Health Populi

AUGUST 18, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic hastened digital transformation for both the health care industry and for individuals — as health consumers, patients, caregivers, and health citizens. Two new reports from Accenture update our understanding of the changed health consumer in the context of both “home: and the health care ecosystem. These reports are Accenture’s annual Digital Health Technology Vision 202 0 , and an analysis of the firm’s Wave 7 of consumer research, answering the que

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 21, 2020

Digital Diagnostics, formerly IDx, is looking to expand into the skin health space with this new purchase.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 21, 2020

Even before the COVID-19 crisis, the healthcare industry faced a number of challenges: physician shortages, clinicians overwhelmed by changes and population health needs. The center of care has also shifted, noted Mike Braham, CEO of the connected health platform Trapollo, during a recent sponsored HIMSS20 Digital session. "There was a big focus on 'aging in place,'" said Braham during the session, Leveraging Connected Health Solutions for COVID-19 and Beyond.

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Electronic Health Reporter

AUGUST 19, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Jeff Fallon, chairman and CEO, eVideon Healthcare. Hospitals are changing their approach to patient care as a result of COVID-19. Though this may seem obvious, most healthcare technology conversations about COVID-19 revolve around the […]. The article No Surprise: Most Healthcare Technology Conversations About COVID-19 Revolve Around The Adoption of Telehealth appeared first on electronic

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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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Health Populi

AUGUST 17, 2020

The CDC calculated that some 200,000 American lives would be lost to the coronavirus pandemic by Labor Day weekend 2020. Beyond the tragic mortality in the U.S. come morbidity impacts hitting mental health in America, hard. And some people are being hit-harder than others, a report from the Centers for Disease Control details. Overall, 4 in 10 people in the U.S. reported at least one adverse mental or behavioral health symptom in the last week of June 2020.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 18, 2020

More than 70 percent of respondents polled by cybersecurity firm CynergisTek say they'll keep using telehealth services, even once the pandemic subsides. But they also say privacy and data security are big concerns – and that breaches involving virtual care technologies could cause them to stop using telehealth or switch physicians. WHY IT MATTERS.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 18, 2020

Nearly half of physicians believe it will take a year to get COVID-19 under control. hlandi. Tue, 08/18/2020 - 11:52.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 18, 2020

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 8/21 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by John Lynn (@techguy) from @hcittoday on the topic of “Off Topic: Coronavirus Community Connection and Relaxation“. Life is hard. Coronavirus and lots of other things in the […].

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 16, 2020

The Abu Dhabi technology company is currently spearheading the world’s first Phase III trials of one vaccine, with volunteers from the UAE and Bahrain taking part.

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

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 21, 2020

MEBS Counseling, a community-based behavioral health provider, offers children and their families evidence-based behavioral health services in the Northern Kentucky area. The agency delivers counseling and community-based services, including psychotherapy, behavioral health assessments and targeted case management (TCM), for children and adults with complex emotional and behavioral needs.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 20, 2020

Uber Health teams up with NimbleRx to offer prescription drug delivery. hlandi. Thu, 08/20/2020 - 13:32.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 21, 2020

Many of you might remember when we shared the amazing explosion of telehealth visits thanks to COVID-19. It really is astounding to see how healthcare organizations were able to convert to telehealth visits so quickly and how patients embraced telehealth as an option. However, we all knew that telehealth wouldn’t last forever as in-person visits […].

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 19, 2020

The company has recruited about 300 full-time doctors working as the core team for the “family doctor” services.

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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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 18, 2020

The opportunity to deliver a session for new healthcare students on the subject of telehealth is an enjoyable one. However, these sessions usually begin with a hurdle to be overcome – that of terminology. Discussion on the definitions for telehealth, telecare, telemedicine and other terms under the digital health and care umbrella is always required, and will be discussed in greater detail during the HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Digital Event taking place on 7-11 September 2020.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 17, 2020

Industry Voices—From millennials to boomers, digital patient care is key. hlandi. Mon, 08/17/2020 - 10:50.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2020

As part of our ongoing series of telehealth interviews with EHR vendors, we’re excited to share our interview with Patric Edmondson, Chief Technology Officer and Dr. Andrew Rosenthal, Medical Director of Plastic Surgery at Modernizing Medicine. In this series, we talk with an EHR vendors to better understand how they’re approaching telehealth.

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 20, 2020

The CARE consortium will accelerate R&D by bringing together expertise from research institutions and pharmaceutical companies.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2020

Motic Digital Pathology this week announced the global launch of its telepathology program, which allows pathologists to connect with labs and patients around the world. The company says the platform supports most slide formats on the market, allowing for multi-site management, international pathology and other collaborative projects. WHY IT MATTERS.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 18, 2020

CMS to require positive test result for providers to get Medicare payment for COVID-19 patients. rking. Tue, 08/18/2020 - 10:46.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2020

New research appearing in a high-profile medical journal suggests that millions of U.S. seniors aren’t ready to participate fully – or in some cases, at all – in telehealth visits due to a lack of technical knowledge or health-related issues. The study, which was published in JAMA Internal Medicine, looked the degree to which U.S. […].

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 17, 2020

This year's collection of fast-growing digital health, health IT, medical device and consumer digital wellness companies dwarfed the 61 spotted by MobiHealthNews on last year's list.

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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 News - Telehealth

AUGUST 21, 2020

In a wide-ranging discussion, Mathematica Senior Fellow Dr. Diane Rittenhouse joins host Jonah Comstock and Healthcare IT News Senior Editor Kat Jercich to talk about the unique impact of COVID-19 on primary care, how digital tools like telehealth can help, and how primary care providers can move forward in this new world. We talk about why primary care is important and how technology can only go so far in what is fundamentally a very human field.

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 17, 2020

Lumeon banks $30M as it adapts to support growing use of virtual care. hlandi. Mon, 08/17/2020 - 10:14.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 17, 2020

One of the big optimization lessons learned as people quickly shifted to remote work was that if one person is remote, then everyone should connect in as if they were remote (whether they’re remote or not). It creates some really tough dynamics if a few people are hopping on Zoom or Google Meet remotely and […].

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Mobi Health News

AUGUST 19, 2020

Fitbit may be able to detect COVID-19 in patients before they start to feel symptoms, based on early findings from the company’s “Assessment of physiological signs associated with COVID-19 measured using wearable devices” preprint study. The study includes preliminary data that has yet to be peer reviewed by a medical journal.

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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 News - Telehealth

AUGUST 16, 2020

Jordan’s Altibbi has announced it is to provide free telehealth consultations for Beirut residents “to support the overstretched healthcare system in Lebanon.” This comes following the devastating explosions that recently took place in the capital. Dubbing itself as the “first and largest platform in the Arab region that offers telemedicine consultation services”, Altibbi will provide the free Arabic-language consultations for a month, allowing anyone who needs medi

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FierceHealthIT

AUGUST 20, 2020

CDC director warns of major public health complications if public doesn't take flu and COVID-19 seriously. rking. Thu, 08/20/2020 - 17:04.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 21, 2020

Having been part of the world of healthcare IT for 15 years now, it’s great to be able to look back at the history of how health IT and what’s now being called virtual care has evolved. When I started, virtually no healthcare organizations had an EHR. Now, everyone does. The iphone didn’t exist and […]. The post A Look at Virtual Care In Action first appeared on Healthcare IT Today.

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