Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Blue Shield of California and Google Cloud announced this week that they are collaborating to launch a new approach to paying providers, aimed at processing members' claims in real time. The companies say they will use automated processing, artificial intelligence and machine learning software on a cloud platform to digitize healthcare claims and improve the accuracy and timeliness of billing information.

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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Arlene Maxim, senior clinical officer, Axxess. I’ve heard from several home healthcare agency administrators that they are preparing to don their scrubs for the first time in years to enter the front lines. This […]. The article Telehealth Technologies: A Short-Term Solution That’s Been A Long Time Coming appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

If patients are encouraged to become more active participants in their own healthcare, they can make better decisions about their lifestyle and behaviours, which can lead to improved outcomes. Precision healthcare can also provide more information about the patient journey, ensuring that clinicians provide the right levels of care. This and more were discussed during the "Getting Personal with Emerging Tech" keynote session at the HIMSS21 APAC Conference yesterday.

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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Physiotherapy offers patients the opportunity to recover from various injuries by focusing on several essential aspects of the patients’ health and well-being. The practice encourages optimal healing by promoting and improving mobility, reducing stiffness, effectively […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Just before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, CarDon & Associates, which operates 20 senior housing/skilled nursing communities in the Midwest, was exploring different ideas to give its staff time back, improve resident outcomes and reduce rehospitalizations. THE PROBLEM. The organization wanted an effective telehealth platform with new technologies to streamline the process for contacting physicians and improving documentation in its system of record.

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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Statistics show that many people fail in business than those who succeed because succeeding in business is more than opening a venture. There are various things that anyone who wishes to succeed must consider. However, […]. The article Health IT On Business Growth: 4 Areas To Monitor If You Wish To Succeed In Business appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Healthgrades released its 2022 Healthgrades Ratings and Specialty Excellence Awards. The ratings assess hospital performance across 31 of the most common procedures and conditions. The awards recognize superior clinical performance in 17 specialty areas and […].

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Josh Horwitz, COO, Enzoic. With the rapid shift to telehealth stemming from the pandemic, both deployment and adoption of patient portals increased. This surge in usage has exposed security vulnerabilities, and we’re now seeing […]. The article 5 Steps For Securing Patient Portals appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Smile CDR has built a clinical data repository that is completely based on the HL7 FHIR standard. The founders bet their entire company on this standard and that bet is paying off. The company has grown from 5 employees to over 250 in just a few years and recently closed a $20 Million Series A. […].

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Security flaws in health apps, APIs potentially put millions of patient records at risk, report finds. rtorrence. Tue, 10/19/2021 - 14:59.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 19, 2021

What You Should Know: – HealthEdge Software, Inc. (“HealthEdge”), a provider of the industry’s leading next-gen integrated solution suite for health insurers, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire digital health management platform Wellframe Inc. (“Wellframe”). Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. – The company’s Digital Health Management platform enables health plans to modernize member-facing services, including care management an

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 19, 2021

HLTH21: Where Walmart is focusing its health efforts in the next 5 to 10 years. dmuoio. Mon, 10/18/2021 - 21:58.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 19, 2021

What You Should Know: – UnitedHealthcare today announced the launch of a new virtual-first health plan called NavigateNOW designed to provide people with a personalized virtual care team to provide medical and behavioral health services with a seamless hand-off for in-person treatment if needed. – Through this new health plan, eligible UnitedHealthcare members will be able to receive various types of care, including wellness, routine, chronic condition management, urgent and behavior

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The Dubai-based GluCare Integrated Diabetes Center has published a second set of clinical results revealing further reduction of haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels in its patients.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 19, 2021

What You Should Know: – Health insurance offering Ambetter announced a partnership with Teladoc Health t o launch a virtual access health plan in 2022 for Michigan, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas residents. – Ambetter Virtual Access is a new, innovative health plan that will support affordable and convenient access to licensed virtual primary care providers as well as access to specialists, mental health providers and a Care Team to assist with navigating the platform and in-

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 19, 2021

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 10/22 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Sarah Bennight (@sarahbennight) from @StericycleComms on the topic “Digital Health Tools Accessibility and Access.” There’s no doubt the pandemic has accelerated digital innovation and adoption.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 19, 2021

What You Should Know: – Xealth , a Seattle-based provider enabling digital health at scale, today announced at HLTH21 that Trinity Health , one of the nation’s largest Catholic health care systems, has invested in the company, bringing the total Series B funding to $25 million. – The announcements mark Trinity as one of 15 health system investors for Xealth: Advocate Aurora Enterprises, Atrium Health, Banner Health, ChristianaCare, Cone Health, Memorial Hermann, Nebraska Medicine, No

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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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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Senate bill aims to make it easier for Americans to qualify for coverage such as Medicaid, ACA subsidies. rking. Tue, 10/19/2021 - 16:35.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 19, 2021

What You Should Know: – GoCheck, creator of GoCheck Kids, a digital vision screening platform, announced today an investment round of $10 million co-led by Hatteras Venture Partners and Pisgah Fund (affiliated with HCA). The round also included participation from new investors CU Healthcare Innovation Fund (affiliated with the University of Colorado) and WakeMed Hospitals Innovation Venture Fund, and existing investors Marc Benioff (Founder/CEO of Salesforce), Interwest Partners, FCA Ventu

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 19, 2021

These specialties get the highest rates from commercial plans compared to Medicare. rking. Tue, 10/19/2021 - 11:23.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

At HLTH, Walmart's Dr. Cheryl Pegus discusses the retail giant's approach to health.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 19, 2021

It's not just doctors and nurses reporting burnout. Support staff are feeling stressed. Here's why. hlandi. Tue, 10/19/2021 - 14:58.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 19, 2021

In the U.S., peoples’ expectations of their health care experience is melding with their best retail experience — and that’s taken a turn toward their digital and ecommerce life-flows. The American Customer Satisfaction Index Insurance and Health Care Study 2020-2021 published today, recognizing consumers’ value for the quality of health insurance companies’ mobile apps and reliability of those apps.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Four states get CMS funding to expand telehealth and other services in rural areas. rtorrence. Tue, 10/19/2021 - 11:00.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The platform, called Impact by One Medical, aims to prevent and manage chronic conditions for One Medical members.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Express Scripts puts insulin biosimilar Semglee on preferred formulary. pminemyer. Tue, 10/19/2021 - 16:56.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Also: Healthcare staffing company Hublo raises $25.5 million, insurtech startup Insurights rakes in $22 million.

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JNC Compliance

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Review and implement checking exclusion lists regularly within your practice. In Part V of our series called “The Comeback Story: 9 Compliance Resources to Level Up […]. The post Healthcare Compliance Tips: Exclusion Lists appeared first on JNC Healthcare Compliance Group.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The new product comes less than a year after DarioHealth acquired musculoskeletal care company Upright Technologies.

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