Mon.Jan 08, 2024

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Uber Health, Socially Determined partner to leverage SDOH data

Mobi Health News

The company will use Socially Determined's analytics data to help Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and commercial insurance patients access food, prescriptions and transportation.

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Mainstreaming the Connected Life, with a Side of Trust — Insights from Capgemini at the Start of #CES2024

Health Populi

Even with serious concerns about personal data privacy and lack of integration, “connected products” are an integral aspect of peoples’ everyday lives. That’s the central thesis in a timely report from Capgemini Research Institute, Connected products: Enhancing consumers’ lives with technology. This study is well-timed as we begin a week-long exploration into the latest technology innovations being unveiled at CES 2024, the annual mega-conference hosted by the Cons

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Telehealth offers advantages for treating children with feeding disorders

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Many neurotypical and most neurodivergent children struggle with feeding difficulties. This does not just affect the child – it impacts the whole family. Focused Approach is a startup that helps children aged six months to 16 years old with feeding disorders. Its program Focused on Feeding has helped families go from hospital bed (with malnutrition) to the dinner table – entirely via telemedicine.

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Access to Technology Is the New Pillar for Well-Being: CES & the UN Partner for Human Security for All

Health Populi

In kicking off #CES2024, CTA’s researchers noted the acceleration of global connectivity, with gaps in peoples’ ability to connect depending where they live: by region, the percent of people connected to the internet today are, according to CTA’s data, 92% in the U.S. 87% in the E.U. 76% in Latin America 73% in China 55% in Nigeria 46% in India. Such gaps in connectivity threaten peoples’ individual well-being, but also social and political stability that impacts the entire world’s security.

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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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Qvin’s Q-Pad: Revolutionizing Women’s Health through FDA-Cleared Menstrual Blood Testing

Digital Health Global

Qvin , the biotechnology research company that developed the first and only healthcare service that collects menstrual blood samples as an alternative to traditionally collected venous blood draws, has announced FDA clearance for its innovative Q-Pad and A1c Test. This clearance allows for the collection of menstrual blood samples, offering an alternative to conventional venous blood draws for millions of American women managing diabetes.

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Evaluating biases in Language Models for clinical use: a study on GPT-4

Digital Health Global

Healthcare professionals have increasingly been exploring the potential of Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-4 to revolutionize aspects of patient care, from streamlining administrative tasks to enhancing clinical decision-making. Despite their potential, language models can encode biases, impacting historically marginalized groups. A recent study published by The Lancet Digital Health has shed light on potential pitfalls, emphasizing the need for cautious integration into healthcare setting

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NHSE to investigate Palantir for possible breach of FDP contract

DigitalHealth

NHS England will investigate whether US data analytics giant Palantir violated the terms of its contract to run the Federated Data Platform.

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JPM24: Mayo Clinic deepens AI commitment with new Cerebras Systems deal

FierceHealthIT

SAN FRANCISCO — Real-world data and artificial intelligence are front and center among Mayo Clinic’s plans for the future. | The Minnesota nonprofit courted investors and other conference attendees Monday with details on its ongoing pilots and other AI initiatives.

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Eight Common Physician Credentialing Mistakes

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Charlie Falcone, CEO, Verisys. If you find credentialing uninspiring, consider this cautionary tale. In a frequently cited negligent credentialing case, an Illinois jury awarded the plaintiff nearly $8 million dollars when the patient’s foot […] The article Eight Common Physician Credentialing Mistakes appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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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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Innovaccer joins AI scribe race, unveiling tool to simplify note-taking for doctors

FierceHealthIT

Innovaccer, maker of digital tools for providers, has launched an AI assistant that transcribes, analyzes and summarizes conversations between providers and patients. | Sara Scribe prepares encounter notes and provides clinical insights into quality gaps, coding gaps and potential diagnoses for the clinician.

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Here’s What to Expect from IoMT Cybersecurity in 2024

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Shankar Somasundaram, CEO at Asimily Healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) continue to be up against a fast-moving landscape trying to keep up with and mitigate cybersecurity threats to medical technology. But even setting aside the immense challenge of safeguarding Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices from increasingly sophisticated and frequent attacks, HDOs must also adapt to shifting cyber insurance practices and compliance mandates.

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JPM24: Digital health funding hit $10.7B in 2023, the lowest in four years. How will the market shakeout?

FierceHealthIT

SAN FRANCISCO — As many investors predicted, digital health funding took a dive in 2023 with startups bringing in $10.7 billion across 492 deals, representing the lowest amount of capital invested | Faced with tightening capital availability, startups got creative to stay afloat and looked for lifelines in 2023, according to Rock Health research analysts.

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Medable’s New Intelligent Automation Capabilities Cut Clinical Trial Technology Deployment Timelines By 50%

Digital Health Global

AI-powered* platform takes eCOA off the critical path to study startup for life sciences industry PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Medable Inc. , the leading technology provider for modern clinical trials, announces new intelligent automation technology applied across its clinical trials platform to cut standard trial build timelines by at least half.

