Sat.Dec 31, 2022 - Fri.Jan 06, 2023

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New Year, New Health Goals – Keep Patients Engaged with RPM

Clear Arch Health

. The task of getting a patient to become more involved in self-management of health can be challenging, especially when that patient is somewhat isolated or solely responsible for their own daily care. Social isolation is talked about a lot these days and, during a MobileHelp pilot study, a shift in patient engagement behaviors became apparent. The pilot study included more than a dozen individuals.

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Mercy Virtual Care Center: A deep dive into a virtual hospital

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

With nearly a decade of successfully running a virtual ICU and a virtual care hospital known today as Mercy Virtual Care Center , Mercy in St. Louis, Missouri, embarked on amplifying a new digital-first frontier in 2015: A new virtual care model of remote patient monitoring for patients living with complex conditions. THE PROBLEM. "In our ambulatory virtual programs, we manage complex chronically ill patients," said Annie Bannister, RN, executive director of vEngagement at Mercy.

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10 Key Medtech Themes for 2023

Henry Kotula

[link]. We expect 2023 to be a pivotal year for the industry, as the accelerated acceptance of virtual care and demographic trends, such as an aging population, increasing chronic illnesses and healthcare worker shortages, sustain demand for medtech-enabled solutions. The combination of rapid developments in novel healthcare technology and heightened demand for integrated tech-enabled care has continued to fuel innovation in the medtech industry.

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Study: No correlation between privacy and consumer ratings for mental health apps

Mobi Health News

According to an analysis published in JAMA Network Open, many mental health apps provided similar offerings, but frequently lacked accessibility features.

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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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Your Home as Clinical Lab: Withings Brings “Your Urine, Your Self” to #CES2023

Health Populi

We’ve all been morphing our homes into our personal HealthQuarters since the start of the coronavirus era. Millions of global health citizens have taken to telehealth who never used a health care “digital front door” before. Other patients adopted remote health monitoring to avoid perennial visits to doctors for managing chronic conditions like diabetes or heart disease.

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Patient Access to Their Health Information — How Far Have We Come?

Canadian Health Infoway

Imagine making a budget without access to your financial information. Or navigating an unfamiliar city without a map. Or baking a cake without measuring cups and spoons. For the many Canadians with limited or no access to their health information electronically, this is essentially how they must manage their health journeys.

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The Importance of EMR Integration to Successful RPM Programs

Health Recovery Solutions

Most healthcare professionals are aware of the benefits of remote patient monitoring (RPM), from reducing readmissions to lowering costs. However, barriers can arise when you’re attempting to implement a new RPM program into a healthcare organization. Clinicians and care teams are wary of additions to an already heavy workload, and administrators have questions about how the program will generate revenue.

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HealthHero launches workplace wellbeing digital solution

DigitalHealth

A new digital wellbeing solution has been launched by HealthHero to support employees with their mental and physical wellbeing.

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Telehealth Rarely Requires In-Person Follow-Ups

Digital Health Wire

Epic Research tied a nice ribbon on the end of 2022 with a study suggesting that telehealth is an efficient use of resources for most specialties, rarely requiring an in-person follow-up within 90 days. The research appears to indicate that telehealth isn’t usually duplicative of in-person visits, adding weight to the argument that regulators should view it as an alternative, rather than an additional encounter.

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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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Why the digital health user experience is key to senior uptake

Mobi Health News

Digital health can help seniors age in place, but companies should consider usability and accessibility for their devices to succeed with the population, said panelists at CES 2023.

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Can Consumer Electronics Help Stem the Decline of U.S. Life-Years? A Preface for #CES2023

Health Populi

Life expectancy in the U.S. dropped nearly three years between 2019 and 2021, from close to 79 years down to 76. We ended 2022 with this new, sobering statistic from the Centers tor Disease Control (CDC). We begin 2023 with the opening of CES 2023, the world’s largest annual meet-up of consumer electronics innovators, companies, and retailers.

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Can telemedicine produce a successful preventative care program?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth services can offer healthcare providers the opportunity and the capability to reach broader populations, clearly – and they can serve as disease prevention tools for these populations, contended Gary Hamilton, CEO of InteliChart, vendor of a patient engagement platform. Telemedicine tools can ensure physicians and their care teams can better manage patient care , and the associated workflow, to help their patients stay their healthiest, he added.

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How mental health made the 'remarkable transition' to virtual: study

FierceHealthIT

How mental health made the 'remarkable transition' to virtual: study. fdiamond. Thu, 01/05/2023 - 15:21.

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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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GE completes healthcare division spinoff

Mobi Health News

GE HealthCare began trading on Nasdaq as an independent company on Wednesday.

