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Do physicians have a right to be forgotten?

KevinMD

When we all lived in villages, knowing individual merchants allowed you to identify and avoid the cheats. As we urbanized, brand names became the reputational marker. But when you are dealing on the internet, where no one “knows you’re a dog,” what guarantee do you have? A case involving a Dutch physician who argued that […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com.

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Wireless sensors for NICUs allows babies to be held

Mobi Health News

A team of researchers from Northwestern University designed a new wireless sensor for neonatal babies that can track vitals.

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The Balance of Personalization and Privacy For Health/Care – Amazon and Beyond

Health Populi

“Is it possible to take personalization too far for consumers?” asks a paper on Privacy and Personalization from SmarterHQ. The answer is, “it depends.” Consumers are sending mixed messages to marketers about their preferences for being forgotten versus being engaged and recognized. This tension has extreme relevance for personal health and healthcare, as AI and data analytics become quickly adopted by payors, insurance companies, providers, pharma, and consumer tech comp

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Digital health apps could save NHS billions, says report

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Digital health could save public health services in England £7.5 billion (nearly $10 billion) across England, according to a report from Now Healthcare Group. WHY IT MATTERS. The study found the use of telehealth and digital consultations removed the need for a National Health Service general practitioner appointment in more than half (56 percent) of cases, and a hospital appointment in 3 percent of cases if digital health through app-based tech was rolled out across the population.

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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 telemedicine can help patients and solve physician burnout

KevinMD

I have been practicing telemedicine successfully for four years. In 2015, I had to beg doctors to work in telemedicine. Because so many doctors were wary of it, I started to get licensed in multiple states, and now, I have 15 state licenses. Well, what a difference a few years makes. Now, in 2019, I […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.

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Loneliness Is A Health Risk, Especially Among Older People

Health Populi

In America, one in three people over 50 years of age feels a lack of companionship, and one-fourth feel isolated from other people, according to a new poll on loneliness and aging from the University of Michigan, sponsored by AARP. The University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging surveyed some 2,000 U.S. adults age 50–80 in October 2018, assessing older peoples’ health, health behaviors, experiences and feelings related to companionship and social isolation.

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Specialist telemedicine platform saves Vista Community Clinic $1.8 million

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As a federally qualified health center, Vista Community Clinic is a safety net for its neighborhood, managing an uninsured or underinsured patient population – in this case, 58 percent Medicaid, 2 percent Medicare and 32 percent uninsured. THE PROBLEM. Access to specialty care is tough for these patients for several reasons, including transportation, child care, challenges with missing work and prolonged waiting lists for appointments.

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What physicians can learn from anthropologists

KevinMD

Since the passing of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act in 2009, it has been said that health tech would dramatically revolutionize health care and the patient experience. Advocates have claimed time and time again that it would advance disease diagnosis capabilities, improve patient outcomes, and increase patient satisfaction.

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Opinion: Four digital health predictions that transpired at the Mobile World Congress

Mobi Health News

After attending the 4YFN (four years from now) at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona recently, digital health entrepreneur and nurse Anna Sort outlines four key predictions for the healthcare of the future.

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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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Digital Transformation Is The New Mantra But Can’t Happen Without Access To Connectivity

Health Populi

As more of our “things” get digitally connected, there’s an unanswered question about how our connected lives impact human life and health. A new report from the OECD asks and answers: How’s Life in the Digital Age? Opportunities and Risks of the Digital Transformation for People’s Well-being. This research is part of OECD’s ongoing series asking the Big Question, “How’s Life?

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How Does Medicare Cover Telemedicine?

Electronic Health Reporter

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Danielle K. Roberts, a Medicare insurance expert and co-founder, Boomer Benefits. The telehealth revolution gives health providers the opportunity to assist patients in remote or rural areas; the same kind of care that they give to patients in person. It saves money on travel and improves efficiency in healthcare as well.

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A new health care dawn is coming

KevinMD

At some point in my career, I had the crazy idea that if I could scale the patient-centric work I was doing in my community at a small rural hospital — then I could make more of an impact. This is why, when a technology company came calling, dangling a carrot in front of my […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.

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Pressure of virtual consultations could be ‘final straw’ for stressed out GPs

Mobi Health News

The necessity for GP surgeries to implement video and e-consultations is putting additional pressure on over-stretched out doctors, according to researchers and the British Medical Association.

