Hurricane-affected residents can opt into free telehealth services
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Virtual telephone or video care will be available at no cost, with some offers lasting for several weeks.
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The Missing Piece in the Connected Health Puzzle
Health System CIO
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
Reimbursement coding doesn’t quite have ‘buzzword’ status, but without it, adoption of remote monitoring will continue to lag, says Dr. Joseph Kvedar, who breaks down the latest developments.
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The one patient that drives physicians to burnout
KevinMD
SEPTEMBER 9, 2018
We all have that one patient. That one patient who can always find a way to turn a good day bad, who just knows how to push your buttons in all the wrong ways. Who’s that patient for me? Let’s just call him Elton Reed. Oh, Mr. Reed … where to begin with him? When we first met, I remember being so excited and energized by him. He just had this fresh feeling.
Self-Care is Healthcare for Everyday People
Health Populi
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
Patients are the new healthcare payors, and as such, taking on the role of health consumers. In fact, health and wellness consumers have existed since a person purchased the first toothpaste, aspirin, heating pad, and moisturizing cream at retail. Or consulted with their neighborhood herbalista, homeopathic practitioner, therapeutic masseuse, or skin aesthetician.
HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?
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How the FDA is shaping healthcare innovation
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
In the last year the FDA has taken steps to evolve its process for regulating software as a medical device, personal genomics and clinical decision support technology.
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Why 2020 Will Be The M&A Tipping Point
Mobile Health Matters
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
Over a year ago, we predicted that 2019 would be the era of health IT M&A , with the transition to value-based care as a primary driver. The M&A activity in the first half of 2018 is proof of this momentum – healthcare-related M&A increased 23% compared to the second half of 2017. Regulatory changes such as value-based care often force organizations to become more competitive to remain profitable.
Telehealth Care for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing
Arizona Telemedicine Program
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Note: This article adheres to the common use of two terms used to identify people who are Deaf or have hearing loss. The term?Deaf?(with a capital D) is used to describe individuals who do not hear and are “cultural” sign language users, while the term deaf?(with a lower-case d) describes people who may lip-read and/or use hearing aids. . The expansion of telehealth services across the country has made it possible for almost anyone with a non-emergency medical problem to access a doctor by sm
Hybrid specialist-AI system outperforms machine learning diagnostic in Stanford study
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
Swarm AI, a network of human practitioners whose collective diagnoses decisions were moderated by an AI, offers another approach to AI-based medical image analysis.
Apple Watch Series 4: Intelligent Guardian for Your Health
33 Charts - Digital Health
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
After today’s Apple Watch Series 4 announcement, CNBC reporter Chrissy Farr reported, “ Apple stressed a lot today that this isn’t a physician replacement.”. But Intelligent guardian for your health is pretty damn close. It’s a product that’s smart, always there and it has your back. Kind of like doctors used to be. I’m pretty certain that the Apple intelligentsia spent months wordcrafting this choice little descriptor.
The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications
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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.
SleepTech is booming – but it's getting weirder and dodgier
Lloyd Price
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
Lloyd Price interviewed by Wired Magazine to discuss Apple, Software, Apps and the emerging market of Sleep Technology. Who counts sheep these days? Among all the easy cooking apps and activity trackers that can be found in the wild world of the Apple App Store, there is one app that outshines them all. with its eclectic selection of bedtime stories.
AMA leads nearly 100 medical groups calling on CMS to rethink step therapy for Part B drugs
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
Citing concerns about patient access to necessary drugs and additional burdens on physicians who don't have easy access to drug formularies, AMA and nearly 100 other state and national provider groups asked CMS to reconsider step therapy changes to Medicare Advantage.
FDA roundup: The major device, app, and algorithm approvals of 2018 (so far)
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
A collection of 29 approvals and clearances by the US Food and Drug Administration include several novel products.
