Healthcare It News

AUGUST 31, 2021

Patient Engagement Population Health Precision Medicine This is the second article in a series regarding process-based opportunities as the healthcare industry begins to emerge from the challenges of the pandemic. Sam Hanna Population health and precision medicine have often been set against each other because of the inherent differences in their approaches to health management, but the COVID-19 pandemic has shone a bright light on both, highlighting some potential intersections that may not hav

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 31, 2021

Stanford-affiliated researchers Ran Sun, Douglas W. Blayney and Tina Hernandez-Boussard saw firsthand how the use of telehealth shot up during the COVID-19 pandemic. The rapid growth in care, they said in an article published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association , has also inspired discussions on the best way to use telemedicine for disease management.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 31, 2021

Hospitals stopped suing patients for unpaid medical debt after media exposure, public pressure, study suggests. dmuoio. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 17:13.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 31, 2021

In an organisation-first, HIMSS has published a report exploring the maturity of Connected Health in the APAC region. WHAT IT'S ABOUT. The HIMSS Insights State of Connected Health in APAC: 2021 report features findings from a survey of 159 e-health professionals in the APAC region, top-level discussions on some of the challenges and opportunities to Connected Health, and a case study on how one of the region's leaders in digital health is fostering person-enabled health by leveraging dig

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AUGUST 31, 2021

Medicare trustees project hospital fund to run out in 2026, same deadline as year before. rking. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 17:02.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 31, 2021

What You Should Know: – Osso VR , a San Francisco, CA-based virtual reality-based surgical training company, today announced the launch the of its VR-based multimodal assessment experiences. In addition to adding this capability within its platform, Osso’s platform has also launched in multiple new languages in addition to English, including Japanese, Spanish, German and French to broaden access in the 30+ countries in which it is currently utilized. – Osso VR is the first surgical t

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 31, 2021

What You Should Know: – Hoy Health , a bilingual digital primary care platform today announced the acquisition of HomeFront Health , a San Antonio, TX-based service-driven mobile healthcare organization that delivers frontline medical services to patients in their homes as an extension of hospital- and provider-centric care models. By harnessing the untapped resource of military-trained and field-tested veteran medics, the mobile medical units provide unparalleled in-person patient care wh

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 31, 2021

Through a partnership with Truepill, SesameRx leverages its URAC-accredited healthcare infrastructure to deliver a full-service pharmacy experience to consumers.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 31, 2021

What You Should Know: – Ellipsis Health , a San Francisco-based pioneer of the first voice vital sign to quantify and manage depression and anxiety at scale has raised $26M in Series A funding led by SJF Ventures with participation from several investors. The Series A investment round brings Ellipsis Health’s total funding to $31 million. – Founded in 2017, Ellipsis Health has pioneered an artificial intelligence-powered , speech-based vital sign to quantify and manage depression and

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 31, 2021

Aetna, ACES team to launch Institute of Quality for autism care. pminemyer. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 11:40.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 31, 2021

Troy Ament, Field CISO for Healthcare, Fortinet. There’s no sugarcoating it: healthcare has a serious ransomware problem. And it’s not a new problem for this sector. In fact, the first-ever such attack targeted the industry in 1989 when 20,000 floppy disks infected with ransomware were given to those who attended the World Health Organization’s AIDS Conference.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 31, 2021

While many people know DirectTrust for their work with direct secure messaging, over the years they’ve been doing more and more work when it comes to building Trust Frameworks. Creating a trust framework that is trusted and respected by multiple organizations is a hard process, but a powerful one when done right. This is what […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 31, 2021

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 31, 2021

FAH calls for Congress to delay $36B in Medicare cuts set to go into effect in October. rking. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 13:54.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 31, 2021

The data collected will be added to an open repository that other researchers can use to study the impact of spaceflight on the human body.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 31, 2021

DuPage Medical Group hit with data breach that may affect 600,000 patients. elucas. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 11:25.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 31, 2021

“CVS wants to be your therapist, too,” the Wall Street Journal reported on 31st August , discussing the plans of retail stores, Big Box and pharmacies, adding mental health services to their growing health/care portfolios. The coronavirus spawned an epidemic inside and beyond the pandemic throughout the U.S.: very clear and widespread mental and behavioral health impacts that have become a new and transparent normal in America.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 31, 2021

Expect a surge in employer vaccine mandates, Willis Towers Watson survey says. pminemyer. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 15:03.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 31, 2021

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 9/3 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by John Lynn (@techguy) from @hcitoday on the topic “EHR Wish List.” While the EHR market is quite mature and we don’t see new EHR implementations happening a lot, […].

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 31, 2021

Fitch: Nonprofit children's hospitals poised to ride out COVID-19's financial pressures. dmuoio. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 14:21.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 31, 2021

The proceeds from the investing round will be used for its expansion in Southeast Asia and to enter new markets.

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Fierce Healthcare

AUGUST 31, 2021

Uber Health to expand nonemergency medical transportation to Texas Medicaid recipients. elucas. Tue, 08/31/2021 - 12:38.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 31, 2021

All students over the age of 12 and school staff members must be fully vaccinated in order to be allowed to attend school, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Education said.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 31, 2021

ettain group is thrilled to share that ManpowerGroup has signed a purchase agreement this week to acquire ettain group. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Charlotte, NC, ettain group has grown to employ nearly 5,000 professionals nationwide with twenty-eight offices located in twenty-four key markets, and a strategic focus on Technology, Digital, Healthcare IT, Professional, […].

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 31, 2021

The acquisition is a stepping stone in the healthcare tech company's plan to expanding globally.

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JNC Compliance

AUGUST 31, 2021

Examine top coding and billing risks within your practice. Did you know that studies show approximately 55 percent of evaluation and management (E/M) visits are coded […]. The post Healthcare Compliance Tips: Coding & Billing Risks appeared first on JNC Healthcare Compliance Group.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 31, 2021

159 e-health professionals from the APAC region were surveyed on where their organisations stand when it comes to Connected Health technologies.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 31, 2021

What You Should Know: Today, Appriss Health announced its new company name— Bamboo Health —following the acquisition of PatientPing earlier this year. The new name is representative of their newly merged company’s approach to whole-person care coordination. Bamboo is a symbol of strength, flexibility, and health. Bamboo Health supports more than 2,500 hospitals, 37 payers, 7,800 post-acute facilities, 25,000 pharmacies, and 45 state governments.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 31, 2021

Also: Eight Sleep scooped up $86 million, Alma raised $50 million and Ellipsis Health brought in $26 million.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 31, 2021

What You Should Know: – DirectTrust today announced it has acquired the assets of SAFE Identity (including Trust Framework), an industry consortium and certification body supporting identity assurance and cryptography in healthcare. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. – The acquisition substantially extends DirectTrust’s capabilities and services and is expected to enable new and expanded interoperability use cases.

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