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Google launches Fitbit Charge 6 with new health capabilities

Mobi Health News

Utilizing AI and machine learning, the Charge 6 supplies up to 60% more accurate heart rate readings, the most precise in a Fitbit tracker yet.

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Conversational AI—fad or the future of patient access?

FierceHealthIT

Despite large financial investments, digital front door solutions still fall short, leading to patient leakage and additional work for already overburdened staff. | From appointment scheduling to real-time analytics – discover how conversational AI is setting a new standard for patient access.

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Yamaha Motors launches healthcare company focused on analyzing antibodies

Mobi Health News

The Japanese manufacturer's new company, established in Delaware, will utilize a cell picking and imaging system to help providers detect and treat diseases.

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Viome Life Sciences unveils at-home oral, throat cancer detection test

FierceHealthIT

At-home diagnostics startup Viome Life Sciences has launched a new test to help detect oral and throat cancers. | The test relies on Viome’s proprietary RNA sequencing technology and AI to measure gene expression of the oral microbiome and human cells in each patient’s saliva, which are used to identify early biomarkers associated with oral and throat cancers.

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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 and Data to look at use of data analytics to address long-term conditions 

DigitalHealth

A session on Day Two of Digital Health AI and Data will focus on how AI can meet the challenges faced by patients with multiple long-term conditions (MLTC).

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Debiopharm Innovation Fund Launches New Seed Funding Activity to Accelerate Digital Transformation of Cancer Care and Pharma R&D

Digital Health Global

Kicks off fund with two strategic investments LAUSANNE, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Debiopharm Innovation Fund , the strategic investment arm of Swiss biopharmaceutical company Debiopharm, with $150 million under management, today announced the launch of its new seed funding initiative. It plans to deploy additional capital to support up to 15 seed-stage startups each year.

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PBMs under fire again as Senate introduces new bill

FierceHealthIT

Following a Senate Finance Committee markup hearing in July, where members voted 26-1 in favor of the Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act, Senators Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, and Mike | Legislation targeting pharmacy benefit managers with bipartisan support has been introduced in the Senate.

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“The Future Is Bright” With Opportunities to Grow: BioAlberta’s State of the Industry Reports on Alberta’s Life Sciences and Healthcare Industry

Digital Health Global

EDMONTON, Alberta–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioAlberta has published its 2023 State of the Industry (SOI) report. This year’s report includes new insights and trends from the industry to reflect market conditions and the growth of the sector. The report’s results stem from the voices of over 200 companies operating within multiple sub-sectors in the life sciences industry in Alberta, each providing a snapshot of their specialties and focus, in addition to metrics on their research and developm

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Komodo Health unveils new full-stack tool to help clients streamline data analysis

FierceHealthIT

Komodo Health, a health data company, has announced a new all-in-one offering for healthcare and life sciences companies to generate analytical insights. | MapLab includes robust data science tooling, customizable analytics dashboards and a generative AI analytic assistant.

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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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Language Barriers: Protecting Your Organization From A Hidden HIPAA Threat

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Bill Young, Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences at SYSTRAN Keeping patient data confidential and secure remains a major healthcare challenge today, more than 25 years after the introduction of the 1996 Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act or HIPAA. HIPAA is regulatory guidance to ensure Patient Health Information (PHI) is protected in specific entities, mainly healthcare facilities, and healthcare admin support institutions, for the tra

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Getting active on passive immunization: it's time to protect everyone against infectious diseases

FierceHealthIT

Sponsored by AstraZeneca Authored by Iskra Reic, Executive Vice President, Vaccines and Immune Therapies, AstraZeneca | While the majority of us benefit from the protection of vaccinations, some of the most vulnerable such as the immunocompromised need more options.

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IOMED Raises €10M for International Expansion of its AI-Powered Technology for Healthcare Data Activation

Healthcare IT Today

IOMED , a leader in AI-powered technology for healthcare data activation, has recently announced the closure of a Series A investment round for a total of 10 million euros. The round was led by Philips Ventures and XTX Ventures, the venture capital arm of leading algorithmic trading company XTX Markets. Fondo Bolsa Social and Redseed also participated in the round, as well as IOMED’s existing investors Adara Ventures and EASO Ventures.

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BWPC selects SAP to drive digital procurement transformation programme

DigitalHealth

Bristol & Weston NHS Purchasing Consortium (BWPC) has announced it has selected SAP Ariba to drive its digital procurement transformation programme.

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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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AI-Powered Enterprise Architecture: Defining The Future

LeanIX

The potential for AI to empower the future of enterprise architecture was the topic of our recent webinar with BCG. Let's recap everything that was discussed in the session.

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Healthcare hiring during the summer was the industry's strongest 2-month stretch since 2020

FierceHealthIT

July and August job numbers combined to give the healthcare industry its best two-month employment increase since 2020, and total employment now sits 3.

