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The Curse of Knowledge – When Expertise Creates Blindspots in Patient Communication

Society for Participatory Medicine

Irish playwright George Shaw once remarked that “the single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” This is a core concept for professional healthcare communicators like myself, but it was not until I experienced this idea in action that I truly understood what he meant. Early in my career I was introduced to the concept of personal health literacy, although it would be some time yet before that term was used to describe the idea.

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6 Telehealth KPIs Every CIO Should Know & Track In 2022

Mend

Do you need to maximize the effectiveness of your telehealth program? Here are the top 6 telehealth KPIs every CIO should know & track for success this year. Are you wondering which telehealth KPIs you should be using to measure the success of your telehealth program? Does your telehealth program check all of the boxes, or was it a temporary fix during the COVID-19 pandemic?

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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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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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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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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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How the Pandemic, Inflation and Ukraine Are Re-Shaping Health Consumers – Learnings from dunnhumby

Health Populi

Too many dollars, stimulated by an influx of COVID-19 government stimulus, are chasing too few goods in economies around the world. Couple this will labor, material shortages, and disrupted supply chains, the exogenous shock of the Ukraine crisis amplifying cost increases and shortage driving higher prices for food and commodities, and global consumers are faced with strains in household budgets.

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Report: Digital health funding slows in Q1

Mobi Health News

According to Rock Health's wrap up, U.S. digital health companies raised $6 billion in the first quarter, compared with $7.3 billion in the fourth quarter last year.

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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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Building a virtual ICU depends on politicking and persuasion

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Those of you who think that I'm going to give you a technology talk, you might as well leave now," said Roberta Schwartz, chief innovation officer at Houston Methodist at HIMSS22 this past month. While technology is key to delivering virtual care at scale, the story of the sprawling Texas health system's tele-ICU system, the tale of "getting from ground zero to where we are today," is really "a story of change management," said Schwartz.

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The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications

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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Healthcare Marketing – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 4/8 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by John Lynn (@techguy) from @hcittoday on the topic “Healthcare Marketing.” In this crossover chat with the #HITMC (Healthcare and IT Marketing Community) community, we’re excited to dive into the […].

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AI-powered pathology startup PathAI teams up with GSK for drug discovery

Mobi Health News

The multiyear agreement will focus on speeding clinical trials and drug development in oncology and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

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Inato Appoints CSO Liz Beatty To Board of Directors

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Inato, a clinical trial platform for community sites, today announced the appointment of Liz Beatty to its Board of Directors. Beatty brings decades of experience in leadership and clinical trial management, along with over three […]. The article Inato Appoints CSO Liz Beatty To Board of Directors appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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AMA outlines key steps for advancing telehealth equity

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The American Medical Association this week released a report outlining key steps that organizations and policymakers should take in order to work toward equity in the telehealth landscape. "Telehealth has the potential to be an important tool for addressing long-standing health inequities among historically marginalized and minoritized communities that have been impacted disproportionately by the COVID-19 pandemic," said the organization in an issue brief.

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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 Patient Right of Access Rule and a Look at Enforcement Actions

Healthcare IT Today

New government regulations never stop in healthcare. It’s just the nature of the business and that’s unlikely to change. However, the reality of this is that some rules get more attention than others. One rule that I think some have missed is the Patient Right of Access rule. For those that may have missed some […].

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Study: Providing tablets to rural vets decreases suicide behaviors, increases mental health visits

Mobi Health News

According to a study published in JAMA Network Open, providing a video-enabled tablet to veterans living in rural areas decreased emergency department visits and suicide behaviors.

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The Solution To Health Equity Begins with Addressing The Health Ecosystem

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Rondy Jennings, managing director of the not-for-profit healthcare group at Goldman Sachs & Co and a founding member of the Black Directors Health Equity Agenda. Health equity has taken years to move from the […]. The article The Solution To Health Equity Begins with Addressing The Health Ecosystem appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Walmart Health's Florida centers will be the first to use Epic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Walmart Health announced this week that it would open its first centers in the state of Florida over the next few months. The five Walmart Health locations in North and Central Florida will also be the first to use Epic technology, said the company. "Two years after the launch of Walmart Health, we continue evolving and growing to make health care even more accessible to the communities we serve," said Dr.

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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 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.

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DiMe teams up with big pharma, insurers on new digital endpoints toolkit

Mobi Health News

The partnership, which includes Anthem, Biogen, Eli Lilly, Evidation, Janssen and Merck, gives payers guidance for including digital endpoints in reimbursement for new drugs.

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Clinician Corner: Meet Dr. Mark Miceli, DO, MD

Iris Telehealth

Iris clinicians are at the heart of what makes our organization such a special place to work. That’s why we’re turning the spotlight on the amazing work they’re doing every day. This month, we’re sitting down to talk with Dr. Mark Miceli. Q: How did you find Iris and decide you wanted to be an Iris provider? A: Before I joined Iris , I was working at an inpatient hospital in New Jersey as the medical director of my unit and the interim chairperson of the division of psychiatry.

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Advocate Aurora Enterprises scoops up MobileHelp for RPM, personal emergency response

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Advocate Aurora Enterprises on Tuesday announced its acquisition of MobileHelp, which develops remote monitoring technology and personal emergency response systems. WHY IT MATTERS. A subsidiary of Advocate Aurora Health, AAE invests in and sometimes buys consumer health and wellness companies to expand the Illinois health system's capabilities beyond traditional clinical care.

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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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Consumer Experience is a Top Priority at Adventist Health

Healthcare IT Today

The pandemic has cast a harsh light on the unequal distribution of care. Instead of hiding from the reality, leading healthcare organizations like Adventist Health are addressing the problem head-on by adopting technologies and practices that prioritize access to care. Adventist has partnered with GetWell, Kyruus, VisitPay, and Tonic Health for example, to provide consumer-like […].

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Telehealth platform Coviu adds language interpretation service

Mobi Health News

The new service offers on-demand access to interpreters via video telehealth.

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Five pivotal posts from Aging and Health Technology Watch March 2022

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Isn’t March a l-o-n-g month? So many weeks, so many blog posts to, uh, post. Note the top trends that matter this Many changes underway in the enabling tech categories for older adults – including the importance of tech for home care agencies – not just the apps for the workers, but for care recipients, such as remote monitoring. And for hearing aid wearers, the smartphone can carry multiple apps that improve their quality of life.

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Government Accountability Office asks CMS to assess telehealth quality for Medicaid beneficiaries

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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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IntelyCare Secures $115 Million Series C Financing Led by Janus Henderson Investors

Healthcare IT Today

IntelyCare’s advanced technology platform addresses the nation’s growing healthcare labor challenges by placing nursing professionals in increasingly distributed care settings IntelyCare, the leading tech-enabled nurse staffing platform for healthcare organizations in the United States, today announced it has secured $115 million in a Series C financing round led by Janus Henderson Investors, a leading global […].

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Olive exaggerates cost savings; Happify Health reports DTx curbs anxiety in psoriasis patients; and other digital health briefs

Mobi Health News

Axios' Erin Brodwin published a new investigation which discovered healthcare automation startup Olive is exaggerating its capabilities and only uses "rough estimations" to gauge its cost savings.

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Clinical Trials at Home? How Telehealth and Remote Monitoring Enable Safe and Efficient Virtual Clinical Trials

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked significant innovation in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry. Technology experts’ ability to quickly integrate digital solutions that can aid in important clinical activities and trials is even more remarkable. The expansion of telehealth, remote patient monitoring (RPM) and other virtual solutions allows researchers and providers to meet patients’ needs while also ensuring patient safety, study integrity, and data quality.