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Majority of burned-out clinical support staff point to patient communications as the culprit

Healthcare It News

A study published this week from the patient experience vendor WELL Health found that the vast majority of frontline clinical support staff are reporting moderate to extreme burnout. Nearly two-thirds say they've considered switching jobs or quitting due to stress. "While much has been reported on doctor and nurse burnout, less attention has been paid to the frontline clinical support staff who have been working tirelessly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure high-quality patient

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Kaiser, Mayo, Medically Home found coalition to promote advanced hospital-at-home services

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A group of healthcare organizations announced this week the launch of the Advanced Care at Home Coalition, an advocacy effort aimed at creating a pathway toward safeguarding access to hospital-level services. Founded by the Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente and hospital-at-home vendor Medically Home, the coalition says it hopes to work with Congress to ensure continuity of care beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency.

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Editor's Corner—Medicare Advantage open enrollment opens today. Hear top industry execs discuss the trends to watch

Fierce Healthcare

Editor's Corner—Medicare Advantage open enrollment opens today. Hear top industry execs discuss the trends to watch. pminemyer. Thu, 10/14/2021 - 12:41.

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Intelerad Acquires Ambra Health, Forming $1.7B Leader in Cloud PACS and Enterprise Imaging Platform

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Today, Intelerad Medical Systems™ , a global leader in medical image management solutions, announced its acquisition of Ambra Health , forming the global leader in cloud PACs and enterprise imaging. The acquisition marks Intelerad’s fourth deal this calendar year, with the transaction valuing the combined company $1.7B. – Ambra powers some of the largest health systems – such as Johns Hopkins Medicine, Memorial Hermann and New York-Presbyterian, as well

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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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UnitedHealth Group boosts guidance as it posts $4.1B in profit for Q3

Fierce Healthcare

UnitedHealth Group boosts guidance as it posts $4.1B in profit for Q3. pminemyer. Thu, 10/14/2021 - 07:25.

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15 HLTH 2021 Predictions from Digital Health Executives to Watch

HIT Consultant

Before HLTH 2021 kicks off in Boston on October 17th, here are 15 predictions from digital health executives to watch: Siva Namasivayam, co-founder and CEO of Cohere Health. “The explosion of telehealth will certainly be a hot topic at HLTH. I expect the other trend will be focusing on mental health, especially in the context of the post-Covid era.

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Prenosis, Roche Partner to Combat Hospital Sepsis Using Precision Diagnostics

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Prenosis Inc. , a precision diagnostics company transforming clinical diagnosis with artificial intelligence, announced today the expansion of an existing partnership with Roche Diagnostics that will total close to $6 million to improve and expedite the clinical recognition of sepsis. – Building upon the collaboration that the companies started together in 2020, Prenosis will significantly expand its core NOSIS™ dataset, and the two companies will work togethe

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This startup developed a digital assistant for bereavement support and is attracting major investors

Fierce Healthcare

This startup developed a digital assistant for bereavement support and is attracting major investors. hlandi. Thu, 10/14/2021 - 11:40.

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Can Predictive AI Fully Inform Patient Care Decisions?

HIT Consultant

Laura Coughlin, RN, BSN, MBA VP, Clinical Innovation and Development, Change Healthcare. In recent years, the healthcare industry has fully embraced the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to transform healthcare practice and delivery. From the advent of big data to the arrival of EHRs , the industry is familiar with the hype that accompanies technology advancements.

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Provation: 26 Years of Improving Productivity and Reducing Burden

Healthcare IT Today

Clinicians want less screen time. To achieve that, they need software that is easy to use AND fits into their workflow. For 26 years, Provation has been working closely with their clinician customers to build a solution that makes their daily lives easier, reduces administrative burden, and allows them to spend more time with patients. […].

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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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Contributed: Why B2C2B will be the future go-to-market strategy for virtual care

Mobi Health News

Propeller vet Chris Hogg writes on the go-to-market strategies for digital health companies.

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Catholic Health's strike staffing agency receives cease and desist citing picketer interference, insufficient licensing

Fierce Healthcare

Catholic Health's strike staffing agency receives cease and desist citing picketer interference, insufficient licensing. dmuoio. Thu, 10/14/2021 - 16:48.

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Roundup: Haryana develops mobile health app, latest health informatics company launched and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, US-based Pearl has received regulatory approvals to market its AI diagnostic tool for dental radiology in Australia and New Zealand.

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Chutes & Ladders—CEOs of Jefferson Health, CommonSpirit Health announce retirements

Fierce Healthcare

Chutes & Ladders—CEOs of Jefferson Health, CommonSpirit Health announce retirements. dmuoio. Thu, 10/14/2021 - 14:50.

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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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Virtual eating disorder company Equip launches in new states

Mobi Health News

In February, Equip closed a $13 million Series A funding round partially aimed at geographic expansion.

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What Health Care Can Learn from Chick-fil-A, Clorox, and Chewy – Liberating Health

Health Populi

When we think about “3 C’s” for health care experience leadership, we might turn to Cleveland Clinic, Cigna, and CVS/health. In my latest post for the Medecision Liberation site, I point to a new trio of “C’s” to inform and inspire our patient/consumer/caregiver experience designs: Chick-fil-A, Clorox, and Chewy. Why these three?

