Wed.Nov 22, 2023

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AstraZeneca launches Evinova to bring AI to clinical trials

Mobi Health News

The pharma giant's new health tech company will operate as a separate business and scale the company's already established digital technologies to enhance clinical trials.

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Be Thankful by Engaging With Grace and Talking About Your End-of-Life Wishes With Loved Ones

Health Populi

“Thanksgiving.” Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines the word, first, as “the act of giving thanks.” Second, it’s “a prayer of expressing gratitude.” And, third, the word means a public acknowledgment or celebration of divine goodness. We each have our own stories about how a loved one’s life has ended. If we’re lucky, that beloved person had a good death: in sleep, perhaps, or simply of old age with no hospital events or trauma.

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Layer Health launches with $4M from Google Ventures, General Catalyst

Mobi Health News

The company's product, Distill, uses machine learning algorithms and LLMs to perform administrative, clinical and research tasks that require chart review.

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One aged care provider’s solution to meet rural service demand amid staff shortage

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Australia is facing a shortfall of at least 110,000 aged care workers by 2030 , according to a projection by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia. The issue is expected to have a profound impact on the aged care sector as it is predicted to be competing with other nursing sectors to hire and retain between 20,000 to 40,000 available staff over the next two years.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Vivodyne launches with $38M to create lab-grown human organs

Mobi Health News

The company will use the funds to grow its drug-discovery pipeline and clinical AI stack.

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4.5M have signed up for coverage on the ACA exchanges so far in open enrollment: CMS

FierceHealthIT

Open enrollment on the insurance marketplaces began on Nov. | Open enrollment on the insurance marketplaces began on Nov. 1, and more than 4.5 million people have selected plans in the early weeks of the process, according to new federal data.

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Toward a Wider Adoption of Digital Insurance Cards

Healthcare IT Today

The insurance card in my wallet—where I always keep it in case of emergency—is getting pretty dog-eared and frayed. So I was intrigued when Mark Scrimshire, chief interoperability officer of OnyxOS , introduced me to developments over the past few years that will make digital insurance cards feasible. This article looks at what it will take to let us all check in to our doctor’s office as easily as we wave our cell phone before a scanner in a retail store.

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Ayble Health, Mayo Clinic collaborate to treat high-acuity patients in person

FierceHealthIT

Ayble Health, a digital health platform for patients with chronic gastrointestinal conditions, has announced a new collaboration with the Mayo Clinic. | Ayble is working with the Mayo Clinic Complex Care Program to offer a hybrid care model to match patients with the appropriate virtual and in-person care based on acuity and need.

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Augmedix Derives More Value from Automated Generation of Medical Notes

Healthcare IT Today

According to Manny Krakaris, CEO of Augmedix , this company has led the field of medical notes over the past 11 years from human scribes to full automation. To heighten accuracy, they use a combination of the most modern technologies. The transcript of the conversation is fed into a typical large language model (LLM) used by generative AI. But Augmedix has also analyzed more than 500 medical complaints brought by patients to create other data models.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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Memorial Hermann implementing Laudio's AI platform to reduce admin burden on frontline workers

FierceHealthIT

Memorial Hermann Health System is implementing Laudio’s platform to enhance employee efficiency and engagement. | Memorial Hermann Health System is tapping Laudio’s AI platform to promote efficiency and engagement among its employees.

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Mixed reaction as Palantir lands £330m NHS Federated Data Platform deal

DigitalHealth

The £330m federated data platform (FDP) contract was awarded to Palantir by NHS England yesterday, sparking very mixed reactions.

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Former Paige CEO betting big on AI in microbiome medicine with new startup Jona

FierceHealthIT

Health tech veteran Leo Grady believes the microbiome is going to revolutionize healthcare. | Leo Grady, the former CEO of Paige, saw an opportunity to leverage his work in healthcare AI to unlock the microbiome for health. He launched Jona, a company that provides an at-home microbiome profiling kit and then uses AI to analyze an individual's gut microbiome to deliver actionable, personalized insights.

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals receive £3m for HealthTech Research Centre

DigitalHealth

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals has secured £3m from NIHR for a national HealthTech Research Centre to develop health tech for those with long-term conditions.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Chutes & Ladders—New CEO atop Mount Sinai Health System summit

FierceHealthIT

Welcome to this week's Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry.

