InTouch Health
APRIL 2, 2020
Advancing the Reaches of Telehealth. Throughout history, medical technology has largely evolved according to demand. Several major health crises forced the industry to reconsider the status quo, leading to sweeping changes throughout the United States’ health system. In many cases, these outbreaks, pandemics, and infectious diseases revealed the flaws in the existing system.
Health Populi
MARCH 31, 2020
As people conform to the #StayHome lifestyle to #FlattenTheCurve of the coronavirus pandemic, technology is transforming peoples’ home lives for working, playing, and socializing. The Consumer Technology Association has conducted the COVID-19 Impact Study assessing the use of technology at home , exploring U.S. households’ changing behaviors for consuming content, stocking the pantry, engaging with social media, and using online health and fitness tools.
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Healthcare IT Today
APRIL 1, 2020
In a one-on-one interview with Healthcare IT Today, Wendy Deibert, VP of Clinical Solutions at Caregility, shared a surprising way to use telehealth: internally at a healthcare organization to monitor patients. This helps keep staff safe and reduces workload – top priorities during this COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth has been a hot topic in healthcare IT […].
eVisit
MARCH 31, 2020
Multiple Point Products for Virtual Care is Problematic. Many healthcare systems are solving consumer virtual care demands by implementing a variety of telemedicine point solutions across different departments and service lines. This is often the case when virtual care programs in your hospital have grown organically as individual projects. They are generally not supported or governed by a centralized telehealth team.
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Mobi Health News
MARCH 31, 2020
Marianna Imenokhoeva, founder at LinktoMedicine and Future50 International, writes about telehealth and its practicalities during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 3, 2020
The rapid spread of coronavirus COVID-19 is taxing traditional methods of healthcare delivery. The sheer number of suspected cases of the virus, the pace at which it is spreading, and the desire to have as many people as possible practice social distancing or shelter-in-place have made it more challenging for individuals to receive care in a traditional, in-person setting.
Clocktree
APRIL 1, 2020
If you connect to a Clocktree call and one side can’t hear the other, it’s likely that the microphone permission is stuck on another program. If you’re going back and forth between Clocktree and other video platforms such as Zoom or Skype, it’s important to close out those other programs before joining a Clocktree call. That will release the microphone permission and allow Clocktree access to your microphone.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 1, 2020
The proposal would fully fund telehealth services and devices for eligible healthcare providers, although some aren't pleased with its exclusion of for-profit hospitals.
Health Populi
APRIL 3, 2020
Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, said, “Variety of form and brilliancy of color in the object presented to patients are an actual means of recovery.” We all need some #ArtTherapy in this #StayHome COVID-19 era, #AloneTogether to #FlattenTheCurve. Yes, I’ve been spending too much time connecting on social media. Can you tell I’m in dire need of some art therapy?
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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.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 2, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is throwing a new factor into hospitals' calculations about how to proceed with current and future healthcare IT implementations. As provider organizations face a surge of new cases, or anticipate capacity challenges in the near future, they're reconsidering the speed with which they can conduct current implementations because of limitations in IT-staff capacity and the heavy demands that high patient loads are placing on clinical staff.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
APRIL 2, 2020
Note the wave of announcements of 'free' tech services and sea changes. A number of companies popped into my inbox in the past week with announcements of a period of free access to remote care/engagement technologies – including and in alphabetical order CareCentrix , CareTree , Ergo , Eversound , Outpatient , Ready Responders , VitalTech , and NurseCaller.
Mobi Health News
MARCH 31, 2020
The medtech company has obtained provisional authorization from Singapore’s HSA for its rapid test kit to be used in Singapore.
Health Populi
APRIL 1, 2020
U.S. consumers were re-shapen by the 2008 Recession in two key ways: people took on more self-service DIY daily life-flows, seeking self-sufficiency and less dependence on institutions; and, consumers became more value-sensitive both in terms of financial value and personal values. As Americans confront the clinical and fiscal realities of the coronavirus in the U.S., the trust people feel with organizations, brands and information sources is shifting, a special report from Edelman explains.
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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.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
APRIL 3, 2020
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FierceHealthIT
APRIL 3, 2020
Kaiser Permanente is offering its members free access to Livongo's mental health app myStrength. The app now has features related to the COVID pandemic and isolation to help address increased stress and anxiety during the outbreak.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 2, 2020
The seat can collect data on a patient's heart rate, blood pressure, cardiac output, ECG and blood oxygenation.
Electronic Health Reporter
MARCH 31, 2020
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Maven, the largest telemedicine provider for women’s and family health, announced a new partnership with MassHealth, the Massachusetts, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. MassHealth will provide free telemedicine appointments for members with COVID-19 […].
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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!
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MARCH 30, 2020
On this National Doctors Day , as the U.S. attempts to express gratitude even close to commensurate with the sacrifices and heroism shown by frontline medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Medical Association is making available some new resources for physicians. WHY IT MATTERS. To help private-practice physicians manage the operational and business challenges posed by the coronavirus emergency, AMA has put together some new toolkits to help practices stay strong and deliver b
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 2, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has left many physician practices struggling to stay afloat. But there are things practices can do to shore up their finances and keep their doors open.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 2, 2020
Cassia's gateways allow up to 40 Bluetooth Low Energy devices to be paired and connected simultaneously while providing the long-range connectivity needed to cover multiple rooms in the SPHCC.
Insulin Nation
APRIL 2, 2020
When you picture the future of type 1 diabetes treatment, what comes to mind? For many, they see high tech devices capable of reading blood glucose levels and adjusting insulin and glucagon rates to keep sugars stable. Others see stem cell transplants and surgically implanted beta-cell devices. What you are probably not picturing is a small, disposable, Nicorette-style patch full of insulin.
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.
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 2, 2020
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. With clinical documentation integrity (CDI) professionals playing a key role in efforts to “flatten the curve” of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) has developed tools designed to ease administrative burdens […].
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 31, 2020
Some hospitals and health systems have been forced to furlough staff due to fewer patients coming through the door and cancellation of elective procedures because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 3, 2020
Despite the onset of COVID-19 throughout the world, the first quarter of 2020 were host to healthy digital health investment.
Insulin Nation
MARCH 31, 2020
2020 is set to be an exciting year for anyone interested in switching to or upgrading their hybrid closed loop pump. Not only does Medtronic have a slew of improvements and advanced features planned for their next-generation AID system, but Tandem just launched its first hybrid-closed loop system, Control IQ, in partnership with Dexcom last month. Now, Dexcom is making headlines again for their most recent partnership with Insulet, the company behind the trusted tubeless system, Omnipod.
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care innovations
APRIL 3, 2020
by Katherine and Sonny Ramsay. With the country in a state of quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic people are finding themselves involuntarily working from home and families homeschooling for an undetermined amount of time. My best advice to you is to slow down! There are not many times you will be given the opportunity like this. Use this opportunity to reconnect and build special memories with your closest loved ones, or take the time to learn something new.
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 1, 2020
Microsoft is warning hospitals that sophisticated ransomware attacks are trying to exploit remote workers to gain access to their networks. The tech giant recommends immediate actions hospitals should take to reduce the risk of an attack.
Mobi Health News
APRIL 1, 2020
The PPG-based feature automatically measures the wearer's heart rhythm every five minutes, and will be ready for integration with a range of devices later this year.
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