHealthcare it's ready for a rebid.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 14, 2018

Verily researchers have built prototype devices for painless blood collection that uses a system of “exploding” micro-needles, magnets, and potentially a blood storage chamber, CNBC reports.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

MAY 14, 2018

Posted today on our SPM Connect member forum by SPM vice-chair Joe Ternullo. Join me in cheering on SPM members Lorraine and Gene Sacco, founders of the Reid R. Sacco Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Alliance. ( @AYACancerAllian ) The Chronicle Episode “ Beyond the Cure” [above] featuring the work of the Reid R Sacco AYA [Adolescents and Young Adults] Cancer Clinic and Program at Tufts Medical Center, has just been nominated for an Emmy.

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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.

Morning eHealth

MAY 14, 2018

VA finalizes telemedicine expansion rule — HHS will go easy on regulation for MyHealthEData

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South Central Telehealth Resource Center

MAY 14, 2018

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). Please Note: CCHP has a pending legislation/regulation web page located at the following link: [link]. LEGISLATION. Dead Legislation/Session Ended. State Bill Number Status Summary.

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 14, 2018

A report released last week by the DOD’s director of operational test and evaluation highlights safety concerns with Cerner's MHS Genesis rollout at three military facilities, including reports that records were error-prone and posed a risk to patient safety.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

MAY 14, 2018

As regular readers know, this blog has long been friends with The BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal), especially because of its world-leading Patient Partnership campaign including the Patient Advisory Panel , which includes several SPM members and has an active discussion group for dialog between the editors and the panel. One outcome of the patient partnership campaign has been the extraordinary essay series “What Your Patient Is Thinking.” They’re calling for new s

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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!

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 14, 2018

Michigan's proposed work requirements could be disproportionally hurting black beneficiaries, thanks to a provision that seemingly helps more white people. Plus, New Hampshire is on the cusp of extending its Medicaid expansion for another five years.

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iSALUS Healthcare

MAY 14, 2018

Medical Practices all over the United States are searching through some of the best electronic health records (EHRs) to find the one that suits their practice. But what does the right EHR look like? Providers are adopting this technology in hopes of having a more productive and functional practice that operates at prime efficiency. The truth is, there are probably multiple EHR vendors automate charting and administrative tasks helping doctors operate more efficiently, but what makes an EHR the b

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 14, 2018

Athenahealth has refused to engage with Elliot Management nearly a week after the investment firm proposed a buyout; In a letter to its board, partner Jesse Cohn said the EHR vendor's "pattern of behavior needs to stop," noting that Athenahealth similarly dismissed a November offer; plus more health technology news.

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Health Blawg

MAY 14, 2018

I spoke with Dan Burton , CEO of Health Catalyst , about the range of his company’s work with health care systems when we met at HIMSS 2018. As he put it, Heath Catalyst provides three things: Data platforms to aggregate data from hundreds of sources, creating a single source of truth. Applications to analyze data. Expertise, so that when a client decides to work on projects that the data has led them to, the company can help them execute those projects.

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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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FierceHealthIT

MAY 14, 2018

A digital health program being tested by the VA had such serious problems that it could have led to patient deaths, plus more healthcare industry news from around the web.

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Health Blawg

MAY 14, 2018

I spoke with Dan Burton , CEO of Health Catalyst , about the range of his company’s work with health care systems when we met at HIMSS 2018. As he put it, Heath Catalyst provides three things: Data platforms to aggregate data from hundreds of sources, creating a single source of truth. Applications to analyze data. Expertise, so that when a client decides to work on projects that the data has led them to, the company can help them execute those projects.

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 14, 2018

Physicians could use an assist from big data to help identify patients suffering from financial strain who are forced to choose between healthcare and food or rent. Meanwhile, the Urban Institute unveils a plan that could cut nearly $30 billion in healthcare costs after the first year.

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Health Blawg

MAY 14, 2018

I spoke with Dan Burton , CEO of Health Catalyst , about the range of his company’s work with health care systems when we met at HIMSS 2018. As he put it, Heath Catalyst provides three things: Data platforms to aggregate data from hundreds of sources, creating a single source of truth. Applications to analyze data. Expertise, so that when a client decides to work on projects that the data has led them to, the company can help them execute those projects.

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ACA Times

MAY 14, 2018

3 minute read: The evidence continues to mount that the employer mandate in the Affordable Care Act is not going away soon, if ever. And the process of the IRS issuing penalty notices to organizations could be slower than anticipated. The latest evidence came in recent testimony of Acting IRS Commissioner David Kautter before the U. S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee.

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Health Blawg

MAY 14, 2018

I spoke with Dan Burton , CEO of Health Catalyst , about the range of his company’s work with health care systems when we met at HIMSS 2018. As he put it, Heath Catalyst provides three things: Data platforms to aggregate data from hundreds of sources, creating a single source of truth. Applications to analyze data. Expertise, so that when a client decides to work on projects that the data has led them to, the company can help them execute those projects.

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Health Populi

MAY 14, 2018

This is what happened to pharma stock prices on Friday after President Trump and Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar outlined their new policies focusing on prescription drug prices. The graph is the Nasdaq U.S. Smart Pharmaceuticals Index (NQSSPH) from May 11, 2018, the date when POTUS and Secretary Azar made their announcement. What this upward driving curve indicates, from the start of stock trading in the morning until the ring of the closing bell, is that the pharma industry pl

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