Electronic Health Reporter

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Kali Durgampudi, chief technology, innovation officer, Greenway Health. Like so many industries in today’s Third Industrial Revolution, the pace of innovation in healthcare today is fast and ever-changing. New technologies – like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, big data, the Internet of Things (IoT) and voice recognition – are at the heart of applications […].

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Patients searching online for health information and health care provider reviews is mainstream in 2019. Digital health tracking is now adopted by 4 in 10 U.S. consumers. Rock Health’s Digital Health Consumer Adoption Report for 2019 was developed in collaboration with the Stanford Medicine Center for Digital Health. Rock Health’s research has tracked peoples’ use of telemedicine, wearable technology, digital health tracking, and online health information since 2015, and the r

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Schools turning to telehealth to improve care for the underserved Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

According to Google's blog post announcing the acquisition, we can expect to see more "Made by Google" wearables alongside Fitbit devices running Wear OS.

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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 30, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Aaron Perreira, director of integrated marketing, Kareo. Over 70% of independent medical practices agree that the time demands of electronic health records (EHR) data entry detracts from care delivery. Simultaneously, 69% of independent practices state that integrated technology solutions are needed to improve the efficiency and profitability of their practices.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 29, 2019

While 75 million people in the U.S. have a smart people at home, only 1 in 13 Americans have used a voice assistant like Alexa or Google Assistant for health care. But over one-half of consumers would like to access a voice assistant for some aspect of their health care, according to a study from Orbita and Voicebot , Voice Assistant Consumer Adoption in Healthcare.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Emphasizing users' privacy, the tool aims to synthesize preventive care recommendations from major professional and federal health organizations into simple, consumer-friendly recommendations and reminders.

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Electronic Health Reporter

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. While working in the tech industry can be rewarding due to the creation & implementation of process improvement, it also can be a demanding and high-stress environment. Companies are beginning to take notice and are looking to avoid employee burnout and improve overall morale in order to increase not only productivity, but to decrease turnover […].

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HealthStream

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Emerging technologies and the demographic impact of an aging population are driving many of the nursing profession changes that we are seeing in 2019.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 28, 2019

People in the U.S. rank prescription drugs, lab tests, emergency room visits, dental and vision care, preventive services, chronic disease management and mental health care as the “most essential” health care services, according to the 2019 Survey of America’s Patients conducted by The Physicians Foundation. When asked what factors contribute to rising health care costs in America, most consumers cite the cost of prescription drugs.

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Aflac Corporate Ventures led the round with participation from NMC, Nippon Life Insurance Company, Susquehanna International Group, Sojitz Corporation, Zuelling Pharma and Silicon Valley Bank.

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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 30, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ed Cladera, MD, medical director, AristaMD. Over the past few years, there have been encouraging improvements in the realm of mental health care in the United States. Initiatives to improve mental health outcomes, such as the Affordable Care Act (2010), have been primarily aimed at requiring increased insurance coverage to encompass mental health services […].

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Total HIPAA

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Audit logs are a critical – not to mention required – way for your company to monitor activity on your network. A newsletter on the importance of importance of HIPAA logging requirements states this: 1. “Audit logs are records of events based on applications, user, and systems. Audit trails involve audit logs of applications, users, and systems.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 28, 2019

At the recent Information Builders Symposium for Canada’s Public Sector event (#IBAnalyticsSymposium), one key message was reinforced by presenters over and over – successful adoption of data analytics depends as much on soft skills as it does hard data. While it’s true that you need a good data foundation for any analytics initiative, you also […].

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 30, 2019

A new exploratory collaboration with Ironwood Pharmaceuticals comes just a couple weeks after the digital therapeutics startup ended a commercialization relationship with Novartis' Sandoz.

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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 29, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Eric Hamborg, co-founder and chief commercial officer, MOBE. Last month, I was honored to join some of the country’s most elite healthcare executives at the Health Care Executive Group Annual Forum – a closed-door forum to engage in in-depth discussions about challenges and opportunities facing the healthcare industry today.

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HealthStream

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias continue to grow in prevalence among seniors, and providers need to step up efforts to identify issues early so appropriate care can be provided.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 29, 2019

As most of you know, I’m lucky to attend a wide variety of health IT conferences every year. It helps that I live in Las Vegas where a lot of conferences come, but we also find it’s important to be out there connecting with people and learning about the latest health IT happenings. Attending so […].

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Child Health Imprints (CHIL), a neo-natal focused tech startup from Singapore, recently announced it has raised $2.3 million in its pre-Series A funding round led by healthcare investor HealthXCapital, which focuses on healthcare tech investments in South and South-east Asia. Other participants of the round include Enterprise Singapore’s (a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry) investment arm Seeds Capital and high net worth individuals.

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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 28, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. It is a personal choice if you want to seek professional care for your aging parents or grandparents. As a family member, it is ultimately your responsibility to understand all the pros and cons of daycare organizations. Only then you can make a decision about which one is the most suitable for you and also […].

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The Health Law Firm

OCTOBER 31, 2019

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On October 1, 2019, a Florida doctor was implicated in what federal investigators say is one of the largest health care fraud schemes ever charged. According to prosecutors, the doctor allegedly authorized genetic testing for patients he never met, in a state where he’s not licensed to practice medicine.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

The big healthcare news today was something we’d heard rumored for a few days already. Google will be acquiring Fitbit for the tidy sum of $2.1 billion (See the Google announcement and Fitbit press release for details). This number is particularly interesting since Fitbit’s IPO in 2015 that valued it at $4.1 billion. Hard to […].

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 29, 2019

All of the life insurer’s members with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes will have access to the service, which offers savings on premiums.

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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 28, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Modern people have to deal with a busy schedule every day. As a result, people find it challenging to take care of their oral health. Unfortunately, we tend to put a career on top of everything else. Once you have made the decision to focus on diet, workout, hydrating, and sleeping properly, you experience that […].

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HealthStream

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Here are four ways healthcare professionals can stay abreast of what is happening on a national scale in the industry—mainly by learning how different organizations across the nation are trying to solve similar problems.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 31, 2019

At first glance, the news item didn’t seem that noteworthy. The Cleveland Clinic, which has worked with telehealth vendor American Well since 2014, has been delivering routine care and access to a small selection of specialists. Now, it had announced that it was going to mount a joint venture with AmWell to offer virtual care. […].

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Mobi Health News

OCTOBER 28, 2019

A recent survey of 100 GPs in the UK found that nearly 80% viewed “poor IT and tech support” as main barriers to the spread and adoption of video consultations.

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Electronic Health Reporter

OCTOBER 28, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. After constant studying, medical internships, and rotations, in the end, graduating with a medical degree is a proud moment. Even with the excitement, most of the students get overwhelmed on what to do next so they can land their first job. The searches for the ideal healthcare job is both exhilarating and overwhelming.

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HealthStream

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The history of opioid use in the United States, especially the recent decades of abuse, tells us that the crisis wasn’t just an accident. Decisions were made by individuals and corporations that led to our current state of calamity, with certain key lessons for the healthcare industry.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Health care has come slowly to artificial intelligence, but in the past year or so a number of providers and insurers have followed the path forged by other industries and applied machine learning seriously to health care costs and treatments. Naturally, the risks of doing something wrong are high in health care, so special attention […].

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