Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 4, 2019

Digital health could save public health services in England £7.5 billion (nearly $10 billion) across England, according to a report from Now Healthcare Group. WHY IT MATTERS. The study found the use of telehealth and digital consultations removed the need for a National Health Service general practitioner appointment in more than half (56 percent) of cases, and a hospital appointment in 3 percent of cases if digital health through app-based tech was rolled out across the population.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 4, 2019

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Danielle K. Roberts, a Medicare insurance expert and co-founder, Boomer Benefits. The telehealth revolution gives health providers the opportunity to assist patients in remote or rural areas; the same kind of care that they give to patients in person. It saves money on travel and improves efficiency in healthcare as well.

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Health Populi

MARCH 4, 2019

In America, one in three people over 50 years of age feels a lack of companionship, and one-fourth feel isolated from other people, according to a new poll on loneliness and aging from the University of Michigan, sponsored by AARP. The University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging surveyed some 2,000 U.S. adults age 50–80 in October 2018, assessing older peoples’ health, health behaviors, experiences and feelings related to companionship and social isolation.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 4, 2019

Health2Sync and Novo Nordisk Pharma Ltd. are partnering in Japan to support digital diabetes management and facilitate communication between diabetics and healthcare providers. Last December, the two companies agreed to support the localisation and promotion of the “SyncHealth” App (known as Health2Sync outside of Japan) and web platform for patient management.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 4, 2019

As a federally qualified health center, Vista Community Clinic is a safety net for its neighborhood, managing an uninsured or underinsured patient population – in this case, 58 percent Medicaid, 2 percent Medicare and 32 percent uninsured. THE PROBLEM. Access to specialty care is tough for these patients for several reasons, including transportation, child care, challenges with missing work and prolonged waiting lists for appointments.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 4, 2019

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Visit any hospital, and you will likely see signs reminding care providers and patients alike to wash their hands after using the restroom, before mealtime, and following contact with any potentially contaminated surfaces. While hand washing remains the most critical step in combating the spread of infectious diseases, it just isn’t enough in healthcare facilities […].

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 5, 2019

A team of researchers from Northwestern University designed a new wireless sensor for neonatal babies that can track vitals.

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The Health Law Firm

MARCH 6, 2019

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Please Note: This is part two of five in a blog series. This blog will attempt to discuss how the action by the Wisconsin prosecutors contradicts the Alaska Board of Pharmacy Letter. Click here to read part one and here for part three of this blog. On February 5, 2019, federal prosecutors warned 180 Wisconsin doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners that they have been prescribing more pai

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 5, 2019

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Verizon’s second Mobile Security Index finds that more organizations are compromising mobile security in order to “get the job done”, and in turn are facing a greater risk of data loss, downtime and damage to their reputation and customer relationships. The findings from Verizon’s Mobile Security Index 2019 show that despite companies saying they see risks growing, […].

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Health Populi

MARCH 5, 2019

As more of our “things” get digitally connected, there’s an unanswered question about how our connected lives impact human life and health. A new report from the OECD asks and answers: How’s Life in the Digital Age? Opportunities and Risks of the Digital Transformation for People’s Well-being. This research is part of OECD’s ongoing series asking the Big Question, “How’s Life?

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 6, 2019

After attending the 4YFN (four years from now) at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona recently, digital health entrepreneur and nurse Anna Sort outlines four key predictions for the healthcare of the future.

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CMS.gov

MARCH 5, 2019

Protecting the Health and Safety of all Americans. Jeremy.Booth@c…. Tue, 03/05/2019 - 16:48. Seema Verma. Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Topic. Quality. Safety. Protecting the Health and Safety of all Americans. Despite stringent safeguards, alarming stories continue to be reported about people, including some of our most vulnerable individuals, who have experienced harm in healthcare settings that is devastating to these patients and their families.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 8, 2019

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Health Level Seven International (HL7), announces the launch of the HL7 FHIR Accelerator Program. The program is based on a model piloted by the HL7 Argonaut Project and, more recently, the HL7 Da Vinci Project. The goal is to strengthen the FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) standard and enhance market adoption through a programmatic approach […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 6, 2019

Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) and Siemens Healthineers have partnered in a venture to expand oncology services available in the Northern Territory, providing the hospital with an advanced PET CT scanner that offers patients the capability to scan faster using lower doses of radiation and personalises scans to a patient’s specific medical condition.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 7, 2019

The Pittsburgh medical device company has issued a voluntary recall and is making software, training changes in response.

