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Groups Recover Together sees great success treating opioid use disorder via telehealth

Healthcare It News

Groups Recover Together is a national healthcare company for individuals with opioid use disorder. It's based in Burlington, Massachusetts. THE PROBLEM. Addiction is a disease of isolation. The success of Groups Recover Together's care model relies heavily on building a supportive community for its members. Before COVID-19, this was in the form of weekly, in-person group therapy.

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RemoteICU sues over HHS telehealth restrictions

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

RemoteICU, a Florida-based company that connects intensivists living overseas with U.S. hospitals via telemedicine, has sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over the agency's telehealth restrictions. Despite HHS instituting waivers making tele-ICU services payable under Medicare, RICU says it has been unable to expand its services to more hospitals – because the agency disallows payment for critical-care telemedicine if the physician is located outside the United State

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Cleaning Up the Dirty Data In Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

I’ve met a lot of companies in healthcare that are focused on data and analytics. However, I’ve never met a company that’s so focused on ensuring healthcare data is clean, useful, and trusted until I had a chance to meet Verinovum at the HIMSS 2021 annual conference. Like many companies in healthcare, there’s a good […].

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Fitbit, Apple user data exposed in breach impacting 61M fitness tracker records

Fierce Healthcare

Fitbit, Apple user data exposed in breach impacting 61M fitness tracker records. hlandi. Mon, 09/13/2021 - 16:45.

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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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4 Tips for Healthcare Orgs Considering Cloud-Based Video Surveillance

HIT Consultant

Nigel Waterton, Chief Revenue Officer for Arcules. Healthcare security leaders know that the tools needed to combat threats are only one piece of the puzzle when it comes to protecting what truly matters within their organization. There are a number of factors for healthcare facilities to consider when it comes to identifying physical security challenges and aligning the goals of business operations.

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Survey: Employers rethinking return-to-work plans as COVID-19 surges

Fierce Healthcare

Survey: Employers rethinking return-to-work plans as COVID-19 surges. pminemyer. Mon, 09/13/2021 - 13:43.

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Telecare may boost homebound seniors' medication adherence according to JAMA study

Mobi Health News

Researchers said telecare programs could allow homebound older adults to maintain a closer connection with healthcare providers.

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Femtech Startup Babyscripts Secures $12M for Virtual Maternity Care Solution

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Babyscripts , a Washington D.C.-based virtual care platform for managing obstetrics, announced it has raised $12M in Series B funding led by MemorialCare Innovation Fund , a strategic healthcare investment company, and will focus on the rollout of Babyscripts Virtual Maternity Care solution to providers across the US, as well as the development of care models specifically targeted to payers.

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Majority of hospitals stumbled on public health reporting before the strain of a global pandemic

Fierce Healthcare

Majority of hospitals stumbled on public health reporting before the strain of a global pandemic. dmuoio. Mon, 09/13/2021 - 15:43.

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Medidata, Labcorp Partner to Expand Decentralized Clinical Trials for Digital Biomarker Discovery

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Medidata , a Dassault Systèmes company, today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with Labcorp using the Medidata Sensor Cloud to introduce a new model to advance the use of medical-grade sensors in clinical trials and accelerate biomarker discovery. – As part of the partnership, Medidata will receive and process medical-grade sensor data within drug, vaccine and device trials across Labcorp Drug Development’s clinical trial portfolio, enhancing their de

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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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How digital tools can improve human-centered care

Healthcare It News

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Ginger Adds Spanish to On-Demand Mental Healthcare Offering

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Ginger , a provider of on-demand mental healthcare, today announced Spanish language capabilities of Ginger’s entire on-demand mental health offering. The added capabilities aligns perfectly with the company’s recent decision to commence supporting those members utilizing Medicaid (starting in certain markets). Ginger members who prefer to receive care in Spanish will be able to access the full mobile app experience, from intake, to messaging and care delivery, in S

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Texas abortion providers under strain, concerned about safety, patient care following 'Heartbeat bill'

Fierce Healthcare

Texas abortion providers under strain, concerned about safety, patient care following 'Heartbeat bill'. agliadkovskaya. Mon, 09/13/2021 - 14:22.

