Healthcare IT Today

JULY 15, 2024

The following is a guest article by Heather Randall, PhD, Chief Compliance Officer at TrustCommerce Regardless of whether the information is clinical, financial, or demographic, patients are increasingly worried about the possibility that their personal data could be compromised. For example, a recent survey of 1,200 consumers revealed that 95% of patients expressed concern about the possibility of data breaches affecting their medical information, according to Health Gorilla.

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Lloyd Price

JULY 15, 2024

Exec Summary: Digital Health is a subset of Healthtech. Digital Health focuses on the individual patient, while Healthtech focuses on the entire healthcare ecosystem. HealthTech is defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as ‘the application of organised knowledge and skills in the form of devices, medicines, vaccines, procedures and systems developed to solve a health problem and improve quality of lives’.

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19 Labs

JULY 16, 2024

Montana State University’s Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing is pioneering the integration of advanced telehealth technology into their curriculum with GALE eClinic units. This innovative approach reshapes nursing education, providing undergraduate and graduate nursing students with hands-on experience that bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, particularly benefiting those from rural and Indigenous communities.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 15, 2024

Hypertension, the most prevalent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, affects 1.39 billion adults worldwide and has a 46% uncontrolled rate. That poses a substantial burden for hospitals and health systems – and necessitates a paradigm shift in management strategies, clinicians say. THE PROBLEM Uncontrolled hypertension can lead to recurrent heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, chronic kidney disease and death.

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Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

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DigitalHealth

JULY 15, 2024

Andrew Hine, MD of CereCore International, a healthcare IT application support and EPR consulting firm, speaks to Digital Health’s Jon Hoeksma about trends in the UK healthcare IT market and how it is working with NHS clients

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Health Populi

JULY 16, 2024

One of the few bright spots in consumer technology spending in the past couple of years of the U.S. economic “vibecession” has been the category of smartwatches. The Wall Street Journal recently talked , specifically, about the growing role of the Apple Watch for health care, gaining traction as a part of cardiologists’ and other physicians’ testing for and adoption of the wearable tech device for patients who are managing medical conditions.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 17, 2024

Enterprise Taxonomy: Telehealth Operations Patient Access Analytics Digital Health Business Care Data and Information Technology Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 18, 2024

The sprawling enterprise that is UnitedHealth Group is undergoing more layoffs under its Optum umbrella. | UnitedHealth's Optum is again laying off workers, with the scope unconfirmed. Landmark Health is downsizing once again and leaving major metropolitan areas.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 16, 2024

Teladoc will integrate Brightline's pediatric, adolescent and family mental healthcare services into its virtual care platform, expanding care access to individuals zero to 13.

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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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Health Populi

JULY 18, 2024

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics had good news for American consumers long-facing inflation for household spending over the past couple of years, announcing on July 11, 2024, that the general consumer price index (CPI) fell, lowering real prices for people buying airline tickets, used cars and trucks, communication, and petrol to fill auto tanks.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 17, 2024

By partnering with health systems to support hybrid care models, long-term care facilities can mitigate staff shortages of staff and better manage available beds, explains Joe O'Brien, head of sales, digital health at LG Electronics.

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 19, 2024

A widespread outage to Microsoft systems has impacted health systems, hospitals and clinics as electronic health record software has been knocked offline, forcing providers to cancel non-emergency | A widespread outage to Microsoft systems has impacted health systems, hospitals and clinics as electronic health record software has been knocked offline, forcing providers to cancel non-emergency procedures and services.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 18, 2024

The digital health company will assist the healthcare system in identifying patients needing behavioral health services within its primary care population.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 15, 2024

For the 77th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Sameer Sethi, SVP, Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Hackensack Meridian Health to talk about implementing AI! To kick this episode off, Sethi shares his thoughts on the current use of AI and where it is most useful. Then we discuss how to find the right places to use AI and how to ensure that it is benefitting both the organization and the patients.

