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Seen at HIMSS: the latest innovations in artificial intelligence, mixed reality, robotics, and interoperability

KevinMD

ChatGPT and Epic Systems This year’s buzzword in academic and now business technology is ChatGPT. Epic Systems, Microsoft, and OpenAI (the owners of ChatGPT) have announced the release of the next evolution in artificial intelligence (AI) called GPT-4. This new system integrates AI with electronic health records with the hopes of advancing medical care and Read more… Seen at HIMSS: the latest innovations in artificial intelligence, mixed reality, robotics, and interoperability originally a

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Q&A: Define Ventures seeks to invest in digital health after $460M raise

Mobi Health News

Lynne Chou O'Keefe, founder and managing partner of Define Ventures, tells MobiHealthNews what characteristics of a company are essential to garner investment.

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The Cost of Treating Patients is On the Rise: PwC Goes What’s Behind the 2024 Medical Spending Numbers

Health Populi

Health care cost trend will spike up another percentage point to 7.0% in 2024, according to the annual report from the PwC Health Research Institute, Medical cost trend: Behind the numbers 2024. Every year, the PwC HRI team goes behind those numbers to assess cost inflators and deflators which underpin annual medical inflation. As the first line chart illustrates, the peak of medical trend in the last 18 years was in 2007 when the U.S. saw double-digit cost growth of nearly 12%.

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QuantHealth hires former ConcertAI, Allscripts leader and more digital health hires

Mobi Health News

Rural hybrid care provider Homeward also adds to its board, and virtual pediatric behavioral care provider promotes from within.

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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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NTIA hands over $45B to state broadband offices

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Government & Policy Population Health Telehealth The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is funding new efforts to help counties and municipalities build high-speed broadband networks. Here's what that could mean for telehealth, as more funding enables new opportunities for care. Craig Settles Every mile of broadband that the U.S.

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Healthcare groups fear SCOTUS affirmative action ruling will harm diversity, health equity efforts

FierceHealthIT

The U.S. | The SCOTUS rulings Thursday will have far-reaching consequences for the healthcare industry and its collective efforts to address diversity in the workforce and health inequities among underrepresented groups.

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Roundup: Mixed-reality glasses for remote wound diagnosis and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, Australian researchers develop what could be the world's first algorithm for measuring OSA exposure.

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FEops Receives FDA Clearance for Its AI-Based Anatomical Analysis Capabilities

Digital Health Global

Enabling a time-efficient workflow and better-informed clinical decision making for structural heart interventions GENT, Belgium–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FEops announced today its new release of FEops HEARTguide , including an AI-based anatomical analysis of MSCT images for the pre-operative planning of structural heart interventions. With this introduction, physicians don’t need to do the measurements manually anymore, which will help streamline their workflow and gain time.

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Roundup: US FDA clears Medical IP's AI body comp analysis software and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, Augnito unveils its ambient technology for clinical documentation.

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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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Owlet Announces FDA-Clearance of the First Prescription Pulse Oximetry Sock for Infants

Digital Health Global

Owlet, the pioneer of smart baby monitoring, has received FDA clearance for its first medical pulse-oximetry device, BabySat TM , which features a wire-free sock design. With over a million babies monitored, Owlet is the world’s largest provider of infant health information. By combining consumer-first expertise and hospital-grade accuracy, BabySat offers consumers the best of both worlds.

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Report says government must address failures in digital transformation

DigitalHealth

The government needs to address previous failures in its digital transformation plans for the health service, including a failure to address variation in digital maturity, involve frontline staff in changes and tackle digital exclusion, a parliamentary committee has said in a report released today.

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Finland’s largest central hospital takes giant leap in patient monitoring technology

DigitalHealth

The brand-new state-of-the-art Nova Hospital in central Finland was completed in 2021. Its aim to adopt innovative technology specifically in support of its front-line clinical staff, with a focus on productivity, efficiency gains and data-secure technology, was planned years beforehand. Integrating medical devices and patient data was a key aim to ensure the continuum of care and collect valuable insights.

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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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Health Humor – Fun Friday

Healthcare IT Today

Happy Friday everyone! It’s been a few weeks since we’ve done an edition of Fun Friday, so we need to remedy that now. For those not familiar with Fun Friday, it’s the time where we let our hair down and enjoy a little healthcare humor. I think you’ll enjoy these cartoons below. #Surgery @JEFFsurgery @JEFFAortic @PascalJabbourMD @GianTorre610 @sminaev2015 @drroykim @VascularMD @NateEvansMD @BavariaMd @ScottGoldmanMD @alxbenevides @NeilFlochMD @LoggheMD @JJcolemanMD @Nimes

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We need a new ‘layer cake’ approach to interoperability

DigitalHealth

Providers and integrated care systems should seize the opportunity to refresh and future-proof their interoperability strategies, writes Selina Sachar from Rhapsody's UK leadership team.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona launches subsidiary it hopes will improve quality of care

FierceHealthIT

When Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona launched Prosano Health Solutions in January for its approximately 1,800 employees, the insurer seems to have liked the results because it now plans to offer | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona launched Prosano Health Solutions in January for use by about 1,800 of the insurer’s employees. The plan liked the results so much that its going to offer it to members.

