Wed.Apr 13, 2022

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Brightline launches autism care program for caregivers and more digital health briefs

Mobi Health News

Also: Pear Therapeutics receives FDA SteP designation for its product candidate focused on acute and chronic pain, and Carbon Health launches its diabetes management program.

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Video-enabled tablets could help prevent veteran suicides

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A study published this past week in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open found that receipt of video-enabled tablets during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with more psychotherapy visits and reduced emergency department use among veterans. The study , which was led by researchers from VA Palo Alto Healthcare System in Menlo Park, California, examined nearly 500,000 rural veterans who had a history of mental healthcare use.

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Alio receives FDA 510(k) for its remote patient monitoring system

Mobi Health News

The company said it's currently focused on managing end-stage kidney disease, but it's investigating using the system for other clinical areas.

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Arkansas HIE Uses Technology Partnership to Improve Health Outcomes

Healthcare IT Today

When it comes to HIEs, each one is different. They often have distinct missions, and many states have multiple HIEs trying to approach electronic information exchange from several directions. In Arkansas, they’re lucky to have one statewide HIE which is focused on improving patient health outcomes. The Arkansas State Health Alliance for Records Exchange (SHARE) is leveraging […].

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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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Behavioral Health startup Real scores $37M and other digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Also: 9am.health scored $16 million for diabetes care, and Nudj Health lands $10 million.

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Rehab robot maker RoboCT snaps up $15M in Series A+ funding

Mobi Health News

Its exoskeleton robots have been used in over 200 hospitals in China to help patients walk again.

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Today's staffing shortages make tech a must for the care of seniors

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Staffing issues continue to plague senior care organizations. The news articles pile up – assisted living and nursing home staffing shortages ; stranding older adults without home health care ; keeping patients in hospitals longer because of lack of care; nursing home staffing crisis ; Medicaid paying family members to provide care , low wages and low unemployment worsen care situation , and on and on.

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Bicycle Health inks deal with Marvin to provide clinicians with opioid use disorder treatment

Mobi Health News

The service gives clinicians with OUD access to virtual care.

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IRS Backlog Expected to Clear By End of 2022

ACA Times

The IRS has made significant progress in the historic backlog it’s still facing, but it still has a long way to go. Chief IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig anticipates clearing the backlog by the end of this year. A big contributor to the now under-control situation was the hiring of several thousand new tax professionals. Regarding the 2022 tax season, Rettig said , “Through April 1, we have processed more than 89 million returns and issued more than 63 million refunds totaling more than $204 bil

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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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Addressing Staff Burnout with the Right Workstation Setup

Healthcare IT Today

Burnout is at an all time high in healthcare and the world. Doctors and nurses are overwhelmed and many are to the point that they are literally leaving their jobs. Even on the health IT side of things, burnout is real and remote work options means that people can more easily switch jobs. Addressing staff […].

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Infoway Insights: An Innovative Way to Learn About Digital Health

Canadian Health Infoway

Digital health, encompassing key areas such as virtual care, electronic prescribing, access to electronic health information and many others, is growing at an unprecedented rate. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated this growth while changing the way digital health research is shared and utilized.

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Vytalize Health Raises Over $50M Series B to Advance Value-Based Care

Healthcare IT Today

Led by Enhanced Healthcare Partners, the financing round signals an enormous opportunity for Vytalize Health to accelerate the adoption of value-based care programs by providers Vytalize Health, a leading value-based care platform for seniors, announced it has closed over $50 million in Series B financing led by Enhanced Healthcare Partners. The company will use the […].

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HIStalk Interviews Bob Katter, President, First Databank

HIStalk Interviews

Bob Katter, MBA is president of First Databank of South.

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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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The Next Big Thing in Remote Patient Monitoring: Personalized Digital Care Journeys

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Dr. Joshua Liu, MD, Co-founder/CEO of SeamlessMD. Over 10 years ago, I went down the rabbithole of preventing readmissions. I learned about “superusers” – the 5% of patients who represent 50% of healthcare costs. Like many providers, I thought: if we could monitor these patients, could we prevent […].

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Improving Cancer Care for BIPOC Women is Everyone’s Cause

Society for Participatory Medicine

For women of color facing breast cancer diagnoses, making decisions is a precarious balancing act, a process with significant implications across healthcare and society. Diagnosis tends to occur at a younger age (that is, before 40, when many screening programs become available). They are often the heads of their households and the breadwinners working hourly-wage jobs; many are single, and also caring for their own parents and/or children while they manage their treatment.

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How a Patient Attendance Predictor with Engagement Can Reduce No-Shows

Mend

It’s no secret that patient no-shows are a drain to medical practices like yours. In fact, you lose an estimated $200 in revenue for every missed appointment. Unfortunately, that’s part of owning a medical or mental health care practice. But what if there was a simple, streamlined way to reduce no-shows and make your practice more profitable? Believe it or not, there is.

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