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The state of digital health and innovation Q3 2023

KevinMD

We witnessed a digital health explosion during the pandemic, marked by significant investments in telehealth and other sectors. However, the market could not maintain its pace in the post-pandemic era. However, the year 2023 is showing clear signs of market emergence. Though the last two quarters have shown a reduction in funding and deal volume, Read more… The state of digital health and innovation Q3 2023 originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Virtual reality company BehaVR, Fern Health merge to become RealizedCare

Mobi Health News

The digital therapeutics company and virtual chronic pain-management program will combine their offerings to create a digital care-management solution for chronic pain.

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Medicare paid out $31.2B in improper payments for FY23, CMS says

FierceHealthIT

Traditional Medicare paid out an estimated $31.2 billion in improper payments in fiscal year 2023, according to new data from the federal government. | The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its annual look at improper payments and found that the overall rate in Medicare was 7.38%, which sits below the 10% level mandated in statute.

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Survey: Healthcare struggles with persistent tech skills shortage

Mobi Health News

GlobalData's survey of 114 healthcare professionals showed 43% of respondents believe a lack of specialized skills and talents is the primary challenge they face with digital transformation.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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Disquiet grows over perceived Palantir takeover of FCI

DigitalHealth

The FCI has been wracked by more resignations of trustees, triggered by deep disquiet among some members about growing ties to Accenture and Palantir.

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The Christie to create openEHR Patient, E-Referral solutions with Avenue3

DigitalHealth

The Christie has signed a two-year contract with Avenue3 to build and deploy its Patient Engagement Platform and E-Referral solutions.

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Oscar Health, Inc. Announces 2023 Culturally Competent Care Grant Recipients, Bolstering its Efforts to Support Rural and Hispanic and Latino Communities

Digital Health Global

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oscar Health, Inc. (“Oscar”) (NYSE: OSCR), a leading healthcare technology company, is announcing this year’s recipients of its Culturally Competent Care (CCC) Grants. The initiative, which is a component of Oscar’s CCC Program, delivers financial and on-the-ground support to select organizations who provide access to care in underserved communities.

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Five Things You Should Know Before Building a Telehealth Program In-House

Iris Telehealth

Over the last several years, it’s become clear that telehealth is here to stay. According to the American Psychiatric Association, nearly 60% of Americans would use telehealth for mental healthcare , and 43% currently want to continue using telehealth services when the pandemic is over. With that data — and telehealth’s ability to expand access to high-quality providers — it’s no surprise that organizations are thinking through how to start a telemental health practice and leverage i

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Assessing Parkinson’s disease severity remotely: the new frontiers of AI

Digital Health Global

A team of researchers has developed an artificial intelligence system capable of assessing the motor performance of Parkinson’s patients. This discovery has the potential to transform the treatment and management of the disease, eliminating the need for physical visits to neurologists and making diagnosis and monitoring more accessible. In what may be a revolutionary development, a group of scientists has unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI) system capable of remotely assessing the mot

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The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications

Effective collaboration among all care team members is critical to delivering better patient outcomes. A key element to achieving effective collaboration is through the implementation of a clinical communication and collaboration platform. In a fast-paced, high-stress and critical environment, people tend to do whatever gets the job done. Therefore will scramble and use the systems, people, or processes around them to get an outcome more quickly - which can often be at the expense of quality.

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CIO Podcast – Episode 64: Cost Optimization with Muhammad Siddiqui

Healthcare IT Today

For the 64th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are talking about cost optimization with Muhammad Siddiqui, Chief Digital & Information Officer at Reid Health. First, we discuss his approach to cost optimization from an IT perspective. Then he shares his process with budgets in this current uncertain environment. Next, we debate how a CIO should approach maximizing their current investments.

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EPR target for 90% of NHS trusts to go live is met early

DigitalHealth

NHS England has announced it has met its target of 90% of NHS trusts to have an EPR, but can the remaining trusts go live sooner than intended?

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TT Capital Partners Announces Investment in Cantata Health Solutions

Healthcare IT Today

New Capital Positions Cantata to Accelerate Growth as Behavioral Health Providers Look to Replace Aging EHRs TT Capital Partners (TTCP) today announced a majority investment in Cantata Health Solutions , a leading provider of healthcare technology solutions for providers of behavioral health, human services, acute care, and post-acute care. Cantata offers a complete platform, including an integrated electronic health records (EHR) system, revenue cycle management (RCM), and a suite of clinical s

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CLEO Systems deploys EPS to four north east London trusts

DigitalHealth

Four north east London NHS trusts have implemented a new electronic prescription service from CLEO Systems to streamline the prescription process.

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Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications

Ambiq®, a leading developer of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions that deliver a multifold increase in energy efficiency, introduces HeartKit, its latest addition to neuralSPOT. This optimized AI model enables running various real-time heart monitoring applications to help users and their healthcare providers quickly identify any irregular events to take necessary actions.

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Redrick Technologies: Innovating Radiology Workstations with User-Centric Design

Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare IT Today recently visited Redrick Technologies in London, Ontario, to explore their cutting-edge radiology workstations. Redrick’s unique approach involves constantly listening to and incorporating customer feedback. The company is a shining example of user-centric design. Their many happy customers are proof that this is not only helps them stand out in a competitive market, but also ensures they remain ahead of their competitors in terms of product design.

