Wed.Nov 29, 2023

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Can generative artificial intelligence help clinicians better manage patient messages?

KevinMD

In today’s digitized, on-demand world, patients frequently use portals to send their physicians questions and requests. Today, physicians receive 57 percent more patient messages than before the pandemic. They spend the highest proportion of their inbox time on these messages, often responding after hours. While messaging is an essential care access point, high volume strains Read more… Can generative artificial intelligence help clinicians better manage patient messages?

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TytoCare scores exclusive partnership with Idaho healthcare system

Mobi Health News

The partnership will give St. Luke's Health System employees access to TytoCare's Home Smart Clinic and its plan members access to virtual visits with a $0 copay.

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New primary care decision support tools make offloading below-license tasks from the EHR more important than ever

KevinMD

Clinical decision support tools in the EHR are gaining momentum. These exciting and meaningful innovations are challenging us to make room for them to flourish. New technology is often disruptive before it finds its way to being helpful. In the late 1800s, the telephone created unexpected challenges in medical practice at its inception; it brought Read more… New primary care decision support tools make offloading below-license tasks from the EHR more important than ever originally appeared in Ke

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RSNA23: GE HealthCare leverages AI, data integration for patient care

Mobi Health News

The medtech company announced 40 innovations at RSNA23 aimed at streamlining the provider and patient healthcare experience.

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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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Cybersecurity frameworks in APAC don’t support remote care: report

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Existing cybersecurity frameworks for healthcare across Asia-Pacific are not suited for remote care management. This is based on a new report by the Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association (APACMed) and L.E.K. Consulting which looked into the cybersecurity landscape of the region and how policies and other measures apply in the rising remote care segment.

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Embracing and Prioritizing Cloud-Based Care in Rural Communities

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Nathan Shepard, SVP of Product at Azalea Health As rural providers look to replace legacy solutions, they’re confronted with several critical decision points. One of the most pressing questions that has far-reaching ramifications is whether they should opt for an on-premises or cloud-based solution. While many providers see the benefits and name recognition of on-premises solutions and view a cloud-first system as less mature, eliminating the need for an on-pr

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ACOs not shown to improve mental health outcomes: study

FierceHealthIT

Accountable care organizations do not positively influence treatment and outcomes for chronic mental health conditions for Medicare patients, according to a study in Health Affairs. | A new study pours water on the belief that ACOs are well-suited to handle chronic mental health conditions its patients experience.

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GlobalMed® Releases eNcounter®NOW Expanding its Software Offerings

GlobalMed

GlobalMed® Releases eNcounter®NOW Expanding its Software Offerings With the addition of direct-to-patient capabilities, the eNcounter® software suite supports care delivery across the acuity spectrum. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. November 29, 2023: GlobalMed®, a leading innovator in virtual care solutions, has recently introduced eNcounter®NOW (eNOW), a tool that broadens the array of healthcare options provided by the eNcounter® software suite. eNOW permits patients in remote locations to receive high-le

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Mayo Clinic unveils $5B, 6-year renovation of its flagship Rochester campus

FierceHealthIT

This week Mayo Clinic pulled back the curtain on a $5 billion, six-year plan to overhaul its flagship campus located in downtown Rochester, Minnesota. | The nonprofit will add five new buildings spanning 2.4 million square feet, two of which will be clinical facilities with designs intended to support continuous, tech-enabled care.

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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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How AI Translates Complex Clinical Notes to Patient-Friendly Language

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Nate MacLeitch, CEO, QuickBlox. As healthcare advances, so does the complexity of conditions and treatments. But as the global population lives longer, doctors’ time to translate increasingly complex clinical notes diminishes. According to the […] The article How AI Translates Complex Clinical Notes to Patient-Friendly Language appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Yale New Haven Health Advances Breast Cancer Screening Goals with Commure

Digital Health Global

Through Commure Engage, Yale New Haven Health Automates Personalized Patient Outreach, Boosts Rates of Breast Cancer Screenings SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Commure Engage (formerly known as Rx.Health), a leading digital health and clinical care automation platform, today shared findings from a collaborative partnership with Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS) that reveal the impact of automated and personalized patient outreach on improving exam completion rates for mammograms an

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Missouri nonprofit systems BJC HealthCare, Saint Luke's $10B merger will close Jan. 1

FierceHealthIT

BJC HealthCare of St. | The cross-market deal has satisfied "all regulatory reviews" and will yield an integrated, academic nonprofit system comprised of 28 hospitals, according to a Wednesday announcement of the organizations' definitive agreement.

