Sat.Apr 14, 2018 - Fri.Apr 20, 2018

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Telemedicine robot enables physician consultations in multiple locations

Mobi Health News

Miramont Family Medicine, a group practice in Fort Collins, Colorado, has four offices with staff and patients in each location. For physicians, finding the time to be physically present where and when they are needed can be difficult.

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How Walmart Could Bolster Healthcare in the Community

Health Populi

Walmart has been a health/care destination for many years. The company that defined Big Box stores in their infancy grew in healthcare, health and wellness over the past two decades, pioneering the $4 generic prescription back in 2006. Today, that low-cost generic Rx is ubiquitous in the retail pharmacy. A decade later, can Walmart re-imagine primary care the way the company did low-cost medicines?

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Using Design to Liberate Healthcare; Learning from Dr. Andrew Chacko and Tan Le

Health Populi

This is the second post of three written to summarize what I learned participating in Medecision’s annual meeting with the company’s partners, held March 27-29, 2018 at the Ritz-Carlton in Dallas, TX. . I concluded the first of this three-part series with Dr. Don Rucker’s belief that, “Patients are the massive use-case for interoperability.”. This second post focuses on the key role of designing for healthcare – for patients, caregivers, providers, all industry sector workers indeed.

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FDA wants to create a ‘go-team’ for medical device cybersecurity

FierceHealthIT

The FDA is requesting Congressional funding and authority to create a medical device cybersecurity response team, a public-private partnership that can respond to incidents and investigate attacks. The team would be part of a $70 million request to advance digital health technology.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, 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's 2019 budget request cites digital health; agency rolls out medical device initiative

Mobi Health News

Digital health appears to be making its way onto the national stage. Yesterday, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb gave the field a shout-out in his remarks to the US House Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development concerning the Fiscal Year 2019 budget request for the FDA.

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Food as Medicine Update: Danone Goes B-Corp, Once Upon a Farm Garners Garner, and Livongo Buys Retrofit

Health Populi

As the nation battles an obesity epidemic that adds $$ costs to U.S. national health spending, there are many opportunities to address this impactful social determinant of health to reduce health spending per person and to drive public and individual health. In this post, I examine a few very current events in the food-as-medicine marketspace. Big Food as an industry gets a bad rap, as Big Tobacco and Big Oil have had.

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Patients prefer the doctor without the computer, MD Anderson researchers find

FierceHealthIT

Take the computer out of the exam room and patients perceive the doctor as more compassionate and professional with better communication skills. That’s the finding of a study by researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, published in JAMA Oncology.

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Trayt's new app to help people with neurodevelopmental disorders track symptoms

Mobi Health News

Data analytics startup Trayt is launching a new app that helps patients living with neurodevelopmental and brain disorders, as well as their caregivers, track behavioral and non-behavioral symptoms. The app has a comorbid rating scale, as well as measurements of how effective treatments are. It can also give progress reports and provides users with actionable insights.

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The Tyranny of Automation, with Mitchell Goldburgh, NTT Data Services at HIMSS 2018 — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

At HIMSS 2018, I spoke with Mitchell Goldburgh, Global Solutions Manager, Enterprise Imaging and Analytics Solutions, NTT Data Services. (Twitter: @twitchell )He observed that one of the key challenges the healthcare system is struggling with is the adoption of new technology needed to address population health, both on the diagnostic end and on the care management end.

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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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Healthcare Companies’ Reputations Go North While All Other Industries’ Reps Fall; and, A Lesson from Campbell’s Soup

Health Populi

Healthcare has a reputation halo in the eyes of U.S. consumers, who ranked the sector as the only industry whose reputations rose between 2017 and 2018. But consumers separate the pharma industry from healthcare: prescription drug manufacturers’ reputation took the second-largest fall, just behind the airline industry. Pharma and airlines were the lowest-ranked industries, along with telecomms and energy.

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Cleveland Clinic's path to a better patient experience began with a focus on empathy

FierceHealthIT

At Cleveland Clinic, a positive patient experience starts with a little empathy. The health system forged a path to better patient satisfaction by encouraging its clinicians to put themselves into patients' shoes.

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Study of 64,000 patients shows value of 24-hour blood pressure monitoring

Mobi Health News

A recently published study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is a better predictor of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality than just monitoring blood pressure in the clinic.

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The Tyranny of Automation, with Mitchell Goldburgh, NTT Data Services at HIMSS 2018 — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

At HIMSS 2018, I spoke with Mitchell Goldburgh, Global Solutions Manager, Enterprise Imaging and Analytics Solutions, NTT Data Services. (Twitter: @twitchell )He observed that one of the key challenges the healthcare system is struggling with is the adoption of new technology needed to address population health, both on the diagnostic end and on the care management end.

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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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Moving beyond the pilot -- technology, services, organizations

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Search for the word ‘pilot’ on this site. That is an interesting search – pages and pages of Start Me Up pilots in tech, programs, initiatives large and small, all linked, no doubt to corresponding media spend and press releases. Think back on the cycles of tech deployment. Remember the Alpha test, when the product barely worked at all. After those bugs were uncovered by testers who had scripts designed for successful outcomes, it is time for the Beta test – where selected prospective users a

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UnitedHealthcare accuses Texas labs of $44M fraud scheme

FierceHealthIT

UnitedHealthcare is suing the owners of two laboratory networks for a fraud scheme that the insurer calls “greed personified.” The lawsuit follows complaints by two other insurers that include similar allegations against Texas-based Sun Clinical Laboratory and Mission Toxicology.

