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Fitbit, UnitedHealth, Empatica heads discuss data privacy challenges for wearables

Mobi Health News

With discussions on consumer data privacy again reaching a head amongst the lay press and lawmakers, it isn’t too far a stretch to wonder whether the data collected continuously through health and fitness wearables is receiving appropriate scrutiny.

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The Health of A Nation – Being Healthy In America Depends on Where You Live

Health Populi

In the US, when it comes to life and death, it’s good to live in Hawaii, Utah, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Iowa — the top five states with the greatest life expectancy and healthy life expectancy at birth in 2016. For health and longevity, sorry to see the lowest five ranked states are Washington DC which ranks last, along with Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Alabama.

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AMA and Google join forces to offer $50,000 in interoperability contest

Mobi Health News

The American Medical Association and Google have launched the AMA Health Care Interoperability and Innovation Challenge, looking for new ideas about the ways wearable devices and apps can be more effectively monitored and the data shared.

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New Tech Tonics Episode: Katherine Chou: How A Quintessential Googler Wraps Her (Deep) Mind Around Healthcare

Digital Health

Katherine Chou is in many ways the quintessential Googler – super smart, a passion for computer science, an engineer through and through. On today’s episode of Tech Tonics, we’ll learn how this rock star at Google decided to turn her talents to healthcare, and hear what she’s discovered about healthcare, and herself, along the way. […].

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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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Betamax or VHS: EMRs are 100 times worse

KevinMD

I can’t help myself from telling patients how things really work in health care. But I feel they have a right to know. When I see new patients their jaw usually drops when I sit down with them next to the computer with a stack of papers held together with a rubber band or a gigantic clamp and with yellow sticky notes protruding here and there with words like LAB, ER, Read more.

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Survey: 90 percent of healthcare organizations use or plan to use mobile devices

Mobi Health News

More mobile devices equal happier patients, according to a survey commissioned by Jamf, an Apple-focused mobile device management company.

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Coast Guard chooses Cerner EHR in compact with Pentagon

Morning eHealth

Acting VA secretary calls for Congress to pass Choice bill — AMA, Google launch interoperability challenge

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Nurse executives are concerned nursing shortage is impacting care—and it's only going to get worse 

FierceHealthIT

Nursing executives are worried that the industry's ongoing nurse shortage is only going to get worse, according to a new survey. One-third said that nursing shortages have a "considerable" or "great" impact on care quality, while 41% said that these staffing problems negatively impact the patient experience.

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What Would Healthcare Feel Like If It Acted Like Supermarkets – the 2018 Temkin Experience Ratings

Health Populi

U.S. consumers rank supermarkets, fast food chains, retailers, and banks as their top performing industries for experience according to the 2018 Temkin Experience Ratings. Peoples’ experience with health plans rank at the bottom of the roster, on par with rental cars and TV/Internet service providers. If there is any good news for health plans in this year’s Temkin Experience Ratings compared to the 2017 results, it’s at the margin of “very poor” performance: last y

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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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FDA permits marketing of AI software that autonomously detects diabetic retinopathy

Mobi Health News

The FDA has granted diagnostics company IDx’s De Novo request to market its AI-based software system for the autonomous detection of diabetic retinopathy in adults who have diabetes, called IDx-DR.

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Senate HELP, House E&C talk opioids and IT

Morning eHealth

ONC’s new report on clinical decision making — Why Apple’s EHR play could be over-hyped

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Medicaid wasted $37B on improper payments in 2017, CMS shrugs off GAO advice

FierceHealthIT

Fraud and waste spending in Medicaid continue to increase, seeing major jumps since 2015. The Government Accountable Office made recommendations the agency could take to reduce improper payments, but noted CMS has yet to implement prior recommendations.

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Livongo and Cambia Allying to Address Chronic Disease Burden and Scale Solutions to Consumers

Health Populi

Chronic diseases are what kill most people in the world. In the U.S., the chronic disease burden takes a massive toll on both public health and mortality, accounting for 7 in 10 deaths in America each year. That personal health toll comes at a high price and proportion of national health expenditures. A new alliance between Livongo and Cambia Health seeks to address that challenge, beginning with diabetes and scaling to other chronic conditions.

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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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Study: App accurately tracks Parkinson's disease symptoms

Mobi Health News

Capturing a patient’s experience outside the doctor’s office has been an ongoing struggle when it comes to treating Parkinson’s disease. But now a new smartphone app can now detect the severity of symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease remotely, according to a recent study published by JAMA.

