Tue.May 05, 2020

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VitalPatch granted EUA for monitoring COVID-19 patients' QT intervals

Mobi Health News

The continuous remote monitor can help prevent complications driven by experimental COVID-19 treatments such as hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine, according to the agency.

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Patient engagement tech yielding positive results during COVID-19 pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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Apple Heart Study researchers find success in recruitment, struggle with engagement

Mobi Health News

The study enrolled 420,000, but many participants with suspected atrial fibrillation failed to follow up with a study doctor.

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Mental Health Is the Next Pandemic

GlobalMed

While many of us are sheltering in place to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, a massive mental health pandemic is also brewing. Fears about COVID-19, the economic meltdown, and prolonged social-isolation are all taking a toll on mental health. Above all else, Americans say their mental health is suffering more than their physical and financial health due to COVID-19.

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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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New app aims to reduce impact of fake news on patients and healthcare services

Mobi Health News

The scale of healthcare misinformation is a source of frustration - Healthinote seeks to counter the threat with a verified and up-to-date information resource.

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Digital triage changes the game for UK GP practices in the age of COVID-19

Mobi Health News

The coronavirus pandemic has driven some UK GPs to digitise patient consultations at speed – achieving transformation in weeks with the help of online triage tools.

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US, UK security agencies warn state-based hackers targeting healthcare, medical research

FierceHealthIT

Cybersecurity authorities in the U.S. and U.K. are warning that nation-state hackers are after intellectual property and medical research related to COVID-19 treatments.

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Heal kicks off telepsychology service for California residents

Mobi Health News

Video visits with a licensed clinical psychologist will run California residents $69 for each 20 minutes.

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Doximity launches telehealth app for providers

FierceHealthIT

Professional medical network Doximity is expanding into the telemedicine market. The company launched Doximity Dialer Video, a telehealth app that enables doctors to video call their patients on any smartphone.

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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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First-ever “clean payment” bank card launched

Mobi Health News

The antibacterial and antiviral card consists of a special layered metal coating that prevents pathogens from living on its surface.

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AHA: COVID-19 pandemic could cost hospitals $200B through June

FierceHealthIT

The COVID-19 pandemic will cost hospitals $202 billion over a four-month period, primarily due to the loss of elective surgical procedures, an AHA report says.

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J&J teams up with Alevo Technologies on at-home COVID-19 test, Osso VR works with Jhpiego on maternity tool and more digital health deals

Mobi Health News

Also: WellSky and Qlik create a new COVID-19 heat map for home health providers; DarioHealth integrates with MediOrbis.

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Nursing homes and Covid-19 – defensiveness persists 

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Nursing homes – consternation, condemnation are words that rule the day. Rant on. It must be tough to be focal points for nursing home policy these days. Even as a task force is being set up to focus on nursing homes, on the one hand, that seems positive. On the other hand, Leading Age CEO was 'enraged' about shortages of PPE. And seniors (AARP) who are most likely NOT in nursing homes, demand that workers have adequate PPE , that the public be notified which nursing homes have cases of Covid-1

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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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Humana waives cost-sharing for primary care, behavioral health visits through end of 2020 

FierceHealthIT

Humana will now waive all cost-sharing for primary care and behavioral health care visits through the end of the year for its Medicare Advantage members.

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Telehealth Reimbursement Gets Really Hard Really Quick

Healthcare IT Today

We wrote previously about how COVID-19 has shifted the Value Equation for Telehealth. Doctors previously didn’t value Telehealth since it was the same work (or slightly more) for possibly less reimbursement. Now doctors value social distancing (or at least they have no real choice but to social distance) and that revamped the value of telehealth. […].

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How a COVID-19 recession could impact health coverage

FierceHealthIT

Experts warn that unemployment could reach 20% by June, a scenario that would lead to as many as 43 million people dropping out of employer-based insurance, according to a new report.

