InTouch Health

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

How Telehealth Can Reduce Costs and Improve the Quality of Pediatric Care. Studies show 86.3% of children from ages 5 to 11 are in excellent or very good health, but around 4.3% of children do not have access to regular healthcare. General pediatricians provide the majority of care for children, but for some families, this may not be enough. InTouch Health partners with Children’s Mercy Kansas City, a non-profit, independent children’s hospital serving Missouri, Kansas, and the surrounding regio

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Should you get a mammogram at age 45? Should you start taking a statin? Is now the time to get a hip replacement? You can go down rabbit holes trying to research these online, talk to friends about their experiences, or have a few too many opinions thrown at you in online communities. And when […].

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Most employers and their workers see the benefits of digital health in helping make health care more accessible and lower-cost, according to survey research published in Health on Demand from Mercer Marsh Benefits. Interestingly, more workers living in developing countries are keener on going digital for health than people working in wealthier nations.

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Insulin Nation

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes is like having to relearn how to live all over again. Suddenly there are new rules for eating, exercising, and even sleeping. It can take a lot of time to adjust to all these new demands. But diabetes doesn’t just change how you have to live. It can also have a huge impact on your physical and emotional self. Weight gain is a common phenomenon in T1D people just starting insulin treatment.

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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.

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HealthStream

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

To illustrate the difficulty that a typical healthcare provider may encounter when planning annual required training, we offer the example of just one role in a single state—a respiratory therapist in Tennessee

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Patients are now front-line payors in the U.S. health care system. As such, American health consumers are wrestling with sticker shock from surgical procedures, surprise medical bills weeks after leaving the hospital, and the cost of prescription drugs — whether six-figure oncology therapies or essential medicines like insulin and EpiPens. To manage personal health finances, patients-as-payors are increasingly willing to face trade-offs and change personal behaviors to lower health care costs, b

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Digital Health

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Dr. Seth Feuerstein’s grandfather was a physician and his parents were both attorneys, so naturally his parents thought he would become…a comedian! While that didn’t come to be, he did end up as both a doctor and a lawyer who practiced neither discipline full time. Instead, Seth combined his skill sets to serially create new […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Primary topic: Patient Engagement Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Mobile patient engagement technology saves clinic $1.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Icon Ventures led the round with participation from Sequoia, Oak HC/FT, Spring Mountain Capital, Female Founders Fund and Harmony Partners.

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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.

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

There are 1,844 rural hospitals operating in the U.S. That number is down by 19 in the 2019 calendar year, the worst year of rural hospital closings seen in the past decade. That hockey-stick growth of closures is shown in the first chart, where 34 rural hospitals shut down in the past 2 years. Rural U.S. hospitals are in poor fiscal health. “The accelerated rate at which rural hospitals are closing continues to unsettle the rural healthcare community and demands a more nuanced investigati

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FierceHealthIT

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Executives are bullish on the potential of artificial intelligence to improve healthcare. But they say adoption is not happening quickly enough and called out several reasons why, according to a survey by KPMG.

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Insulin Nation

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

You have probably never heard the term “insulin fibrillation” before or have even the slightest idea of what it means. But, if you are a type 1 pump user, odds are, this little-known chemical process affects you on a daily basis. And that is why the announcement that a new insulin compound that does not fibrillate is such a big deal. This newly synthesized insulin analog called ‘glycoinsulin’ has shown the same glucose-lowering effects of native insulin but without the complications caused by fi

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Nebula is pitching this new product as a more secure and informative alternative to mainstream consumer genomic products.

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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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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

On February 12, 2020, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of the U.S. submitted the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress and testified to the Senate Banking Committee. Chairman Jerome Powell detailed the current state of the economy, discussing the state of the macroeconomy, GDP growth, unemployment, inflation, and projections for 2022 and beyond.

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FierceHealthIT

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Big-name health insurers raked in $35.7 billion in profit over the course of the year. Check out the comparisons of how they performed.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

I’ve written about telehealth for more than a decade. I’m familiar with VR and most of its cousins as well. And most everyone knows what a clinic is. But until today, I’d never heard of a vendor mashing up telehealth and VR and calling it a clinic. A few months ago, I wrote up a […].

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The company's latest raise brings its total funding to $120 million.

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Electronic Health Reporter

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Dr. John Showalter, CPO, Jvion. Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming healthcare, especially on its clinical side, where 62% of providers have already adopted an AI strategy. The American Hospital Association recently reported that when […].

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FierceHealthIT

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Hackers are getting more creative in exploiting healthcare organizations and patients alike. Here are three cybersecurity trends Protenus found that led to the latest surge in breaches.

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Morning eHealth

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Patients say they can’t afford to wait for privacy protections — How China's using tech to fight coronavirus

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Datos's remote patient monitoring platform and Tyto Care's connected devices will help the hospital treat and monitor patients in quarantine and at home.

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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.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Patient matching problems are persistent across healthcare organizations and continue to pose patient safety risks, according to a new survey addressing these issues. The survey, which was conducted by the eHealth Initiative and commissioned by NextGate, included 118 respondents, roughly two-thirds of which were providers. Just over one-third were C-Suite executives, 31% were upper or […].

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FierceHealthIT

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Insurer Oscar Health announced Thursday it will cap the price on roughly 100 drugs, including high-cost products such as insulin, at only $3.

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Vidyo

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The post Coronavirus Prevention Tips and Telehealth Applications appeared first on Vidyo Blog.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Innovators are focusing in on baby tech, as researchers from the University of Helsinki display a new movement tracking outfit and a team from MIT rolls out a smart diaper.

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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.

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

A new survey has found that physician use of technology to provide telehealth or virtual visits has doubled since its previous study in 2016. This meshes well with other market research suggesting that a healthy cross-section of providers are preparing to get on board. However, despite the increased use of this technology, the absolute number […].

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FierceHealthIT

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

A record-setting 19 rural hospitals closed last year, as researchers aim to pinpoint the leading indicators that a facility will shutter.

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Morning eHealth

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Exodus from HHS’s CTO office — Tech pitches in to combat coronavirus

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