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Save time with these EMR dot phrase tips every doctor should know

KevinMD

Dot phrases work like magic. Just type a few keystrokes, and poof—a full template appears! But how do you pick shortcuts that don’t interfere with your regular typing? And how do you remember all these shortcuts? Over the years, I’ve made tons of templates, each with its own shortcut. I’ll explain the system I use Read more… Save time with these EMR dot phrase tips every doctor should know originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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HIMSSCast: A pro checks in on the status of the health IT stock market

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Many people watch the stock market on a fairly regular basis, but sometimes it takes a pro to make sense of what can be a very murky or volatile landscape. Fortunately, there are pros who specialize in the health IT market. Shahab Vagefi is managing director in Thomas H. Lee Partners' healthcare vertical who specializes in healthcare information technology.

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Octagos Health Secures Over $43 Million Investment to Advance AI-Driven Cardiac Device Monitoring

Healthcare IT Today

Octagos Health , an industry-leading provider of AI-driven cardiac device monitoring solutions, today announced a successful equity raise of over $43 million in investment capital. The Series B investment round was led by funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital , with continued participation from Mucker Capital and other strategic investors.

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NHS England says trusts must start using FDP within two years

DigitalHealth

NHS England has written to trusts asking them to confirm their plans for using the national Federated Data Platform, HSJ reports.

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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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Pure Storage is Helping Canadian Healthcare be More Resilient

Healthcare IT Today

Moving healthcare infrastructure to the cloud is an effective way to keep IT infrastructure costs in check AND to improve recovery after a cybersecurity incident. These are two reasons why Canadian healthcare organizations, which have limited budgets, are turning to Pure Storage. Healthcare IT Today had the opportunity to speak to Bill Bryer, Pure Storage’s Canadian Healthcare Lead about their work in Canada.

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NAACOS worries new ACO REACH changes could force exits

FierceHealthIT

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) quietly released changes to the ACO REACH Model, prompting one industry group to react to the modifications. | Accountable care organizations are evaluating the impacts of the new requirements for the ACO REACH program. So far, the changes are a mixed bag, says NAACOS.

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Vine robots could transform cancer treatment, shows Leeds study

DigitalHealth

New robots that mimic creeping vine plants could transform cancer diagnosis and treatment, according to a study by University of Leeds.

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Industry Voices—They key to successful health-focused AI tools? Quality data

FierceHealthIT

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the healthcare industry through advancements in predictive modeling and ana | AI tools can only be effective if served with the right kind of data, Elevance Health's Ashok Chennuru argues.

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Mission Critical: Utilizing Technology to Advance Healthcare Interoperability

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Dan Torrens , CEO at eHealth Technologies Health information management teams everywhere are constantly doing more, but somehow it always feels like playing catch up. Notably, between 30 and 47 percent of U.S. hospitals still rely on fax or mail to send and receive patient records. Only 40 percent of hospitals electronically integrate data from other hospitals outside of their system and only a distressing 30 percent of skilled nursing facilities exchange data

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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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SimplePractice expands into psychiatry with prescription management tool

FierceHealthIT

SimplePractice, an EHR and practice management platform, is expanding into the psychiatry space with the launch of a new prescription management tool. | The launch of the latest product, ePrescribe, follows the company’s acquisition of Luminello, an EHR and practice management platform for mental health professionals.

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Hidden Flaws Behind High Accuracy of Clinical AI

Digital Health Wire

AI is getting pretty darn good at patient diagnosis challenges… but don’t bother asking it to show its work. A new study in npj Digital Medicine pitted GPT-4V against human physicians on 207 image challenges designed to test the reader’s ability to diagnose a patient based on a series of pictures and some basic clinical background info. Researchers at the NIH and Weill Cornell Medicine then asked GPT-4V to provide step-by-step reasoning for how it chose the answer.

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Chutes & Ladders—Nevada BCBS Medicaid taps president; Cleveland Clinic hires AI officer; Bamboo Health brings on executives

FierceHealthIT

Chutes & Ladders—Nevada BCBS Medicaid taps president; Cleveland Clinic hires AI officer; Bamboo Health brings on executives ebeavins Fri, 08/02/2024 - 09:57

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Movers and Shakers news roundup

DigitalHealth

The latest Movers and Shakers roundup features the appointment of Duncan Burton as new chief nursing officer for England.

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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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Remote Patient Monitoring Expansion Bill Gains Bipartisan Support, Moves to Commerce Committee

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

A bipartisan bill, H.R. 5394 — Expanding Remote Monitoring Access Act , introduced in September 2023, is making significant progress in its legislative journey. This bill, aimed at reducing Medicare’s data collection requirement for billing remote patient monitoring (RPM) services, has successfully passed through the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on health and is now under consideration by the full Energy and Commerce Committee.

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NW London partnership leverages data to reduce child admissions

DigitalHealth

A partnership between the North West London CAMHS PC and Real World Health has helped to reduce child admissions and time spent in hospital.