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What’s The Current State of Aesthetic Medicine?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Aesthetic medicine has come a long way in the last couple of decades. The field is in a very advanced state at this point, and many people have been enjoying the benefits it brings to […]. The article What’s The Current State of Aesthetic Medicine?

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7 Surprising Benefits of Exercise

Health and Wellness Blog | Uplifting People To Live A Healthier Life

Exercising is an excellent method to enhance your health. People who exercise regularly enjoy a host of benefits. They are more likely to maintain a healthy weight, have less risk of developing diseases, and enjoy a better quality of life. Exercise does not have to be boring. It is important to find an enjoyable activity […]. The post 7 Surprising Benefits of Exercise appeared first on Healthystic.

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To Realize the Promise of Connected Healthcare, Embrace Edge Computing

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Bridget Meuse, Industry Strategist at Akamai. The evolution of connected healthcare, already well underway, got a major boost during the COVID pandemic. The shift to remote healthcare service delivery, together with the expansion of the Internet of medical things (IoMT), went into overdrive with the arrival of SARS […].

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Burnout is a sign of something more sinister

KevinMD

Burnout is a sign of something even more sinister. It’s a sign that our society is out of balance. We’ve become a society that values productivity above all else. We’re always working, hustling, and trying to get ahead. And, as a result, we’re burnout. We’re exhausted, anxious and depressed. We’re struggling to keep up with.

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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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The Evolution of a Patient Ambassador – Learning from Stacy Hurt

Health Populi

“I am a health care executive who happens to be a patient, caregiver, and advocate,” Stacy Hurt explained to me in a Zoom chat we shared on 31 May. I asked her to meet with me to discuss her professional news update: being appointed Parexel’s first Patient Ambassador. My Zoom invitation to Stacy was a very convenient excuse for me to catch up with a friend in the field: we have known each other since Stacy started to grow her health-social media presence on Twitter.

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How telepsychiatry is optimal for hospitals and health systems

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The pandemic has amplified the need for behavioral health services and also made it more difficult for people at risk to access care, as noted by the Biden administration. At the same time, the fallout of COVID-19 has accelerated people's willingness to engage with telehealth and telemedicine. So how do hospitals and health systems deal with an influx of mental health patients seeking fast access to high-quality psychiatric care while improving patient throughput?

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Nurture yourself, get rest, and allow yourself the space you need to heal. #MeFirst

KevinMD

An individual crisis unfolds daily. Each starts small. When I learned about epidemics in medical school, I thought they were uncommon. I was wrong. COVID has taught us what happens if we do not address a crisis with the urgency it deserves. The COVID crisis quickly became an epidemic and then a pandemic. The obesity. Read more…. Nurture yourself, get rest, and allow yourself the space you need to heal.

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What If Costco Designed the Prescription Drugs Sales Model?

Health Populi

The good news about prescription drugs, in the context of medical spending in the U.S., is that 9 in 10 medicines prescribed are generics. They comprise only 3% of all U.S. healthcare spending. But there’s bad news about prescription drugs in the context of medical spending in America. U.S. Consumers Overpay for Generic Drugs , a new paper from the Leonard Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics asserts, with recommendations to address the intermediaries who benefit from the way

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Why digital mental health investment may shift toward severe illness

Mobi Health News

During a panel discussion at Going Digital: Behavioral Health Tech 2022, investors discuss what's next for the space as funding slows down, and explore the value of direct-to-consumer tools.

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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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How U.S. healthcare leaders are shifting course to navigate a changed world

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As the healthcare industry emerges from the pandemic, its leaders are embarking on a major reboot of their priorities in order to improve the delivery of patient care. That is one of the big findings of the Future Health Index 2022 report, entitled "Healthcare hits reset: Priorities shift as healthcare leaders navigate a changed world." This seventh annual edition of the report from global technology vendor Philips analyzes feedback from nearly 3,000 healthcare leaders across 15 countr

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Shift from fighting for reproductive rights to fighting for reproductive justice

KevinMD

Although feminist movements include the fight for reproductive rights, they tend to forget to center on justice. Historically, the protection of women’s reproductive rights has not been a priority for governments; however, the drive and the act of attacking and dismantling a women’s bodily autonomy and dignity has been and continues to be.

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Jasper, Scaling a Human Touch for People Dealing with Cancer, Now With Walgreens

Health Populi

Each year, the first Sunday in June marks National Cancer Survivors Day. This year’s NCSD occurred two days ago on Sunday, 5 th June. When you’re a cancer survivor, or happen to love one, every day is time to be grateful and celebrate that survival of someone who has come through a cancer journey. We all know (or are) people who have survived cancer.

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Apple reveals medication tracking feature and more health updates

Mobi Health News

The tech giant also announced a new atrial fibrillation history feature and sleep stage tracking.

