Health Blawg

MAY 28, 2018

I caught up recently with Eugene Borukhovich, aka @HealthEugene. Eugene is Global Head, Digital Health Incubation and Innovation at Bayer. He sees himself as standing at the crossroads of several streams of innovation and human endeavor – the intersection of digital and genomics, online engagement opportunities for patients and consumers, the life sciences perspective of “hacking our bodies from the inside,” and the health IT work being done to understand, aggregate and connect silos of data in

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 30, 2018

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Unlocking the genomic code to usher in a new era of medical technology. Founders’ story The core Shivom team came together after numerous meetings at blockchain and genomics conferences. During these, we frequently reached conclusions on how to solve the current issues in the medical domain, by combining the bleeding-edge of blockchain technology with genomic […].

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Mobi Health News

MAY 30, 2018

Emerging out of stealth mode, health tech startup Robin Healthcare has just announced its voice-enabled AI device that is designed to help doctors and clinicians write clinical notes. The device, which looks similar to an Amazon Alexa or Google Home voice assistant, will sit in a doctor’s office and draft notes from doctors' spoken conversations.

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Health Populi

MAY 29, 2018

“Do no harm” has been the professional and ethical mantra of physicians since the Hippocratic Oath was first uttered by medical students. The origins of that three-word objective probably came out of Hippocrates’ Corpus , which included a few additional words: “to do good or to do no harm.”. The proliferation and evolution of digital technologies in health care have the potential to do good or harm, depending on their application.

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Health Blawg

MAY 28, 2018

I caught up recently with Eugene Borukhovich, aka @HealthEugene. Eugene is Global Head, Digital Health Incubation and Innovation at Bayer. He sees himself as standing at the crossroads of several streams of innovation and human endeavor – the intersection of digital and genomics, online engagement opportunities for patients and consumers, the life sciences perspective of “hacking our bodies from the inside,” and the health IT work being done to understand, aggregate and connect silos of data in

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The Health Law Firm

JUNE 1, 2018

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Memorandum in an effort to clarify their stance and guidelines on texting between healthcare providers and members of a healthcare team. Texting Patient Orders is Not Permitted. CMS does not permit physicians or other health care providers to text patient orders to a care team member on any platform.

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Health Populi

MAY 30, 2018

Two in 3 Americans haven’t heard the phrases “personalized medicine” or “precision medicine.” When the concept of therapies tailored to individual patients is explained, most people like the idea of diagnostic tools that can identify biological markers and marry to personal medical records data to help determine medical treatments that best fit them.

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Health Blawg

MAY 28, 2018

I caught up recently with Eugene Borukhovich, aka @HealthEugene. Eugene is Global Head, Digital Health Incubation and Innovation at Bayer. He sees himself as standing at the crossroads of several streams of innovation and human endeavor – the intersection of digital and genomics, online engagement opportunities for patients and consumers, the life sciences perspective of “hacking our bodies from the inside,” and the health IT work being done to understand, aggregate and connect silos of data in

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The Health Law Firm

MAY 31, 2018

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On April 11, 2018, the Ohio federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over the opioid crisis ordered a series of bellweather trials for 2019. US District Judge Dan Aaron Polster also slammed the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for resisting disclosure of data about opioid transactions.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 29, 2018

Waheed Arian, founder of Arian Teleheal, discusses how specialists working for his charity use smartphones, and platforms like Skype, to connect with people in areas were conflict makes it difficult to seek medical attention.

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Health Populi

JUNE 1, 2018

Health care features prominently in the nearly-300 slides curated by Mary Meeker in her always- informative report on Internet Trends 2018. Meeker, of Kleiner Perkins, released the report as usual at the Code Conference, held this year on 30 May 2018 in Silicon Valley. I’ve mined Meeker’s report for several years here on Health Populi: 2017 – Digital healthcare at the inflection point, via Mary Meeker. 2015 – Musings with Mary Meeker on the digital/health nexus. 2014 &

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Health Blawg

MAY 28, 2018

I caught up recently with Eugene Borukhovich, aka @HealthEugene. Eugene is Global Head, Digital Health Incubation and Innovation at Bayer. He sees himself as standing at the crossroads of several streams of innovation and human endeavor – the intersection of digital and genomics, online engagement opportunities for patients and consumers, the life sciences perspective of “hacking our bodies from the inside,” and the health IT work being done to understand, aggregate and connect silos of data in

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The Health Law Firm

MAY 30, 2018

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The process of obtaining a medical or health professional license can be challenging and time consuming. When seeking initial licensure or applying for a license in another state, you should be aware of delays in the application process due to the investigation of credentials and past practice, as well as the need to comply with licensing standards.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 1, 2018

Telemedicine continues to move from the peripheries of healthcare into the mainstream.

