Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 4, 2023

According to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine this past week, artificial intelligence chatbot assistants can provide responses to patients' health questions that are of comparable quality – and empathy – to those written by physicians. A team of licensed healthcare professionals compared physicians' and the chatbot’s responses to patients’ questions asked publicly on the social media forum Reddit’s r/AskDocs in October 2022, but were summarily won

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 5, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Bill Stone, CEO, AllClear Healthcare. Despite major changes in the healthcare system over the last few years, it’s still hard for many patients to get answers for the causes of chronic or sudden-onset health […] The article How Private Practices Can Leverage Personalized Health Diagnostics appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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KevinMD

MAY 27, 2023

As I’m sure you know, nephrology is the branch of internal medicine that deals with the kidneys. And in the U.S., young doctors are quite unlikely to choose this path. Why? The combination of long hours, chronic illness, and (relatively) unimpressive pay has proven deadly to the field. In fact, around 30 percent of training (fellowship) Read more… Is AI the solution for the shortage of nephrologists?

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Mobi Health News

MAY 16, 2023

The company says its LLM model has passed over 100 healthcare certifications and surpassed GPT-4 and other commercial models’ performance.

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Digital Health Global

MAY 10, 2023

The healthcare industry is experiencing a significant transformation, with technology playing a vital role in modernizing medical practices and enhancing health outcomes. As healthcare professionals, it is our duty to keep up with and adopt new technologies in order to offer the best possible care to our patients. Patient experience has become a primary focus in our industry, and the digital transformation has provided new ways to enhance it.

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KevinMD

MAY 9, 2023

The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought about a paradigm shift in the health care industry. According to Markets and Markets, the global AI in the health care market is projected to grow from $4.9 billion in 2020 to $45.2 billion by 2026, registering a CAGR of 44.9 percent during the forecast period. As Read more… The AI revolution in health care: How entrepreneurs are transforming patient care with innovative solutions originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 30, 2023

The COVID-19 public health emergency came to an end on May 11. This change is yet another signal that the country is working to move past the pandemic, which falls in line with recent moves by the federal government to move the pandemic to a more controlled phase. This also happens to coincide with the World Health Organization declaring an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 12, 2023

Andy Molnar, CEO of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance, discusses the market for digital therapeutics after Pear Therapeutics declared bankruptcy.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 15, 2023

The following is a guest article by TJ Houske, Senior Vice President of Technology, Operations, and Engineering at OTAVA Ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations doubled in the last five years, according to a new study by JAMA Health Forum. The most common victims have been health clinics. This year’s Ponemon report also reinforces the fact that ransomware continues to impact patient safety.

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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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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 3, 2023

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Hari Prasad, founder and CEO, Yosi Health. Wasteful administrative costs are crippling healthcare. That’s the key finding of a recent research brief published by Health Affairs, a leading journal of health policy under the […] The article Combatting Wasteful Administrative Costs At the Practice Level appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Digital Health Global

MAY 25, 2023

Leading healthcare company MSD , in collaboration with the Digital Health Academy and Allied for startups , has launched the third edition of European Patient Digital Health Awards (PDHA). This international strategic initiative aims to acknowledge the development and implementation of digital health solutions that enhance care and quality of life for patients and their caregivers.

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KevinMD

MAY 16, 2023

The regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) has become a hot topic in recent years, especially as AI systems like ChatGPT continue to grow in prominence. OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, recently testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, emphasizing the need for collaboration between the government and private companies to create appropriate regulations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 8, 2023

At FirstHealth of the Carolinas, a health system based in Pinehurst, North Carolina, bed capacity always seemed to be at the forefront of challenges, a not uncommon situation in healthcare. Having more bed capacity is always helpful, but that usually means construction of some sort. FirstHealth staff thought of a way to increase hospital bed capacity without laying a single brick.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 19, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission alleges the company shared personal health information with two China-based firms, Google and analytics company AppsFlyer.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 10, 2023

One of the media-fueled risks today with the plethora of AI-related hype is the tendency to find and publicize deficiencies and mistakes, reinforcing the premise that it is too early for benefits across industries like senior living or home care. This cycle was not helped by the behavior of earlier AI technologies like voice assistants. And there are barriers that need to be addressed to realize the full potential, which is not yet fully understood.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 23, 2023

When my optometrist notices an odd lesion on one of my eyes, we agreed we should let my PCP know. The optometrist printed his report that I would bring to my next PCP exam, because otherwise my optometrist had no reliable way to transfer the data. This is the burden still faced by three quarters of U.S. clinicians, as estimated by Paul L Wilder, Executive Director of the CommonWell Health Alliance.