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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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These are the compliance issues providers should be preparing for, post-PHE

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Department of Health and Human Services once again (for the ninth time) extended the public health emergency this past month , stretching it beyond mid-July. And, with broad-based support to avoid the "telehealth cliff," healthcare organizations and legislators have been working hard to ensure virtual care flexibilities outlast the PHE.

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A psychiatrist presenting emotion [PODCAST]

KevinMD

“Many families still prefer their providers to wear a mask. I have no way to know who carries what political or health views around their mask-wearing. Their masks were off, and mine was on. When I asked them for their preference of whether they feel comfortable with me wearing a mask … Read more… A psychiatrist presenting emotion [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Connected Care -- Changing the work process with technology

Aging in Place Technology Watch

A vision for 'connected care.' Conceived by Andrea Cohen, Founder and Vice-Chair of HouseWorks, a Boston-area Home Care agency, and as Andrea noted, "When employed to its fullest, remote care technology improves every aspect of how care is delivered in the home. Imagine what's possible when every stakeholder wins." The vision: Change the work process to produce Engaged Caregivers, a Connected Care Team, and Informed Families.

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Teladoc Health faces class action lawsuit alleging it misled investors

Mobi Health News

The suit claims Teladoc, CEO Jason Gorevic and CFO Mala Murthy made misleading statements or failed to disclose that increased competition was affecting its BetterHelp mental health segment and its chronic care business.

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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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A quick regulatory guide to telehealth services in Japan

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Introduction. Smart phones, wearable devices, telemedicine platforms, artificial intelligence software, internet applications, and other digital health technologies are advancing and transforming disease diagnosis, therapy, and other medical practices by physicians, direct-to-consumer services for better health and well-being, and other healthcare services.

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Nurses are struggling in isolation [PODCAST]

KevinMD

“It’s apparent to most that the dark clouds and stormy waters in the business of health care continue. There is much that needs attention from both health care workers and consumers. We have learned that when we work together, strength, creativity, and energy multiply exponentially. We need to move forward and create a … Read. Read more….

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Why Independent Practices Need EHRs To Boost Productivity

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Andrea Kowalski, senior vice president of product, Tebra. As private practices everywhere struggle to maintain their independence, they face changing reimbursements, demanding regulatory requirements, and ever-increasing costs. Implementing an electronic health record (EHR) system […].

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Value-based care startup CareBridge scores $140M and more digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Also: Healthcare professional networking and data platform H1 adds another $23 million to its Series C round, and chronic condition management company DarioHealth secures a loan facility of up to $50 million.

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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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For El Camino Hospital, the pandemic was a springboard into broad virtual care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, California, is located near Silicon Valley, home to self-driving cars and robots that deliver food. So there is an expectation for tech-enabled healthcare. THE PROBLEM. Deborah Muro, CIO at El Camino Hospital, actually would receive calls from leaders of high-tech companies asking why the hospital had not adopted a tech-enabled care system.

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Momentum Growing for Direct Primary Care

Healthcare IT Today

It is clear from attendees and speakers at the 2022 HINT Summit (#HINTSummit) that there is growing enthusiasm and momentum for Direct Primary Care in the US. I have honestly never been to a healthcare conference where physicians were this excited about anything. Direct Primary Care The American Academy of Family Physicians defines Direct Primary […].

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Medical Device Manufacturers Sue Library of Congress Under DMCA Exemption

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. The right to repair is a contentious topic that has spent […]. The article Medical Device Manufacturers Sue Library of Congress Under DMCA Exemption appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Aledade scores $123M for value-based care and more digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Also: Drug discovery platform Insilico Medicine raises $60 million, Women's virtual care startup Visana Health brings in $2.6 million and digital reproductive care clinic Choix scoops up $1 million.

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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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Olympus puts telecollaboration and advanced content management on the digital health stage at HIMSS22 Europe

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the scale of the opportunity to leverage innovative digital tools that can optimise patient care with the help of enhanced connectivity and the improved sharing of information and expertise between stakeholders. Systems that enable collaboration also support hospitals as they manage the challenge of health care professionals’ burnout – a situation that has been worsened by the pandemic.

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Geisinger Plans to Transition Its Entire Digital Portfolio To Amazon Web Services

Healthcare IT Today

Anytime a health system moves its whole set of applications to an outside cloud vendor, it’s good to give that deal an extra look. Such a deal is especially visible and noteworthy, though, when it involves an organization as large and influential as Geisinger. What’s going on is that Geisinger is taking what could be […].

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Investment In Health Tech Startups Drops

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Jake Hare, founder and CEO, Launchpeer. The year 2021 experienced a global deceleration of the venture capital market that impacted the broader startup ecosystem, regardless of company size and stage of growth. In the […]. The article Investment In Health Tech Startups Drops appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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