Tue.Jun 26, 2018

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Design, Empathy and Ethics Come to Healthcare: HXD

Health Populi

Design-thinking has come to health/care, finally, and Amy Cueva has been beating this drum for a very long time. I’m delighted to be in her collegial circle, speaking at the conference about the evolving healthcare consumer who’s financially strapped, stressed-out, and Amazon Primed for customer service. I’m blogging live while attending HXD 2018 in Cambridge, MA, the health/care design conference convened by Mad*Pow, 26th and 27th June 2018.

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NYC eyes human-centered design to solve generational health inequities

Mobi Health News

New York is looking to tech as one of the keys to unlocking generational health inequities. Specifically, the city is zeroing in on how it can use human-centered technology design to help tackle the problem.

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More funding for rural telehealth programs is on its way

Clocktree

The FCC passed a funding increase to the Universal Service Fund’s Rural Healthcare Program, earmarking funds to improve broadband availability in rural areas. This will allow healthcare providers to offer telehealth programs that rely on strong internet to connect to remote patients and enable practitioners to collaborate and consult with specialists outside of their area.

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Home vision test EyeQue rakes in $11.2M

Mobi Health News

This morning EyeQue, maker of at home visual acuity tests, scored $11.2 million in its second funding round. This latest financing brings the company's total funding to $16.2 million. “The funding is going to be used to increase product development,” John Serri, cofounder and chief technology officer, told MobiHealthNews. “We have an interesting headline of new products coming out based on various tests methods that we have and IP that we have generated.

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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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Neural implants and the race to merge the human brain with Artificial Intelligence

Lloyd Price

There is a new race in Silicon Valley involving Artificial Intelligence and no it's not HealthTech, FinTech, Voice Commerce or involve Google, Facebook or Microsoft. this race involves the brain and more specifically brain-computer interfaces. This race also involves technology royalty, the US government, billion dollar defence companies, a big connection to PayPal and years of medical research to better understand the human brain and implant devices that could make a consumer brain-computer int

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Using the Right Tools for Insurance Risk Management

Electronic Health Reporter

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. In the area of health insurance, there is an increasing need for providers to streamline the process of securing coverage for their clients. With this, technology is at the center of innovation, and so providers will need to secure wider adoption of helpful tools and applications to ease up the workflow.

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Dreem, formerly Rhythm, closes $35M

Mobi Health News

Dreem, a wearable sleep device maker previously known as Rhythm, has closed $35 million in funding. The round was led by strategic investor JJDC and Bpifrance.

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Physics and Light : Apple's competitive advantage in Healthcare

Lloyd Price

I believe Tim Cook and Apple when they say "we have big plans in healthcare, which go beyond wellness apps and tools. we can make a 'significant contribution' in healthcare" One of the ways in which they can and are achieving their vision is physics and the application of light in their products. Ambient light sensors, infrared light, LED lights, light?

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Newly launched, Brain U Online aims to stymie dementia in aging consumers

Mobi Health News

Dementia-focused tech company Smart Brain Aging has announced the launch its virtual offering for the aging population. Called Brain U Online, the service provides consumers with cognitive tasks that when paired with exercise have, according to the company, been proven to delay the progression of dementia and limit its negative impact.

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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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CMS launches slate of initiatives aimed at curbing fraud, waste in Medicaid

FierceHealthIT

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched several initiatives on Tuesday aimed at cutting down on fraud and waste in Medicaid. The programs, Administrator Seema Verma told reporters at a briefing, are part of the third pillar of the agency's blueprint to reform Medicaid: a focus on integrity and accountability.

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uMotif gets $3.2M for patient-first approach to clinical trial innovation

Mobi Health News

Patient-facing clinical trial software company uMotif has raised $3.2 million (£2.4 million) in a new funding round led by independent investment manager Albion Capital, with additional participation from unnamed angel investors. uMotif makes apps for capturing consent, electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePRO), and electronic clinical outcome assessment (eCOA).

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Experts say quick action needed for VA’s Cerner project

Morning eHealth

Health IT groups advise against interoperability as a Condition of Participation — House appropriators delay Labor-HHS-Education markup

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Dreem, formerly Rhythm, closes $35M Series B

Mobi Health News

Dreem, a wearable sleep device maker previously known as Rhythm, has closed $35 million in Series B funding. The round was led by strategic investor JJDC and Bpifrance.

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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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Zesty for Hospitals : Digital Transformation for Outpatients

Lloyd Price

Zesty for Hospitals It seems incredible, but today, the vast majority of NHS trusts still post paper letters to their patients. In fact, the average UK hospital sends over 1M paper letters to patients each year. Patients are informed of their appointments in a letter and have to call the hospital to make appointment changes. It's an expensive and frustratingly inefficient system.