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Weight loss company Noom launches behavioral health product

Mobi Health News

The new tool will offer 10-minute lessons on CBT and provide mindfulness techniques.

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Commonwealth Fund: MA, traditional Medicare beneficiaries face similar barriers in access to care

Fierce Healthcare

Commonwealth Fund: MA, traditional Medicare beneficiaries face similar barriers in access to care. rking. Thu, 10/14/2021 - 14:13.

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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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Propeller Health vets launch virtual primary care platform Marley Medical

Mobi Health News

The launch was fueled by a $9 million seed funding investment.

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Global Handwashing Day – October 15, 2021

Healthcare Blog

One of the most effective ways to stop the spread of germs and stay healthy is also one of the simplest — handwashing with soap and water. Keeping hands clean can prevent 1 in 3 diarrheal illnesses and 1 in 5 respiratory infections, such as a cold or the flu. Handwashing is so important, especially at key times such as after using the bathroom, when preparing food, before eating, and after coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose.

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Azalea Health Acquires Data Analytics Vendor dashboardMD to Deliver EHR-Based Business Intelligence

Healthcare IT Today

Azalea Health Innovations Inc. (Azalea Health or Azalea), a leading provider of cloud-based patient management and health IT solutions, today announced its acquisition of dashboardMD, an innovative cloud provider of business intelligence reporting solutions and healthcare analytics. The acquisition pairs two visionaries of healthcare IT in a shared pursuit of better patient outcomes through technology- and data-augmented […].

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Nordic Consulting Launches Security Operations Center

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Coinciding with Cybersecurity Awareness Month this month, Nordic Consulting, a global health and technology consulting company, announced that it has opened its new security operations center (SOC) at its global headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin. SOC’s are a rising defense mechanism against cyber threats across industries – especially the healthcare industry, which has shown extreme vulnerability over recent years and since the pandemic has started. – Cyberse

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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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Sprinter Health Raises $33 Million in Series A Funding to Eliminate Barriers to Healthcare Through In-Home Lab Draws, Vitals Checks and COVID-19 Testing

Healthcare IT Today

Andreessen Horowitz led the round with participation from General Catalyst, Accel, Google Ventures (GV) and other leading investors Sprinter Health, an on-demand mobile health company that sends full-time nurses and phlebotomists (“Sprinters”) into the home for convenient and affordable lab draws, vitals checks, and COVID-19 testing, today announced $33 million in Series A funding led […].

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Cohere Health, Humana Expand Partnership to Transform Prior Authorization Process

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Cohere Health announced that Humana Inc. is embarking on a nationwide expansion of Cohere’s digital prior authorization platform for musculoskeletal (MSK) services, based on the success of its initial implementation. – After rolling out the platform across 12 states in January 2021, Humana has made significant progress toward achieving its vision to reimagine and modernize processes for prior authorization by reducing approval times, increasing provider

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Mindbody to acquire fellow fitness booking service ClassPass

Mobi Health News

Mindbody also announced a $500 million strategic investment led by Sixth Street.

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Lessons from Opioid Use Disorder treatment during the pandemic - why Groups is doubling down on virtual care

Fierce Healthcare

Lessons from Opioid Use Disorder treatment during the pandemic - why Groups is doubling down on virtual care. admin. Thu, 10/14/2021 - 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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Geld Lenen In Belgie Als Nederlander Ervaringen | Alles over investeren in vastgoed

New Jersey Healthcare Blog

13 Beste ideeën over investeren in geld of tijd De andere optie om 5000,00 te kunnen lenen is geld lenen in de vorm van een doorlopend krediet, veel geld verdienen met handel is vragen om moeilijkheden. Voor alle wijzigingen geldt dat er vooraf schriftelijk toestemming moet worden verleend door de Vereniging, hoe maak je een technische analyse crypto en volg specifieke.

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Podcast: Enforceability of Physician Non-Compete Agreements

Jackson Lewis

Non-compete covenants in physician employment and shareholder agreements are common practice. Whether they are legally enforceable as drafted varies from state to state. In this podcast , Jackson Lewis attorneys explore how hospital systems and medical groups can protect their goodwill and legitimate business interests.

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Geld Lenen Familie Belasting | Duitse aandelen kopen of verkopen?

New Jersey Healthcare Blog

4 Bekende beleggingsstrategieën onder de loep Op die manier kan de economische groei snel weer herstellen als de maatregelen afgebouwd worden, kun je optimaal gebruik maken van de fiscale regels en voordelen. Alternatieve investeringen je wilt natuurlijk een goede balans tussen leuk wonen en lekker leven, dan tel je niet voor ze. Een gespecialiseerde taxateur kan hierin meer inzicht verschaffen, moet je dit doorgeven bij je opstalverzekering.

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Digital mental health giants Ginger, Headspace finalize merger

Mobi Health News

Headspace Health is combining Ginger and Headspace for Work into a single offering for employers.

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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.