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Apptio and LeanIX: What Enterprise Architects Can Expect

LeanIX

Enterprise architects can look forward to helping CFOs and CIOs better control IT spending and connect costs to data in IT landscapes. Through a technology partnership with Apptio, organizations will now have a direct and dynamic link between the LeanIX Enterprise Architecture Suite and Apptio’s IT Financial Management solution to enable stakeholders to make data-driven decisions about their IT investments.

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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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Enabling Tech for Telemedicine – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 5/1 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Irma Rastegayeva (@IrmaRaste) and Evan Kirstel (@evankirstel) on the topic of “Enabling Tech for Telemedicine“ With the Coronavirus Pandemic intensifying around the world, Telemedicine is experiencing a […].

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Babylon teams up with Mount Sinai to launch AI-based app in New York City

FierceHealthIT

British startup Babylon is rapidly expanding its presence in the U.S. market by joining Mount Sinai Health Partners to roll out its app to millions of New Yorkers. Find out how the startup wants to build a toward a 50-state network.

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The future of healthcare: revolution or evolution

Digital Leaders HealthTech

I was recently part of a virtual session, discussing what transformation will look like for various industries. One of the points that emerged is that the one industry that has had to transform itself completely, without having the luxury or time to think about it is Healthcare. Healthcare will emerge from this a transformed industry – in their rapid tech adoption; in their business processes and; in the mindset of the clinicians and administrative staff who’ve been at the frontline of this cr

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Digital Is Transforming Health, So Why is Consumer Adoption Stalling?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Brian Kalis, managing director, digital health, Accenture Health. The once rapid rise of digital health now shows signs of stalling, as consumer uptake of digital health technologies and services in the U.S. fell, according […]. The article Digital Is Transforming Health, So Why is Consumer Adoption Stalling?

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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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#105: Digital Health for Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health

Digital Health Today

Daniela Tudor is a CEO with a deep understanding of how to sustain long-term recovery. In 2017, approximately 19.7 million people aged 12 or older had a substance use disorder (SUD) related to their use of alcohol or illicit drugs in the past year, and an estimated 20.7 million people aged 12 or older needed substance use treatment (1). Sky News reports that calls have doubled to a helpline designed to support children whose parents are battling alcoholism (2). .

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Examples of Changes Big Data Has Brought To Medical Treatment

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Adrian Johansen, freelance writer; @AdrianJohanse18. Technology has always been at the forefront of improving our understanding of diseases, but the rise of big data has taken this to new heights. Big data in healthcare isn’t new, […]. The article Examples of Changes Big Data Has Brought To Medical Treatment appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Nursing homes and Covid-19 – defensiveness and obfuscation persist 

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Nursing homes – consternation, condemnation are words that rule the day. Rant on. It must be tough to be focal points for nursing home policy these days. Even as a task force is being set up to focus on nursing homes, on the one hand, that seems positive. On the other hand, Leading Age CEO was 'enraged' about shortages of PPE. And seniors (AARP) who are most likely NOT in nursing homes, demand that workers have adequate PPE , that the public be notified which nursing homes have cases of Covid-1

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Impact of Telehealth on Physician Practices Will Be Profound According to NextGen CMO

Healthcare IT Today

“If we were having this conversation six months ago, and you said physician groups would be switching to 100% telehealth, I would have said you were smoking something very powerful.” Honestly, I could end this article right there, because Dr. Betty Rabinowitz, Chief Medical Officer at NextGen Healthcare pretty much said it all in that […].

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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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Post Go-Live Training Tips

Optimum Healthcare IT

Read Time: 3 min To ensure ongoing success related to training and support after go-live, here are a few essential steps any organization should take. The post Post Go-Live Training Tips appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Provider Credentialing Is Going to Change Significantly

HealthStream

Provider credentialing is expected to change significantly and be redefined as a result of standardization, consolidation, and the increasing importance of quality metrics.

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Apple Heart Study researchers find success in recruitment, struggle with engagement

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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