Optimum Healthcare IT
AUGUST 14, 2019
If healthcare organizations are not engaging with the community they serve on social media platform; then they will inevitably fall behind. The post Why Social Media in Healthcare is Important appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.
GlobalMed
AUGUST 12, 2019
Imagine that you’re a surgeon in a large hospital network. A patient has presented to the emergency department with a ruptured ovarian cyst; before you operate, you use the surgical suite’s telemedicine platform to consult with the patient’s gynecologist, who provides valuable history. However, when the patient visits your clinic for a follow-up appointment, you’re unable to conference her gynecologist at this time – because the clinic uses a different virtual health solution.
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Health Recovery Solutions
AUGUST 13, 2019
The new Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), announced in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, will take effect on or after January 1, 2020. PDGM will restructure the current home health payment model by shifting the home health industry from a volume-based payment structure to a value-based one.
Electronic Health Reporter
AUGUST 15, 2019
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Adrian Johansen, freelance writer; @AdrianJohanse18. While cybersecurity is an issue constantly addressed by the media and something small and large businesses alike are consistently focusing on, one of the biggest digital dilemmas comes from the healthcare system.
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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.
Lloyd Price
AUGUST 12, 2019
Reducing costs but not taking time away between a doctor and patient is one of the key aspects to RPA according to Leivo, as she examines what she describes as an unsustainable trend in healthcare. “If we want to maintain the high-quality healthcare that we have at the moment in the western countries, in the OECD countries, the only way we can maintain the high-quality healthcare is digitalisation.
Connected Health Pulse brings together the best content for digital health professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 16, 2019
Industry players warn that while voice technology has the ability to reach a larger audience, it must be implemented with privacy as a top priority.
Health Populi
AUGUST 11, 2019
“In an extreme example of angst over expensive medical bills , an elderly Washington couple who lived near the U.S.-Canadian border died in a murder-suicide this week after leaving notes that detailed concerns about paying for medical care,” USA Today reported on August 10, 2019. Five years ago, financial toxicity as a side-effect was noted by two Sloan Kettering Medical Center in a landmark report on 60 Minutes in October 2014.
CE App
AUGUST 13, 2019
Having more than 2,500-year history, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is still questioned from time to time. There are various treatments in TCM; some of the wildly-used ones are acupuncture, Chinese herbs, qigong, and tui na massage. They might sound not that familiar to you, and you may ask — do they really work? This article is aiming to give you a bit more information on Chinese Medicine and dispel the many misconceptions surrounding TCM.
KevinMD
AUGUST 10, 2019
Hippocrates didn't have a server. In 2012 our practice invested $300,000 into building computer infrastructure and the purchase of a brand-spanking-new electronic health record, commonly referred to as an EHR. The mandate for this purchase was brought forth from the federal government with the intent to improve overall health care communication. Since this expenditure, terms […].
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.
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 12, 2019
Dr. Yaa Kumah, assistant professor of biomedical informatics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discussed the opportunities and hurdles for voice technology in provider organizations last week at Harvard Medical School.
Health Populi
AUGUST 16, 2019
As large employers’ annual health care costs for an employee are expected to exceed $15,000 in 2020, companies are focusing in on managing the pharmacy line-item, we learn from the 2020 Large Employers’ Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey from the National Business Group on Health (NBGH). I covered large employers’ perspectives and future plans to deal with health care services for workers in 2020 in Health Populi here earlier this week.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 12, 2019
Magellan Health, a healthcare payer organization in Scottsdale, Arizona, needed to address adherence to oral medication therapy. THE PROBLEM. Non-adherence is one of the factors contributing to non-optimized medication use – the latter a term that describes all the reasons an individual doesn’t take medications including costs, lack of ability to pick up the prescription and many others.
KevinMD
AUGUST 15, 2019
Keeping tabs on the sheer volume of medical drugs and devices on the market is nearly impossible – the FDA approved a record 105 novel medical devices and 59 new drugs in 2018 alone. At the same, hospitals and physicians face ever-growing pressure to cut costs while improving quality. Many physicians make patient treatment decisions […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com.