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Supreme Court strikes down California law requiring pregnancy centers to provide abortion information

FierceHealthIT

In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a California law requiring pregnancy centers to provide abortion information. Experts say the ruling could have far-reaching consequences beyond rendering the California law unenforceable.

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Free Video Resources to Increase Your Telehealth Knowledge – Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

Do you want to gain insight into a telehealth program, interview an expert in the field or learn how providers are managing telehealth services? Do you have limited time, resources and/or budget for travel? Are you a visual learner or prefer to learn at your own pace? The South Central Telehealth Resource Center offers an extensive video library that is available 24-hours a day, 7- days a week, anytime, anywhere!

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Lawmakers cite VA leadership holes in EHR implementation with first go-live scheduled for 2020

FierceHealthIT

Members of the House Veterans Affairs Committee worried that unfilled leadership positions and concerns about the VA's acting CIO would derail the Cerner implementation. Agency officials said they have identified three sites in Washington where the Cerner system will be live by March 2020.

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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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uMotif secures £2.4 Million funding led by Albion Capital for Real World Data platform

Lloyd Price

uMotif, the data capture company putting patients at the centre of clinical research, has raised £2.4 million in its latest funding round led by Albion Capital, the leading independent investment manager, along with several angel investors. uMotif's software platform provides the patient-facing technology required to capture real-world data (eCOA, ePRo, eConsent) for the next generation of clinical research initiatives – from early phase to post-marketing trials.

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Report: Value-based payment models haven't cut costs yet

FierceHealthIT

Value-based payment models haven't yet led to significant cost reductions, according to a new analysis. Current models lack the incentives to drive delivery system change.

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Reshaping Healthcare with Blockchain and AI : Doctor Smart Launches a $50M Token Sale

Lloyd Price

The company aims at disrupting the healthcare industry by offering a technologically advanced ecosystem providing access to high-quality medical support and wellness services around the world DSTT token Doctor Smart, a new blockchain ecosystem for digital healthcare services, today announced the launch of its ICO, a sale of DSTT tokens. The main token sale is to commence Q3, 2018.

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Healthcare Roundup—Cannabis-derived drug gets FDA's OK; Michigan passes Medicaid work requirement

FierceHealthIT

GW Pharma believes it will be able to begin marketing its drug by this fall; and Michigan passes a controversial Medicaid work requirement. Those plus other healthcare stories.

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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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Dr. Maheu’s Most Recent Telehealth Publications (Last 5 Years)

Telebehavioral Health Institute

In response to an increase in the number of requests for my publication list, we decided to post my publications here for your convenience. For my complete telehealth-related publication list, please look here. Hilty, D.M., Randhawa, K., Maheu, M.M., Drude, … Read more. The post Dr. Maheu’s Most Recent Telehealth Publications (Last 5 Years) appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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GE spins off healthcare unit as a standalone company

FierceHealthIT

General Electric will spin off its healthcare unit over the next 12-18 months, transferring $18 billion in debt and focusing on analytics, clinical decision support and precision health. GE Healthcare CEO Keiran Murphy said the company plans to continue to "invest heavily in digitization and automation.

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Study: More Medicare Patients Dying At Home

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Editor’s Note: The growth of Medicare Advantage as a program (it accounts for a third of Medicare enrollees and spending), and the 9.3% difference in hospitalization rates between MA and fee-for-service has been cited as a good sign for the future of healthcare. CLICK HERE and let us show how BHM’s economically maintain turn-around times and accuracy for new members.

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The magic number? AMGA wants to reduce quality measures from hundreds to 14

FierceHealthIT

It costs physician practices in the U.S. billions of dollars and hundreds of hours each year to report quality measures, a process that the American Medical Group Association says can be simplified with the use of 14 key measures.

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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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Why Prescription Drug Price Transparency Matters

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Editor’s Note: Increasing costs for prescriptions is creating a long-term financial impact on Medicare Part D and its beneficiaries. Can your claims review resources maximize the turn around time needed for complex claims? CLICK HERE and let us show how BHM’s economically maintain turn-around times and accuracy for new members. According to AHIP’s newly released Issue Brief , drug prices are out of control, hurting hardworking families across the United States.

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Physician Practice Roundup—Family physicians can help when kids are bullied and more news

FierceHealthIT

Family physicians have a role to play when it comes to helping patients and families confront bullying, says the American Academy of Family Physicians; nearly 400 people used California’s medical aid-in-dying law in 2017 and more news.

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HealthTech Startup Cedar raises $36M for 'patient-friendly billing' business

Lloyd Price

Cedar, a SoHo, New York based startup that helps large medical groups and hospitals issue more understandable bills, will announce today that it has raised $36 million in a Series B funding round. Cedar's software helps billing departments generate easier-to-read bills that explain to customers what they are paying for. The software also enables billing departments to chat with patients online. "We strongly believe patients really want to pay their bill if we make it transparent and easy for

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