Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 8, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. One peek at the medical equipment sites like heartlandmedical should make you realize how the healthcare industry has changed in the last century. Some of the technologies used in hospitals today were not perceived as […]. The article The Biggest Milestones In The History of Medicine appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 5, 2021

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open found that while telehealth grew across surgical specialties in response to the COVID-10 pandemic, rates have declined as in-person care resumed. The study found that among 4,405 Michigan-based surgeons, telehealth use peaked in April 2020, with a slow decline after June through September.

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Health Populi

APRIL 6, 2021

Trust in the technology industry has crashed to an all-time low based on the 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer. As Richard Edelman, CEO, concisely asserted , “Tech loses its halo.” The first chart shows the one-year trend on trust across industries through U.S. consumers’ eyes. Most industries lost citizens’ trust between 2020 and 2021, most notably, Technology, dropping the greatest margin at 9 points.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 8, 2021

Starting this month, eligible Fitbit Sense users can participate in the study, which will look into how pulse arrival time can be used to measure blood pressure. .

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 6, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. What is a Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Software? RCM software links various administrative and clinical components together with claims processing, payments, and revenue generation. Every quality Healthcare Information system has a dedicated RCM module built […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 5, 2021

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it presented Portland, Oregon-based Legacy Health with a multitude of staffing challenges where clinicians and staff were unable to come to work safely in the hospitals and clinics. Legacy Health had an established telehealth program, which involves specialty-care services providing remote consultations to a variety of facilities.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 9, 2021

GE Research has received a grant from the NIH to develop sensors that can be embedded into mobile devices to detect COVID-19 particles on their surfaces. .

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 7, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Greg Kefer, CMO, LifeLink. Whether it’s a recording in an unknown language, or a promise to get rich, or an offer for free solar panels, the volume of useless, intrusive noise has trained everyone […]. The article The Emerging Healthcare Call Center Opportunity: Fewer Agents, Unlimited Scale, Better Engagement appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 5, 2021

Health technology company Solve.Care has announced the expansion of its Global Telehealth Exchange, a virtual health service platform, to India. The GTHE, built on blockchain technology, serves as a global directory where doctors who have undergone a strict verification process can join and offer their services to patients anywhere around the world.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 6, 2021

When it comes to HIM (Health Information Management), it seems like everyone has come to understand the value of outsourcing many of these services overseas. It’s hard to argue with being able to provide a high quality HIM service at a lower cost using less expensive overseas labor. While most HIM companies see the writing […].

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 8, 2021

The study found that patients using AliveCor Kardia Mobile required fewer follow-up EGCs and cardiac monitoring than their peers in the control group.

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 6, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Life can never be 100 percent safe. (And believe it or not, that’s a good thing). And, for that reason, you will get injured at some point along the way. It’s practically inevitable. Injury, though, […]. The article Accelerated Healing: What Is It?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 6, 2021

The biotechnology company AstraZeneca announced on Tuesday that it would be collaborating with Massachusetts General Hospital to create and clinically validate patient-centric digital health solutions. According to the company, the collaboration will use AstraZeneca's new AMAZE disease management platform to study heart failure and asthma management.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 9, 2021

If you’re not following what’s happening in the world of remote patient monitoring (RPM), you should be. There are literally hundreds of RPM companies that are exploring a wide variety of ways you can approach RPM and chronic care management and many are showing really promising results. It’s not hard to see how these technologies […].

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 8, 2021

Using a phone’s camera and flash, the MFine Pulse detects light absorption in a user’s fingertip which is then processed via a proprietary algorithm to measure SpO2.

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 6, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Families sometimes consider sending seniors to nursing homes for more hands-on care as they age. For those fearful of questionable living conditions, neglectful assisted-living staff, and lacking safety alert systems, a home care agency may […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 6, 2021

Verizon Business on Monday announced its new BlueJeans Telehealth technology. The company bills it as a simple and accessible means of connecting patients and providers remotely via video. WHY IT MATTERS. Expected to be generally available next month, BlueJeans Telehealth is designed to offer an intuitive experience for patients, providers and administrators, says Verizon.

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Health Populi

APRIL 5, 2021

Investments in the digital health sector have fast-grown in the past decade, reaching $14bn in 2020 based on Rock Health’s latest read on the market. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the field across many industry segments. With such turbocharged growth on the supply side, Beazley, experts in specialty insurance, explores the risks of digital health and wellness in a new report, Digital health, telehealth and wellness: Attitudes to risk and insurance.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 9, 2021

emids, a leader in digital engineering and transformation solutions to the healthcare and life sciences industry, today announced the acquisition of Quovantis Technologies, an award-winning user experience design and software development company that enables health technology and product companies to deliver compelling digital experiences for web, mobile and wearables.

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 6, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The world is becoming more digitized, with technology now being used to enhance all sectors including healthcare. There are lots of developments that are evidence of this including the use of artificial intelligence, machine learning, […]. The article How Telehealth Transformed Medical Care During The Pandemic appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 9, 2021

The digital therapeutic is designed to treat children ages 8 to 12 with ADHD, but the two studies announced this week will focus on an adult population. .

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 7, 2021

Primary topic: Privacy & Security.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 9, 2021

Welcome back to another edition of our Fun Friday where we share funny healthcare and IT related cartoons and other humorous anecdotes. This week we have a potpourri of healthcare cartoons that are sure to make you laugh (and sometimes cry) at our healthcare system. The gamification of healthcare. And babies. #healthcare #maternityward #hospitals #cartoon […].

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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 6, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Did you know that more than 3.5 billion individuals have some type of oral illness? Also, only 60% of Americans had a regular dental visit over the recent year. A routine dental visit is fundamental […]. The article Reasons Why You Should Visit A Dentist Regularly appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 7, 2021

The technology release launches the delayed MedTech Funding Mandate that accelerates uptake of innovative treatments and therapies.

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HealthStream

APRIL 5, 2021

On April 5, 2021, the 21st Century Cures Act will take effect, allowing patients to use applications to access data from their medical records. This blog post discusses what that means for patients and healthcare providers, especially for staff in terms of revenue cycle and compliance functions.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 5, 2021

The following is a guest article by Risa Takenaka, Product Marketing Manager – SMS API & Wireless at Telnyx. The healthcare industry in the US has long been the subject of spirited discussions. With both costs and chronic disease on the rise, improving efficiencies within the medical field is long overdue. Thankfully, recent advancements in IoT technology […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 9, 2021

Primary topic: Financial/Revenue Cycle Management. Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: U.S.

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Mobi Health News

APRIL 5, 2021

Rock Health reports $6.7 billion in digital health funding in Q1, a majority of which comes from rounds worth more than $100 million. .

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HealthStream

APRIL 8, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant complications for family members of patients and residents in nursing homes. More often, family members are the strongest care advocates for their loved ones. Not only are family members important for supplementing staff roles, but their presence also helps enforce accountability that organizations are providing necessary care.

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