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AI-powered surveillance in China

KevinMD

Today, in China, if you walk across the street where you are not supposed to, expect a ticket to arrive in the mail. Somehow. Out of all the faces in China. An AI-monitored camera will see you and report your crime to the authorities. Lately, these fines have been coming almost instantly by text message. Read moreā€¦ AI-powered surveillance in China originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Pager Health, League partner for maternity care for underserved populations

Mobi Health News

The virtual care provider and care navigation platform's tools will be embedded into League's offerings, adding secure chat and multi-point care navigation to its portfolio.

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The ROI on Patient Experience = Loyalty, Trust and Revenue ā€“ Listening to Accenture

Health Populi

When health care providers and payers make patients’ lives easier, there’s a multiplying factor for loyalty and revenue growth, according to Accenture’s latest look into the value of experience in The Power of Trust: Unlocking patient loyalty in healthcare. Accenture conducted two surveys for this research, assessing nearly 16,000 U.S. adult consumers’ views on healthcare providers and health insurance plans.

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Judge sides with SCAN Health Plan in dispute with CMS over Medicare Advantage star ratings

FierceHealthIT

SCAN Health Plan secured a court victory Monday when a federal judge agreed that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) inappropriately calculated its star ratings for the 2024 plan | SCAN Health Plan secured a court victory Monday when a federal judge agreed that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services inappropriately calculated its star ratings for the 2024 plan year.

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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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SmarterDx Raises $50M to Bolster Hospital Revenue Integrity and Quality with Its Clinical AI Solution

Healthcare IT Today

Series B Funding will Propel Product Innovation and Market Expansion to Benefit Hospitals and Health Systems SmarterDx , the leader in clinical AI for revenue integrity and care quality, today announced it has secured $50 million in Series B funding led by Transformation Capital. The round also includes continued investments from Bessemer Venture Partners, Flare Capital Partners, and Floodgate Fund, bringing total funding to $71 million to date.

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Sickle Cell Disease Foundation Announces Research Collaboration with FDA on the Use of Digital Health Technologies to Bridge Health Care Gaps

Digital Health Global

ONTARIO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Sickle Cell Disease Foundation (SCDF) is proud to announce a research collaboration agreement (RCA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationā€™s (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) to develop best practices for the safe and effective use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) systems and digitally-derived measures that matter to patients.

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Pager Health, League partner for maternity care for underserved populations

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The virtual care services platform's tools will be embedded into League's offerings and add secure chat and multipoint care navigation to its portfolio.

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How 3 digital health companies built sustainable partnerships with employers and health plans

FierceHealthIT

NEW YORK CITYā€” Health plans and employers are flooded with pitches from digital health solutions. | Health plans and employers are flooded with pitches from digital health solutions. Executives at FarmboxRx, Summer Health and Bold share how they got their foot in the door and what it takes to build a successful enterprise-startup partnership.

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ElliQ Review ā€“ A Robot for Healthier, Happier Aging

Healthcare IT Today

I have to admit that I was a bit skeptical when I was first pitched the ElliQ robot created by Intuition Robotics. I’d seen dozens of these robots for seniors over the years and none of them survived. As cute as that plushie with an iPad in the belly was, for some reason they disappeared. In fact, I was just wondering a month or two ago why I wasn’t seeing them anymore when I was sent information about the ElliQ robot.

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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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Sword Health rolls out new AI tech, banks financing round that boosts valuation to $3B

FierceHealthIT

Sword Health, a virtual provider of musculoskeletal care, banked a financing round of $130 million in a mix of primary and secondary sale, boosting its valuation to a reported $3 billion. | Sword Health, a virtual provider of musculoskeletal care, banked a financing round of $130 million in a mix of primary and secondary sale, boosting its valuation to a reported $3 billion.

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RHN to go live with PatientSource AI tool to detect patient deterioration

DigitalHealth

A PatientSource AI tool that enables early patient deterioration detection is to go live in one of the Royal Hospital for Neuro Disabilityā€™s (RHN) 13 wards.

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House lawmakers weigh suggestions to fix 340B drug discount program

FierceHealthIT

Legislators from both sides of the aisle appear to agree that the controversial 340B drug discount program needs refinement rather than upheaval, and broadly welcomed suggestions for greater transp | Policy researchers and providers encouraged lawmakers Tuesday to embrace transparency and statutory clarifications for the embattled drug discount program.

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Norfolk and Waveney ICB publish tender worth Ā£1.25m for PHM solution

DigitalHealth

Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board is looking for a population health management digital solution to underpin its PHM strategy.

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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. Thatā€™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. Youā€™ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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6 Essential Criteria for Making Confident AI Vendor Decisions

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Austin Ward, Head of Growth at Fathom In the face of workforce shortages and increasing cost pressures, many organizations are turning to AI technologies to automate revenue cycle management (RCM) processes. While interest in AI is growing, choosing the right solution can be challenging. The market is crowded with vendors claiming disparate features and benefits, complicating the evaluation and selection process.

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Study Shows Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring Significantly Improves Blood Pressure Control

AMC Health

Hypertension is one of the most common chronic conditions. But only about 1 in 4 adults have their hypertension under control. This has a large impact on both those with hypertension and on payers as chronic conditions often require hospitalization and can be costly to treat, acting as a leading contributor to our nationā€™s $4.1 trillion in annual healthcare costs.

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An exploratory randomized controlled trial of virtual reality as a non-pharmacological adjunctive intervention for adults with chronic cancer-related pain

BMC Digital Health

The growing popularity and affordability of immersive virtual reality (VR), as adjunctive non-pharmacological interventions (NPIs) for chronic pain, has resulted in increasing research, with mixed results of i.

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How High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) Impact Access to Remote Patient Monitoring Services

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Remote Patient Monitoring services are revolutionizing chronic disease management. This technology empowers healthcare providers to remotely track a patient’s health data, enabling proactive intervention and improved clinical outcomes. However, a significant barrier to wider adoption of RPM services lies in the growing prevalence of High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs).

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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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Meta Llama 3 boosts HealthTech innovation with Open-Source AI

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary Meta Llama 3 is a state-of-the-art large language model (LLM) created by Meta AI. It's known for being one of the most powerful and openly available LLMs currently available. Here are some of the key features of Meta Llama 3: Improved Performance: Meta Llama 3 uses a tokeniser with a vocabulary of 128K tokens, which encodes language more efficiently.