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Health Populi

MARCH 7, 2019

Americans love grocery stores, responsible retailers, technology and Amazon, Axios and Harris Poll found in this year’s top 100 visible company poll. The bottom five of the 100 include a big bank that ripped off consumers, a bankrupt retailer, a Big Tobacco company, and two organizations led by President Trump: The Trump Organization (#98) and the U.S.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 8, 2019

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Brooke Faulkner, freelance writer; @faulknercreek. Being rushed to the hospital is a traumatic event in a child’s life, yet a staggering 25.5 million children are taken to the emergency room each year. The reasons for these ER trips range from poisonings and infections to mental health conditions and diabetes, plus a host of terrifying […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 5, 2019

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. I recently returned from HIMSS19 where I attended some excellent educational sessions and met with dozens of individuals serving the sector through their businesses and partnerships. While there I was specifically looking to establish new content partnerships with health IT’s thought leaders.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 4, 2019

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. In the age of technology, many aspects of our daily lives have increased in ease, efficiency and even effectiveness. In other words, tasks are less complicated or difficult and we can do things faster and better than ever before. Since we can use smartphones to communicate, research, navigate, and play in ways our forefathers couldn’t […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 4, 2019

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Liana Simmons, blogger and freelance writer. A resume is an important document; its main roles are to distinguish candidates for the job position and a record of skills and achievements you have gained so far. If you are tired of sending your resumes all through different places without success, it’s time to change the […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 8, 2019

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The American Medical Association delivered the following comment letter to ONC National Coordinator Donald Rucker, MD and CMS Administrator Seema Verma urging a 30-day extension to the comment periods for the two proposed federal rules regarding interoperability and information blocking.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 8, 2019

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Pratik Kirve, writer, blogger, and content writer, Allied Analytics. Healthcare providers have been considering data confidentiality more than ever. It has become a part of patient experience as the implementation of biometric technology to safeguard patient information adds a layer of trust and confidence.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 5, 2019

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. HealthSparq and Pager announced a strategic partnership. Together, the companies will help health plan members better evaluate and navigate their care options while lowering medical and administrative costs. Millions of health plan members have access to the HealthSparq One platform through its health plan portals where they can search for providers, get out-of-pocket cost estimates, […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 5, 2019

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The Sequoia Project, a nonprofit dedicated to solving health IT interoperability for the public good, is launching a new workgroup for the Interoperability Matters cooperative focused on information blocking. Launched in October 2018, Interoperability Matters is a public-private cooperative, with member and public events focused on addressing the key remaining issues that hinder nationwide health […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 5, 2019

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. In a comment letter submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), America’s Physician Groups (APG) applauded the Agency for its work to help strengthen and protect Medicare Advantage (MA) on behalf of the millions of beneficiaries it serves while also noting specific areas of concern with the recently released MA 2020 Advance […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 5, 2019

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Rachel Dunscombe, an executive with the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom and a digital health trailblazer, has joined KLAS Research’s Arch Collaborative as its global (non-US) leader and senior evangelist. The Arch Collaborative is comprised of more than 170 healthcare organizations and 75,000 clinicians across 10 countries seeking to benchmark and improve […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 5, 2019

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Dimensional Insight announced the results of a survey it conducted with HIMSS Analytics of 110 senior healthcare leaders. The survey found that while approximately two-thirds of healthcare organizations (67.9 percent) have an executive dashboard to support strategic decision-making, only one-third of those organizations (35.1 percent) use it on a daily basis.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 5, 2019

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Privia Health announces it has entered into a partnership with Health First, the largest provider organization and first health system to join Privia’s national network. Privia and Health First will collaborate to reduce healthcare costs, achieve better outcomes, and improve the health of patients in the community.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 5, 2019

The necessity for GP surgeries to implement video and e-consultations is putting additional pressure on over-stretched out doctors, according to researchers and the British Medical Association.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 4, 2019

The company anticipates some earnings losses and a gross margin contraction in the earlier part of 2019, but hopes its health business will exceed $100 million before the end of the year.

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