Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The care coordination and healthcare navigation vendor Quantum Health announced this week that it had hired Zane Burke as chief executive officer and Board of Directors member. Most recently, Burke served as CEO at Livongo, after a 22-year stint at Cerner. "The team at Quantum Health has succeeded in building the industry’s best high-touch consumer engagement model, with a unique culture that puts consumers and clients first," said Burke in a statement.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

To the surprise of no one, the new AMA Physician Practice Benchmark Survey , finds a major uptick in use of telehealth since before the pandemic: 70.3% of physicians polled say they work in practices that used videoconferencing to provide patient visits in September 2020, according to the survey – that's compared to only 14.3% in September 2018.

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Electronic Health Reporter

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Joachim Roski, Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton and Kevin Vigilante, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Booz Allen Hamilton. As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform our world, the healthcare sector stands to substantially […].

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

“The simple fact is that the federal and state governments are doing almost nothing to help people who have a broadband service available that partially meets their needs but abuses them with regular price hikes, spotty reliability, and poor customer service. Local governments will continue to step in to build better networks because communities have very few other options.”.

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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

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

A study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open found that more than half of adolescent patient portal accounts with outbound messages were accessed by guardians. The findings, say the researchers, could be useful in guiding health system approaches to protecting confidentiality with regard to patient portals.

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Electronic Health Reporter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Running a medical practice comes with a wide range of responsibilities. From patient record management to abiding by regulatory medical guidelines, you have a long list of priorities to tend to. One of these priorities […]. The article 3 Tips For Creating A Website For Your Medical Practice appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

At the HIMSS 2021 Annual conference in Las Vegas, we connected with a wide variety of people and asked them to “Tell us something we don’t know or that people aren’t talking enough about.” Needless to say, we got a wide variety of answers from the many different perspectives that attend the HIMSS Conference. We […].

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Groups Recover Together is a national healthcare company for individuals with opioid use disorder. It's based in Burlington, Massachusetts. THE PROBLEM. Addiction is a disease of isolation. The success of Groups Recover Together's care model relies heavily on building a supportive community for its members. Before COVID-19, this was in the form of weekly, in-person group therapy.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Telehealth continues to grow as a crucial part of patient care, especially when supporting patients who live in remote areas and senior citizens. Research firm Frost & Sullivan forecasts a sevenfold growth in telehealth by 2025 – a five-year compound annual growth rate of 38%. The bottom line is that people want to have access to healthcare anytime, anywhere, across multiple devices and in the language of their choice.

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Electronic Health Reporter

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Mary Langowski, CEO, Solera Health Investments in digital therapies and solutions are making it easier for consumers to obtain the help they need, whether it be for sleep issues, stress, anxiety or other conditions. […]. The article Healthcare’s Digital Transformation: How The Virtual-First Ecosystem Is Changing How We Approach Care appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

symplr®, the leader in enterprise healthcare operations including governance, risk management and compliance (“GRC”) SaaS solutions, backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Clearlake”) and Charlesbank Capital Partners (“Charlesbank”), announced today that it has agreed to acquire Halo Health, a provider of clinical communication and collaboration software that streamlines clinical processes and interactions, […].

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

UK HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TO APPOINT CALDICOTT GUARDIANS. The National Data Guardian (NDG) has published guidance under her statutory powers about the appointment, role and responsibilities of Caldicott Guardians in respect of data processing activities. As this guidance is published under the National Data Guardian’s power to issue guidance described within the Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Act 2018 , those organisations it applies to are encouraged to become compliant b

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Dickenson County Behavioral Health Services is a small, rural community service healthcare organization that provides a variety of mental health, substance abuse and development services to the residents of Dickenson County, Virginia. Since the facilities are located in the remote mountains of southwest Virginia, there is not much broadband service.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Industry Voices—Not all automation is created equally for clinical documentation improvement. hlandi. Wed, 09/15/2021 - 15:26.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

I’ve met a lot of companies in healthcare that are focused on data and analytics. However, I’ve never met a company that’s so focused on ensuring healthcare data is clean, useful, and trusted until I had a chance to meet Verinovum at the HIMSS 2021 annual conference. Like many companies in healthcare, there’s a good […].

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

GoPuff, a snack-delivery service operating in more than 1,000 cities, has reportedly begun to pilot a prescription-delivery option in Philadelphia. According to Insider's Nancy Luna, the company – which generally delivers convenience-store grocery items and alcohol – is testing out expanding into the pharmacy space. GoPuff did not respond to requests for comment from Healthcare IT News.

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Urinary tract infections are the most common form of outpatient infections in the U.S., with more than half of adult women experiencing at least one in their lifetime.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 9/17 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Grace Vinton (@HITeawithGrace) from @AmendolaComm on the topic “The Patient Voice.” We are seeing the terms “Patient Voice” and “Patient Perspective” pop up more often across the […].

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Fitbit, Apple user data exposed in breach impacting 61M fitness tracker records. hlandi. Mon, 09/13/2021 - 16:45.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

RemoteICU, a Florida-based company that connects intensivists living overseas with U.S. hospitals via telemedicine, has sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over the agency's telehealth restrictions. Despite HHS instituting waivers making tele-ICU services payable under Medicare, RICU says it has been unable to expand its services to more hospitals – because the agency disallows payment for critical-care telemedicine if the physician is located outside the United State

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The company also added a slew of new fitness programs to Apple Fitness+, including Pilates, guided meditation and winter skiing prep.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

I came across this interesting Twitter thread where Drex commented: “We don’t replace medical equipment just because it’s a security failure…” — ???????? (@drexdeford) September 14, 2021 If you work in healthcare, you’ve likely been there. In some cases, it’s true. You’re not going to replace the insecure medical device. That’s why every health IT […].

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Docs press CMS for permanent telehealth flexibility, relief from pay cuts in fee schedule comments. rking. Tue, 09/14/2021 - 11:44.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

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