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VA waiting for White House go-ahead on Cerner

Morning eHealth

Lyft happy with CMS payment rule — Opioid hearings with health IT relevance

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AMA partners with Google on interoperability challenge

FierceHealthIT

A new "Health Care Interoperability and Innovation Challenge" spearheaded by the American Medical Association (AMA) and sponsored by Google, calls on digital health startups to find ways to leverage patient-generated date from wearables and apps into "accessible and actionable information." Three winners will be named in June.

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IHE on FHIR tutorial

Healthcare Exchange Standards

I will be giving a face-to-face tutorial on the topic of "IHE on FHIR" at both HL7 Workgroup meeting in Cologne, May 12-18 FHIR Dev Days in Boston, June 19-21 So, if you are in Europe, sign up for the tutorial at HL7 workgroup meeting. If you are in the USA, sign up for the tutorial at FHIR Dev Days. There is a difference in time available to me. At the FHIR Dev Days I will need to focus only on the IHE Profiles available from IHE that leverage FHIR.

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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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Rice researchers unveil augmented reality app to help with Parkinson's patient safety

Mobi Health News

Engineering students at Rice University have created a new iPhone app they say could help patients with Parkinson's manage a symptom of the disease called "freezing," a temporary and involuntary inability to move when the legs are unable to follow the brain's command.

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Can Wilkie sign Cerner deal?

Morning eHealth

Medicaid database still troubled — FDA guidelines could help genomic testing business

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State solutions to bring down drug prices face steep resistance from drug industry

FierceHealthIT

States are increasingly taking action when it comes to drug prices but face stiff resistance from pharmaceutical companies. The FDA and Congress may be in a position to do something, though, experts say.

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Time to worry much more about data privacy and profiles

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The irony, the irony – everyone saw Europe’s data privacy initiatives. Why has this taken so long here? In a word – lobbying. The congressional hearing droned on, and Mark Zuckerberg tried so hard not to sound condescending towards his techno-light questioners about the so-called ‘Facebook Scandal.’ Which could have been the Google scandal, the Twitter scandal, or even Amazon -- consolidation of industry players and using the data to sell them (or make ads ‘more effective’) or as with Amazon

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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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Preliminary data: ResApp's new platform detects sleep apnea with 86% sensitivity

Mobi Health News

Brisbane, Australia-based ResApp Health, a digital health company that specializes in diagnosing respiratory diseases, is now conducting clinical proof-of-concept studies for its latest technology that uses a smartphone to detects sleep apnea by sound.

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House E&C, Senate HELP feel out health IT’s role in opioid crisis

Morning eHealth

Ronny Jackson hearing tentatively set — FDA approves first AI software for retinopathy

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DaVita alum raises $11M for kidney care company from some heavy hitters

FierceHealthIT

BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners and former CMS Administrator Andy Slavitt are among the lead backers of Somatus, a kidney care company that just closed an $11 million series B funding round. The company, formed by a former DaVita executive, looks to integrate care with health systems and optimize costs for insurers.

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Therapists Building Trust and Rapport Over the Phone

Telebehavioral Health Institute

How Therapists Can Build Trust and Rapport Over the Phone Research shows that clients with substance use disorders (SUDs) who enjoy a good rapport with their therapist are more motivated to take an active role in their plan of treatment … Read more. The post Therapists Building Trust and Rapport Over the Phone appeared first on TBH Institute Blog.

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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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Bayer-backed study looks at how patients' perceive digital products in care, clinical trials

Mobi Health News

ActiGraph activity monitors and a mobile app from Clinical Ink are are at the heart of a newly announced pilot study backed by Bayer, according to a statement released today by ActiGraph. The ongoing study is evaluating how these digital products and a Bluetooth-enabled weight scale are perceived by patients, and the feasibility of implementing such devices in future clinical trials run by the pharmaceutical company.

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De-Duplicating the received duplicate data

Healthcare Exchange Standards

Everyone is frustrated by duplicate data. In Healthcare space there is a fresh cry from Clinicians around their frustration at seeing duplicate data. On the bright side, this means that they are now getting data. So we in the Interoperability space MUST be succeeding with all the efforts to create Health Information Exchanges, and to enable Patient to access their data.

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What the CEOs of Dignity Health, CHI expect to achieve in $28B merger

FierceHealthIT

The deal, which is expected to close by the end of 2018, would create a health giant with more than 700 facilities across 28 states. Both CEOs recently addressed details for the first time since announcing the proposed deal in December.

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