Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 25, 2020

The size, scope and rapidity of new telehealth and remote patient-monitoring rollouts since the onset of the coronavirus crisis has been remarkable. Hospitals and practices that had never before deployed virtual-care tools learned quickly how to integrate them. Those that had experience saw massive increases in the number of video visits. But if telehealth is relatively easy to roll out and scale up, keeping the massive amounts of structured and unstructured data it generates is something more o

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 26, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Brenda Turner, director of product consulting, MedeAnalytics. The COVID-19 landscape as it relates to testing is frequently changing as CMS made wholesale changes and smaller adjustments to payment schedules. CMS announced Medicare will nearly […].

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 25, 2020

Health agencies now have better access to the Department of Health and Human Services’ data following a year-long data initiative focused on information sharing. The HHS partnered with the Center for Open Data Enterprise to hold a series of roundtable discussions aimed at improving the ways agencies within the department share, integrate, analyze and visualize federated data to better inform policymaking and support evidence-based decision-making.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 26, 2020

In medicine, value-based pricing has gained a lot of adherents who want to put some risk on the pharma companies and tamp down on irresponsible marketing or prescribing. But behavioral health is usually licensed by health plans on a flat monthly basis, not linked either to the number of members treated or how well they […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 23, 2020

Using virtual agents to offload human work and support customers' needs is nothing new. Think of the process of calling your cable company to inquire about service outages: You will almost certainly be met with an automated number-based menu, along with the invitation to "listen carefully, as our options have changed." The difference today, say experts, is that the agents are often conversational.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 23, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Erin Fitzgerald, senior vice president of marketing, Sermo. This year has presented a continuous string of unprecedented challenges around the world and in all aspects of life. Individuals, organizations and industries needed to adapt […]. The article How COVID-19 Has Impacted Healthcare: Physician Sentiment and Telehealth appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 24, 2020

For the first time in 15 years, Apple has announced a major architecture change for the Macintosh platform. They are moving their primary processor from Intel to ARM-based Apple Silicon using the same architecture that powers the iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touch. Apple has grown to be one of the largest suppliers of electronic devices in healthcare.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 25, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has triggered a wave of cybersecurity threats in a variety of industries – and security professionals predict that there will be no return to normality. In advance of its now-virtual USA conference, the security event series Black Hat found that 94% of current and former attendees believe that COVID-19 increases the cyber threat to enterprise systems and data.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 22, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Responses by Rikin Patel, chief technologist, DXC Technology Americas. Q: What is the state of artificial intelligence (AI) within healthcare organizations and services now? Patel: In a 2019 DXC survey of more than 600 global […]. The article AI Redefines Healthcare Organizations: Now and In the Future appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 22, 2020

Some of Dexcom’s G6 applicators were getting stuck to the wearable CGM, but the company said it has worked to remedy this issue.

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Health Populi

JUNE 24, 2020

Whether healthcare spending in 2021 increases by double-digits or falls by one-third directly depends on how the coronavirus pandemic will play out over the rest of 2020, based on PwC’s annual report on medical cost trends for 2021. The three cost scenarios are based on assumptions shown in the fine print on the first chart: The medium scenario, a sort of “return to normal” where medical trend could stay even at 6.0%, equal to the 2020 trend.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 26, 2020

Home-based primary care allows individuals with chronic conditions – especially older people – to stay in their homes longer, reducing hospitalization rates and improving quality of life. As the COVID-19 crisis has made evident, telehealth can be a useful tool to help connect patients with services remotely. However, experts say it is vital to consider the capabilities of patients when trying to implement an at-home care model – and the capabilities of their caregivers.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 25, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Rahul Varshneya, founder and president, Arkenea. Cloud computing has become the new watchword for healthcare organizations across the globe. The adoption of cloud technology has been escalating at a frenetic pace and, as recent […]. The article 5 Things Made Possible In Healthcare Becuase of Cloud Technology appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 22, 2020

New workout modules and automatic handwashing detection were rolled out at Apple's annual developer conference, but no update was offered on contact-tracing efforts.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 25, 2020

In this Teleahealth Feature Series, we’re going to cover the long list of potential telehealth features available today. As you’re considering your own approach to telehealth, we hope to provide you a look at all the possible features telehealth companies are offering on the market. Plus, we’ll offer our insight into nuances for each feature […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 22, 2020

