Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and retail giant Walmart have opened the latest location as part of a joint effort help Vets in rural areas get better access to medical services, the first location for a new telehealth pilot program. WHY IT MATTERS. The store, located in Asheboro, North Carolina, is part of a public-private affiliation whereby Walmart donated equipment and space allowing Veterans to meet with a VA provider in a private room through video technology.

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 9, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Blaise Wabo, associate director, A-LIGN. As the technology industry continues to experience continuous, rapid change and advancements, other industries are faced with the challenge of incorporating these new technologies, creating rules and regulations in order to ensure the safety and privacy of consumers and businesses.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The following is a guest article by Dan Stevens, a member of Lenovo’s Health Care strategy team. Those of us of a certain age remember what computers used to be like. We each had a big, pale white computer tower on our desks, whirring and grinding and spewing out warm air like an overpriced space […].

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 9, 2019

tudents and teachers can effortlessly switch between VR and the real world with just one click in laboratory lessons, learning from the virtual human body and real cadavers simultaneously.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Partners HealthCare on Thursday announced a new five-year technology initiative designed to drive digital innovation, improve clinical care and enhance the patient experience. WHY IT MATTERS. Partners officials say the program – as part of its five-year systemwide strategy and rebranding designed to position it as "health care system of the future" – will focus on digital innovations for diagnostics, therapeutics, medical devices, analytics and population health.

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 11, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Elevator pitch CareClinic acts as a virtual advocate that enables patients and caregivers to analyze the entire treatment experience outside the clinical setting (including meds, meals, symptoms, side effects, activities and other experiences) and analyze the resulting patterns and correlations that can help improve outcomes using AI.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 9, 2019

tudents and teachers can effortlessly switch between VR and the real world with just one click in laboratory lessons, learning from the virtual human body and real cadavers simultaneously.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Nordics, Dutch are leading lights in ehealth in Europe Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Europe/UK

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 9, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Response by Kristin Simonini, vice president of product, Applause. Healthcare has long been looked at as a laggard when it comes to adopting digital services. Part of that is due to the stringent regulations of the industry and the sensitivity surrounding personally identifiable information.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 9, 2019

There’s something like cognitive dissonance as I prepare my 2020 Health Populi TrendCast of what to expect in the health/care ecosystem in the new year. One of my key pillars for health-making is food-as-medicine, and that opportunity in this moment resonates in this holiday season with Dickens’ “Best of Times, Worst of Times” context-setting that kicks off Great Expectations.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The employees were brought back after the company secured $5 million in emergency funding, but CNBC's report suggests that several are now looking elsewhere for work.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Ensuring health innovation helps, not hurts, disparities in care Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 12, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Adrian Johansen, freelance writer; @AdrianJohanse18. Developments in technology have had a profound impact on nearly every aspect of our lives. We can hardly get through an hour without tech having an effect on what we’re doing, let alone a full day.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Regardless of whether you’re a chronic patient or a casual visitor to your doctor, navigating the healthcare system is miserable. I saw this first hand recently when I and then my daughter got a simple wart on our hand. You’d think this wasn’t a big deal, but as usual we put off treating it. We […].

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Speakers at the Healthcare Security Forum in Boston discuss the rise of connected medical devices and what that means for a security team.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: How clinical research is benefiting from digital trials Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 10, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Leslie Wainwright, PhD., chief funding and innovation officer, Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI). Addressing the social determinants of health (SDoH) in communities is a hot topic of conversation in healthcare. The industry has bought into the theory that 20 percent of an individual’s health is determined by clinical care and the rest by […].

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2019

The following is a guest article by Troy Foster, Senior Manager of Communications Infrastructure. Over the years, I’ve participated in a number of clinical technology rollouts. As I’ve taken part in clinical workshops, discovery sessions, and training and go-live activities, providers are often conspicuously absent. At the same time, as I’ve talked to many clinical […].

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 11, 2019

iFit has added more than 77,000 paid subscribers in the last quarter, giving the company a userbase of roughly 330,000 members.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Primary topic: Medical Devices Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: In-home health devices need intelligent connection Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 9, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Abhinav Shashank, CEO, Innovaccer. After the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, insurers had to cut down on the “cherry-picking” of members and not provide insurance to just low-risk individuals. To some extent, the scope for earning high-profit margins had decreased for health insurance companies.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 13, 2019

One of the biggest decisions a triathlete makes is what type of gear to use. From bikes to shoes to padding, friction matters. And for athletes who want to perform well or even maximize their potential, fitness tracking matters. That’s why they spend hours deciding which smartwatch–and which features–to embrace. But even hard-core athletes can […].

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The algorithm used by the Ibex Second Read system was developed using advanced machine learning techniques and trained on data sets from Maccabi's pathology institute.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Primary topic: Patient Engagement Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Proactive voice interfaces enhance patient experience Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 7, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Response by Christopher Gerg, CISO and vice president of cyber risk management, Gillware. With 2020 nearly upon us, I am finding that many organizations are doing a poor job of prioritizing information security risks appropriately. Part of this is a product of how the information is presented and the context within which it is presented. […].

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 12, 2019

According to Pro Football Talk, 10 former NFL players including the well known Clinton Portis have been charged with defrauding a healthcare program for retired players. Here’s an excerpt from the report: The charges were filed in the Eastern District of Kentucky this week allege that the retired players submitted fradulent claims for medical equipment […].

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Both companies will also jointly explore how to break down the barrier between online and offline healthcare by means of innovative retail models connecting retail pharmacies, hospitals and primary healthcare in rural areas.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Empowering patients with easy-access remote monitoring Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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HealthStream

DECEMBER 12, 2019

It’s imperative to tackle the barriers to implementation paperless privileging with communication about its key benefits. After discussing the barriers, we address the benefits.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 13, 2019

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 12/13 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by John Lynn (@techguy) on the topic “2019 Health IT Year in Review” 2019 has been an exciting year for healthcare IT. We’ve seen the explosion of efforts by […].

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