KevinMD
MAY 23, 2024
Apple’s recent announcement of new accessibility features, including eye tracking, music haptics, and vocal shortcuts, represents a significant leap in technological advancement to improve the quality of life for individuals with disabilities. These features are set to revolutionize health care by enhancing patient autonomy, improving the quality of care, and supporting inclusive design.
Health Populi
MAY 24, 2024
Today, I spoke live with Paul Bagnell, news anchor with Bloomberg BNN, on the topic of the GLP-1 agonists and their impact on health care, industries beyond health and medicine, and consumers. In this post, I’ll share with you some of the plotline for our discussion. Gallup polled U.S. adults in March to gauge their experience with injectable weight loss drugs, the results published earlier this week.
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KevinMD
MAY 20, 2024
Apple’s recent patent application for a biosensing device integrated into their earbuds opens up numerous possibilities for health care. This innovative technology aims to measure various biological signals from users, including EEG, EMG, EOG, ECG, GSR, and BVP. Here’s how each of these technologies can be harnessed to improve health care: 1.
Mobi Health News
MAY 23, 2024
The company will use the funds to enter into strategic relationships with life sciences organizations focusing on oncology and specialty care.
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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 22, 2024
Over the course of the pandemic, demand for behavioral health services increased dramatically in the communities served by Geisinger, the Danville, Pennsylvania-based health system. With a large patient population in rural areas, Geisinger expanded its use of telemedicine to scale access and leverage a national workforce to serve them. Today, Geisinger Behavioral Health serves more than 45,000 unique patients annually, with more than 80% of services offered via telemedicine.
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KevinMD
MAY 18, 2024
As health care professionals, we are constantly seeking innovative ways to leverage technology to improve patient outcomes. One emerging tool with immense potential is artificial intelligence (AI). However, to fully harness AI’s power in clinical settings, we must first master the art of prompt engineering. Effective prompt crafting hinges on six essential elements: 1.
Mobi Health News
MAY 21, 2024
Caregivers can order rides and deliveries for their care recipients and pay for the service using the care receiver's health benefits.
Health Populi
MAY 20, 2024
In the past year, the growth of prescription drug utilization and spending has much to do with the use of GLP-1 agonists to treat diabetes and obesity, along with immunology therapy, and lipid meds, along with specialty medicines now accounting for over half of spending — up from 49% in 2018. This update comes from The Use of Medicines in the U.S. 2024 from the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 21, 2024
The Australian mental health system has reached a crisis point where psychiatrists and other mental health professionals are leaving the sector in droves due to burnout and inadequate support, leaving patients to wait for long to receive care or delay their treatment and risk further deterioration. A news report recently revealed that one in four psychiatry positions in public health institutions are vacant in some states.
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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
MAY 22, 2024
A wave of employee layoffs that UPMC announced last month was just one part of a broader restructure and operations “transformation” initiative, for which the nonprofit system has tapped management | An internal presentation obtained by Fierce Healthcare outlined April's “tough, but necessary" layoffs as one part of a broader look at the nonprofit system's operations, for which it has partnered with the consulting firm McKinsey & Company.
Mobi Health News
MAY 22, 2024
WellSpan Philhaven will add the digital health company's offerings to its suite of behavioral health services to support its primary care providers.
Health Populi
MAY 17, 2024
The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that surging hospital prices are helping to keep inflation high. Hospital costs rose 7.7% last month, the highest increase in 13 years. This chart from WSJ’s reporting illustrates the >2x change in the CPI for hospitals vs the overall rate of price increases. Hospitals are not alone in price cliffs, with health insurance premiums spiking last year at the fastest rate in a decade, the Labor Statistics data showed. “For patients and their
Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 24, 2024
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Andrew Lockhart, CEO, Fathom. Imagine this: physicians spend more time with their patients than with their paperwork. Billing is quick and accurate, with minimal denials. Healthcare workers enjoy a positive work/life balance. Thanks to […] The article Great Expectations: What Health Systems Want from AI Vendors appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.
