KevinMD

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

From stomping on koopas and collecting coins as Mario to “catching ’em all” in Pokemon, video games have enthralled both our childhood, and countless other childhoods. It was our guilty pleasure, much to the chagrin of our parents. Media portrayed video games as bad for your mental health, with the message that video games rot Read more… Harnessing the power of gamification in mental health apps originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Most U.S. consumers will continue to spend their disposable incomes on connected consumer devices, but will be looking for more balance in their digital lives according to Deloitte’s fourth annual 2023 Connected Consumer Survey. In this year’s update, the Deloitte Center for Technology, Media & Telecommunications found that most households use five key digital devices daily: above all, smartphones, followed by laptop and desktop computers, tablets, and computer monitors.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Southwest Rural Health Research Center has identified mental health concerns and addiction as the first and second most important priorities for rural health stakeholders, according to a May 2023 policy brief. With a chronic shortage of mental healthcare providers in rural areas, there is a significant lack of access to this much-needed care for those who reside there.

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

As healthcare organizations embrace new care delivery paradigms with the addition of recent technologies, they must ensure that they have sufficient technical integration to support their goals.

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Healthcare communication has evolved from handwritten notes and paper charts to digital tools like EHRs, telemedicine, and AI-powered platforms. This blog explores how these advancements improve patient outcomes, streamline care delivery, and enhance provider collaboration. Learn about the role of mobile health (mHealth) apps, secure messaging, and social media in bridging communication gaps.

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

THE IQ-Creator Program supports healthcare professionals in creating content for underserved communities, while Aloud uses AI to dub videos in multiple languages.

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KevinMD

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Caregivers are arguably the most important members of a patient’s care team, with more touchpoints and access to a patient and their lifestyle than any provider or specialist. With approximately 43.5 million caregivers in the U.S., 40 percent are in high-burden situations where caregivers take on substantial cumulative physical, emotional, social, and financial strains to Read more… How to facilitate caregiver learning and support to improve clinical care outcomes originally appeared in Ke

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Three in four nurses working in hospitals care about the success of their institution — “they show up and gown up…yet only 57% feel a sense of ownership in their hospitals, leaving leaders to expect 100% quality to be delivered by about half of the nursing workforce.” This is the key finding in a study from PRC on the implications of nurses’ dis-engagement from their work.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Boston Children's Hospital recently announced its plans to transition to a unified Epic electronic health record. Similar to Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health and Pittsburgh-based UPMC , Boston Children's – which currently uses both Epic and Cerner PowerChart – says it plans to make the migration to a single Epic platform across all its care sites in 2024.

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FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Federal regulators have accused a major Texas-based anesthesia provider and its parent private equity firm of a decade-long, three-pronged scheme to suppress competition and drive-up prices. | U.S. Anesthesia Partners and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, its private equity backer, have "cost Texans tens of millions of dollars more each year" by suppressing competition over the course of a decade, the regulator alleges.

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Fifteen projects, including eight digital health initiatives, received $3 million in cash, Google Cloud credits and technical assistance.

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Digital Health Global

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The global healthcare landscape is facing an unprecedented challenge – the surge in diet-related chronic conditions. Conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and chronic kidney disease are wreaking havoc on healthcare systems and individuals worldwide. In 2017 alone, dietary risk factors were responsible for close to 11 million deaths and 255 million disability-adjusted life years across the globe.

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KevinMD

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As I pull into clinic, my intention is always the same: be fully present with each patient. By the time I’m two patients in, the reality is always different. We’ve all read the mindfulness quotes about the virtues of being “in the moment,” but somewhere after the first couple visits of the day we face Read more… I’m tired of being a distracted doctor originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

One-half of clinicians working in the U.S., doctors and nurses alike, are considering leaving their current role in the next two to three years. That 1 in 2 clinicians is significantly greater than the global 37% of physicians and nurses thinking about leaving their roles in the next 3 years, according to the report Clinician of the Future 2023 from Elsevier.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Transcarent platform integrates directly through the care pathway of each of the 10 health systems it is partnering with, including scheduling and pre- and post-care, support services and same-day payment for providers. WHY IT MATTERS Transcarent says the ecosystem will provide the employees of national self-insured employers with faster access to verified high-quality digital or in-person care, higher-quality care, and affordable and predictable costs with full transparency.

