Mon.May 04, 2020

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Drive-Thru Health, In and After the Pandemic

Health Populi

Physical distancing and sheltering-in-place at home are becoming norms in our pandemic life-flows. We’ve seen the advent of drive-through and drive-up weddings , wakes , and high school graduation rites. And when food, hygiene supplies, and medical care can’t be delivered by Amazon or Instacart via FedEx, UPS, or the U.S. Postal Service, there’s always the automobile — which, in the U.S., is also part of COVID-19 consumers’ coping mechanisms for hunting-and-gatherin

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Latest from Tech Tonics: Tele-behavioral Health: Breaking Down Barriers and Stigmas at a Time of Escalating Need

Digital Health

For 20 years, advocates of telemedicine have been trying to break through to common usage. For all of modern human history, those with mental health challenges have held back from seeking treatment due to the stigma associated with doing so. And then, a Chinese bat opened the flood gates. Today we are seeing record usage […].

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New EIT Health funding fast-tracks COVID-19 innovation projects

Mobi Health News

As 14 European health innovation projects receive more than €6 million in funding from Health EIT, CEO Jan-Philipp Beck says the COVID-19 pandemic will accelerate the speed of change enabled by digital healthcare and telemedicine – and not before time.

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Pop health strategies pivot to answer the questions that matter most

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Population Health Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Pop health strategies pivot to answer the questions that matter most Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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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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DrChrono launches video telehealth features for its mobile EHR platform, with patient-facing service to come next month

Mobi Health News

The integrated app allows providers using DrChrono's platform to schedule and launch video visits from within their calendar, while next month's tool helps patients search for and receive virtual care.

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Healthcare Academy partners with MindFi to offer free mindfulness app subscription for healthcare workers

Mobi Health News

Mental health and well-being for healthcare workers have become an increasing concern, given their increased workloads and stress levels in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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NextGen Healthcare CEO says company prioritizing investments in virtual care for providers

FierceHealthIT

NextGen Healthcare announced Monday it expects 2019 revenue to reach between $538 million and $542 million. CEO Rusty Frantz said the company is prepared to "weather the storm" as the decline in patient volumes due to COVID-19 will impact financial performance in 2020.

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India mandates workers use COVID-19 tracing app, France rolls out tracing tool and other tracking efforts

Mobi Health News

Also Chinese startup develops smartglasses that can detect temperature.

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Rushing to Implement Telehealth? Don’t Ignore Identity Management and Cybersecurity

Healthcare IT Today

One of the most prominent “silver linings” of the COVID-19 crisis has been the rapid adoption and acceptance of telehealth tools. But as healthcare organizations rush to implement these platforms, they may be making themselves vulnerable to improper access and cyberattacks. Experts from LexisNexis and BridgeCare Health Network say that a whole-team approach is needed […].

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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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Startup focused on bringing digital to clinical trials Medable scores $25M

Mobi Health News

This new investment brings the company's total funding to $45 million.

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Lessons from large employers' efforts to boost workers' mental health

FierceHealthIT

Large, multinational employers have had to think on a global scale when designing programs to improve workers' mental well-being, a new report shows.

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FDA tightens requirements for COVID-19 serology tests; Novartis, Propeller Health's digital inhaler moves toward EU approval and more digital health news briefs

Mobi Health News

Also: HHS awards $20 million in telehealth access, infrastructure funds; Lumi launches online service.

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Change Healthcare buys back pharmacy unit for $213M, sells analytics division to Kaufman Hall

FierceHealthIT

Change Healthcare announced a pair of deals Friday, including the acquisition of e-prescribing company eRx Network for nearly $213 million. The Nashville-based company also sold its Connected Analytics business to Chicago-based Kaufman Hall & Associates for $55 million.

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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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Secure Your Video Conferences with Best Practices and a Trusted Provider

Vidyo

The post Secure Your Video Conferences with Best Practices and a Trusted Provider appeared first on Vidyo Blog.

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Tenet Healthcare posts $94M profit in Q1, says COVID-19 cost it $73M in income in March

FierceHealthIT

Tenet Healthcare officials say the financial blow of COVID-19 suppressed what was set to be a strong quarter.

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Telehealth expands but providers have questions

Morning eHealth

Personnel moves at HHS and VA — New York prints its own testing swabs

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UC hospital system to gradually restart elective procedures canceled due to COVID-19

FierceHealthIT

The University of California’s hospital system has begun to gradually restart elective procedures that have been canceled due to COVID-19.

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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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Question: #FHIR and Video support

Health Intersections

Question : I have a simple question, does R4 have the capability of storing video type data back into the EHR? Also, how do I identify the APIs that are able to accomplish this. And lastly, is there a timeline of when specific EHR vendors will implement this capability into their EHRs? Answer : There’s several parts to this answer: FHIR Support for Video.

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Major decline in health spending in Q2 led to decline in GDP, analysis finds

FierceHealthIT

Massive declines in healthcare spending spurred a 4.

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Vendor To Research Benefits of Remote Monitoring To Test Drug Response

Healthcare IT Today

Deploying remote monitoring has been a steadily more viable option in recent years as the technology improves and analyzing the data becomes more practical. One way to digest and share this option is the use of AI, which if deployed effectively can automate the analytical process and even recommend clinical options for treating these patients. […].

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Meditech swings to a loss in Q1 due to COVID-19 hit on product bookings

FierceHealthIT

Meditech reported a first-quarter loss of $26 million after posting a profit in the same period a year earlier due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the stock market.

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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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What We’ll Need for the 2nd Wave of the Pandemic – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 35

Healthcare IT Today

For the 35th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about What We’ll Need for the 2nd Wave of the Pandemic. The inspiration for this episode came from the following graphic that shared one perspective on the various “waves” healthcare will see during the coronavirus. As our friends and colleagues brave the font lines, […] The further we get into this pandemic, the more we realize that there are going to be a lot of waves of change that impact healthcare

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Balancing Workforce Efficiency in Healthcare with Patient Needs and Care

HealthStream

There is tremendous room for improvement in how healthcare operates. The lack of efficiency in the industry is a waste of resources that could be devoted to better care and helping more people and may even contribute to poor outcomes. Here are some suggestions to improve healthcare efficiency.

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COVID-19 Policy Updates - CMS Increases Telehealth Flexibility: Physicians and Other Clinicians

Health Recovery Solutions

On April 30th, 2020, CMS released temporary changes which directly affect the delivery of telehealth.

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No Double Dipping: Forgiven Covered Expenses on a PPP Loan Are Not Deductible

ACA Times

1 minute read: The IRS recently issued IRS Notice 2020-32. See here. This Notice discusses the tax deductibility status of expenses that are forgiven under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) provided for by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Under Section 1106 of the CARES Act, up to all of the proceeds of a PPP loan that are used for certain expenses may be forgiven provided that the PPP loan forgiveness requirements are met.

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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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DrChrono launches video telehealth features for its mobile EHR platform, with patient-facing service to come next month

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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Online Enrollment FAQ – Part 2

Health Portal Solutions

Part 1 of our Online Enrollment FAQ talked about the configurability that enables Payers to create targeted online experiences and workflows for various enrollment scenarios, from open enrollment to an address change. In this portion of the FAQ, we’ll dig deeper into the end user experience and how HPS’ Online Enrollment can facilitate smooth and seamless business processes.

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