Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 26, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Jeff Solis, senior product marketing manager, eFax Corporate. The survival of highly regulated industries such as healthcare depend on secure information exchange. Healthcare organizations, or “covered entities,” as they’re known, exchange large volumes of sensitive data daily: billing and medical records, prescriptions and refill requests, lab requisitions, clinical field trial results, patien

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Health Populi

AUGUST 26, 2019

U.S. employers are tightening their focus on mental and behavioral health, addressing workers’ chronic conditions, emphasizing women’s health, and allocating more resources to digital and telehealth investments, we learn from Optum’s Ten Years of Health and Well-Being at Work: Learning from our past and reimagining the future. Four in five medium, large and jumbo companies expect their spending on health and wellness programs will increase over the next three years.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 29, 2019

Primary topic: Workforce Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Online clinic treating physician depression and burnout Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 28, 2019

In a new survey of American adults, a quarter of respondents said they would be willing to switch to a new primary care provider offering the technology.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 27, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Rick Sheff, MD, chief medical officer, The Greeley Company Physician burnout is an epidemic, and like most epidemics, there isn’t one simple solution. Hospitals, healthcare systems, and physician groups must invest in addressing burnout in order to sustain high-quality patient care.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 26, 2019

The use of telehealth services climbed dramatically over the four years between 2014 and 2018, according to new research based on healthcare claims data. To get a look at telehealth’s impact on healthcare overall, FAIR Health analyzed more than 29 billion healthcare claim records. Their analysis concluded that the number of claim lines related to […].

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 29, 2019

Biobeat's connected remote monitoring device is currently available as either a wristwatch or an adhesive patch.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 30, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ashmi Shah, senior vice president, finance, Talix. The healthcare industry has experienced significant changes over the last few months. According to a recent report by Deloitte, physicians are increasingly being asked to provide cost-effective and quality care in an effort to curb rising healthcare costs.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 29, 2019

The following is a guest blog post by Yaroslav Kuflinski. As AI, or artificial intelligence, gets more traction across the healthcare realm, it practically becomes the center of innovation in the industry. Vendors and clinical stakeholders base their solutions around AI to optimize numerous care and administrative processes, including workflow assistance, diagnosis facilitation, and clinical […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 27, 2019

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Using digital psychiatric tools to reach new patients Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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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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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 28, 2019

The new consumer-focused service comes paired with the announcement of the Fitbit Versa 2 smartwatch and the Fitbit Aria Air connected scale.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 26, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Dr. Geeta Nayyar, chief medical officer at Greenway Health. As a physician, one of the most rewarding parts of my job is building relationships with my patients. In developing this connection, I’m able to better understand their healthcare challenges and frustrations, which enables me to ultimately help them achieve their health goals.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 29, 2019

Standards are both critical and frustrating. Health care standards may be where Web browsers were around 1995, as Internet access was growing explosively and new extensions to Web standards were being proposed right and left. In those years, getting your Web page to show up in readable form on every browser was a challenge that […].

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HealthStream

AUGUST 27, 2019

Today’s CVOs and MSOs are being forced to manage more employed positions than ever before, which translates into increased pressure to credential and enroll providers and to do so fast! No wonder they are exhausted!

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 27, 2019

The technology was co-created by researchers at MIT Media Lab and Massachusetts General Hospital Sports Science Lab.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 30, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Joe Grace, partner, Chief Outsiders. While pharma companies have grown to become effective direct-to-consumer (DTC) marketers, hospital systems and other large providers lag behind the rest of the industry when it comes to creating highly efficient, measurable and accountable DTC marketing programs.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 26, 2019

The following is a guest blog post by George Florentine, Vice President of Technology, Flatirons Digital Innovations Inc. Every year since 2014, there have been more than 100 M&A transactions in healthcare (Source: Kaufman Hall). While M&A is done to reduce costs and maintain competitivity in a fierce market, an offshoot is EHR complexity. As […].

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HealthStream

AUGUST 26, 2019

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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

AUGUST 27, 2019

The new vision therapy technology will be gamified and send physical rewards in the mail.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 28, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Many people are struggling with alcoholism and addiction to different drugs across the world. Unfortunately, some of the people that need treatment for substance use disorders don’t get it. And, even after undergoing treatment, some individuals have difficulties maintaining sobriety.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2019

Security is not a laughing matter. At least not if it’s not Fun Friday leading into Labor Day weekend when we need a little humor after a long week. This week’s edition of Fun Friday comes courtesy of Aaron Miri (@AaronMiri). Honestly, if you’re not following Aaron on Twitter, you’re missing out. He’s quickly become […].

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HealthStream

AUGUST 29, 2019

The primary care nursing model is often misunderstood, yet when properly deployed can lead to better patient outcomes and improved nursing staff satisfaction and retention.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 28, 2019

These six contestants will present their tech-enabled platforms in front of judges and a live audience next month at Health 2.0 in Santa Clara.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 27, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Adarsh Jain, editor, Transparency Market Research. Timely diagnosis and advanced treatment measures are imperative for better healthcare outcomes. But, little have we realized the criticality of patient’s history in treatment. It is human to remember information about major healthcare incidents, but it is impossible for individuals to store every detail of medical history.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 29, 2019

???Healthcare compliance analytics company Protenus today announced a $17M investment from some of the country’s top healthcare technology investment firms, to keep up with growing customer demand and to continue partnering with health systems that aim to take a more innovative approach to maintain compliance. Founded in 2014, Protenus helps health systems leverage healthcare compliance analytics […].

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HealthStream

AUGUST 26, 2019

Compliance officers must work to prevent criminal healthcare fraud cases, especially given the expansion of DOJ focus areas for investigating possible fraudulent action.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 26, 2019

The integration has already been tested among a number of the EHR vendor's clients.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 28, 2019

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Plastic surgery is on the rise: in 2019, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) published new findings about the increasing popularity of plastic surgery, Their data indicates that nearly 18 million people underwent cosmetic procedures in the United States in 2018, almost a quarter of a million more procedures compared to the previous calendar year. […].

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2019

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Technical Support Analyst II – 100% REMOTE position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by MMY Consulting and is a remote position. Here’s a description of the position: Technical […].

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CMS.gov

AUGUST 28, 2019

A closer look into CMS's five part approach for ensuring safety and quality in nursing homes.

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