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NHS patient data compromised in university cyber attack – report

DigitalHealth

NHS patient data, collected for research purposes, may have been accessed in a recent ransomware attack on the University of Manchester.

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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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Value-based oncology platform Thyme Care unveils new capabilities to scale

FierceHealthIT

Thyme Care, a value-based oncology platform, announced new capabilities in its oncology care management platform, the company exclusively told Fierce Healthcare. | Powered by a data and analytics mechanism, which organizes numerous data sources from payers, EHRs and health information exchanges, Thyme Box leverages those insights to recommend personalized interventions and care navigation to patients.

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Industry news in brief

DigitalHealth

This Digital Health News industry roundup includes a Technology Pioneer win for AIVF from the World Economic Forum and news on System C's growth.

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Vital Lines June 2023

Redox

Top stories Digital tech categories in the danger zone Dissatisfied with their pandemic-incited purchases, many health systems are ready to rip and replace their telemedicine and RPM solutions. Get the details DTx stagnation triggers industry losses As lawmakers scramble to regulate, categorize, and medically code digital therapeutics, the business viability of DTx hangs in the balance.

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Revolutionizing Healthcare: The Role of Informatics

BHM Healthcare Solutions

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, technological advancements have brought about significant changes in the way patient information is managed and healthcare services are delivered. Informatics is revolutionizing healthcare through the power of information technology and data analysis to improve patient care, enhance operational efficiency, and drive innovation.

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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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Molina Healthcare to buy Bright Health's California assets in $600M deal

FierceHealthIT

Embattled insurtech Bright Health has found a buyer for its last remaining insurance business. | The insurer announced Friday that it intends to sell its California plans to Molina Healthcare for up to $600 million in cash, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Ensuring Healthcare Compliance: Navigating the Complexities

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Healthcare compliance is a critical aspect of the healthcare industry, ensuring adherence to federal healthcare laws and regulations. It plays a vital role in preventing fraud, abuse, and waste, while upholding ethical standards for patient treatment. However, healthcare compliance is not a simple or straightforward task. It involves navigating a multitude of complex and dynamic factors that pose challenges for healthcare organizations.

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5 Reasons to Choose a Patient Scheduling Solution with Single-Tenant Cloud Architecture 

Healee

An overview of the benefits of patient scheduling software with single-tenant cloud architecture With a myriad of different patient access solutions on the market, it’s hard to choose the one... The post <strong>5 Reasons to Choose a Patient Scheduling Solution with Single-Tenant Cloud Architecture </strong> appeared first on Healee.

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Apixio and ClaimLogiq Merge to Create a Leading Connected Care Platform

Healthcare IT Today

New Mountain Capital Leads Follow-On Investment to Enable the Merger Eir Partners Provides Additional Capital to Support the Transaction Apixio , an artificial intelligence company that supports health plans and provider groups in their delivery of value-based care, announced today that it has completed its merger with ClaimLogiq , a healthcare technology business that delivers savings for health plans by reducing claim errors prior to payment.

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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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Eko Health launches CORE 500™, the next-generation digital stethoscope

Digital Health Global

Eko Health recently announced the launch of its new next-generation digital stethoscope, CORE 500. This device represents a pioneering and leading product in digital auscultation and early disease prevention. Thanks to its modern diagnostic tools, CORE 500 combines artificial intelligence (AI) software, a full-color display, and a 3-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) to deliver an essential patient assessment tool for healthcare professionals (HCPs).

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Process Automation Requires More than Just Technology

Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare sites are desperate to cut costs and reduce staffing needs through automation: As explained by Logan Lewis, Chief Operating Officer, EnterBridge Technologies , costs are increasing faster than reimbursements and few institutions in healthcare are expected to produce better profits over the next few years. EnterBridge Technologies specializes in custom solutions to robotic process automation (RPA).

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CMS revises guidance on Medicare drug price negotiations

FierceHealthIT

The Biden administration has released new guidance for its program that will allow Medicare to directly negotiate the prices of certain drugs with manufacturers. | The Biden administration has released new guidance for its program that will allow Medicare to directly negotiate the prices of certain drugs with manufacturers.