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Santa Teresa Children’s Clinic: Transforming Rural Healthcare

AMD Telemedicine

The Challenge: Inaccessible Healthcare for Rural Patients In New Mexico, a significant number of people live far away from urban centers. According to government statistics, more than one-third of all New Mexicans reside in rural communities. For children and their parents or guardians, getting to a clinic or emergency room can be an arduous process.

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Bertelsmann invests €5 million in Doccla’s European expansion

DigitalHealth

Virtual ward technology provider Doccla has received strategic investment of €5 million Euro from Bertelsmann Investments.

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UPMC's operations down $177M at 9 months as care delivery costs, claims payouts mount

FierceHealthIT

UPMC’s operations dipped into the red this quarter as volumes and their associated care delivery costs and insurance claims continue to climb. | The integrated nonprofit system's nine-month total operating revenue growth of 9.3% was outpaced by a 11% rise in total operating expenses.

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Real-Life Examples of HIPAA Violations and How to Avoid Them

Speaker: Jack Clough, Chief Growth Officer

Download our 30-minute webinar where we delve into real-life examples of HIPAA violations and preventative measures every organization should know! You will learn: The critical factors that lead to HIPAA violations and how to identify them. Three compelling real-life cases of organizations that faced severe HIPAA penalties. Proven strategies to safeguard YOUR organization against HIPAA violations.

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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ? 

DigitalHealth

Today's briefing includes Epro being awardes an ISO 9001 quality assurance accreditation and news that medical businesses are more likely to sell in 2024

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Optum Rx is aiming to tap into local pharmacies to address maternal health. Here's how

FierceHealthIT

Pharmacy benefit management giant Optum Rx is aiming to address maternal and fetal health by leaning on the power of independent pharmacies.

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Special Report: Interoperability

DigitalHealth

Is it time to stop reaching for interoperability and start thinking instead about "intelligent decision making"? Jennifer Trueland reports.

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Charting Walgreens evolution as a healthcare company

FierceHealthIT

Walgreens is an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader with a 120-year heritage of caring for communities. | Founded in 1901, Walgreens has been a part of the US healthcare ecosystem for a very long time. In this interview, Chief Growth Officer Steve Wogan explores the company’s recent evolution and looks ahead to what the future has in store.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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GlobalMed® to Sponsor the ISfTeH Global Connections for Sustainable Telehealth Conference

GlobalMed

GlobalMed® to Sponsor the ISfTeH Global Connections for Sustainable Telehealth Conference The event targets those interested in the latest developments in the field of telehealth internationally. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. November 22, 2023 – As one of the leaders in virtual care, the sponsorship of this event perfectly aligns with GlobalMed’s mission to improve lives worldwide by delivering transformative health and wellness solutions across the continuum of care.

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IKS Health Purchases AQuity Solutions to Create the Most Comprehensive Provider of Administrative, Clinical and Financial Services for Healthcare Organizations in the U.S.

Healthcare IT Today

The Combined Company, which will Operate as IKS Health, will have Annual Revenues of $330+ Million and a Global Workforce of over 14,000 Employees Serving an Install Base of 150,000+ Clinicians IKS Health , the premier global solution that revitalizes the clinician-patient relationship while empowering healthcare organizations to thrive, today announced the acquisition of AQuity Solutions , a Best in KLAS industry leader in tech-enabled clinical documentation, medical coding, and revenue integ

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Hospitals: UHC's 2024 MA coverage policy 'blatantly violates' new CMS coverage requirements

FierceHealthIT

Hospitals are petitioning the Biden administration to crack down on Medicare Advantage (MA) plans they say are flaunting coverage requirements recently codified by the Centers for Medicare & Me | The nation's largest MA operator is skirting new CMS regulations prohibiting MA plans from limiting or denying coverage for hospital services that would be covered under traditional Medicare, the hospital industry told federal officials this week.

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ACA On Solid Ground Ahead of the 2024 Presidential Election

ACA Times

For the first time in more than a decade, Republican frontrunners eyeing the 2024 election aren’t campaigning for the elimination of the ACA. It’s a rather big shift from previous… The post ACA On Solid Ground Ahead of the 2024 Presidential Election first appeared on The ACA Times.

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How 3 Urgent Cares Tackled Key Metrics For Accelerated Growth

Considering the growth of your clinic? It’s difficult to advance any business today without using technology — but what will truly enhance your daily operations? How successful are other urgent care centers with these solutions? This article offers a glimpse into real-world technology experiences from urgent care centers like yours. Discover how various solutions can boost your growth potential and see firsthand how effective they are.