Sat.Oct 22, 2022 - Fri.Oct 28, 2022

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How Telehealth Promotes Top of License Work

Iris Telehealth

As a mental health professional , helping patients get the care they need is essential to your work. However, for clinicians living in states with greater barriers to practice, connecting patients with the right resources and care isn’t always possible. Whether you’re bogged down with administrative tasks, restricted by red tape, or frustrated with access issues, you may feel the strain of not being able to practice at the top of your license.

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Five 2022 AgeTech Trends That Matter to Older Adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Taking stock of 2022 in AgeTech. We are approaching end of the year – it has been a good one for emerging technologies that can help older adults, today commonly known as AgeTech. The timing is right – as 56 million Americans are now aged 65+, looming older population growth has awakened the sleeping giant. The investor and technology market, historically known for tech ageism, is beginning to wake up to the AgeTech opportunity.

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Is Disruptive Innovation Really Such A Good Thing?

Healthcare IT Today

This week I read an essay by Health Futures President Jeff Goldsmith which made a case for moving beyond a much-beloved way of thinking about innovation and growth. In his essay, which appeared in The Health Care Blog , author Goldsmith argues that the concept of disruption as having “passed its sell-by date” after mass adoption by those who see it as gospel.

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The intersection of remote patient monitoring and AI

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Robin Farmanfarmaian is a Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur working in technology and artificial intelligence. She has been involved with more than 20 early-stage biotech and healthcare startups, including ones working on medical devices and digital health. With more than 180 speaking engagements in 15 countries, she has educated audiences on many aspects of technology intersecting healthcare, including artificial intelligence and the shift in healthcare delivery to the patient's home.

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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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HIMSS promotes key policies on telehealth expansion, maternal health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

HIMSS is calling on healthcare stakeholders to get involved in two initiatives to help expand access to quality care for underserved and at-risk populations. As part of its Global Health Equity Week, HIMSS (parent organization of Healthcare IT News), is promoting two policy campaigns, at the federal and state level, respectively. The first is focused on protecting access to care via the telehealth flexibilities that have enabled broad expansion and uptake of virtual care since the start of the C

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3 wearable health projects in Australia score federal funding

Mobi Health News

They will try out wearable technologies to improve health monitoring.

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Consumers’ Trust In Pharmacists As Providers Grows Along with Omnichannel Health Care

Health Populi

What is a “pharmacy” these days? You might have recently walked into a brick-and-mortar retail pharmacy. Or, you might have refilled a prescription to help you manage a chronic condition, online. Or, perhaps, you asked the pharmacist staffing your favorite grocery store Rx counter to give you the latest vaccine to keep COVID-19 variants at-bay.

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Mayo Clinic working with Memora Health on virtual postpartum care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The initial phase of a new research program at Mayo Clinic is seeing the Minnesota health system working with Memora Health to explore new ways to extend care to postpartum patients at home. WHY IT MATTERS. Memora Health, which specializes in virtual care delivery and complex care management, is researching how maternal care teams at Mayo can extend engagement for postpartum patients between visits and enable more connected care experience, the company says.

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Concerned About Your Unborn Baby? What You Need to Know About Genetic Anomalies

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. A genetic disorder is a medical condition that is brought on by changes in one’s genes or chromosomes. There are between 20,000 and 25,000 genes in every human body, and these genes determine which traits […]. The article Concerned About Your Unborn Baby?

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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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Q&A: Why medical device company Penumbra is betting on VR

Mobi Health News

Adam Elsesser, president, chairman and CEO of Penumbra, describes the medical device company's move into virtual reality and how its REAL system helps therapists measure a patient's progress.

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Wearable Tech for Health Tracking, Online Dating and Banking: Exploring the “Fluidity” of Peoples’ Data Privacy Views

Health Populi

“The security of online data is the top consideration for consumers across many forms of online activities including email, search, social media, banking, shopping and dating”… and using health apps. A new poll from Morning Consult, explained on their website, explains that For Consumers, Data Privacy Has a Fluid Definition. Those privacy nuances and concerns vary by activity, shown in the first chart here from the study.

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Should You Keep RCM in House or Leverage RCM As a Service?

Healthcare IT Today

One of the hottest topics we hear talked about at Healthcare IT Today has to do with revenue cycle management (RCM). COVID and other financial pressures have driven RCM to the top of many healthcare organization’s strategic priorities. Most healthcare organizations operate on thin margins and so effective RCM is essential for them to continue their operations.

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Optimum CareerPath Celebrates Global Health Equity Week

Optimum Healthcare IT

HIMSS Global Health Equity Week brings people together to discuss the power of information & technology in eliminating health disparities. Continue reading Optimum CareerPath Celebrates Global Health Equity Week at Optimum Healthcare IT.

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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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Teladoc stock rises after posting narrower loss in Q3

Mobi Health News

The virtual care giant reported revenue of $611.4 million, a 17% year-over-year increase, and a net loss of $73.5 million in the third quarter.

