Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 3, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Kayla Matthews, freelance journalist, Productivity Bytes. Although Google first gained prominence as a search engine, it quickly moved into other sectors, like smart home tech and cloud computing. One of the latest projects associated with the brand relates to health care, or, more specifically, electronic health records (EHR).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 3, 2020

The TytoHome is a device that can accurately capture exam data on lungs, ears, eyes and other vitals routinely during any doctor visit. Equipped with a camera for video conferencing, it enables physicians to perform remote checkups. The device made it into Time’s 2019 100 Best Inventions list , illustrating just how widespread telehealth has come.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2020

The following is a guest article by Gee Mathen, Assistant Director of Pharmacy Applications and Technical Services, Texas Children’s Hospital. The largest children’s hospital in the U.S. has implemented a phased rollout of automation solutions from Omnicell to minimize dosing risks unique to pediatric care, realize real-time inventory visibility and control, and save millions annually. […].

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 3, 2020

Babyscripts CEO Anish Sebastian outlines major tech-driven trends to keep an eye on for the new year.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 2, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Vidya Murthy, VPO, MedCrypt 5G is on its way, promising high-speed internet access to everyone, everywhere. But how will increased connectivity impact overall security? Cybersecurity companies in the healthcare industry are working to effectively secure hospital networks and medical devices against hacks and vulnerabilities, but as technology like 5G becomes ubiquitous, more and more devices [R

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 2, 2020

Portugal is making big leaps in telehealth development with the newly introduced National Strategic Telehealth Plan (PENTS), the first document in the National Health System in Portugal and one of the first of its kind in the world. The plan was launched in early November 2019 by the Shared Services of the Portuguese Ministry of Health (SPMS) to advance telehealth, by elaborating on a ­current vision of the field in the country and defining strategic axes for the 2019-2022 term.

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 1, 2020

A study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) found that most (93%) mobile apps for suicide prevention and depression management do not provide all the six suicide prevention strategies that are commonly recommended in international clinical guidelines.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 2, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Melanie Purkis, product leader, Liquid Web. The rapid digitalization happening in healthcare promises to streamline patient care and the availability of patient information. Overall, advancements in technology fueling this are a step in the right direction.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 2, 2020

Primary topic: Connected Health Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: How Canada is embracing connected health Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2020

The innovative health team over at ESRI, recently revamped their restaurant inspection module to help public health agencies tackle the challenge of foodborne illness in the United States. With the new module, cities and counties can prioritize facilities most in need of inspection as well as optimize the route taken by inspectors – something that […].

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 2, 2020

The JAMA study also found that patients employing Buoy Health's tool reduced the level of urgency they originally associated with their condition.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 2, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. American consumers are moving toward making mobile health applications a part of their regular routines to manage chronic conditions or daily health and fitness, according to a 2019 online survey conducted by Redox. Nearly one-third of respondents said they use or are open to using mobile apps to manage a condition or their fitness routines. […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Primary topic: Connected Health Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Using smartphones to measure biomarkers for mental health behavior Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Yesterday, we shared a number of hot 2020 topics including Privacy and Security, Medical Coding Standards, and Patient Matching. As mentioned in that article, we got so many thoughts on the future of SDoH, that we decided to share those responses in a separate article. Enjoy these perspectives as you consider how SDoH will play […].

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 3, 2020

Babyscripts CEO Anish Sebastian outlines major tech-driven trends to keep an eye on for the new year.

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Electronic Health Reporter

DECEMBER 30, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Chad Cragle, information security officer, FormAssembly. Data collection is one of the most important processes in healthcare today. But outdated methods of data collection have made it increasingly difficult to both efficiently collect data and keep it secure.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Primary topic: Quality and Safety Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: TRISH funds startups tackling space, Earth health risks Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Hard to believe that we’re at the end of a decade. Even harder to believe that I started blogging about healthcare IT 14 years ago. Next year we’ll be 15 years old and have to do something special to celebrate. However, as we end a decade, I’m just full of gratitude for the Healthcare IT […].

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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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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 2, 2020

The AI system was able to reduce the percentage of false negative mammograms by 5.7% in the US and 1.2% in the UK.

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Colington Consulting HIPAA Blog

JANUARY 3, 2020

Huge fines for HIPAA violations are making the news once again. And these are some doozies. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) are two for two this time - Texas Health and Human Services Commission (TX HHSC) was hit for $.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 3, 2020

Primary topic: Population Health Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Pros, cons of using modern tech for mental health Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Every year we go to a lot of conferences – at least 50+. Over the past several years we began to notice that many health IT conferences were focused on breakthrough and disruptive innovations that may help healthcare organizations a decade from now. We saw a real need for healthcare organizations to discover practical innovations that can […].

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HealthStream

JANUARY 3, 2020

New healthcare employees greatly benefit from spending time with their counterparts who’ve been on the job a while. That said, care must be taken to ensure that the mentor’s skill set is in line with expected performance metrics.

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Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 31, 2019

In the final quarter of 2019 MobiHealthNews reported on 55 digital health deals.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 3, 2020

Primary topic: Innovation Pulse Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: What's needed for wider adoption of healthcare innovations Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 1, 2020

Happy New Year! Hard to believe that it’s 2020. Seems like just yesterday that we were worried about Y2k. 20 years has passed and so much has changed when it comes to healthcare technology. As we just passed 14 years blogging about healthcare IT and EHR, we’re grateful for all the readers that have supported […].

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

As a follow-up to generic onboarding and training, non-medical caregivers can definitely benefit from targeted education that matches specific needs, like dementia and chronic disease care, of the populations they serve.

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 2, 2020

Healthcare consumerism and cybersecurity might seem to be in tension, but it's the job of security professionals to make it work, and that starts with a culture change.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 3, 2020

Primary topic: Innovation Pulse Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: What's needed for wider adoption of healthare innovations Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the 27th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re making predictions as to what you should expect to see in health IT in 2020. Last episode, it was fun to look back at the past decade of health IT. In this episode, Colin and John take a look forward and make some 2020 predictions […] Want to know what's going to happen in health IT in 2020?

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