Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 17, 2021

The American Board of Telehealth announced this week that it is launching a Teleprimary Care Certificate program, geared toward helping primary care providers develop future virtual health strategies. The online program will cover a range of topics and best practices, including workflow, regulatory considerations and health equity. "Teleprimary care is at the forefront of the telemedicine space, but it continues to evolve and expand with the development of new technologies, innovative care

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2021

The following is a guest article by Jaime Bland, DNP, RN-BC, Chief Executive Officer at CyncHealth, the health data utility for the Midwest, and Kat McDavitt, Principal Advisor and Head of Public Affairs for Innsena and advises organizations including PointClickCare on external affairs. The inability to share and access clinical data is a rural health disparity. […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 17, 2021

The Verizon virtual care product BlueJeans Telehealth announced this past week that it had enabled integration with the Apple Health app with the aim of allowing patients to share data with clinicians during telemedicine visits. The integration will allow patients to share data such as heart rate, sleep and falls with their provider, said BlueJeans Chief Innovator and Strategist Krish Ramakrishnan in a blog post.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2021

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 8/27 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by John Lynn (@techguy) from @hcitoday on the topic “Health IT Conferences.” As we recover from the HIMSS conference that happened in person in Las Vegas and virtually last […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 17, 2021

Wearables and other remote patient monitoring tools have expanded patient care beyond the walls of brick-and-mortar clinics. Even as these devices have widened access, however, the "internet of healthy things" has also meant more potential privacy issues, explained experts in a HIMSS21 Global Conference Digital session available on demand this week.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 17, 2021

The acquisition will result in the integration of ConsenSys Health’s Elevated Compute platform with technology components that underpin the FHIRBlocks Consent4Health application.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 17, 2021

The acquisition will enable Verily to build out its clinical trial platform, Baseline, which houses technology for decentralized and hybrid trials.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2021

In response to this tweet by Kristen Valdes during the SHIEC 2021 conference happening this week in Arizona, Brendan Keeler offered this really important look into healthcare data exchange and HIEs. Here’s his tweet storm for easy reading: If centralizing patients’ data from thousands of local records to ~80 aggregate hubs is good and the […].

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 17, 2021

Maven Clinic nabs $110M funding round and a boost from Oprah to reach unicorn status. hlandi. Tue, 08/17/2021 - 12:50.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 17, 2021

What You Should Know: Verily , an Alphabet company announced an agreement to acquire SignalPath , a Raleigh, NC-based clinical trial management system (CTMS) that improves the ease, quality and efficiency of conducting clinical research at study sites. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. – The acquisition marks Verily’s first major acquisition that will strengthen and expand Verily’s existing clinical trial system and evidence generation platform, known as Baseline.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 17, 2021

Carrot banks $75M to expand fertility benefits to more employers, health plans. agliadkovskaya. Tue, 08/17/2021 - 13:56.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 17, 2021

What You Should Know: – Unite Us , a New York City-based company connecting health and social care services, today announced the acquisition of Carrot Health , an action-oriented health analytics company focused on removing barriers to health and optimizing care. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. – The combination of predictive analytics powerhouse Carrot Health and Unite Us’ end-to-end social determinants of health products will further deepen community-based

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 17, 2021

Pandemic has changed the way patients see doctors, new survey finds. agliadkovskaya. Tue, 08/17/2021 - 11:11.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 17, 2021

What You Should Know: – Maven , a New York City-based virtual health clinic for women and families announced it has raised $110M in Series D funding co-led by Dragoneer Investment Group and Lux Capital , with participation from BOND and existing investors Sequoia , Oak HC/FT , and Icon Ventures. Maven also welcomed Oprah Winfrey as an investor in its Series D round. – This brings Maven’s total funding to more than $200M at a valuation north of $1B– making them the only unicorn

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 17, 2021

Mercyhealth fires marketing, public affairs VP suspected of $3M kickback scheme. dmuoio. Tue, 08/17/2021 - 12:49.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 17, 2021

Michael Delisle, VP, Practice Leader for Digital Health at GattiHR. Artificial Intelligence (AI) will disrupt healthcare’s destiny for good. Here are five steps digital health startups can take to find the premier talent to get the job done. Not too long ago, AI was the topic of futuristic movies. What was once a fictional draw at the Box Office is now a reality in offices worldwide.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 17, 2021

Providence posts $94M loss in first half as higher staff expenses offset increases in volume. rking. Tue, 08/17/2021 - 10:44.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 17, 2021

What You Should Know: – Rendever , a Boston-based virtual reality (VR) platform built to help seniors overcome social isolation through shared experiences, announces that it has been awarded a $2M Phase II Grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). – This grant will fund a registered multi-site clinical trial, in conjunction with the University of California Santa Barbara, to further Rendever’s continued research on the ef

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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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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 17, 2021

The Pregnancy After Loss app lets users get pregnancy progress updates, learn coping skills and connect with others who are pregnant again after a miscarriage.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 17, 2021

What You Should Know: – ClosedLoop.ai., an Austin, TX-based healthcare data science platform, today announced it has raised $34 million in Series B financing led by Telstra Ventures with participation from Breyer Capital , Greycroft Ventures , 406 Ventures, and Healthfirst. Notable angel investors Adam Boehler (former director of CMMI & CEO of Landmark Health) and Sam Palmisano (former CEO of IBM) also participated in the round. – ClosedLoop’s explainable AI reimagines the concep

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 17, 2021

Optum quietly adds cash-pay virtual care services to online pharmacy. pminemyer. Tue, 08/17/2021 - 14:20.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 17, 2021

What You Should Know: – TytoCare has partnered with Prisma Health , the largest healthcare system in South Carolina, to expand its telehealth offerings. – The integration of TytoCare into Prisma Health’s current virtual care offering will allow the health system to diagnose and treat patients remotely with in-depth, physical examinations during video visits.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 17, 2021

Anthem, CareMax team to open 50 new senior-focused medical centers. pminemyer. Tue, 08/17/2021 - 11:19.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 17, 2021

Also: Carrot Fertility raised $75 million, ClosedLoop.ai scooped up $34 million and group emotional support platform Circles announced it raised $8 million.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 17, 2021

KFF: Hospitals did not experience a major rebound in deferred care in early 2021. rking. Tue, 08/17/2021 - 15:43.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 17, 2021

The CirrhoCare app, was trialled for the first time by liver consultant Professor Raj Mookerjee and his team at the London-based hospital.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 17, 2021

OIG: Medicare paid new hospitals three times more than older facilities for capital costs. dmuoio. Tue, 08/17/2021 - 16:01.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 17, 2021

With this designation, Swing is launching a real-world clinical trial to assess its fibromyalgia DTx.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 17, 2021

Fresh off its win in the CMS Challenge, ClosedLoop.ai nabs $34M to build out 'explainable' AI. hlandi. Tue, 08/17/2021 - 16:28.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 17, 2021

The developer aims to accelerate product development and localisation for key Asian markets.

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