April, 2022

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How To Make Your Daily Life Easier When Working In Healthcare

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The healthcare industry currently accounts for 14% of all US workers, employing about 22 million professionals across different sectors. However, despite this and the unquestionable importance of the industry, it is underfunded, understaffed, and underappreciated. […].

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What Person-Centered Interoperability Looks Like: Seqster

Health Populi

He had me at the statement, “I believe health data is medicine.”. Those were the words of Ardy Arianpour, CEO and Co-Founder of Seqster, when sharing with me how his company was founded. We met up last week at the DIA Europe 2022 meeting (Drug Information Association) in the cool SQUARE Conference Center in Brussels, Belgium (my current home base for work and life).

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Pfizer offers AU$100 million for Australian company that developed COVID-19 cough diagnostic app

Mobi Health News

The proposed acquisition and research partnership will add?? to the biopharmaceutical giant's growing digital capabilities and bolster its efforts "to pave a new era for digital health".

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Five recommendations for improving clinical communication

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Seconds matter in healthcare. A patient who experiences a stroke, for example, has a lower chance of functional independence and an increased likelihood of mortality when treatment is delayed. The same is true for heart attacks, sepsis and many other medical conditions: time is of the essence. “Faster response equals better outcomes for the quality and cost of care,” said Will O’Connor, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO), TigerConnect.

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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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US Census: some older adults still lack computers and Internet access

Aging in Place Technology Watch

We are used to citing population surveys to cite trends. Tech adoption among older adults is clearly growing. The growth has been tracked most recently in survey samples that compared the most recent with prior time periods: AARP surveyed 2063 and Pew Research surveyed 1502 adults. And Linkage Connect surveys the oldest, with a sizable sample of 2398 older adults.

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Technologies That Are Assisting Concussion Injury Management

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Concussions are a growing concern globally, with many pushing for greater awareness and ongoing research being done with regards to managing the condition. There are many ways to cure post-concussion syndrome, but in recent years, […]. The article Technologies That Are Assisting Concussion Injury Management appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Patients Look Beyond the Pandemic to Pharma for Engagement, Innovation, and Integrity

Health Populi

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted patients who were already deeply engaged with their own health care before the coronavirus emerged. Compared with a year ago, more patients and their advocates are seeking quality therapies, innovation, engagement, and integrity from pharmaceutical companies, based on research published today from PatientView. PatientView, based in the UK, has collaborated with over 40,000 patient advocacy organizations globally marking over 10 years doing this research.

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Deep-learning algorithm detects diabetic retinopathy on par with regional specialists

Mobi Health News

A new study in The Lancet found that a deep-learning algorithm was able to detect vision-threatening retinopathy with 94.7% accuracy.

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With telehealth, Behavioral Nutrition sees many more patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Behavioral Nutrition is a holistic eating disorder outpatient clinic that treats adolescents and adults using behavioral therapy and nutritional counseling. The clinic has five locations spread out among Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Florida, New Jersey and Texas. THE PROBLEM. The provider organization had four main challenges: The clinical team was looking to provide convenient nutritional support to patients who needed help but were deterred from scheduling a session due to being located sever

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Transform Clinical Communication With Role-based Messaging

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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Monitoring at home will be the norm for older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Covid-19 fallout pushed the care industries into the home. A sweeping set of changes from that time that may have appeared temporary. But a number of these changes are likely permanent. Telehealth vs. in-person: the Covid-19 public health emergency declaration to reimburse doctors for providing telehealth services for Medicare recipients has been repeatedly renewed.

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Black Maternal Health Week Insights from Premier

Healthcare IT Today

“The health of our nation is dependent on the health of our mothers.” – Deborah Kilday Despite persistent efforts to reduce maternal pathology and mortality rates nationwide, the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 births continued to rise through 2019 (a year before the global pandemic would impact these data.) Socio-economically marginalized groups continue to […].

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What AI Changes Will We See In Big Pharma This Year?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Shannon Flynn is a freelance blogger who covers education technologies, cybersecurity and IoT topics. You can follow Shannon on Muck Rack or Medium to read more of her articles. Artificial intelligence (AI) has had major impacts in the health care […].

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McKinsey’s Six Shifts To Add Life to Years — and One More to Consider

Health Populi

People spend one-half of their lives in “less-than-good health,” we learn early in the paper, Adding years to life and life to years from the McKinsey Health Institute. In this data-rich essay, the McKinsey team at MHI sets out an agenda that could help us add 45 billion extra years of higher-quality life equal to an average of six years per person (depending on your country and population demographics).

