KevinMD

MARCH 19, 2024

Scientists have transitioned from crafting flying contraptions capable of moving massive payloads through unfriendly skies to exploring the vast expanse of the cosmos, affirming that the concept of impossibility holds no sway over their endeavors. Yet, their ambition now surpasses earthly confines as they endeavor to replicate the divine feat of Lazarus’s resurrection on a Read more… Cryonics: advancements, ethics, and skepticism originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 19, 2024

Its national research institute has built a chatbot based on Meta's LLM which can answer doctors' questions with up to 95% accuracy.

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Health Populi

MARCH 19, 2024

Having health insurance in America is no guarantee of actually receiving health care. It’s a case of having health insurance as “necessary but not sufficient,” as the cost of deductibles, out-of-pocket coinsurance sharing, and delaying care paint the picture of The Hidden Lives of Workplace-Insured Americans. That’s the title of a new report that captures the results of a survey conducted in January 2024 among 1,516 employed Americans who received employer-sponsored heal

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 19, 2024

The tech giant announced a new AI-enabled chest x-ray offering, an all-inclusive dermatology dataset, expanded partnerships and personal health LLMs for Fitbit.

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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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FierceHealthIT

MARCH 19, 2024

Google is doubling down on its ambitions for healthcare AI by exploring how generative AI can help clinicians in medical decision-making, understand lab and imaging information and provide con | Google is hyper-focused on generative AI in healthcare, pushing forward research to advance gen AI capabilities that can help clinicians in medical decision-making, understand lab and imaging information and provide consumers with personalized health insights based on their wearable data.

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FierceHealthIT

MARCH 19, 2024

Launched out of stealth about a year ago, Hippocratic AI launched its first generative AI product and pocketed $53 million in series A funding, the startup announced Monday. | Launched out of stealth about a year ago, Hippocratic AI launched its first generative AI product and pocketed $53 million in series A funding. The fresh funding boosts the company's valuation to $500 million.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 19, 2024

The clinical support company will expand AI-driven partnership with health provider and begin rollout in 2024.

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FierceHealthIT

MARCH 19, 2024

Google Health unveiled an open-access dataset of real-world dermatology images in partnership with Stanford Medicine. | Thousands of people contributed their images of skin, hair and nail conditions to the Skin Condition Image Network (SCIN) for a diverse dataset reflecting various skin tones, ages, settings and condition severities.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 19, 2024

It also incorporates gamification to encourage self-health monitoring.

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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.

FierceHealthIT

MARCH 19, 2024

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s campaign against healthcare worker burnout took a step forward this week with the release of a new instructional guide for executive-level hos | The free resource was developed alongside the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation and informed by a six-month, six-hospital pilot across CommonSpirit Health facilities.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 19, 2024

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. Selecting an inpatient drug rehab accepting Medicaid is vitally important to individuals looking for treatment, yet each facility offers different approaches and may impose different requirements upon individuals – some may need extra documentation or […] The article Choosing the Right Outpatient Drug Rehab That Accepts Medicaid appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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FierceHealthIT

MARCH 19, 2024

Elevance Health has inked a deal to acquire Kroger Specialty Pharmacy. | The grocery chain announced Monday that an agreement is in place, saying it's expected to close in the back half of 2024 pending regulatory approvals.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2024

The following is a guest article by Ben Cushing, Chief Architect of Health and Life Sciences at Red Hat Artificial intelligence (AI) is showing up in more healthcare contexts, from drug discovery to diagnostic imaging to robot-assisted surgery. But one area where AI can have a tremendous impact is in the reduction of provider burden. For instance, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is exploring automated, AI-assisted documentation of patient visits with clinicians.

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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.

FierceHealthIT

MARCH 19, 2024

The upcoming crop of soon-to-be physicians learned on Friday where they would spend their residencies. Match Day 2024 saw record-high applicants and residency positions offered. | The upcoming crop of soon-to-be physicians learned on Friday where they would spend their residencies. Match Day 2024 saw record-high applicants and residency positions offered.

