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3 Ways Remote Patient Monitoring Saves Billions

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Nearly half of all Americans, or 133 million individuals, have at least one chronic disease today. This number is 15 million more than it was just ten years ago, and by 2030, it is anticipated to reach 170 million. Increasing costs, longer hospital stays, readmissions, and unfavorable outcomes make it difficult for the US health system to save costs.

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How to Effectively Incorporate Telepsychiatry Into Your Care Team

Iris Telehealth

Expanding your team with remote providers benefits your on-site clinicians, patients, and organization overall. Whether you’ve already got a hybrid of on-site and remote providers working for your organization or you’re adding new virtual clinicians to your team, there are several tips and tricks that can help you along the way. Keep reading to learn more about the benefits, common challenges, and recommendations for providers and organizations to help effectively integrate telepsychiatry

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The Retail Health Battle Royale in the U.S. – A Week-Long Brainstorm, Day 2 of 5 – Amazon and One Medical

Health Populi

Today we review the various viewpoints on Amazon’s announced acquisition of One Medical (ONEM, aka 1life Healthcare) which has been a huge story in both health care trade publications, business news, and mainstream media outlets. Welcome to Day 2 of The Retail Health Battle Royale in the U.S., my week-long update of the American retail health/care ecosystem weaving the latest updates from the market and implications and import for health care consumers.

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Caption Health partners with Heartbeat Health for remote cardiac care

Mobi Health News

Clinicians will use Caption's AI-enabled guidance software to perform ultrasounds, even in patients' homes. Heartbeat's virtual cardiologists will receive and interpret the results remotely.

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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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ATA cheers prospective telehealth extensions, but calls for more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The American Telemedicine Association and its ATA Action affiliate on Monday expressed support for a bipartisan bill that would extend the virtual care flexibilities of the public health emergency another two years. They also called for the legislation to safeguard two other provisions they said were key to health equity. WHY IT MATTERS. Sponsored by U.S.

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The Retail Health Battle Royale in the U.S. – A Week-Long Brainstorm, Day 1 of 5

Health Populi

I’ve returned to the U.S. for a couple of months, having lived in and worked from Brussels, Belgium, since October 2021 (save for about ten days in March 2022). Work and life slow down in Europe in July and August, giving us the opportunity to return to our U.S. home base, reunite with friends and family, and re-join life and living this side of the Atlantic.

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Q&A: Why mental health chatbots need strict safety guardrails

Mobi Health News

Ramakant Vempati, Wysa cofounder and president, discusses how the startup tests its AI-backed chatbot to monitor safety and quality.

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MaineHealth turned a COVID-19 grant into a permanent telehealth program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Similar to many health systems across the country, COVID-19 created an urgent need for MaineHealth to take care of patients at a distance to keep patients and care teams safe. THE PROBLEM. "This was relevant to patients in the outpatient setting, who needed to stay connected with their primary care and specialist providers for acute and chronic needs, as well as for patients in the inpatient setting, who were able to receive some of their care virtually," said Lizzy Mulcahy, director o

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What Technology Will Be Available in the Healthcare Facility of the Future?

Healthcare IT Today

Yesterday we looked at what the healthcare facility of the future will look like. As we continue our look at healthcare facilities and what changes we’ll see, today we’re going to look at what technology the Healthcare IT Today community thinks will be needed and included in a healthcare facility. Here’s a look at a few of the ideas they shared.

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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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The Retail Health Battle Royale, Day 5 – Consumer Demands For a Health/Care Ecosystem (and What We Can Learn from Costco’s $1.50 Hot Dog)

Health Populi

In another factor to add into the retail health landscape, Dollar General (DG) the 80-year old retailer known for selling low-priced fast-moving consumer goods in peoples’ neighborhoods appointed a healthcare advisory panel this week. DG has been exploring its health-and-wellness offerings and has enlisted four physicians to advise the company’s strategy.

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Included Health, Pear Therapeutics announce layoffs

Mobi Health News

Virtual care company Included Health said it reduced its headcount by less than 6%, while prescription digital therapeutics maker Pear Therapeutics laid off about 9% of its full-time workforce.

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Millions to Lose Coverage if American Rescue Plan PTCs Expire

ACA Times

Enhanced Premium Tax Credit (PTC) subsidies introduced via the American Rescue Plan (ARP) are set to expire this December, and the consequences could be serious. Before diving into what could…. The post Millions to Lose Coverage if American Rescue Plan PTCs Expire first appeared on The ACA Times.

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A Look Back at 12 Years of #HITsm Chats – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 7/29 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by John Lynn ( @techguy ) on the topic “A Look Back at 12 Years of #HITsm Chats. ”. Hard to believe it’s been nearly 12 years since the #HITsm Twitter chats were started. Almost 6 years ago, we took over the #HITsm chat from the Health Standards blog (which ironically is now gone) and Corepoint (which was acquired by Lyniate).

