Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 30, 2021

A bipartisan group comprising half of U.S. senators has reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021. The act would expand coverage of Medicare telehealth services and make some COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities permanent, among other provisions. "The last year has shown us that telehealth works, it’s popular, and it’s here to stay," said Sen.

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 29, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Deborah Hsieh, chief policy and strategy officer, Ciox Health. Congress enacted the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in 1996. In the 25 years since, healthcare and technology have advanced beyond what any […]. The article Expect More From HIPAA Proposed Changes: Easing Information Flow Shouldn’t Mean Reducing Health Data Privacy appeared first on electronichealt

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Health Populi

APRIL 27, 2021

In April 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control issued a report featuring evidence that in the month of March 2020, the coronavirus pandemic was not an equal-opportunity killer. Within just a couple of months of COVID-19 emerging in America, it became clear that health disparities were evident in outcomes due to complications from the coronavirus.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 29, 2021

The following is a guest article by Robin Gaster, CEO of Incumetrics. For 100 years, retailers have segmented the broad marketplace into groups – soccer moms, or Millennials, or New Yorkers, or readers… pretty much every retailer uses target segments like those. But Amazon has never been interested. Instead, it wants a segment of one: […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 28, 2021

When COVID-19 hit in early 2020, patient and provider needs shifted substantially – and consumer demand for telehealth options skyrocketed. This year, providers want to get back to running a profitable practice, and implementing a full virtual care strategy may very well be critical to achieving this goal. Mike Morgan is president of Updox, a vendor of a healthcare communication platform for in-person and virtual care.

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 27, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. According to Statista, in 2019, U.S. drug store and pharmacy sales totaled nearly 297 billion dollars. While there has been a big focus on pharmaceutical companies and their sky-high prices in the media, including previously […]. The article How New Drugs Are Priced appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 28, 2021

Interested members can download the Ginger app and provide their insurance information to gain access to the full suite of services.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 26, 2021

Prior to 2020, Colorado's Boulder Community Health had put the infrastructure in place to support telehealth, but struggled to gain adoption because of limited provider and patient demand. Many community members prefer face-to-face visits or a simple phone call. While there were certainly providers and patients who would prefer more advanced telehealth, the health system's efforts to launch a program had limited success.

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 27, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. As we grow older, our bodies age and slow down. This can lead to a few embarrassing and alarming situations. While it can take time for us to adjust to our bodies, there are tools […]. The article The Most Common Mobility Tools You Shouldn’t Hesitate to Buy appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 28, 2021

Kaia Health is announcing a $75 million Series C round (total raised to date: $125 million) to expand clinical capabilities and transform the treatment path for Musculoskeletal (MSK) and Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) care in the U.S. and Europe. Fundraising was led by an unnamed leading growth equity fund with support from existing investors, […].

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 29, 2021

The app is able to collect information about a user's cycle and give users alerts a few days before their period starts.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 26, 2021

A study by University of Michigan researchers published in Health Affairs this month found that direct-to-consumer telemedicine visits for acute respiratory infections were linked to more downstream visits. The researchers found that patients with initial direct-to-consumer telemedicine visits were more likely to obtain follow-up care within seven days than those who had sought in-person visits.

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 29, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Stephan Herron, chief executive officer and president, Scriptel Corporation. The providers at Boice-Willis Clinic adore their eClinicalWorks EHR, but with 67 of them in seven locations and 10 practice areas, fast electronic consent signing […].

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 29, 2021

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Teaching Professor in Health Technology (Open Rank) position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by University of Illinois and is in Illinois. Here’s a description of the position: Teaching […].

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 26, 2021

The program consists of seven learning modules that range from introductory topics in telehealth to clinical applications and regulatory considerations.

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HealthStream

APRIL 27, 2021

More frequent performance review process will also be key in recognizing that an employee may be working in an entirely new capacity, with a new skillset and duties, than they were prior. Organizations will need to pay special attention to individual employees’ goals.

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 27, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. For many of us, work gets in the way of exercise. There are simply not enough hours in the day to fit in all the work we have to do and a lengthy exercise routine. […]. The article Walking While Working: What Are The Health Benefits? appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 30, 2021

Cerner has struck a deal in which it will let a life insurance industry data vendor access patient records. Under the terms of the deal, risk management and digital services vendor MIB will be able to offer life insurance industry players access to 54 million patient medical records, as well as 5,400 patient portals. The […].

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 28, 2021

The integration with the Dubai Health Authority reportedly makes the emirate one of the first cities in the world to implement full digital verification of traveller COVID-19 medical records.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 28, 2021

Cardinal Health announced this week that it had launched a new platform aimed at addressing medication adherence challenges. The platform, which the company is calling Outcomes, combines several existing businesses to deliver tools for medication therapy management, digital patient engagement and telepharmacy. "Outcomes is the latest example of how we’re developing and investing in technology solutions and actionable data tools to enable more meaningful, cost-effective and outcomes-dr

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 27, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Respiratory health is a vital component of our overall health. The human respiratory system is a series of organs responsible for taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide – basically breathing!! The average adult breathes […]. The article Exercise Physiology and Respiratory Health appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 26, 2021

After I published my article last month suggesting that the Care Manager might be becoming the most influential person in healthcare, the Chief Medical Officer at my company CareCognitics, Spencer Kubo, asked me if he could expand the discussion and share the importance of the role doctors play in chronic care management as well. Before […].

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 28, 2021

With this consent-driven initiative, Eden Health aims to give both employers and their workforce assurance that job sites can safely reopen and remain open.

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HealthStream

APRIL 29, 2021

The only certain thing about 2021 is that there will be more uncertainty across the healthcare continuum. Steps taken now to reimagine performance reviews and evaluations will bring continuity and clarity to managers and employees alike.

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 29, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Devin Partida, technology writer and the editor-in-chief, ReHack.com. Many aspects of modern health care are increasingly dependent on IT professionals. Here are five challenges those experts are likely to encounter this year and some potential […].

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 27, 2021

Cyberattacks are particularly devasting in healthcare. Site outages, data breaches, and ransomware all disrupt the delivery of care and have severe financial consequences. At the same time, slow application and network performance frustrates clinicians and patients alike. Healthcare CIOs must strike the right balance between these two seemingly opposing forces – security vs performance.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 30, 2021

Ztartup is part of Dubai SME, which falls under the government’s Department of Economic Development.

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HealthStream

APRIL 28, 2021

The new Opioids Stewardship course from NQF and HealthStream allows clinicians who do not have much experience with opioids to grow in knowledge, while those with strong practical skills can add to their own awareness.

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 29, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Matthew Oldham, vice president of engineering, Graphium Health. Over the course of my career, working in a variety of industries, I have developed certain design patterns when modeling data that guide my approach to […]. The article Healthcare Interoperability: Three Reasons Technologists Must Engage With Doctors When Designing appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 28, 2021

When the pandemic hit, healthcare organizations were thrown into reaction mode, with many long-term projects being shelved indefinitely. However, health leaders were able to take some steps which not only addressed some of their current needs but set the stage for future growth. That’s been the case for customers of interoperability solutions vendor Lyniate, which […].

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