Thu.Oct 19, 2023

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XRHealth distributes VR headsets to health providers across Israel

Mobi Health News

The company provided hundreds of virtual reality headsets to 30 healthcare centers across Israel to help patients struggling with PTSD, anxiety and stress.

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Western Australia pursuing healthcare generative AI and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

WA gov't funds gen AI in healthcare projects Nearly a million Australian dollars ($590,000) have been awarded by the government of Western Australia to support projects exploring the use of generative AI in healthcare. A total of 19 projects will see how they can use generative AI to address challenges across health and medical research, health and medical innovation, healthcare service delivery and health and medical education and training.

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Amazon Pharmacy rolls out drone delivery service in Texas

Mobi Health News

Customers in College Station can now have their medication delivered to their front door in 60 minutes via Amazon's drone delivery service.

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Lawmakers mull lifting ban on physician-owned hospitals as doc lobbying groups claim major cost savings

FierceHealthIT

A new analysis backed by doctor lobbying groups suggest that physician-owned hospitals could have fueled about $1.1 billion in savings across 20 of Medicare’s most expensive conditions in 2019— tho | Lobbying groups in favor of overturning the ban on new physician-owned hospitals outlined broad cost savings if 2019's Medicare patients were treated at such facilities instead of a traditional hospital.

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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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Mesh Bio refining digital twin tech for chronic disease management and more briefs

Mobi Health News

Also, DeepTek has obtained another 510(k) from the US FDA for its AI solution.

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Altera Digital Health’s dbMotion™ Solution Named Top Clinical Data Integration and Interoperability Solution in Black Book Survey

Digital Health Global

Healthcare executives and front-line users give solution highest marks for client satisfaction and user experience NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Altera Digital Health , a global health IT leader, today announced that dbMotion Solution earned the No. 1 ranking on Black Book Research’s list of the top clinical data integration and interoperability solutions.

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Payers pan Biden admin's proposed rules on mental health parity

FierceHealthIT

Health insurers are calling out what they view as critical "operational flaws" in proposed updates to mental health parity requirements. | Health insurers are calling out what they view as critical "operational flaws" in proposed updates to mental health parity requirements.

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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Acting on SDoH

Healthcare IT Today

Previous articles in this series introduced the importance of social determinants of health (SDoH) and explained how it can be captured and classified. In this article, I’ll show how many hospitals, payers, and other institutions are acting on that data. Of course, the staff of a clinic or hospital don’t go around looking for apartments the way they actively look for a long-term care facility.

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Mayo Clinic, LifePoint Health sue pharmas over 'pay for delay' deals keeping blood cancer drug prices high

FierceHealthIT

The Mayo Clinic and LifePoint Health believe that collusion within pharmaceutical industry forced their organizations to overpay for the multiple myeloma drug Revlimid, and are petitioning the cour | The health systems said agreements between Revlimid's owners, Celgene and Bristol-Myers Squibb, and other drugmakers that delayed full production of generic alternatives are anticompetitive and have forced their organizations to overpay.

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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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Healthcare sector has lowest levels of security protection for AI

DigitalHealth

A new survey has revealed the gaps that exist between AI usage in the healthcare sector, and investment in securing the use of AI tools and technology.

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GoodRx, Sanofi to offer insulin for $35, regardless of insurance, at select pharmacies

FierceHealthIT

GoodRx is teaming up with Sanofi to offer consumers access to its most prescribed insulin, Lantus, for $35 at thousands of pharmacies nationwide. | All Americans with a valid prescription, regardless of their insurance status, can use GoodRx at more than 70,000 retail pharmacies to access a 30-day supply of Lantus for $35.

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How Digital Scales Work in Remote Patient Monitoring

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

In the realm of healthcare, staying on top of important numbers is crucial. We’re not talking about your age, though! It’s all about keeping tabs on vital health metrics like blood pressure, cholesterol levels, blood sugar, and body composition. These numbers can be early indicators of health issues, and continuous monitoring is essential to ensure timely intervention.

