Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 3, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Hants Williams, director of clinical operations, VirtualHealth. The buzz around social determinants of health (SDoH) is making waves across the healthcare industry. Linked to roughly 80 percent of overall health, stakeholders are increasingly embracing the opportunity of addressing SDoH in care management workflows.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 2, 2019

The Department of Veterans Affairs and Verizon are teaming up to offer Veterans who are customers of the telecommunications giant unlimited access to department's VA Video Connect telehealth app. WHY IT MATTERS. The platform connects veterans with their health care team using encryption to ensure a secure and private session, and users can then participate in video appointments or engage with health professionals using the built-in chat feature.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 4, 2019

Medical chatbots are emerging as potential assistants in many areas of healthcare. Can an AI-fuelled robot help improve patient engagement in cancer care?

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 1, 2019

Results from a recent survey suggest that seniors are more comfortable with telehealth than you might think, especially given their techno-phobic reputation. As things stand, when seniors need off-hours care, telehealth consults are hardly the first thing that comes to their mind. Almost two-thirds of seniors responding to the survey reported that they’d go to […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 2, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By David Wenger, CEO, Bridge Connector. At this point, most of us in health care have read similar statistics about why we need to do more to address social determinants of health (SDoH) — the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, and how those factors impact individuals’ health — to […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 1, 2019

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 3, 2019

The following is a guest blog post by Erin Wabol, Partner and CMO at Agency Ten22. The unique exhibit hall atmosphere introduced by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) this year was met with cheers and jeers from health IT vendors and attendees alike. Exhibitors used convention center issued displays which created a more homogenized atmosphere […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 1, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Chris Goettl, director of product management, security, Ivanti. The first months of 2019 have seen a record number of reported security vulnerabilities. But potentially the riskiest, is BlueKeep. BlueKeep is a vulnerability (CVE-2019-0708) that affects Windows 7, Windows XP, Server 2003, 2008 and 2008 R2, which many feel will be exploited soon.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 1, 2019

Primary topic: Patient Engagement Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Cancer patients benefiting from increased connectivity to caregivers Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Europe/UK

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Mobi Health News

JULY 4, 2019

While most of the financials remain undisclosed, the quarter included a number of interesting deals involving Apple, Best Buy, UnitedHealth Group, and Allscripts.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 2, 2019

QGenda, the leader of cloud-based, automated provider scheduling solutions, today announced its acquisition of OpenTempo, a leading innovator of clinical capacity management tools. By combining QGenda’s innovation in automated on call and provider scheduling, time tracking, and compensation management with OpenTempo’s expertise in clinical resource optimization and analytics, QGenda will deliver the only solution capable […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 3, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. If you’re in the body-hacking sphere, you’ll surely have heard people talking about noopept at this point. But then, what exactly is noopept, and why do people seem to like it so much? Noopept has a history dating back to 1996, and it has actually been used for some time in Russia as a treatment […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 1, 2019

Primary topic: Patient Engagement Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Cancer patients benefiting from increased connectivity to caregivers Featured Decision Content:

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Mobi Health News

JULY 1, 2019

In July, MobiHealthNews will focus on how pharma companies are using digital tools for R&D, real-world evidence collection and exploring new therapeutics.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 2, 2019

As many of you know, we’ve been heads down finalizing all the details for the EXPO.health conference we organize. It’s an amazing event that brings together the health IT community in a unique effort to spread Health IT innovations that really impact healthcare for good. One of the goals we had for the conference was […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 1, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Today, psychologists are offering their services online, and telehealth is continuously becoming popular. The top advantage of such practice in the mental health field is the availability of specialized services and expertise to patients in remote locations.

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The Health Law Firm

JULY 2, 2019

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Florida Department of Health (DOH) has increased the investigation and prosecution of unlicensed practice of nursing and other health professions. More resources and more investigators are being assigned to this duty. This dramatic increase in resources and staff has resulted in the investigation of more complaints than ever regarding unlicensed practice of nursing.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 2, 2019

The National Research Foundation (NRF) Singapore, a department under the Prime Minister’s Office, announced that it will set up a national Health Technologies Consortium (HealthTEC) to facilitate companies to translate research outcomes into products and services that can improve the health and wellness of individuals. The NRF sets the national direction for research, innovation and enterprise (RIE) in Singapore.

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FACIS® helps organizations mitigate patient and organizational risk. Maintaining compliance and safeguarding against fraud and abuse in today’s changing healthcare landscape can be challenging. Most healthcare organizations screen and monitor providers against the OIG but that’s only ONE of FACIS®’ primary sources. FACIS® pulls data for every taxonomy from the lowest level employee to the highest level licensed professional.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 4, 2019

Today is Independence Day or as most of us like to call it, 4th of July. I hope that many of you that regularly read Healthcare IT Today are enjoying time with family, bbq, and time outside enjoying your favorite traditions. I know that’s a blessing for many of us while so many others in […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 1, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Technology has really evolved over the last half a century and its impact is very vast. Many fields are feeling getting a touch of the improved technological advancement a notable one being the medical and health sector. In the health sector, the ripples of technology are not going to disappear anytime soon meaning there are […].

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HealthStream

JULY 1, 2019

Equipping your care providers with a quality residency program at the start of their careers is one way to prevent the unfortunate combination of actions that can lead to adverse patient outcomes.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 1, 2019

$4.2 billion has already been invested into startups this year, according to Rock Health.

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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 1, 2019

Belong.Life, creators of the “Belong – Beating Cancer Together” mobile app, the world’s largest social network and navigator app for cancer patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals, announced today that it has completed a $14 million Series B fundraising round, led by IQVIA (NYSE: IQV), a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions and contract research services to the […].

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Health Populi

JULY 1, 2019

By Susannah Fox, Jane Sarasohn-Kahn and Lisa Suennen. I’ve lived long enough to have learned. The closer you get to the fire the more you get burned. But that won’t happen to us. Cause it’s always been a matter of trust . A Matter of Trust, by Billy Joel. If you’re in health care and don’t live under a rock, you have probably heard that United Health Group (UHG) has acquired PatientsLikeMe (PLM).

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Mobi Health News

JULY 2, 2019

The class includes startups involved in workflow management systems, remote patient monitoring systems, clinical trial data tools and augmented reality education.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 1, 2019

While the terms of the transaction were not disclosed, this and a past acquisition signal Carenet's aims to turn its virtual care services into a major market presence.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 2, 2019

The three-year-old startup has overcome some challenges to serve 1,200 vendors and 20 customers in 60 markets.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 2, 2019

Eden Health's latest expansion to its hybrid approach comes from a recent deal with Convene.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 3, 2019

A knee-jerk reaction to the technology would keep pharma from its benefits.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 1, 2019

It follows the trust's recent work with GE Healthcare on creating an AI-driven command centre.

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