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Health IT Startup: Relatient

Electronic Health Reporter

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Relatient is passionate about assisting healthcare organizations with patient-centered engagement. Elevator pitch By helping organizations automate patient-centered outreach and messaging, Relatient helps practices, hospitals and health systems facilitate more compliant, and ultimately healthier, patient populations.

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Is emotional support part of AI's future in healthcare?

Mobi Health News

MIT's Cynthia Breazeal is developing "social robots" that could help care for patients' emotional wellbeing.

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The Single Market for Healthcare in Europe: Learnings for the U.S.

Health Populi

When I asked my longtime colleague and friend Robert Mittman, with whom I collaborated at Institute for the Future for a decade, how he managed international travel and jet lag, he said simply, “The time zone you’re in is the time zone you’re in.” This lesson has stayed with me since I received Robert’s advice over twenty years ago.

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Ruchin Kansal and Strategic Partnerships: To Go Far, Go Together – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

This edition’s topic is strategic partnerships, and I had the chance to speak about them with Ruchin Kansal ( @kansalruchin ), the Digital Business Strategy leader for Healthcare, Insurance and Life Sciences at Virtusa. He has also worked in healthcare strategy consulting at Big Four consulting firms and as executive in charge of business innovation at Boehringer Ingelheim.

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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The Global Healthcare Crisis

Electronic Health Reporter

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Karim Babay, CEO, HealthSapiens. Healthcare is a major expense worldwide and is estimated to account for $3 trillion in spending in the United States, and $6 trillion globally. Combined healthcare spending in the five major world regions is expected to reach 8.7 trillion by 2020, up from $7 trillion in 2015.

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Why healthcare data may be more secure with cloud computing

Mobi Health News

But like with most things in healthcare, organizations need to keep following up after choosing the right vendor and signing an airtight contract to best protect data.

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Ruchin Kansal and Strategic Partnerships: To Go Far, Go Together – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

This edition’s topic is strategic partnerships, and I had the chance to speak about them with Ruchin Kansal ( @kansalruchin ), the Digital Business Strategy leader for Healthcare, Insurance and Life Sciences at Virtusa. He has also worked in healthcare strategy consulting at Big Four consulting firms and as executive in charge of business innovation at Boehringer Ingelheim.

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In Need of Repair: Not-for-Profit Hospitals’ Finances

Electronic Health Reporter

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Ken Perez, VP of healthcare policy, Omnicell, Inc. Decreasing inpatient admission volumes, shifts in the re-imbursement mix from higher-margin commercial payers to lower-margin public payers, and pressures resulting from value-based care have been solid trends during the past several years.

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DFree, a smartphone-connected wearable for incontinence, launches in US

Mobi Health News

San Diego-based Triple W has launched a new wearable connected health monitor in the United States, focused on urinary incontinence. The sensor, called DFree, uses an ultrasound sensor to monitor changes in bladder size. Then proprietary algorithms translate that data into information about when a user should head to the bathroom.

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Koen Kas, the Gardener of Health Tech Delights

Health Populi

The future of healthcare is not about being sick, Prof. Dr. Koen Kas believes. Having spent many years in life sciences in both research and as an entrepreneur, Koen now knows that getting and staying healthy isn’t about just developing medicines and med-tech: optimally, health requires a tincture of delight, Koen advises in his breakthrough, innovative book, Your Guide to Delight.

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HIPAA Compliance 2025: Navigating Regulatory Changes & Industry Trends

Based on comprehensive survey data from diverse healthcare providers, the 2025 HIPAA Benchmark Report delivers actionable intelligence for modern compliance programs. This report examines how organizations are restructuring HIPAA Privacy Programs to address emerging regulatory requirements. Through analysis of staffing models, program operations, and breach management protocols, it provides a clear picture of current best practices.

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Ruchin Kansal and Strategic Partnerships: To Go Far, Go Together – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

This edition’s topic is strategic partnerships, and I had the chance to speak about them with Ruchin Kansal ( @kansalruchin ), the Digital Business Strategy leader for Healthcare, Insurance and Life Sciences at Virtusa. He has also worked in healthcare strategy consulting at Big Four consulting firms and as executive in charge of business innovation at Boehringer Ingelheim.

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AMA Announces “Playbook” to Successfully Adopt Digital Health

Electronic Health Reporter

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The American Medical Association (AMA) has created a new resource to help physicians extend care beyond the exam room with technologies that are “changing the way patients interact with healthcare.” The Digital Health Implementation Playbook offers a guide to the most efficient path for applying digital health solutions including key steps, best practices, and resources […].

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AMA launches Digital Health Implementation Playbook

Mobi Health News

The new playbook will include a step-by-step approach to implementing digital health tools, as well as best practices and other resources.