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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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JPM24: How Aetna charted a comeback in the 2024 MA star ratings

FierceHealthIT

For the 2023 plan year, Aetna's performance in the annual Medicare Advantage star ratings took a massive hit, with just 21% of its members enrolled in plans that earned a score of four stars or mor | After a rough showing a year ago, Aetna bounced back for 2024, and was one of the stronger performers in the latest star ratings.

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Butterfly Network Announces FDA Clearance of its Next-Generation Handheld Ultrasound System, Butterfly iQ3

Digital Health Global

Butterfly iQ3 brings unparalleled image quality and new digital imaging modes, iQ Slice and iQ Fan, powered by advanced semiconductor technology for easier, automated image acquisition BURLINGTON, Mass. & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Butterfly Network, Inc. (“Butterfly”) (NYSE: BFLY), a digital health company transforming care through the power of portable, semiconductor-based ultrasound technology and intuitive software, today announced the FDA clearance of its next-generation handh

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U.S. Trade Development Agency And 19Labs Partner to Accelerate Rural Telemedicine Deployments Throughout Mexico

19 Labs

The USTDA-funded study, led by 19Labs together with our Mexican partner, Vasanta, will enable rural community members to receive advanced healthcare through the GALE telemedicine platform and our partners Zoom, Viasat, Echonous, and others. Redwood City, CA – January 8, 2024 Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency announced that it has signed a grant agreement with Mexican digital connectivity company Vasanta Comunicaciones SAPI de CV (Vasanta) that will pilot telemedicine technology from C

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Omada Health joins Amazon’s Health Condition Programs as launch partner

Digital Health Global

The new offering will make it easier for Omada’s over 20 million eligible members to discover and enroll in Omada’s cardiometabolic programs SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Omada Health , a virtual-first healthcare provider, announced a partnership with Amazon Health Services to increase awareness and discoverability of its cardiometabolic programs through Amazon’s new Health Condition Programs.

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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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As Alignment Health expands, CEO predicts profitability is on the horizon

FierceHealthIT

The top brass at Alignment Health expects the company to turn a profit this year in part because it now offers Medicare Advantage plans in Merced County, Calif., a move made on Jan. | As Alignment Health expands into Merced County, Calif., the company’s CEO predicts it will be a profitable year for the insurtech.

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The global initiative MAIDA revolutionizes medical imaging data sharing for AI advancements

Digital Health Global

In a recent publication in The Lancet Digital Health , researchers Agustina Saenz, Emma Chen, Henrik Marklund, and Pranav Rajpurkar introduce the Medical AI Data for All ( MAIDA ) initiative, aiming to revolutionize the landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging. The primary challenge in developing artificial intelligence (AI) for medical image interpretation lies in ensuring the safe and effective functioning of algorithms across diverse patient populations and clinical enviro

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New Year’s Wish List for Healthcare – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 131

Healthcare IT Today

The 131st episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast is our first episode in 2024! For this episode, we are looking forward and making a wish list of things we would like to see happen in healthcare this year. The first wish on our list is the two changes we would like to see happen in healthcare. Our second wish is about the regulation changes we want to happen in 2024.

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JPM24: Corewell Health's merger is saving $200M per year. Here's what it learned along the way

FierceHealthIT

The “secret sauce” to Corewell's merger was the establishment of an "integration management office" to track all savings and investments, execs said.

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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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New UK Digital Health and Care association launched

DigitalHealth

UK Digital Health and Care (UKDHC), a new UK membership body has been launched to provide a home for professionals in the sector.

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Clover Assistant shows improved patient adherence for diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol medications

FierceHealthIT

Clover Assistant, a web application integrated into electronic health records showing a patient's medical history, may encourage a patient to adhere to medication, a new study by Clover Health clai | Clover Health is stressing how Clover Assistant improves medication adherence rates for its members. That can go a long way in enhancing Medicare Advantage star ratings.

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Volpara Health Enters Agreement to be Acquired by Lunit, Inc.

Healthcare IT Today

Volpara Health Technologies (Volpara) , a global leader in software for the early detection of breast cancer, is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Lunit Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Lunit would acquire all shares of Volpara stock for A$1.15 per share in cash, representing a 47.4% premium to the Company’s closing stock price on December 13 , 2023.

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How to decide the right EPR for your staff and patients

Healthcare Innovation Consortium

EPR Series: How to decide the right EPR for your staff and patients By Hadleigh Stollar, CEO, Healthcare Innovation Consortium Electronic Patient Records (EPRs) are at the forefront of the NHS’s digital transformation, serving as a cornerstone for care coordination, data management, and operational efficiency. The 2023 mandate from NHS England underscores the urgency of adopting the right EPR system.

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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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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ? 

DigitalHealth

Today's briefing covers a new 24/7 service from the London Clinic and a new app to tackle UTI-related hospital admissions.

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Optimum Healthcare IT Named Workday Staffing Partner

Optimum Healthcare IT

Read Time: 2 min Optimum Healthcare IT announced today that its ServiceNow offering, Clinician Connect, is available in the ServiceNow Store. Continue reading Optimum Healthcare IT Named Workday Staffing Partner at Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Digital & Data Academy to be established as part of FDP contract

DigitalHealth

As part of the Federated Data Platform (FDP) contract it has been revealed that a Digital & Data Academy is to be created by the parties involved.

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