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Digital mental health company Ginger begins offering services in Spanish

Mobi Health News

Spanish language capabilities will be available to select Ginger clients in the fall, and to all members by early 2022.

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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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CMS requiring insurers to submit data on air ambulance services, broker compensation

Fierce Healthcare

CMS requiring insurers to submit data on air ambulance services, broker compensation. rking. Mon, 09/13/2021 - 12:21.

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Eleos Health raises $8M for behavioral health focused AI voice tech

Mobi Health News

Former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Dr. David Shulkin is joining the company's board.

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Flo Announces $50 Million Series B Funding Round; Bringing Company to $800M Valuation

Healthcare IT Today

Flo, #1 OB-GYN-recommended app for period and cycle tracking, today announced it closed $50M in a Series B financing, bringing the total capital raised to $65 million and company valuation to $800M. VNV Global and Target Global both led the round, with previous investments in Babylon Health, Lyft, Delivery Hero, and Bird. As the most […].

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Babyscripts raises $12M for its digital maternal health technology

Mobi Health News

Babyscripts plans to use the funding to expand throughout the U.S. and develop care models targeted to payers.

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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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Spok's board mulling possible sale following pressure from activist investor Starboard Value

Fierce Healthcare

Spok's board mulling possible sale following pressure from activist investor Starboard Value. hlandi. Mon, 09/13/2021 - 11:11.

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Optum's education arm launches LGBTQ+ provider training program

Mobi Health News

The company plans to release additional modules that cover more in-depth topics, such as how to care for transgender patients.

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Limiting hospital price regulation to concentrated markets would miss the worst offenders

Fierce Healthcare

Limiting hospital price regulation to concentrated markets would miss the worst offenders. dmuoio. Mon, 09/13/2021 - 12:28.

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Portuguese digital health startup UpHill raises €4.5M to guide clinical decisions

Mobi Health News

UpHill aims to support healthcare professionals' decision-making, help hospitals save time and reduce waste.

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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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Babyscripts brings in $12M in fresh capital backed by MemorialCare's innovation arm

Fierce Healthcare

Babyscripts brings in $12M in fresh capital backed by MemorialCare's innovation arm. agliadkovskaya. Mon, 09/13/2021 - 15:30.

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NHS launches world first trial for blood test that detects cancer

Mobi Health News

The Galleri test checks for early signs of more than 50 types of cancer.

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How to Maintain HIPAA Compliance in Public Cloud Environments

Total HIPAA

The benefits of public cloud computing solutions make them very attractive to all types of businesses. One of the advantages offered by public cloud vendors is the availability of advanced technology and the ability to configure systems to meet the needs of any business. This includes assisting businesses that need to maintain regulatory compliance with guidelines affecting their industry.

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Medial EarlySign signs deal with Roche to develop AI-enabled cancer detection tool

Mobi Health News

The new initiative will begin with a focus on gastric cancer.

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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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CIO Podcast – Episode 15: Michael Archuleta on CIO Challenges and Diversity

Healthcare IT Today

For the 15th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we sat down with Michael Archuleta, CIO at Mt. San Rafael Hospital. Archuleta has an interesting perspective working at a rural hospital that just went through building a new hospital. He shares some of the challenges and opportunities that the new hospital […].

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CMS.gov - Untitled Article

CMS.gov

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is committed to ensuring people on Medicare have quicker access to innovative medical technologies for life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating diseases – like cancer and heart disease. In January 2021, we published a final rule called The Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology and Definition of ‘Reasonable and Necessary’ (MCIT/R&N).

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Healthcare is broken. Electronic prior authorization might be the first step in fixing it.

Redox

Payers, providers, regulators, and patients rarely agree, but they are united in their disdain for prior authorization. It might, quite literally, be the worst. In 2018, providers and payers released a consensus statement that called for improvements, and in 2019, the ONC leader had some choice words. Prior authorization “is a non-computerized kabuki of payment” that “needs to get rethought.” Don Rucker, former ONC Director.

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CMS wants to pull Trump-era pathway that speeds up Medicare coverage of breakthrough medical devices

Fierce Healthcare

CMS wants to pull Trump-era pathway that speeds up Medicare coverage of breakthrough medical devices. rking. Mon, 09/13/2021 - 17:00.

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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.