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Consumers Continue to Lean Into Digital Services: Beyond Tech and Hardware at #CES2023

Health Populi

While CTA forecasts a sobering consumer technology revenue picture for 2023, one of the few bright spots is health and fitness technology services, expected to increase by 9 percent in 2023. For the forecast, CTA looked at various spending categories, including gaming, automotive and transportation tech, video and audio streaming, consumer electronics (like big-screen TVs), and fitness and health devices.

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Electronic Caregiver launches customizable, animated RPM

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A new virtual caregiver from technology developer Electronic Caregiver interacts through a patient's voice and touch via a Lenovo IdeaCentre All-in-One computer or Yoga convertible tablet. The new approach to remote patient monitoring could be a big help for seniors aging in place. WHY IT MATTER S. For patients with complex medication regimens, regular physical therapy or daily vitals monitoring programs, a 3D virtual care assistant can offer on-demand healthcare services.

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How FTC's noncompete agreements rule could impact healthcare

FierceHealthIT

How FTC's noncompete agreements rule could impact healthcare. fdiamond. Fri, 01/06/2023 - 15:55.

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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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Withings announces miniaturized health lab for urine analysis

Mobi Health News

U-Scan, an in-home biomarker analysis platform, sits within the toilet bowl to analyze the user's urine.

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What to Expect in 2023? – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this month’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 1/6 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This month’s chat will be hosted by John Lynn ( @techguy ) on the topic “What to Expect in 2023? “ As we say good bye to 2022 in our rear view mirror, this chat will take a quick look back at what happened and then start to look forward to what we can expect from healthcare and health IT in 2023.

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ChatGPT – Consider asking a question in a post-Google-Ad world

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Occasionally some tech really is NEW! At the end of November, the tech world figuratively-speaking fell over when the staggeringly well-funded AI tool, ChatGPT, was launched by OpenAi , its sponsor and creator.Within five days, a million were giving the tool a try – and who knows how many by now (six weeks later, perhaps more powerful servers are required).

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Carbon Health announces another round of layoffs, corporate restructuring amid challenging market conditions

FierceHealthIT

Carbon Health announces another round of layoffs, corporate restructuring amid challenging market conditions. hlandi. Fri, 01/06/2023 - 20:01.

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The Role of Technology in Remote Patient Monitoring

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is transforming healthcare by enabling providers to track patient health outside traditional clinical settings. This blog explores the role of technology in RPM, including wearable devices, mobile apps, and connected medical tools that collect and share real-time data. Discover how RPM expands care access, improves outcomes, enhances patient engagement, and reduces costs by shifting from reactive to proactive care.

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liberDi receives FDA 510(k) for its digital dialysis clinic

Mobi Health News

The company’s Intelligent Dialysis Assistant allows patients to undergo dialysis outside a clinic while being remotely supervised by a healthcare professional.

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AI Improves Results of In-Vitro Fertilization

Healthcare IT Today

Eran Eshed, CEO and Co-founder of Fairtility , cites research showing that 48% of the work done by embyrologists during in-vitro fertilization is administrative. Fairtility was founded to automate this tedious work, which not only makes the embryologist more efficient, but eliminates the many errors caused by manual work. Furthermore, by taking data from EHRs and incubators—about 2.5 million data points in each pregnancy cycle—Fairtility can analyze the embryos’ viability more accurately t

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Electronic Health Record Association Announces FY23 Leadership and Priorities

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The Electronic Health Record (EHR) Association announced the results of its annual Executive Committee elections for terms beginning Jan. 1, 2023. The EHR Association is a trade association of 30 companies that serve most of the nation’s hospitals […].

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Commonwealth Fund: Medicare inpatient spending concentrated among 2 systems in most regions

FierceHealthIT

Commonwealth Fund: Medicare inpatient spending concentrated among 2 systems in most regions. rking. Thu, 01/05/2023 - 15:07.

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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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Volta Medical raises €36M for AI cardiac ablation software and more digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

Cancer care platform Onc.AI, data analytics company Porter and virtual care platform KeyCare also closed funding rounds.

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EHI is Not What it Used to be, but Don’t Panic

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Mariann Yeager, CEO at The Sequoia Project. What a difference a day makes. . On October 6, 2022, the healthcare and health IT community woke to a new reality – one in which electronic health information (EHI) included far more than it did the day before. . Why was that so important? Because penalties for information blocking – that is, any practice that interferes with access, exchange, or use of electronic health data – are tied to the definition of EHI.

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New Ways To Close the Health Equities Gap

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Karen Conway, vice president of healthcare value, Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX). The cost of healthcare disparities has been long and deeply felt by patients and their families, but it wasn’t until the high rates […]. The article New Ways To Close the Health Equities Gap appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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