Sat.Aug 01, 2020 - Fri.Aug 07, 2020

article thumbnail

Envisioning the delivery of true primary care telehealth

KevinMD

Almost overnight, the COVID-19 pandemic has completely disrupted how we deliver primary care to patients. Before the pandemic, telehealth seemed to be a way to deliver urgent care for acute issues to a select group of tech-savvy patients. Now, at least in my practice, the majority of primary care (acute care, chronic disease management, and […].

article thumbnail

The She-Cession – a Financially Toxic Side-Effect of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Health Populi

Along with the life-threatening impact of the coronavirus on physical health, and the accompanying mental health distress activated by self-distancing comes a third unintended consequence with the pandemic: a hard hit on women’s personal economies. The recession of the pandemic is considered by many economists as a “She-Cession,” a downturn in the economy that’s negatively impacting women more acutely than men.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Brain Navi develops new robot that performs nasal swab tests autonomously

Mobi Health News

The robot helps to reduce staff-patient contact with highly infectious diseases at the point of testing by autonomously navigating and safely collecting patient samples.

348
348
article thumbnail

Epic EHR-linked telehealth skyrockets at Children’s Colorado

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora developed an active and growing telemedicine program over the past eight years. Telemedicine has been particularly important because of the large, multistate service region with many rural and frontier patients, mountain passes and snow that complicate travel, and limited numbers of pediatric subspecialists in the Rocky Mountain region outside of Denver.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Real-World Applications of Artificial Intelligence To Improve Medication Management Across the Care Continuum

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ken Perez, vice president of healthcare policy, Omnicell, Inc. Discussions about the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare often span multiple areas, most commonly about making more accurate diagnoses, identifying at-risk populations, and […].

185
185

More Trending

article thumbnail

Samsung says it has received FDA clearance for smartwatch ECG tracking

Mobi Health News

While its Galaxy Watch3 device is available now, a launch date for the Samsung Health Monitor app that will enable ECG, blood pressure and blood oxygen saturation tracking is still up in the air.

335
335
article thumbnail

How to switch from phone to video telehealth on a limited budget

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Institute for Family Health based in New Paltz, New York, is one of the largest federally qualified health center networks in New York State. It operates 32 community health centers located in medically underserved communities in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan, which have been exceptionally hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic; and in Ulster and Dutchess counties, 90 miles north of New York City.

article thumbnail

7 Ways Telemedicine Is Revolutionizing Healthcare

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The healthcare sector is the backbone of any economy, without which no nation can survive. For a prosperous country, it is essential to have a more robust health care sector. Hence, more healthy and fit […]. The article 7 Ways Telemedicine Is Revolutionizing Healthcare appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

article thumbnail

Pharmacies Grow for Primary Care On-Ramps – And J.D. Power Says Consumers Like That

Health Populi

The use of health and wellness services delivered in retail pharmacies is growing, and health consumers’ satisfaction increases with use. That’s the headline for J.D. Power’s 2020 U.S. Pharmacy Study. This is the 12th year of J.D. Power’s U.S. Pharmacy Study, this year based on a survey of 13,378 pharmacy customers who filled a prescription between June 2019 and February 2020.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Apple & UCLA kick off device-driven depression and anxiety study

Mobi Health News

The three-year investigation will use iPhones, Apple Watches and Beddit trackers to monitor sleep, physical activity, heart rate and other daily behaviors.

331
331
article thumbnail

RPM market will double in next five years, predict stakeholders

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In March, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released new guidance regarding remote patient monitoring. For the duration of the public health emergency triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, RPM services can be provided to both new and established patients, said the agency. The change was just one of a number of government initiatives enacted to support RPM, explained Tyler Fletcher, global head of medical, advertising and Americas consulting at GlobalData, during a HIMSS20 Digital sess

article thumbnail

Executive Order on Improving Rural Health and Telehealth Access

Telebehavioral Health Institute

President Issues Executive Order on Improving Rural Health and Telehealth Access In an announcement by the United States President today, the Executive Order on Improving Rural Health and Telehealth Access was published in the White House list of presidential actions. … Read more. The post Executive Order on Improving Rural Health and Telehealth Access appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

article thumbnail

What’s next with Voice tech and seniors?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Voice tech is pervasive – for some, but hardware market adoption may be slowing. At the end of April, ninety million US adults were estimated to own smart speakers , one-third of consumers. The last published eMarketer survey in 2019 sized the software voice assistant (Siri, Google Assistant, Alexa et al.) as penetrating one third of the US population – 111.8 million.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

End-to-end medical imaging startup Nanox files for $125M IPO

Mobi Health News

The startup's approach combines a low-cost digital-imaging device for hospitals with a comprehensive medical-imaging software platform.

