Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 15, 2020

This past week, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma said she "can't imagine going back" to making beneficiaries return to in-person visits after the agency's relaxation of telehealth regulations in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Verma's comments came as industry leaders pushed for two-dozen federal regulatory waivers surrounding telehealth to become permanent, and other new studies have shown notable patient appreciation for what it c

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 17, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Alexi Alizadeh, founder, Adviise. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine visits have been able to provide an increasing number of patients with virtual access to quality care without requiring in-person appointments. However, many patients are still […].

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 16, 2020

The news comes months after reports that the company had furloughed staff and couldn't secure additional funding for its-ingestible sensor business.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2020

The following is a guest article by Dr. Steven Steinhubl, Director of Digital Medicine at Scripps Research Translational Institute and a cardiologist for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and Karen Larimer, PhD, ACNP-BC, FAHA, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Fellow of the American Heart Association. Plato wrote “necessity is the mother of invention”.

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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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 16, 2020

As a family medicine practitioner, Dr. Dillon Miller, medical director at Blue Ridge Medical Group in Blue Ridge, Georgia, was faced with challenges erupting from the coronavirus pandemic. THE PROBLEM. The pandemic presented a variety of problems when it came to continuing patient care during quarantine. The practice needed a reliable system that would enable seamless patient scheduling, HIPAA-compliant video conferencing and billing, Miller said.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 17, 2020

Quarantined basketball players will have the option to wear the smart rings for health tracking, and a "proximity alarm" that sounds when another wearer is too close for too long.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 16, 2020

The following is a guest article by Ori Geva, Co-Founder and President, Medial EarlySign. The driving force of innovation – from vacuum cleaners and washing machines, to telephones, typewriters and computer processors – has been to simultaneously increase productivity and efficiency while saving time. And nowhere is this more true than with the advent of […].

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 19, 2020

A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday introduced legislation to inventory telehealth programs nationwide and evaluate ways to plan for public health emergencies using virtual care. Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., told Healthcare IT News that the Enhancing Preparedness Through Telehealth Act stemmed from the desire to "understand what the administration is doing right now, and what they can do without needing additional legislative authority.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 18, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. The golden years are becoming that much easier with each passing year thanks to quality of life improvements made possible through technological breakthroughs. Tech is empowering seniors to age in place much longer than anticipated. […]. The article Technologies That Will Improve Seniors’ Living Quality in the Years to Come appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Health Populi

JUNE 15, 2020

You’ve heard the one about three characters walking into a bar. A new collaboration between United Airlines, Cleveland Clinic and Clorox reminded me of that scenario, and that in the age of the coronavirus pandemic, collaboration can bolster our health. In the era of COVID-19, people — consumers. patients managing chronic conditions, and caregivers (whether for younger or older loved ones) — are concerned about contracting the virus.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 15, 2020

The long-awaited decision is the first regulatory authorization for Akili, and the first game-based therapeutic that the FDA has green lit for any condition.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 17, 2020

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, federal policymakers have enacted 31 changes to enable greater access to telehealth. In a hearing this week, members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions asked how many of those changes should be made permanent – and how to make sure the most vulnerable won't get left behind.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 18, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Though the United States has some of the cleanest drinking water in the world, contaminants in the water are inevitable. A contaminant is defined as anything that’s not water, after all. Most are harmless even […]. The article 5 Common Water Contaminants and How To Avoid Them appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 17, 2020

At work, most of us rely on a grab-bag of computer systems. Certain environments are especially burdened with complex, diverse systems; the military comes to mind. Health care certainly falls into that category, teeming as it is with systems to deal with scheduling, resource allocation, billing, security, and–of course–patient information.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 17, 2020

New research out of Australia published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research indicates that individuals living during the coronavirus pandemic had significantly worse mental health outcomes than their peers measured before the pandemic. The study used an online mental health-measurement platform to compare the mental health of people before and during the pandemic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 17, 2020

In 2019, the National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers received 4,039 requests, total, from providers looking for technical assistance or for more information about telehealth. This year, the Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center, one of the 14 U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration-funded regional TRCs around the country, saw 439 inquiries in March and April alone – an 800% increase from the same time period the previous year.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 16, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Dr. Chris Hobson, chief medical officer, Orion Health. Health information exchanges (HIEs) represent a key piece of health information technology and are ideal tools to assist providers and managers in flattening the COVID-19 case […]. The article The Key Role HIEs Can Play In Flattening The COVID-19 Curve appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 18, 2020

The following is a guest article by Rick Halton, VP Marketing & Product, Lumeon. In the current Coronavirus climate, the model of care delivery, as we know it, has been flipped up and has landed on its head. The waiting room is one of those steps in the care process that we’ve taken for granted. Hospitals and […].

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 18, 2020

AARP Innovation Labs announced the winners of its Hacking Menopause Challenge, which aimed to create noninvasive tools to combat common menopause symptoms, such as hot flashes, fatigue and sleep disorders. EloCare won the top prize of $5,000 for the best two-system solution. Pride Chill and NYX Systems each collected $4,000 for the best one-system solution and the best retail-directed one-system solution, respectively.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 17, 2020

A unique remote monitoring system, developed at MIT and deployed in some hospitals and long-term care settings, is now showing further promise for advanced assessment of potential COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes and other congregate care communities, according to researchers at the school's CSAIL institute. WHY IT MATTERS. The technology, first developed to keep remote tabs on individuals who might have Parkinson’s or dementia, works by tracking vital signs such as heart-rate and b

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 14, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. An electrocardiogram (ECG), also abbreviated as EKG, is a portable monitor that measures, records and shows the electrical impulses of the heart. It is a machine that measures and assesses the rhythm of the heart […]. The article What Is An Electrocardiogram?

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 15, 2020

The following is a guest article by Vatsala Kapur Pathy, Vice President of Policy for Collective Medical. As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the delayed enforcement of the federal Interoperability and Patient Access rule may have prompted a collective sigh of relief among healthcare leaders, but the pandemic demonstrates exactly why interoperability is needed—especially during a public […].

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Health Populi

JUNE 17, 2020

Most U.S. employers worry about workers’ mental health and substance use as employees begin returning to work in the summer of 2020. About 4 in 5 U.S. companies are “very concerned” or “concerned” about employees’ chronic illnesses, acute illnesses, and injuries along with behavioral health issue, based on McKinsey’s annual employer survey which coincided this year with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 19, 2020

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 18, 2020

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. We’re seeking nominations for the most innovative health IT companies of 2020! These organizations must serve healthcare (obviously) in some way, and are on the cutting edge of healthcare technology innovation. You’re doing something mind-blowing, […].

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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.