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The Seven Deadly Oopsies of Digital Therapeutics

Digital Health

Somebody out there in history who was obviously pretty grumpy took the time to categorize the official list of seven deadly sins, at least in the Biblical sense, which are pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, and sloth. No one has yet categorized the official list of seven deadly “oopsies” associated with Digital Therapeutics (DTx), […].

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How Young People Are Using Digital Tools to Help Deal with Mental Health

Health Populi

After a year of living with and “in” the coronavirus pandemic, younger people in the U.S. have had to deal with over twelve months of quarantine and lockdown, going to school remotely from home, and distancing from friends. For most young people, the public health crisis has been more about that social distancing from friends, a collective sense of isolation, and mental and behavioral health impacts.

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Now is the time for providers to be proactive about telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

You've probably heard this one before: A major contributor to the telehealth explosion over the last year has been the decision to waive various restrictions on virtual care. But the future of those regulations remains murky – and with it, the continued widespread availability of telehealth. "It's unclear when those waivers will go away, and it's unclear what will be permanent and what won't be," said Heather Alleva, leading health systems and hospitals attorney a

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One-minute 'game changing' COVID-19 breath test currently being trialled in Dubai

Mobi Health News

The technology by Singaporean company, Breathonix can reportedly produce results within 60 seconds by detecting Volatile Organic Compounds [VOCs] in a patient’s exhaled breath. .

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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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How To Optimize Your Healthcare Practice with Advanced Technology Solutions

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Terrence D. Sims, president of strategic growth and marketing, Raintree Systems. As COVID-19 continues to influence patient behaviors and causes providers to reevaluate how they operate their businesses, healthcare practices all around the world […].

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Amazon confirms nationwide expansion of telehealth services

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

After months of rumor, Amazon confirmed Wednesday that it would be expanding its Amazon Care app-based services to its employees across the United States this summer. The announcement also said that Amazon Care would be available this week to serve other companies based in Washington. Finally, Amazon Care's in-person service will expand to Washington, Baltimore and other cities in the coming months, according to the company.

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Germany’s DiGA - Secure data in the cloud?

Mobi Health News

As of last July, developers of digital health apps (DiGA) in Germany could no longer host sensitive personal data on American cloud servers. Dr Philipp Kircher from the Health Innovation Hub reveals what cloud providers have to say about it. .

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Hospital Technology Can Free Up On-Site Nurses to Do What They Do Best

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Cindy Koppen, senior vice president of clinical solutions and chief nursing officer, Banyan Medical Systems. As healthcare systems become increasingly patient-centric, the nursing profession will no doubt evolve along a similar trajectory. That evolution […].

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Stress in America, One Year into the Pandemic – an APA Update on Parents, Healthcare Workers, and Black Americans

Health Populi

A Year into our collective coronavirus experience, Americans remain stressed, with physical health taking a back seat to our daily grinds based on the 2021 Stress in America survey from the American Psychological Association (APA). The APA has been updating us on U.S.-stress for several years, and more frequently since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic at the start of 2020.

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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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Amazon to soon launch telehealth offering in all 50 states, report says

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Amazon's app-based healthcare service for employees, Amazon Care, will soon launch throughout the country, Insider reported this past Friday. Although it is currently only available to the tech giant's Washington-based employees, sources told the outlet that Amazon Care is gearing up to offer the service for the rest of its U.S. workers. It will also invite employers to use the service as well, said Insider.

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GE Healthcare announces its first wireless portable ultrasound device

Mobi Health News

The Vscan Air comes from a long heritage of handheld imaging devices, keeping some features like a two-sided probe while ditching all the wires.

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Running Away from Unhealthy Habits: 6 At-Home Cardio Workouts To Improve Your Health

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Now that working from home has become the new normal, consistent exercise is more important than ever. Extended isolation may have even caused you to develop some unhealthy habits worth breaking. Spending an excessive amount […]. The article Running Away from Unhealthy Habits: 6 At-Home Cardio Workouts To Improve Your Health appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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The Ongoing Reality of COVID-19 – My Conversation with Dr. Michael Osterholm at SXSW

Health Populi

“So close and yet so far” feels like the right phrase to use a year after the World Health Organization used the “P-word,” “pandemic,” to describe the coronavirus’s impact on public health, globally. One year and over 550,000 COVID-related deaths in the U.S. later, we face a New Reality that Dr. Michael Osterholm and I are brainstorming today at the 2021 South-by-Southwest Festival.

