Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

A team of French cognitive scientists has addressed the urgent issue of vaccine hesitancy within many EU countries and proposes a new approach. With a study published in October this year, the researchers successfully demonstrated that the reluctance to be vaccinated could be decreased by deploying chatbot technology. WHY IT MATTERS. The chatbot study involved researchers from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research IN

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Compliance Now

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

By: Jennifer Berman, CEO, MZQ Consulting. On November 22, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published proposed regulations that introduce significant changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting process for both large and small employers. These changes specifically impact the Form 1095-B & Form 1095-C distribution deadline and good faith transition relief.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Making caregivers' lives easier should be one of the primary goals of any healthcare provider organization's IT shop. Throwing too many solutions with too many workflows and too many log-ins at physicians and nurses is a recipe for failure. With telehealth a mainstream technology today because of the necessities of the COVID-19 pandemic, caregivers need the technology to be a natural part of their workflow and an easy way to connect with patients.

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The CHIME Digital Health Most Wired survey found 26% of healthcare organizations reported a quarter or more of their patients have used telehealth, compared with only 7% in 2019.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The six partners of EIT Health met earlier this month in Vienna, ahead of the planned launch of Austria’s new EIT Health Regional Innovation Hub in early 2022. They discussed how the hub is going to operate across Austria and how it is going to be linked into the European network of EIT Health. WHAT’S THE IMPACT. The six partners who will jointly establish the regional EIT Health network in Austria are: The Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT).

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Epic's sepsis algorithm may have caused alert fatigue with 43% alert increase during pandemic. rtorrence. Tue, 11/23/2021 - 12:45.

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Global healthtech has received $51.3 billion in investment this year, marking new highs for venture capitalist interest in the sector and identifying London as the fastest growing health tech hub globally.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The UK government has launched a “far-reaching review” into the impact of potential bias in the design and use of medical devices. Race Equality Foundation CEO Jabeer Butt welcomed the review, but said it was not enough to explain the disproportionate deaths of Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people from COVID-19. The review will examine medical devices currently on the market to identify where systematic bias and risk exist and make recommendations on how these issues should

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Federal jury holds pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens and Walmart responsible for role in opioid crisis. hlandi. Tue, 11/23/2021 - 17:09.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

While most of us were getting ready for Thanksgiving, the big announcement this week was that athenahealth has changed hands from Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital to new owners Hellman & Friedman and Bain Capital for $17 billion. That’s a pretty solid return considering athenahealth was acquired for $5.7 billion 3 years ago. As […].

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Baby boomers are less likely to see therapists or psychiatrists, despite the growing need during the pandemic. Telehealth could help lower those barriers to care.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The group of leading experts gathered virtually to discuss the importance of harnessing technology to gain health insights from data, and their findings were discussed on Day Two of the HIMSS21 Middle East session around 'Leveraging Data and Technology to Advance Population Health Management' The session participants were: Dr Ada Al-Qunaibet, Director of Public Health Research and Health Statistics, Public Health Authority Saudi Arabia; Dr Charles Alessi, Chief Clinical Officer, HIMSS, U

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Major insurers won't pay for Biogen's Alzheimer’s drug until they get more proof that it works: Bloomberg survey. rking. Mon, 11/22/2021 - 16:43.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

In the following interview with Sammie Mosier, Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive, HCA Healthcare, we dive into HCA’s Cohesive Nursing Agenda aimed at improving the nurse experience. Plus, we dive into some of the ways they’re utilizing technology in this effort. What is HCA’s Cohesive Nursing Agenda? The Cohesive Nursing Agenda is a […].

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Artificial intelligence's potential role in preoperative and intraoperative planning – and surgical robotics.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Patients with do-not-resuscitate orders have worse outcomes, higher death rates, study finds. agliadkovskaya. Wed, 11/24/2021 - 13:09.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

What You Should Know: XRHealth received a patent to measure sway and conduct a fall risk assessment in virtual and augmented reality. XRHealth , the leader in extended reality and therapeutic telehealth applications, announces today that they received a patent to measure sway and conduct a fall risk assessment using virtual reality and augmented reality therapy.

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Lindera’s ‘SturzApp’ facilitates motion analysis via an app, using smartphone or tablet cameras to track movement and reduce the risk of falls in seniors.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

HHS warns of increasing zero-day attacks in healthcare. rtorrence. Wed, 11/24/2021 - 11:05.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Leigh Burchell, Vice President of Policy & Government Affairs, Allscripts. Information exchange and data availability are now a cost of doing business but establishing a robust strategy for that exchange and compliance with the new regulation from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology takes careful planning. Healthcare organizations can achieve and maintain compliance by following these six takeaways: 1.

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Digital care applications are among the most wanted innovations in the Germany.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Amid Talkspace leadership exodus and stock freefall, law firms investigating potential claims of securities violations. hlandi. Wed, 11/24/2021 - 11:09.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

What You Should Know: Cardiologs announced today that the FDA has cleared their algorithm to be used for the pediatric population – younger than 18. Their technology can now analyze ECG readings for atrial arrhythmias across all age groups. Cardiologs , a medical technology company committed to transforming cardiac diagnostics using medical-grade artificial intelligence and cloud technology, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

A randomized controlled trial across 8 acute care hospitals showed patients that were part of a Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) program after surgery, were 5.3% less likely to be readmitted, 13.9% less likely to report pain 7 days after surgery, and 24.2% safer because medication errors were detected early on. Background The trial was conducted […].

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Federal officials, scholars, chief information officers and two sitting U.S. senators weigh in on their experiences with virtual care and their predictions for the future.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Two private equity firms near $17B deal to acquire Athenahealth: WSJ report. hlandi. Sun, 11/21/2021 - 21:34.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Joey Cavanaugh, Chief Operations Officer at Zotec Partners. Healthcare providers typically rely on a multitude of vendors to help them deliver care to patients. Some partnerships flourish seamlessly, while others are burdensome and take more resources to maintain. Depending on time and interests, physicians themselves may or may not work directly with revenue cycle management vendors; however, healthcare administrators communicate with vendor representatives more frequently — weekly or even dail

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