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Ethics for AI in Health – A View From The World Health Organization

Health Populi

For health care, AI can benefit diagnosis and clinical care, address paperwork and bureaucratic duplication and waste, accelerate scientific research, and personalize health care direct-to-patients and -caregivers. On the downside, risks of AI in health care can involve incomplete or false diagnoses, inaccuracies and errors in cleaning up paperwork, exacerbate differential access to scientific knowledge, and exacerbate health disparities, explained in the World Health Organization’s (WHO)

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AI identified as a top risk for healthcare

Mobi Health News

AI and new technologies are among the top five management risks providers face in 2024, according to an annual report by Kodiak Solutions. The other risks are based around financial performance, competition, workforce and cybersecurity, with AI and new technologies affecting most of those categories, according to the report.

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Enhancing your digital footprint: a must for health care professionals

KevinMD

In the ever-evolving health care landscape, where technological advancements and digital presence are increasingly intertwined, health care professionals, including doctors and nurses, must understand the importance of a robust digital footprint. This isn’t just about staying relevant; it’s about showcasing your expertise, connecting with peers and potential employers, and embracing technological innovations like AI in Read more… Enhancing your digital footprint: a must for health ca

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Live tumor imaging company Elephas garners $55M

Mobi Health News

The company's diagnostics platform helps predict how patients will respond to immunotherapy.

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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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Navigating parenthood made easy with SPA

Digital Health Global

NUS Nursing’s SPA App shows positive outcomes for parents The Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies at NUS in Singapore introduces the Supportive Parenting Application (SPA) , a groundbreaking tool offering vital support for those navigating the complexities of early parenthood. Developed in response to the unique challenges faced by parents, SPA provides localized guidance through a variety of mediums, such as videos, podcasts, and articles.

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Digital Health at CES 2024

Healthcare IT Today

CES is always a fun show for a tech guy like myself. With 130,000 people, there’s a lot of noise that doesn’t relate to healthcare IT, but over the years the digital health portion of CES has really grown. This year that growth was particularly true thanks to the great efforts of Catherine Pugh who put together an entire Digital Health track, a long list of digital health vendors, and a packed house digital health networking event.

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Instacart taps DispatchHealth to expand its reach to home care providers

FierceHealthIT

Grocery delivery company Instacart notched another partnership with a care provider as it extends its reach into healthcare. | The company will work with in-home care provider DispatchHealth to enable providers to prescribe food interventions, much like traditional medications, right to patients' homes.

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The Big Consult: Major Criteria for Adopting a Digital App or Service

Healthcare IT Today

The previous article in this series described how digital IT companies differ from clinical settings , and focused on the importance of clinicians deciding what their particular IT needs are. This article, and the next, lay out criteria for choosing a solution. Even once you know what you need in your clinical setting, demonstrating the value of a new technology is hard.

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Walgreens exploring sale of specialty pharmacy company Shields Health: media report

FierceHealthIT

Walgreens is exploring a potential sale of its specialty pharmacy business Shields Health Solutions, just two-and-half years after it bought a majority stake in the business. | Walgreens is exploring a potential sale of its specialty pharmacy business Shields Health Solutions, just two-and-half years after it bought a majority stake in the business, according to a Bloomberg report.

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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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California and Kooth Digital Health Launch Soluna California Cycle Tour: A 1,000-Mile Journey for Youth Mental Health Awareness

Digital Health Global

Adventure cyclist Ed Hack to bike across the entire State of California in support of youth mental well-being SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Soluna California Cycle Tour, an inspiring collaboration with adventure cyclist Ed Hack to increase awareness about youth mental health, is underway in California. Known as a passionate mental health advocate, Ed is cycling across California to help promote Soluna , a free, safe, and confidential mental health app designed specifically f

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Why this Fortune 100 company swapped from Caremark to a startup PBM

FierceHealthIT

Amid an ongoing conversation about pharmacy benefit managers and the role they play in rising drug costs, a Fortune 100 company is making the jump from one of the industry's biggest players to a st | Amid an ongoing conversation about pharmacy benefit managers and the role they play in rising drug costs, a Fortune 100 company is making the jump from one of the industry's biggest players to a startup.

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Why Investors and Media are Calling Biotech Showcase™ “The Place to Be to Start the Year”

Digital Health Global

Biotech Showcase 2024 Concludes with 3,400 attendees, 350 Presenting Companies, 1,250+ Investors and 100+ Members of the Media SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE) Demy-Colton and EBD Group ’s Biotech Showcase , the premier investor conference for private and micro to mid-cap biotechnology companies, concluded its 16th year, bringing together over 3,400 attendees – including a record-breaking 1,285 investors and 110 members of the media Mary Schaheen, President of Prevail Partners, said, “As an a

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Federal officials trumpet record high ACA enrollment

FierceHealthIT

More than 21.3 million people will be enrolled in an Affordable Care Act during this year's open enrollment period, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today. | Affordable Care Act enrollment has hit an all-time high, prompting federal officials to recognize its importance to the insurance marketplace today.