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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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Telehealth as a tool to keep people with disabilities out of the hospital

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

People with intellectual or developmental disabilities are disproportionately likely to visit the emergency department. Unfortunately, when they get there, users often report unsatisfactory care. Those with IDD may have trauma relating to hospitals, can be sensitive to change, encounter discrimination or face hurdles with communication – all of which can contribute to adverse experiences in a medical setting.

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Google's next-gen Nest Hub debuts with contactless sleep monitoring and analysis features

Mobi Health News

The new Sleep Sensing feature integrates with Google Fit and is the first health or wellness use of Soli, Google's low-energy radar sensor.

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Low Level Laser Therapy: How Does it Work?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Low Level Laser Therapy for Pain Management is a new addition to an expanding range of pain management services that are available at OHR medical services. For those who suffer pain from one or more […]. The article Low Level Laser Therapy: How Does it Work?

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Homeless Facility Partners with Arkansas FQHC to Provide Better Access to Care

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

Image: Getty Images. As telehealth capabilities continue to develop and grow, so does the capability to provide care to patients in underserved and rural populations. In partnership with Canvas Communities, ARcare, a federally qualified health center (FQHC), has developed a telehealth outreach program for homeless shelters within the central Arkansas community.

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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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Pandemic era telehealth grew most in wealthy and metro areas, RAND study shows

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth experienced sudden and massive growth starting a year ago, but it didn't happen everywhere. A new report from the RAND Corporation suggests that the biggest upticks in virtual care availability occurred in more affluent and metropolitan communities, and that telemedicine services were mostly enjoyed by patients with private insurance.

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uBiome cofounders face criminal charges regarding allegations of fraud

Mobi Health News

The SEC has charged uBiome cofounders with defrauding investors and pushing doctors to order unnecessary medical tests. .

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: What’s In It For Hospitals?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ken Perez, vice president of healthcare policy and government affairs, Omnicell, Inc. On February 27, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. One week later, on […]. The article The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: What’s In It For Hospitals?

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Doctor On Demand, Grand Rounds combine to form multibillion-dollar digital health company

FierceHealthIT

Doctor On Demand, Grand Rounds combine to form multibillion-dollar digital health company. hlandi. Tue, 03/16/2021 - 09:31.

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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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Telehealth and RPM are improving care at Tanner Health System

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A few years ago, Tanner Health System, based in Carrollton, Georgia, recognized that as it moved from uncoordinated, volume-based delivery of health services to an integrated, patient-centric, value-based model, the healthcare industry's future will hinge on its ability to achieve higher-quality care, improved patient outcomes and lower costs. THE PROBLEM.

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Facebook connects users to COVID-19 vaccine finder tool

Mobi Health News

CEO Mark Zuckerberg also announced that the company will be using WhatsApp's chatbots to help with vaccine registration. .

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Vyne Medical Auto-Indexing Solution Now Available To Hospitals and Health Systems

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Vyne Medical, a leading provider of electronic health information and communication management solutions, announces the launch of new functionality to help streamline hospital administrative functions. Auto-indexing accurately transforms documents and unstructured patient information into structured, […].

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From ‘Toy’ to Tool: Why It’s Time for a Gold Standard in Telehealth Education

Health System CIO

As telehealth crosses the threshold from 'toy' to tool, it's imperative that healthcare organizations offer clinicians education and certification that is rigorous, research-based, and steeped in collective experiences, says Dr. Joseph Kvedar. Source: From ‘Toy’ to Tool: Why It’s Time for a Gold Standard in Telehealth Education on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information ne

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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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UPMC uses RPM to study postpartum hypertension among Black and white women

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (both preeclampsia and gestational hypertension) often continue to have high blood pressure after delivery, which can increase the risk of seizures, strokes and even maternal death in the postpartum period. THE PROBLEM. UPMC and University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences knew that understanding the trajectory of blood pressure decline after a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy might be important to preventing these complications.

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Finnish academics developing intranasal COVID-19 vaccine

Mobi Health News

Rokote Laboratories are seeking investment for the vaccine and are already in discussions about clinical trials although no date has been set.

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4 Reasons Why The Digital Front Door Needs A Digital Mailroom

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Bird Blitch, CEO and co-founder, Patientco. Since the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic, many leaders in the healthcare technology space talk about the concept of transforming the patient experience by providing a “digital front […]. The article 4 Reasons Why The Digital Front Door Needs A Digital Mailroom appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.