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Indian ICU tech startup to go global with $11M funding

Mobi Health News

Cloudphysician targets to enter the United States, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia with its smart ICU and emergency department solutions.

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“Listen to Me:” Personalization in Health Care Starts With Taking Patients’ Voices Seriously – the 15th Beryl Institute-Ipsos PX Pulse Survey

Health Populi

Patients’ experience with health care in the U.S. dropped to its lowest point over the past year, explained in the 15th release of The Beryl Institute – Ipsos PX Pulse survey. The study into U.S. adult consumers’ perspectives defined “patient experience” (PX) as, “The sum of all interactions, shaped by an organization’s culture, that influence patient perceptions across the continuum of care.” The survey was fielded by Ipsos among 1,018 U.S. adults

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South Korea approves first local skin cancer detection AI

Mobi Health News

LifeSemantics plans to commercialise its mobile app-based AI screening solution by yearend.

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'When in doubt, include the nursing informatics team'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The nursing profession is changing – in large part fueled by information technology that can help nurses meet a growing list of challenges, said Summer Blackerby, RN, chief nursing officer at CoxHealth Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Blackerby knows what it is like being a nurse today and the challenges nurses face on a daily basis. She also is intimately familiar with the state of nursing informatics today – how it is helping and where it needs to improve.

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The Cost of Inefficient Communication in Home Care & Beyond

This eBook explores the critical issues of using consumer-grade messaging apps like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and SMS in healthcare, especially home care. It highlights the negative impacts on patient care quality, data security, and HIPAA compliance and provides practical solutions to enhance communication efficiency! You will learn how to: Consolidate Messaging Platforms: Streamline communication by reducing the use of multiple apps, improving efficiency in patient care.

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Sidecar Health scores $165M for employer health insurance plans

Mobi Health News

The company will use the funds to expand its employer-focused offerings into Florida.

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JPMorgan: How health insurance premiums are impacting small businesses

FierceHealthIT

Health insurance premiums are putting major pressure on small businesses, according to a new analysis from the JPMorganChase Institute. | Health insurance premiums are putting major pressure on small businesses, according to a new analysis from the JPMorganChase Institute.

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Hal Wolf on the International Reach of HIMSS, Informa Acquiring the HIMSS Conference, and Much More

Healthcare IT Today

Two out of five HIMSS members live outside the United States now. This represents tremendous growth in the international reach of HIMSS, which is the subject of this interview with President and CEO Hal Wolf. The interview was held at HIMSS Europe, where HIMSS has a growing presence and a global office in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Wolf says that the problems faced by clinicians are worldwide in scope: aging populations, workforce shortages, etc.

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Digital Health issues call for Rewired 2025 speakers

DigitalHealth

Digital Health is on the hunt for speakers to present at Rewired 2025, which takes place at the NEC in Birmingham on 18 and 19 March.

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What’s Needed to Improve Security in Medical Implants

Healthcare IT Today

Ritwik Batabyal, CTO & Innovation Officer at Mastek , wants to broaden the conversation about network-connected implants and their risks. Working for a well-established company in the area of digital services, he is witness to the dramatic growth in interconnected pacemakers, infusion pumps, and other devices—20% growth in 2023, he says. The security flaws in these products therefore become of greater concern.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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NICE publishes draft guidance on digital management of COPD

DigitalHealth

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published draft guidance on digital supported self-management of COPD.

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Rural, independent Minnesota hospitals launch clinically integrated network

FierceHealthIT

Nineteen rural Minnesota hospitals and their 50-plus clinics have banded together to form a clinically integrated network (CIN) serving more than 750,000 people. | Headwaters High-Value Network aligns 19 independent hospitals for greater care coordination, cost savings and other efficiencies of scale.

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NHSE seeking provider to support cyber resilience in NHS supply chain

DigitalHealth

NHS England is letting a contract worth £4.3m to “enhance cyber risk visibility, assurance and resilience” throughout the NHS supply chain.

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Startups and legacy cancer centers alike are moving the field forward with generative AI

FierceHealthIT

While the buzz around generative AI continues to build, physicians at advanced cancer centers, startups and biomedical companies are seeing the potential for gen AI solutions to advance cancer rese | At the AWS Summit in Washington, D.C., startup founders and cancer care physicians discussed their early work leveraging AWS' generative AI and cloud technologies to advance cancer research.

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The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications

Effective collaboration among all care team members is critical to delivering better patient outcomes. A key element to achieving effective collaboration is through the implementation of a clinical communication and collaboration platform. In a fast-paced, high-stress and critical environment, people tend to do whatever gets the job done. Therefore will scramble and use the systems, people, or processes around them to get an outcome more quickly - which can often be at the expense of quality.

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Foodsmart Loads Its Plate With $200M

Digital Health Wire

The headliner of this week’s funding-heavy news lineup was Foodsmart, which loaded its plate with over $200 million to expand the reach of its virtual nutrition services. Foodsmart supports patients facing chronic disease and food insecurity by partnering with health plans and providers to improve access to personalized healthy eating options. The FoodSMART telenutrition platform delivers virtual nutrition counseling from the largest standalone network of Registered Dietitians in the US, with in

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Walgreens slashes profit guidance with plans to close more pharmacy stores, cut stake in VillageMD

FierceHealthIT

Walgreens stock fell 24% Thursday morning as the drugstore chain slashed its profit outlook for 2024 amid a "challenging" environment for its pharmacy operations. | Walgreens is plotting a financial turnaround that includes closing a "significant portion" of underperforming retail pharmacy stores in the U.S. over the next three years.

