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France to enable rapid market access for digital therapeutics

Healthcare It News

French president Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to follow in Germany’s footsteps by making digital therapeutics available on prescription through the statutory health system. In 2019 Germany introduced its DiGA Fast Track process for rapid approval, testing, piloting and evaluation of health apps, which is open to all companies in the European Union (EU).

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HL7 Launches Helios FHIR Accelerator For Public Health

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. A new initiative launched by Health Level Seven International (HL7) and jointly supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) seeks to […]. The article HL7 Launches Helios FHIR Accelerator For Public Health appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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One RPM expert's take on why the tech is needed alongside telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, healthcare provider organizations across the country began implementing telehealth technologies and services en masse. Telemedicine finally made it to the mainstream. But only a subset of that group of providers implemented remote patient monitoring. Like telehealth, RPM can really improve care, gain efficiencies and trim costs.

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MBA In Healthcare: A Quick Guide

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Healthcare management is not an easy field of expertise. It demands a lot of time and professionalism from those who tackle it. That is exactly why an MBA in healthcare administration and management is available […]. The article MBA In Healthcare: A Quick Guide 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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Health Equity Front and Center at #HLTH2021

Healthcare IT Today

Many of the sessions at this year’s HLTH Conference have been centered on health equity. There have been fantastic panels of experts discussing everything from: the lack of access to care, the inherent bias in AI, and digital disparity. It has been heartening to see this public discourse on a topic that has remained hidden […].

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HLTH21: Traditional healthcare is missing younger consumers. How can providers win them back?

Fierce Healthcare

HLTH21: Traditional healthcare is missing younger consumers. How can providers win them back? dmuoio. Wed, 10/20/2021 - 17:11.

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Healthgrades releases 2022 hospital ratings based on patient outcomes from most common procedures

Fierce Healthcare

Healthgrades releases 2022 hospital ratings based on patient outcomes from most common procedures. agliadkovskaya. Wed, 10/20/2021 - 10:54.

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Bardavon Health Innovations Secures $90M to Advance MSK Platform Beyond Workers’ Compensation Care

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Bardavon Health Innovations , a Workers’ Compensation and musculoskeletal (MSK) health company, today announced a Series C funding of $90 million led by investor Matrix Capital Management, a public and private investment firm, joined by WestCap , a growth equity firm. – Bardavon, a privately held, Kansas City-based digital health partner, connects all stakeholders to better manage MSK injuries and health.

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AHA pushes CMS to include MA plans, tighter turnarounds in proposed prior authorization rule

Fierce Healthcare

AHA pushes CMS to include MA plans, tighter turnarounds in proposed prior authorization rule. dmuoio. Wed, 10/20/2021 - 14:37.

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CommonSpirit, Vital Expand Partnership After Successful Pilot to Improve Patient Experience in ED & Patient Care Delivery

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Today at HLTH 2021, CommonSpiritHealth announced the results of its pilot with Vital , the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered software improving patient experience and follow-up visit loyalty in hospital emergency departments (ED) and inpatient stays. Vital’s digital tool, ERAdvisor, helps keep patients informed and in control of their visit by providing real-time content and text message updates to patients and their families through their smartphone.

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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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SonderMind acquires Qntfy to bring machine learning to mental health care

Fierce Healthcare

SonderMind acquires Qntfy to bring machine learning to mental health care. rtorrence. Wed, 10/20/2021 - 16:15.

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Suki Launches Windows Version of Voice-Enabled Clinical Digital Assistant

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Suki , a provider of voice artificial intelligence (AI) technology for healthcare, announced today the launch of a Windows version of Suki Assistant, expanding the use of the company’s proprietary technology to Windows-powered computers. This offering complements Suki’s existing mobile and web apps, rounding out access to Suki Assistant and delivering the health care industry’s first end-to-end voice-enabled clinical digital assistant platform. – The new Windo

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Pediatric behavioral health company Brightline expands into autism space

Mobi Health News

The company also launched a Clinical Advisory Board to aid in the development of new programs for diverse populations.

