Health Populi

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Patients are now front-line payors in the U.S. health care system. As such, American health consumers are wrestling with sticker shock from surgical procedures, surprise medical bills weeks after leaving the hospital, and the cost of prescription drugs — whether six-figure oncology therapies or essential medicines like insulin and EpiPens. To manage personal health finances, patients-as-payors are increasingly willing to face trade-offs and change personal behaviors to lower health care costs, b

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Primary topic: Patient Engagement Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Mobile patient engagement technology saves clinic $1.

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Dr. John Showalter, CPO, Jvion. Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming healthcare, especially on its clinical side, where 62% of providers have already adopted an AI strategy. The American Hospital Association recently reported that when […].

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Innovators are focusing in on baby tech, as researchers from the University of Helsinki display a new movement tracking outfit and a team from MIT rolls out a smart diaper.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Most employers and their workers see the benefits of digital health in helping make health care more accessible and lower-cost, according to survey research published in Health on Demand from Mercer Marsh Benefits. Interestingly, more workers living in developing countries are keener on going digital for health than people working in wealthier nations.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Should you get a mammogram at age 45? Should you start taking a statin? Is now the time to get a hip replacement? You can go down rabbit holes trying to research these online, talk to friends about their experiences, or have a few too many opinions thrown at you in online communities. And when […].

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Both CGM competitors announced integrations with Insulet yesterday during the Advanced Technologies & Treatment for Diabetes Congress in Madrid.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

There are 1,844 rural hospitals operating in the U.S. That number is down by 19 in the 2019 calendar year, the worst year of rural hospital closings seen in the past decade. That hockey-stick growth of closures is shown in the first chart, where 34 rural hospitals shut down in the past 2 years. Rural U.S. hospitals are in poor fiscal health. “The accelerated rate at which rural hospitals are closing continues to unsettle the rural healthcare community and demands a more nuanced investigati

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

I’ve written about telehealth for more than a decade. I’m familiar with VR and most of its cousins as well. And most everyone knows what a clinic is. But until today, I’d never heard of a vendor mashing up telehealth and VR and calling it a clinic. A few months ago, I wrote up a […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. It is crucial that you work to improve your health and overall well-being on a regular basis. However, as a busy man, you may not necessarily have the ability to track everything and keep up […]. The article Tech to Help Enhance Your Health and Overall Well-Being appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Jumpstart, TurnCap, Northcoast Fund, Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health, Valley Growth Ventures, and Hudson River Capital Partners participated in the round.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

On February 12, 2020, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of the U.S. submitted the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress and testified to the Senate Banking Committee. Chairman Jerome Powell detailed the current state of the economy, discussing the state of the macroeconomy, GDP growth, unemployment, inflation, and projections for 2022 and beyond.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 2/21 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Bennett Lauber (@uuAbility). The ISO 9241 standard presents the definition of usability as Effective Efficient and Satisfying in a specified context of use. Almost every App, Website, or […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Vyne, a market leader in health information exchange and electronic healthcare communication management, announced today that it has acquired Renaissance Electronic Services, LLC, an Indianapolis-based technology company providing EDI products and services to dental practices […].

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Icon Ventures led the round with participation from Sequoia, Oak HC/FT, Spring Mountain Capital, Female Founders Fund and Harmony Partners.

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HealthStream

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

COVID-19 is a new coronavirus that has not been previously recognized in humans. It causes respiratory illness with symptoms of fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Symptoms range from mild, as with the common cold, to deadly. Global health officials are on alert!

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Patient matching problems are persistent across healthcare organizations and continue to pose patient safety risks, according to a new survey addressing these issues. The survey, which was conducted by the eHealth Initiative and commissioned by NextGate, included 118 respondents, roughly two-thirds of which were providers. Just over one-third were C-Suite executives, 31% were upper or […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Simon Mikail, co-founder and head of operations, 405 Ads. Providing quality care and achieving better clinical outcomes for patients are two goals that drive most physicians and healthcare providers. Effective communication between patients and […].

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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

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Nebula is pitching this new product as a more secure and informative alternative to mainstream consumer genomic products.

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HealthStream

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Understand how to prevent the spread of the three most common blood-borne pathogens. Know the essential elements in the creation of a safety culture that will minimize the risks of exposure to blood borne pathogens for employees and patients.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

A new survey has found that physician use of technology to provide telehealth or virtual visits has doubled since its previous study in 2016. This meshes well with other market research suggesting that a healthy cross-section of providers are preparing to get on board. However, despite the increased use of this technology, the absolute number […].

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CMS.gov

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Last April, I was proud to announce the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) five-part strategy to help ensure safety and quality in America’s nursing homes. The strategy is multi-faceted, focusing on Strengthening Oversight, Enhancing Enforcement, Increasing Transparency, Improving Quality, and Putting Patients Over Paperwork. We’re examining each of these topics more closely so we can provide transparent, detailed information about how CMS is keeping nursing home patients and resid

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

A recently published analysis of eight digital studies found a median dropoff of 5.5 days, as well as a predominantly young and white pool of participants.

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HealthStream

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

This excerpt from a HealthStream white paper advices readers to follow multiple important steps throughout the continuum of care for infection control and prevention involving coronavirus COVID-19.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

I know that ZDoggMD is not everyone’s favorite, but I just came across this satire video of ZDoggMD saying what he’d do if he ran for President. It’s hard to imagine what goes through his mind when he thinks he wants to create a video like this. An interesting mention of Judy Faulkner in it […].

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Colington Consulting HIPAA Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

By Jay Hodes, President – Colington Consulting

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

COVID-19, perhaps still better known as novel coronavirus, is a dangerous and rapidly spreading disease that governments and healthcare stakeholders are working around the world to contain. But how is new technology shaping the narrative of this epidemic, and is it making it easier to manage than previous outbreaks?

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HealthStream

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

If encountering patients who potentially have been infected with the coronavirus, healthcare professionals should use the following guidance—identify, isolate, and inform. This blog post includes recommended isolation precautions.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Sadly, it’s predictable that crooks, swindlers and others with malicious intent would take advantage of the fear surrounding the international outbreak of an unexpected and little-known disease. As it turns out, the Coronavirus epidemic is no exception. According to researchers at Proofpoint, in recent times attackers have sent out hundreds of thousands of malicious messages […].

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Health care pocketbook issues rank first and second place for Americans in these months leading up to the 2020 Presidential election, according to research from POLITICO and the Harvard Chan School of Public Health published on 19th February 2020. This poll underscores that whether Democrat or Republican, these are the top two domestic priorities among Americans above all other issues polled including immigration, trade agreements, infrastructure and regulations.

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