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Telehealth poses big cybersecurity dangers, Harvard researchers warn

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A Harvard Medical School team published a letter in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association this week warning of the "substantial" information security concerns around telehealth. The authors, led by organizational cybersecurity researcher Mohammad S. Jalali, note that the uptick in telemedicine services has undoubtedly made healthcare more accessible – but that the relaxation in regulations about virtual care combined with a heightened threat landscape can sp

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Why Providers Need Analytics To Prepare Today For The Aftermath of The Coronavirus

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Andrea Sorensen, associate vice president of product consulting, MedeAnalytics. Healthcare providers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic continue to be overwhelmed by the increase of cases worldwide. Physicians, nurses and other direct […].

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Amazon Launches New Service Simplifying Healthcare Data Search and Analysis

Healthcare IT Today

Amazon Web Services is rolling out a new tool designed to make it simpler for healthcare organizations to work with their data. Amazon HealthLake, which AWS describes as “HIPAA-eligible,” was launched during Amazon’s annual re:Invent conference. The new service, which is now available in preview, was designed to help healthcare and life sciences organizations aggregate […].

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Oura Ring detects the onset of fever, a common COVID-19 symptom

Mobi Health News

This report represents early findings from the TemPredict study, which has a goal to develop an algorithm that predicts the onset of symptoms such as fever, cough and fatigue.

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Optimizing Medical Waste Management: A Guide to Best Practices

Feeling overwhelmed by medical waste regulations? This comprehensive guide unravels the complexities of medical waste disposal, ensuring you stay compliant and prioritize safety. Inside you'll find: Clear categorization: Learn to precisely classify medical waste for proper handling and disposal. Labeling & Storage: Discover best practices for clear labeling and secure storage of medical waste.

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Here are the major issues facing healthcare in 2021, according to PwC

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The healthcare industry has six big challenges ahead in 2021: rightsizing after the telehealth explosion; adjusting to changing clinical trials; encouraging digital relationships that ease physician burdens; forecasting for an uncertain 2021; reshaping health portfolios for growth; and building a resilient and responsive supply chain for long-term health.

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Top 5 Healthcare Trends and Predictions For 2021

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Varsha Rao, CEO, Nurx. The challenges and tragedies of the past year are well-known, but amidst the hardships of 2020 some hopeful signals have emerged in healthcare. Patients and the people and systems who care for […]. The article Top 5 Healthcare Trends and Predictions For 2021 appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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VR could be key to helping recovered COVID-19 patients get therapy, according to experts

Mobi Health News

Authors of an article published in BMJ Open Sport Exercise Medicine say the technology could help with rehab therapies, with social distancing.

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Congress should include telehealth in year-end funding, say ATA, HIMSS

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The American Telemedicine Association, the Connected Health Initiative and other industry groups issued a letter to Congress on Friday urging legislators to extend temporary telehealth flexibilities until the end of 2021. The groups, which also include Healthcare IT News ' parent company HIMSS, noted that the COVID-19 public health emergency has ushered in an unprecedented expansion to telehealth.

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Do Antidepressants Cause Weight Gain and What Can You Do About It?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. In case you have started taking antidepressants, you have probably also done some research on those medications. That’s probably when you got concerned, since there are a lot of people claiming that these meds come […]. The article Do Antidepressants Cause Weight Gain and What Can You Do About It?

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On the 5th Day of #HITChristmas … Patient Advocate Elisa Comer

Healthcare IT Today

Note: In case you missed the other 12 Days of #HITChristmas, you can start with the first day here along with the story behind #HITChristmas or read all 12 days here as they are published. On the 5th Day of #HITChristmas we’re excited to feature, a patient advocate Elisa Comer, CPHIMS, CQA, PMP, CGFI. Tell us a little bit […].

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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First OTC, app-connected COVID-19 test authorized by FDA

Mobi Health News

Alongside step-by-step instructions, the Ellume COVID-19 Home Test's accompanying app automatically reports users' results to the relevant public health authorities.

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Amazon plans to provide health services to workers at other companies, says BI

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Business Insider reported this week that Amazon is planning to extend its app-based health service beyond its own employees, to workers at other companies. According to the outlet, who spoke with five anonymous sources on the matter, the retail behemoth plans to sell its Amazon Care health service to other large companies, "bypassing health plans and brokers.

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4 Groundbreaking Innovations Transforming the Lives of People with Diabetes

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Affecting more than 400 million people worldwide, diabetes has gained a reputation as one of the most significant health crises in the last century. According to the CDC, 32 million Americans—one-in-ten— have diabetes and suffer […]. The article 4 Groundbreaking Innovations Transforming the Lives of People with Diabetes appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Online Classrooms Are Now A “Virtual” Reality for Healthcare Providers

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Nanette Koch, VP, Business Development at Atos. During a global pandemic and with stressed capacity for our Healthcare professionals at an all-time high, organizations have also found that they need to revamp their onboarding and education processes for staff. While many organizations have been utilizing online education, some were […].

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Alliance forms to accelerate adoption of decentralized clinical trials

Mobi Health News

It plans to unite stakeholders across the health spectrum to further policies, research practices and technology innovation for decentralized clinical trials.

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Grady Health System gets through 2020 with Epic-linked telehealth and RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Atlanta-based Grady Health System has historically offered some telemedicine services to the community. But when COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic in March, the system’s telehealth strategy took a sharp turn. “We quickly realized we needed to adopt an enterprise-class, scalable, secure solution that would meet the care delivery needs of our patients and providers while continuing to provide the quality of care we were accustomed to,” said W.

