Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

A new report predicts that cybercriminals will use strategies honed in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis to wreak havoc in 2021. The report, released this week from consumer credit reporting company Experian, notes that the pivot to new technologies necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic will continue to leave businesses, including those in the healthcare industry, vulnerable to data breaches.

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 11, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Kate Skurat, licensed mental health counselor. Widespread access to the internet over a plethora of devices has made it extremely easy to access online information and services. What’s more, an increasing number of businesses, […]. The article Betterhelp Vs.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The following is a guest article by Mike Noshay, MSE, Founder and Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer at Verinovum. As 2020 comes to a close, healthcare industry leaders are looking ahead to 2021 with excitement and anticipation. This year has brought a number of challenges and opportunities for innovation, but how will they shape the […].

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The Google Health Studies platform is already enrolling Android users into a 100,000-person investigation of acute respiratory illnesses conducted alongside Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School researchers.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Cloud Computing Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Mature health systems recognize the importance of context and design virtual care programs accordingly: Telehealth looks different for millennials and retirees, rural and urban patients and population groups with fundamentally different healthcare needs.

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 11, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Anish Sebastian, CEO, Babyscripts Remember Instagram’s “Ten Year Challenge”? When ‘grammars were posting pictures of themselves from a decade before, next to one from the present day? Now we’re seeing the “2020 Challenge” — […]. The article Six Digital Health Trends For 2021 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Doctors much be taught how to connect with their patients even when they aren't in the same room, says. NYU's Dr. Katharine Lawrence.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

At few times in recent memory has the resolve of hospitals and health systems across the U.S. – and the wherewithal of the information systems and digital data that keep them running – been put to the test quite like it was in 2020. An all-hands-on-deck push from heroic physicians and nurses to save the lives of as many COVID-19 inpatients as possible.

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 10, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Bill DeLisi, CEO and CTO, GOFBA, Inc. In October 2020 a joint advisory by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Department of Health and Human Services and the FBI noted there is a […]. The article Tips For Preventing Ransomware Among U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The following is a guest article by Suzanne Cogan, Chief Commercial Officer at SPH Analytics. Effective patient engagement is widely known to be tied to high quality care, outcomes, and cost savings. And while the healthcare industry continually stresses the importance of that connection, few stakeholders are truly extracting the greatest value from their strategies. […].

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Host Jonah Comstock welcomes John Sharp to the show on the occasion of his retirement from HIMSS. Until recently the director of thought advisory at HIMSS, John has worn many hats in his career and become one of the most well-known, respected and beloved voices in the digital health community. We talked about that community, John's career, and all the ways the space has changed and developed – not to mention where we see it headed next.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Cerner announced Thursday a new offering developed through the investment it made this summer in digital prescription platform Xealth. It will not offer its customers a centralized digital ordering and monitoring system, delivered right from the electronic health record, to help providers more easily deploy and manage digital tools and smartphone applications for their patients.

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 7, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Krishna Kurapati, CEO, QliqSOFT. For the first time in our lives, we have been able to see how artificial intelligence would influence a pandemic from identification and tracking to treatment and vaccination. Two things […]. The article AI Comes of Age During the COVID-19 Pandemic appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 7, 2020

On November 20, 2020, CMS together with OIG announced some long anticipated changes to the Stark Law and to the Anti-Kickback statute. Considering the law was enacted in 1989 and has had very little change since, many people had wanted changes. The process of revising the Stark Law started with an RFI in June 2018 […].

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The Virti technology is intended to be used remotely to minimise in-person training during the pandemic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 9, 2020

"The reality is that we are dangerously insecure," reads the introduction to the report released earlier this year from the bipartisan national Cyberspace Solarium Commission. "Your entire life – your paycheck, your healthcare, your electricity – increasingly relies on networks of digital devices that store, process, and analyze data.

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 8, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. There are many different types of medical practices within the nursing and medical industry. A practice can be described as a medical business structure in which physicians and registered nurses can choose to work within. […]. The article The Different Types of Medical Practices appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 8, 2020

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 12/11 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Brian Mack (@BFMack and @BrianMiHIN) from @MiHIN on the topic “Exploring Healthcare 3.0“ Despite the unusual days we are currently navigating, the calendar marches unrelentingly forward. […].

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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

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The tech giant is adding new searches for COVID-19 vaccines, new funds for fact-checking initiatives and efforts to remove misleading content.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City has had a serious challenge throughout 2020: to keep in touch with patients who do not have COVID-19 during the pandemic. THE PROBLEM. At the beginning, during the first surge, people were too scared to get out of their homes – let alone come to the hospital – and the Mount Sinai clinics emptied almost overnight.

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 9, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Fahad Aziz, co-founder and chief technology officer, Caremerge. As senior care providers brace for a potential second wave of COVID-19, they must hone their plans to keep residents safe, happy, and healthy while in […]. The article Leveraging EHR and Wellness Data To Improve The Lives of Older Adults appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 9, 2020

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Telehealth Systems Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Valley Health and is located in Virginia. Here’s a description of the position: Who We Are Valley Health […].

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The study’s results suggest that social media data can be used in addition to clinical assessment to support decision-making.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Primary topic: Population Health Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Maintaining continuity of care during COVID-19 pandemic Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: EMEA Right Now:

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 7, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was adopted in 1996. It seeks to ensure the secure management of healthcare information and outlines guidelines that all healthcare organizations and employees must follow to manage […].

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2020

LeanTaaS, Inc., a Silicon Valley software innovator that increases patient access and transforms operational performance for healthcare providers, announced a $130 million Series D funding round led by Insight Partners with participation from Goldman Sachs. The funds will be used to invest in building out the existing suite of products (iQueue for Operating Rooms, iQueue for […].

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Together, the two companies will provide healthcare teams across the continuum of care with access to real-time patient data at any stage of a patient’s healthcare journey.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 9, 2020

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 6, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Statistics say that the average person changes their job between five and seven times in their lives. As we grow older, although the frequency of these changes slows, the importance of them grows. No longer […]. The article Why Are More People Turning To Nursing Later In Life?

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The following is a guest article by Sam Dorshorst, Account Executive at Documo. COVID-19 exposed many dangerous flaws in our healthcare system, not least of which is the inability of providers to easily share life-saving information wherever and whenever it’s needed. With an influx of patients in need of immediate and critical care, providers have […].

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