Sat.Dec 14, 2019 - Fri.Dec 20, 2019

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Digital Dentistry Will Soon Be The Rule, Not The Exception

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Dental hygiene related apps have been a feature of the medtech world for a few years, but only now are they permeating professional dental care. Forbes has noted the trickle of algorithm-led dentistry into clinics, and is now predicting that digital dentistry will become a key component of everyday practice.

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Pharmacy IT Has Much In Common with Health IT in Hospitals and Clinics, but More Robots

Healthcare IT Today

I recently had the opportunity to attend the ASHP conference in Las Vegas. For those not familiar with the ASHP (I wasn’t before I attended), it’s the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Like most societies and associations, they hold regular meetings where pharmacists come together to learn the latest in what’s happening in pharmacology and […].

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Ping An Good Doctor and Thailand’s BDMS launch video consultation service

Mobi Health News

China’s Ping An Good Doctor and Thailand’s largest private medical group, Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS), yesterday announced the launch of a video consultation service. The service will allow the users of Ping An Good Doctor to seek second medical opinions via video consultations with top physicians in Thailand.

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Exercise programs look to play a larger role in cardiac care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Exercise programs look to play a larger role in cardiac care Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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3 Reasons to Retire Pagers from Healthcare Settings

Let's discuss the trusty pager—an old favorite that’s losing its shine in hospitals and clinics. While once a staple in hospitals and clinics, pagers now present significant limitations that hinder rather than facilitate communication among healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals are constantly on the move, and they need communication tools that can keep up with their fast-paced lives.

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Blockchain To Conquer Pharma Supply Chain

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Dmitriy Nortenko, CEO and founder, QA Madness. Healthcare and pharma is one of the fastest-developing industries today, with 2019 characterized by a diversity of startups developing blockchain-based solutions to track and trace global drug supply. The Quality Assurance engineers at QA Madness predict the active use of blockchain and the growth of traceability system […].

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Ro to launch new weight management service

Mobi Health News

Ro will now be offering a new weight management medication, Plenity, through its platform, the direct-to-consumer telehealth company exclusively told MobiHealthNews.

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Addressing challenges of medical treatment in deep space

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Addressing challenges of medical treatment in deep space Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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Manage HIPAA Compliance For Your Business

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ken Lynch, founder, Reciprocity. The HIPAA outlines the standard security practices that organizations handling protected health information (PHI) need to adhere to. Whether your business is compliant with the HIPAA or not can have a huge impact on how you handle your business.

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Healthcare AI May Already Be Reducing Physician Burnout

Healthcare IT Today

New research suggests that AI may already be offering – or at least seems well-positioned to offer—help with reducing physician burnout levels in addition to freeing up some of their time.­ The survey, which reached out to more than 900 healthcare professionals, was conducted by MIT Technology Review Insights in partnership with GE Healthcare. According […].

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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The pursuit of a 10X better value-based care enablement solution and the rise of primary care physician management platforms

Mobi Health News

Flare Capital Partners' Ian Chiang describes the key capabilities of a value-based care enablement platform for providers, highlights successful platform examples and offers a framework for entrepreneurs seeking a provider partner.

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Mobile ECG tech can empower heart patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Primary topic: Telehealth Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Mobile ECG tech can empower heart patients Featured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition

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How To Achieve Your Dream Medical Career

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. For those of us who have long dreamed of becoming a nurse, a surgeon, a doctor or another health professional, it’s often all we can concentrate on as we leave school and head to college, university and medical school. In each and every career in the medical field, you’ll need to sacrifice time and energy […].

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Don’t Blink: Healthcare Orgs Using AI, Data Analytics To Speed Up Digital Transformation

Healthcare IT Today

Over the next five years, healthcare and life sciences firms will ramp up their digital transformation efforts, driven at least in part by AI and data analytics tools, according to a recent research report. In fact AI, in particular, should revolutionize the nature of work in one in three health systems within a few years, […].

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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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Interoperable automated glycemic controller receives De Novo clearance

Mobi Health News

The clearance of Tandem Diabetes Care’s Control-IQ Technology opens the door for new algorithms enabling hybrid closed-loop diabetes management systems.

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VA looks back on 2019, sees 'year of improvements and continued progress'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently outlined a year of milestones and service improvements, many of them executed with the aid of telehealth services, as it moves forward with its many wide-ranging wave of digitization initiatives. The VA reported that in the last fiscal year, Veterans took advantage of telehealth more than 2.6 million times across the country, with more than 900,000 Veterans now getting care this way.

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Can Your Healthcare Cloud Stay Afloat Without All 5 Of These Critical Areas?

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Ramachandra Annadi, technical architect, Qentelli. Cloud technology has made its way into IT since Continuous Delivery became a priority to nearly every business sector, including the healthcare industry. In fact, many hospitals and healthcare organizations are now housing electronic medical records in a cloud-based environment, giving medical teams a more convenient way to access […].

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Florida Provider To Pay $85,000 To Settle HIPAA Right of Access Claim

Healthcare IT Today

For the second time this month, the HHS Office for Civil Rights has fined a provider for failing to make a patient’s medical records available to them promptly and within fee guidelines as required by HIPAA. Florida-based Korunda Medical, which offers primary care and interventional pain management services, has agreed to pay the OCR $85,000 […].

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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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How one digital healthcare startup is trying to scale across Europe

Mobi Health News

Chief executive Johannes Schildt talks about the ambitions of KRY, the Swedish startup now seen as one of the most promising providers of digital healthcare services in Europe.

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Standardize and Automate Your Healthcare Provider Onboarding Processes

HealthStream

What can be done to improve satisfaction and efficiency for the individuals responsible for provider onboarding as well as the new providers being brought into an organization?

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Lasting Effects of Voluntary Relinquishment, Investigation and Discipline on Your Medical License

The Health Law Firm

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Many healthcare professionals are unaware of the negative long-term effects that discipline could have on their medical license. This includes submitting a voluntary relinquishment of the license while there is an open investigation or pending charges. A voluntary relinquishment of the license after notice of an investigation or while a charge is pending is treated the same as a disciplinary revocation

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Creative Ways to Leverage an RTLS Infrastructure to Enhance Staff Workflows and Patient Care

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Troy Foster, Senior Manager of Communications Infrastructure. Have you ever gone to an appointment at a clinic and sat in the waiting room for exhaustive periods of time only to find out later you were in the wrong waiting area? I remember hearing a story about 5 years […].

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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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Medtronic scoops up gesture-tracking startup Klue to bolster personalized closed loop system

Mobi Health News

The deal follows on the company's 2018 acquisition of AI nutrition app Nutrino.

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Don’t Be in Denial - Five Key Things to Know About Credentialing and Participation

HealthStream

In healthcare credentialing, there’s confusion about what it means to be a “participating” provider, which is key to avoiding claim denials. How to ensure providers are participating was the focus of a recent VerityStream webinar.

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Many Physicians Lose "Board Eligible" Credentials with ABIM Because of Application Time Requirements

The Health Law Firm

By Achal A. Aggarwal J.D. and George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In the past few months, we have been contacted by numerous physicians who had completed residency programs in internal medicine and only recently discovered that their time has now expired to become board certified. ABIM usually considers all internal medicine and subspecialist physicians who had met the standards for Board Certification in general internal medicine or any of

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Telemedicine Humor – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

It’s the Friday before the holidays really crank into full gear. Have you finished all your shopping? I’m happy to say that my wife and I cranked out the majority of our shopping in about 2 hours on Amazon. Only one thing is not going to quite make it for our Christmas. Not bad. Yes, […].

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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.