Wed.Apr 26, 2023

article thumbnail

Where hospital-at-home and clinical informatics are heading

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

99
article thumbnail

Revolutionizing patient care: the power of AI and GPTs in health care and combating physician burnout

KevinMD

Artificial intelligence (AI) and generative pre-trained transformers (GPTs) have made significant advancements in recent years, with potential applications in various industries. The health care sector stands to benefit significantly from AI and GPTs, as they offer promising solutions for improving patient care, diagnostics, and treatment. This article will discuss the role of leading AI models Read more… Revolutionizing patient care: the power of AI and GPTs in health care and combating physici

Health IT 538
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

GoodRx appoints interim CEO as cofounders step down

Mobi Health News

Cofounders Doug Hirsch and Trevor Bezdek will transition to new roles within the company while supporting incoming interim CEO Scott Wagner.

246
246
article thumbnail

What I’ve learned from 10,000 needle procedures

KevinMD

How can health care professionals put patients at ease before and during stressful procedures? A new virtual reality (VR) technology might be the answer for millions of patients with fears and concerns about visiting the clinic. Needles are the most common office procedure, and needle fear is nearly universal in young children. Studies show nearly Read more… What I’ve learned from 10,000 needle procedures originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

387
387
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Surgical collaboration app Chiefy raises $4.2M

Mobi Health News

The startup said it will use the seed funding to accelerate product development and find customers.

245
245

More Trending

article thumbnail

Teladoc-Philips partnership enables neonatal virtual care in rural Queensland

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A new virtual care programme is providing round-the-clock access to neonatal care in rural Queensland. US-based companies Royal Philips and Teladoc have tied up to help deliver the Neonatal Virtual Care programme to hospital chain Mater. The said programme, which was co-designed by the Mayo Clinic, provides patients, parents and bedside clinicians in Central Queensland with 24/7 access to senior neonatologist support.

article thumbnail

New AI-driven long COVID app coming soon to individual, enterprise customers

FierceHealthIT

New AI-driven long COVID app coming soon to individual, enterprise customers agliadkovskaya Wed, 04/26/2023 - 14:04

142
142
article thumbnail

XLerateHealth Partners with ScholarRx to Launch Suite of Entrepreneurship Education Products and Tools

Digital Health Global

Funded by the National Institutes of Health’s I-RED Award UT2GM148083 LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–XLerateHealth (XLH) is partnering with ScholarRx, a medical education technology company, to launch a suite of experience-based entrepreneurship education products and tools as part of a recent National Institutes of Health STTR $2.98 Million Phase II IDeA Regional Entrepreneurship Development (I-RED) Award.

article thumbnail

Kaiser Permanente to acquire Geisinger Health in bid to launch multi-system VBC platform

FierceHealthIT

Kaiser Permanente to acquire Geisinger Health in bid to launch multi-system VBC platform dmuoio Wed, 04/26/2023 - 12:49

138
138
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

egnite Announces Portfolio Expansion to Reduce Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation Patients

Digital Health Global

Expansion leverages a custom module to help health systems identify patients eligible for lifesaving therapy ALISO VIEJO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #digitalhealth — egnite, Inc. , a leading digital health company for cardiovascular care, announces the expansion of its portfolio with the integration of a custom module designed to help physicians and health systems identify patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), deemed to be at elevated risk of stroke and bleeding, who are potenti

article thumbnail

CMS announces tighter price transparency enforcement as Congress grills Chiquita Brooks-LaSure on weak compliance

FierceHealthIT

CMS announces tighter price transparency enforcement as Congress grills Chiquita Brooks-LaSure on weak compliance dmuoio Wed, 04/26/2023 - 18:19

117
117
article thumbnail

ROI Healthcare Solutions Provides the Returns Healthcare Organizations Want

Healthcare IT Today

In these days of tightened payments and higher costs, organizations need to “do more with less” by finding better prices for their purchases while maximizing reimbursements—and above all, by making sure that technology improves ROI, according to Jeff Tennant, EVP of Healthcare IT Strategy & Services at ROI Healthcare Solutions. Tennant and his colleagues sat down with Healthcare IT Today to share how ROI (Return on Investment) is core to the culture of the work they do with heal

article thumbnail

OIG audit reveals lack of data sharing led to $128M in duplicate payments by Medicare, VA

FierceHealthIT

OIG audit reveals lack of data sharing led to $128M in duplicate payments by Medicare, VA aburky Wed, 04/26/2023 - 13:01

Medicare 124
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

HN launches £900,000 co-investment fund for NHS trusts and ICBs

DigitalHealth

Health Navigator Ltd (HN) has committed its feasibility study into its AI-Guided Clinical Coaching (AICC) programme into an investment fund for NHS trusts.

