Health Populi

MARCH 25, 2022

Access to the Internet has been a key determinant of health — or more aptly, death — during the COVID-19 pandemic. Americans lacked Internet access were more likely to die due to complications from the coronavirus, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open this month. The study’s key finding was that for every additional 1% of people living in a county who have access to the Internet, between 2.4 and 6.0 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 were preventable.

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KevinMD

MARCH 21, 2022

I’m an RN and clinical informaticist. When I was studying health care informatics, I learned about physician resistance. The idea is that physicians are uniquely resistant to EHRs and health care information technology (HIT) apps. If only they went to more training or spent more of their limited time customizing their preferences, they would get.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 24, 2022

The tech giant also provided an update on its artificial intelligence research and announced the expansion of YouTube's tools to mitigate the spread of health misinformation.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 23, 2022

A University of Iowa study published this month in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare found that an at-home telemonitoring program was an effective and sustainable way to manage COVID-19 for patients. The goals of the program, as outlined in the study, were to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations, identify declining patients, escalate care when needed and provide support to patients and families.

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Health Populi

MARCH 24, 2022

Without trust, people do not engage with health care providers, health plans, or life science companies… nor do many people accept “science fact.” I explore the sad state of Trust and Health Care. published in the Medecision Liberate Health blog, with a positive and constructive call-to-action for health care industry stakeholders to consider in re-building this basic driver of well-being.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 25, 2022

Hinge Health's study found participants in its digital musculoskeletal care program reported higher levels of pain improvement compared with the group without intervention.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 25, 2022

Hong Kong startup iMeddy provides free video consultation for COVID-19 patients. iMeddy, a startup nurtured by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, is providing free video medical consultations via its online healthcare platform for COVID-19 patients. Supported by Y.Elites Association and the Hong Kong Youth Development Alliance, the service runs in two phases: the first round, which has been completed, delivered teleconsultations to low-income families, and the upcoming second round will cover

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Health Populi

MARCH 22, 2022

The financial toxicity of health care costs in the U.S. takes center stage in Health Populi this week as several events converge to highlight medical debt as a unique feature in American health care. “Medical debt is the most common collection tradeline reported on consumer credit records,” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau called out in a report published March 1, 2022.

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KevinMD

MARCH 23, 2022

On March 10, I had the distinct privilege of presenting to the ONC Health IT Advisory Committee at their meeting titled “Health Equity by Design.” The presentation highlighted five areas of focus for health IT in reducing health disparities: health equity data collection, actionable analysis of the data, integration of health care and social service.

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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.

Mobi Health News

MARCH 25, 2022

Also: Pear Therapeutics joins EHR vendor Epic's App Orchard, and AppliedVR changes the name of its flagship therapeutic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 21, 2022

Healthcare organizations each faced an average of 109 cyberattacks per week last year, by far the most of any industry. While hospitals and health systems may have well-honed cybersecurity protocols to prevent or mitigate such attacks, the growth of care-at-home technologies – including remote patient monitoring and hospital at home – has created another layer of concern.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 23, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. AGS Health, a leader in revenue cycle management solutions for major healthcare providers across the U.S., has achieved Cybersecurity Transparent status through a voluntary risk assessment process and program from Censinet and KLAS Research. KLAS and Censinet launched […].

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 22, 2022

For some time now, special pandemic rules have been in effect which allowed providers to offer various forms of government-funded telehealth. However, if no action was taken to head this off, these rules were due to expire with the official end of the COVID-19 public health emergency. The American Telehealth Association has been pushing Congress […].

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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.

Mobi Health News

MARCH 21, 2022

As part of the agreement, SoftBank will research market opportunities for the digital therapeutic, and it can negotiate an exclusive commercialization deal in Japan.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2022

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Health system IT leaders need to be ready to enable care delivery anywhere, anytime, to any patient. New advances in cloud and telehealth/remote monitoring are forcing the issue. David Chou Healthcare chief information officers had a lot to take in at HIMSS22 this past week.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 23, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. DeliverHealth, a global provider of software and technology-enabled services for hospitals, health systems and group practices, today announced it has acquired San Francisco-based PresidioHealth, a healthcare technology and clinical intelligence company.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 23, 2022

The ACS will size tech adoption – and not a minute too soon. We might learn from the upcoming American Community Survey (ACS) data release which households have broadband connectivity, own a computer or other devices – down to a level of granularity that includes that rarely surveyed category, age 85+. And we may be able to examine age in relationship to tech ownership.

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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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Mobi Health News

MARCH 24, 2022

The program launched in Florida in early March and will expand to other states in coming months.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 21, 2022

During the COVID-19 pandemic, technology has helped bring care to underserved populations through the use of virtual care and telehealth. However, achieving true health equity will take a village: community leaders, providers, payers and, most importantly, patients themselves working together. Host Ankoor Shah, MD, MBA, MPH from Accenture talks to community members Nicole Gyimah and Kelly Binder from Unite Us about the challenges patients can face when trying to access healthcare and how health

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 20, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. In a recent study, a nanodevice has been utilized as therapy to prevent the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The device, described as a “mesoporous silica nanostructure,” was designed to prevent peptides from forming plaque in […]. The article How A Nanodevice May Halt The Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 22, 2022

In-person healthcare conferences offer a unique opportunity to learn from industry thought-leaders, discover interesting new companies, and hear from established players in the ecosystem. This year at #HIMSS22 I had the opportunity to capture a few of these meetings on camera. Check out these short videos with: MedeAnalytics, DrFirst, Fortinet, R-Zero, and Project Hosts.

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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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Mobi Health News

MARCH 24, 2022

Digital health platform Altibbi supports Egyptian blood plasma project Altibbi has partnered with Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population to work on a blood plasma project.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2022

Verizon Business has partnered with wireless connectivity operator Kajeet to offer its BlueJeans Telehealth through Kajeet channel partners. The companies announced this past week that the team-up will give healthcare providers and care teams a new, secure way to connect with patients remotely. "With BlueJeans Telehealth, Verizon is improving access to high-quality healthcare services to create more healthcare equity," said Alex Doyle, vice president of product management at Verizon Bu

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 24, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Bill Thomson, vice president of marketing and product manager, DC BLOX. In South Carolina, many residents are plagued by the unavailability of high-speed broadband connections. Despite 91.5% of the state’s residents having the ability […]. The article Bridging The Digital Divide In Rural Areas appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 25, 2022

Osso VR, a validated virtual reality (VR) surgical training and assessment platform, today announced that it has secured $66 million in Series C funding led by Oak HC/FT. The round also includes participation from Signalfire, GSR Ventures, Tiger Global Management and Kaiser Permanente Ventures. The capital will be used to accelerate Osso VR’s initiative to […].

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 22, 2022

The company announced a deal with Indegene to launch Regulora, its recently FDA-approved prescription digital therapeutic for treating abdominal pain associated with IBS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 21, 2022

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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David Chou

MARCH 19, 2022

Adobe is unveiling Adobe Experience Cloud for Healthcare, a service that provides improved online experiences for healthcare providers, insurers, pharmacies, and pharmaceutical companies. The idea is to offer patients secure, private, and personalized online experiences. Experience Cloud for Healthcare will allow healthcare organizations to create digital experiences compliant with healthcare regulations, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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