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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
MAY 22, 2024
In this week’s episode of “Podnosis,” we’re diving into the issue of generic drug shortages. | In this week's "Podnosis" episode, Fierce Healthcare’s Dave Muoio talks with Allan Coukell from Civica Rx about generic drug shortages. Coukell discusses the impact on healthcare providers, recent strategies to strengthen the drug supply chain and advice for organizations facing these shortages.
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 24, 2024
Zipline, the drone delivery and logistics company, announced this week its new partnership with Mayo Clinic's hospital-at-home program that's designed to deliver medications and other home-based care needs. Texas-based Memorial Hermann Health System will also work with the autonomous delivery and logistics company to integrate drone-based transport for specialty prescriptions and medical supplies directly to patient homes in the Houston area beginning in 2026, the health system said.
Mobi Health News
MAY 20, 2024
The company said its drugs will be more accessible than brand-name versions thanks to a partnership with a manufacturer of generic and 503B compounded injectables.
Digital Health Global
MAY 23, 2024
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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!
Electronic Health Reporter
MAY 22, 2024
This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Sussan Nwogwugwu, DNP, PMHNP, Clinical Leader, Done. Physician burnout, characterized by exhaustion, compassion fatigue and feelings of inadequacy, not only affects physicians; it also affects their care quality, which ultimately compromises patient well-being.
FierceHealthIT
MAY 22, 2024
Express Scripts will partner with CPESN in the latest evolution of its IndependentRx Initiative, which aims to boost independent and community pharmacies. | Express Scripts will partner with CPESN in the latest evolution of its IndependentRx Initiative, which aims to boost independent and community pharmacies.
Healthcare IT Today
MAY 23, 2024
The following is a guest article by John English, Director of Service Provider Marketing and Business Development at NETSCOUT Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, medical technology became essential for keeping healthcare running when other industries had to close. Cellular network technology, particularly 5G, has been a critical enabler in running medical services during and after the pandemic.
Mobi Health News
MAY 20, 2024
The suit alleges Teladoc made misleading claims about its advertising spending related to BetterHelp causing decreased revenues and a substantial drop in its stock price.
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.
Digital Health Global
MAY 23, 2024
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #minnesota –CareHive, a pioneer in data-driven, digital-first, white glove navigation solutions, today announced the appointment of Linda Zespy as Vice President of Marketing and Engagement. Zespy has 20+ years in the healthcare space, including 15+ years of experience working specifically with B2B2C digital health startups to help them leverage their brand to build their client base and harness behavior science and human-centered design to build and re
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 24, 2024
Homecare is facing challenges and none are new. Reimbursement rates from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are low and staffing shortages are high, as is demand for home health services due to a rising, elderly demographic.
FierceHealthIT
MAY 23, 2024
After several years of modest or declining growth, the average pay for doctors jumped 5.9% in 2023, rebounding from a decline of 2.4% in 2022. | After several years of modest or declining growth, the average pay for doctors jumped 5.9% in 2023, rebounding from a decline of 2.4% in 2022.
Healthcare IT Today
MAY 20, 2024
The following is a guest article by Jessica Rengstorf , MPH, Director of US Healthcare Strategy at Endava From Alexa speakers to Apple watches, robotic or ‘smart’ devices connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) are now ubiquitous among consumers. The healthcare market is no exception. The global Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) market is expected to reach over $187 billion by 2028, more than four times its worth in 2020—owing in part to improving technology and the rise in remote care during
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Mobi Health News
MAY 17, 2024
The launch of the WayFinding platform comes just weeks after the company announced it secured $126 million in funding.
Digital Health Global
MAY 22, 2024
Appointment of digital healthcare leader to Board to support the Company as it enters next phase of commercial development Co-founder and former CEO of Lemonaid Health, a leading innovator in telemedicine and prescription drug delivery, acquired by 23andMe in 2021 LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Closed Loop Medicine Ltd., a leading TechBio company developing combination prescription drug plus software therapy products that deliver personalized dose optimization, today announced the appointmen
ACA Times
MAY 22, 2024
The IRS has begun issuing Letter 5699 penalties for 2022, demonstrating greater efficiency in identifying and assessing ACA non-compliance. The post IRS Now Issuing Letter 5699 for 2022 Tax Year first appeared on The ACA Times.
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