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Hundreds of groups ask governors to expand telehealth licensure flexibilities

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

More than 230 healthcare and industry organizations wrote a letter to governors across the country asking for expanded access to telehealth via licensure flexibilities. The expiration of such flexibilities, said the groups, could abruptly prevent some patients from seeing their doctors virtually – a particularly troubling matter for immunocompromised people still at risk for COVID-19.

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AI is enabling clinicians to focus on what they do best

Healthcare It News

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Teladoc eyes hospital growth, says primary care is 'just the beginning'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In an earnings report released this week from Teladoc Health, the telehealth giant reported 81% year-over-year revenue growth in the third quarter to $522 million. The company also pointed to what it called "significant new agreements" with CVS Health and Centene to provide its primary care offering, Primary360. "By leveraging our unique combination of data, analytics, technology and dedicated healthcare professionals, we are driving growth across our business," Jason Gorevic

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Balanced is catering to seniors with its new fitness platform

Mobi Health News

Balanced CEO Katie Reed said general virtual fitness platforms may not take seniors’ needs into account, and options geared toward older adults can be too clinical.

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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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Lower volumes, higher wages, supply chain disruption all dragged down hospital

Fierce Healthcare

Lower volumes, higher wages, supply chain disruption all dragged down hospital. dmuoio. Mon, 11/01/2021 - 16:04.

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Study: Apps could improve communication between providers, pregnant patients

Mobi Health News

The study found only 46% of patients eligible for prophylactic low-dose aspirin due to high-risk factors for preeclampsia had gotten a provider recommendation by 16 weeks gestation.

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Staffing Woes: Automation Mitigates Risk

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Terese Masterson, Senior Vice President for Client Success at Ciox. Technology has long been used to drive cost out of processes by automating menial and high-volume tasks as well as improving quality by minimizing the chance of human error. Healthcare IT should once again turn to technology to solve […].

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Federal judge rules HHS' efforts to punish pharma over 340B restrictions 'arbitrary and capricious'

Fierce Healthcare

Federal judge rules HHS' efforts to punish pharma over 340B restrictions 'arbitrary and capricious'. dmuoio. Mon, 11/01/2021 - 13:07.

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Fake It Til you Make It – Does It Work in Healthcare? – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 74

Healthcare IT Today

For the 74th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the principle of faking it til you make it and whether that works in healthcare? This topic was ripped from the headlines as the Theranos case proceeds forward and many of the details of their efforts to “fake it” come to light. While […] For the 74th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the principle of faking it til you make it and whether that works in healthcare?

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Kareo and PatientPop merge to create all-in-one provider platform

Fierce Healthcare

Kareo and PatientPop merge to create all-in-one provider platform. rtorrence. Mon, 11/01/2021 - 20:35.

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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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Digital health in 2021: A look back

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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Jefferson Health claims full ownership of Health Partners Plans from Temple Health for $305M

Fierce Healthcare

Jefferson Health claims full ownership of Health Partners Plans from Temple Health for $305M. dmuoio. Mon, 11/01/2021 - 17:26.

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Health Consumers, Health Citizens, and Wearable Tech – My Chat with João Bocas

Health Populi

The most effective, engaging, and enchanting digital health innovations speak to patients beyond their role as health consumers and caregivers: digital health is at its best when it addresses peoples’ health citizenship. I had the great experience brainstorming the convergence of digital health, wearable tech, user-centered (UX) design, and health citizenship with João Bocas, @WearablesExpert , in a on his podcast.

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Cerner's Feinberg says health IT giant will narrow strategic focus, confirms layoffs to 'right the ship'

Fierce Healthcare

Cerner's Feinberg says health IT giant will narrow strategic focus, confirms layoffs to 'right the ship'. hlandi. Mon, 11/01/2021 - 18:16.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Why Jonathan Bush thinks digital will upend primary care

Mobi Health News

Bush discusses his new company Zus and what tech-first providers need right now.

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Phrase Health Announces $3M Investment from Health IT Leaders LionBird, Vizient, and BioAdvance

Healthcare IT Today

The new investment will enhance growth initiatives, accelerate development, and support additional research to enhance platform capabilities. Phrase Health, a leading SaaS-based healthcare platform, today announced that it has closed a $3 million investment round led by digital health venture capital firm LionBird, with participation from health IT leaders Vizient and BioAdvance.

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Zeit lands $2M for stroke, seizure detecting headband system

Mobi Health News

The new technology is being developed for in-hospital and at-home use.

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Earning trust, loyalty begins with knowing the patient, provider

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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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AI startup RwHealth lands €7.2M in Series A round

Mobi Health News

The funding will help clinicians manage elective recovery backlogs in the NHS.

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HealthEquity Completes $455M Acquisition of HSA Custodian Further

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – HealthEquity , completed the acquisition of Further, a leading provider of HSA and consumer-directed benefit (“CDB”) administration services, and the nation’s ninth largest HSA custodian. The acquisition of Further and its technology expands HealthEquity’s leadership in the growing HSA market and enhances its ability to better serve their customers.

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NHS COVID Pass recognised as equivalent to EU certificate

Healthcare It News

The NHS COVID Pass is now accepted as equivalent in status to the European Union Digital COVID Certificate (EUDCC). Under an agreement with the European Commission on 29 October, UK citizens can now digitally verify their vaccination status using the EUDCC gateway. On the same date it was agreed that vaccination certificates issued in Armenia will also be accepted.