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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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MEDITWIN Brings Together French Science and Technology Excellence Around Virtual Twins for the Future of Medical Care

Digital Health Global

VÉLIZY-VILLACOUBLAY, France–(BUSINESS WIRE) The MEDITWIN consortium was announced on December 11, 2023, in the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron. More details were presented at the PariSanté Campus on December 14 in the presence of French Minister Delegate for Industry Roland Lescure. The consortium is made up of seven University Hospital Institutes (IHUs), Nantes University Hospital (CHU), Inria, startups and Dassault Systèmes.

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Cleveland Clinic has 'ethical imperative' to build on 2023's 14M patient encounters, CEO says

FierceHealthIT

Cleveland Clinic CEO and President Tom Mihaljevic, M.D., is promising his team a year of workforce development, physical security initiatives and sustainable growth amid an industry rife with risin | Despite 2023's tight 0.4% operating margin, CEO Tom Mihaljevic, M.D., told employees that the nonprofit system is prioritizing continued workforce investments and worldwide expansion.

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Expanding Rural Care: A Telehealth Funding Roadmap

AMD Telemedicine

Expanding Rural Care: A Telehealth Funding Roadmap Date: Thursday, February 8, 2024 Time: 2:30 – 3:15 pm EST We are excited to invite you to attend this comprehensive webinar focused on helping you access opportunities to find $100 million in telehealth grant funding! The virtual session will be covering essential steps you can take to win these grants for telehealth in rural application.

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Smart Hospital Solutions from Artisight

Healthcare IT Today

Stephanie Lahr, MD, CHCIO and president of Artisight , envisions a future where every hospital room hosts a camera and speaker in order to support two-way video. Hospitals are using Artisight’s capabilities for remote support of nurses, but they are expanding to other disciplines as well. When you leverage nurses at the bedside and others watching over video, each can focus on different aspects of care.

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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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Nordic EPR lead: UK EPR market will never be dominated by one system

DigitalHealth

Alison MacDonald, senior VP and global lead, EHR implementation at Nordic Consulting, says the UK EPR market will never be dominated by one system.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts delays controversial anesthesia policy

FierceHealthIT

A Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts policy that was set to begin Jan. | The health plan said its delaying implementation of its new monitored anesthesia care policy, just one month after we reported on patient advocacy groups' concerns over the policy.

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C2-Ai named as winner of Health Inequalities Targeted Call

DigitalHealth

C2-AI has been named as one of the winners of the Health Inequalities Targeted Call, for its AI solutions for patient risk assessments.

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Featured Health IT Job: Service Desk CSM Lead

Healthcare IT Today

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Service Desk CSM Lead position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Stoltenberg Consulting Inc. and is a hybrid position based in New York City, New York. Here’s a description of the position: Now seeking a CSM to lead daily operations and oversight of the Epic and technical support service desk for a health system client in New

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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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Cylera and Integra e-Quip partner to improve cyber defence in health

DigitalHealth

Cylera has partnered with Integra e-Quip to streamline cybersecurity protection and asset management solutions for IoMT and IoT environments.

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Maven Clinic employees now have access to WellTheory's autoimmune disease care platform

FierceHealthIT

WellTheory, a virtual care platform focused on autoimmune diseases, announced its first employer partnership with Maven Clinic. | WellTheory’s enterprise offering aims to help employers and payers address disease that keeps employees sick and costs high. Maven employees now have free access to WellTheory’s platform that offers evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle coaching to reduce autoimmune symptoms.

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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ? 

DigitalHealth

Today's briefing covers Sheffield Teaching Hospitals receiving an award from Muscular Dystrophy UK and BioLizard opening new offices in Lausanne.

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Elevance Health posts $856M in profit in Q4 earnings beat

FierceHealthIT

Elevance Health beat the Street on both earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023, reporting $856 million in profit. | Elevance Health beat the Street on both earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023, reporting $856 million in profit.

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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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Closing the Women’s Health Gap

Digital Health Wire

Despite living longer than men, women spend a quarter of their lives in worse health, prompting the World Economic Forum and the McKinsey Health Institute to publish an in-depth report to unpack the underlying factors driving the disparity. The report explores the root causes of the women’s health gap, which span far beyond sexual and reproductive health even though the area is a go-to oversimplification for many gender differences. ( Chart: Contributing Factors to Women’s Health Burden ) Just 5

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CMS prior authorization rule finally crosses the finish line

Redox

Two and a half years ago I wrote my first blog at Redox. My debut focused on how the CMS proposed Interoperability and Prior Authorization rule would dramatically improve prior authorization processes with electronic processing via APIs. ICYMI: It didn’t. That rule was never finalized. But: There is still hope. CMS just finalized the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule CMS-0057-F , or what many have called the “Interop 3” rule.

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eCloud Automates Well-Architected Framework Reviews with MontyCloud

Optimum Healthcare IT

Read Time: 2 min Knowledge is power, and ServiceNow offers a centralized repository for knowledge articles that empower both users and support teams. Continue reading eCloud Automates Well-Architected Framework Reviews with MontyCloud at Optimum Healthcare IT.