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Kepler Vision Technologies unveils new lying position detection module

DigitalHealth

Kepler Vision Technologies has added a new AI Lying Position Detection feature to its Night Nurse system to help prevent patients developing bed sores.

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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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MRO – Bridging the Trust Gap Between Providers and Payers, One Record at a Time

Healthcare IT Today

MRO wants to make the exchange of data between providers and payers more frictionless. They have developed a new solution that caters to this payer-provider interface. By bridging this data gap, MRO aims to enhance trust between providers and payers. Two Decades in Data Exchange MRO has been a key player in clinical data exchange for over twenty years.

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Real time data collection changes the game for the stroke patient pathway

DigitalHealth

An integrated live stroke registry can enable clinicians to stay on the front foot across the entire patient pathway.

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Featured Health IT Job: MACRA MIPS Specialist

Healthcare IT Today

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the MACRA MIPS Specialist position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Stoltenberg Consulting Inc. and is remote. Here’s a description of the position: Now seeking a MACRA MIPS Specialist to assist in the review of a client provider group’s current workflow processes to make best practice recommendations to ensure effective document

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Digital Health Rewired welcomes 2024 co-headline sponsors

DigitalHealth

Digital Health is delighted to reveal that System C and Graphnet Alliance and TPP will once again be co-headline sponsors of Rewired 2024.

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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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Here are the steps executives should take to build out a successful health equity strategy

FierceHealthIT

To meaningfully advance health equity, companies should prioritize data, focus on internal diversity as well as external, seek community input and support coalitions of partners, according to a new | Companies that incorporate health equity into their core strategy and operations can encourage better patient outcomes while also improving financial outcomes, Bain & Company wrote in a recent brief.

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AI chatbot reduces depression in prenatal and postnatal women

DigitalHealth

The Wysa AI chatbot has been found to be helpful in tackling pre- and post-natal depression, according to a recent research study.

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Charlie Health taps former Tinder, Optum execs to build out tech and product design teams as it looks to scale

FierceHealthIT

Virtual mental health provider Charlie Health is making big investments in its engineering and design teams and has tapped former Tinder and Optum executives to lead its technology roadmap. | Virtual mental health provider Charlie Health is making big investments in its engineering and design teams and has tapped former Tinder and Optum executives to lead its tech roadmap.

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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ? 

DigitalHealth

This briefing covers Bupa launching a suite of well-being products and Bournemouth University's use of ImproveWell's AI feedback solution for NHS workers.

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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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Five Things Digital Health Companies Need to do to Achieve Success

The Digital Health Corner

It has been a long time since my last post of 2018. The digital health economic, clinical, regulatory, and political landscapes have changed significantly since then. The objective of my blog, which began in 2011, was and remains educating the reader (clinicians, healthcare IT community, patients and caregivers, and other healthcare stakeholders about digital health technology and how it is relevant to the changing healthcare environment.

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SMART on FHIR App: Connecting Virtual Care to EHRs and Patients to Better Care

AMC Health

AMC Health's new SMART on FHIR app allows care teams to embed CareConsole® into an EHR platform, enhancing clinical efficiency and maximizing real-time data. Learn about the benefits and how it improves patient care.

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6 Best Chemistry Analyzer Equipment Providers in the USA

Health and Wellness Blog | Uplifting People To Live A Healthier Life

In the realm of medical diagnostics, the significance of Chemistry Analyzers cannot be overstated. These devices play a pivotal role in clinical laboratories, offering accurate and speedy results for a myriad of tests. The United States boasts a range of providers who excel in offering top-notch Chemistry Analyzer equipment, catering to various needs, from large […] The post 6 Best Chemistry Analyzer Equipment Providers in the USA appeared first on Healthystic.

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Ensuring Affordable Care Act Compliance: 2024 Reporting Deadlines

ACA Times

Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance may be here to stay! This election cycle is the first time in more than a decade that the ACA has taken a back burner… The post Ensuring Affordable Care Act Compliance: 2024 Reporting Deadlines first appeared on The ACA Times.

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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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8 Key Updates to Telehealth Reimbursement in 2024

Health Recovery Solutions

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its final rule for Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), introducing significant changes that will impact healthcare providers across the country. These updates, effective on or after January 1, 2024, underscore the ongoing expansion of telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM) services, reflecting the increasing role of technology in healthcare delivery.

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Five conclusions from AI and the Future of Care Work

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The report is published , the feedback positive, observations strike a chord. Necessity will drive AI usage in care work across all five care types (healthcare, home health care, home care, senior living, and Skilled Nursing Facilities). Issues of worker shortage, staff burnout, or migration of care work into the home will result in broader deployment of AI technology (whether explicitly or inside other software tools).

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