UPCOMING ABL TECHNOLOGY
ROUND TABLES & EVENTS

• 12/05 - 19th Innovations in Healthcare ABBY Awards, in Long Beach
• 12/06 - Orange County Round Table
• 12/07 - Monrovia Round Table
• 12/12 - 20th Innovations in Healthcare ABBY Awards, in San Francisco
• 12/14 - West Los Angeles Round Table

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ARTICLES

TECH MEMBER NEWS

Ten of healthcare's most innovative companies have been selected as Finalists to present their health IT, digital health, diagnostic, and med device solutions, as well as innovative approaches for reducing the cost of quality care at ABL Organization's 19th and 20th Innovations in Healthcare^TM ABBY Awards Events. ABL's ABBY Awards events, which were first held in 1999, will be presented for the 19th time on December 5, 2018, in Long Beach, and for the 20th time December 12, 2018, in San Francisco. Since holding its first Awards event, ABL has recognized over 60 innovative organizations whose approaches and technologies are making dramatic inroads in the quest to improve the quality of care and health outcomes - while reducing its cost. For the first time, this year literally half of the Finalists' offerings blend "technologies with human providers, caregivers, or coaches" to achieve their quality-improving/ cost-saving results.

AND THE FINALISTS ARE: For the Dec. 5th Southern California Event: Advanced Pathways; Amenity Health, Inc.; Catasys, Inc.; healthPiper, LLC; and ImpediMed, Inc. For the Dec. 12th Northern California Event: Atlas Lift Tech; Care3, Inc.; Help-Full; Modio Health, Inc.; and NEOFECT. Click Here to Learn More About the Finalists.

At each event, following live presentations made by the leaders of the Finalist companies, each audience member will cast their secret ballots to determine one ABBY Awardee in Southern California and one ABBY Awardee in Northern California; both winners will take home coveted ABBY Awards. ABL Members and one guest are invited to attend at no charge. Further information about the Innovations in Healthcare^TM ABBY Awards event/s is available by emailing [email protected].

Catasys, Inc., a leading AI and technology-enabled healthcare company, has entered into an agreement with Capital BlueCross, a community-based health insurer serving members in 21 counties in Central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley. Beginning the first quarter of 2019, eligible Capital BlueCross commercial members will be able to take advantage of Catasys' OnTrak solution, an integrated 52-week program that identifies, engages and treats members with untreated behavioral health conditions that exacerbate chronic medical disease and result in unnecessarily higher medical costs. (Rick Anderson, West Los Angeles)

Adam Miller, Founder and CEO of Cornerstone OnDemand, has been awarded Best CEO in the HR Technology Industry by European CEO magazine. The award recognizes leaders who have driven innovation in the industry and achieved continued success for their company. Meanwhile, Cornerstone has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Grovo Learning, Inc., a leading provider of micro-learning content for $24 million. In conjunction with this acquisition, Cornerstone also announced an expansion of its Content Anytime subscription offerings. Also, The Wall Street Journal included Cornerstone in its recent feature article on "Bring Your Parents to Work Days." (Adam Miller, West Los Angeles)

On October 5, 2018, Coherent, Inc., of Santa Clara, CA, completed the acquisition of Ondax, the world's leading producer of volume holographic gratings (VHGs), wavelength-stabilized diode lasers, and THz-Raman laser systems. Now, as part of one of the world's leading photonics companies, Ondax will be in an even better position to deliver exceptional products, innovation, and customer support. Coherent provides lasers and laser-based technology for scientific, commercial, and industrial customers. (Randy Heyler, Monrovia)

Parasoft has been rated a Transformational vendor in the voke, inc. Market Mover Array TM Report on Service Virtualization, due to its "innovative and user-centric approach to service virtualization in areas such as test data management and AI." Also, Parasoft recently released Parasoft Jtest, their integrated Java development testing solution, providing static code analysis and unit testing. And, Parasoft has announced a new program that will provide software developers working on open source projects with free access to the Parasoft tool suite. The program will enable open source projects to leverage Parasoft's market-leading enterprise-class test automation software, ranging from deep code analysis, unit and functional testing, to performance, load, and security testing. (Elizabeth Kolawa, Monrovia)

In 2018, Sidebench has teamed with the WITH Foundation, a non-profit foundation dedicated to promoting comprehensive healthcare, deep empathy, and design that focuses on the needs of adults with developmental disabilities, to create a workshop that teaches tech product designers how to design for a more accessible world. In November, Sidebench and WITH are hosting a second round of Universal Design Events comprised of a Universal Design Symposium on Nov. 27, and a Beta Day on Nov. 28. More information. Meanwhile, Sidebench and WITH have been selected to share their message with a larger audience in an Equitable Design for Persons with Disabilities session at SXSW 2019, in March. (Kevin Yamazaki, West Los Angeles)

On the evening of December 7th, John Tanner, Ph.D., CEO of Tanner Research, will present a Nutrition Science event - Dinner and Movie Night: Eating You Alive, where he will screen a movie that takes a scientific look at the reasons we're so sick, who's responsible for feeding us the wrong information, and how we can use whole-food, plant-based nutrition to take control of our health. Attendees will also enjoy a healthy, plant-based dinner buffet in an informal setting, with free parking. (John Tanner, Monrovia)