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
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 14, 2019
Positive data from the pragmatic study is the clearest evidence yet that in-hospital therapeutic VR could be effective in a live deployment, according to researchers.
Health Populi
AUGUST 13, 2019
In 2020, large employers will be “doubling down” efforts to control health care costs. Key strategies will include deploying more telehealth and virtual health care services, Centers of Excellence for high-cost conditions, and getting more personal in communicating and engaging through platforms. This is the annual forecast for 2020 brought to us by the National Business Group of Health (NBGH), the Large Employers’ Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey.
CE App
AUGUST 13, 2019
Continuing education (CE) is often associated with medical professionals, but there is a whole array of licensed professionals that have to complete CE on a yearly basis. From engineers to cosmetologists to lawyers, they all have to renew their licenses to practice regularly. This article will discuss some CE principles for lawyers specifically. Just like continuing medical education (CME), every state has a different amount of required education hours and credits.
hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT
AUGUST 16, 2019
Leadership at Murfreesboro Medical Clinic and SurgiCente realized several years ago that genomics and precision medicine were the future of healthcare and would be invaluable in helping provide better, safer therapies
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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.
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 13, 2019
The startup plans to buff up its marketing as well as offer new tests and supplements.
Health Populi
AUGUST 13, 2019
Issue No. 4 of StartUp Health Magazine is dedicated to 8 Health Moonshot Principles. StartUp Health sees these moonshots taken together as, “a blueprint for achieving the impossible.” There’s an aspect of U.S. health care that currently feels impossible to achieve, and that’s consensus on what would constitute a sound approach to covering all Americans for health care as a civil right and whether the nation can “afford” doing so.
CE App
AUGUST 13, 2019
The nursing field is composed of three general categories: certified nursing assistants (CNAs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and registered nurses (RNs). Many are familiar with the CNA’s grit, as well as the esteem of the registered nurse. However, positioned between the two is the LPN (or licensed vocational nurse in California and Texas) which acts as an intermediary between the two joint positions.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 15, 2019
Healthcare costs for families with employer coverage have risen twice as fast as wages and three times the rate of inflation over the past decade, according to a new report.
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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.
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 13, 2019
Special Situations' Life Sciences Innovation (LSI) Fund led the round with participation from Viking Global Investors.
Aging in Place Technology Watch
AUGUST 14, 2019
The baby boomer generation’s later years will be unprecedented. Each time the population aged 65+ is counted, it’s a bigger number. That onslaught, now at 52 million, bears repeating. The boomers, turning 65 at a rate of 10,000 a day, are pushing and prodding assumptions, deadlines, and pundit predictions. As they do so, they will force industries to change offerings – and drive considerable change in technology that underpins their lives.
CE App
AUGUST 13, 2019
Children and teens on the LGBT spectrum are poised at a significantly higher risk of a multitude of health issues, including suicidal ideation, depression, substance abuse, and HIV. On the external side, LGBT youth are more likely to be homeless, or if home, experience abuse. All healthcare professionals should attempt to cater to their LGBT patients to be able to address their unique concerns.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 12, 2019
Kaiser Permanente’s net income soared to $2 billion in the second quarter of 2019, a dramatic increase over the $653 million posted the year before.
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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.
Mobi Health News
AUGUST 13, 2019
The bill will impact patients with Medicaid coverage and private insurance living in the largely rural state.
hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT
AUGUST 12, 2019
The survey of CIOs and other executives examined digital health maturation and how patient care organizations are strategizing for the future
CE App
AUGUST 13, 2019
Interventional cardiology is a sub-branch of the overarching cardiology umbrella that specifically involves catheter-based treatments. It requires an additional year of training beyond what is typically required for general cardiology due to the extremely precise nature of the procedures–even longer if the student wishes to pursue pediatric interventional cardiology.
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