KevinMD
JULY 14, 2023
The advances of AI, specifically models like GPT-4 from OpenAI, have given rise to powerful tools capable of generating human-like text responses. These models are invaluable in myriad contexts, from customer service and support systems to educational tools and content generators. However, these capabilities also present unique challenges, including the generation of ‘hallucination’ results.
Mobi Health News
JULY 14, 2023
Diana Gelston, chief commercial officer at Best Buy Health, tells MobiHealthNews how acquisitions and collaborations shape the company's healthcare offerings.
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Health Populi
JULY 14, 2023
You may not be able to get that ear-worm jingle that goes “O O O Ozempic” out of your musical mind, but I’m happy to tell you there’s a new “O” in town: the Opill. Welcome to the first OTC contraceptive for sale in the USA. I wrote about Perrigo’s Opill here in Health Populi in May 2023 as a “signpost on the road to retail health.” It’s official: “The U.S.
Digital Health Global
JULY 14, 2023
We all remember Theranos and its CEO Elizabeth Holmes’ dream of using a drop of blood to diagnose a whole range of conditions, including HIV and cancer. “First, they think you’re crazy, then they fight you, and then all of a sudden you change the world.” But we all know how it unfolded. Above all, we know that what she dreamed of is still badly needed.
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Mobi Health News
JULY 14, 2023
The San Francisco-based company will add Limbix's SparkRx offering to its digital therapeutics portfolio.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JULY 14, 2023
A new telehealth study by the University of Texas McCombs School of Business found that virtual care did not significantly lower costs, or reduce the number of future visits to emergency rooms or specialists for circulatory, respiratory and infectious diseases. WHY IT MATTERS Indranil Bardhan, a professor of information, risk and operations management at UTexas, and his co-authors, Sezgin Ayabakan of Temple University and Zhiqiang 'Eric' Zheng of UTexas at Dallas, examined telehealth thr
FierceHealthIT
JULY 14, 2023
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline added Spanish text and chat services ahead of the hotline’s one-year anniversary on Sunday. | The hotline transitioned to three digits last year. Since then, it has answered nearly 5 million calls, texts and chats.
DigitalHealth
JULY 14, 2023
Skin Analytics has been awarded Small Business Research Initiative Cancer Programme funding to scale its AI technology that detects skin cancer in the NHS.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 14, 2023
An 85,000-strong body of unionized healthcare workers is turning up the pressure on Kaiser Permanente as both sides hash out the terms of a new labor contract. | The demonstrations will involve "tens of thousands" of union participants seeking increased staffing commitments in their next labor contract.
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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.
ActiGraph
JULY 14, 2023
Although technology provides vast opportunities to improve clinical trial efficiency and unlock new patient insights, many sponsors and CROs struggle with the operational complexities of adoption and deployment. The team at ActiGraph has spent years working closely with study teams to incorporate wearable digital health technologies (DHTs) into their research.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 14, 2023
Healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group kicked off insurer earnings for the second quarter Friday morning, when it reported $5.5 billion in profit alongside double-digit revenue growth. | Healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group kicked off insurer earnings for the second quarter Friday morning, when it reported $5.5 billion in profit alongside double-digit revenue growth.
Healthcare IT Today
JULY 14, 2023
The following is a guest article by Zack Tisch, Senior Vice President of Innovation and Life Sciences at Pivot Point Consulting Medical devices have long existed and added value at points in the healthcare experience. From consumer wearables and smart home devices to point-of-care testing and other technologies used within hospitals and physician practices – these have traditionally existed in silos, capturing and transmitting data with minimal collaboration between providers, specialties, or or
FierceHealthIT
JULY 14, 2023
Equity was at the forefront of Reuters’ value-based health conference in Philadelphia last month. | Over two days, executives from accountable care organizations, health systems and payers spoke about interoperability, population health, social determinants, the cost of care and taking on risk.
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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.