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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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The Retail Health Battle Royale in the U.S. – A Week-Long Brainstorm, Day 3 of 5 – Apple as “Intelligent Health Guardian”

Health Populi

Apple wants to be your “intelligent guardian for health,” based on a 60-page paper shepherded by Jeff Williams, the company’s Chief Operating Officer. Published last week, the paper is one of the big signals trumpeted this U.S. summer marked by the BA.5 omicron subvariant of SARS-CoV-2, inflation pressures on our household budgets, social/political tensions, and hot-hot weather.

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Ultrasound devicemaker Exo acquires AI developer Medo

Mobi Health News

Exo said integrating Medo's AI tools into its platform will let healthcare workers with less ultrasound expertise capture and interpret images.

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Catch Today’s Virtual Care Compliance Webinar

eVisit

Today at 2:00 PM ET, I’ll be hosting a complimentary webinar featuring Adam Brown MD MBA , Founder of the Adam Brown Impact Group , and Daniel S. Zinsmaster , Partner at Dinsmore & Shohl LLP.

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HPG, a Leader in EHR Technology Integration, Acquires HIT Consulting Services Provider HDS

Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare Performance Group, Inc. (HPG), which has provided industry-leading consulting expertise for EHR technology since 2002, announced today that it acquired Health Data Specialists, LLC (HDS). With expertise in Epic, Siemens and Cerner platforms, HDS has provided healthcare information technology consulting services to more than 300 hospitals and health systems – making it an excellent match for the services HPG offers.

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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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Meet Michael Sueoka, Leading Our Product Strategy

SteadyMD

We sat down with Michael Sueoka, our VP of Product, who shares his product philosophy. We also learn about the path that brought him to product design and the culture and mindset he is building at SteadyMD. Tell us about your background and how you got here. I went to the University of California, Irvine, majoring in Economics. While studying, I received my real estate license and started pursuing this career path.

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Study: Low health literacy, poorer neighborhoods associated with audio-only telehealth use

Mobi Health News

A study published in JAMA Network Open found low health literacy and a higher area deprivation index were associated with more audio-only telehealth visits.

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Healthy Habits to Avoid Oral Yeast Infection

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

When a yeast infection develops in the mouth, oral thrush occurs. Oral thrush is also known as oral candidiasis. In this condition, the fungus Candida albicans builds up on the mouth’s lining and develops the infection. Candida is a typical oral microorganism, although it can sometimes overgrow and cause infection (1). Oral thrush manifests as […].

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Where Will the Healthcare Facility of the Future Look Like?

Healthcare IT Today

As we look into the future, we’re seeing how what was needed in the past isn’t what the healthcare facility of the future is going to need. This was the topic of discussion in our recent podcast and we asked the Healthcare IT Today community what they thought the healthcare facility of the future would look like. Today we’ll share a number of responses about the facility itself and tomorrow we’ll share a look at the technology that will be needed in the healthcare facil

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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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Importance of Financial Wellness to Your Overall Health

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Anxiety, migraine, high blood pressure, depression, and digestive issues are just a few of the symptoms of financial stress. In fact, according to a recent study, 73% of people suffering from chronic stress is caused by financial worries and problems. What is Financial Wellness? Financial wellness is not limited to how much money you have now. Being financially healthy encompasses many factors, including how your financial condition influences your stress levels, affecting your mental and physic

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Caraway raises $10.5M seed to offer virtual care to college women

Mobi Health News

The startup plans to launch its team-based mental, physical and reproductive healthcare in the fall.

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Challenges in Nursing Homes and Ways to Overcome Them

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

Nursing homes serve a noble purpose, and for the older population, they serve as a comfortable and peaceful retreat. Everyone wants a quiet retirement free from responsibilities. This is why senior citizens turn to older homes for refuge. More than 40% of nursing home patients are over 85. However, despite their popularity, these facilities are […].

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How Should RPM Vendors Choose Remote Patient Monitoring Device Suppliers?

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Jack Wang , the V ice P resident of AOJ Medical. RPM service and Telehealth are not new topics In the current health care market, and many RPM and Telehealth vendors have already set up services, systems, and applications for specified diseases or target patients. These kinds of vendors also treat remote monitoring devices as a key part of the services, such as different kinds of vital signs monitoring and chronic disease monitoring devices.

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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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ACA Times

Пин Ап казино онлайн Регистрация, вход Игра на деньги Пин Ап Казино Официальный сайт Pin Up Casino: вход в личный кабинет Content pin up casino Как происходит вывод денег с… The post Пин Ап казино онлайн Регистрация, вход Игра на деньг first appeared on The ACA Times.

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Heart attack prediction startup Cleerly scores $192M and more digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Also: Primary care tech company Elation Health raised $50 million, and patient intake chatbot Health Note closed a $17 million Series A.

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Why Fiber is Essential To Include in Every Plate of Food?

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

You must consume lots of fiber-rich foods, but you might also not understand why fiber is so necessary. Fiber benefits your health in a variety of aspects, including your gastrointestinal and digestive health. Make sure you have lots of fiber-rich items on your plate. It will aid with digesting, minimize blood sugar rises, and make […]. The post Why Fiber is Essential To Include in Every Plate of Food?

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