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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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Focus on Technology for Older Adults Sharpens in 2019

Aging in Place Technology Watch

2019 Technology Market Overview is online this week. When assembling the 2019 tenth anniversary version, it was apparent that this year reflects change -- in the supply-demand balance in the overbuilt senior housing market, in policy changes driving health care services into the home, in market forecasts, and in the mix of vendors who serve the market.

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How Technology Is Helping To Make Hospitals Cleaner

Electronic Health Reporter

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Visit any hospital, and you will likely see signs reminding care providers and patients alike to wash their hands after using the restroom, before mealtime, and following contact with any potentially contaminated surfaces. While hand washing remains the most critical step in combating the spread of infectious diseases, it just isn’t enough in healthcare facilities […].

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Apple, PC, HD, DM: No, we’re talking about health care

KevinMD

I was in the hospital when I heard the word “apple.” Without hesitating, I reached into my pocket to see if I had my phone. But the person speaking was referring to the fruit, not the product. This got me thinking: “Has technology and our products now become more important than our health?” Technology surrounds […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com.

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Fitbit spotlights Q4 device shipments, increasing focus on health services in earnings call

Mobi Health News

The company anticipates some earnings losses and a gross margin contraction in the earlier part of 2019, but hopes its health business will exceed $100 million before the end of the year.

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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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Burnout and Stress Prevention for Physicians and NPs

Enzyme Health

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Verizon Study: Companies Becoming More Mobile, but Investment In Security Lags

Electronic Health Reporter

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Verizon’s second Mobile Security Index finds that more organizations are compromising mobile security in order to “get the job done”, and in turn are facing a greater risk of data loss, downtime and damage to their reputation and customer relationships. The findings from Verizon’s Mobile Security Index 2019 show that despite companies saying they see risks growing, […].

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Watchdog says veterans were treated by disqualified providers

FierceHealthIT

A federal watchdog says the Veterans Health Administration needs to tighten up its credentialing after discovering multiple instances where veterans were being seen by providers who were disqualified from delivering patient care, according to a new report.

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FDA: Two deaths linked to malfunction of Zoll's LifeVest wearable defibrillator

Mobi Health News

The Pittsburgh medical device company has issued a voluntary recall and is making software, training changes in response.

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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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Are patients consumers or not?

Morning eHealth

45,000 patients’ data exposed at Rush — Virta Health hires lobbyists

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HL7 Launches FHIR Accelerator Program

Electronic Health Reporter

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Health Level Seven International (HL7), announces the launch of the HL7 FHIR Accelerator Program. The program is based on a model piloted by the HL7 Argonaut Project and, more recently, the HL7 Da Vinci Project. The goal is to strengthen the FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) standard and enhance market adoption through a programmatic approach […].

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Amazon-led healthcare venture has a name and a website

FierceHealthIT

The closely-watch industry partnership between Amazon, J.P. Morgan and Berkshire Hathaway released new details about its plans on Wednesday, including what it will be called.

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Indonesia’s Halodoc health-tech platform raises US$65m in series B funding

Mobi Health News

Halodoc, an Indonesia-based health-tech platform, recently announced that it has raised US$65m in a series B funding from investors in Singapore, South Kore and China. The company said the $65 million fundraising would be used to develop its technology and infrastructure, as well as to broaden partnerships with hospitals and health care providers across Indonesia.

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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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Why It Is Vital to Improve Access to Behavioral Health and How Telemedicine Can DO It.

eVisit

If you came upon this article looking for help because you are contemplating suicide, please call The National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 and get help now.

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New Technology In Hospitals Helping to Keep Kids Healthy and Healed

Electronic Health Reporter

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Brooke Faulkner, freelance writer; @faulknercreek. Being rushed to the hospital is a traumatic event in a child’s life, yet a staggering 25.5 million children are taken to the emergency room each year. The reasons for these ER trips range from poisonings and infections to mental health conditions and diabetes, plus a host of terrifying […].

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Why judge’s ruling against UnitedHealth could be turning point for mental health parity

FierceHealthIT

A federal judge issued a stern rebuke to UnitedHealth this week over its coverage denials for people with behavioral health or substance abuse needs, and the ruling could set the stage for a major shift in the industry, experts say.