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What Is Psychiatry?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. While it may seem an ignorant question, understanding psychiatry is more complicated than one might think. Yes, it’s the practice of helping individuals define, understand, and categorize mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. Still, these same […].

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Hims & Hers, ATA, and 10 others launch Telehealth Equity Coalition

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As the novel coronavirus pandemic swept the country last year, hundreds of thousands of patients turned to telehealth in order to continue accessing care while remaining as safe as possible. Telehealth was held up as a "panacea," said Adaeze Enekwechi, a board member at the Public Health Institute and the Alliance for Health Policy, at the final installment of the American Telemedicine Association's EDGE policy conference on Tuesday.

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Google Fit will soon use smartphone cameras to log heart rate and respiratory rate

Mobi Health News

The new wellness features use machine learning to observe subtle changes in chest movement or blood coloration, and are slated to drop for Pixel device users in the next month.

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Telehealth Survey Results: Technology Concerns Stand Out As Key Issues Slowing Telehealth Adoption

Healthcare IT Today

New research conducted by Healthcare IT Today suggests that the top barriers to wider, more stable adoption of telehealth may be patient and doctor discomfort with the technology. While telehealth technology companies have worked to make such systems simple enough for everyone to use, it seems like there’s still work to do. According to the […].

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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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No More Low T

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. When men start to reach the age of 40, their testosterone level can start to decline by 3 percent almost every year. However, testosterone is still an essential hormone when it comes to men’s health […]. The article No More Low T appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Banyan Health Systems cycles telehealth 'kits' among those in need

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Within just two weeks of the first COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, Banyan Health Systems, based in Miami, Florida, transitioned healthcare services to telehealth. Prior to the pandemic, the health system only used telehealth internally, providing practitioner consults between residential facilities and outpatient centers. After a short evaluation, Banyan chose to expand telehealth services across as many programs and services as possible using the DoxyMe telehealth platform.

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Dr. Burnout – The 2021 Medscape Physician Burnout & Suicide Report

Health Populi

Physicians in the U.S. are experiencing “death by 1,000 cuts,” according to the 2021 Medscape Physician Burnout & Suicide Report. Medscape polled 12,339 physicians representing over 29 specialties between late August and early November 2020 to gauge their feelings about work and life in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Medscape researched its first Physician Lifestyle Report in 2012.

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Administrative Efficiency Technology Aids Value-Based Care In Times of Crisis

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Christina Perkins, NaviNet vice president of product management and strategy, NantHealth. Efficient and effective ways of exchanging information between patients, providers and payers have become even more important during times of crisis, like the […].

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University of Michigan Hospital deploys Epic-linked 'patient monitoring at home'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, implemented a patient monitoring at home, or PM@H program, using fully managed device kits prior to the pandemic. Studies show great benefits for patients, as well as hospitals, when patients are monitored in the 30-day post-discharge period. THE PROBLEM. With this information, the hospital convened a group of thought leaders consisting of its post-acute care services division, which is managed as part of health system Michigan Medicine

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Casana closes $14M Series A to bring its heart sensor toilet seat to market

Mobi Health News

The startup formerly known as Heart Health Intelligence is undergoing the FDA clearance process for its Heart Seat device.

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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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Lessons Learned: What Data Leaks in Connected Medical Devices Are Teaching Us

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by David Sygula, Senior Cybersecurity Analyst at CybelAngel. They are the machines that take your X-rays, and conduct your MRI, CT and ultrasound scans. More than ever, they are linked to networks, workstations and servers – there are an estimated 450 million connected medical devices in the world and, […].

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PDPM, A Pandemic, and Digital Transformation: 4 Questions With Two Skilled Nursing Experts

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. To say the least, 2020 was a difficult year for skilled nursing providers. Aside from the rapid, ongoing changes necessitated by COVID-19, providers are still reeling from recent, sweeping regulatory changes, including the CMS Patient […]. The article PDPM, A Pandemic, and Digital Transformation: 4 Questions With Two Skilled Nursing Experts appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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EarlySense eyes RPM growth with sale of contact-free monitoring tech to Hillrom

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

EarlySense, a vendor of contact-free continuous monitoring technology, has sold some of its assets to Hillrom, which develops connected care and collaboration tools. WHY IT MATTERS. EarlySense will receive licensing for all intellectual property and technology sold to Hillrom for use outside the hospital, as well as $30 million potential payments – based on the achievement of certain commercial milestones – and a portion of Hillrom's equity investment in EarlySense.