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Digital Health Global

MAY 17, 2023

Google Cloud has announced the launch of enhanced AI-powered tools aimed at advancing life sciences. These tools include the Target and Lead Identification Suite, an AI tool for life science researchers to better identify the function of amino acids and predict the structure of proteins, and the Multiomics Suite for discovering and interpreting genomic data and designing personalized genomic treatments.

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 16, 2023

Kaiser Permanente discloses timeline, financial commitments for its VBC megadeal with Geisinger Health dmuoio Tue, 05/16/2023 - 12:40

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 31, 2023

Qualitative data provided by 87 primary care practices in New York and Florida showed that while telehealth experiences differed on the basis of pre-pandemic clinician and practice familiarity with virtual care platforms, varying state regulations during the public health emergency, the lack of formal guidelines and physician burnout affected how quickly telemedicine offerings matured within practices.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 5, 2023

Boehringer Ingelheim and Click Therapeutics initiate clinical trial on PDTx treatment for schizophrenia and Akili's EndeavorRx shows promise for adults with ADHD.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 24, 2023

AI and older adults – powerful if enabled. There are few limits to the possible benefits of AI in its many forms, conversational, generative, Chatbots and more. Some say that we are in The Golden Age of AI. But constraints faced now and in coming years are beginning to emerge from public and political debates about privacy, ethics and proposed regulation.

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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.

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2023

The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) is a non-profit organization that advocates on behalf of all health IT vendors. They are a trusted resource and voice for our industry so that policymakers at federal, state, and local levels can be better informed about emerging digital health technology. Vendors can help by contributing clinical efficacy studies to CHI’s new Digital Health Evidence Resource Database to bolster their advocacy efforts.

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Digital Health Global

MAY 9, 2023

In the fast-paced world of life sciences, embracing innovation has become a top priority for companies striving to stay ahead of the curve. Healthware’s team of experts is taking the lead in this transformation, offering clients an “ Innovation as Strategy” approach that keeps the industry moving forward. With digital transformation, innovation is no longer a “nice to have” but the driving force behind life sciences organizations’ success.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

MAY 4, 2023

The IHE IT-Infrastructure committee continues to produce new and improved specifications for HIE interoperability. This spring we are publishing a supplement that was out for public-comment, a whitepaper that was out for public-comment. We are placing into Public-Comment an IG publisher formatted Profile that was previously published, and a brand-new Implementation Guide supporting Privacy Consents and enforcement.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 1, 2023

Mergers and acquisitions in healthcare remain strong as providers seek to meet cost and quality goals to meet the demands of value-based reimbursements while health IT companies pursue increased market share or partnerships that scale innovation, said to David Chou, a technology leader with deep integration experience in the healthcare space, earlier this year.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 16, 2023

Webex by Cisco will integrate Voiceitt's technology into its platform for people with non-standard speech to be easily understood during virtual calls.

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FierceHealthIT

MAY 31, 2023

BJC HealthCare of St. | The two organizations are hoping to close their cross-market deal by the end of the year, potentially creating a new 28-hospital, integrated, academic health system.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 3, 2023

The stunning achievements of chatGPT (along with the enormous work that remains to be done) raise the questions of how generative AI will change industries and interactions. As the term “generative AI” indicates, these technologies use AI to communicate, not to do predictive analytics or alter events. Thus, according to Murray Brozinsky, Chief Strategy Officer at Amwell , generative AI will automate peripheral aspects of communication rather than affect health care directly.

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