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Irrational Exuberance for Hospital-To-Home? Care About the Caregivers, the House, the Fridge.

Health Populi

Home, Sweet Hospital-At-Home? . It depends, I hedge in my latest essay for Medecision. In our bullish and, on its face, compassionate and cost-rational embrace of the migration of acute care from hospital beds to peoples’ living and bedrooms, there are several guardrails to consider beyond sheer payment and reimbursement calculations. Consider, The caregivers for the folks heading home from hospital.

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MEDITECH Continues Push into Ambulatory EHR Market

Healthcare IT Today

MEDITECH continues to invest and expand into the ambulatory EHR market. The company recently made their Expanse Ambulatory solution available to independent and physician-owned practices. At the recent MGMA Practice Excellence Conference (#MPE22), the MEDITECH booth had steady traffic and attendees were curious to learn more about the company’s offering.

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Why Blood Sugar Levels Don’t Tell The Whole Story

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

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) suggests that adults begin regular diabetes screenings at age 45. As a result, most people over the age of 45 have sufficient knowledge of their fasting blood sugar level; they know whether their doctor has told them it’s normal, low, high, or nearing the Pre-Diabetic or even the Diabetic range. […]. The post Why Blood Sugar Levels Don’t Tell The Whole Story appeared first on Healthystic.

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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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Study: Telehealth follow-up linked to return emergency department visits

Mobi Health News

According to a study published in JAMA Network Open, telehealth follow-up was associated with 28.3 more repeat ED visits per 1,000 patients compared with in-person care.

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How Will the “New” Health Economy Fare in a Macro-Economic Downturn?

Health Populi

What happens to a health care ecosystem when the volume of patients and revenues they generate decline? Add to that scenario a growing consensus for a likely recession in 2023. How would that further impact the micro-economy of health care? A report from Trilliant on the 2022 Trends Shaping the Health Economy helps to inform our response to that question.

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A Look at the Fall Health IT Conference Season

Healthcare IT Today

As most regular readers know, at Healthcare IT Today we go to far too many healthcare IT conferences. Plus, the fall conference season is the busiest time of year for health IT conferences. Just to give you a feel, Colin Hung and myself covered the following conferences: Civitas Networks for Health 2022 Annual Conference, a Collaboration with the DirectTrust Summit.

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Washington Post Reported Investigation of “Done Global” ADHD Services for Telehealth Prescription Practices

Telebehavioral Health Institute

On September 16, the Wall Street Journal reported the DEA’s investigation of Done Global Inc. for its telehealth prescription methods. Done Global is a digital therapeutics company specializing in the remote treatment of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In recent months, the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has been investigating the telehealth prescription practices of digital therapeutics companies specializing in behavioral care.

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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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WSJ: Cerebral to lay off about 20% of staff

Mobi Health News

A Cerebral spokesperson said the cuts were "focused specifically on realizing operational efficiencies while prioritizing clinical quality and safety across the organization.

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MaineGeneral Reduces CHF Readmissions to 0% Using RPM

Health Recovery Solutions

In the United States, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) contributes to nearly 26.9% of 30-day hospital readmission rates and is the most common cause of hospital readmissions. Healthcare providers are constantly looking for ways to lower readmission rates due to CHF, with the most promising solution being the implementation of remote patient monitoring (RPM).

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Doctors Love Alerts Until They Don’t

Healthcare IT Today

You can imagine the EHR Product Manager that had the great idea to alert physicians to a drug to drug interaction or an allergy issue. It seems obvious that an alert like this is going to help doctors provide better care to their patients. Who wouldn’t want a notification that something they were doing had a potential issue, right? This sounds great until you get into the nitty gritty details.

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Washington Post Reported Investigation of “Done” ADHD for Telehealth Prescription Practices

Telebehavioral Health Institute

On September 16, the Wall Street Journal reported DEA’s investigation of Done Global Inc. for its telehealth prescription methods. Done is a digital therapeutics company specializing in the remote treatment of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In recent months, the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has been investigating the telehealth prescription practices of digital therapeutics companies specializing in behavioral care.

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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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Population health company Color Health acquires mental health platform Mood Lifters

Mobi Health News

The acquisition will allow Color Health to provide behavioral and mental health treatment at scale.

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Virtual Healthcare: A Better Way To Care For Patients

João Bocas

Virtual healthcare is a great way to care for patients and improve efficiency. It’s less expensive, faster, and more comfortable than… Continue reading on Medium ».

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NeuroFlow Closes $25M Growth Investment

Healthcare IT Today

Company secures growth capital to expand its footprint and accelerate integration between payers, providers, and referral partners to meet the growing demand for mental health care. NeuroFlow , the market leader in behavioral health integration technology, has secured $25 million in growth capital, led by SEMCAP Health. With SEMCAP Health as a new strategic partner and investor, the company will continue to expand its groundbreaking referral network and deepen its relationships with payors and