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Celebrities back Function in $53M Series A funding round

Mobi Health News

Matt Damon, Zac Efron, Kevin Hart, Pedro Pascal and Colin Kaepernick joined Andreessen Horowitz in investing in the whole-body health company.

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HHS lowers 64 prescription drug prices under Medicare rebate program

FierceHealthIT

Medicare enrollees will pay less for 64 prescription drugs from July though the end of September because drug companies raised prices faster than the rate of inflation, the Centers for Medicare &am | Medicare enrollees will see lower prices this quarter for certain drugs treating cancer and genetic disorders under action unveiled by CMS.

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AWS partners with EvolutionaryScale following its $142M raise

Mobi Health News

EvolutionaryScale's biology-focused language models for drug discovery and therapeutic development will be available to AWS customers.

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Amazon consolidates Clinic telehealth service into Amazon One Medical offering

FierceHealthIT

Amazon continues to evolve its healthcare business more than a year after spending $3.9 billion on a primary care company. | Amazon continues to evolve its healthcare business more than a year after spending $3.9 billion on a primary care company. The online retail giant is now folding its Amazon Clinic telehealth service into its One Medical primary care platform.

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The Cost of Inefficient Communication in Home Care & Beyond

This eBook explores the critical issues of using consumer-grade messaging apps like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and SMS in healthcare, especially home care. It highlights the negative impacts on patient care quality, data security, and HIPAA compliance and provides practical solutions to enhance communication efficiency! You will learn how to: Consolidate Messaging Platforms: Streamline communication by reducing the use of multiple apps, improving efficiency in patient care.

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Why Is Cell Line Development Crucial For Biologics?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Biologics have revolutionized the field of medicine, offering advanced treatments for a wide range of diseases, including cancer, autoimmune disorders, and genetic conditions. These therapies, which include complex molecules such as monoclonal antibodies and therapeutic […] The article Why Is Cell Line Development Crucial For Biologics?

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How To Fight Obesity?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Losing weight can really make a difference in daily life. However, changing attitudes and habits is very difficult for many people, and often seems even impossible. Fortunately, with the help of specialists and doctors, it […] The article How To Fight Obesity?

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Mauna Kea Technologies Unveils CellTolerance, a Subsidiary Dedicated to its Unique Program for the Detection and Treatment of Food Intolerances

Digital Health Global

CellTolerance is a unique science-based program designed with physicians and dietitians New data presented at Digestive Disease Week 2024 reinforces the program’s unique clinical value for patients Initiation of discussions with clinic networks to establish strategic partnerships for rapid expansion into a market estimated at $1.5bn Development of digital tools and unique multi-scale datasets to create AI solutions for pharmaceutical and nutrition companies PARIS & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIR

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IncludeHealth teams up with major orthopedic physician network to expand the reach of virtual physical therapy

FierceHealthIT

Virtual physical therapy company IncludeHealth has inked a partnership with OrthoForum Value Network to expand the reach of its digital musculoskeletal care solution to more providers and | IncludeHealth has inked a partnership with OrthoForum Value Network to expand the reach of its digital musculoskeletal care solution to more providers and patients.

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Becoming Patient-obsessed at Qualtrics

Healthcare IT Today

Qualtrics is a data collection and analysis platform that’s used by many in health care, focused on “experience management.” In this video, Adrienne Boissy, MD, Chief Medical Officer, explains that good treatment depends on empathy—even on love. Leading organizations (the Mayo Clinic is mentioned in particular) use data to measure patient experience and ask whether employees are “living your values.” Traditionally, she says, only 21% of patients fill out CMS’s

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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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Scam innovation outpaces all – tech won’t slow it, so train people instead

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Losses to scams continue to grow. One wonders if there is an entire funding source somewhere that pumps money into new and scam incarnations – like the voice cloning scam (this is your panicky daughter! Send money!). Around forever, though, remember the laundry list beginning with Medicare and Social Security (goal – get money), Publisher’s Clearinghouse (goal – identity theft) and many others per Google AI.

