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Leveraging the Value of Virtual Care Data

eVisit

The healthcare industry is a constantly shifting and evolving landscape featuring a multitude of today’s most innovative tools, technology and devices aimed at collecting longitudinal patient data. This valuable data combined with machine learning and AI has painted the horizon for new health trends and industry standards, like virtual care, moving forward.

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Telehealth use can reduce no-show rates

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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Better than ever with a long way to go: The future of digital health reimbursement

Mobi Health News

In a preview of their HIMSS22 presentation, Robert Jarrin, managing partner at the Omega Concern, and Brian Scarpelli, senior global policy counsel at the Connected Health Initiative, explain the current digital health reimbursement landscape.

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The Trust Deficit Is Bad for Health: A Health/Care Lens on the 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer

Health Populi

“Health is the cornerstone to our core needs, thereby the cornerstone to trust.” So wrote Kirsty Graham , Global Leader of Sectors and Global Chair of Health at Edelman, in an essay explaining the 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer. If it’s January, it must be time for the World Economic Forum in Davos, the annual setting for Edelman’s launch of the company’s Trust Barometer.

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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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5 Technologies The Healthcare Sector Needs To Invest In During 2022

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. As the healthcare sector evolves, it has become easier for patients to get real-time information to stay healthy. By leveraging machine learning algorithms and heavy data analytics, AI platforms can provide fast and accurate information […]. The article 5 Technologies The Healthcare Sector Needs To Invest In During 2022 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Verana Health scores $150M and other digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Also: German startup Wellster Healthtech brings its Series B raise to $60M, Faeth Therapeutics scoops up $20 million and Yuvo Health announces a $7.3 million seed round.

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Global digital health funding skyrockets to $57.2B with record cash for mental health, telehealth

FierceHealthIT

Global digital health funding skyrockets to $57.2B with record cash for mental health, telehealth. hlandi. Fri, 01/21/2022 - 11:17.

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ACA Penalties Are Increasing in 2022

ACA Times

The IRS penalty amounts for non-compliance of the ACA’s Employer Mandate are again increasing in 2022. . Below is a rundown of the new penalty amounts and how the IRS will assess them. . 4980H(a) Penalty. For the 2022 tax year, the 4980H(a) penalty amount is $229.17 a month or $2,750 annualized, per employee. The IRS issues the 4980H(a) penalty when: An employer doesn’t offer Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) to at least 95% of its full-time employees (and their dependents) for any mo

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HIMSSCast: Taking telehealth beyond the video chat

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The COVID-19 pandemic hit the gas pedal on the use of virtual care, particularly synchronous video chats. But virtual care's potential extends beyond one-on-one conversations – it can also leverage remote patient monitoring technology to take services out of the brick-and-mortar facility. Joining Healthcare IT News Senior Editor Kat Jercich to talk about telehealth's capabilities now and in the future is Dr.

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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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What's next for AppliedVR after its FDA De Novo

Mobi Health News

Cofounder and CEO Matthew Stoudt discusses AppliedVR's De Novo clearance from November, what's next for the company and the biggest trends from 2021.

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Fierce JPM Week: Women are the 'power buyers' of healthcare. Here's how to serve them better

FierceHealthIT

Fierce JPM Week: Women are the 'power buyers' of healthcare. Here's how to serve them better. hlandi. Wed, 01/19/2022 - 13:54.

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Martin Luther King Day

Healthcare IT Today

In the US, we’re celebrating Martin Luther King Day and so we’re largely out of school and off work. My kids’ school district actually did a 5 day COVID pause and so we have a 5 day weekend to enjoy. We’re taking a bit of time off at Healthcare IT Today as well, but we’ll […].

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Top health tech hazards for 2022: cyberattacks, supply chain shortfalls and more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The nonprofit safety group ECRI Institute published the latest version of its annual health technology hazards report this week, pointing to cybersecurity attacks, supply chain shortfalls and damaged infusion pumps as three of the biggest dangers. The report authors note that many of the culprits are new to the list. "Several of these expand on the key theme from our 2021 list: the need to progress from just trying to cope during the pandemic to building stronger and more resilient processe

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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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Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company rolls out digital pharmacy

Mobi Health News

The company recently rolled out a PBM operation, which it says will help it lower costs for its online pharmacy.

