Health Populi

JUNE 14, 2023

The fast-growing adoption of telemedicine and remote patient monitoring from the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic led to hospitals and health systems launching new or expanding existing virtual care programs to accommodate a new reality for work-flow and patient care. Now that the worst of the coronavirus acute impact is in our rear-view mirror, it appears medical care providers are reassessing these implementations and may “rip [out] and replace” those systems, according to The G

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KevinMD

JUNE 15, 2023

While ChatGPT and Bard cannot provide reliable medical or treatment advice, there is a question of whether these chatbots can assist patients in selecting the right doctor or hospital. Surprisingly, both chatbots occasionally suggest individual physicians and hospitals, providing detailed provider information. However, the accuracy and usefulness of this information are difficult to assess.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 13, 2023

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's stance on prescribing via telehealth has been evolving, with hints toward an appetite for lasting flexibilities. This, among other policy shifts, has a direct impact on healthcare provider organizations and telemedicine companies delivering care virtually. On another front, telepsychiatry keeps gaining ground in the post-public health emergency landscape.

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Health Populi

JUNE 13, 2023

In 2023, U.S. consumers’ purchases of technology in their households will contract this year. Consumer-facing health-tech categories won’t be spared, we learn in the 2023 U.S. Consumer Technology Ownership & Market Potential Study , an annual update from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). On the upside, smartwatch market penetration held steady in 2023, as this favorite form of wearable technology is “providing consumers a personalized digital health and fitness das

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 12, 2023

A 2019 survey by the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation’s Office of Health Policy found that the highest rates of telehealth visits happened among people with Medicaid (29.3%) and Medicare (27.4%), Black individuals (26.8%), and those earning less than $25,000 (26.7%). With so many of the nation's underserved patients using telehealth services, practitioners and medical organizations must work to understand what these patients need in order to improve the quality of care.

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KevinMD

JUNE 14, 2023

An excerpt from Future of Technology in Medicine, The: From Cyborgs to Curing Paralysis. Have you ever experienced the urge to text someone in the middle of cooking? Have you ever experienced the necessity of responding to a friend’s eager text when performing small tasks such as holding groceries? Brain-machine interfaces, … Read more… Revolutionizing communication and enhancing prosthetics: breakthroughs in neural engineering systems originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Health Populi

JUNE 15, 2023

We often talk about “the last mile” as the difficulty in getting broadband to cover folks in rural areas or bringing a product to fruition for delivery in a market. Uber Health is trying to solve another riff on the “last mile” challenge, which is expanding delivery of groceries and over-the-counter medicines to people who may be cut-off from transportation options, compelled to stay home due to physical limitations, or otherwise simply demanding the convenience of home d

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Optimum Healthcare IT

JUNE 14, 2023

Geoff Blanding joined This Week Health's Newsday Podcast to discuss ChatGPT, Telehealth, and Financial Burdens. Continue reading ChatGPT, Telehealth, and Financial Burdens: Is it Here to Stay? at Optimum Healthcare IT.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 12, 2023

The following is a guest article by Kristen Jacobsen, Vice President of Marketing and OmniChannel Engagement at RevSpring “Although we live in an information technology age, we often find ourselves in failure to communicate situations.” – Johnny Tan That quote is referring to interpersonal relationships, but it’s equally apt in healthcare. There’s no shortage of channels at our disposal, but real connections are made with patients when these channels are used in the right ways at the right times

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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.

KevinMD

JUNE 16, 2023

Health care organizations are complex systems that require a multitude of moving parts to work smoothly. The background operations that keep health systems running are key to enabling frontline doctors and nurses to deliver quality care. As a registered nurse and health care administrator for 45 years, I have a unique perspective on the challenges Read more… Unleashing the power of optimized operations, data connectivity, and technology for unparalleled patient care originally appeared in KevinM

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 14, 2023

The company will first use the patent to combine the Apple Watch with Apple's new augmented reality headset Apple Vision Pro for closed loop AI-enabled treatment.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 13, 2023

Pharmacy-only medicines can now be accessed via new smart vending machines at Changi General Hospital. Developed by pharmacists, the Pharmacy Smart Interface System (PharmaSis) has been authorised by the Health Sciences Authority in April to dispense pharmacy-only medicines with guidance from a CGH pharmacist via teleconsultation. HOW IT WORKS A user first seeks a teleconsultation with a CGH pharmacist, who will then assess them before recommending appropriate health advice and medications.