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Insurtech Sidecar Health picks up $165M to fuel expansion into new markets

FierceHealthIT

Startup Sidecar Health, which reached "unicorn" status two years ago, clinched $165 million in series D financing to turbocharger its growth into new markets. | Startup Sidecar Health, which reached "unicorn" status two years ago, clinched $165 million in series D financing to turbocharger its growth into new markets.

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One Health Lewisham helps develop AI training resources for COPD

DigitalHealth

One Health Lewisham is working with TidalSense to develop training resources for an AI-powered device to diagnose respiratory illness.

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HIPAA Guidance Series: Tracking Guidance Update – AHA Lawsuit

Geonetric

The ongoing HIPAA online tracking guidance saga took a turn last week when a Texas judge issued a summary judgment in favor of the American Hospital Association declaring the guidance as unlawful and exceeding HHS’s authority. While some pundits are quick to believe that this is the end of the story, the answer might […] Read HIPAA Guidance Series: Tracking Guidance Update – AHA Lawsuit at Geonetric.com.

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The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications

Effective collaboration among all care team members is critical to delivering better patient outcomes. A key element to achieving effective collaboration is through the implementation of a clinical communication and collaboration platform. In a fast-paced, high-stress and critical environment, people tend to do whatever gets the job done. Therefore will scramble and use the systems, people, or processes around them to get an outcome more quickly - which can often be at the expense of quality.

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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – June 26, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

It can be very overwhelming scrolling though job board after job board in search of a position that fits your wants and needs. Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw healthcare organizations trying to fill this week. Here’s a quick look at some of the health IT jobs we found: IT Applications FHIR Developer – ZOLL Cardiac Management Solutions Senior Product Manager – Cadence

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Digital Health partners with AphA for AI and Data 2024

DigitalHealth

Digital Health has joined forces with AphA for AI and Data 2024, where the Data and Research Stage will transition into the AphA annual conference.

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Improving Patient Financial Engagement: A Tech-Driven Approach

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Richard O’Rourke, Senior Vice President of Sales and Client Relations at Nordis Technologies In a landscape where patients are responsible for an ever-growing share of healthcare costs, traditional billing practices are falling short as consumers fall farther behind on their payments. Reversing this troubling trend calls for new tech-enabled billing and payment approaches that deliver personalized and increasingly digital patient financial experiences and remo

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Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT to launch AI-driven patient portal

DigitalHealth

Mental health trust Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT has announced plans to roll out an AI-powered patient portal to deliver two-way conversations.

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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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Blue Shield of California launching new unified Member Health Record

FierceHealthIT

Blue Shield of California is making it easier for members to access their personal health data through its new Member Health Record. | Blue Shield of California is making it easier for members to access their personal health data through its new Member Health Record.

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HIStalk Interviews Cyrus Bahrassa, CEO, Ashavan

HIStalk Interviews

Cyrus Bahrassa is founder and CEO of Ashavan. Tell me.

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AWS doles out part of $10M grant to major children's hospitals to advance pediatric cancer treatment

FierceHealthIT

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amazon Web Services committed $10 million to fund pediatric rare disease research, including cancer, on Wednesday at its annual summit in the nation's capital. | At its annual summit in Washington, D.C., Amazon Web Services announced it is committing $10 million to advancing pediatric rare disease research. Its first $3 million will go to children's hospitals with advanced research on pediatric cancers.

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Wyden blasts Express Scripts' pricing tactics, asks CMS to intervene

FierceHealthIT

A leading Democrat and health legislator is urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to better enforce Medicare Part D program requirements for pharmacy benefit managers. | Sen. Ron Wyden, not letting PBMs out of his sights, is urging CMS to better enforce rules that could curb unfair practices by Express Scripts and other major PBMs.

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The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report

This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!