Mobi Health News
MARCH 23, 2018
Just about everyone agrees in the basic vision for telemedicine: When a person gets sick, instead of jumping in the car to drive to a doctor’s office or urgent care center, they can pick up a phone or tablet instead, and get in touch right away with a doctor.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 23, 2018
The growing number of Americans with Alzheimer’s, dramatically rising mortality rates and no cure all take a huge toll on people living with the disease, their families and caregivers, and the healthcare system.
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Mobi Health News
MARCH 23, 2018
University of Stanford spin-out PhysioWave has just received FDA clearance for its pulse wave velocity (PWV) cardiovascular analyzer scale, which measures the stiffness of the vessels transporting blood from the heart to the body. The new technology will come in the form of a scale.
Morning eHealth
MARCH 23, 2018
Verma previews Medicare agenda — Calls for MACRA reform fall on deaf ears
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Mobi Health News
MARCH 23, 2018
The FDA has launched a free mobile app version of its Drugs@FDA online database that offers consumers information on agency-approved drugs.
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Mobi Health News
MARCH 23, 2018
HIMSS and Health 2.0 are kicking off the first Dev4Health event in Cleveland on April 30 and May 1, 2018. “The overarching theme is community and code,” Adam Culbertson, Innovator-in-Residence at HIMSS, said. “The event is designed to allow tech innovators to share, connect, empower and build.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 23, 2018
Inflation in U.S. healthcare spending slowed dramatically in 2016, according to government national healthcare expenditures figures released last month, but out-of-pocket costs rose at the fastest rate in 10 years, leaving many Americans with empty pockets. The data shows a need to address the PBM middlemen who distort the supply chain at patients’ expense.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 23, 2018
Primary care concierge platform SteadyMD just announced that it secured $2.5 million in capital support from Pelion Venture Partners and others.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 23, 2018
New research from the Georgetown Health Policy Institute estimates 8,700 of Alabama's poorest residents would lose health coverage if a proposed waiver for Medicaid work requirements is approved. Researchers said Alabama's strict eligibility requirements, work mandates and minimum wage regulations would create a Catch-22.
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Healthcare Exchange Standards
MARCH 23, 2018
The sky is falling. is the general feeling in the Privacy community. Businesses are out to take your Privacy from you. There is no privacy left. Give up. I am a Privacy advocate. I sometimes give myself the title "CyberPrivacy" specifically because I do focus on Electronic Information Privacy and not physical privacy. I am very angry at the Privacy failures.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 23, 2018
A generic drug company formed by major U.S. hospitals is drawing interest from across the country, Aurora Health Care and Advocate Healthcare are set to close their merger on April 1, and more health finance headlines.
Henry Kotula
MARCH 23, 2018
[link]. Dive Brief: Ascension is restructuring to adapt a new strategic direction. President and CEO Anthony Tersigni hinted that direction would put a larger emphasis on outpatient access points and telemedicine, according to a video obtained by Modern Healthcare. The effort could move Ascension away from being a hospital-focused business. The board of directors has endorsed the new direction and the company expects to save $57 million a year by streamlining its pay practices, Tersigni reporte
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 23, 2018
Mission Health has signed a letter of intent to join HCA; 340B Health CEO Ted Slafsky has resigned; air ambulances may be crucial to solving the rural healthcare crisis; plus more healthcare headlines.
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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.
Insulin Nation
MARCH 23, 2018
This is the second part in a three-part mini series on Type 1 diabetes and autism. Read Part One here. Cari Bridges’ son, Westin, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2011 at age two. As individuals familiar with this condition know, diabetes requires a lot of daily regimens, particularly surrounding meals. But shortly after Westin turned 3, he became very methodical in other activities, as well.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 23, 2018
The 2018 omnibus spending bill has successfully made its way through the House and Senate, but the president threatened to veto the package Friday morning, raising the possibility of a government shutdown. The bill covers several key healthcare programs, including additional funding for NIH and opioid epidemic initiatives.
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 23, 2018
A top administrator at the Medicare agency says the White House is committed to driving the market toward value-based care. Democrats, however, are skeptical in light of recent steps taken by the administration, including proposed cuts to the Medicare program.
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