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Study: Yale researchers reveal ChatGPT shows racial bias

Mobi Health News

A study published in Clinical Imaging says ChatGPT can simplify radiology reports, but the results differ significantly based on racial context.

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2,000 telehealth kiosks to be deployed in rural Malaysia

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A new private collaboration in Malaysia aims to equip rural clinics with telehealth capabilities over the next two years. Rural broadband service provider MEASAT and local health IT company Mudah Healthtech have signed a memorandum of understanding to enable the delivery of digital healthcare services in rural and remote communities. They aim to deliver up to 2,000 Sihat Xpress telehealth kiosks by Mudah to at least 1,000 rural doctors serving in areas covered by CONNECTme NOW, MEASAT's sate

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Telstra Health to fully own pharma tech provider Fred IT

Mobi Health News

This is the latest in its string of acquisitions to expand its digital health portfolio.

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Limited funding hinders uptake of RPM, DTx in Australia

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Healthcare providers in Australia have been "slow" in their uptake of remote care technologies, such as remote patient monitoring and digital therapeutics. Despite their wide availability and verifiable and promising benefits, remote care technologies "[don't] fit neatly within broader funding models," according to the Australian Productivity Commission's report on digital health.

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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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Aussie telehealth startup Updoc gets $13M funding from Bailador

Mobi Health News

It is now set to take on the international markets three years after its inception.

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A Big eClinicalWorks Transformation at Maryland Endocrine

Healthcare IT Today

Maryland Endocrine has quickly made the big journey from paper billing to on-site payments. The organization had eClinicalWorks installed since 2004 (they were actually eClinicalWorks’ 34th customer), but when Kimberly Stahl, Practice Administrator, came to the company, it was still collecting payments by sending paper bills by post. Bills were often delayed for months.

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A look at telehealth's future and an omnichannel approach to care

FierceHealthIT

This week on "Podnosis," we dive into the topic of telehealth and its role in a comprehensive approach to healthcare. | This week on "Podnosis," Emma Beavins from Fierce Healthcare interviews CVS Health Chief Medical Officer Sree Chaguturu, M.D., to dive into the topic of telehealth and its role in a comprehensive approach to healthcare.

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Healthcare Must Embrace a Tech Mindset in the Fight Against Cyber Criminals

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Jonathan Tomek, Vice President of Research and Development at Digital Element In the span of a few weeks, the U.S. healthcare system faced one of its biggest threats. It wasn’t anything we saw such as COVID, but rather a massive cyber attack. Change Healthcare fell victim to a ransomware attack, one of several to hit our nation’s healthcare system within a matter of days.

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Telehealth company Ro rolls out GLP-1 supply tracker amid ongoing drug shortage

FierceHealthIT

Direct-to-consumer health and wellness company Ro launched an online GLP-1 supply tracker as an interactive tool to give patients real-time insights on GLP-1 drug shortages. | Direct-to-consumer health and wellness company Ro launched an online GLP-1 supply tracker as an interactive tool to give patients real-time insights on GLP-1 drug shortages.

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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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Medable and Masimo Partner to Bring Best-in-Class Wearable Devices to Clinical Research, Capturing Rich Subjective and Objective Data

Digital Health Global

Partnership enables deeper evidence generation in clinical trials; early success in eight big-pharma-sponsored oncology studies PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Medable Inc. , the leading technology provider for modern clinical trials, is partnering with industry leader Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) to bring best-in-class medical-grade wearable devices to clinical research.

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Hospital ransomware attacks spike volumes at nearby EDs, study finds

FierceHealthIT

A new review of California patient volumes is the latest warning that hospital ransomware attacks have consequences that extend to other providers in their surrounding community. | While inpatient admissions and ED visits decline for weeks at a targeted hospital, those in the surrounding areas can expect up to 7% more ED visits, according to a recently published analysis of ransomware attacks among California hospitals.

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Aptar Digital Health and Iona Mind Announce Partnership to Deliver Scalable Mental Health Support to Chronic Disease Patients

Digital Health Global

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aptar Digital Health, a global expert in Software as a Medical Device (SaMD), digital Patient Support Programs (PSPs) and disease management solutions, and Iona Mind, a global leader in low-intensity Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) solutions for mental health, today announced a partnership to help support patients with chronic diseases to manage their psychological stress and emotional wellbeing.

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EMR Test Management at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

Optimum Healthcare IT

Optimum developed an EMR Test Management application on the ServiceNow platform to help Methodist Le Bonheur overcome their challenges. The post EMR Test Management at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare appeared first on Optimum Healthcare IT.

