Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has announced a 17 percent jump in telehealth visits compared with the previous fiscal year, and says the VA delivered more than 2.6 million episodes of telehealth care in FY 2019. WHY IT MATTERS. The VA report revealed more than 900,000 veterans used the agency's telehealth services in 2019, with their use of the VA Video Connect app, which connects Veterans to their care teams through a secure video session, jumping 235% in the same period.

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

At last months' Connected Health Conference, payer, pharma, and patient stakeholders discussed the value — and potential pitfalls — of involving patients in all parts of the innovation process.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

While at the CHIME 2019 Fall Forum conference in Phoenix, AZ, I had a great chance to sit in on one of the CIO focus groups at the event hosted by Optimum Healthcare IT. The session discussed a wide variety of topics including EHR optimization, EHR training, and other related topics. While listening to these […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. There’s no getting around it: prescription drugs are expensive. In fact, if you have a lousy insurance policy, you could end up paying thousands of dollars out-of-pocket just to get your hands on the medications that you need. Are you in this position?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Primary topic: Patient Engagement Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Building chatbots that speak the patient's 'language' Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In a small study, researchers found that 99% of patients given a multi-user version of VR therapy completed the treatment.

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HealthStream

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The International Day of Disabled Persons shows how much work needs to be done, both here and around the world, to ensure that everyone has access to, and inclusion within, public structures and activities.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

2019: Year in Review It's been an eventful year for health IT. Of course, that's been the case every year over the past decade since the first meaningful use checks were mailed out, kickstarting the digital healthcare age as we know it. But at the tail end of the 'teens, we see a flowering of innovation that could only have been dreamed of in 2010.

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Vasileios Nittas, doctoral candidate at the Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, looks at the impact of social media and digital self-tracking tools on public health.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

New research has found that healthcare organizations around the world have big plans for digital transformation but often stumble when it comes to implementing this process. Global marketing strategy and marketing consulting firm Simon-Kucher & Partners surveyed more than 120 managers from the pharma and medtech industries in August and September of this year to […].

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HealthStream

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Clinical reasoning, or clinical judgment, is a valuable and needed skill that nurses and other healthcare providers should cultivate, and also one that can be tricky to master and use properly.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Primary topic: Patient Engagement Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Using digital therapeutics to treat anxiety, depression Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The new feature will initially be available to Giant Eagle Pharmacy customers.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The use of computer-assistant coding has been percolating along for a while now but hasn’t taken over the healthcare industry. However, it could find a much more extensive place in the industry in coming years as AI becomes more widely accepted within healthcare organizations, a new survey suggests. According to Black Book Research, which conducted […].

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

World Pancreatic Cancer Day and Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month are here. Use this time to study your risks and see your physician for routine bloodwork and a checkup.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The Berlin-headquartered company's chief medical officer spoke at Slush, an event that took place in Finland last week.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

A New York HIE has concluded that it’s having the impact supporters of data sharing have always hoped for – generating a substantial level of healthcare savings. According to an announcement by the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC), organizations using the Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY) are reducing needless healthcare spending in […].

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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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NOVEMBER 29, 2019

World AIDS Day occurs Dec. 1, 2019 and is the perfect opportunity to assess what the healthcare community is doing around awareness, prevention, and treatment.

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On November 22, 2019, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Announced the indictment and arrest of an ophthalmologist for healthcare fraud. According to federal prosecutors, the eye doctor billed patients and insurance companies for millions of dollars for surgeries that he never performed from 2010 to 2017.

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The announcement comes not long after competitor One Drop began rolling out its similar offering in Apple Stores and Walmarts.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Healthcare data is critically important. It holds the secret to optimized workflows, improved patient experiences plus sound financial planning…and that’s just what we can do TODAY with the data. With artificial intelligence, machine learning and advanced analytics who knows what value we will be able to squeeze from the terabytes of data we generate in […].

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CMS.gov

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

As we enter into the final week of Medicare Open Enrollment, CMS is pleased to report that enrollment is brisk and we’re already seeing the positive impact of the new Medicare Plan Finder.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

While customer satisfaction with health insurance plans slightly increased between 2018 and 2019, patient satisfaction with hospitals fell in all three settings where care is delivered — inpatient, outpatient, and the emergency room, according to the 2018-2019 ACSI Finance, Insurance and Health Care Report. ACSI polls about 300,000 U.S. consumers each year to gauge satisfaction with over 400 companies in 46 industries.

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Following the acquisition 3D4Medical’s digital tools will be rolled into Elsevier’s suite of educational content.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Elsevier, a global information analytics business specializing in science and health, and part of RELX, has acquired 3D4Medical, the global anatomy education company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. 3D4Medical created Complete Anatomy, the world’s most advanced 3D anatomy platform, revolutionizing how students, educators, health professionals and patients understand and interact with anatomy.

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Employee engagement is a vital part in determining the success of a company's wellness program, and there are four trends to look for next year.

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The new feature will initially be available to Giant Eagle Pharmacy customers.

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Prices are a priority, with 91% saying that costs for medical services should be as readily available as prices on a restaurant menu.

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The company's former CEO, president and CFO are each facing multiple counts of wire fraud, bank fraud and mail fraud, among other charges.

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