AgilisIT has been named a Finalist in the HHS/AHRQ Step Up App Challenge: Advancing Care Through Patient Assessments, in which the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has chosen teams to design, develop, and pilot a user-friendly application that simplifies the process of collecting, interpreting, aggregating, and sharing patient-reported outcomes (PRO) data related to physical function outcomes in the ambulatory care setting. PROs are defined as "any report of the status of a patient's health condition that comes directly from the patient, without interpretation of the patient's response by a clinician or anyone else." The competition has three phases that proceed from the development of a business proposal, to development of the app, and finally, to testing the winning app in nine practice settings affiliated with MedStar Health in Washington, DC. Cash prizes will be awarded at each phase with the grand prize winner receiving as much as $87,000. AHRQ received 50+ applications, from which 10 finalists, including AgilisIT, were selected to move on to phase 2. (Joyce Tang, Orange County Healthcare)

Harry Soza, CEO of CAREMINDr, co-wrote an article for Medical Economics - Increase revenue, improve patient care with mobile-enabled remote patient monitoring - which discusses how medical practices that are looking for ways to make Medicare's Chronic Care Management program more efficient and less costly, are utilizing mobile-enabled remote patient monitoring. The technology can greatly enhance communication between providers and patients; patients become more aware and engaged in their own care; it enables consistent monitoring between face-to-face appointments; and it has advantages compared to phone-based monitoring. In addition, CMS recently unbundled another level of remote patient monitoring, using a different CPT code, allowing providers to bill separately for these broader services. (Harry Soza, Silicon Valley Healthcare)

GeBBS Healthcare Solutions announced that Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, of New York, and Lee Health, of southwest Florida, have selected their iCode Assurance SaaS solution to help enhance revenue integrity, compliance, and productivity. Meanwhile, GeBBS is making available their professional fee evaluation/management (E/M) leveling calculator tool - offered to the HIM community in appreciation for their service to the healthcare industry. (Nitin Thakor, Los Angeles Healthcare)

In Everything You Need to Know About HIPAA Compliance, SAVI Group provides a comprehensive list of all the HIPPA identifiers. And, in The Future of Medical Billing - Trends & Integrations, SAVI explores some of the latest innovations and trends, including blockchain technology, computer-assisted coding, and aligning electronic health records. Also, in Common Medical Billing Mistakes to Avoid, SAVI discusses unbundling codes, upcoding, billing multiple times for the same service, and mistakes in patient information. (Sumit Mahendru, Orange County Healthcare)

VivaLNK has teamed with Reckitt Benckiser (RB) to market and distribute VivaLNK's wearable continuous temperature monitor worldwide. RB, the company behind brands such as Enfamil and Nurofen, will carry the product under the names Enfasmart FeverSense and Nurofen FeverSmart. Both products are available now to parents who wish to automatically track temperature changes in their child and take immediate action upon detecting a fever. FeverSense and FeverSmart continuously monitor changes in body temperature over a multi-day period. The small, comfortable patch is rechargeable and can be worn seven days straight on a single charge. (Jiang Li, Silicon Valley Healthcare)

WIPFLi has joined the NormShield partner program to expand its current cybersecurity solutions with state-of-the-art, on-demand, and standards-based cyber risk scorecards. The enhanced portfolio will provide Wipfli with a powerful tool to improve and reduce the risk associated with its clients' supply-chain partners, third-party vendor networks, and sensitive data. Meanwhile, WIPFLi has published Why You Should Measure Employee Engagement - and How to Use the Results. (Rich Gianello & Jeff Johnson, Bay Area; Tony Taddey, Los Angeles; Larry Blitz, Silicon Valley)

INSIGHTS FROM ADAPTIVE
BUSINESS LEADERS

In 5 Ways to Reduce CPAP Mask Irritation Issues, Easy Breathe, Inc. discusses being sure your mask is the right size; not going to sleep with an oily face; using full-face or nasal mask liners; being sure to clean your mask regularly; and possibly needing a new mask. Other recent blog posts include: "My CPAP Equipment Is Too Loud - What Should I Do?;" "What Are the Benefits of an Auto CPAP Machine?;" and "Three Ways To Conquer CPAP Rainout For Good," all of which can be found here. (Nick Weiss, West Los Angeles)

In Take advantage of the good times to build stakeholder loyalty, Dave suggests that by keeping stakeholders in your company (ie, employees and investors) close with constant information as to the progress and even stressful setbacks, and by never withholding bad news, stakeholders will be in a much better position to understand necessary actions by senior management and accede to decisions made in the best interest of the company, even at the expense of self. "This kind of loyalty is never created during the bad times when everyone is thinking only of protecting self," Dave says. "Take advantage of the good times to build such loyalty." Other recent blog posts include: "Everyone wants to leave a legacy;" "Why not share your liquidity success with those who got you there?;" "Money is not the only measure of success;" and "The most satisfying life journey is never about the money," all of which can be found here. (Dave Berkus, Monrovia & West Los Angeles)

PeopleG2 on: Tech’s Impact in the Workplace

In Your HR Team Can Be a Key Factor in Organizational Change, PeopleG2 shares that one of the biggest shifts in the 21st century world of work has been the continued advancement of technology and innovation that have impacted everything from recruiting techniques, to background checks, to hiring, and ultimately to the day-to-day operations of an organization. And, in The Worst Ways to Thank Someone, CEO Chris Dyer discusses efforts that are too vague, impersonal, unstructured, too private or too public, small, and/or unfair. (Chris Dyer, Monrovia)

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