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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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Clover Assistant AI tool now available to payers, providers

FierceHealthIT

Clover Health’s AI tool for clinical decision-making, Clover Assistant, will be sold as a software-as-a-service (SaaS) to payers and providers. | Clover Health is expanding the use cases of its Clover Assistant AI tool, the company announced Wednesday.

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DHSC publishes social care digital skills support tender worth £475k

DigitalHealth

The Department of Health and Social Care has published a tender to secure an organisation to develop the digital skills of the adult social care workforce.

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HealthTech M&A multiples: Current Trends and Variables driving valuations Mid 2024

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: The average revenue multiple for HealthTech companies mid 2024 is 4.8x. This is down from 6.5x in 2023 but still higher than the average revenue multiple for all technology companies, which is 3.5x. The higher revenue multiple for HealthTech companies reflects the fact that the healthcare market is growing rapidly and there is a lot of demand for innovative digital health solutions.

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Surrey and Borders select Better and Avenue3 for new integrated platform

DigitalHealth

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS FT has selected Better to provide a new digital health platform and Avenue3 to implement a mental health patient portal.

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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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This Week’s Health IT Jobs – May 29, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

It can be very overwhelming scrolling though job board after job board in search of a position that fits your wants and needs. Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw healthcare organizations trying to fill this week. Here’s a quick look at some of the health IT jobs we found: IT Director – Serenity Healthcare System Analyst, Student Health Services – Milton Hershey School Se

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First implementation phase of Guernsey’s new EPR delayed to 2025

DigitalHealth

The Guernsey Government has announced that the first phase of the island's EPR implementation has been delayed to 2025 due to patient safety.

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Practical Digital is Still in Fashion

Xealth

With many events overwhelmingly focused on AI and other cool, shiny objects, it was refreshing to hear Reuters Digital Health 2024 hold a session with the focus squarely placed on the seemingly mundane side of making it all work to deliver value – clinically, operationally or both. Xealth was proud to support several customers speaking at the conference about how they keep their feet on the ground while continuing to imagine future possibilities.

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Business Group on Health: A look at employers' evolving strategies around wellbeing

FierceHealthIT

Wellbeing programs continue to be a central focus for employers, and they're evolving the reach of these offerings into new areas such as the social determinants of health, according to a new surve | Wellbeing programs continue to be a central focus for employers, and they're evolving the reach of these offerings into new areas such as the social determinants of health, according to a new survey.

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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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Navigating the Shift: The Rise of Home Healthcare and the Pivotal Role of Wound Management Expertise

Health Recovery Solutions

Navigate the rise of home healthcare with a focus on wound management expertise. Learn about challenges, solutions, and the pivotal role of WOC nurses in optimizing patient outcomes, reducing hospital readmissions, lowering costs, and increasing value for home health organizations.

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Industry Voices—Making maternal mental health a priority

FierceHealthIT

Suicide, substance use disorder (SUD), overdose and other mental health conditions have broadly become the leading causes of pregnancy-related death for most women, and the second-leading cause of | Equipping mothers with the necessary resources to manage mental health and substance use conditions aids in safeguarding the well-being of families and future generations.

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Medical-Grade or Consumer Wearable? How to Choose

ActiGraph

Since the late 1980s, wearable devices have helped researchers collect data on the physical activity, mobility, and sleep patterns of people in their daily lives. This data captured outside of a laboratory or clinic setting can help provide more holistic and sensitive information about physical functioning, making them an appealing tool for academic, public health, and clinical researchers.

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How strategic procurement can maximize M&A benefits

FierceHealthIT

Merger and acquisition activity in the healthcare sector continues at a brisk pace as organizations seek to decrease their costs, expand service offerings and enhance their market presence. | Merger and acquisition activity in the healthcare sector continues at a brisk pace as organizations seek to decrease their costs, expand service offerings and enhance their market presence.

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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.

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In Historic Move IRS Lowers 2025 ACA Penalty Amount

ACA Times

Since the ACA first became enforceable in 2015, penalties have increased. Now, in a historic move, the IRS has lowered the 2025 ACA penalty amount. The post In Historic Move IRS Lowers 2025 ACA Penalty Amount first appeared on The ACA Times.

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Eligibility Criteria for Patients and Providers in RPM Medicare

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) has become an essential component of modern healthcare, especially for managing chronic conditions. Medicare, recognizing the benefits of Remote Monitoring, has established specific eligibility criteria for both patients and providers. Disclaimer: This blog is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical, legal, or financial advice.

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The Future of American Mobile Healthcare: Challenges and Opportunities

KB Dental Consulting

American Mobile healthcare is transforming the way medical services are delivered.