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19 Skills You Need To Work In A Medical Setting

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Plenty of jobs take place in a healthcare environment. Because of the need to help patients and work with vulnerable people, these roles are anything but easy, which is why it takes a special kind […]. The article 19 Skills You Need To Work In A Medical Setting appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Teladoc and Microsoft team up on integrated virtual care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Teladoc Health and Microsoft announced this week that they are teaming up to offer virtual care integration for health systems and hospitals. According to a press release Wednesday, Teladoc will offer its Solo platform via the Microsoft Teams environment. The collaboration is aimed at streamlining telehealth technology and administrative processes, say the organizations.

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Referrals: A Golden Opportunity to Build Trust and Patient-Centricity

Healthcare IT Today

Physicians and patients do not like the current referral process. It is labor intensive, full of gaps and frustrating for everyone involved. There is a golden opportunity right now to improve referrals and help rebuild trust in healthcare as well as become more patient centric. Broken or As Designed? Ideally here is how a referral […].

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J&J exec talks digital health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mobi Health News

In an upcoming HIMSS21 Global Conference Digital Session, Johnson & Johnson EVP and Enterprise CIO Jim Swanson will discuss the pandemic’s role in healthcare digitization and what leaders can expect moving forward.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Nationwide Survey Forecasts Big Tech Investment Ahead For Nursing Education 

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. New technology is set to have a significant impact on the classroom of the future for nursing education, as indicated by the results of a new survey of nurse educators published today by Wolters Kluwer, Health. […]. The article Nationwide Survey Forecasts Big Tech Investment Ahead For Nursing Education appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Extended reality holds 'incredible potential' for remote care applications

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Extended reality" may sound like something out of a science-fiction story, but it's very real: It's a general term for technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality that can help enhance experiences such as games, manufacturing and travel. It has potential in healthcare too – as HIMSS21 attendees will have the chance to learn.

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MSK-focused startup Hinge Health can now integrate with a user's EHR

Mobi Health News

With HingeConnect, the platform has access to EMR data from 750,000 providers across 71,000 care sites to identify opportunities to offer users alternative care options.

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Patient Reported Quality of Life Surveys Used In Clinical Trials

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Clinical trials of medications, medical equipment, and medical procedures are a vital part of medical research. Clinical trials can lead to groundbreaking results for patients and their families. This has been illustrated recently with the […]. The article Patient Reported Quality of Life Surveys Used In Clinical Trials appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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For people with disabilities, accessing care can be 'overwhelming'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Digital health tools can go a long way in making care more accessible for patients, especially those who may have logistical difficulties with analog-heavy systems. At the same time, it's vital for health IT developers and stakeholders to recognize how a product's design may make it more difficult for some people to connect with care – or make it altogether impossible.

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Healthcare Is Not Equal for All – We Need Population Health 4.0

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article written by Sita Kapoor, Chief Information Officer at HealthEC. Public Health 4.0, or Population Health 4.0, is the recognition of health as a global entity and the focus on identifying and eliminating health disparities, unnecessary costs, and comorbidity. Unlike the previous three phases of public health, the focus in […].

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Optimizing Medical Waste Management: A Guide to Best Practices

Feeling overwhelmed by medical waste regulations? This comprehensive guide unravels the complexities of medical waste disposal, ensuring you stay compliant and prioritize safety. Inside you'll find: Clear categorization: Learn to precisely classify medical waste for proper handling and disposal. Labeling & Storage: Discover best practices for clear labeling and secure storage of medical waste.

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Dexcom gets FDA nod for its new API integration

Mobi Health News

Dexcom’s Partner Web APIs will allow users to view all of their diabetes care data in one place to enable in-the-moment feedback and adjustments.

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Osso VR Raises $27M Series B To Pioneer Immersive Surgical Training Worldwide

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Osso VR, a validated virtual reality (VR) surgical training and assessment platform, today announces it has secured $27M in Series B funding, led by GSR Ventures, with participation from Signalfire, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, OCA Ventures, […].

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Deaconess Health RPM program reduces cost of care by $7.4 million

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Deaconess Health System had been an early adopter of remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology when it was first introduced a decade ago, but manual data extraction left the impact of the program difficult to quantify. THE PROBLEM. The Evansville, Indiana-based health system – which includes 11 hospitals with more than 900 total beds, 96 locations, its own accountable care organization, and a large 538-provider multispecialty group – serves patients in 26 mostly rural counties in So

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Malware Focused on Container Technology and What Healthcare Should Know About Containers

Healthcare IT Today

In case you missed it, some of the latest malware is targeting container technology including the very popular Kubernetes. Considering the large number of healthcare vendors, this is an important topic to learn more about. To dive into what’s happening, I sat down with Ian Eyberg, CEO of NanoVMs. Eyberg shares what he thinks is […].

