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Intel, ConsenSys Health combine blockchain and AI for clinical trials management

Healthcare It News

Matching patients to clinical trials they are eligible for has been a major challenge for everyone from pharmaceutical companies to hospitals. THE PROBLEM. Finding the right matches based on certain health records and demographic eligibility is difficult and time-consuming. It costs a lot of money, can slow clinical trials down and is one of the major reasons trials fail.

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Tech That Empowers Providers To Level Up On Patient Engagement

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The COVID-19 pandemic forced patients and healthcare providers alike to accept new ways to stay in touch, communicate, and to ask and give advice – which, in turn, catalyzed adoption of digital tools. Although patients […]. The article Tech That Empowers Providers To Level Up On Patient Engagement appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Behavioral, maternal health worsening among children, women, report finds

Fierce Healthcare

Behavioral, maternal health worsening among children, women, report finds. agliadkovskaya. Thu, 10/07/2021 - 16:26.

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AMA Announces CPT Update For Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The American Medical Association (AMA) announced that the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set has been updated by the CPT Editorial Panel to include vaccine and administration codes for pediatric doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed […].

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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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New data show Medicare Advantage beneficiaries had lower hospitalization, mortality rates for COVID-19

Fierce Healthcare

New data show Medicare Advantage beneficiaries had lower hospitalization, mortality rates for COVID-19. rking. Thu, 10/07/2021 - 12:36.

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Advancing Population Health with Analytics and Data

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Brendan Watkins, chief analytics officer, Stanford Children’s Health. Regardless of industry, the purpose of analytics is to better utilize data to improve organizational understanding, which leads to better decision-making. In health care, this is […].

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Healthcare innovation, digital health rake in big investment dollars in Q3

Mobi Health News

In the third quarter of 2021 alone, digital health companies scored $6.7 billion across 169 deals.

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NowRx Secures $73M to Expand Same-Day Prescription Delivery & Telehealth Services

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – NowRx , a Mountain View, CA-based provider of same-day prescription delivery and telehealth services, today announced it is raising a $73M in Series C funding through equity crowdfunding platform SeedInvest. . – By leveraging customized robotic dispensing, industry-leading consumer and driver apps, and QuickFill, a proprietary pharmacy management and logistics system, NowRx can offer same-day end-to-end services, from online prescribing to prescription deliver

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Carbon Health Acquires Remote Patient Monitoring Company Alertive Healthcare to Expand Omnichannel Care Delivery

Healthcare IT Today

New home-based care technologies offer key vitals for providers and more accessible healthcare for patients Carbon Health, a leading national healthcare provider, today announced the acquisition of Alertive Healthcare, an industry-leading remote patient monitoring (RPM) company. This acquisition accelerates Carbon Health’s omnichannel care delivery strategy, extends its home-based care capabilities, and expands its remote patient […].

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Lightship Raises $40M to Bring Decentralized Clinical Trials at Scale

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Lightship , a virtual-first provider of clinical trials, today announced that it has raised $40M to create access to clinical research for all patients and improving diversity among patient groups taking part in clinical trials around the world led by Define Ventures and Brook Byers, with participation from Khosla Ventures , McKesson Ventures and Marc Benioff’s TIME Ventures.

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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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Pandemic-era overtime, agency staffing costs U.S. hospitals an extra $24B per year

Fierce Healthcare

Pandemic-era overtime, agency staffing costs U.S. hospitals an extra $24B per year. dmuoio. Thu, 10/07/2021 - 16:52.

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MindMaze Secures $125M to Accelerate Commercialization of Digital Neurotherapeutics Platform

HIT Consultant

Simon plays MindMotion™, MindMaze’s neuro-rehab platform. What You Should Know: – MindMaze , a SaaS-based digital neurotherapeutics platform raises $125M led by AlbaCore Capital Group , one of Europe’s leading specialist investors focusing on public and private corporate credit markets. MindMaze delivers seamless digital assessments and therapeutics over the full continuum of care in over twenty countries, with thousands of patients suffering from neurological conditions. R

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Indian EMR software developer HealthPlix releases latest analytics software

Mobi Health News

It has a dashboard that renders an analysis of patient visit trends and actionable intelligence for clinic upgrades.

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Tokyo Startup Bisu Raises $3.2M for ‘Lab-On-A-Chip’ Urine and Saliva Analyzer

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Bisu, Inc., a Tokyo-based digital health startup that helps people improve their health and wellness through lab-grade testing at home, today announced ­$3.2M in seed funding led by Korean biotech investor QUAD, with participation from ASI­CS Ventures Corporation , 15th Rock Ventures , Pacifico Investments , and SOSV. – The funding will enable Bisu to bring to market Bisu Body Coach , a portable “home health lab” for personalized nutrition and life

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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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Optum, SSM Health team up to tackle healthcare affordability, accessibility

Fierce Healthcare

Optum, SSM Health team up to tackle healthcare affordability, accessibility. pminemyer. Thu, 10/07/2021 - 15:21.