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FDA Pre-Cert participants share early experiences

Mobi Health News

A collaborative attitude and a commitment to strenuous review have characterized the process so far.

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Simplify Screening for Excluded Providers

Every health care provider that accepts federal payments must screen for excluded providers. Use this sample Exclusion Screening Checklist and Compliance Policy to evaluate and improve your organization’s compliance with the law. Payments from Medicare, Medicaid, and TriCare trigger screening requirements that may extend to employees, contractors, volunteers, board members, and network providers.

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Innovators use digital tools to translate patient experiences into meaningful data

Mobi Health News

The MITRE Corperation's Kristina Sheridan shares how her life experince inspired the Patient Toolkit, which lets patients digitally record symptoms and treatment.

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HIPAA lets providers text patients, but is it secure?

Mobi Health News

As texting between patients and providers becomes more common, it’s imperative that providers consider the right platform to use and other security features to protect patient data.

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Remote Care: The new normal

Mobi Health News

Centralized care, with a hospital as the “hub,” is the standard in the U.S. today. But this familiar model is changing rapidly, as providers embrace remote care at scale. After decades of experimentation, why now?

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Beddr launches Sleep Tuner, a forehead-worn sensor for sleep apnea patients

Mobi Health News

The device senses blood oxygenation, heart rate, sleep position, and stopped breathing events.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Patient outcomes are at heart of disruptive healthcare tech

Mobi Health News

Startups are having the biggest impact working on technology that disrupts access, data gathering, monitoring and care interventions to help patients – as well as alleviate clinician burnout – says cofounder and EVP of Health 2.0 Indu Sabaiya.

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Survey: Cost Transformation Is Imperative, But Hospital Efforts Lag Behind

Electronic Health Reporter

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Fewer than one-in-five healthcare executives has seen cost reductions of more than 5 percent in any priority area in the last year. This is one of many concerning findings in Kaufman Hall’s new 2018 State of Cost Transformation in U.S. Hospitals and Health Systems: Time for Big Steps report.

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FCC's Ajit Pai talks proposed $100M connected care pilot, rural telehealth funding, opioid epidemic initiatives

Mobi Health News

Addressing the Connected Health Conference in Boston, the chairman described many ways the agency is working to improve access to connected care.

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Technology can only save healthcare if it connects with and leverages people

Mobi Health News

Speakers from Fitbit, Johnson & Johnson discussed motivation and behavior change at the Connected Health Conference in Boston.

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The Evolution of Communication in Healthcare Settings

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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Voice tech gearing up for its next wave

Mobi Health News

Connected Health Conference speakers said design and security concerns will be ironed out as the technology advances.

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Apple launches large orthopedic trial with Zimmer Biomet, Flo Health building new screening tool with Myovant Sciences, and more digital health deals

Mobi Health News

Also: Advanced ICU Care signs with Penn Highlands DuBois; MobileHelp supports Indie Health's blood pressure monitor and weight scale.

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Five months in, NIH's All of Us has enrolled 100,000 participants

Mobi Health News

Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron offered Connected Health Conference attendees an update on the progress of NIH’s ambitious population health research.

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Startup connecting seniors to college students for companionship, services lands $2.4M

Mobi Health News

Miami-based Papa's tech-enabled platform lets elders reach out to college students for transportation, household chores and companionship.

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Healthcare Vendor Risk Management: Strategies for Protected Data

In healthcare, where patient data protection is paramount, effective vendor risk management isn't just good business—it's essential for maintaining compliance and trust. This comprehensive guide helps healthcare compliance professionals navigate the complexities of third-party vendor relationships in an increasingly interconnected healthcare environment.

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Digital therapeutics are moving toward a supplement-drug dichotomy

Mobi Health News

At the Digital Health Innovation Summit in Boston, experts said early digital therapeutics companies have an opportunity to sculpt the space.

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Helix launches DNA Product Studio to help partners develop and test apps

Mobi Health News

The consumer genomics platform announced the launch of a new tool that will include an ancestry, genomics and insight API.

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Wearable Devices Can Help Improve Health

Electronic Health Reporter

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The current decade has seen the boom of wearable tech. Today, we have embraced this tech and are using it in daily routine. Apart from being a fashion statement and geeky, these devices serve a noble purpose. They watch out for you. Yes, they keep an eye on your health and help to save you […].

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A Quick Guide For Finding the Right Insurance Plan

Electronic Health Reporter

This content is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Getting the right health insurance is tricky. You need to mind a few things to assure you sign the right contract between you and the insurer. Following, we will discuss a few tips that will help you find the ideal insurance package according to your needs, budget, and the market landscape.

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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.