Thu.Nov 30, 2023

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RapidAI expands into Japan, launches new AI platform for hospitals

Mobi Health News

The company scored Class III Shonin clearance in Japan for its stroke platform and launched Rapid Edge Cloud, allowing continued AI access despite cloud connectivity.

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Ardent Health struggles to get systems back online as hospitals reopen emergency rooms

FierceHealthIT

Hospitals across multiple states have reopened their emergency rooms but continue to face disruptions after parent company Ardent Health Services was hit by a ransomware attack a week ago. | Hospitals across multiple states have reopened their emergency rooms but continue to face disruptions after parent company Ardent Health Services was hit by a ransomware attack a week ago.

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IBM, Boehringer partner on genAI, foundation models for therapeutic antibody research

Mobi Health News

The partners will leverage IBM’s foundation model technologies to help identify antibodies designed to target and neutralize various disease-causing agents or cells.

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Walgreens rolls out Rx Savings Finder tool for prescription drug discounts as pharmacy competition heats up

FierceHealthIT

Walgreens launched a new digital marketplace designed to help customers save money on prescription medications. | Walgreens launched a new digital marketplace designed to help customers save money on prescription medications. The move from Walgreens comes as brick-and-mortar retail pharmacies are feeling the heat from new online pharmacies that focus on lowering drug costs.

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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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Getting the Patient Into the Office at Sun Life Health

Healthcare IT Today

Sun Life Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) near Phoenix, Arizona, is leveraging their eClinicalWorks EHR platform to persuade patients to get the care they need. By closing these care gaps, not only are they better serving the community, Sun Life Health is also able to secure more federal funding. Taming the Paper Tiger In an interview with Healthcare IT Today Trey Davis, Director of Information Systems at Sun Life Health, shared insights into how the healthcare organization has

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Bridging the Healthcare Gap: Revolutionizing American Healthcare with Telehealth and Home-Based Medical Technologies

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Jackleen Samuel, president and CEO, Resilient Healthcare. The great challenge of the American healthcare system in the 21st century has been its accessibility. Hospitals are overrun with patients, doctors and nurses are bogged down […] The article Bridging the Healthcare Gap: Revolutionizing American Healthcare with Telehealth and Home-Based Medical Technologies appeared first on electron

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Employers, health plans turning to virtual solutions to manage blockbuster GLP-1s, Teladoc CEO says

FierceHealthIT

Virtual care giant Teladoc recently expanded its telehealth services to include prescribing obesity drugs as it eyes opportunities in the booming weight management market. | The employer market continues to be in a state of flux over coverage of pricey GLP-1 drugs, according to Teladoc CEO Jason Gorevic. Many are turning to virtual weight management solutions, like the one offered by his company, to help manage costs.

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Lightning Step Offers Enhanced Access and Support for Individuals with Substance Use Disorder Through Partnership with CHESS Health

Digital Health Global

HOUSTON & SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lightning Step, a leading provider of All-In-One CRM, EMR, and RCM solutions for behavioral health and addiction treatment facilities, is enhancing its platform with vital recovery support and alumni engagement for those contending with Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Through a partnership with CHESS Health, the foremost provider of evidence-based digital health SaaS solutions for SUD, Lightening Step customers can now offer clients the suppo

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Reaching the summit of healthcare, one step at a time

FierceHealthIT

By Marcus Perez, President, Altera Digital Health | Elevating healthcare for all starts with your EHR. With better usability, interoperability and infrastructure, next-level healthcare is within reach.

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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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New Research From K Health: AI Can Improve Hypertension Treatment in Primary Care Settings

Digital Health Global

Peer-reviewed study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health shows K Health’s proprietary AI model can accurately predict hypertension treatment success NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven Primary Care company K Health announces today the publication of its peer-reviewed research in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health, which demonstrates how K Health’s AI can provide information that allows for more personalized hypertension treatment in patient-f

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Blue Shield of California makes Wellvolution program available to Spanish speakers

FierceHealthIT

Wellvolution, a digital health platform by Blue Shield of California, will now be more inclusive and accessible for Spanish speakers. | Blue Shield of California is aiming to make its Wellvolution offerings available to more members by including Spanish language capabilities and access to Dario.

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Empatica Announces Plans for Landmark Clinical Study to Develop an AI-Based Seizure Forecast Based on Wearable Real-World Data

Digital Health Global

First-of-its-Kind Study will Use FDA-Cleared Wearable Technology to Better Understand and Predict Seizures BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Empatica, a digital health and AI company developing medical-grade wearables and digital biomarkers for health monitoring and diagnostics, today announced plans to launch a first-of-its-kind study aimed at developing a seizure forecasting algorithm for people living with epilepsy, based on real-world data collected using its technology.

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Highmark's revenue tops $20B through three quarters

FierceHealthIT

Highmark Health brought in $20.3 billion in revenue and $431 million in net income for the first three quarters of 2023, the company said this week. | Highmark Health brought in $20.3 billion in revenue and $431 million in net income for the first three quarters of 2023, the company said this week.