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FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Software giant Oracle has integrated generative AI services into its Cerner electronic medical record system as health IT companies race to harness this cutting-edge tech for providers. | Software giant Oracle has integrated generative AI services into its Cerner EHR system as health tech companies race to harness this cutting-edge tech for providers.

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The biotechnology company told MobiHealthNews it will continue to work within the digital health space through partnerships linked to its 'evolving R&D and commercial priorities.

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Digital Health Global

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In today’s healthcare environment, AI (artificial intelligence) is becoming an increasingly established reality. It is a rapidly growing sector, characterized by innovations that meet the needs of a new generation of patients. Among the endless possibilities of application of AI in digital health is reducing the time spent in traditional healthcare facilities, thanks to remote control systems that facilitate individual healing processes, and the increasing practice of combining traditional

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KevinMD

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought about significant advancements in various fields, including health care. ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, is one such AI that has shown great promise in assisting professionals, particularly doctors, in their daily tasks. This article will discuss the average human IQ, the estimated IQs of notable individuals, the average Read more… Leveraging ChatGPT’s high IQ to assist doctors originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In U.S. health care’s negative-sum game, stakeholders who survive and win that game will have to deliver value-for-money, we learn from Trilliant Health’s 2023 Trends Shaping the Health Economy Report. “Report” is one word for this nearly 150-page compendium of health care data that is a treasure trove for health service researchers, marketers, strategists, journalists, and those keen to explore questions about the current state of health care in America.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Cancer is a highly complex disease but technology should ideally make caring for cancer patients simpler. That's sometimes easier said than done, however. Kathy Dalton Ford, chief product and strategy officer at Ronin, which develops clinical oncology software, very much believes virtual care and other technologies can help providers improve their cancer care.

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FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Amazon announced this week that it would invest up to $4 billion in artificial intelligence company Anthropic as the AI arms race heats up. | Amazon announced this week that it would invest up to $4 billion in artificial intelligence company Anthropic as the AI arms race heats up. The collaboration introduces more competition and more options for healthcare teams looking to innovate using different approaches or to get more tactical with their AI strategy, one health IT expert said.

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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.

Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The Apple Watch Series 9 allows users to log and access healthcare data, and to control the Watch by double-tapping their index finger and thumb.

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Digital Health Global

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The pharmaceutical landscape is undergoing a momentous transformation, marked by the convergence of cutting-edge technologies that are redefining every aspect of the industry. Among these transformative innovations, artificial intelligence (AI ) stands out as a major force, reshaping the fields of drug discovery , drug development, clinical trials and patient care.

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KevinMD

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Years from now, the notion of simple telemedicine will seem quaint. Keep in mind that as recently as a decade ago, most physicians would have denied that telemedicine could ever play a role in the medical profession. Physicians would have argued that this would dismantle the fundamental unit of medical care – the in-person office Read more… AI-driven diagnostics and beyond originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

One in two consumers in the U.S. feel their well-being or healing was negatively impacted by difficulty paying for their medical care. Welcome to the convergence of patients’ health care life with financial and retail lives, we learn from the 2024 Healthcare Financial Experience Study from Cedar. And that patient’s positive clinical experience can absolutely reverse the consumer’s perception of the provider, noted by this quote from OSU’s Chief Financial Officer Vincent T

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

This is a developing story with updates expected. U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.), John Thune (R-S.D.) and four of their colleagues expressed support for the Drug Enforcement Administration's new engagement on a potential special registration for telehealth with this week's listening sessions hosted by the DEA's Drug Diversion Control Division, but said they had several concerns.

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DigitalHealth

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

A new independent study has confirmed that the remote monitoring of care home residents can help reduce the need for emergency hospital admissions.

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Utilizing AI and machine learning, the Charge 6 supplies up to 60% more accurate heart rate readings, the most precise in a Fitbit tracker yet.

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