Mon.Oct 23, 2023

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Sibel Health announces new monitoring tool, partnership with Medidata

Mobi Health News

The technology company will integrate Sibel's Discovery platform into its offerings, allowing researchers to gather insights from Sibel's wearable sensor technology.

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DHA taps Amwell, Leidos for 'Digital First' initiative

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Defense Health Agency has awarded Amwell and Leidos a new contract to develop a hybrid care technology platform for the Military Health System's "Digital First" efforts. WHY IT MATTERS Through the deal, the Amwell Converge platform will be deployed to help DHA care teams deliver more seamless "in-person, virtual and automated" healthcare services for the MHS, officials say.

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GNC Health expands virtual health service with three membership plans

Mobi Health News

Individuals and families can purchase a Basic, Plus or Premier plan for a monthly fee, including the option for more than 400 prescription medicines at a $0 copay.

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Few therapists measure outcomes. A startup's new framework aims to change that

FierceHealthIT

Two-thirds of patients receiving three months of outpatient therapy will not reach remission, a new analysis of behavioral health therapy outcomes data reveals. | Practitioners can use the framework, known as the Blueprint Quality Index (BQI), to track quality improvement over time, as well as assess the effect of programmatic or infrastructure changes on patient outcomes.

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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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Guy’s and St Thomas’ pilot Accurx digital triage system for surgery

DigitalHealth

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is piloting a digital triage system from Accurx for its surgical pathway to help speed up time to surgery.

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The Committee to Restore Nymox Shareholder Value Sends Letter to Nymox Pharmaceutical Shareholders and Issues Proxy Materials for Upcoming Special Meeting

Digital Health Global

Believes Nymox Management and Board Must Be Held Accountable for Prolonged Underperformance and Egregious Governance Practices Urges Shareholders to Vote on the WHITE Proxy Card to Install New Leadership and a New Board at Upcoming Special Meeting CARSON CITY, Nev. & LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Committee to Restore Nymox Shareholder Value, Inc.

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Medicaid expansion could cover more than 2M additional people

FierceHealthIT

A new report projects that if states holding out from expanding Medicaid reversed course, 2.3 million people would get access to healthcare.

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Ardent appoints veteran healthcare executives to senior leadership roles

Digital Health Global

NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ardent Health Services today announced the appointments of Anika Gardenhire, RN, BSN, MMCI, as chief digital information officer and Joe DeSchryver as president of Ardent’s Americas Region. “We are excited to welcome Anika and Joe to Ardent,” said Marty Bonick, president and CEO of Ardent. “As we continue to evolve to better meet the needs of the communities we serve, having disciplined operations and a refined and well-executed digital health strateg

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Automation Drives Optimal Use of Temp Nurses

Healthcare IT Today

Staffing has become alarmingly tight in health care, driven by aging and a less healthy population, an aging workforce, bureaucratic demands from payers that disincentivize staff, and the traumas of the COVID-19 crisis and increasing violence against staff. Temps, often traveling long distances, have been making up the difference between supply and demand in staffing.

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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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How to Track Quality Improvement in Behavioral Health Care

Iris Telehealth

Quality management is paramount to making sure you stay on track with your behavioral health goals. Let’s take a look at how to define quality management, the benefits of quality management, and quality initiatives your organization can put into action. The importance of quality improvement in behavioral health Ensuring your patients get the quality care they need by assessing the impact of your behavioral health programming is essential.

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East Suffolk and North Essex pick Epic as preferred EPR supplier

DigitalHealth

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust has chosen Epic as preferred supplier in their procurement for an Electronic Patient Record (EPR).

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Turning Increased Ambulatory Volumes into Financial Strength: 4 Moves for RCM

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Pete Heydt, President at Patient Pay Ninety-five percent of healthcare leaders expect outpatient volumes to increase, with many anticipating increases of 10% or more this year, a recent survey found. However, capitalizing on increased activity demands that leaders streamline their operations—including around patient financial engagement and payment—so they can make the investments needed to set themselves apart from the competition.

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NHS England launches £300m tender for new Digital Pathways Framework

DigitalHealth

NHS England has launched an open procurement contract worth almost £300m to establish a framework agreement for the provision of Digital Pathways solutions.

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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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Blue Cross NC to scoop up North Carolina FastMed locations

FierceHealthIT

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is set to acquire 55 FastMed locations in the Old North State. | Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is set to acquire 55 FastMed locations in the Old North State.

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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ?

DigitalHealth

The first coffee briefing of the week features news from Lillian Care, Sonrai Analytics, Ardian, Kalium Health, Newcastle Hospitals and NHS England.

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Application Modernization: A Lean And Not-So-Mean Portfolio

LeanIX

Application modernization is more than a one-off project. Let's explore how you can turn your initiative into a culture of continuous transformation.

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Hospitals websites 'rarely' mention abortion compared to other 'routine' care services

FierceHealthIT

Hospitals in states generally permissive of abortion services “rarely” have information about the procedures posted on their patient-facing websites, likely adding to access difficulties for those | Among a sample of 222 hospitals, about 80% didn't include any information about abortion procedures whereas just 11% didn't mention colonoscopies, according to a recent study.

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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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Study: AI is in the Eye of the Beholder

Digital Health Wire

At a time when new healthcare AI solutions are getting unveiled every week, a study in Nature Machine Intelligence found that the way people are introduced to these models can have a major effect on their perceived effectiveness. Researchers from MIT and ASU had 310 participants interact with a conversational AI mental health companion for 30 minutes before reviewing their experience and determining whether they would recommend it to a friend.

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6 New Preventive Care Guidelines to Share With Patients

Geonetric

6 New Preventive Care Guidelines to Share With Patients Pop quiz: Should patients take aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke? Is it a good idea to get a screening for carotid artery stenosis? What age should most people start getting colorectal cancer screenings? The answers, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task […] Read 6 New Preventive Care Guidelines to Share With Patients at Geonetric.com.

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How generative AI will change the doctor-patient relationship

Henry Kotula

[link] After decades of “ doctor knows best ,” the traditional physician-patient relationship is on the verge of a monumental shift. Generative AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Bard and Microsoft’s Bing are poised to give people significantly more power and control—not just over their personal lives and professional tasks, but over their own medical health, as well.

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Athelas + Commure: Merging to Create a $6B Healthcare Infrastructure Company

Healthcare IT Today

Press release written by Tanay Tandon , CEO at Athelas We are beyond excited to share that Athelas and Commure – a leading provider of enterprise healthcare software – are merging, and I am taking over the combined entity as CEO, Deepika Bodapati as COO, and Dhruv Parthasarathy as CTO. We’re also raising fresh capital from General Catalyst, valuing the combined entity at $6B.

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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.