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Improving Healthcare With Near Field Magnetic Induction

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Seth Freedman, CEO, Intelligent Observation. Motivating healthcare workers to follow proper hand hygiene compliance guidelines is the number one way to reduce the spread of infections in hospitals, according to both the Center for […]. The article Improving Healthcare With Near Field Magnetic Induction appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Can Healthcare AI Tools Safely Reduce Rates of Healthcare-Associated Infections?

Healthcare IT Today

In recent times, healthcare organizations have increasingly used AI to tackle key problems created by the virus. One approach which might offer a powerful alternative in the future might be the use of AI to reduce healthcare-acquired infections, according to one healthcare executive. John Langton, who leads data science efforts at Wolters Kluwer, writes that […].

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Everything You Wanted to Know About FACIS, but Didn’t Know to Ask

Speaker: Amy Anderson

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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Highmark Health begins partnership with Google Cloud to build up new care delivery model

Mobi Health News

With the platform, Highmark will support patients and clinicians to increase their engagement throughout the healthcare journey.

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Boston Medical Center boosts care for epileptic kids with telehealth-analytics platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As Massachusetts continues efforts to promote inclusivity, it has had to take a hard look at Boston’s many hospitals. Boston Medical Center specifically serves a significantly disproportionate number of disadvantaged patients living in the Greater Boston community. Approximately 59% of BMC’s patients come from underserved populations, it reported.

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Misdiagnosis: How You Can Prove It

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. When you visit the doctor for medical treatment, you usually assume that the physician is qualified to provide the medication or procedures you need to improve your condition. If you receive an inaccurate diagnosis, you […]. The article Misdiagnosis: How You Can Prove It appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Cerner Announces Agreement to Acquire Health Division of Kantar

Healthcare IT Today

Cerner Corporation today announced an agreement to acquire Kantar Health, a division of Kantar Group, for $375 million in cash, subject to adjustment. Kantar Health is a leading data, analytics and real-world evidence and commercial research consultancy serving the life science industry. With this acquisition, Cerner plans to harness data to improve the safety, efficiency and […].

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Ensure Continuous Patient Care: How to Avoid Disruptions Due to Ransomware

The industry has seen an increasing pace of ransomware, zero-day, and remote-code execution attacks. Learn how to defend against these against these attacks in this eBook.

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Senior companionship company Papa releases new health management platform

Mobi Health News

The service helps seniors maneuver their care in a virtual setting, an increasingly common way to receive healthcare now during the pandemic.

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Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Connected Health Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Video visits, temperature sensors and wearables can replace the need for clinic visits. The pandemic has only accelerated this process – and shown the need to innovate infrastructure and make investments. Joyoti Goswami At Geisinger in Pennsylvania, a pilot program to bring care to the homes of older patients with complex healthcare needs has shown a 35% reduction in visits to the emergency depart

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Conversations With Healthcare Technology Leaders: Heather Woods, eVideon

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. My name is Heather Wood, and I am a CPXP (certified patient experience professional) and vice president of clinical innovation at eVideon. Over the last three plus decades I have worked in a variety of […]. The article Conversations With Healthcare Technology Leaders: Heather Woods, eVideon appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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On the 1st Day of #HITChristmas … Matt Fisher from Mirick O’Connell

Healthcare IT Today

One of the things my family did a number of times as a child was to choose a family that we’d surprise with small gifts every day for 12 days before Christmas. My mom was always really creative and would turn the 11 Pipers Piping into a pipping hot pie or something delicious like that. […].

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Generative AI for Contracts Is Here: New Tools to Accelerate Drafting and Editing

The emergence of generative AI is reshaping the landscape of contract management, enabling businesses to generate and negotiate legal agreements with greater ease and speed. In this on-demand webinar, Hal Marcus, VP of Product Marketing at Evisort discusses how Evisort's generative AI transforms contract creation and negotiation, empowering legal teams to streamline processes while reducing risk.

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Data focused digital health company Diameter scores $18M in funding

Mobi Health News

Centene Corporation led the round with participation from Optum Ventures, LRVHealth, Connecticut Innovations and Activate Venture Partners.

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HIMSSCast: Common pitfalls of healthcare connectivity and what to do about them

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth is here to stay, and it's dramatically changing the healthcare landscape. But can be no telehealth, no virtual visits, and no remote patient monitoring without reliable, secure connectivity – and that's not something to take for granted. On today's HIMSSCast, host Jonah Comstock talks to Kajeet's Director of Strategy, Dominic Marcellino, about some of the different roadblocks to secure, reliable connectivity and how to approach tackling them.

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Rising Risks To Patient Data and HIPAA Compliance In The Age of COVID-19

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Stephen Cavey, co-founder, Ground Labs. Since the invention of the stethoscope, technology and innovation have been transforming how the healthcare industry delivers improved standards of care for individuals in every field of medicine. A […].

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Accelerate the Digital Future of Healthcare with Financial Flexibility

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Josh Gluck, Vice President of Global Healthcare Technology Strategy at Pure Storage. With the need for digital transformation, especially during COVID-19, healthcare and life sciences organizations have been tasked with adapting quickly to emerging technologies and other digital information advances, while facing extreme financial challenges.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.