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Technical Debt is Stifling Healthcare Innovation

Healthcare IT Today

Sticking with the payment integrity example, the health plans that have effectively overhauled these processes have done so via a safe migration strategy that relies on a gradual transition. From there, the second step can commence, starting by putting a plan in place to replace the module that, critically, will not rely on a hot swap.

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ThinkLabs founder on healthcare innovations: 'Convenience always wins'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

" For example, a smart scale may be able to pack a patient's weight loss, but may not have necessary context to interpret whether that's a positive, negative or neutral sign in light of their medical history. With many devices, he said, "you still need some level of interpretation."

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Rasu Shrestha, UPMC and Healthcare Innovation – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

UPMC has long been out in front in the realm of clinical innovation (consider the Starzl Institute, and its namesake’s pioneering work in liver transplantation), and it is now also focused on combining clinical excellence with analytical excellence. You can catch me live weekdays at 8:30 am, 4:30 pm and 12:30 am ET.

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Healthcare Innovation Funding – Regulations and Disrupting Traditional Models

Healthcare IT Today

Suzie Yoon, Principal at Ceteri Capital Some areas in healthcare are more exposed than others, but changes in policies and regulations generally play a significant role in healthcare funding, creating the framework in which healthcare innovation can occur and providing guidance on how certain innovations can be funded and supported.

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Federal Innovation Hubs Can Jump-Start Healthcare Technology Adoption

Healthcare IT Today

While collaborations like these have existed for more specialized research, they have not yet been fully leveraged across the broader federal healthcare system. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning (OHIL) is one example.

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Streamlining Healthcare Innovation: Working Together to Improve Digital Health Regulations

Mobile Health Matters

By working together to streamline this regulatory process, technology will arrive to the market faster and propel the healthcare industry forward. For example, the FDA created a new unit within the agency’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health , which focuses solely on digital health. FDA Shows Signs of Progress.

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The rapid proliferation and advancement of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For example, Babylon Health offers a symptom checker and AI/ML driven diagnosis recommendations to patients. The current landscape for healthcare innovations involves two entities: on one hand, healthcare institutions engaged in their own digital transformation efforts and on the other, digital disruptors.