Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 30, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Samantha Moyer, senior technology product manager, Wolters Kluwer Health. We have all heard the staggering statistics of the current workforce issues happening across the healthcare industry, and one of the biggest segments facing staffing […] The article Virtual Reality Could Be the Answer For Supporting the Next Generation of Nurses appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2023

It seems we’re just at the start of robots in healthcare. We see them moving around supplies. We see robots working in the pharmacy. Plus, we have a long list of robots doing virtual tasks. When I came across the Dr. Temi robot, it was the first application of an autonomous robot to assist nurses and doctors that I’d seen. At the HIMSS annual conference, we sat down with Yaron Yoels, CMO at Temi Robot , to learn more about Dr.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2023

The following is a guest article by Dr. Richard Searle, Vice President of Confidential Computing at Fortanix, Inc. Today’s world is increasingly driven by technology and digitalization, and the healthcare industry finds itself at a vital intersection between patient care and data security. The rise of cyberattacks, particularly in the healthcare industry, has shone a spotlight on the significant disparity between the healthcare sector’s commitment to cybersecurity and the continually

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 30, 2023

The company will use the funds to meet the growing demand for ElliQ, its conversational AI-powered robot that acts as a companion to seniors.

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KevinMD

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought about significant advancements in various fields, including health care. ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, is one such AI that has shown great promise in assisting professionals, particularly doctors, in their daily tasks. This article will discuss the average human IQ, the estimated IQs of notable individuals, the average Read more… Leveraging ChatGPT’s high IQ to assist doctors originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 30, 2023

In order to address deteriorating adolescent mental health, interventional behavioral health app BeMe Health moved to meet teens where they’re at—online. | In order to address deteriorating adolescent mental health, interventional behavioral health app BeMe Health moved to meet teens where they’re at—online. Amd according to new research, this methodology is proving successful.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 30, 2023

GoodRx has launched a new feature to allow healthcare professionals to see the cost of a patient’s prescription with their insurance. | The feature, embedded in GoodRx's provider solution, surfaces a patient’s coverage and benefits at the point of care with the goal of increasing price transparency and access to drugs.

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DigitalHealth

AUGUST 29, 2023

An IT platform developed at Guy’s and St Thomas’ can identify high risk diabetes patients, enabling them to be prioritised for urgent care.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2023

The previous article in introduced the topic of social isolation and showed its relationship to the subjective feeling of loneliness. Now we’ll start to look at the use of technology (which has been implicated in making these conditions worse) to try to improve them. Physically Connecting Lonely Individuals mPulse Mobile evaluates patient needs and suggests local resources they can tap, including peer groups.

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Pixels and trackers are everywhere, embedded into websites everyone uses daily, and are virtually impossible to detect. They are used by data harvesting platforms to collect user data, but aggressive data harvesting practices are increasing the likelihood and/or the actual transfer of sensitive data. As cybersecurity concerns grow, experts are left wondering: what does this mean for my organization?

Health Populi

AUGUST 31, 2023

Three in four U.S. health citizens say the spread of false information about health issues is a major problem, found in Kaiser Family Foundation’s Health Misinformation Tracking Poll Pilot published earlier this month. KFF’s press release on the study summarized the top-line with, “Most Americans Encounter Health Misinformation, and Most Aren’t Sure Whether It’s True or False.” Explaining the implications of the broad reach of health misinformation in the U.S.

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Patrick J. Kennedy, former U.S. Representative, and Nawal Roy, founder and CEO of Holmusk, discuss how the pair is using experience and data to create a policy guide for lawmakers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 28, 2023

Clínica Alemana Osorno, located in southern Chile, has introduced digital communication workflows that leverage connected care. Digital workflows are helping the clinic create a better patient experience, enhance workforce efficiency and increase access to care across its 46 medical specialties and four facilities. With more than 300,000 outpatient appointments per year, Clínica Alemana Osorno is one of the largest healthcare providers in southern Chile.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 31, 2023

Enforcement of information blocking penalties for health IT entities is slated to go into effect on Friday, opening the door to penalties of up to $1 million per violation. | The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General said it expects to receive more complaints than it can investigate and so will be prioritizing those meeting certain criteria.

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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.

Health Populi

AUGUST 28, 2023

Appreciation for public health in America tends to be a local-love thing, according to research from the de Beaumont Foundation. The COVID-19 pandemic raised health citizens’ awareness of the role and importance of public health — and for 7 in 10 people in the U.S., inspired a favorable opinion of their local public health officials, de Beaumont found. the Foundation’s President and CEO, Briant Castrucci, DrPH, observed, “The shared pandemic experience seems to have driven dee

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Members of the value-based care company Castell will have full access to Headspace's behavioral health services, including coaching and therapy.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 28, 2023

The commitment to telehealth from CMS offers medical specialties the freedom to innovate and provide better and more equitable care, says Dr. Robert Murry, chief medical officer of NextGen Healthcare and a practicing family physician.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 30, 2023

Humana's senior-focused primary care business, CenterWell, is bringing its services into patients' homes. | Humana's senior-focused primary care business, CenterWell, is bringing its services into patients' homes.

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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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Health Populi

AUGUST 27, 2023

Americans cite opioids and fentanyl, obesity, and access to guns and firearms as the top three public health challenges this summer of 2023, according to the new Axios/Ipsos American Health Index. As for government priorities dealing with public health, though, U.S. health citizens say the top priority should be lowering the costs of health care and prescription drugs.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 31, 2023

Medication management platform PatchRx and brain health company Neurpowyzer also garnered investment.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 28, 2023

The Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver program from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has grown to 125 health systems and 289 hospitals in 37 states in less than three years. A number of other health systems and hospitals have secured waivers but haven't yet implemented a program. Others haven't scaled, because they are discovering that managing all the clinical and nonclinical services associated with hospital-level care in the home is a major undertaking.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 30, 2023

In a letter sent to all states (PDF), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ( | As more Medicaid beneficiaries are wrongly kicked off the program, CMS is requiring states to reevaluate its eligibility systems and auto-renewal process.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 31, 2023

The previous articles in this series explain how technology is being used to bring people out of social isolation. But sometimes, loneliness springs from other mental conditions, such as anxiety and depression. Targeting these problems can help bring the patient back into a community. Treating Psychological Conditions One of subtler negative effects of moving online is that people lose the small, casual social interactions that previously would buoy their spirits and leave them smiling: asking f

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 30, 2023

Users of Oura's ring will be able to share a report showing their sleep and movement data with Talkspace therapists.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 29, 2023

You may know someone of Medicare age with a phone? Since age data is widely available, and even well-organized lists are available for purchase , it is not surprising that phones of older adults ring multiple times per day. Did you know that 60% of all phone calls in the US are robocalls or spam ? This, despite ostensible government efforts to prevent continued use and/or resale of the lists.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 31, 2023

Digital mental health company Headspace is teaming up with Castell, Intermountain Healthcare’s value-based care subsidiary, to expand access to virtual mental health services. | The partnership will provide members of select insurance plans in Utah access to Headspace’s self-guided content, behavioral health coaching and therapy in an outcomes-based payment model.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

For something as important and as sensitive as healthcare, there are plenty of rules and regulations in place to protect both patients and organizations. However, with healthcare being ever-evolving our regulations are also ever evolving. This can make it extremely difficult to not only follow all of the ones in place today but to prepare our organizations for the upcoming regulations.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 30, 2023

Kuldeep Singh Rajput's departure comes just one month after the company laid off 120 employees.

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DigitalHealth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Real-world data has shown that shorter treatment and waiting times for mental health conditions could help the NHS and improve treatment outcomes.

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