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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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Dr. Deepak Chopra launches telehealth platform at the intersection of modern and alternative medicine

Mobi Health News

Patients can tap into the platform for a consultation that touches on health history, lifestyle, diet and spirituality.

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Smart Pill Bottle Startup Raises $1.2M, Relocates to Tulsa, Oklahoma

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. PatchRx, a medication management startup, improves prescription adherence and helps patients remember to take their medication through data-driven technology. Today, the company announced a $1.2M pre-seed round and moved its operations to Tulsa, Oklahoma, joining […].

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Australia permits longer telephone consults in COVID-19 hotspots

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Australian government has made available two new subsidised telephone consult services for patients living in COVID-19 hotspot areas. In a statement on Thursday, Health Minister Greg Hunt said the new Medicare items will enable doctors to provide 20 minutes or more of telephone consultations. WHY IT MATTERS. The move is in response to the growing COVID-19 cases in New South Wales, especially in Sydney which was recently placed under an extended lockdown until end-July.

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The #1 Clinical Communication System Requirement

Healthcare IT Today

In a recent clinical communications survey we did of the Healthcare IT Today community sponsored by Halo Health, we found some really fascinating insights into how healthcare organizations look at their clinical communication systems. We had over 140 healthcare leaders respond to the survey and had a nice mix of large, medium, and small organizations […].

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Everything You Wanted to Know About FACIS, but Didn’t Know to Ask

Speaker: Amy Anderson

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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Q2 wraps up with more than $6.2 billion in digital health investments

Mobi Health News

Digital diet and wellness company Noom led last quarter's funding with $540 million in Series F investments.

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Healthy Living Trends Inspired by COVID-19: Retailers, Food, and Consumers’ Growing Self-Care Muscles

Health Populi

“Self-care” took on new meaning and personal work-flows for people living in and through the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. Acosta, the retail market research pro’s, updated our understanding consumers evolving as COVID-19 Has Elevated the Health and Wellness Trends of the Recent Years , results of a survey conducted among in May 2021.

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Why a virtual hybrid model should be the future

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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Insights Into EHR Documentation Workstations

Healthcare IT Today

One of the most important and least covered things in healthcare IT is the various EHR Documentation Workstations. No doubt it’s a regular topic of conversations at healthcare organizations because an EHR workstation configuration really impacts EHR users experience and therefore the patient. It’s not as sexy to talk about workstations when you could talk […].

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

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.

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Germany's Dopavision closes €12M Series A round for digital childhood myopia treatment

Mobi Health News

The proceeds will be used to fund the clinical development of MyopiaX, the company's lead product in childhood myopia.

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HIPAA Compliant efax Provider Recommendations

Total HIPAA

Many HIPAA compliant organizations need to send and receive electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) on a regular basis. HIPAA requires you to secure information at rest, in transit, and in storage. If you fax PHI, you must ensure the safety of this sensitive information in transit. HIPAA compliant efax services are an ideal replacement for traditional fax machines many businesses are phasing out.

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Telehealth making it easier for people with disabilities to access care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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Telemedicine isn’t the Solution to the US Healthcare Crisis but Hybrid Solutions Focused on Outcomes Are

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Jeff Wells, MD, CEO and Co-founder of Marathon Health. COVID thrust telemedicine into the spotlight, but its beginnings date back to the 1950s when the Nebraska Psychiatric Institute first used video conferencing technology to check on patients at the Norfolk State Hospital 112 miles away and more famously […].

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Ensure Continuous Patient Care: How to Avoid Disruptions Due to Ransomware

The industry has seen an increasing pace of ransomware, zero-day, and remote-code execution attacks. Learn how to defend against these against these attacks in this eBook.

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Health startup MediCircle brings AI-powered rapid COVID-19 test to India

Mobi Health News

The company claims that the testing solution checks the spectral signature of a virus from a nasal or mouthwash sample to detect COVID-19 within seconds.

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OCR Issues Summer 2021 Cybersecurity Newsletter

Colington Consulting HIPAA Blog

On July 14, OCR issued it's Summer 2021 Cybersecurity Newsletter titled "Controlling Access to ePHI: For Whose Eyes Only?

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CMS seeks to expand telehealth mental health access

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Job Title Stereotypes and Common Phrases – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

We’re back again with another edition of Fun Friday where we bring you a little bit of fun and humor as you head into the weekend. Hopefully you’ve had a great week and are ready for an even better weekend. This week’s Fun Friday comes courtesy of Brendan Keeler. He found and created some really […].

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Generative AI for Contracts Is Here: New Tools to Accelerate Drafting and Editing

The emergence of generative AI is reshaping the landscape of contract management, enabling businesses to generate and negotiate legal agreements with greater ease and speed. In this on-demand webinar, Hal Marcus, VP of Product Marketing at Evisort discusses how Evisort's generative AI transforms contract creation and negotiation, empowering legal teams to streamline processes while reducing risk.