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Addressing telehealth's cybersecurity risk will be an industry-wide problem

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Experts have repeatedly predicted that telehealth would present a major challenge for healthcare cybersecurity in the coming year. But it's not enough to know telehealth is likely to be an issue. The real task is working collaboratively to address those dangers. At the second installment of the American Telemedicine Association's EDGE policy conference on Tuesday, leaders in the healthcare space reiterated the importance of cybersecurity as a patient safety issue.

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Top Tech Resources For Improved Physical and Mental Health In 2021

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Living through a pandemic these past few months has been grueling on the mind and body. Whether you contracted the coronavirus, lost a loved one, or had to deal with the stresses associated with changes […]. The article Top Tech Resources For Improved Physical and Mental Health In 2021 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Philips to Acquire Capsule Technologies, Inc. for $635 Million

Healthcare IT Today

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Capsule Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of medical device integration and data technologies for hospitals and healthcare organizations. Capsule’s Medical Device Information Platform – comprised of device integration, vital signs monitoring and clinical surveillance […].

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Guided iCBT outperforms unguided counterpart in treating depression, according to JAMA paper

Mobi Health News

The study also found that iCBT, both guided and unguided, reduced depression symptoms at a higher rate than treatment as usual or a waitng list.

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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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Health center's makeshift telehealth OK, but now is building something grand

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Bee Busy Wellness Center in Houston, Texas, like other health centers across the country, struggled with efforts to offer telehealth services to patients when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. THE PROBLEM. As a way to be creative and to extend its healthcare program to those seeking services via telehealth, Bee Busy purchased mobile phones for clinical staff and iPads for providers to engage with patients who had iOS or Android systems, but failed in attempts at expanding its EHR to be compatible to of

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3 Health IT Trends That Will Define The COVID-19 Battle In 2021

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Seth Hirsch, COO, SES. Following a year marked by one challenging headline after another in 2020, news in the fight against COVID-19 will likely turn better in 2021 thanks to improved treatments and the […]. The article 3 Health IT Trends That Will Define The COVID-19 Battle In 2021 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Biobeat launches 'hospital at home' version of its remote monitoring platform

Mobi Health News

The Israeli company's take-home kit includes a continuous vitals monitor, a patient app and a cloud-based patient-management system.

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HIMSSCast: Telehealth policy under the Biden administration

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

On today's HIMSSCast, host Jonah Comstock and Healthcare IT News Senior Editor Kat Jercich welcome eMocha CEO Sebastian Seiguer to look ahead at the Biden administration and discuss what needs to happen next for telehealth. In particular, we look at vaccine distribution as a medication adherence problem, the important role of finance reform, and much more.

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6 Tips For Choosing The Right Health Insurance Plan

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. 2020 is behind you, and it’s the season to roll up your sleeves, pull out your documents, open your checkbook, and work to choose the right health insurance plan to meet your needs for 2021. […]. The article 6 Tips For Choosing The Right Health Insurance Plan appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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HIPAA Seal of Compliance = Consumer Fraud

Healthcare IT Today

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a consumer fraud settlement against a company that displayed a ‘HIPAA Compliant’ seal on its website. After a data breach, SkyMed, a company that provides emergency evacuation memberships for travelers, was cited in December 2020 for not properly protecting member information, failing to adequately assess risks, and failing to […].

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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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Contributed: Trials and tribulations – the new world of decentralized trials

Mobi Health News

Asset Management Ventures' Skip Fleshman outlines COVID-19's impact on clinical trials and the resulting leap toward tech-enabled decentralized trials.

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Women's health: What to expect in 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Women's health: What to expect in 2021 Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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One Physician’s (Wary) Health IT Predictions For 2021

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Christopher Maiona, M.D., SFHM, chief medical officer, PatientKeeper, Inc. After all that transpired in 2020, it’s understandable if people are reluctant to make predictions about what will happen in 2021. I suspect some prognosticators retired […].

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Numerous Announcements of COVID Vaccine Solutions is Encouraging

Healthcare IT Today

Over the past two weeks, Healthcare IT Today has received 100+ Press Releases and offers to interview executives from Health IT companies with COVID vaccine solutions. We have been deluged with information on apps, modules and platforms that will make the vaccination process smoother, faster, and more efficient. It is an encouraging sign. We reached […].

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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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Hims & Hers closes its SPAC merger, lists on NYSE

Mobi Health News

The deal has brought the consumer telehealth and wellness company approximately $280 million in proceeds that it will use to grow and invest in new product categories.

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Innovation in digital health for seniors to continue in 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Innovation in digital health for seniors to continue in 2021 Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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Myths About Psychiatrists Do More Harm Than Good

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Seeing a psychiatrist doesn’t have to be difficult, challenging, nor scary. Or, maybe you’ve been told myths about how seeing these mental healthcare providers isn’t going to help you or that they aren’t going to […]. The article Myths About Psychiatrists Do More Harm Than Good appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Social Media Data Privacy and Rights – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 1/22 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Janae Sharp (@CoherenceMed) from @SharpIndex on the topic “Social Media Data Privacy and Rights“ Social Media algorithms control what we see and what we read. The age […].

