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Study: ChatGPT gave 'largely appropriate' answers to cardiovascular disease prevention questions

Mobi Health News

According to a research letter published in JAMA, the AI chatbot provided appropriate answers for 21 of 25 questions.

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Virtual care system designed for COVID-19 grows into a multiuse digital health tool

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In 2019, Cleveland-based University Hospitals saw an opportunity to use automation and digital care technologies to improve patient engagement, clinical care and outcomes. THE PROBLEM Ultimately, the health system was looking for ways to improve patient engagement first and foremost and then wanted to see how it could use automated tools to improve outcomes.

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Nurse staffing agency ShiftMed scores $200M

Mobi Health News

The company will use the funds to expand its services into other sectors of the healthcare market.

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Can Behavioral Health Be Objective and Data-Driven?

Healthcare IT Today

Before microscopes, doctors diagnosed as best they could using external symptoms. Now we test for the presence of specific bacteria, viruses, or lesions. Dr. Thomas Young, chief medical officer and founder of Proem Behavioral Health , is convinced that psychiatry and behavioral health are also entering an age where objective data collected from the body will drive diagnoses and treatment.

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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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Albertsons Companies Launches Sincerely Health™ Digital Health and Wellness Platform

Digital Health Global

Sincerely Health offers personalized health and pharmacy services, enabling customers to achieve their health and wellness goals with reward points redeemable for grocery discounts BOISE, Idaho–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) today announced the launch of Sincerely Health, a digital health and wellness platform that is now accessible on 16 of its banners’ grocery app and websites* including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Shaw’s, Jewel-Osco, Acme, Tom Thumb and more

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CVS closing in on deal to buy Oak Street Health to expand primary care footprint: WSJ report

FierceHealthIT

CVS closing in on deal to buy Oak Street Health to expand primary care footprint: WSJ report hlandi Mon, 02/06/2023 - 22:19

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Generative AI in Healthcare – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 107

Healthcare IT Today

For the 107th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast , we are diving deep into generative AI (You may know it better as ChatGPT) in Healthcare! First, we share how we think generative AI will impact the world of healthcare. Then, we speculate on the different use cases we can see generative AI playing a part in. Next, we discuss how people’s trust in healthcare may or may not change based on generative AI.

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Experts sound alarm on 'preventable public health crisis' as virtual prescribing for opioid use disorder now in limbo

FierceHealthIT

Experts sound alarm on 'preventable public health crisis' as virtual prescribing for opioid use disorder now in limbo aburky Mon, 02/06/2023 - 18:17

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The Christie becomes first specialist cancer trust to deploy CardMedic

DigitalHealth

The Christie has deployed the CardMedic app to help address communication barriers at the trust and tackle health inequalities.

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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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ShiftMed clinches $200M in fresh funding as investors bet big on healthcare staffing companies

FierceHealthIT

ShiftMed clinches $200M in fresh funding as investors bet big on healthcare staffing companies hlandi Mon, 02/06/2023 - 07:57

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What do consumers want from telehealth?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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Wyden pledges to defend drug price negotiation powers in light of pharma pushback

FierceHealthIT

Wyden pledges to defend drug price negotiation powers in light of pharma pushback rking Mon, 02/06/2023 - 15:46

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Position Your DHT Innovation for Success

ActiGraph

Clinical trialists today can benefit from the many hard lessons learned over the last 10 years. People new to this space tend to focus on the appearance and features of the wearable devices, often drawing on their own experiences as consumers. In reality, successful use of wearables in clinical trials has more to do with the good-and-old clinical trial practices, such as operations, protocol adherence, and record retention.

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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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Report: Only quarter of hospitals analyzed complied with key price transparency rule

FierceHealthIT

Report: Only quarter of hospitals analyzed complied with key price transparency rule rking Mon, 02/06/2023 - 11:09

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Exploring the Use and Impact of e-Prescribing on Pharmacy Practice

Canadian Health Infoway

Prescribing practices in Canada are changing, and according to a new survey, those switching to e-prescribing value the ability to reduce fraud and improve patient safety.

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A new COVID-19 subvariant is a growing concern for experts. Here's why

FierceHealthIT

A new COVID-19 subvariant is a growing concern for experts.

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Position Your DHT Innovation for Success

ActiGraph

Clinical trialists today can benefit from the many hard lessons learned over the last 10 years. People new to this space tend to focus on the appearance and features of the wearable devices, often drawing on their own experiences as consumers. In reality, successful use of wearables in clinical trials has more to do with the good-and-old clinical trial practices, such as operations, protocol adherence, and record retention.

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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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FTC reportedly hiring outside economists to probe Amazon's One Medical deal

FierceHealthIT

FTC reportedly hiring outside economists to probe Amazon's One Medical deal hlandi Mon, 02/06/2023 - 12:15

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Warrington and Halton integrates EPR with GP Connect

DigitalHealth

Warrington and Halton has integrated its Dedalus EPR with GP Connect to make sharing information easier and give clinical staff access to GP data.

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Race plays a role in where patients are delivered by ambulance: study

FierceHealthIT

Race plays a role in where patients are delivered by ambulance: study fdiamond Mon, 02/06/2023 - 17:02

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Rewired 2023 programme explores the future of UK digital health

DigitalHealth

Digital Health Rewired has published its 2023 programme showcasing the very best use of digital and data across UK health and care.

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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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The great potential of the hospital-at-home movement

Henry Kotula

[link] Published last weekend in the New York Times Magazine , this wide-ranging article weaves the experiences of patients and providers within hospital-at-home programs into a broader examination of what hospital-level care at home could mean for the future of healthcare. While the hospital-at-home movement is still small, provider interest grew sharply during the pandemic, and gave rise to Medicare’s Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver , providing 260 hospitals Medicare payment for the serv

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CVS Health names new chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer

FierceHealthIT

CVS Health names new chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer pminemyer Mon, 02/06/2023 - 13:46

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HIPAA Compliance Checklist: How to Protect Patient Data

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires healthcare organizations, including doctors, to maintain the privacy and security of patient data. A practical HIPAA compliance checklist is essential to ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations. This guide provides information on how to create a comprehensive checklist and tips for successfully implementing it at your practice.

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Pearl Health Raises $75M Series B Led by a16z to Accelerate Growth and Innovation in Value-Based Care

Healthcare IT Today

Pearl Health (Pearl) , a leading technology company focused on physician enablement and risk bearing in value-based care, today announced that it has raised $75 million in its oversubscribed Series B funding round, led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) ‘s Growth Fund and Viking Global Investors, with participation by AlleyCorp , SV Angel ‘s Growth Fund, and other leading investors.

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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.

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Revolutionizing Hypertension Management: The Benefits of 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a major cause of chronic conditions like heart disease, stroke, and kidney disease. Effective management of hypertension is essential for good health. Traditional blood pressure (BP) measurement methods, such as manual sphygmomanometer or automated devices, provide only one reading and may not accurately reflect a person’s BP throughout the day.

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