March, 2013

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Avizia is Founded

American Well

Avizia is a technology company dedicated to improving people’s lives through innovative video products inspired by the unique needs of healthcare, education, and public sector. Interested in becoming a member of the team or a channel partner? Please contact us. Avizia was acquired by American Well in July of 2018. Information on this page refers to activities that occurred prior to the acquisition and are presented for historical context.

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74 Percent of Consumers Open to Virtual Doctor Visit

Medicine and Technology

Have you considered a virtual doctor visit? The idea is gaining momentum among more patients. Cisco released results from a recent survey about virtual patient visits and they found that most North American consumers – nearly eighty percent – are comfortable submitting a complete medical history and diagnostic information to help ensure they have all the information available to treat them and offer the most personal diagnosis possible.

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Healthcare: Fail Open vs Fail Closed

Healthcare Exchange Standards

One of the specific sensitivities we have in healthcare when thinking through Privacy and Security is the issue of what happens during failures of the “access control infrastructure”. For example when a natural disaster takes out some component of the security layer, such as User-Authentication. In industries like Banking, this is very simple, they ‘fail-closed’.

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Weight-Loss Surgery Sheds Writer’s Pounds, Not Habits

Insulin Nation

Three months went by. I got smaller, and smaller, and smaller. Almost 70 pounds down. I was shrinking–it felt exactly like that. Like I was contracting and leaving my clothes hanging on my body. I was shrinking back inside the acceptable boundary a body was supposed to have, feeling less and less like I was taking up an outsized, overgenerous portion of space, coming into proportion with the rest of the world.

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The Evolution of Communication in Healthcare Settings

Healthcare communication has evolved from handwritten notes and paper charts to digital tools like EHRs, telemedicine, and AI-powered platforms. This blog explores how these advancements improve patient outcomes, streamline care delivery, and enhance provider collaboration. Learn about the role of mobile health (mHealth) apps, secure messaging, and social media in bridging communication gaps.

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eHealth: Aligning Quality Measurement at CMS

CMS.gov

By Patrick Conway, MD, MSc. Stage 2 of the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. The next step on the path of meaningful adoption of health information technology (HIT) for providers—will launch later this year for hospitals and next year for eligible professionals. How will this next phase improve health care and reduce the burden on providers?

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Research on telestroke (telemedicine) shows improved access and clinical care in Oregon

Medicine and Technology

If you're a neurologist, you're probably in San Diego at the American Academy of Neurology’s 65th Annual Meeting. Last Friday, researchers at UPenn revealed how telemedicine programs in Oregon are pushing stroke coverage into previously uncovered, less populated areas and expanding coverage by approximately 40 percent. The study shows that, by employing telemedical systems in concert with in-person care, nearly 80 percent of residents had access to expert stroke care within one hour.

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Happy Pi Day 3.14

Medicine and Technology

Today is Pi Day. The unofficial holiday at MIT. Today, MIT also announces who has been admitted to the class of 2017. You will see some high school students announcing their acceptance to MIT today on Twitter. Have you memorized Pi? 3.14159 Next year (2015), we're going to celebrate pi to 3.1415! I think the entire geek community will go haywire that day and they won't be able to contain themselves.

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Reflections from the HIMSS/AMDIS Physicians' IT Symposium at #HIMSS13

Medicine and Technology

I am in New Orleans attending the 2013 HIMSS conference. Follow updates on Twitter by following the #HIMSS13 hashtag. Today, I was in the HIMSS/AMDIS Physicians' IT Symposium: Reviewing the Past, Assessing the Present and Planning for the Future. Let me highlight a few key points and reflections I jotted down as I sat through several presentations about Meaningful Use (MU) and the future of clinical informatics: Health IT is about improving clinical workflow efficiency and patient care.

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Did you get your Medical Resident FICA Refund?

Medicine and Technology

Were you in residency before 2005? Did you receive your Medical Resident FICA Refund ? Here's what the IRS says about the FICA refunds: Why are FICA refunds being paid to medical residents and their employers? Employers (typically hospitals and medical schools) and individual taxpayers (medical residents) began filing FICA refund claims in the 1990’s, based on their position that medical residents are students eligible for the FICA tax exception under Internal Revenue Code section 3121(b)(10).

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Happy National Doctor's Day!

Medicine and Technology

Today is March 30 and it's also National Doctor's Day! Don't forget to tell your doctor how much you appreciate him/her on this holiday.

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APHA National Public Health Week Twitter Chat #NPHWchat on April 3

Medicine and Technology

Join the American Public Health Association ( APHA ) for their third annual National Public Health Week Twitter chat on April 3, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). Engage with public health advocates on important public health topics. APHA will focus the conversation on the value of public health and its return on investment in our communities. The chat will explore and discuss ways in which evidence-based disease prevention and health promotion initiatives can save lives and money.

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Wearable technology improving health - are we there yet?