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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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Securing Healthcare Data in AWS: Best Practices and Compliance

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Boris Dzhingarov. In today’s technologically advanced world, the healthcare system is also undergoing a rapid digital transformation, especially in regard to data storage and protection. Hospital records contain sensitive data, including diagnostic details and sensitive personal health information. This information must be protected to avoid any legal implications and ensure compliance with privacy regulatory laws, like the Health Insurance Portability and Acc

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Harness cloud-based AI/ML to make home care more effective

FierceHealthIT

Artificial intelligence is everywhere now, from automated chatbots on customer service websites to novelty computer-generated images meant mostly for their entertainment value. | AI and the machine learning technologies behind it are starting to find their way into healthcare, taking some of the drudgery out of producing clinical notes and billing claims, as well as helping researchers unlock some of their data.

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Health Catalyst Acquires ERS, Bolsters Tech-Enabled Managed Services Offering with Data Abstraction and Oncology Registry Management Capabilities

Healthcare IT Today

Health Catalyst, Inc. , a leading provider of data and analytics technology and services to healthcare organizations, today announced that it has acquired Electronic Registry Systems, Inc. (ERS) , a market leader in cancer registry software and services. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, ERS provides cancer registry compliance and informatics services to enable customers to achieve their cancer center clinical and business objectives with the goal of improving cancer care for every patient.

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Induction Healthcare integrates with Patients Know Best

DigitalHealth

A new integration has been annnounced by Induction Healthcare and Patients Know Best which will enhance the patient experience.

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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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Providence's operations down $857M in 9 months, but execs say strategic efforts yielding 'appreciable improvements'

FierceHealthIT

Renton, Washington-based Providence’s operations tallied $310 million of net losses (-4.3% operating margin) during the third quarter and now sit $857.3 million in the hole (-4% operating margin) t | The western U.S. Catholic health system has launched a flurry of strategic initiatives that leadership says is helping right the course after a disastrous $1.7 billion operating loss across 2022.

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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ?

DigitalHealth

This briefing features ORCHA awarding Qwell a high assessment score and the launch of 3D virtual tours of 13 neonatal units across Kent, Surrey and Sussex.

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Hospitals' operating margins, volumes hold steady through October, Kaufman Hall finds

FierceHealthIT

Hospitals’ operating margins and volumes held steady in October and remain elevated over what the sector faced through much of the pandemic, according to Kaufman Hall’s latest monthly report. | Operating stability, particularly compared to 2022, is leading many hospitals to turn their efforts toward resilience investments.

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Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust selects TPP SystmOne

DigitalHealth

TPP's SystmOne has been selected by Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust to provide a new EPR to improve efficiencies and patient experience.

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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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Cigna and Humana Eye Blockbuster Merger

Digital Health Wire

The headline of the week – and possibly the year – goes to the Wall Street Journal’s scoop on the upcoming mega-merger between Cigna and Humana, which could create a new payor powerhouse before the end of next month. Although “sources close to the matter” didn’t disclose the structure or terms, the combined company would be worth some $140 billion, making it the third largest player in the sector behind only UnitedHealth and Elevance.

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UK Biobank unveils new data, launching new era for treatments and cures  

DigitalHealth

Biobank has today unveiled incredible new data from whole genome sequencing of its half a million participants.

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Cleveland Clinic cuts Q3 operating loss to $15M thanks to 10% rise in revenues

FierceHealthIT

The Cleveland Clinic logged another negative operating margin and nine figures of net losses during the three months ended Sept. | The nonprofit health system credited "strong demand for services" for its incremental performance boost, though its bottom line for the quarter was dragged down to a $127.4 million net loss due to investment markets.

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Who is Managing the Cost of Care? Large Employers Are Stepping in to Help

Xealth

Aaron Sheedy, Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder Skyrocketing healthcare costs and complex insurance structures have become increasingly difficult for large employers to navigate. Employers, who often provide healthcare coverage to their employees, continue to feel escalating financial pressures as they seek to attract and retain staff. According to a new report , U.S. employers’ healthcare costs will reach more than $15,000 per employee in 2024, representing an 8.5% increase from 20

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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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TytoCare's at-home smart clinic to be offered to St. Luke's employees, plan members

FierceHealthIT

TytoCare, at at-home virtual care company, has joined forces with St. Luke’s Health System to give its employees and members of St. Luke’s Health Plan access to its Home Smart Clinic. | TytoCare's primary care offering includes an FDA-cleared hand-held solution for remote physical exams and diagnoses as well as AI-enabled diagnostic support and a suite of user engagement services.

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Application Modernization Vital For Law Firms Says NCSC

LeanIX

Application modernization is key for the cyber security of the legal industry, according to a new report by the NCSC. Let's explore why law firms are facing increased risk from cyber attack and what this means for enterprise as a whole.

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Championing medical equity with AMN Healthcare Language Services

FierceHealthIT

Communication is critical to positive healthcare outcomes. | Jacobia Solomon sits down to talk about the importance of communication in delivering better outcomes, and how specialist services are helping to overcome language barriers and level up the delivery of care.

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