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Teladoc, UnitedHealthcare get high marks from J.D. Power telehealth study

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A telehealth satisfaction study released this past week from the data analytics and consumer intelligence company J.D. Power found that even as telehealth adoption has spiked, pain points exist – especially among patients with higher-risk profiles. Overall, the study – which was fielded in June and July of this year – found that 36% of patients have accessed telehealth services in the last year, up from 9% in 2020 and 7% in 2019.

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8 Significant Technological Advancements for Nurses

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. From ordering pizza to managing your finances, new technology is changing the way we live our everyday life. And now, more than ever before, these innovations are finding ways to impact the healthcare industry in […]. The article 8 Significant Technological Advancements for Nurses appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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United Physicians finds success with telepsychiatry for virtual collaborative care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

United Physicians, based in Bingham Farms, Michigan, is always on the hunt for programs that empower its primary care providers to serve as the medical home for patients. United Physicians is an independent physician organization in metropolitan Detroit supporting approximately 2,000 providers. THE PROBLEM. The mission at United Physicians is to advance physician performance to improve patient health outcomes.

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What To Know About BYOD and Cybersecurity

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Bring-your-own-device or BYOD policies are becoming not just an option, but in many cases necessary because of remote and work-from-home scenarios. BYOD is an increasing priority for IT admins to give employees secure access to […]. The article What To Know About BYOD and Cybersecurity appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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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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What Can Healthcare Learn from the Facebook Outage?

Healthcare IT Today

Today I’m sure that many of you have seen that Facebook was down. Ok, it wasn’t just down. It basically disappeared. Plus, it wasn’t just Facebook, but also Facebook owned Instagram and Whatsapp. That’s a really big deal and a massive outage. In fact, Whatsapp might be the biggest one since in many countries outside […].

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Women's digital health rakes in $1.3B in 2021 buoyed by investor interest in more integrated care

Fierce Healthcare

Women's digital health rakes in $1.3B in 2021 buoyed by investor interest in more integrated care. hlandi. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 12:56.

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Telehealth use is surging but patient satisfaction with the service has declined, new study finds

Fierce Healthcare

Telehealth use is surging but patient satisfaction with the service has declined, new study finds. agliadkovskaya. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 12:54.

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Sharecare Launches Evidence-Based Mental Wellness App

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Sharecare , today announced the launch of Unwinding by Sharecare , a broad-based mental well-being app designed to help people better understand how their minds work, reduce their stress, and build healthier habits. Like a virtual quick-start guide for the mind, the solution empowers people to stay grounded at the moment through evidence-based mindfulness techniques, enabling them to unwind unwanted behaviors that both result from and often exacerbate stress. – Bas

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Gearing up to go public, Babylon CEO outlines the company's long-term game in digital health

Fierce Healthcare

Gearing up to go public, Babylon CEO outlines the company's long-term game in digital health. hlandi. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 20:06.

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Medtech company Artrya to roll out AI heart disease detecting tool in Australia by next year

Mobi Health News

The AI solution automatically analyses cardiac CT scans and produces reports within 15 minutes.

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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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CMS: Employer plans can't deny benefits to unvaccinated customers but can offer premium discounts

Fierce Healthcare

CMS: Employer plans can't deny benefits to unvaccinated customers but can offer premium discounts. rking. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 15:04.

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Featured Health IT Job: Health Information Technology – Data Solutions Architect

Healthcare IT Today

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Health Information Technology – Data Solutions Architect position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Briljent and is in Indiana. Here’s a description of the position: In the field of HIT, Briljent […].

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Will bonuses and benefits be enough to tackle healthcare's workforce shortages?

Fierce Healthcare

Will bonuses and benefits be enough to tackle healthcare's workforce shortages? dmuoio. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 17:33.

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Within Health looks to help eating disorder recovery through digital platform

Mobi Health News

The company’s approach combines clinically-based treatment methods with a personalized digital platform so users can receive care in their own homes.

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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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Rural hospitals cut maternal, surgical care services, limit mental health access after acquisition, study finds

Fierce Healthcare

Rural hospitals cut maternal, surgical care services, limit mental health access after acquisition, study finds. dmuoio. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 12:35.

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Sharecare deepens behavioral health offerings with new mental health app

Mobi Health News

The company will offer the new tool as an annual subscription service for $60, or $36 for a limited time.

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Health tech funding snapshot—Commure nabs $500M; Found exits stealth with former Bumble exec at the helm

Fierce Healthcare

Health tech funding snapshot—Commure nabs $500M; Found exits stealth with former Bumble exec at the helm. hlandi. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 09:18.

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Crossing the Pond by Plane in the Age of Corona – My View From the Hygienic Skies and on the Ground in Belgium

Health Populi

Years before we knew how to spell “coronavirus,” I gained Italian citizenship while retaining my U.S. citizenship. My family’s plan was to, soon thereafter, split time for work and life between the U.S. and the E.U. Then, COVID-19 emerged as a pandemic the world over, and the move to Brussels in January 2020 was quite short-lived. Now, the plan is in play and I’m writing this post from our home in Brussels, Belgium.

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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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Industry Voices—COVID-19 vaccine rollout shows real-world evidence was ready for the spotlight

Fierce Healthcare

Industry Voices—COVID-19 vaccine rollout shows real-world evidence was ready for the spotlight. hlandi. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 18:03.

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4 Interesting Healthcare Stats – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 72

Healthcare IT Today

For the 72nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re sharing 4 interesting healthcare stats and what those stats tell us about the future. I think that most of us love seeing various healthcare stats. However, understanding what those stats actually mean is what matters most. In this episode we share 4 stats we’d seen […] For the 72nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re sharing 4 interesting healthcare stats and what those stats tell us about the future.

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Centene to grow geographic footprint in Medicare Advantage by 26% for 2022

Fierce Healthcare

Centene to grow geographic footprint in Medicare Advantage by 26% for 2022. pminemyer. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 11:57.

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Firefly Health launches virtual-first health plan for small and mid-sized employers

Mobi Health News

The health plan comes months after Firefly announced it had raised $40 million in Series B financing.

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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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Air ambulance charges have soared for commercial insurance, study finds

Fierce Healthcare

Air ambulance charges have soared for commercial insurance, study finds. pminemyer. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 14:29.

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Insurance platform Overalls uses AI to help consumers choose supplemental plans

Mobi Health News

The company looks to help personalize the supplemental insurance space.

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Mental health conditions increase complications and costs of pregnancies, study finds

Fierce Healthcare

Mental health conditions increase complications and costs of pregnancies, study finds. mkuhrt. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 11:28.

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CLEAR's COVID-19 verification pass will now integrate with Apple Health

Mobi Health News

iPhone users on iOS15 can now share their COVID-19 vaccination records on the Health app with CLEAR’s Health Pass.

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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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Telehealth privacy compliance becomes urgent as emergency waivers sunset

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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Missouri starts signing up residents under ACA's Medicaid expansion after legal fight

Fierce Healthcare

Missouri starts signing up residents under ACA's Medicaid expansion after legal fight. rking. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 12:37.

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Australia-based Citadel Group buys practice management solution provider Genie Solutions

Mobi Health News

Citadel intends to invest in innovation to extend Genie's position in practice management.

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High-profile data breach, drug pricing battle, M&A explosion and more

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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.