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Is Virtual Health Taking a Step Back?

Health System CIO

Despite the fact that it “remains a valuable tool for managing long-term health issues and for populations with mobility challenges or those who require frequent check-ins,” telehealth is on the decline, according to David Chou. In this piece, he examines the key factors behind the trend and what leaders can do to ensure virtual care remains an option.

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SCOTUS restores emergency abortions in Idaho, hands EMTALA challenge back to lower courts

FierceHealthIT

After a brief misfire earlier this week, the Supreme Court has now officially ruled that it will lift a ban on emergency abortions in the state of Idaho while leaving the larger question of state b | Though the top court pulled back on a preliminary injunction pending appeal it granted in January, justices still appear divided on the core question of whether a federal emergency care law preempts Idaho's abortion ban.

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Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications

Ambiq®, a leading developer of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions that deliver a multifold increase in energy efficiency, introduces HeartKit, its latest addition to neuralSPOT. This optimized AI model enables running various real-time heart monitoring applications to help users and their healthcare providers quickly identify any irregular events to take necessary actions.

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Anterior Secures $20 Million Series A to Unlock Administrative Efficiencies for Healthcare Payers

Healthcare IT Today

Clinician-Built Generative AI Company Utilizes Advanced Technology to Reduce Near Trillion-Dollar Administrative Burden in U.S. Healthcare Anterior , the AI company built by clinicians to transform healthcare administration, today announced the completion of a $20 million Series A funding round. The funding round was led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) , with participation from Sequoia Capital , Blue Lion Global , and Neo.

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XEALTH LAUNCHES DEWEY, THE INDUSTRY’S FIRST PERFORMANCE-BASED, DIGITAL HEALTH BENCHMARKING TOOL

Xealth

SEATTLE—June 27, 2024— Xealth , the leader in scaling digital health, today announced the launch of Dewey, an interactive database of deployed use case categories with associated engagement metrics, which enables customers of Xealth to visualize and track the progress of their digital health initiatives and compare their results to their peers. With more than 20 million assets and programs distributed to more than five million patients over seven years, Xealth has unique industry insights on how

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25 Years of Marketing Technology Trends: 2004 – 2008

Geonetric

This is the second article in our series highlighting the technological breakthroughs that shaped healthcare, marketing, and our work at Geonetric over our first 25 years in business. Read the first article, which covers 1999 – 2003, here. The year 2004 marked Geonetric’s fifth anniversary as an agency, and the third year in its shift […] Read 25 Years of Marketing Technology Trends: 2004 – 2008 at Geonetric.com.

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Walgreens slashes profit guidance with plans to close more pharmacy stores and restructure VillageMD business

FierceHealthIT

Walgreens stock fell 24% Thursday morning as the drugstore chain slashed its profit outlook for 2024 amid a "challenging" environment for its pharmacy operations. | Walgreens is plotting a financial turnaround that includes closing a "significant portion" of underperforming retail pharmacy stores in the U.S. over the next three years.

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The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report

This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!

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3 Healthcare HR Challenges GenAI Can Help Solve

Optimum Healthcare IT

Discover how GenAI can solve healthcare HR challenges by improving efficiency, provider experience, and workplace culture amidst regulatory complexities. The post 3 Healthcare HR Challenges GenAI Can Help Solve appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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AI Governance And Enterprise Architecture: Our Perspective

LeanIX

As a market leader in enterprise architecture, our customers have been asking us what our position is on AI adoption and governance. Seth Lippincott explores the SAP LeanIX viewpoint on AI and our recommendations for leveraging AI tools.

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Reimbursement Challenges and Opportunities for Remote Patient Monitoring in Value-Based Care Models

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

In the evolving landscape of healthcare, the shift towards value-based care models represents a significant transformation aimed at improving the quality, accessibility, and affordability of healthcare. Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) has emerged as a critical technology in this paradigm, promising to enhance patient outcomes and streamline healthcare delivery.

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Crisis communications: how to cope when the NHS is held to ransom

DigitalHealth

Building a reputation in health tech can take decades, yet it can be undone by a single crisis, writes Silver Buck’s Sarah Bruce

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Patient Engagement & Cultural Competence Training Roadmap: A Guide to Reducing Staff Burnout

Speaker: Dr. Mauvareen Beverley, Patient Engagement and Cultural Competence Specialist

If you’re a healthcare provider, chances are you have experienced symptoms of burnout yourself or have colleagues who are currently facing extreme career dissatisfaction. One of the many ways to partially alleviate burnout is active patient engagement. By engaging with patients to understand their needs and preferences, healthcare providers can develop treatments tailored to the individual patient.

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Lawmakers seek balance between lower prescription drug prices, drug innovation incentives

FierceHealthIT

Leading health legislators say they are focused on reducing prescription drug prices while minimizing unintended consequences of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). | Republicans and Democrats agree drug prices must be reduced but disagree on the best solution to ensure drug innovation stays robust.

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