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HealthTechGPT: what will it take for ChatGPT to reach its full potential in HealthTech?

Lloyd Price

Executive Summary: For ChatGPT to reach its full potential in healthcare, various factors need to be taken in account ranging from the quality of data available, ethical use of patient data, continuous fine tuning of learning models, compliance with local data privacy and security regulations. There have been a number of early successes using ChatGPT in healthcare such as Stanford Byers Center for BioDesign's HealthGPT application, Woebot a mental health chatbot and a chatbot designed to assist

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Resistance to Change - Why The VA Hits Pause on Oracle-Cerner EHR Rollout:

David Chou

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has recently announced its decision to halt the rollout of the Oracle-Cerner electronic health record (EHR) system. This significant move is part of a major reset, aiming to address the various challenges faced during the implementation process. The primary goal of the Oracle-Cerner EHR system is to improve veterans' quality of care with a patient-centric approach.

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Amazon Polly, Ufonia and the future of voice-enabled applications in HealthTech

Lloyd Price

What is Amazon Polly? Amazon Polly is a text-to-speech service offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It uses advanced deep learning technologies to synthesize speech that sounds like a human voice. The service can be used to convert text into lifelike speech in over 30 languages and a variety of voices and accents. Users can access the Amazon Polly service via API or by using one of the many integrations with AWS services such as Amazon S3, Amazon Translate, or Amazon Alexa.

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Memora Lands $30M for Care Automation

Digital Health Wire

Among last week’s wave of HIMSS announcements was Memora Health landing $30M in fresh funding from General Catalyst and a group of strategic health system partners. The investors included big names like Northwell and NorthShore/Edward-Elmhurst, which makes sense given the two major goals of Memora’s care automation platform: Unburden care teams to allow them to practice at the top of their license Proactively guide and engage patients throughout their care journeys The themes are familiar, but M

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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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Bonus Features – April 23, 2023 – 77% of doctors are confident in a chatbot’s ability to assess patients’ symptoms, only 7% of executives very satisfied with patient-facing payment products, plus additional news from HIMSS 2023

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.