Healthcare IT Today

JULY 24, 2024

The following is a guest article by Rebecca Jones, President at Mosaicx In recent years, the mental health landscape has become incredibly challenging. With the pandemic, job market fluctuations, and economic uncertainties, Americans are experiencing heightened levels of anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions. Studies show that 90% of the public believes the U.S. is experiencing a mental health crisis.

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Digital Health Global

JULY 24, 2024

In the midst of a digital transformation, wearable technology is revolutionizing the field of women’s health. In this insightful piece, Anastasiya Markvarde explores a wide range of wearables uniquely crafted to meet women’s health requirements. These innovative devices are not only expanding horizons but also tackling overlooked health concerns.

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DigitalHealth

JULY 23, 2024

John Quinn, chief information officer at NHS England said that the digital maturity assessment (DMA) needs to be “useful and useable”.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 22, 2024

For the 145th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are debating the effectiveness of penalties on motivating desired behaviors in healthcare! To kick this episode off, we dive into whether or not penalties work in healthcare to motivate organizations. Next, we look to see where penalties have worked in healthcare in the past. Then we discuss financial penalties to determine if they are the most effective form of penalties.

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Running a healthcare facility requires precision and care, not just for patients but also for your staff. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps healthcare providers choose the best provider. Efficient payroll management ensures timely, accurate payments, critical for maintaining staff morale and trust. Compliance support helps navigate complex healthcare regulations and avoid costly fines.

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JULY 24, 2024

It’s a bad sign when you get a warning from Amazon about Prime scams. Shopping online has definitely deteriorated when you receive a desperate email from Amazon warning about Amazon Prime scams. But their advice is worrisome – you should check Amazon Messages to verify that a message is really from Amazon? How hard can it be for a scammer to fake messages that look like they’re from Amazon?

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Health Populi

JULY 25, 2024

Globally, patients are growing consumer muscles leaning into trust that’s building on communications that connect with them, based on insightful research from Smart Communications. This consumer research was fielded by Toluna and Harris Interactive in February and March 2024. In The State of Customer Conversations , the report assesses input from global consumers from the APAC region (Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and Singapore), German-speaking markets (Austria

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 22, 2024

Not too long ago, AdventHealth had a high demand in its Central and East Florida divisions for advanced MRI services. The health system's centralized MRI services at its Orlando campus, though effective, presented areas where AdventHealth could deliver a more consumer-centric experience. THE PROBLEM Expanding advanced MRI services to the community hospitals presented its own set of challenges.

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 25, 2024

Humana inked a new multi-year agreement with Google Cloud to modernize its cloud infrastructure and build out generative AI solutions. | Humana inked a new multi-year agreement with Google Cloud to modernize its cloud infrastructure and build out generative AI solutions.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 22, 2024

Duke-NUS Medical School's LIVE Ventures will bring together scientists and public and private sector entities to commercialize academic research concepts.

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Explore essential topics in this ebook, including what constitutes PHI and how to identify it using 18 indicators. Gain insights into the importance of safeguarding PHI to protect patient privacy and learn about the severe consequences of HIPAA violations. Discover practical strategies for securely exchanging PHI within your healthcare organization, including assessing risks and implementing effective safeguards.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 25, 2024

Anyone that’s been involved in patient care understands how valuable it is for patients to have a well done Advanced Care Plan (ACP) that’s been communicated to their family and caregivers. Trying to do advanced care planning in the heat of the moment is challenging and fraught with all sorts of problems for the patient and the clinician.

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DigitalHealth

JULY 25, 2024

A statement from Diane Abbott, read at the Equity Charter Summit, encouraged attendees to take action against racism in digital health.

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 25, 2024

CVS Health's Caremark has agreed to pay $45 million to Illinois to settle allegations that it failed to pass through rebates in a recent contract, according to a new report. | CVS Health's Caremark has agreed to pay $45 million to Illinois to settle allegations that it failed to pass through rebates in a recent contract, according to a new report.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 24, 2024

The company's first feature to emerge from the group is its "smart notes," which generate clinical notes for providers based on their conversations with Talkspace members.