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DigitalHealth

MARCH 19, 2024

Any application of AI must go beyond being “icing on a cake” and prove its value if it to be rolled out at scale in the NHS, a national leader has said.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2024

MediQuant has been providing health data management and active archiving since 1999. In this video, CEO Jim Jacobs describes how they seek “one patient, one record” so that providers have complete and accurate data for the patients they serve. In addition to fulfilling organizational needs such as compliance and enhanced patient care, Jacobs believes that preserving data from legacy systems has wide-reaching benefits.

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DigitalHealth

MARCH 19, 2024

A new digital health hub has launched for the south west of England and Wales, bringing together five universities and seven NHS trusts and health boards.

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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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FierceHealthIT

MARCH 19, 2024

This week on “Podnosis,” we explore the dynamics surrounding the financial distress gripping hundreds of hospitals nationwide. | This week on “Podnosis,” we explore the financial distress gripping hundreds of hospitals nationwide. Despite this, a surge in mergers and acquisitions suggests opportunities for value creation and partnerships amid these challenges.

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DigitalHealth

MARCH 19, 2024

The EU Parliament has approved an Artificial Intelligence Act that ensures safety and compliance with fundamental rights, while boosting innovation.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 19, 2024

DAS Health , a provider of healthcare IT and business solutions, proudly announces the acquisition of Agility Holdings, LLC dba vcpi. This significant acquisition expands DAS Health’s position into the senior living space, further establishing the company as the preeminent player in healthcare IT and business solutions. vcpi has long been recognized for its excellence in delivering innovative IT services tailored to the unique needs of the senior living sector.

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FierceHealthIT

MARCH 19, 2024

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA, is turning 50 this year and lawmakers are curious to hear about how the law could be updated to increase coverage affordability and care acces | As Congress seeks input on how the law dictating employee benefit plan requirements should be improved, large employer plan sponsors are pushing for stronger preemption over state requirements as hospitals warn of vertical integration.

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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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DigitalHealth

MARCH 19, 2024

A digital delivery partnership between Kainos and Our Future Health has been extended, to support the latter's goal of reaching 5 million volunteers.

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FierceHealthIT

MARCH 19, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the ACO Primary Care Flex Model (ACO PC Flex Model), allowing eligible accountable care organizations to treat people with with | Accountable care organizations are largely supportive of CMS' new primary care model released Tuesday, they wish the agency would broaden its scope to include all ACOs.

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BHM Healthcare Solutions

MARCH 19, 2024

Learn key challenges in managing employer health plans, including cost management and compliance. Discover strategies to overcome hurdles. The post Employer Health Plan Strategies: 5 Strategic Insights for Payers appeared first on BHM Healthcare Solutions.

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Redox

MARCH 19, 2024

At Redox, we’re not just introducing features; we’re shaping a future where you have full visibility and control over your integrations. To this end, we’re thrilled to announce the launch of translation sets , a new functionality in the dashboard designed to give analysts more control and flexibility in managing codes and values within any field.

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FierceHealthIT

MARCH 19, 2024

By Kyle Kiser, CEO, Arrive Health | Today’s PA review and approval processes generate too many manual tasks and slow down patient access. Prescription data transparency will help. The problem with PAs isn’t that they exist; it’s that the current process to review and approval them is broken. Adding transparency to the process helps.

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AMC Health

MARCH 19, 2024

A note from Crystal Kominski, Director of Strategic Partnerships I’m fresh off my trip to Baltimore for 2024 AHIP Medicare, Medicaid, Duals and Commercial Markets Forum. I can’t tell you how excited I am after an invigorating few days of learning and networking. I heard a great deal at this year’s event, so I wanted to share some of my key takeaways with you!

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Iris Telehealth

MARCH 19, 2024

Iris clinicians are at the heart of what makes our organization such a special place to work. That’s why we’re turning the spotlight on the amazing work they’re doing every day. This month, we’re sitting down to talk with Betty Bell, one of our incredible LCSWs. Q. How did you find Iris and decide you wanted to be an Iris provider? A. It was about three years ago when I moved to Minnesota.

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