During the opening keynote of the 2020 American Telemedicine Association conference, ATA CEO Ann Mond Johnson pointed to the transformative effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on telehealth. "This health emergency has launched telehealth" to new heights, Johnson said. Given the social distancing measures that necessitated a limitation on in-person care, "consumers realized telehealth wasn't just a matter of convenience: It can be a matter of life and death," Johnson continued

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 25, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Heather Fraser, global lead for life sciences and healthcare, IBM Institute for Business Value According to a recent IBM Institute for Business Value survey of more than 5,000 U.S. adults, just over 36% of […]. The article Telemedicine Isn’t Just Here To Help – It’s Here To Stay appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 24, 2020

Pagabo and Moodbeam have collaborated to aid mental health and wellbeing and improve working conditions in the construction sector.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 24, 2020

As most healthcare organizations have rushed to deal with COVID-19, many things have been set to the side. In most cases this is a good choice to prioritize the pandemic. However, the challenge is that those challenges still remain. In fact, in the case of security, COVID-19 has actually made the situation worse. Remote work […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 24, 2020

"I'm old enough to remember that the idea of printing an airline boarding pass at home was a novel and scary idea," said Mayo Clinic Chief Information Officer Cris Ross in a Google Cloud platform webinar earlier this month. Now, consumers have grown accustomed to leveraging technology for travel. In the same way, said panelists, members of the healthcare industry should be willing to develop and use tools to continue fighting the COVID-19 pandemic – and to prepare for any fut

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 25, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Healthcare has a new acronym – OBRHI. Quite a mouthful. Perhaps “Aubrey” is a little easier to say. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the creation of a new office, the […]. The article CMS Announces New Office (“Aubrey”) To Streamline Interoperability and Informatics appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 22, 2020

Nearly 90% of people managing chronic conditions in the U.S. surveyed for Sony’s mSafety Wearable Platform Division said they could better manage their conditions with remote monitoring. The study was published in time for the American Telemedicine Association's virtual conference today. It looked at the rate of adoption and interest in remote health-monitoring technology targeted at people living with chronic conditions.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 23, 2020

As the telehealth adoption wave continues in healthcare, we thought we’d take the time to do a series of articles on a number of aspects of telehealth. In this first series we’re going to look at various Telehealth features. We’ll talk about whether those features should be considered essential. We’ll evaluate nuances of when a […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 22, 2020

Epidemiologists have warned that a second wave of COVID-19 is on its way. In fact, in some countries, it's already here. When coronavirus cases begin to grow in early spring, health systems were forced to pivot quickly – sometimes within a matter of days – to allocate scant resources and implement new technologies and workflows. Now, experts say administrators have the chance to start preparing for the next spike.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 24, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Devin Partida, technology writer and the Editor-in-Chief of the digital magazine, ReHack.com The coronavirus pandemic has caused massive changes around the world. As people adjust to the new normal, they may notice some differences […]. The article How COVID-19 and Telehealth Are Affecting Healthcare Compliance appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 26, 2020

The companies are reported to have agreed on a $9 million deal with milestones for Inui Health (formerly known as Scanadu).

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 23, 2020

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 6/19 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Leslie Kelly Hall (@lesliekellyhall) on the topic of “Communicating with Patients: Best Practice in the Digital World of COVID“. Communicating with patients today demands new skills […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 23, 2020

"Telehealth is now a household world," said American Telemedicine Association president Dr. Joe Kvedar during his keynote address Monday, the first day of the virtual ATA2020 conference. For the past 25 years, Kvedar said he's been explaining to people what he does for a living, working to advance virtual care. Kvedar, who has run the Center for Connected Health at Boston's Partners HealthCare since 1995, has been a self-described "telehealth evangelist" over those de

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 26, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Receiving proper healthcare services is important for all people. While this can include having access to a local primary care physician, it should also mean being able to see a specialist when necessary. Traditionally, people […]. The article The Rise of Specialist Healthcare Services In Small Communities appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 24, 2020

Alongside data analytics and employee apps, both offerings focus on facilitating coronavirus testing services among employees.

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