Below are the Contents of our current ABL Healthcare Online News & Trendletter + Mimi Grant’s Blog/Vlog
December 4, 2018
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HEALTHCARE MEMBER NEWS
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- Last Call to Reserve Your Seat for Innovations in HealthcareTM ABBY Awards – on Dec. 5 & 12, in Southern & Northern California
- Alvaka Networks to Host Software Patching Webinar in December & January
- Care3 Shares Top 5 Things Learned at National PACE Association Conference
- Center for Elders’ Independence to Present on Managing a High-Risk Population
- Ceresti Team Co-Authors AJMC Paper on Dementia & Comorbid Conditions
- Choice in Aging Debuts Videos Highlighting its Programs
- Cigna Offers Several New Digital Health Solutions
- GeBBS Chosen by Chicago’s Saint Anthony Hospital
- Good Samaritan‘s Comprehensive Stroke Center Treats Severe Strokes with Thrombectomies, Most US Hospitals Can’t
- Gorman Health Group on Star Ratings, “Patients Over Paperwork,” & MA 2020
- HumanGood Communities Named Best Nursing Homes by U.S. News
- Kaiser Permanente Tops California’s Healthcare Quality Report Card
- Kindred‘s RehabTracker App is Helping Improve Patient Outcomes
- King & Spalding to Address Service Animals, Robots & Immigrants Within Healthcare Settings
- MYnd Analytics Wins HHS Subcontract to Support Suicide Prevention
- Nelson Hardiman Becomes Largest Healthcare Firm in Los Angeles
- NorthBay Primary, Specialty Care Earn Top Honors
- Select Data Reports: PPS Final Rule Increases HHA’s Payments for 2019
- Shriners Hospitals for Children – NorCal Receives $198,000 Gift
- VivaLNK Launches Wearable Patch for Continuous Stress & Recovery Monitoring
- ZEISS Gets Another FDA Clearance
TECH MEMBERS’ HEALTHCARE NEWS
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WELCOME BACK “NEW” MEMBER!
David Soffa, MD, has served as Chief Medical officer and then Senior VP of Medical Affairs at AIM Specialty Health for the past 19 years, and has been involved in creation and execution of imaging management and other utilization management programs for 20+ years. His special interests are in physician communication, education, behavior change, and the science of medical decision-making. AIM Specialty Health has developed technology-based, proven management programs to assist health plans in promoting the most appropriate use of outpatient diagnostic imaging services, specialty pharmaceuticals, and genetic testing. Its programs also help manage oncology, cardiology and musculosketetal services for over 40 million people on behalf of 30+ health insurers in 50 states, using HIPAA-compliant information systems. David’s background includes active clinical practice in diagnostic radiology, and 20+ years in full-time administrative medicine, managed care policy, and clinically related business. He was a Co-Founder, Senior VP and Chief Clinical Officer of National Imaging Associates; Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Interactive Diagnostic Systems; President of F&K Diagnostic Imaging; and VP of West Bay IPA. He was President of the San Francisco Medical Society, and subsequently Board Member of The San Francisco Health Care Foundation and Vice Chair of the governing body of the San Francisco Health Plan. David has re-joined the Bay Area Round Table. -
Mimi Grant’s Blog Post: How Tech is Impacting the Largest Sector of the Economy
From major players, like Google, to earlier-stage ABBY Award competitors using big (health) data, telemedicine, software, and collaboration apps to lower the cost of quality care, the Health IT Gold Rush is on…
UPCOMING ABL HEALTHCARE ROUND TABLES & EVENTS
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- 12/05 – 19th Innovations in Healthcare ABBY Awards, in Long Beach
- 12/12 – 20th Innovations in Healthcare ABBY Awards, in San Francisco
2019
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- 1/09 – Orange County Round Table*
- 1/10 – East Bay Round Table
- 1/15 – Silicon Valley Round Table*
- 1/16 – San Francisco Round Table*
- 1/18 – Los Angeles Round Table
*Round Table dates moved from usual days, due to a conflicting Holiday or JP Morgan Conference
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HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY TRENDS
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- 85.4% of All Telehealth Users Had Mental Health Diagnosis: CMS
- In 2017, Number of Uninsured Kids Rose for First Time this Decade
- Suicide, at 50-Year Peak, Pushes Down US Life Expectancy
- “Probiotics Might Not Do Much; Focus on Fiber Instead”
- CVS Health and Aetna Close $70 Billion Merger
- Amazon to Sell EHR-Mining Software
- Apple Watch ECG Will Go Live by Year’s End – Report
- From Gene Editing to AI, How Will Technology Transform Humanity?
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HEALTHCARE & GOVERNMENT
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Beyond their Round Tables, ABL Members stay connected with each other through the ABL Healthcare Online. This bi-weekly emailed publication provides Member News, Healthcare Industry & Government Trends. And, for those interested in the latest in Healthcare IT Member News and Trends, the ABL Technology Online is also available. For a complimentary subscription, fill out the form at the bottom of this page.
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