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 14, 2023

Over 90% of respondents to a recent U.S. News and World Report survey said their goal is to age in place. | More than 90% of respondents to a recent U.S. News and World Report survey said their goal is to age in place. A whopping 88% also reported that assistive or health-related technologies have improved their quality of life.

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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.

Clear Arch Health

JUNE 16, 2023

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) programs enable the delivery of convenient, proactive, and responsive care to patients wherever they are, regardless of location. This is highly advantageous for rural healthcare patients who often encounter barriers to patient care services. Here, we'd like to share some good news about the RPM program at Coal Country Community Health Center ‐ Beulah Clinic, in North Dakota.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 16, 2023

The company will use the funds to release new offerings to providers and payers, expand its reach nationally in 2023 and establish a presence in all 50 states in 2024.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 15, 2023

The South Australian government has set aside additional funding for its new virtual care services for children and adults to make them permanent. Funding of A$30.8 million ($21 million) over the next four years has been allocated to the Child and Adolescent Virtual Urgent Care Service (CAVUCS) while A$67.8 million ($47 million) has been set aside for the adult SA Virtual Care Service (SAVCS) over the next five years.

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 16, 2023

With the release of ChatGPT, what had long been science fiction became a reality, leaving healthcare wondering where medicine meets machine. | This week, Stanford Medicine and Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) launched Responsible AI for Safe and Equitable Health (RAISE-Health) with the goal of addressing critical ethical and safety issues regarding the technology.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 14, 2023

As someone who has covered the health IT industry for 17 years, I’m always fascinated when I see something really grab the attention of the health IT community. That’s a hard thing to do when there are so many people pining for attention. Certainly AI us currently doing that in health IT, but in the world of interoperability TEFCA and QHINs are grabbing all of the attention.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 16, 2023

Dr. Jim Feng, CEO of Phyxable, discusses the company's work with the Canadian Space Agency's Health Beyond Initiative to develop innovative tools for space health.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 16, 2023

Penn State Health announced this week that a subscription-based virtual care service, currently in beta with employers and educational institutions in central Pennsylvania, will expand access to patients statewide later in the year. WHY IT MATTERS Through the new service, called COMMpanion, members can call or message two physicians, three nurse practitioners and a team of nurses and health navigators to get their questions answered and access health coaching and care navigation.

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 14, 2023

Digital health companies should brace for a shake-up as COVID-era contracts inked with hospitals will soon be up for renewal, according to the results of a recent survey. | Numerous digital health contracts signed by hospitals reacting to COVID-19 are nearing their conclusion, giving many providers a chance to reevaluate their options, a recent executive survey suggests.

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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 IT Today

JUNE 14, 2023

I sat in front of my doctor for the first time since before the pandemic. She was concerned: “You’re way overdue for a couple of screening tests and a vaccination.” I explained that between Covid waves and caregiving for my mom, I’d had to cancel and reschedule the most the screening test at least 3 times. And, caregiving for my mom was becoming more intense, which was going to create more challenges.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 13, 2023

The FDA clearance comes just three months after the company received EU MDR Class IIb certification for its configurable disease management platform.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 16, 2023

The company will use the funds to release new offerings to providers and payers, expand its reach nationally in 2023 and establish a presence in all 50 states in 2024.

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 15, 2023

Retail pharmacy giant Walgreens inked another partnership to recruit participants for research as it continues to build out its clinical trials business. | Retail pharmacy giant Walgreens inked another partnership to recruit participants for research as it continues to build out its clinical trials business.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 13, 2023

The previous articles in this series laid out some of the issues in health care affecting testing , and the value of data. This article looks at some specific problems and solutions. Speeding up Test Development We’ve seen with COVID-19 how quickly a virus can evolve and how hard it is to design both tests and vaccinations that accommodate different variants.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 12, 2023

The retail giant's customers can purchase Simple HealthKit's at-home tests for sexual wellness, diabetes detection and respiratory health.

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Digital Health Global

JUNE 15, 2023

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #behavioralhealth –Concert Health, a leading behavioral health medical group, today announced a partnership with Froedtert Health, a leading Wisconsin-based healthcare provider, to improve the quality of care for pediatric, women’s health, and primary care patients. The partnership, which launched in Spring 2023, involves 30 providers in Manitowoc and Sheboygan counties.

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