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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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Digital Health Global

JULY 25, 2024

The University of California, San Diego, has made a significant stride in healthcare technology. Researchers Anya Bouzida and Alyssa Kubota have unveiled CARMEN, an innovative Cognitively Assistive Robot designed to enhance motivation and support neurorehabilitation. CARMEN: what is it? CARMEN is a tabletop robot developed to assist individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and aims at improving memory, attention, and executive functioning.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 24, 2024

According to Robert Connely, Global Industry Market Leader, Healthcare at Pega , the safest and most productive ways to use AI at this time are to do a little at a time. A clinician can write directions or an explanation for some clinical topic, and AI can reword it in terms that the patient can understand. As a care manager is talking to a patient, an AI listener might pop up a suggestion.

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 24, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released new data on risk adjustment payments for 2023. | The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released new data on risk adjustment payments for 2023.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 24, 2024

The tech giant, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, Mass General Brigham and UW Health will develop multimodal AI foundation models utilizing Azure and Nuance.

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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.

Digital Health Global

JULY 24, 2024

SONU is the first over-the-counter device authorized for at-home use that extends the toolbox of treatment options for patients and physicians and offers a safe alternative to pharmaceutical treatments SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– SoundHealth, Inc. (“SoundHealth”), a medical technology company harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and medical science to improve patient outcomes, today introduced SONU.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 25, 2024

ABDM, tele-mental health budgets reduced Early this week, India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the official Union Budget for 2024-2025. For healthcare, the government set aside Rs 90,958.63 crore ($10.8 billion), rising by nearly 13% from last year's Rs 80,517.62 crore ($9.6 billion). This includes Rs 200 crore ($24 million) for the Ayushman Bharat Digital Health Mission, which is lower than the Rs 341 crore ($40.7 million) allocation last year.

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 25, 2024

Universal Health Services (UHS) raised its full-year revenue and earnings guidance buoyed by strong financial performance in the past six months thanks to acute care growth. | Universal Health Services saw growth in Q2 in profit and revenue offset by lower admissions at its behavioral health facilities.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 25, 2024

The platform includes language support, call-to-text functionality, a high degree of automation and community outreach features.

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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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Optimum Healthcare IT

JULY 23, 2024

Optimum Healthcare IT earns top marks in KLAS 2024 Go-Live Support report. Recognized for its Epic expertise & strategic personnel placement. The post Optimum Healthcare IT Earns Top Marks in KLAS Go-Live Support 2024 Report appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 25, 2024

MediSecure hack exposed data of 13 million Australians Approximately 12.9 million Australians had their health information stolen in the recent MediSecure hack. This, according to the embattled e-prescription provider, who recently went into administration following a " large-scale " ransomware attack on its system on 16 May. In an update, MediSecure said affected individuals included those who used its service between March 2019 and November 2023.

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 22, 2024

Abridge has spent the last six years building generative AI tools to help doctors with medical documentation and is now putting that technology in the hands of hospital nurses. | Abridge has spent the last six years building generative AI tools to help doctors with medical documentation and is now putting that technology in the hands of hospital nurses.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 22, 2024

Members of Sun Life will have access to Hinge Health's musculoskeletal offerings, including its clinicians, programs, resources and FDA-cleared wearable device.

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Explore the risks posed by non-compliant consumer apps like Instagram and WhatsApp in healthcare settings. Learn about potential HIPAA penalties and use a self-evaluation flowchart to determine your organization's need for HIPAA-compliant messaging. Discover straightforward steps to implement secure communication solutions efficiently, ensuring compliance and protecting patient data effectively.

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Digital Health Global

JULY 22, 2024

We are thrilled to announce our renewed media partnership with the Frontiers Health Global Conference 2024. The conference is set to return where it all began in 2016, in Berlin, on October 17–18, 2024. The conference will be hosted at the innovative and functional bcc Berlin Congress Center , located in the heart of the city, within walking distance of Alexanderplatz.

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DigitalHealth

JULY 22, 2024

NHS Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospital Collaborative has signed an £88m contract with Meditech for an electronic patient record system.

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 23, 2024

Lawmakers bashed the business practices of pharmacy benefit managers during a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing Tuesday. | A contentious hearing between PBM CEOs and the House Commitee on Oversight and Accountability reinforced recent federal angst toward pharmacy benefit managers, but little new ground was made.

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