Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 31, 2019

Nearly three quarters of Americans said they are unaware of, or unable to access telehealth services, even though one in 10 said they had previously used telehealth technology. These were among the findings of a J.D. Power survey of 1,000 Americans, which also found patients between the ages of 18 and 24 to have used telehealth more than any other age group – seniors used telehealth services the least.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 29, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Rik Coder, vice president of public sector, Pexip. Today’s healthcare organizations face tremendous pressure to deliver high-quality care and improve patient satisfaction, all while reducing costs. As hospitals adapt to new value-based care models, telehealth can be a great way to improve patient satisfaction and engagement.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 2, 2019

Since their early days as wellness tools, these devices are now informing precision medicine initiatives and leading clinical studies.

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Health Populi

JULY 29, 2019

One in three Americans does not have a broadband connection, according to a new report from the NPD Group. This means that about 100 million people in the U.S. can’t benefit from telehealth and other digital health connections that can bolster self-care, home care, and lower cost care. Most of these folks in the broadband-digital divide live in rural America/. “The so-called digital divide, between those that can or cannot make the best use of the Internet, can be clearly felt in rur

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 29, 2019

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 31, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Joe Grace, partner, Chief Outsiders. The US healthcare system has serious systemic problems. While the cost of healthcare continues to escalate, access to care is more difficult than ever. As a country we are getting sicker, chronic conditions are on the rise and, for the first time, longevity may be on the decline.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 30, 2019

The following is a guest blog post by Chris Logan, Director, Healthcare Industry Strategy at VMware. In the last decade, technology has significantly helped the healthcare industry make strides to improve care in rural settings. But many providers in rural areas still face major obstacles. For instance, 1 in 5 rural hospitals are at risk of […].

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The Health Law Firm

AUGUST 2, 2019

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law With the number of healthcare-related lawsuits on the rise, at some time in your career, you will most likely receive a subpoena requiring you to give an oral statement at a deposition. Having your deposition taken can be a stressful or even scary experience.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 29, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Michael Dehoyos, web developer, PhD Kingdom and Next Coursework. Technology is advancing at an unbelievably rapid pace and there are new breakthroughs every day for artificial intelligence and big data in multiple industries. They have the potential to completely revolutionize the field of healthcare and some changes are already starting to take place.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 30, 2019

The program is designed to help providers gain additional insights into a patient's health records without changing their workflows.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2019

Rural areas are historically perceived as a harder market for healthcare startups: They have tighter margins, and recently many safety net and rural hospitals have closed. Yet rural areas are most in need of companies that can establish a lasting presence. In Colorado, groups like Prime Health are dedicated to improving healthcare in rural parts […].

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HealthStream

AUGUST 2, 2019

Making sure your providers are receiving every bit of the learning they need can seem impossible to address in in its entirety. This article examines how meeting regulatory requirements for mandatory education doesn’t have to be a headache.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 31, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Kathleen Riordan and Apurva Subramanian, healthcare experts, PA Consulting. Over the next decade one in five US residents will be over the age of 65, over 70 percent of whom will require some form of Long-Term Services and Support (LTSS) as they continue to age.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 30, 2019

The company's latest algorithm extracts raw data from a variety of sensors and unifies them into a uniform vital signs reading, MobiHealthNews exclusively learned.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 30, 2019

A new report from a security firm Duo Labs suggests that standard authentication practices may be shifting beyond the password, though it didn’t take a stab at predicting which industries may move most quickly in that direction. To conduct its research, Duo analyzed data from nearly 24 million devices from across its customer base, including […].

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HealthStream

JULY 31, 2019

Our survey of healthcare compliance leaders found that there’s room for standardization in the way healthcare organizations address COI compliance. Here are three findings relevant to the current fragmented ways many hospitals work to uncover and eliminate conflicts of interest.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 30, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Abhinav Shashank, CEO and co-founder, Innovaccer. Fact 1: As per the latest data made available by the Office for Civil Rights for HHS, more than 208,000 privacy-related complaints have been made in the last 16 years. Fact 2: If a hospital makes a call to a patient to remind them of their upcoming appointment, […].

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Mobi Health News

JULY 31, 2019

CARIN, a nonprofit dedicated to consumer-directed exchange of health information, has unveiled its Blue Button HL7 FHIR API model and draft guidance implementation guides.

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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

JULY 29, 2019

In retrospect, we probably should have predicted that once Meaningful Use was put into place, some physicians would be better situated than others to take advantage of the program. Now, research has emerged to suggest that not only did MU create HIT winners and losers, it might also have helped to foster long-term differences between […].

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The Health Law Firm

JULY 30, 2019

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On July 9, 2019, a Florida appellate court ruled that the Florida Legislature’s approach to regulating medical marijuana is unconstitutional. If the ruling stands, it would require state health officials to begin registering medical-marijuana firms to do business and lift existing caps on how many medical marijuana treatment centers can operate in Florida.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 1, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ran Polikane, founder, Nanox. The digital age has of course brought tremendous advances to healthcare, but one area in particular has lagged: medical imaging. The sad truth is that two-thirds of the world’s population still has no regular access to medical imaging.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 31, 2019

The study was published today in Nature.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 31, 2019

Rural areas are historically perceived as a harder market for healthcare startups: They have tighter margins, and recently many safety net and rural hospitals have closed. Yet rural areas are most in need of companies that can establish a lasting presence. In Colorado, groups like Prime Health are dedicated to improving healthcare in rural parts […].

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The Health Law Firm

JULY 30, 2019

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law. On June 3, 2019, Tallahassee healthcare regulators began the complex process of reshaping the state’s certificate of need (CON) program. Florida regulators are moving ahead to eliminate the certificate of need program for hospitals and to focus it on nursing homes, hospices, and institutions for individuals with developmental disabilities.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JULY 30, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Tech Mahindra, a provider of digital transformation and consulting services and solutions has announced the acquisition of Mad*Pow, a strategic design consultancy headquartered in the US. The addition of Mad*Pow to the Tech Mahindra portfolio is expected to help bolster capabilities in customer experience (CX) and digital transformation such as research, experience strategy and service […].

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Mobi Health News

JULY 30, 2019

BabySparks' platform has been downloaded more than 3.5 million times by users living in 180 countries, according to the startup.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 2, 2019

The following is a guest article by Mary Kay Thalken, RN, MBA, Chief Clinical Officer at Ensocare in Omaha, Nebraska. The U.S. Census Bureau projects the 2030s to be a transformative decade for the U.S. population. By 2030, all baby boomers will be older than age 65. This will expand the size of the older population […].

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HealthStream

JULY 30, 2019

Resuscitation success is a goal that organizations across the healthcare continuum are going to have to work harder to achieve. Using hospitals’ experience as a template is going to help them get there sooner.

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Health Populi

JULY 28, 2019

Patients in the U.S. are confused, cost-challenged and lacking control, according to The Consumer Healthcare Paradox from Maestro Health, an employee health and benefits company. Data illustrating that “paradox” is shown in the second chart: while 78% percent of patients told Maestro Health their health care experience is positive, 69% feel they lack control over their patient journey.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 29, 2019

The company closed its first day roughly 36% above its initial pricing of $28.

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