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Digital staffing company Aya Healthcare picks up Winnow AI to bolster its physician recruitment tech

FierceHealthIT

Digital staffing company Aya Healthcare acquired Winnow AI to bolster its physician recruitment capabilities as the industry grapples with a historic provider shortage. | It marks Aya Healthcare's third M&A deal in five months as the company works to build up its artificial intelligence capabilities for staffing, hiring and retention.

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Scam innovation -- moving faster than the speed of regulation

Aging in Place Technology Watch

What a week – chaos at OpenAI plus the rise of scam innovation. This weekend exposed a conflict at OpenAI , the November 22, 2022 bringer of ChatGPT , between the board that wants to develop AI for good and perhaps another view, AI for commercial profit. Sam Altman the founder is fired, begs to come back and instead is offered a job and a team at Microsoft (the other big funder of OpenAI.

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Moody's: 2023 outlook remains stable for payers despite higher MA utilization, Medicaid redeterminations

FierceHealthIT

The financial outlook for major health plans is stable in the face of notable potential headwinds heading into the end of the year, according to a new report from Moody's Investors Service. | The financial outlook for major health plans is stable in the face of notable potential headwinds heading into the end of the year.

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The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report

This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!

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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ? 

DigitalHealth

Today's briefing includes the NHS rolling out its Covid research platform to drive life-saving advances for other diseases.

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What could Sam Altman joining Microsoft mean for Healthcare and HealthTech?

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: Sam Altman is a highly respected entrepreneur and technologist with a deep understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential to transform healthcare. His expertise in AI, combined with his experience in building successful businesses, could bring significant benefits to Microsoft's healthcare initiatives. Here are some specific areas where Sam Altman's expertise could be particularly valuable: AI Strategy and Development: Altman's experience leading OpenAI, a leading

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Cheshire and Merseyside uses data-led approach for vulnerable people

DigitalHealth

A new data-led approach to support vulnerable people this winter, has been taken by Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Health and Care Partnership.

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Forward Closes $100M For AI CarePods

Digital Health Wire

The doctor’s office of the future might not have a doctor in it, at least if Forward can execute on its vision for CarePods using the $100M of Series E funding it locked in last week. Forward got its start in 2016 building high-tech primary care clinics that offload as much as possible from doctors and nurses onto hardware and software. Now, it’s looking to take that model to the extreme with fully self-service AI medical stations called CarePods.

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Patient Engagement & Cultural Competence Training Roadmap: A Guide to Reducing Staff Burnout

Speaker: Dr. Mauvareen Beverley, Patient Engagement and Cultural Competence Specialist

If you’re a healthcare provider, chances are you have experienced symptoms of burnout yourself or have colleagues who are currently facing extreme career dissatisfaction. One of the many ways to partially alleviate burnout is active patient engagement. By engaging with patients to understand their needs and preferences, healthcare providers can develop treatments tailored to the individual patient.

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Hey ChatGPT, what’s Participatory Medicine?

Society for Participatory Medicine

I’m working on lots of things about generative AI in healthcare, because among other things, “GenAI” is incredibly empowering and liberating for e-patients. For kicks I decided to ask GPT-4 what it thinks participatory medicine is. Here’s its answer. Couldn’t have said it better myself! Prompt: What is participatory medicine?

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5 Questions Providers Must Ask to Ensure More Equitable AI Deployment

Xealth

Experts agree there are some concrete steps healthcare providers can take to ensure AI will be integrated more smoothly and equitably. Some of these measures include ensuring that models are trained on diverse datasets, keeping clinicians in the loop and prioritizing patient consent.

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A look under the hood: analyzing engagement and usage data of a smartphone-based intervention

BMC Digital Health

Engagement with smartphone-based interventions stimulates adherence and improves the likelihood of gaining benefits from intervention content. Research often relies on system usage data to capture engagement.

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Digital Transformation Is Now Business Transformation

LeanIX

Digital transformation is evolving to encompass a far greater aspect of your organization than just your technology. Learn how to adapt your strategy into a complete business transformation.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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AstraZeneca launches Evinova, a health-tech business to accelerate innovation across the life sciences sector, the delivery of clinical trials and better health outcomes

Digital Health Global

Evinova will operate as a separate health-tech business within AstraZeneca Evinova’s globally-scaled digital health solutions are evidence-led, science-based and human experience-driven to serve clinical trial sponsors, clinical research organisations (CROs), clinical trial site care teams and patients First strategic collaborations with globally-leading CROs Parexel and Fortrea enable Evinova’s digital health solutions to be offered to their wide customer base WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS W

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Healing vs Toxicity: how dosage can make the difference.

Digital Health Global

In a captivating interview held at Frontiers Health in Rome, Nicole Raleigh , web editor at Pharmaphorum , engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Hakim Yadi , CEO and co-founder of Closed Loop Medicine. Against the backdrop of a rainy day in Rome, they follow his plenary keynote “ Dosis sola facit venenum ‘only the dose makes the poison’ ” delving into how the dosage of medicine not only impacts healing but also influences toxicity.