Fri.Jun 28, 2024

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Foodsmart secures more than $200M for telenutrition platform

Mobi Health News

The company partners with employers and health plans, such as Medicaid and Medicare, to provide patients virtual access to registered dietitians.

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Supreme Court overrules Chevron deference, dealing blow to federal healthcare agencies

FierceHealthIT

The U.S. Supreme Court, by a vote of 6-3, has overturned the Chevron deference, stripping power from federal agencies to interpret and enforce regulations. | The U.S. Supreme Court is overruling long-standing precedent. Here's how it could affect healthcare policy.

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Care enablement company Fabric acquires Walmart's MeMD

Mobi Health News

Fabric will use MeMD's virtual urgent, behavioral and primary care offerings to expand its employer-focused strategy.

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Can empathetic AI companions help reduce readmissions?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum is scheduled to take place September 5-6 in Boston. Learn more and register.

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Best Practices for Sharing Protected Health Information (PHI)

Explore essential topics in this ebook, including what constitutes PHI and how to identify it using 18 indicators. Gain insights into the importance of safeguarding PHI to protect patient privacy and learn about the severe consequences of HIPAA violations. Discover practical strategies for securely exchanging PHI within your healthcare organization, including assessing risks and implementing effective safeguards.

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Digital corpo health startup Alyve Health bags $6M Series A funding and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, insurtech company Huize from China is expanding to Southeast Asia.

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Leadership: Digital Health Network launches a new ‘state of the nation’ survey of clinical digital leaders

DigitalHealth

In 2016 a CCIO network survey revealed that only 44% of CCIOs had the authority to carry out their roles effectively. Will the 2024 survey show improvement?

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Justice Department charges 193 defendants for $2.8B of healthcare fraud

FierceHealthIT

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday a two-week operation in which 193 people across the country, including 76 licensed healthcare providers, were charged for their alleged participa | The cases highlighted by law enforcement involved medically unnecessary amniotic wound grafts, diverted HIV medications, online distribution of Adderall and other telemedicine schemes.

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Junior doctors break strike to assist at sites hit by cyber attack

DigitalHealth

Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts continue to experience major disruption following the cyber attack on Synnovis.

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Canary Speech Secures $13 Million in Series A Funding to Change How the World’s Top Healthcare Organizations Screen for Mental Wellness and Cognitive Health

Healthcare IT Today

Led by Cortes Capital, LLC, Sorenson Communications, LLC., SMK (Japan), and Hackensack Meridian Health, Series A Funding Expands the AI-Driven Capabilities of the Groundbreaking Vocal Biomarker Health Tech Company Canary Speech, Inc. (Canary) , the leading AI-powered voice biomarker health tech company, has secured a $13 million Series A funding round led by Cortes Capital, LLC (Love’s Private Equity), with participation from Sorenson Communications, LLC., SMK (Japan), and Hackensack Meridian He

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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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Harnessing AI and cybersecurity to transform healthcare in the UK

DigitalHealth

The UK healthcare sector is in a transformative era, driven by advancements in artificial intelligence (AI). AI has the potential to revolutionise healthcare by improving diagnostic accuracy, advancing patient care and streamlining administrative processes.

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Motivating Providers to Embrace Value-Based Care: 4 Keys for Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Dana McCalley, VP of Value-Based Care at Navina For any healthcare organization and provider, the importance of the transition to value-based care (VBC) models is undeniable. To meet the ambitious goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — covering all traditional Medicare beneficiaries and most Medicaid beneficiaries by value-based providers by 2030 — it’s clear that the entire healthcare field needs to adapt accordingly.

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Royal Bolton Hospital provides noise-cancelling headphones for patients

DigitalHealth

Royal Bolton Hospital has introduced noise-cancelling headphones for patients with learning disabilities to help support them in loud and busy environments.

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Industry Voices—ePROs: An AI moment for Medicare

FierceHealthIT

I used to shadow at Grady Memorial Hospital in downtown Atlanta. There was one patient in particular—who I’ll call Sam—I’ll never forget. | Clinicians can not expect teams to meet mounting patient volumes, higher consumer expectations, and robust patient-reported outcome standards by using the same antiquated infrastructure.

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The Essential Guide to HIPAA-Compliant Messaging for Home Care Teams

Explore the risks posed by non-compliant consumer apps like Instagram and WhatsApp in healthcare settings. Learn about potential HIPAA penalties and use a self-evaluation flowchart to determine your organization's need for HIPAA-compliant messaging. Discover straightforward steps to implement secure communication solutions efficiently, ensuring compliance and protecting patient data effectively.

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Movers and Shakers news roundup

DigitalHealth

Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup features new chief executives for trusts in west London, Warrington and Halton, and Greater Manchester.

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Data intelligence for all: a recap of new solutions and key takeaways from Databricks’ 2024 Data + AI Summit

Redox

Databricks recently wrapped up their 2024 Data + AI Summit (DAIS), bringing together data leaders from 140+ countries to explore the latest in lakehouse architecture, open source, and AI and ML technologies. More than 60,000 global data professionals attended 600+ sessions on data warehousing, governance, and generative AI, with 60+ sessions focusing on healthcare and life sciences innovation.

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Download Free Patient Assessment Form for Ayurvedic – English

NiftyHMS

Welcome Visitor, Download free Ayurvedic patient assessment form designed to gather essential health information including medical history, current health issues, allergies, and lifestyle habits. This form helps Vaidya – Ayurvedic doctors create treatments based on holistic health assessments, including Panchakarma treatments. It also considers doshas such as Vata, Kapha, and Pitta. x Patient assessment forms help Vaidyas provide personalized care by evaluating a patient’s Ayurvedic health

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Chutes & Ladders — NYC Health + Hospitals taps chief biopreparedness officer; Aledade brings on health economist

FierceHealthIT

Chutes & Ladders — NYC Health + Hospitals taps chief biopreparedness officer; Aledade brings on health economist ebeavins Fri, 06/28/2024 - 11:24

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Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications

Ambiq®, a leading developer of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions that deliver a multifold increase in energy efficiency, introduces HeartKit, its latest addition to neuralSPOT. This optimized AI model enables running various real-time heart monitoring applications to help users and their healthcare providers quickly identify any irregular events to take necessary actions.

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Steward Health Care's physician group sale to Optum is off, regulator says

FierceHealthIT

UnitedHealth Group’s Optum is walking away from its tentative deal to purchase the bankrupt Steward Health Care’s physician group, according to a Massachusetts healthcare regulatory body. | Optum has informed the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission that it is "no longer working to finalize an agreement" with the bankrupt Steward Health Care, a spokesperson for the regulator said.

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AWS stepping up its focus on cloud tech to boost data security, AI innovation in healthcare and public sector

FierceHealthIT

The Amazon Web Services Summit in Washington, D.C. brought together many public sector organizations, including healthcare companies, to share use cases across AWS products. | Healthcare executives said the industry can benefit from collaborating with other public sector entities, like government and education, and shared how technology can help achieve their shared goals.

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