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Why Hospital Leaders Have Had a Change of Heart About Clinical Mobility Solutions

If I were to tell you that clinical mobility is becoming a game changer for healthcare, you would probably look at me puzzled, especially if you are someone who has been buying, managing, or using mobility solutions in clinical environments for the past five-plus years. “Mobility has already become table stakes,” you might say, before reminding me that automation or locationing are the biggest technology trends in healthcare this year. Technically, you would be right but so would I.

May 2, 2022

Government

HHS Develops Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefit Resources

In partnership with the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has developed new, free informational resources that inform Americans of their rights under law on coverage for mental health benefits.

April 27, 2022

Press Release

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Announces Joint Venture With Honest Medical Group

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) announced a joint venture with Nashville-based Honest Medical Group to offer physicians comprehensive operational, clinical, and financial support for shared accountability Medicare contracts. The joint venture is the first of its kind for BCBSM and aligns with the organization’s continued expansion of Blueprint for Affordability, its member-focused, value-based care and payment models.

April 25, 2022

Press Release

Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital Surpasses 1,000 Mako Robotic Arm-Assisted Surgeries

Lauri Cook, of Richmond, Ill., had been living with severe knee pain for many years, greatly affecting her quality of life and limiting what she could do on a daily basis. When injections stopped working to help ease her pain, she met with Brian Flanagan, MD, orthopaedic surgeon at Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital, who revealed that her knee was bone on bone, and that surgery was necessary to help her return to a pain-free life.

April 21, 2022

Government

HHS Announces $226.5 Million to Launch Community Health Worker Training Program

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced the availability of $226.5 million in American Rescue Plan funding to launch the Community Health Worker Training Program. This new program will increase the number of community health workers who play a critical role in connecting people to care, including COVID care; mental health and substance use disorder prevention, treatment and recovery services; chronic disease care; and other important health services.

April 15, 2022

Government

CMS Announces Key Actions to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity

As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Call to Action to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is releasing more details about the proposed “Birthing-Friendly” hospital designation intended to drive improvements in maternal health outcomes. The new designation would assist consumers in choosing hospitals that have demonstrated a commitment to maternal health and the delivery of high-quality maternity care. Additional information about the initial requirements for the designation will be released in the coming days as a part of the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule.

April 13, 2022

Government

New Bill to Enhance HIT for Behavioral Health

Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Congressman Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) introduced the Behavioral Health Information Technologies (BHIT) Now Act, legislation to improve coordination of mental and physical health care by supporting behavioral health providers to adopt health IT systems.

April 7, 2022

Clinical IT

HIMSS 2022: How Zebra is Helping Unburden the Delivery of Care

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OSF Ventures Joins Early Financing for First FDA-Cleared Wireless Seizure Detection Sensor

OSF Ventures joins six other investors in a Series A, $12.5 million funding round for a wireless, wearable EEG (brain wave monitor) to detect seizures, even those that are non-convulsive with no obvious signs.

Academic Research

Magnetic Stimulation Therapy Can Help Patients with Chronic Depression

Isolation, stress and fear related to the COVID-19 pandemic has fueled the need for more mental health services. For people experiencing persistent, severe depression, magnetic energy may offer some relief. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive treatment that uses electromagnetic pulses to stimulate areas of the brain that are underactive in depressed patients.

Press Release

HealthPartners Now Offering Digital Physical Therapy

About 50 percent of adults in the U.S. have a musculoskeletal (MSK) disorder, an injury or condition that affects the body’s bones, joints, or muscles. The most common MSK disorders are arthritis-related conditions, back and neck pain, injuries and osteoporosis, according to research.

Patient Engagement

New Health Dashboard Platform Gives More Connected View of COVID-19 Vaccine Records

Showing a vaccination card is becoming increasingly necessary to access various businesses, organizations and venues. As vaccination regulations evolve and new COVID-19 variants continue to emerge, CVS Health is ensuring the more the 40 million digital consumers we serve can easily access their vaccination cards conveniently through our newly launched Health Dashboard platform.

Industry Perspectives

Healthcare IT Teams Must Consider Today’s Technology Limitations When Planning for the Future

If you think about the way healthcare was (successfully) managed for centuries, or even just a decade ago, you might wonder why practitioners are pushing so hard right now for the digitization of data or digitalization of workflows.

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Transforming Mental Health Research with Analytics

November 12, 2021

Transforming Mental Health Research with Analytics: Professor Helen Christensen, Chief Scientist, of the Black Dog Institute talks about how it uses SAS technology to map social networks and mental health networks in a large organization.

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