337
337
article thumbnail

Greene County General quickly transitions school telehealth to countywide program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Greene County General Hospital in Linton, Indiana, faced challenges in providing access to care because the area has transportation barriers. THE PROBLEM. Greene County spans 546 miles, and has a population of about 30,000. Even though the healthcare organization offers four rural health clinics throughout the county, patients still were having difficulties finding transportation to their appointments.

article thumbnail

Technology For Healthcare: Making EMR and EHR Work For You

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The government is determined to see that all healthcare institutions use electronic health records (EHRs) and electronic medical records (EMRs). Their features, after all, streamline the healthcare process. Many physicians and healthcare professionals, however, […].

EMR 103
article thumbnail

Humana posts $1.8B in Q2 profit as insurers continue to show strong financial performance amid COVID-19

FierceHealthIT

Humana posts $1.8B in Q2 profit as insurers continue to show strong financial performance amid COVID-19. pminemyer. Wed, 08/05/2020 - 07:22.

132
132
article thumbnail

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!

article thumbnail

Teladoc Health absorbs chronic care company Livongo in $18.5B merger

Mobi Health News

Each Livongo share will be converted Teladoc stock at a 0.5920 exchange rate, plus an additional $11.44 in cash per stock.

355
355
article thumbnail

Has telehealth hit the high watermark?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth In recent conversations with healthcare executives across the country, I hear the same story: The dramatic spikes in telehealth visits in March and April have dropped off, even as in-person visits have started climbing slowly. Paddy Padmanabhan In the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems saw dramatic spikes in virtual visits and telehealth adoption in the patient population.

article thumbnail

How To Create A Customer-Centered TeleHealth Experience

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The COVID-19 pandemic has indeed shed some light on the healthcare sector, especially in terms of how services are rendered. Even though remote care services have been around for a while, they have only now […]. The article How To Create A Customer-Centered TeleHealth Experience appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

article thumbnail

From telehealth visits to digital pharmacies, seniors have ramped up technology use during COVID-19: survey

FierceHealthIT

From telehealth visits to digital pharmacies, seniors have ramped up technology use during COVID-19: survey. hlandi. Tue, 08/04/2020 - 15:23.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

JAMA study warns telemedicine not suitable for 38% of patients over 65

Mobi Health News

Barriers to adoption include hearing issues, lack of tech abilities and visual difficulties.

article thumbnail

COVID-19 sparks debate on future of healthcare

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Population Health Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: COVID-19 sparks debate on future of healthcare Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

136
136
article thumbnail

Recent Advancements For Managing Brachial Plexus Injuries

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Having your child suffer from childbirth is among the most gut-wrenching things that a mother has to deal with. There are many mothers who feel guilty about the hardships that their child has to go […]. The article Recent Advancements For Managing Brachial Plexus Injuries appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

91
article thumbnail

Insurers saw sky-high profits in Q2. Now Congress wants to take a look at their finances

FierceHealthIT

Insurers saw sky-high profits in Q2. Now Congress wants to take a look at their finances. pminemyer. Fri, 08/07/2020 - 12:42.

138
138
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

US' first Apple-Google COVID-19 tracing app goes live in Virginia

Mobi Health News

The COVIDWISE app uses Bluetooth to anonymously detect potential exposures and is free to download.

326
326
article thumbnail

Teladoc and Livongo merge; CMS proposes telehealth changes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Teladoc and Livongo merge; CMS proposes telehealth changes Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

article thumbnail

Stem Cell Therapy: Progress in Technology and Medicine 

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. To start this off, we would first of all look into the definition of stem cells. What Are Stem Cells? Stem cells are undifferentiated biological cells that can differentiate into distinct specialized cells and divide […]. The article Stem Cell Therapy: Progress in Technology and Medicine appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

91