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Instacart, Mount Sinai Solutions launch post-hospital care offering

Mobi Health News

Members of Mount Sinai Solutions' employer or union customers will receive $110 in Fresh Funds for grocery deliveries after undergoing surgery or giving birth.

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Zoom offers more AI features for healthcare organizations

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Zoom this week announced expanded Zoom AI Companion capabilities for its regulated healthcare and education customers at its virtual event, Zoomtopia 2023. WHY IT MATTERS Users can now manage their AI Companion settings for meetings, team chat, whiteboard and mail all in one place in the Zoom web portal. Zoom customers can expect to see AI Companion throughout the entire platform, according to the announcement Tuesday.

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CVS Health Ventures leads Cortica's $40M Series D extension

Mobi Health News

The autism care provider will use the funds to scale nationally and deepen its investments in technology, clinical decision support, data capture and research.

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Medical AI scribe startup Nabla rolling out tool to Kaiser Permanente docs in Northern California

FierceHealthIT

Nabla, maker of an autonomous clinical AI scribe, has joined forces with Kaiser Permanente to roll out its tool to 10,000 doctors in Northern California. | The AI tool will be available to 10,000 Kaiser Permanente doctors in Northern California across all care settings and specialties.

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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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AI Will Help Bridge Gaps in Canadian Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

The OntarioMD Digital Health Conference, a gathering of the digital health community in the province of Ontario in Canada, returned in-person for the first time since the pandemic. The conference was well attended and featured notable Canadian healthcare author + journalist Andre Picard as the opening keynote. Canada Healthcare May See Significant Benefit from AI In his opening speech, Picard focused on the role artificial intelligence (AI) may play in Canada’s healthcare system.

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The Expanding World of Personal Technology

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Just one generation ago, wearable tech sounded like science fiction. Things have changed profoundly since then. Walk down any street and you’ll pass people wearing all kinds of personal technology. One in five Americans now […] The article The Expanding World of Personal Technology appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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WellTheory, a platform to help manage autoimmune disease, unveils enterprise offering

FierceHealthIT

WellTheory, a platform focused on reducing autoimmune disease symptoms, has unveiled an enterprise product for employers and payers looking to offer autoimmune care. | The new offering aims to tackle the hidden costs and productivity impacts of untreated autoimmune diseases. It will include a community-based program that gives members access to events, tools, experts and peers for support.

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5 Ingenious Strategies Utilized by Underserved Hospitals to Recruit Medical Professionals

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. In the vast landscape of healthcare, underserved hospitals often face unique challenges in attracting and retaining qualified medical professionals. With limited resources and remote locations, these facilities must devise innovative strategies to overcome the odds […] The article 5 Ingenious Strategies Utilized by Underserved Hospitals to Recruit Medical Professionals appeared first on elec

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Brightside Health to start serving Medicare, Medicaid beneficiaries

FierceHealthIT

Mental health provider Brightside Health is partnering with Centene, Optum, Lucet, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and other payers to serve 50 million people in Medicare and Medicaid. | Brightside Health announced expanded partnerships with major health payers including Centene, Optum and Lucet on Thursday.

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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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Key Cybersecurity Defenses for the Healthcare Sector

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Sam Manjarres, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Identity Security at WatchGuard The healthcare industry is increasingly in the crosshairs of cybercriminals. In 2022, as cyberattacks globally rose by 38% year-on-year, healthcare became the third-most-attacked industry (behind government and education), recording an increase of 74% and reporting up to 1,463 incidents per week.

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More than half of therapists are burned out, SimplePractice survey finds

FierceHealthIT

More than half of therapists report experiencing burnout this year, a new survey has found. | At a time when Americans are increasingly seeking mental health treatment and there is a behavioral health workforce shortage, three-quarters of respondents who have experienced burnout say they are hesitant to take on more acute patients.

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Shorla Oncology Secures $35M Series B Funding Round to Advance its Oncology Product Portfolio

Digital Health Global

Financing will support the growth of an integrated specialty pharmaceutical company CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Shorla Oncology (‘Shorla’), a U.S.-Ireland specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that it has raised $35 million in Series B funding, led by Kurma Partners’ Growth Opportunities Fund, with participation from existing investors Seroba Life Sciences and Irish, U.S. and Canadian based family offices and Enterprise Ireland.

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Minnesota AG announces review of 2 proposed nonprofit health system mergers

FierceHealthIT

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Tuesday that he is reviewing two pending health system mergers under a recently passed state law that gave his office additional authority to dete | The Froedtert Health-ThedaCare and St. Luke's Duluth-Aspirus Health merger deals announced earlier this year will be subject to Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison's newly granted oversight authority.

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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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Butterfly Network and Razom Expand Global Health Partnership To Bring Additional 200 Butterfly iQ+ Ultrasound Systems to Ukraine

Digital Health Global

Nearly 900 Butterfly devices have been distributed throughout Ukraine via global health partnerships, with Razom alone contributing more than 400 units BURLINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Butterfly Network, Inc. a digital health company transforming care through the power of portable, semiconductor-based ultrasound technology and intuitive software, and Razom , a US-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting a democratic and prosperous Ukraine, today announced that they have expanded the

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Florida Blue donates $3.3M to community organizations battling food insecurity

FierceHealthIT

The adage “you are what you eat” seems to be the operative mindset behind $3.3 million in grants being awarded to nine community organizations by Florida Blue through its Florida Blue Foundation.