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Driving Patient Behavior and Connecting Patients with Their Care Teams

Healthcare IT Today

According to Rich Steinle, CEO of Carium , many healthcare organizations haven’t created a culture of “my health is every day” even though many of the DIY approaches to health like wearables are being fully embraced by patients. This type of proactive monitoring of their health indicates that patients want to be more engaged and involved in their care.

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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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Chutes & Ladders—VillageMD names a new trio of leaders; Trinity Health appoint chief strategy officer

FierceHealthIT

Chutes & Ladders—VillageMD names a new trio of leaders; Trinity Health appoint chief strategy officer ntong Thu, 10/19/2023 - 14:57

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LGI Healthcare Solutions Acquires Boston Software Systems

Healthcare IT Today

LGI Launches its International Diversification Strategy LGI Healthcare Solutions Inc. (LGI) , a leader in the development and implementation of healthcare IT solutions in Canada, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Boston Software Systems (BSS) , a US-based global provider of robotic process automation (RPA) solutions specifically designed to address the unique challenges of the healthcare industry.

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Britannic streamline telephony systems for cancer charities

DigitalHealth

Britannic has delivered a telephony system for merged charities, Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now, which breaks down siloed team environments.

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Value-based obesity treatment provider Ilant Health launches out of stealth

FierceHealthIT

Ilant Health, a new virtual provider targeting obesity treatment, has launched out of stealth with $3 million in funding. | Founded on the belief that obesity care will only transform healthcare if it is part of the system, Ilant plans to partner with employers and payers. The startup is led by Elina Onitskansky, who previously served as SVP and head of strategy at Molina Healthcare.

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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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Cisco releases security advisory following cyber threat to software

DigitalHealth

Cisco has released a security advisory following a cyber threat to its IOS EX Software which without action could leave customers vulnerable.

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Pharmacies and wholesalers, not just PBMs, rely on spread pricing

FierceHealthIT

Of the $11.8 billion spent on 45 generic drugs by Medicare Part D in 2021, 70% went to intermediary gross profit, according to a new study. | A new study released in JAMA Health Forum quantified how pharmacies and wholesalers use spread pricing to earn profit.

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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ? 

DigitalHealth

Thursday's briefing includes the first UK rollout of Scandinavian falls prevention tech and launch of the West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator.

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Four factors underpin AI potential in health and home care

Aging in Place Technology Watch

The US population is aging and will be needing more care. You read it every day in the popular press – the bad news about the 65+ and their future care burden and the good news about the 65+ and their wealth (22% of US spending in 2022). Even with wealth, older adults at some point in their lives will need some level of assistance. While professional care providers will play a key role, increasingly their work will be augmented by software -- apps, machine learning and conversational AI.

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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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Healthcare workforce: Burnout, compensation, and strikes – Elizabeth Ojo

Redox

Stories of frontline worker burnout and understaffing have saturated healthcare headlines, signaling a public health emergency with alarming projections. In fact, the WHO predicts a staggering worldwide shortage of ~10 million healthcare workers by the year 2030. We’ve been aware of these problems for years– but what should clinicians and hospitals expect moving forward?

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SaaS Applications Vs On-Premise Software

LeanIX

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) management is a growing concern among IT teams, but is SaaS right for you? Let's consider the merits and risks of leveraging cloud applications.

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Finding a Health Equity Partner for Language Services

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Merrie Wallace, MN BSN, Chief Revenue Officer at Boostlingo In today’s healthcare landscape, the shift to value-based care and expanding requirements from the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) have magnified the importance of language access. As patient outcomes have become the focus in an increasingly diverse patient population, interpretation becomes essential for driving improvements in care for limited English proficiency (LEP) patients.

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Teaching an AI/ML/LLM should be a distinct PurposeOfUse

Healthcare Exchange Standards

I have been thinking about a specific need around AI/ML. That is, that when data are being requested/downloaded for the intent of feeding to a Machine Learning; this action should be distinguished from a request for Treatment. This came up on a TEFCA/QTE call this week, where a question was posed as to how a patient could express that they wanted to forbid their data from being used to teach Machine Learning.

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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.