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How To Prepare For Data Disruption In The Healthcare Industry

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Anthony Cusimano, technical director, Object First. There’s no sugarcoating it: cybercriminals are attacking the US healthcare industry. The FBI announced recently that healthcare suffered more ransomware attacks than any other industry in 2022. As […] The article How To Prepare For Data Disruption In The Healthcare Industry appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Varjo, machineMD partner to detect brain disorders using VR

Mobi Health News

In an exclusive interview, Varjo and machineMD discuss their partnership to develop Neos, a VR-powered eye-tracking tool that aims to help providers detect brain disorders.

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Telemonitoring: A Safe and Effective Alternative to Hospital Admission for Complicated Pregnancies

Digital Health Global

Complicated pregnancies often require hospital admission, which can be stressful and inconvenient for expectant mothers. Telemonitoring , the remote monitoring of patients using technology, has emerged as a promising alternative to traditional hospital care. It not only fulfils a worldwide need in obstetric healthcare but has also been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Revolutionize your health and fitness with ChatGPT’s modern weight loss hacks

KevinMD

Weight loss can be a challenging process for many people, as it often requires significant lifestyle changes and dedication to healthy habits. However, with the help of modern technology and innovative strategies, it’s easier than ever to revolutionize your health and fitness journey. This article will explore how ChatGPT can provide modern weight loss hacks Read more… Revolutionize your health and fitness with ChatGPT’s modern weight loss hacks originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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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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The benefits of virtual shared appointments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Dr. Marianne Sumego will offer more detail during her HIMSS23 session "Creating Virtual Space: Shared Virtual Medical Appointments." It's scheduled for Wednesday, April 19, at 1-2 p.m. CT at the South Building in room S105 C.

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From Interoperability to Digital Transformation

Healthcare IT Today

Interoperability, an idiosyncratic term for data sharing, has been a key buzzword for both regulators and digital product vendors in health care. Jon Elwell, CEO at Kno2 , says the conversation is finally moving away from interoperability – a measure of simple technological achievement – to digital transformation, which encompasses the technology, process, and cultural change that must happen for meaningful advancement in healthcare.

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Q&A: VA aims to prevent veteran suicides with healthcare technology

Mobi Health News

Dr. Amanda Purnell, director of data and analytics innovation at the VHA Innovation Ecosystem, discusses the Mission Daybreak Grand Challenge.

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Spearheading remote patient monitoring in Saudi Arabia

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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What Big Health Data is?

João Bocas

In the years to come, big health data will continue to develop along all of these lines, each supporting the growth, development, and… Continue reading on Medium »

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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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Transforming health care with AI: Google Bard and BioGPT lead the way

KevinMD

Generative language models such as Google Bard and BioGPT are two cutting-edge technologies that have the potential to revolutionize Health care by providing accurate and reliable information to patients and health care professionals alike. Google Bard is powered by LaMDA and trained on web data, while BioGPT is developed by Microsoft and trained on biomedical Read more… Transforming health care with AI: Google Bard and BioGPT lead the way originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Survey: Privacy protections boost consumers' willingness to share health data

Mobi Health News

A survey of more than 3,500 U.S. adults reveals consent, data transparency, data deletion and oversight may strengthen consumer trust and support socially valuable uses of digital health data.

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Growing DTC for Health Beyond the Rx – the New Health/Care at Home

Health Populi

As our homes and health care services continue to converge, we can see signposts of direct-to-consumer strategies from the pillbox (where DTC is a mature thing) to clinical care in peoples’ hands (and on their preferred technology platforms). Some examples this week make this point, which taken together demonstrate the portfolio of ways more people – as health consumers and caregivers – can engage in their health, well-being, and clinical care.

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Association News: Experiences Come First in Member Engagement

Continue Education Journal

Member engagement is crucial for the success of any association, but which comes first, value or experiences? This chicken and egg conundrum has long been debated, but according to Sarah Sladek, the answer is clear – experiences come first. In her book, Elevating Engagement: Uncommon Strategies for Creating Thriving Member Communities, Sladek shares her insights on how associations can prioritize experiences to engage members.

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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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The algorithm’s dilemma: Navigating ethics in health care

KevinMD

An excerpt from The Algorithm Will See You Now. Jacie shoved her glasses up her nose. “For those not selected, when PRIMA gives its report, or whatever… and if it says the treatment won’t work, how do you tell the patient?” “We don’t.” Hope paused. “That’s the nurse’s job, of course.” Cecilia gave … Read Read more… The algorithm’s dilemma: Navigating ethics in health care originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Study: VA telehealth expansion lagged in rural areas during COVID-19

Mobi Health News

A study in JAMA Network Open tracking telemedicine visits pre- and post-pandemic across the VA reveals increasing inequities between rural and urban communities.

