Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 15, 2019

CLEVELAND – At the Cleveland Clinic and HIMSS Patient Experience Summit on Wednesday, two experts showed how skills of human interaction are essential to the success of organizational missions. Technology is transforming communication, and artificial intelligence is becoming more mature and capable every day. But some bedrock human qualities are what will truly enable positive transformation for healthcare organizations: civility, respect, empathy, collaboration, storytelling.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 16, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Karen Way, global practice lead for data and intelligence, NTT DATA Services. A recent study conducted by NTT DATA Services and Oxford Economics highlighted the top three challenges identified by healthcare executives and consumers: standardizing and sharing of data across the healthcare spectrum, preparing for and adapting to regulatory changes and recruiting or retaining […].

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Health Populi

MAY 16, 2019

At least one in three people who have tried out virtual health care have done so because they use technology in all aspects of life and want to do the same with their healthcare. This data point has informed my vision for self-care and the home as our health hub, bolstered in part through the research of Accenture from which this first graphic comes.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 13, 2019

The KardiaMobile 6L builds upon its predecessor with a third electrode placed on its back side, allowing cardiologists better insight into device owners' arrhythmias.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 13, 2019

Primary topic: Patient Engagement Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Patient engagement: Technology is just one piece of the solution Featured Decision Content:

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 13, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Robbie Hughes, founder and CEO, Lumeon. When you think of an industry that’s mastered the creation of a seamless, digitally integrated experience for the customer journey, the airline and travel sector is unlikely the first that comes to mind. The experience has become so seamless as to be practically invisible, and any breakdown in […].

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Mobi Health News

MAY 14, 2019

Governments, industry and regulators worldwide are trying to make the pharmaceutical supply chain more bullet-proof and the use of blockchain based track and trace technology has been hailed as a possible solution. Blockchain is an electronic cryptographic ledger which creates an immutable record of all events throughout the supply chain, allowing digital information to be distributed without being copied.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 13, 2019

Change Healthcare on Monday unveiled the most recent version of InterQual 2019, its flagship clinical decision support technology. WHY IT MATTERS. In addition to thousands of new content updates, the company says InterQual is now configured with an eye toward hospital at home models, which have been shown to lower mortality rates and generally improve outcomes and lower costs.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 13, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ken Congdon, content marketing manager, Hyland Healthcare. Each year, Hyland Healthcare conducts focus groups with HIMSS members representing top healthcare provider organizations. The interactive, in-depth discussions always reveal powerful insights we can use to improve our solutions.

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Health Populi

MAY 14, 2019

People who are in poor health or use more health care services are more likely to report multiple unmet social needs, such as food insecurity, unsafe neighborhoods, lack of good housing, social isolation, and poor transportation access, found through a survey conducted by McKinsey. The results are summarized in Addressing the Social Determinants of Health.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 15, 2019

This week at the Cleveland Clinic Patient Experience: Empathy and Innovation Summit, clinicians discussed the international efforts of implementing technology in healthcare.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 17, 2019

Cone Health, a Greensboro, North Carolina-based multi-hospital health system with 150 locations, had a telemedicine system in place for more than 12 years. THE PROBLEM. This technology did not update to meet the needs of Cone’s tele-ICU unit and there was not readily available technical support when issues occurred. The old technology also required staff to access two separate systems for their workflow.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 14, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Jessica Kojima, vice president of professional services, AdvancedMD. Medical providers often battle inefficient and piecemeal software configurations that constitute the technological lifelines of their practices. Even if current solutions aren’t integrated to meet their needs, they sometimes feel it is easier to stick with what they’ve got instead of considering the possibility of upheaval. [&

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Health Law Gurus

MAY 16, 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court has just issued a unanimous decision in the case Cochise Consultancy Inc. et al. v. U.S. ex. rel Hunt (decided on May 13, 2019), that qui tam whistleblowers can invoke the ‘”government knowledge” three-year tolling provision in the False Claims Act (the “FCA”) suits. The qui tam provisions in the FCA have been the federal government’s most powerful tool for combatting fraudulent contracts and healthcare false claims to the U.S. governmen

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Mobi Health News

MAY 16, 2019

The pharmacy benefit manager will be vetting each of the tools featured within the new formulary for therapeutic value, usability, security, privacy and cost effectiveness.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 15, 2019

Primary topic: Patient Engagement Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Designing health IT that keeps patients at the center of care Featured Decision Content:

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 14, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. When you see a breakdown of your costs on a medical bill, you might be shocked at how the expensive costs add up. Even small things, like getting an ibuprofen, help rack up a huge total. If you don’t have insurance, or your insurance doesn’t fully cover the bill, it can be difficult to pay […].

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HealthStream

MAY 15, 2019

Understanding the risks inherent in sterile and nonsterile compounding and incorporating established standards into daily practice is essential for patient safety. Ensure staff is aware of the risks involved with this treatment option.

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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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Mobi Health News

MAY 17, 2019

At the Cleveland Clinic Patient Experience Summit, representatives from the two health systems explain how listening to patients inspired care coordination tools, health finance platforms and a patient scheduler.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 17, 2019

More than €250,000 will be put into the telehealth project "TeleSchwindelTriage" from Bavaria over the next two and a half years, Bavaria's health minister Melanie Huml announced in Munich at the beginning of May, to help detect strokes early on. The telemedicine network in Bavaria is supported and promoted by the health ministry and the German Foundation for Neurology.

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The Health Law Firm

MAY 14, 2019

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On March 22, 2019, the widower of a naval officer who died four months after childbirth, urged the US Supreme Court to loosen a long-standing precedent known as the Feres doctrine. The doctrine prevents active duty military service members from suing the government in court for injuries that are "incident to military service.

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HealthStream

MAY 14, 2019

Understanding the what, where, and why of coding audits provides a deeper understanding of what they are designed to do and the many benefits they offer to healthcare providers and systems.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 16, 2019

Clifford Goldsmith, chief medical officer and national director of US providers at Microsoft Health and Life Sciences, discusses best practice for creating tools that engage patients and providers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 15, 2019

Primary topic: Innovation Pulse Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: How Duke is accelerating innovation in healthcare delivery Featured Decision Content:

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Mobi Health News

MAY 16, 2019

Remember that you are partners who have come together because you each have unique skills that the other cannot replicate on their own.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 17, 2019

The health system combines high tech and high touch to improve patient experience — and dramatically increase appointment booking.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 13, 2019

Panelists at Cleveland Clinic's Patient Experience: Empathy and Innovation Summit discuss the challenges and opportunities of conveying empathy through digital tools.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 13, 2019

Durham, North Carolina-based RelayOne has raised $500,000 in seed funding from Cofounders Capital, a tech-focused venture fund located in Cary, North Carolina. WHAT THEY DO Founded by two frustrated medical device sales reps, RelayOne is focused on solving communication issues in the operating room.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 13, 2019

Sensors described in the European Patent Office filing could be placed underneath the user's mattress or pillow.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 13, 2019

Zebra Medical Vision's tool interprets medical imaging and flags potential cases for specialist review.

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