Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 5, 2020

Digital tools such as telehealth, remote patient monitoring, data analytics and even consumer-facing AI-based chatbots could play a key role in containing the outbreak of COVID-19 and help people who think they've been exposed to the novel coronavirus – but experts warn that such tools are not a cure-all. For example, AI-based algorithms could be most helpful in providing information about patients who have already been diagnosed with COVID-19 or who are suspected of being infected.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 4, 2020

"SweynTooth" impacts several microchip and medical device manufacturers, and could allow bad actors to wirelessly crash or access these products, according to the agency.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 5, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Today, following recent reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HIMSS announced it is clearly necessary to cancel the 2020 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition. […]. The article HIMSS Announces Cancellation of The 2020 Global Health Conference & Exhibition appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 5, 2020

Update: HIMSS has published a HIMSS Cancellation FAQ We’re sorry to report that the HIMSS 2020 annual conference in Orlando has been cancelled. Here’s the email that was sent out by HIMSS. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we have continued to monitor the situation with COVID-19 (coronavirus). Made apparent by recent reports […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 4, 2020

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 2, 2020

Dom Raban, CEO of Xploro, and Pamela Kato, CEO of HopeLab, will be talking about their efforts at the HIMSS & Health 2.0 European conference this May.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 3, 2020

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 3/6 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Joy Rios (@askjoyrios) and Robin Roberts (@RRobertseHealth) from Chirpy Bird (@chirpybirdhit) on the topic of “Chronic Care Management, a growing piece of the digital health landscape” For many […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 5, 2020

At HIMSS20, prominent telemedicine technology vendor American Well will preview its new home TV system, dubbed CarePort, which will be commercially available at a date yet to be announced. The idea behind CarePort, powered by American Well and its vendor partner Solaborate, is to transform a patient's home into a virtual hospital room. CarePort is designed to smooth the transition between the hospital and the home.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 4, 2020

Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Dr. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) sent a follow-up letter to Ascension CEO Joesph Impicciche regarding privacy concerns about Project Nightingale.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 6, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) took additional actions to ensure America’s patients, healthcare facilities and clinical laboratories are prepared to respond to the 2019-Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). CMS has developed a second Healthcare […].

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 6, 2020

As someone who contributes to a health IT publication, I get to see how a broad cross-section of the industry markets itself. This includes access to a plentiful helping of buzzwords. These days, as most of you have seen, one of the hottest buzzwords in the health tech sphere is “patient engagement.” On the whole, […].

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HealthStream

MARCH 6, 2020

It is interesting that there is a link between the way we feel about our environment, the way the day has gone, the people around us, what it is we are having to learn, and many other feelings directly to how we learn and retain information. This is definitely true for healthcare training.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 4, 2020

Based on the latest figures from the World Health Organization, as of the morning of 3 March, there have been nearly 91,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 globally.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 6, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Connected Nation (CN), through its state program Connected Nation Michigan (CN Michigan), released a study that examines the use and perceptions of telehealth in rural areas with a focus on Michigan counties. Researchers found, among […]. The article Healthcare From Anywhere: Study Looks At The Impact of Telehealth In Rural America appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 4, 2020

A common situation that occurs for many executives is allowing their network to go stagnant. It’s easy to do when you have a stable job, have no intention of leaving your job, and are too busy to reach out to your connections. However, it’s important to keep a solid, active network even when you’re not […].

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Exeed Regulatory Compliance

MARCH 5, 2020

Global outbreak of the recent novel coronavirus needs an all-hands-on-deck approach. Here is how QA/RA professionals in the medical industry can help. A novel coronavirus, now called SARS-CoV-19, was first detected in the Hubei province of China in early December 2019. It rapidly caused a widespread epidemic in China and has spread to over 50 countries outside of China with more than 90,000 confirmed cases and 3000 deaths at the time of this blog article.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 5, 2020

An interview with Daniel Forslund, chairman of the innovation and development committee in the region of Stockholm, Sweden.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 6, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The past decade of healthcare delivery has been dominated by the electronic health record (EHR), which has consumed vast hospital budgets and executive mindshare. However, 35 percent of hospital executives say if they could go […]. The article 35% of Hospital CEOs Wish They Had Chosen A Different EHR appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 5, 2020

Ordr, the leader in security for enterprise IoT and unmanaged devices, today announced funding from Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente Ventures. The additional funding comes after the company announced its Series B this past December. The company has now raised approximately $50 million. The additional investment validates the company’s strategy of delivering security software to organizations that are implementing preventative security […].

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HealthStream

MARCH 5, 2020

Even for highly rated healthcare organizations that are achieving very good clinical outcomes for patients, nurse scheduling can be one of multiple operational inefficiencies with major downstream consequences. Here are some of the ways it can fail to work for nurses.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 2, 2020

Prescription drug information and names were exposed, but financials and social security numbers were not.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 4, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Xealth announced recent survey findings that examine the digital health expectations of new or expectant mothers compared to the services received from healthcare providers. The last few years have seen a movement towards offering patients […]. The article Xealth Survey Shows Digital Health Divide Between Patient Expectations and Current State appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 3, 2020

For what seems like an eternity, providers have been struggling with quality reporting requirements imposed by the MIPS program. Now, at long last, CMS seems to be taking steps to ease the MIPS burden via the magic of EHRs. According to a piece in Fierce Healthcare, CMS administrator Seema Verma has a plan to shift […].

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HealthStream

MARCH 4, 2020

Though we hear a lot about physician burnout, this condition is also a significant problem in nursing. To reduce the likelihood of nurse burnout, healthcare organizations should take an active role in developing and fostering resilient environments.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 2, 2020

Last week, Singapore-based Veredus Laboratories announced that it has obtained the Provisional Authorization from the Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) for its VereCoV Detection Kit following the company’s rapid launch of this kit as a “Research Use Only” (RUO) test in late January, which was reported by MobiHealthNews here.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 4, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Adoption of digital health tools has grown significantly among all physicians since 2016 when the American Medical Association (AMA) first benchmarked the integration of emerging health technology into clinical practice. New AMA research released today […].

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 4, 2020

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Manager Healthcare Provider Data position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Tower Health and is available in Pennsylvania. Here’s a description of the position: Reading Hospital – Tower […].

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HealthStream

MARCH 3, 2020

Knowing the difference between staff training and staff competency could help long-term care providers avoid headaches, penalties, and other operational negatives related to the rollout of Final Rule Stage 3.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 5, 2020

The company is also sponsoring a free video consultation for the first 400 people accessing the service.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 3, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Vladimir Kuzmenko, SVP of sales and business development, NIX United. As healthcare becomes increasingly complex, the role of technology is evolving to offer new and innovative solutions that allow healthcare practices the opportunity to better […].

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