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The Patient Is Still the Payor – And May Skip Paying for Prevention (Eyes on the ACA & Texas)

Health Populi

Many health citizens in the U.S. would likely skip receiving preventive health care services if the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) coverage for them goes away, a Morning Consult survey found. The first chart illustrates the top-line of this research: that most U.S. adults would not pay out of pocket for several preventive services including tobacco cessation, drug use screening, weight loss measures to prevent obesity-related illnesses, as well as screening for depression or HIV.

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The Comprehensive Learner Record: A Game-Changer for Association Management

Continue Education Journal

The higher education sector has long utilized the comprehensive learner record (CLR), a tool that helps track a person’s education and experience at a granular level. But did you know that this concept could have even more value for associations than for colleges? Academic transcripts and workplace performance records have been tracked for years, but they have limitations and are often difficult to evaluate outside of their original context.

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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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A virtual speech therapy trailblazer offers a deep dive into this telehealth treatment

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Approximately 46 million Americans – roughly 14% of the population – experience some form of communication disorder, according to "School Programs in Speech-Language Pathology." Speech language pathologists (SLPs) help address many types of speech and communication difficulties for people of all ages, as explained by Avivit Ben-Aharon, founder and clinical director at Great Speech: Speech sounds – How we say sounds and put sounds together into words.

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Transcarent to buy part of virtual care company 98point6

Mobi Health News

Transcarent will purchase 98point6's virtual care platform and care business. After the deal, 98point6 will focus on licensing its software to third-party providers.

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Inovalon Announces Converged Outreach

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Inovalon, a provider of cloud-based software solutions empowering data-driven healthcare, launches Converged Outreach. This new cloud-based SaaS product is a patient outreach orchestration solution that empowers healthcare organizations to coordinate the analytically-derived patient intervention programs […] The article Inovalon Announces Converged Outreach appeared first on electronichealth

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Featured Health IT Jobs – Senior Epic Application Analyst

Healthcare IT Today

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Senior Epic Application Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic and is located in Toppenish, Washington. Here’s a description of the position: YVFWC has a compulsory vaccination policy including the Covid-19 primary series, the organization does not mandate the Covid-19 booster although i

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5 Essentials for Healthcare CIOs: A Provider Data Management Checklist

Complete and accurate provider data is essential for health organizations to operate effectively. A better understanding of your provider network helps to understand patients and consumers, identify gaps in care, and make the best possible decisions for your businesses. A modern provider data management solution should power a complete and accurate view of each of your providers, make this data easily accessible across functional groups, and be flexible and agile enough to scale. with your needs

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Zocdoc partners with Zaya Care on virtual maternity care access

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Zaya Care, a network of pregnancy and postpartum care that takes insurance, will leverage Zocdoc to broaden access to maternity services. WHY IT MATTERS New parents can now find and book video as well as in-person appointments online with participating Zaya Care maternity providers, including pregnancy acupuncturists, maternal mental health therapists, dietitians, pelvic floor therapists and lactation consultants using Zocdoc.com or the free Zocdoc app.

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Organ transplant company Paragonix Technologies raises $24M and more digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Rehabilitation robotics company SiYi Intelligence, mental health screening platform Aiberry and Gen Z-focused mental health platform Wave Life also announced funding rounds.

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AGS Health Announces Expansion Into The Philippines

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Revenue cycle management solutions provider AGS Health announced the launch of operations in Manila, Philippines. Serving as a strategic growth partner to more than 100 major healthcare providers across the U.S., the expansion will offer […] The article AGS Health Announces Expansion Into The Philippines appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Telehealth Reimbursement: End-of-Pandemic Emergency Update

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Based on current COVID-19 recovery trends, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that the US federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) waivers will end on May 11, 2023. Emergency declarations, Congressional legislative actions, and state regulations implemented unprecedented changes to many healthcare delivery aspects. Private payers, Medicaid, and Medicare initiated widespread telehealth reimbursement approvals.

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HIPAA Compliance Checklist for Mental Health Agencies

Keeping up with compliance can be intimidating, but this checklist can help make your job a little easier! Use this printable checklist to ensure your systems are buttoned up to avoid breaches, HIPAA violations, and other privacy and safety infractions.

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Know Your Data and How You’ll Use It

Healthcare IT Today

Many healthcare organizations are taking a fresh look at their data, hoping to exploit it better for both clinical outcomes and operations. To the experts at Clearsense , the problems are not so much the shortage of data experts or lack of motivation, but rushing to use data without preparing it adequately or knowing what your business needs are. Charles Boicey, Chief Innovation Officer at Clearsense, calls on organizations to base decisions not just on traditional clinical data, but “ever

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Q&A: Cityblock Health CEO Toyin Ajayi on expanding access for Medicaid patients

Mobi Health News

Ajayi discusses the challenges Medicaid and other underserved patients face when accessing the healthcare system – and how the startup approaches expansion into new markets.

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Cisco @ OFC – Bold Innovations to Power Your Future-Ready Network

CiscoHealth

Capacity, bandwidth, open, convergence, automation, simplification, sustainability – the industry buzzwords that reign in today’s optical networking ethos.

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