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MAY 31, 2018

Quality Payment Program Exceeds Year 1 Participation Goal. keya.joy-bush@…. Thu, 05/31/2018 - 12:00. Seema Verma. Administrator, CMS. Topic. Billing & payments. Initiatives. Leadership. eHealth. Legislation. Physicians. Quality. Rural health. Safety. I’m pleased to announce that 91 percent of all clinicians eligible for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) participated in the first year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) – exceeding our goal of 90 percent participation.

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Health Blawg

MAY 28, 2018

I caught up recently with Eugene Borukhovich, aka @HealthEugene. Eugene is Global Head, Digital Health Incubation and Innovation at Bayer. He sees himself as standing at the crossroads of several streams of innovation and human endeavor – the intersection of digital and genomics, online engagement opportunities for patients and consumers, the life sciences perspective of “hacking our bodies from the inside,” and the health IT work being done to understand, aggregate and connect silos of data in

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The Health Law Firm

MAY 30, 2018

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On April 17, 2018, for the second time in less than a week, a Tallahassee judge gave Tampa resident Joe Redner the green light to grow his own pot. Leon County Circuit Judge Karen Gievers rejected a request from state health officials to block the lung cancer survivor from cultivating medical marijuana at his home.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 31, 2018

It's official — Eric Carreel, cofounder of French health tech company Withings, has bought back Nokia’s digital health division two years after it was sold to the Finnish tech giant. Carreel plans to relaunch the Withings brand by the end of 2018, according to a statement. “I am delighted to start working again with the brilliant teams that made the brand such a great success,” Carreel said in a statement.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 1, 2018

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Intiva Health is the first truly integrated career platform for healthcare professionals. It redefines the medical credentialing process by making it faster, more efficient and more secure. Elevator pitch Intiva Health provides healthcare professionals with a single place to manage their credentials,continuing education, new job opportunities, secure messaging needs and more.

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Health Populi

MAY 30, 2018

The communications team at Sanofi, the France-based global pharmaceutical company, quickly responded to a tweet by Roseanne Barr issued this morning about how her use of Ambien was related to her offensive tweet lobbed yesterday on Twitter about Valerie Jarrett, President Obama’s senior advisor. Barr’s comment on Twitter late last night was that, “I was ambien tweeting.” Ambien is Sanofi’s prescription drug used by patients to deal with insomnia and sleeplessness.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 31, 2018

Riverside Medical Clinic is the largest physician-owned practice in California. It is a multi-specialty enterprise that has more than 170 providers and sees more than 400,000 patient visits a year. As such, it has a great need to communicate with myriad patients on a daily basis, no matter the location.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 29, 2018

As precision medicine and its related technologies take off in healthcare with rocket-like speed, many players in the space are advocating for a balance between innovation and regulation. Without policies in place, there are major mistakes that hospitals, researchers, clinicians, and policymakers will need to avoid to ensure that the healthcare system remains available to all, according to speakers at last week's HIMSS Precision Medicine Summit in Washington DC.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 31, 2018

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that telemedicine services could lead to an increase in genetic counseling in community care centers, according to an abstract that will be presented tomorrow at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 31, 2018

Oshi Health, a digital startup focused on digestive health, has launched a mobile app specifically designed to help inflammatory bowel disease patients understand and manage their condition.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 30, 2018

About the author: Dr. Ebele M?g? is a doctor of public health with over 10 years of experience in designing, implementing and evaluating transformative public health projects. She is the principal of ERIM Consulting, which uses research evidence and business insights to advance public health impact.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 29, 2018

Members of a smoking cessation Facebook group were 2.5 times more successful in quitting than controls over three-month, according to a recent study published in Addiction. However, after a year, those in the intervention group actually had lower rates of cessation than the control group.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 30, 2018

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday announced an innovation challenge to address the national opioid epidemic.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 30, 2018

It's no secret that there is a demand for behavioral health providers in the country right now, and Denver, Colorado-based SonderMind is ready to cash in. A digital network of behavioral health providers, the startup has just raked in $2.5 million in a seed funding round led by Kickstart Seed Fund, with investments from Purple Arch Ventures, SpringTime Ventures, Service Provider Capital, and Lanoha Ventures.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 30, 2018

Ava, the San Francisco- and Zurich-based maker of a connected menstrual cycle tracking bracelet, today announced the closure of a $30 million series B funding round. The funding was led by the company’s existing investors — which include Polytech Ecosystem Ventures, Blue Ocean Ventures, Global Sources, ZKB, and Swisscom — with new investors btov and SVC also participating.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 31, 2018

Harvard Pilgrim announced today that it will be implementing Wellframe’s mobile-enabled care management product for its members. With the service, nurse managers will be able to more easily communicate with members through their smartphones, thereby enabling real-time interventions and improved engagement.

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