DigitalHealth
JULY 14, 2023
This Digital Health News industry roundup covers a new CPD offering from Agilio Software and a national win for an AI-powered heart diagnostic tool.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 14, 2023
When Paul Ginsburg, Ph.D., Steve Lieberman and other experts co-authored | While insurers would likely fight massive changes to the program, experts say less drastic updates could still go a long way toward lowering overpayments.
DigitalHealth
JULY 14, 2023
New online learning resources and tools for the UK Medical Licensing Assessment (UKLMA) have been launched for medical students by UWorld.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 14, 2023
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has released a request for information to design a future episode-based payment model. | It is expected that a new episode-based payment model would be implemented no earlier than 2026, CMMI said.
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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!
Clear Arch Health
JULY 14, 2023
In this podcast episode, Clear Arch Health subject matter experts explore remote patient monitoring and the value of EHR integration and electronic health records interoperability. Our featured guests are Chris Otto (Chief Technology Officer) and Michelle Hirst (Director of Clinical Operations). The post The Value of Electronic Health Records Interoperability for RPM appeared first on Clear Arch Health.
Connected Health Initiative
JULY 14, 2023
The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) thanks the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for its continued leadership in providing high-quality, cost-effective care for Americans, and for its release of the draft 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). While we continue reviewing proposed changes to this crucial program, we are appreciative of CMS’ ongoing commitment to responsibly advancing its support for using digital health to improve beneficiary outcomes while reducing progra
FierceHealthIT
JULY 14, 2023
Population health initiatives require payers to plug into the local community, and for UnitedHealthcare, that work is baked into a program called Catalyst, which operates in 28 states. | Population health initiatives require payers to plug into the local community, and for UnitedHealthcare, that work is baked into a program called Catalyst.
Healee
JULY 14, 2023
Healthcare organizations are well aware of the many challenges that stem from the complexities of calendar management in patient scheduling. Balancing the availability of multiple providers, coordinating visits across various... The post <strong>How Intelligent Calendar Management Can Transform Patient Scheduling at Your Organization</strong> appeared first on Healee.
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.
Health and Wellness Blog | Uplifting People To Live A Healthier Life
JULY 14, 2023
Intermittent fasting (IF) is more than a weight loss trend; it’s a lifestyle. This unique eating pattern emphasizes the importance of when a person eats rather than what they eat. Someone practicing IF cycles through periods of eating and fasting. The fasting may occur during a certain time of day or for specific days each […] The post Intermittent Fasting 101: A Complete Beginner’s Guide appeared first on Healthystic.
Healthcare IT Today
JULY 14, 2023
Debiopharm Innovation Fund and Benchstrength Co-Lead Seed Funding Round Supporting Altis’ AI-Powered Imaging Biomarker Platform Altis Labs, Inc. (Altis) , the computational imaging company accelerating clinical trials with artificial intelligence, today announces the closing of its US $6 million seed financing. Benchstrength and Debiopharm Innovation Fund co-led the round with participation from strategic angels including Doug Foster, the former CEO at digital health company Verana Health, and R
Lloyd Price
JULY 14, 2023
Exec Summary: Project Oak could help to improve patient care by making it easier for healthcare providers to access and share patient data. This could lead to faster diagnoses and more accurate treatment plans. Project Oak has the potential to make a significant impact on the way healthcare data is handled. It is a promising new privacy technology that could help to improve patient care and protect patient privacy.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 14, 2023
Big Health, a maker of digital therapeutics, announced it was acquiring Limbix, creator of digital therapeutics for adolescents. | The acquisition marks Big Health’s first entry into the adolescent space. With a product for depression and one in development for anxiety, Limbix will be made available to Big Health’s employer, public sector, health system and payer customers.
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Healthcare IT Today
JULY 14, 2023
The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health ( SBCDPH ) uses geographic information system (GIS) technology to improve decision-making and use resources more effectively. SBCDPH began their GIS journey with a single map to track environmental health key performance indicators (KPIs). Since then, the use of GIS technology has expanded into numerous areas better serving the people that live and work in San Bernardino County.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 14, 2023
Chutes & Ladders—Oncology Care Partners names new chief health officer; Notable snatches up new CMO aburky Fri, 07/14/2023 - 13:38
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