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Universal Care Plan sees 24,000 new care plans since launch

DigitalHealth

A year on from its launch, the Universal Care Plan has seen more than 24,000 new care plans created and has plans for expansion.

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What’s a telehealth evangelist to do?

Joseph C. Kvedar, MD – Reinventing Healthcare

When I started in this business in the mid-’90s, the idea that we could deliver high-quality care with the patient and clinician in different places was viewed, almost universally, with great suspicion. Those of us who embraced that vision put lots of effort into research that showed how virtual care delivery was of similar or … What’s a telehealth evangelist to do?

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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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Lenus digital tool halved time spent in hospital for lung disease patients? 

DigitalHealth

A study has found admissions and hospital bed days were reduced by 50% for high-risk COPD patients using a digital support service.

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Lark Health expands digital coaching platform for obesity care amid soaring demand for GLP-1 drugs

FierceHealthIT

Lark Health, a digital chronic condition management platform, is expanding its weight management solution for health plans and employers to help manage the surging consumer demand for pricey obesit | Lark Health is leveraging its capabilities in managing chronic conditions to offer clinical screening and prescribing of newer weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy as well as ongoing clinical management and behavior change coaching.

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Future-proof your healthcare strategy with a FHIR data store

Redox

It’s almost impossible to plan for the future – but don’t you want to give your future self a leg up? While you might not be ready to get started with complex AI and ML use cases now, many organizations are using FHIR stores to address pressing compliance and quality use cases. And there’s a good chance your organization will seek out some flavor of these more advanced solutions sooner rather than later – especially as AI tools continue to become more mainstream.

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Fitbit rolls out latest fitness tracker with enhanced heart rate tracking, Google features

FierceHealthIT

Fitbit is refreshing its most popular fitness tracker device with enhanced heart rate monitoring while tapping into Google's tech muscle for other smartwatch features. | Fitbit is refreshing its most popular fitness tracker device with enhanced heart rate monitoring while tapping into Google's tech muscle for other smartwatch features.

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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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2023 Trends Shaping the Health Economy

Digital Health Wire

There have been some amazing healthcare market updates published recently, but Trilliant Health’s 2023 Trends Shaping the Health Economy Report might just take the cake. The expansive analysis highlights 10 trends that define the emerging landscape of the health economy, as well as the corresponding challenges for each stakeholder. It goes deep… 147 pages deep to be exact, but it’s well worth the time if you can find it.

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Reveleer launches AI-powered insights for risk-bearing providers at point of care

FierceHealthIT

Reveleer, a health tech company focused on value-based care, has unveiled two new suites of solutions for risk-bearing providers. | The Prospective Risk Adjustment and Quality Improvement product suites are designed to ease providers’ administrative burden and deliver timely clinical insights at the point of care.

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Strengthening Care Through Physician Peer-to-Peer Reviews

BHM Healthcare Solutions

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, ensuring the highest standard of patient care is paramount. To achieve this goal, the healthcare industry has embraced a collaborative approach that is gaining significant traction—physician peer-to-peer (P2P) reviews. In this comprehensive exploration, we will delve into the significance of physician peer-to-peer reviews, their role in enhancing healthcare, and how they strengthen the bonds within the medical community.

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Solera Health launches integrated platform for one-stop employer benefit management

FierceHealthIT

Solera Health, a benefits network that connects patients, payers and physicians with a curated network of programs, has launched a new one-stop condition management platform. | The HALO platform is an omni-condition management product that allows payers and employers to manage all Solera and non-Solera point solutions in one user interface, simplifying management and reporting.

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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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Infographic – Is Integrated Patient Access for You?

Healee

Is your organization suffering from lackluster patient engagement and a disconnected staff experience? You might be able to benefit from improving a number of processes using a next-generation patient access... The post Infographic – Is Integrated Patient Access for You? appeared first on Healee.

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Femtech startup Evvy gains $14M for vaginal health, moves into STI care

FierceHealthIT

Evvy, a female-founded startup focused on vaginal health, picked up $14 million to scale up its precision health platform for women. | Evvy, a female-founded startup focused on vaginal health, picked up $14 million to scale up its precision health platform for women.

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Sensor Specialist Neuranics Secures £1.9m Investment Led by Par Equity

Digital Health Global

Neuranics develops pioneering magnetic sensor technology for applications in the health and fitness, and metaverse sectors GLASGOW, Scotland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sensor specialist startup Neuranics has secured a $2.3 million investment led by Par Equity. GU Holdings, the investment company for the University of Glasgow, Old College Capital , the University of Edinburgh’s venture investment fund, and London-based Creator Fund , who back scientific founding teams, also participated in the p