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NuvoAir to launch its updated smart, wireless spirometer for home use

Mobi Health News

Stockholm, Sweden-based respiratory monitor maker NuvoAir (formerly Pond Healthcare Innovation) has unveiled the newest version of its home-use spirometer. Dubbed the Air Next, the small and portable device is connected to users’ smartphones or tablets via Bluetooth LE. In contrast, the company’s previous offering, the Air Smart Spirometer, required a hard connection through a device’s audio jack.

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The Tyranny of Automation, with Mitchell Goldburgh, NTT Data Services at HIMSS 2018 — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

At HIMSS 2018, I spoke with Mitchell Goldburgh, Global Solutions Manager, Enterprise Imaging and Analytics Solutions, NTT Data Services. (Twitter: @twitchell )He observed that one of the key challenges the healthcare system is struggling with is the adoption of new technology needed to address population health, both on the diagnostic end and on the care management end.

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Real-Life Examples of HIPAA Violations and How to Avoid Them

Speaker: Jack Clough, Chief Growth Officer

Download our 30-minute webinar where we delve into real-life examples of HIPAA violations and preventative measures every organization should know! You will learn: The critical factors that lead to HIPAA violations and how to identify them. Three compelling real-life cases of organizations that faced severe HIPAA penalties. Proven strategies to safeguard YOUR organization against HIPAA violations.

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Join SPM’s workshop May 16 at “What’s The Fix?” at Dell Medical School. Free registration!

Society for Participatory Medicine

Our Society for Participatory Medicine’s presence and impact in the world is escalating this year, thanks to many factors. A big one is the addition of activist board members like Burt Rosen of member company HealthSparq, and another is that our time has come. A big sign of that is the opening of Dell Medical School in Austin, which will be the host next month of HealthSparq’s second annual “What’s The Fix??

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Amazon scraps plans to enter hospital supply chain 

FierceHealthIT

Amazon has decided to scrap plans to sell medical devices and pharmaceuticals to hospitals, according to a CNBC report. Experts say that's at least, in part, because hospitals are set in their ways when it comes to supply chain management.

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In-Depth: How digital health is changing marathons

Mobi Health News

Forty mph winds pelted cold rain against the runners as they approached the Boston Marathon’s infamous Heartbreak Hill. It was just before this mark that runner Courtney Duckworth’s eyesight started to blur. She couldn’t tell if her senses were warped from the terrible weather conditions or if it was something more serious. Living with Type 1 diabetes, she is used to keeping track of her health while she runs.

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The Tyranny of Automation, with Mitchell Goldburgh, NTT Data Services at HIMSS 2018 — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

At HIMSS 2018, I spoke with Mitchell Goldburgh, Global Solutions Manager, Enterprise Imaging and Analytics Solutions, NTT Data Services. (Twitter: @twitchell )He observed that one of the key challenges the healthcare system is struggling with is the adoption of new technology needed to address population health, both on the diagnostic end and on the care management end.

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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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Core data set recommendations advance at HITAC

Morning eHealth

Upheaval continues in VA IT ranks — PDMP notes

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RWJF report: U.S. treading a slow path to better emergency preparedness

FierceHealthIT

The U.S. has made strides in preparing for health emergencies over the past five years, but challenges still remain, according to a new report. Significant disparities between states remain when it comes to emergency planning, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-led study found.

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DARPA gives Kryptowire $5.1 million for smartphone-based health tracking

Mobi Health News

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded a $5.1 million contract to Kryptowire, for technology that can gather and aggregate smartphone sensor data. The Department of Defense hopes to deploy predictive analytics to track the health of U.S. service members with their phones.

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The Tyranny of Automation, with Mitchell Goldburgh, NTT Data Services at HIMSS 2018 — Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

At HIMSS 2018, I spoke with Mitchell Goldburgh, Global Solutions Manager, Enterprise Imaging and Analytics Solutions, NTT Data Services. (Twitter: @twitchell )He observed that one of the key challenges the healthcare system is struggling with is the adoption of new technology needed to address population health, both on the diagnostic end and on the care management end.

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How 3 Urgent Cares Tackled Key Metrics For Accelerated Growth

Considering the growth of your clinic? It’s difficult to advance any business today without using technology — but what will truly enhance your daily operations? How successful are other urgent care centers with these solutions? This article offers a glimpse into real-world technology experiences from urgent care centers like yours. Discover how various solutions can boost your growth potential and see firsthand how effective they are.

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Immersion Into Iris: An IT Perspective

Iris Telehealth

The Importance of Technology I’m a techie. I’ve worked for decades with all types of companies – from large internet service providers to small technical start-ups. I am completely enamored with the idea that technology can help people. I mean really help people, not just get them access to their social media fix or the [ ] The post Immersion Into Iris: An IT Perspective appeared first on Iris Telehealth.

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Class-action lawsuit accuses Cigna of cost-shifting scheme to divert administrative charges

FierceHealthIT

A class-action lawsuit filed last week accuses Cigna of colluding with a claims administrator in a cost-shifting scheme to overcharge members. The complaint alleges the insurer "misappropriates millions of dollars every year" and falsified Explanation of Benefits forms.

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Algorithm highlights cardiovascular disease using smartphone's camera

Mobi Health News

Data published in Scientific Reports describes an algorithm that allows users to measure a patient’s pulse wave velocity using the camera on a smartphone.

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