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Welldoc Expands Chronic Care Digital Health Platform to Include Weight Management

Digital Health Global

Welldoc’s industry-leading holistic platform now incorporates AI-driven digital coaching and features specifically designed to support individuals throughout the complex journey of weight management COLUMBIA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Welldoc ® , a digital health leader revolutionizing chronic care, today announced the expansion of its platform to support weight management.

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AI and Data start-ups should see NHS organisations as partners – Harrison

DigitalHealth

The most successful start-ups in the NHS will be those that see their relationship with the health service as a partnership, Professor Joe Harrison said.

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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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Healthcare Technology Innovators Partner with V2 Communications

Digital Health Global

Integrated communications firm tapped by trailblazing digital health organizations to shape messaging, build brand awareness, and ultimately advance business and financial outcomes BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– V2 Communications (V2) , an integrated communications firm for innovative technology brands in the B2B, healthcare, and climate sectors, has forged partnerships with Exo, Health Gorilla, and Neura Health, deepening its foothold in the healthcare technology market.

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North East London ICS boosts equity in maternal care with CardMedic

DigitalHealth

The CardMedic translation app is to be rolled out to maternity services at North East London Integrated Care System to improve healthcare equality.

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After the “Thunder”: How Organizations Can Realize Telehealth’s Long-term Potential

Health System CIO

Rather than comparing telehealth services to office visits in terms of data collection – which is future – perhaps we should focus on integrating virtual care into the overall care picture, said Dr. Joe Kvedar in this piece. “It is time for telehealth to sit at the grownup’s table and be treated like an honest service. Source: After the “Thunder”: How Organizations Can Realize Telehealth’s Long-term Potential on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only

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Buckinghamshire sees benefits from population health digital dashboard

DigitalHealth

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is streamlining surgical pathways and tackling waiting lists with an innovative digital population health dashboard.

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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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Health tech companies Commure, Athelas unveil merger plans to drive automation, LLM tech into health systems

FierceHealthIT

Healthcare technology company Commure plans to merge with Athelas, a provider of healthcare workflow automation software, to grab a bigger piece of the health system market. | Healthcare technology company Commure plans to merge with Athelas, a provider of healthcare workflow automation software, to grab a bigger piece of the health system market. The deal is backed by a $70 million investment from General Catalyst.

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Featured Health IT Job: Chief Health Information Officer

Healthcare IT Today

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Chief Health Information Officer position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Hennepin Healthcare and is located in Minneapolis, MN. Here’s a description of the position: Hennepin Healthcare System (HHS) operates as an integrated care system which includes HCMC, a nationally recognized Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center al

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Care coordination startup Ounce rolls out services to low-income residents in D.C. alongside partners

FierceHealthIT

Ounce, a startup focused on bridging the gap between health and housing, has teamed up with two partners to bring care coordination and wraparound services to residents of Washington D.C. | Ounce, a startup focused on bridging the gap between health and housing, has teamed up with two partners to bring care coordination and wraparound services to residents of D.C.

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Rock Health Q3 2023 Funding Recap

Digital Health Wire

Another quarter’s gone in a blink, which means our friends over at Rock Health are already on deck with another recap of the biggest digital health funding trends of Q3. Here’s Q3 by the numbers: US digital health funding totaled $2.5B across 119 rounds ($21M average) 4 of the past 5 quarters saw funding in the $2B range (establishing new normal) Capital shifting to digital support for disease treatment (notably kidney & heart) Although the $2.5B raised in Q3 was the second-lowest total sinc

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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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Healthcare VC 7wireVentures closes $217M fund to 'double down' on digital health investments

FierceHealthIT

Healthcare venture capital firm 7wireVentures, led by Glen Tullman and Lee Shapiro, raised $217 million to "double down" on its digital health investments and place its next big bets on later-stage | Healthcare venture capital firm 7wireVentures, led by Glen Tullman and Lee Shapiro, raised $217 million to "double down" on its digital health investments and place its next big bets on later-stage startups.

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Five blog notes from September 2023 Aging and Health Technology Watch

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Setting the stage for The Future of Care Work research. Did you know that the number of workers per social security beneficiaries continues to shrink ? That two-thirds of doctors and nurses are experiencing moderate or a great deal of burnout at work. That over 85% of US adults suffer from one chronic illness. That 33% of those aged 85+ have Alzheimer’s or dementia?

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Progessive legislators urge feds to take closer look at $3.3B UnitedHealth-Amedisys deal

FierceHealthIT

Two key progressive legislators are urging federal officials to take a closer look at UnitedHealth's potential $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys, citing concerns about vertical integration. | Two key progressive legislators are urging federal officials to take a closer look at UnitedHealth's potential $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys, citing concerns about vertical integration.

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