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Cigna study: Virtual care can reduce unnecessary ER, urgent care visits by 19%

FierceHealthIT

Cigna study: Virtual care can reduce unnecessary ER, urgent care visits by 19%. pminemyer. Fri, 01/21/2022 - 14:24.

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Optimum Healthcare IT Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Optimum Healthcare IT

Optimum Healthcare IT celebrates 10th anniversary & unveils a new company logo in support of the company's growth and expanded offerings. The post Optimum Healthcare IT Celebrates 10th Anniversary appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Like banks, healthcare will become digital-first in 2022, Zoom healthcare lead says

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Digital transformation is the topic du jour in healthcare today. Everyone from the board and the C-suite to the health IT team to doctors and nurses are talking about how digital technologies can change the industry and bring about better care and better outcomes. Some forward-looking professionals are even talking about digital-first healthcare – meaning caregivers and patients will turn to the digital channel before any other option.

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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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Verily and L’Oréal team up on skin research, new digital tools

Mobi Health News

The pair will research how aging and the environment impact skin, and develop new digital diagnostic tools for dermatology.

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Microsoft, Cleveland Clinic and Providence join coalition to innovate AI in healthcare

FierceHealthIT

Microsoft, Cleveland Clinic and Providence join coalition to innovate AI in healthcare. rtorrence. Tue, 01/18/2022 - 11:32.

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ACA PCORI Fees Increasing in 2022

ACA Times

Earlier this month the IRS issued a notice indicating that the fees associated with Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) are increasing this year. For plans that end on or after October 1, 2021, and before October 1, 2022, the PCORI rate per covered individual is $2.79. As a reminder for employers, the rate for covered individuals with plans that end on or after October 1, 2020, and before October 1, 2021, is $2.66.

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The rapid proliferation and advancement of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The previously unbreakable "Iron Triangle of Healthcare" where the constraints are healthcare systems' top priorities – Cost, Quality and Access – can now be broken with the advent of digital innovations that increase healthcare access and quality without increasing cost or even lowering cost. The most common telehealth solution involves primary care consultations that take place online (e.g., chat, video conferencing, etc.) via a portal or a mobile app.

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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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Berlin-based Cara Care app approved as German DiGA

Mobi Health News

Berlin startup targets irritable bowel syndrome and other gastrointestinal problems with a digital therapy program.

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Study: Insurers spend nearly $130M a year on ivermectin prescriptions

FierceHealthIT

Study: Insurers spend nearly $130M a year on ivermectin prescriptions. pminemyer. Tue, 01/18/2022 - 16:23.

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The Future of Telehealth Goes Far Beyond Virtual Appointments

AMD Telemedicine

Work isn’t the only aspect of modern life that’s benefited from a hybrid approach. Telehealth seems poised to move in that direction, too. And telehealth upgrades that will improve the overall telemedicine experience for both patients and healthcare organizations can’t come too soon. Of course, the future of telehealth got a recent kick-start. During the pandemic, consumers and medical personnel made incredible use of virtual appointments.

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HHS, DOD and vendors partner for critical care via telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Avel eCARE, a telehealth network and virtual hospital, helped develop the federally funded initiative known as the National Emergency Tele-Critical Care Network and is now expanding its work with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense to provide critical care expertise to hospitals and municipalities struggling with COVID-19 surges in the South.

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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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Top health tech hazards for 2022: cyberattacks, supply chain shortfalls and more

Mobi Health News

The ECRI Institute's annual report from its Device Evaluation Program reflects enduring ramifications of the pandemic and cautions healthcare leaders about maintaining connectivity.

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IBM sells Watson Health assets to investment firm Francisco Partners

FierceHealthIT

IBM sells Watson Health assets to investment firm Francisco Partners. hlandi. Fri, 01/21/2022 - 09:44.

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The Health System’s Guide to Cerner in 2022

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Jenn Hamilton, MHA, RN, CPHIMS, VP of Clinical Informatics at ReMedi Health Solutions. Disclaimer: I love Cerner. Sure, there are other EHRs that offer value like E… never mind. I won’t mention the other players in this battle for EHR glory. This is about Cerner; the good, the […].

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