Medicine and Technology

There are so many wearable technologies these days. We have little fitness gadgets like Fitbits and Nike+ FuelBands. We have Google Glass - a wearable computer that looks like glasses. We even have smartwatches that link to all sorts of sensors or with our smartphone to keep up even more connected than ever before. Do these gadgets actually improve health?

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NextGen webinar on Fragmented Care and Accelerating Change

Medicine and Technology

NextGen is hosting a complimentary webinar this Wednesday titled, " Fragmented Care and Accelerating Change —Moving from Chaos to Coordination." Change is happening but how far and fast will it go? Today's healthcare landscape is a patchwork of disjointed networks that have become inefficient and ineffective for modern medicine. What are what the real accelerators of change and who will be driving them?

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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Residency Match Week 2013

Medicine and Technology

Good luck to all the 4th year medical students who are matching for residency positions!

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Don't miss Doctors 2.0 at NYAM 3/18/13

Medicine and Technology

Don't miss this event in New York next week! Doctors 2.0: Provider’s Perspectives Panel March 18, 2013 6-9pm New York Academy of Medicine 1216 5th Avenue, New York, NY Register here: [link] About Doctors 2.0 Doctors 2.0 is part of the New York Healthcare Innovation Meetup Group. It is a volunteer organization aimed to connect providers and healthcare technology innovators with a forum to network, collaborate and promote thought leadership.

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Register now for ATA 2013 - American Telemedicine Association

Medicine and Technology

Register now for ATA 2013 - American Telemedicine Association May 5 - 7, 2013 Austin, TX Used code "LinkedInATA" for $50 off your full meeting (non-member) registration. After April 1, the registration price goes up. Join 6,000 healthcare and technology professionals at the world's largest telemedicine meeting. Featuring over 450 presentations on telehealth and mHealth and industry expo.

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Are wearable sensors ready for prime time? #HIMSS13

Medicine and Technology

Some of us wear Fitbits and Nike+ FuelBands. These track our physical activity and even our sleep. Other people are wearing continuous glucose monitors or blood pressure monitoring watches. This year, we're seeing many new wearable sensors coming to market. Are wearable sensors ready for prime time? Perhaps, the bigger question is: are doctors ready to do something with all this data?

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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President Clinton speaks at #HIMSS13 today

Medicine and Technology

Today, President Clinton delivered a keynote and the entire auditorium was completely packed and all the overflow areas were full as well. When you have 35,000 people in the New Orleans convention center, that's what you get: a very crowded room that overflows. He spoke about a number of public health topics ranging from worldwide healthcare disparities, the pediatric obesity epidemic, and the need to provide patients with their own health data so that they can be empowered to manage their o

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HP & Intel Lunch on BYOD at #HIMSS13

Medicine and Technology

I hope you will be able to join me on Tuesday March 5 for this complimentary HP & Intel Lunch Panel on BYOD at the HIMSS13 conference. You'll also have a chance to win an HP ElitePad 900 tablet PC! While you are attending HIMSS in New Orleans, HP and Intel invite you to be our guest at an informative panel discussion over a delicious buffet lunch.

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Building the Future through CMS eHealth

CMS.gov

By Robert Tagalicod, Director, Office of E-Health Standards and Services. Transforming Health Care. What is the most important electronic initiative in health care today? Is it the switch to ICD-10 that will enable us to capture information more accurately? The widespread adoption and use of electronic health records (EHRs) to provide an infrastructure for electronic data exchange?

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Administrative Simplification and ICD-10: Streamlining Health Care Operations

CMS.gov

By: Christine Stahlecker, Director, Administrative Simplification Group, Office of E-Health Standards and Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Did you know that the United States spends more than $150 billion annually on health care administration, and for the average physician, two-thirds of a full time employee is needed to carry out billing and insurance related tasks?

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Privacy and Security’s Role in the eHealth Transformation

CMS.gov

By Maribel Franey. Improving the delivery of health care is the focus of the eHealth initiative. But eHealth also involves promoting standards and processes that will enable patient information to be shared in a more efficient and timely manner, while ensuring the data is kept private and secure. This brings me to the topic of privacy and security. What is the big deal about privacy and security, anyway?

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EHR Incentive Programs: Moving into the Next Stage

CMS.gov

By Elizabeth Holland. This week, industry leaders from all over the country gather for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference and discuss the future of health information technology implementation, and we at CMS are pleased to report updates on our efforts to promote and support the meaningful use of electronic health record (EHR) technology in health care.

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Welcome to the CMS eHealth Blog

CMS.gov

By Robert Tagalicod, Director, Office of E-Health Standards and Services. Welcome to the CMS eHealth blog. Here you can find information about the eHealth initiative that CMS is launching at the annual HIMSS conference in New Orleans. Upcoming blogs will highlight HIMSS sessions about eHealth and its programs, and we look forward to continuing the conversation as our eHealth programs reach key milestones over the coming months.

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