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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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AstraZeneca Estonia to participate in VaccineGuard pilot

Mobi Health News

Estonia, Hungary and Iceland are the first countries to sign up to the new platform supporting the global COVID-19 vaccination programme.

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Telehealth makes big leap in 2020, will propel chronic care in 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Telehealth makes big leap in 2020, will propel chronic care in 2021 Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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Here’s How To Stay On Top of Your Health Without Going To The Doctor’s Office

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The pandemic has made us all a little more aware of our health. We overanalyze every cough and sniffle. Is that just a sore throat, or the end of the world? Does a little shortness […]. The article Here’s How To Stay On Top of Your Health Without Going To The Doctor’s Office appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Virgo Investment Group Announces $20 Million Investment in Apricus Health

Healthcare IT Today

Virgo Investment Group (“Virgo”) today announced an investment in Apricus Health, an innovative healthcare company created by a group of prominent Arizona physicians. This partnership aligns with Virgo’s focus on strategically expanding its portfolio within the health and wellness sectors. Apricus Health was founded with the goal of transitioning healthcare practices to a value-based care model.

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Generative AI for Contracts Is Here: New Tools to Accelerate Drafting and Editing

The emergence of generative AI is reshaping the landscape of contract management, enabling businesses to generate and negotiate legal agreements with greater ease and speed. In this on-demand webinar, Hal Marcus, VP of Product Marketing at Evisort discusses how Evisort's generative AI transforms contract creation and negotiation, empowering legal teams to streamline processes while reducing risk.

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What it takes to make it in digital health, based on companies that already have

Mobi Health News

A McKinsey report breaks down the six strategic steps taken by established players in digital health.

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Indiana lawmakers push to expand telehealth after pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A bipartisan group of Indiana state lawmakers has introduced a bill in the legislature that would expand access to telehealth after the COVID-19 pandemic. "Telehealth matters," reads the synopsis on Senate Bill 3, which was co-authored by state Sens. Ed Charbonneau, R-Valparaiso; Blake Doriot, R-Middlebury; Michael Crider, R-Greenfield; and Shelli Yoder, D-Bloomington.

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Signs That You’re Suffering From Post-Lockdown Anxiety

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. At the moment, conditions of the lockdowns that swept the nation from March 2020 to the end of last year have started to ease up in some places, making it possible for people to get […]. The article Signs That You’re Suffering From Post-Lockdown Anxiety appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Amazon Unlikely To Capture A Major Telehealth Presence Anytime Soon

Healthcare IT Today

Earlier this month, a triumvirate of corporate giants admitted that their healthcare venture wasn’t going to make it. Haven, a company backed by JPMorgan Chase, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and Amazon, called it quits after only a couple of years in business. Their goal had been for the three companies to offer better healthcare services […].

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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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Employee health company Kenzen begins partnership with Examinetics and receives investment

Mobi Health News

Kenzen’s wearable device is designed to keep frontline workers in hazardous environments safe by monitoring users' health metrics.

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Malaysia’s Sunway Medical Center launches Telemedicine Command Center

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Sunway Medical Center, a private healthcare provider under Malaysia’s Sunway conglomerate company, has launched a Command Center for Telemedicine Services in early 2021, the private tertiary hospital recently announced. The Command Center is located at the main hospital at Sunway City in Kuala Lumpur. Sunway also has a medical center in Velocity in KL and in the neighboring country of Singapore.

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The Biden Administration’s Whole-of-Government Approach to Equity – in Health and Beyond

Health Populi

In the U.S., the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed disparities in housing, food, and job security, and the role that one’s ZIP code and social determinants play in health outcomes. Overall, America has done poorly in light of being 4% of the world’s population but having one-fifth of the planet’s deaths due to the coronavirus. But these have disproportionately hit non-white people, who are nearly three times as likely to die from COVID-19 than white Americans.

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Electronic Signatures Can Reduce Costs, Speed Care Delivery

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Stephan Herron, President and CEO of Scriptel Corporation. Our modern Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems’ origins can be traced back to the 1960s. Fifty-five years ago, slightly over 100 clinical information and/or storage systems existed. I’m sure that, at the time, one of the purported advantages of an […].

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Best Practices for Sharing Protected Health Information (PHI)

In this ebook, you will learn about the 18 PHI indicators, the legal requirements and penalties surrounding PHI, and how your healthcare teams should securely exchange this data. Key takeaways from this ebook: Gain confidence in identifying PHI. Acquire practical implementation strategies for exchanging PHI within your organization. Emphasize the importance of using compliant communication tools within healthcare teams.