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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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Fujifilm develops AI tech for predicting Alzheimer's progression

Mobi Health News

A clinical trial has shown that it can predict AD progression with 88% and 84% accuracy in American and Japanese patients, respectively.

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Patient generated data can be a key factor in reducing health inequity

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

At this point, it's not a surprise to say that data is power – particularly when it comes to advancing clinical research, furthering innovation and improving patient care. Tools such as wearables can provide a holistic view of a patient's care journey beyond information gathered in a clinical visit. Still, experts say that network-wide availability of patient-generated health data is still lacking.

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How to Improve Patient Satisfaction in Virtual Care

Mend

Practices like yours have always focused on providing quality medical care. But in today’s telehealth market, it’s crucial to also focus on how to improve patient satisfaction. Virtual medical and mental health professionals are prioritizing patient satisfaction with Telemedicine more than ever before. A high satisfaction rating can drive more patients to your practice.

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Healthcare IT Conferences: What Do You Need? – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 4/23 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Janae Sharp (@CoherenceMed) and @UHIMSS on the topic “Healthcare IT Conferences: What do you need?” Large and small health IT conferences were cancelled in 2020, and continue […].

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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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How Technology Is Improving Success Rates In Drug Clinical Trials

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Most people don’t realize that it can take up to 15 years and an average of $1 billion to $2 billion dollars just to get one drug developed, pass clinical trials and ultimately approved by […]. The article How Technology Is Improving Success Rates In Drug Clinical Trials appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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The Color of Care – Oprah and The Smithsonian Channel Partner on Health Equity

Health Populi

A new documentary and educational campaign on health equity will be launched on May 1st, 2022, from Oprah’s Harpo Productions studio partnering with The Smithsonian Channel. The Color of Care documents stories of people who have lost loved ones in the COVID-19 pandemic as well as expert interviews with frontline workers and public health experts and researchers sharing data on systemic racism in health care that has underpinned racial health disparities since slavery was instituted in Ame

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'A little bit sci-fi': How robots can make a dent in nurses' workloads

Mobi Health News

Diligent Robotics CEO and cofounder Andrea Thomaz explains how her company's clinical support robot Moxi works and how its design informs its interactions with humans.

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VA study shows benefits of telestroke program for patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A Department of Veterans Affairs-funded study published in Neurology found that a telestroke program helped prevent unnecessary hospital transfers for patients. The research , published in conjunction with the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine, examined the VHA National Telestroke Program, which provides acute stroke care at facilities without an available neurologist.

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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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Applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Chronic Disease Management

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has demonstrated a positive impact on productivity and growth in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, automotive, retail, and e-commerce. It can significantly improve the efficiency of operations by analyzing large amounts of data and vastly improving the decision-making process. AI can also be extremely beneficial in facilitating the integration of care required to manage chronic conditions.

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Healthcare AI Bias: Reasons and Resolutions

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Anand Shroff, President at Verantos. Artificial intelligence (AI) holds great promise to dramatically improve clinical outcomes for patients, but in a perverse twist, AI algorithms that are used to improve drug development and support healthcare don’t just highlight social inequities — they may ultimately exacerbate them.

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For Obesity Management To Work, It Must Be Proactive and Empathetic

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Yoni Nevo, CEO, Sweetch. Obesity comes in many forms and for many reasons. Among the various options for treatment, different approaches work for different people. But no matter the approach, treatability and successful treatment […]. The article For Obesity Management To Work, It Must Be Proactive and Empathetic appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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How Health Gets Built – The Building H Index Thinking Health-By-Design

Health Populi

“It’s hard to be healthy in the U.S. today.” That is the underlying premise and reason for The Building H Index. Health happens outside of doctors’ offices and hospital operating rooms. Health is made in our homes, in our communities, in our daily lives as we go about working, playing, learning, and praying. Too often, in those daily life-flows, making a healthy decision is harder than defaulting to a less-healthy one.

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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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Egypt’s O7 Therapy lands game-changing $2.1M in funding

Mobi Health News

The digital platform and mobile app specialises in bilingual mental health services for users across the Middle East and North Africa.

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Orthopedic surgeon arrested in $10 million telehealth fraud case

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York announced Thursday that an orthopedic surgeon had been arrested and charged with healthcare fraud. According to a press release , the surgeon, 56-year-old Dr. Elemer Raffai, is accused of allegedly submitting false claims to Medicare in exchange for kickbacks from telemedicine companies.

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How to Use Mental Health Intake Forms

TheraNest

For decades, intake forms have been an integral part of the mental and behavioral health system. It is the process of collecting varying types of data regarding new clients/patients coming to your organization for services. This data includes essential demographic information, client history, family history, previous treatment, and any other data that might play a role in their relationship with their mental health provider.