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Biotricity Launches Heart Monitoring App for Samsung’s Galaxy Watch4 Series

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Biotricity Inc., a medical diagnostic and consumer healthcare technology company, today announced the upcoming release of Biocare Cardiac – a personal, cardiac health application for individuals diagnosed with or at risk for cardiovascular disease. Designed to be used with Samsung’s Galaxy Watch4 series, the Biocare Cardiac application continuously collects users’ daily activities and provides critical information on their heart performance, empowe

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Chutes & Ladders—Mercy names its next president, CEO; NIH director to step down

Fierce Healthcare

Chutes & Ladders—Mercy names its next president, CEO; NIH director to step down. dmuoio. Thu, 10/07/2021 - 14:31.

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Workforce wellbeing company Virgin Pulse snaps up engagement tool Welltok

Mobi Health News

The acquisition will open up new markets to Virgin Pulse, including health systems and pharma companies.

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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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MedPAC questions whether medically underserved areas need to be redefined and updated

Fierce Healthcare

MedPAC questions whether medically underserved areas need to be redefined and updated. rking. Thu, 10/07/2021 - 16:19.

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Metabolic care start-up Twin Health scores $140M and other digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Also: Decentralized clinical trial platform Lightship raises $40 million, and digital pediatric clinic Brave Care scooped up $25 million.

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What Were the Top Conversation Points and Learnings from the HIMSS 2021 Conference?

Healthcare IT Today

As we wrap up our coverage from the HIMSS 2021 conference in Las Vegas, we wanted to share a great video montage from a wide variety of experts we talked to on the final day of HIMSS. We asked these experts to tell us something that they’d learned at HIMSS or what were some of […].

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AkosMD opens AI-powered clinic in India

Mobi Health News

The AI medical station can generate an automated diagnosis that remote care providers can access to confirm.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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Pivotal Analytics $10.2M for Healthcare Data Analytics Platform

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Pivotal Analytics , a provider of strategic healthcare analytics solution Pivotal, announced it has raised $10.2M in a Series A funding round. This investment was led by one of the largest owner-operators of medical office buildings in the United States, with participation from three existing investors. – Pivotal , the company’s flagship business intelligence platform, is a strategic healthcare analytics solution that empowers healthcare organizations, d

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Audibel launches AI-enabled hearing aids that react to the user's environment

Mobi Health News

The hearing aids are also able to help detect a fall.

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Healthcare at the Crossroads: Value-Based Care and Interoperability

HIT Consultant

Michael Pattwell, Principal Consultant, Value-Based Care at Edifecs. Amid the difficulties of the last year, a bright spot has emerged that may provide a strong indication of renewed movement toward the transformation of the healthcare industry that we know today. Value-based care, a model that rewards better patient health outcomes, has experienced a surge in interest amid heightened consumer awareness and among payers seeking to lower costs and stabilize reimbursement.

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FDA greenlights DreaMed's AI-backed insulin management tool for folks with Type 2 diabetes

Mobi Health News

The latest approval marks DreaMed’s fourth clearance from the Food and Drug Administration.

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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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We Still Have Much To Learn From The Banking Industry

Healthcare IT Today

For most of my career, I have been one of those annoying nags pointing out over and over how large the gap between financial services technology and healthcare is. Like many others in the healthcare IT industry, I still feel a twinge of annoyance when I reflect upon how hard it still is to get […].

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Japanese startup Bisu bags $3M seed funding to launch 'home health lab'

Mobi Health News

Its Bisu Body Coach provides personalised health advice through urine and saliva testing.

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October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month!

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TMC’s Security Scout wants you to be Cyber Savvy! Did you know? 43% of cyber-attacks target small businesses. Here’s how you can be Cyber Savvy: Use long, strong passphrases or passwords and different passwords for different programs and devices. See last month’s Advisor for password tips. Watch out for phishing emails and text messages! Keep practice software and antivirus software up to date.

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Virgin Pulse to Acquire Welltok to Enhance Health Activation: 5 Things to Know

HIT Consultant

Virgin Pulse , a global provider of tech-enabled wellbeing solutions, today announced its intent to acquire Denver-based consumer activation company, Welltok , a leader in data analytics-based targeting and multi-channel outreach solutions. Here are five things to know about the acquisition: 1. The Welltok acquisition will accelerate Virgin Pulse’s ability to serve substantially more clients, consumers, patients and members across the full healthcare continuum – employer, health plans (com

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.