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White House says it's prepped to deliver millions of kids' COVID vaccines to pediatricians, children's hospitals, pharmacies

Fierce Healthcare

White House says it's prepped to deliver millions of kids' COVID vaccines to pediatricians, children's hospitals, pharmacies. dmuoio. Wed, 10/20/2021 - 11:59.

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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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Digital therapeutic 'HelloBetter Stress and Burnout' available to 50 million adults in Germany

Mobi Health News

'HelloBetter Stress and Burnout', Germany’s digital therapeutic program, is now free of charge to those insured by statutory health insurance.

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CMMI rolls out strategic refresh to make payment models more equitable and streamlined

Fierce Healthcare

CMMI rolls out strategic refresh to make payment models more equitable and streamlined. rking. Wed, 10/20/2021 - 14:29.

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Key Points and Messages from New Cerner CEO’s First Public Address

Healthcare IT Today

At the recent Cerner user conference, Dr. David Feinberg, new CEO at Cerner addressed the Cerner community and shared at least his initial vision for the organization. He recorded the address on day 3 on the job, so no doubt this vision could change as he gets to know the company better and refines his […].

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Anthem raises outlook after posting $1.5B in Q3 profit thanks to strong membership boost

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Anthem raises outlook after posting $1.5B in Q3 profit thanks to strong membership boost. rking. Wed, 10/20/2021 - 07:27.

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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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GSK taps at-home test maker Viome Life Sciences to research cancer, autoimmune diseases

Mobi Health News

The partnership expands on the companies’ earlier collaboration announced in late 2019.

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Avalere: More Medicare Advantage plans to offer supplemental benefits in 2022

Fierce Healthcare

Avalere: More Medicare Advantage plans to offer supplemental benefits in 2022. rking. Wed, 10/20/2021 - 16:29.

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Modern Age raises $27M for digital platform focused on healthier aging

Mobi Health News

This new infusion of cash brings the company's raise to $33 million.

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Tenet lands $448M in profit in Q3 buoyed by higher volumes

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Tenet lands $448M in profit in Q3 buoyed by higher volumes. agliadkovskaya. Wed, 10/20/2021 - 17:50.

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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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Searches for digital health products surged 343% during UK lockdown

Mobi Health News

ORCHA study found musculoskeletal and physiotherapy apps were most popular.

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Data privacy solution TripleBlind secures $24M backed by General Catalyst, Mayo Clinic

Fierce Healthcare

Data privacy solution TripleBlind secures $24M backed by General Catalyst, Mayo Clinic. hlandi. Wed, 10/20/2021 - 09:22.

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OnSky Health launches remote patient monitoring service using ML to sense vitals

Mobi Health News

The system lets users opt into an emergency detection and alert service.

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FDA contracts Aetion’s real-world evidence platform to assess COVID-19 treatments

Fierce Healthcare

FDA contracts Aetion’s real-world evidence platform to assess COVID-19 treatments. rtorrence. Wed, 10/20/2021 - 16:59.

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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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Insiteflow Raises $2.3M to Accelerate Electronic Healthcare Record (EHR) Workflow Interoperability

Healthcare IT Today

Insiteflow, Inc. – the leading platform for EHR workflow interoperability – today announced $2.3M in financing led by Silverton Partners with participation from Congress Ave Ventures, Alumni Ventures and Service Provider Capital. The funding will accelerate the expansion of its customer base and proprietary cloud-based platform. “Clinicians do not have time to leave their EHRs to access […].

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Security challenges with telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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Unit Manager’s Role in the Policy Process

Healthcare Blog

MCN Healthcare recently hosted a webinar titled “Policies, Procedures, and the Approval Process” In the next few weeks, we will be addressing a few of the questions we were not able to get to during the Q&A session. I work in a specialty field, and I am a newer nurse manager. How do I know what policies are required of my specialty? Would that be from TJC or from our health system?

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Sharps Compliance Announces Scholarship Contest for Spring Semester

Sharps Compliance

Sharps Compliance announced the essay topic for its semi-annual scholarship contest. Each semester Sharps awards three students scholarships for $1,500, $1,000, and $750. To qualify, participants must be studying healthcare at an accredited college or university and submit an essay and application. This semester’s essay topic is below: Management Strategies for the Various COVID-19 Testing Wastes.

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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.