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DigitalHealth

JULY 17, 2024

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's plans to introduce legislation for cyber security, digital and data were outlined in the King’s Speech on 17 July.

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 15, 2024

A new study released by healthcare AI company Atropos found that general purpose LLMs like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini are not fit for use in clinical decisionmaking. | Healthcare AI company Atropos conducted a study to test how reliably ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, OpenEvidence and its own model, ChatRWD, answer clinicians' questions. General use LLMs did not fare well.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 19, 2024

Crowdstrike says the BSOD outage for Microsoft Windows was caused by a botched security update. It has resulted in surgical cancellations, ambulance diversions and other patient care disruptions at doctors' offices, ERs and hospitals around the globe.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 18, 2024

Innovative startups in the health IT, medical device, and biotech fields were among the shining stars at the annual Collision conference. Healthcare IT Today had the opportunity to catch up with several interesting company leaders including Dolma Tsundu from Flutter Care , Eunice Wu from Asepha , and Marc Paderon from Pontosense. These companies stood out with their pragmatic, resourceful, and nimble approach to solving healthcare challenges.

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Digital Health Global

JULY 18, 2024

In Collaboration with the U.K. NHS, ieso Demonstrates Anxiety Symptom Reduction in 82 percent of Participants, with up to Eight Times Fewer Therapist Hours, to Catalyze U.S. Market Entry CAMBRIDGE, England & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A new study by ieso Digital Health in collaboration with the U.K. National Health Service ( NHS ) reveals that its AI-driven digital program delivered results comparable to traditional human-led therapy for generalized anxiety.

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 18, 2024

A new nationwide scorecard ranks the state of women’s health and reproductive care. The results reveal a deep geographic divide in women’s healthcare access and outcomes. | The state-by-state rankings found “significant” disparities between states and deepening racial and ethnic gaps in outcomes. The findings suggest these gaps could widen further, especially for women of color and those with low incomes in states with restricted access to reproductive care.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 19, 2024

The company will use the funds to accelerate its growth, expand the use of its models for different conditions and open an office in Cambridge.

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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.

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 16, 2024

The following is a guest article by Nick Barger, PharmD, Vice President, Product at DrFirst. This article is the fourth in the Healthcare Regulatory Talk series. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized new standards for electronic prescribing on June 13, concluding a complicated, 18-month regulatory process that came in fits and starts and went by without attracting much industry scrutiny.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 16, 2024

Teladoc will integrate Brightline's pediatric, adolescent and family mental healthcare services into its virtual care platform, expanding care access to individuals zero to 13.

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 17, 2024

Electronic health record messages to patients drafted by generative AI were of similar quality and accuracy to those written by healthcare professionals, according to a newly published study conduc | A blind analysis of hundreds of EHR message drafts found similar quality and usability. Generative AI's contributions were more empathetic, but also tended to be longer and more linguistically complex.

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Mobi Health News

JULY 18, 2024

The AKF and Ubie will fine-tune the digital health company's AI-enabled symptom checker to help accelerate kidney disease diagnosis.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 17, 2024

Technology has enhanced the world for those with vision limitations. As many as 50 million Americans have some degree of vision loss -- a problem that was poorly addressed by technology prior to the arrival of smartphone navigation, smart glasses, sensors, robotics and AI in nearly all devices and technologies. Today, it's a whole new and innovative world -- supportive of individuals with a range of vision limitations from low vision to completely blind.

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ACA Times

JULY 17, 2024

New IRS regulations along with the extension of Premium Tax Credits have resolved the family glitch issue. Learn what that means for your 2024 ACA compliance. The post Understanding the ACA’s Family Glitch Resolution first appeared on The ACA Times.

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FierceHealthIT

JULY 17, 2024

Healthcare costs are set to rise between 7% and 8% in 2025, according to a new report from PwC. | Healthcare costs are set to rise between 7% and 8% in 2025, according to a new report from PwC.

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