KevinMD

MAY 3, 2022

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care innovation has been occurring at an unprecedented rate. A growing focus on technology – and the ways that it can help improve patient care and the provider experience – is now at the forefront, and many organizations are reexamining how they can implement new tools and. Read more…. Robotics, automation, and the future of remote health care originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 2, 2022

Walmart Health's telehealth company MeMD launched a virtual care diabetes program this past week aimed at helping individuals improve management of the disease. The initiative, known as the Walmart Health Virtual Care Diabetes Program, was developed for employers and payers as a standalone offering or as part of a comprehensive telehealth program.

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Health Populi

MAY 5, 2022

The coronavirus pandemic has re-shaped consumers across many life- and work-flows. When it comes to peoples’ relationship to consumer packaged goods (CPG), the public health crisis has indeed impacted consumers’ purchasing behaviors and definition of “value,” based on IRI’s latest analysis of CPG shifts in 2022 and 2023.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 4, 2022

Also: Pediatric behavioral health company Brightline partners with a youth health education nonprofit to develop teen programs, and digital fitness startup FitOn launches courses for seniors and people with chronic conditions.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 4, 2022

The following is a guest article by Devan Griner, MD, is board-certified plastic surgeon at Peak Plastic Surgery, based in Provo, Utah. He uses the all-in-one cloud suite from AdvancedMD. Before the pandemic, many private practice physicians faced significant pressure to merge or consolidate with large health systems for survival. Many stayed the course and […].

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Mend

MAY 5, 2022

Are your patients tired of arriving early for medical appointments? Do they spend half an hour filling out forms about their history? These factors can lead to missed appointments and lower revenue. Digital patient intake forms offer an ideal solution because they improve patients’ visits. Here are five ways digital forms can help confirm appointments and improve attendance. 1.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 3, 2022

Also: Imagene AI raises $21.5 million across two rounds for precision cancer care, and Capable Health scores $6 million in seed funding to help providers build healthcare apps.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 6, 2022

The following is a guest article by Hooman Abediasl, EVP of Product Engineering for Rockley Photonics. The human body is a complex machine. Because there is seemingly no end to the ways in which the systems in your body interact, effectively tracking health conditions and identifying potential issues can be a challenge, often making it […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 2, 2022

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Colorado Health had been developing multiple virtual care systems over several years. THE PROBLEM. Aurora, Colorado-based UCHealth created its Virtual Health Center, which provided a virtual urgent care system, Safety View virtual sitter program and virtual ICU system, and centralized telemetry monitoring services.

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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.

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

MAY 1, 2022

The ketogenic diet is getting more popular day by day because of its possible advantages for weight reduction and glucose control. Early evidence likewise proposes that this low-carb, high-fat eating regimen might assist with treating specific tumors, Alzheimer’s illness, and other ailments. The keto diet commonly restricts carbs to 20-50 grams each day.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 4, 2022

The suspension comes as the digital mental health company faces increasing pressure over its prescription practices, particularly for ADHD medications.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 2, 2022

One of the glaring problems that’s appeared much more clearly in healthcare the past couple years is health equity and health disparities. It’s a multi-faceted problem that’s not going to be solved over night. In many ways, it’s engrained in many parts of our system. To address it is going to take a consistent effort […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 4, 2022

In 2020, the Federal Communication Commission's telehealth grant program awarded Decatur County Memorial Hospital in Greensburg, Indiana, $698,603 for remote patient monitoring equipment, a patient telehealth platform, network upgrades, tablets and mobile hotspots. The aim was for the hospital to provide a variety of telehealth options, including remote patient visits to reach a wide range of patients; rehabilitation assessments using telehealth for physical, occupational and speech therapie

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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.

Iris Telehealth

MAY 2, 2022

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 Nicole Bradbury. Q: How did you find Iris and decide you wanted to be an Iris provider? A: There were a few things that made me decide I wanted to be an Iris provider.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 2, 2022

The round comes nearly a year after the company announced it had raised $45 million in Series C financing.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 6, 2022

Healthcare infrastructure company Capable Health announced today it has raised $6 million in seed funding led by M13, with participation from AlleyCorp and Able Partners. The rapidly growing startup’s industry-first software platform enables providers to launch and scale their own fully HIPAA-compliant digital clinics with 80 percent less cost and time than it currently takes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 4, 2022

The American College of Physicians, the American Telemedicine Association and the Organization for the Review of Care and Health Applications announced a new framework this week aimed at helping healthcare professionals and patients make informed decisions about digital health tools. The Digital Health Assessment Framework will help analyze technologies including mobile apps and web-based tools used by professionals and consumers.

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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!

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Society for Participatory Medicine

MAY 5, 2022

We cannot always choose what happens to us in life, but we can choose how we respond and handle it. Take for example, the time that I had a physical examination with my relatively new primary care physician. They did blood work and I received a report, along with a prescription for a statin due to borderline high cholesterol. As an e-patient, an individual who is equipped , enabled , empowered , and engaged in my health and health care decisions, I looked up credible sources about HDL, LDL, and

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Mobi Health News

MAY 2, 2022

The AI tech can spot signs of pancreatic cancer from non-contrast CT images.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 2, 2022

For the 87th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about The Business of Giving Patients Control of Their Health Data. It’s easy to say that patients should have access to their data. ONC and other legislation have made it clear that patients have a right to their data. While that’s clear, the business […] For the 87th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about The Business of Giving Patients Control of Their Health Data.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 2, 2022

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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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Lloyd Price

MAY 2, 2022

An investigation into mental health and prayer apps has revealed a disturbing lack of concern surrounding user security and privacy. On Monday, Mozilla released the findings of a new study into these types of apps, which often deal with sensitive topics including depression, mental health awareness, anxiety, domestic violence, PTSD, and more, alongside religion-themed services.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 6, 2022

Also: Butterfly Network reports a year-over-year revenue increase of more than 25%, with a $44.5 million net loss, and One Medical announces a significant jump in revenue.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 6, 2022

This week I had the honor of attending and speaking at the Esri Health and Human Services GIS Conference in Redlands, CA. The event brought together some of the top health experts in GIS (Geographic Information System Mapping) from across the healthcare industry. Kicking off the event was a talk by Jack Dangermond, Founder and […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2022

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MAY 6, 2022

Chronic conditions account for 90% of healthcare costs in the United States , but many are preventable or can be managed better through patient behavior modification. Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) can help improve chronic disease management by collecting and analyzing additional patient-generated health data, such as blood glucose levels in diabetes and blood pressure levels in hypertension.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 3, 2022

The completed deal comes weeks after LetsGetChecked announced its intent to acquire Veritas Genetics and Veritas Intercontinental.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2022

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:MDRX) today announced that it has completed the sale of the net assets of the Allscripts Hospital and Large Physician Practices business segment to Constellation Software Inc. (TSX:CSU), through its wholly-owned subsidiary N. Harris Computer Corporation (“Harris”). “This transaction enables Allscripts to strengthen its focus on high growth end markets of […].

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