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Google Cloud launches vaccine distribution tool for local governments

Mobi Health News

The Intelligent Vaccine Impact solution promises to increase the “availability and equitable access” of vaccines while assisting governments in the distribution process.

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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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Zyter Acquires Care Management Technology Leader Casenet, LLC

Healthcare IT Today

Zyter, Inc., a leading digital health product company, confirmed today that it has acquired Casenet® LLC, a leading provider of population health products, from Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC). Zyter, a privately-held corporation, did not disclose financial details of the transaction. Casenet provides a comprehensive suite of enterprise care management software products for commercial, Medicaid, Medicare, TPA, provider/ACO […].

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Signs That Show You Should See A Neurologist Immediately

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. There are so many signs that should make you book an appointment with a neurologist. But first, let’s understand who a neurologist is. A neurologist is a medical professional who can diagnose and treat conditions […]. The article Signs That Show You Should See A Neurologist Immediately appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Telehealth playing a larger role in clinical research

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Telehealth playing a larger role in clinical research Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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Contributed: Pregnancy and fertility digital apps are tackling affordability and access

Mobi Health News

Dr. Liz Kwo reviews the support that fertility and maternal-health apps can provide and outlines key considerations for integrating these tools into care.

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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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COVID Times Cartoons – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

It’s Friday and so it’s time for another edition of Fun Friday where we share some cartoons to hopefully give you a smile as we head into the weekend. This week’s entries are COVID related cartoons shared by the amazing Eric Topol. If you don’t follow him on Twitter, I highly suggest it. Along with […].

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Prostate Cancer: Most Common Causes In The 21st Century

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. If you’re a man in your mid-40s or older and have not undergone a prostate exam, you should consider doing so as soon as possible. To understand why such testing is critical for men in […]. The article Prostate Cancer: Most Common Causes In The 21st Century appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Virtual care to become ‘new normal’ throughout GCC countries

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Middle East was on a transformational journey even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, where its healthcare system was concerned. The population – and the growing number of those with chronic diseases – had been rising for some time. This, coupled with a rapid and widespread penetration of digital tools and solutions into everyday life, was forcing the hand of healthcare leaders to accelerate the development of digital healthcare, to facilitate the improvement of patient care throu

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Telemedico closes €5.5M Series A funding for telehealth platform

Mobi Health News

The B2B platform, billed as the “plug and play” option for insurance companies, will use the funding to expand operations in new markets and add languages.

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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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A Look at the Financial Impact of COVID on Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

We’ve all heard the stories of how healthcare organizations have been impacted financially thanks to COVID-19. Not being allowed to do “elective” procedures has hit the bottom line of most healthcare organizations. The good news is that I’m starting to hear that many healthcare organizations are back to pre-pandemic levels.

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3 Applications of Light Therapy In Healthcare

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Innovation is at the heart of the healthcare sector as technology brings new tools and approaches to the table. For this reason, practitioners and healthcare providers are always looking into methods that revolutionize the way […]. The article 3 Applications of Light Therapy In Healthcare appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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How COVID-19 drove Lyft to launch essential care delivery program

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Population Health Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: How COVID-19 drove Lyft to launch essential care delivery program Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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Contributed: When fitness data becomes research data, your privacy may be at risk

Mobi Health News

Digital health and data experts illustrate the risk of sharing anonymized fitness data and call for systematic reform.

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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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Technology Partners Come Together To Make COVID-19 Vaccination Records Shareable

Healthcare IT Today

A group of large healthcare technology vendors has come together to make information on COVID-19 vaccinations more readily available. The Vaccination Credential Initiative, which is developing a standard model for organizations administering the COVID-19 vaccine, includes the CARIN Alliance, Cerner, Change Healthcare, The Commons Project Foundation, Epic, Evernorth, Mayo Clinic, Microsoft, MITRE, Oracle, Safe Health, […].

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Is Health Insurance Worth It?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. This is a common question for those weighing the options of whether to get insured or not. Over the past few years, affordable health has sparked debate in America and across the world. This has […]. The article Is Health Insurance Worth It? appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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The 'pivotal moment' for value-based care has arrived

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: The 'pivotal moment' for value-based care has arrived Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition Right Now:

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Emirates working on making COVID-19 travel requirements easier

Mobi Health News

Automating and centralising medical screenings via an app, and providing a completely contactless airport experience are two of the latest introductions by the UAE flag carrier.

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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.