89
article thumbnail

Humana posts stronger-than-expected Q1 earnings with robust membership growth

FierceHealthIT

Humana posts stronger-than-expected Q1 earnings with robust membership growth hlandi Wed, 04/26/2023 - 07:30

105
105
article thumbnail

HHVBPM in 2023: Are You On the Right Track?

Health Recovery Solutions

The Home Health Value Based Purchasing Model (HHVBPM) was piloted in 9 states in 2016. Based on the success of the model, CMS expanded it nationwide in 2022. The pilot realized a decrease in emergency room visits and hospitalizations, improved patient mobility, and reduced Medicare spending.

article thumbnail

Payers reduce admin costs by going back to basics with payment integrity

FierceHealthIT

Payers reduce admin costs by going back to basics with payment integrity jpiatt Wed, 04/26/2023 - 16:09

103
103
article thumbnail

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!

article thumbnail

Success for NHS is when the word ‘digital’ isn’t used says Yinka Makinde

DigitalHealth

Sucess for the NHS will be when everyone is not using the word ‘digital’ says Yinka Makinde, digital workforce strategy director at NHS England.

79
article thumbnail

What gun violence costs U.S. healthcare: $1B in initial ER costs, hefty medical bills for patients

FierceHealthIT

What gun violence costs U.S.

article thumbnail

Deciphex expands its Exeter digital pathology facility

DigitalHealth

Deciphex has expanded its Exeter Science Park-based digital pathology facilities to keep up with growing demand the company is seeing for its services.

77
article thumbnail

Leveraging Data to Reduce Member Churn, Maintain Access to Care, and Avoid Care Gaps as a Result of the Medicaid Redetermination Process

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Ashley Perry, MPH, Chief Strategy and Solutions Officer at Socially Determined When Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 , it decoupled the Public Health Emergency (PHE) from the Medicaid program’s continuous enrollment provision, which was implemented as part of the PHE in March 2020. It also established April 1, 2023 as the date on which the Medicaid redetermination process would resume nationwide.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Komodo Health unveils MapEnhance, a new centralized network of specialty data partners

FierceHealthIT

Komodo Health unveils MapEnhance, a new centralized network of specialty data partners agliadkovskaya Wed, 04/26/2023 - 12:00

77
article thumbnail

Featured Health IT Job: Manager – Clinic Informatics Coordinator

Healthcare IT Today

We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Clinic Informatics Coordinator position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Cow Creek Government Office and is in Roseburg, Oregon. Here’s a description of the position: Position Purpose The Clinical Informatics Coordinator (CIC) will be responsible for the implementation and smooth operation of the Electronic Health Record (EHR)

article thumbnail

GoodRx taps former GoDaddy exec Scott Wagner as interim CEO as founders step down from top leadership role

FierceHealthIT

GoodRx taps former GoDaddy exec Scott Wagner as interim CEO as founders step down from top leadership role hlandi Wed, 04/26/2023 - 09:58

article thumbnail

Digital Tech Spotlight: Using predictive analytics to make care smarter

DigitalHealth

Monitoring apps are increasingly popular as more elderly people and those with disabilities seek to remain in their homes.

76
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

XRHealth and Amelia Virtual Care Merger

Digital Health Wire

The extended reality (AR/VR) market has a new XR therapeutic powerhouse after XRHealth and Barcelona-based Amelia Virtual Care announced plans to merge into a new company capable of addressing both physical and mental health issues. The combined company will retain the XRHealth branding as it becomes the largest XR therapeutics platform in the world, used by over 2,500 physicians globally and generating $7M+ in annual revenue.

article thumbnail

Board Meeting Minutes, October 24, 2022

Society for Participatory Medicine

Members Present : Mary Hennings, Eric Bersh, Randy Houk, Judy Danielson, Astra Titus, Jay Spitulnik, Danny Sands, Tim Blevins, Kistein Monkhouse, Sarah Krűg (late arrival) Full attendance record available here. Welcome: Mary Approve last meeting minutes: Mary Delayed until next meeting. ED Update: Randy Carequest back as potential 2023 funder. We owe NRC four CLEs.

40
article thumbnail

HIStalk Interviews Julie Regan, CEO, RxLightning

HIStalk Interviews

Julie Regan, MBA is co-founder and CEO of RxLightning of.

69