#SPM2018 speaker Doug Lindsay: Driven by experience to advocate passionately for participatory medicine
Society for Participatory Medicine
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
First in a series of interviews with outstanding speakers we’ve lined up for the Society of Participatory Medicine’s second annual conference on Oct. 17 in Boston. Register here. Doug Lindsay calls himself as Transformational Thought Leader, an apt description for an advocate and educator who developed the surgery that fixed him after he fell gravely ill to a rare autonomic-adrenal disease at the age of 21.
Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications
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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.
Hyperlocal social networking – when Nextdoor matters most
Aging in Place Technology Watch
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
It’s that awful time – the hurricane season. The time when the national hurricane center repeated forecasts, repeated ad nauseum, are destined to frighten everyone, no matter how far from affected regions. The same broadcast can dwell on cones and paths, and almost as an aside, remind those in beach areas that the evacuation instructions are meant for them.
Doctors speak out: CMS gets 15,314 comments on proposed physician Medicare changes
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services asked for comments on its proposed physician fee schedule and boy, oh boy, did it get them: 15,314 of them.
Apple Watch Series 4 will have FDA-cleared ECG, fall detection
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
This is the first FDA clearance for Apple and pushes the Watch further into health than ever before.
My Experience as a Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Clinician
care innovations
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
I must admit that I did not have a clue how meaningful and fulfilling it would be to work as a remote patient management (RPM) clinician. My earlier career as a critical care nurse practitioner at Vanderbilt University Medical Center was a fast-paced and exciting job, but it left me with little time for a satisfying work-life balance. I yearned to do something different.
The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report
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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!
Fixing the American Healthcare System
Iris Telehealth
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
I have always been fascinated with the processes involved in our healthcare system and how to go about improving them. It’s no secret that our system is flawed, maybe even broken. It’s confusing, frustrating, overly complex and largely inefficient. Why? The U.S. spends almost double what other countries spend in healthcare as a percentage of [ ] The post Fixing the American Healthcare System appeared first on Iris Telehealth.
Looking for accurate hospital quality measures? Might want to steer away from Yelp
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
Crowdsourced hospital ratings from sites like Yelp can provide patients with insights on the care experience—but fall short on effectively ranking quality, according to a new study.
Apple's ECG announcement was likely years in the making, but its timing was remarkable
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
The announcement has drawn questions about novelty and claims of coziness with the FDA.
Weighted Utensils
Christina's Considerations
SEPTEMBER 8, 2018
Last year, I wrote about my difficulties holding a fork or even a toothbrush. I needed a larger handle to grip, so I found the Good Grips stainless steel forks, knives and spoons with their chunky handle. This item was.
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.
Who should reconcile differences in VA and DOD EHR?
Morning eHealth
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
Minibus spending bill bumps up HHS budget — Health leaders say Stark Law blocks innovation in Medicare
Counties with greatest well-being for seniors cost Medicare thousands less, study finds
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
Medicare spends nearly $1,000 less per beneficiary in counties where residents are not only healthy, but happy and satisfied with their lives.
Behavioral economics startup Wellth lands $5.1M
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
New York-based Wellth — a company that works with payers and risk-based providers to give patients finanical incentives for medication adherence — completes Series A financing.
New Blockchain ledger will let US residents sell personal Healthcare data
Lloyd Price
SEPTEMBER 9, 2018
IBM and a start-up have launched a blockchain-based app that lets patients eventually sell anonymized data to pharmaceutical companies, researchers and others while retaining greater control over privacy. Most people don't know it but there is a multi-billion dollar industry that collects healthcare information, strips it of basic personal identifiers such as name, address and Social Security Number, and then sells it off to researchers, drug developers, marketers and others.
How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp
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Opioid bill moves forward with eHealth measures
Morning eHealth
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
Grumbling on the VA-DoD front — PCORI frees the data
How the VA health system is reaching out to LGBT patients
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
LGBT patients can easily fall through the cracks, and the Department of Veterans Affairs has built several programs aimed at bringing these veterans into its health system.
Study: Blood pressure telemonitoring yields short-term blood pressure reduction
Mobi Health News
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
A new JAMA Cardiology study revealed that while telemonitoring helps lower blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled hypertension, the results are not long lasting.
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