Tue.Apr 09, 2024

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Online student support company eLuma appoints new CEO and more digital health hires

Mobi Health News

Clinical-trial research company Clario announces new hire, and AI-enabled surgical care organization Apella and data company Brillio announce additions to their board of directors.

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Google, Bayer team up to develop new AI products for radiologists

FierceHealthIT

Healthcare company Bayer has tapped Google for its cloud and artificial intelligence capabilities to build new tech products to assist radiologists. | Bayer wants to pair its radiology, healthcare regulator and clinical data handling expertise with Google's tech muscle and ongoing work in generative AI to speed up innovation in media imaging.

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Costco, Sesame expand weight loss partnership program

Mobi Health News

The expanded partnership allows Costco members to obtain weight loss services through Sesame's healthcare marketplace.

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Massachusetts lawmakers tell FTC, DOJ to take hard stance on Optum-Steward deal

FierceHealthIT

All 11 of Massachusetts’ federal legislators are calling on regulators to keep a short leash on UnitedHealth Group’s proposed acquisition of Steward Health Care’s physician group, even if that mean | The financial jeopardy of Steward's remaining hospitals can't override the long-term cost and quality harms that would likely follow UnitedHealth Group's acquisition of yet another large physician practice, wrote all 11 of the state's federal legislators in a recent letter to reg

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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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Clarius teams up with ThinkSono for AI-guided ultrasound system

Mobi Health News

The companies' joint offering, ThinkSono Guidance, attained Class IIb CE mark approval in March with upcoming plans for FDA approval.

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Insurers, Uber unite against maternal mortality in Georgia with nutrition

FierceHealthIT

Supplemental benefits administrator Avesis and Elevance Health subsidiary Amerigroup Georgia have teamed up with Uber Health in a pilot project to tackle the state's maternal health crisis.

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CodaMetrix Announces $40M Series B Financing to Advance Medical Coding Quality and Clinically Enrich Claims Data Through AI

Healthcare IT Today

CodaMetrix , the leading artificial intelligence (AI) solution for transforming healthcare and revenue cycle management, today announced that it has closed its $40 million Series B funding round. Transformation Capital led the financing with continued support from existing investors SignalFire, Series A lead, and Frist Cressey Ventures. Todd Cozzens, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Transformation Capital, will join CodaMetrix’s Board of Directors.

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J.D. Power: Where payers are falling short in providing a digital consumer experience

FierceHealthIT

Consumers expect a simple and easy digital experience, and health plans have plenty of room to improve on that front, according to a new report. | Consumers expect a simple and easy digital experience, and health plans have plenty of room to improve on that front, according to a new report.

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Transparency and Data Sharing Can Also Ease Patient Burn-Out

Healthcare IT Today

Grace Cordovano, PhD, Founder of Enlightening Results , co-Founder of Unblock Health , and a devoted patient advocate, says that administrative burdens and failures at data sharing affect more than clinicians and administrators: These glitches in the healthcare systems also contribute to burn-out among patients and their families. Cordovano and Colin Banas, MD, MHA, Chief Medical Officer at DrFirst , talk in this video about recent regulatory advances in data sharing and how both clinicians and

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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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InfoBionic Rebrands Company Name to InfoBionic.Ai, Reinforcing Focus on AI-Enabled ECG

Digital Health Global

InfoBionic.Ai continues to advance its mission of improving outcomes and enabling better cardiac care with a name that captures the essence of its next gen, AI-enabled virtual telemetry solution. BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #AI –InfoBionic.Ai, a digital health company providing AI-powered diagnostic remote patient monitoring solutions, today announced that it has evolved its company name from ‘InfoBionic’ to ‘InfoBionic.Ai,’ signifying its continued commitment to leveraging artific

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New Aegis Ventures consortium joins 9 health systems to co-develop digital solutions

FierceHealthIT

Aegis Ventures has launched a digital health innovation collaborative with the backing of nine founding health systems. | The new Digital Consortium aims to put health systems at the center of digital health innovation to help address healthcare’s most pressing quality, equity and cost challenges. These health systems will co-develop, invest in and deploy health tech solutions alongside Aegis.

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Revolutionizing Healthcare with Foresight: a novel approach to Forecasting Disorders using Electronic Health Records

Digital Health Global

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have transformed healthcare by centralizing patient information and providing a comprehensive view of their medical history. While structured data in EHRs offers standardized information like demographics and lab results, unstructured data, such as doctor’s notes and imaging reports, provides nuanced insights into a patient’s condition.

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HeathNet Homecare platform looks to predict medication non-adherence

DigitalHealth

Patients who fail to take medicines as prescribed are costly to health systems and risk seeing their own conditions worsen.

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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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Kaiser Permanente uses AI to redirect 'simple' patient messages from physician inboxes

FierceHealthIT

Artificial intelligence categorization can help stem the flood of patient messages that would otherwise demand physicians’ expensive time, Kaiser Permanente researchers report. | Natural language processing algorithms trained to categorize different types of messages helped a support team to resolve nearly a third of patient queries without involving the recipient physician.

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NTT DATA enhances dementia research with artificial intelligence

DigitalHealth

Two new solutions using the power of artificial intelligence to enhance research into dementia and cognitive decline are being worked on by NTT DATA.

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DMEA 2024 Berlin: What are the key talking points likely to be?

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: DMEA 2024, scheduled from April 9-11th 2024, is Europe's leading event for digital health. It's a place where experts from the digital health industry gather to showcase cutting-edge technologies, share knowledge, and discuss the future of healthcare. DMEA 2024 Berlin is organised by Messe Berlin GmbH, a major trade fair company in Germany.

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Smart Triage shines and sets Rapid Health apart from competitors

DigitalHealth

Rapid Health’s Smart Triage is helping NHS GP practices and Primary Care Networks solve the '8am rush' issue, CEO and co-founder Carmelo Insalaco explains.

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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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What is NHS England's plan for Tech in 2024-2025?

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: Amanda Pritchard, the NHS Chief Executive outlined the 2024/25 priorities and operational planning guidance recently, highlighting NHS England's focus for the next 12 months. "Despite the challenges we face, there are real reasons for optimism. We are already putting in place the building blocks for a better future. The £3.4 billon investment of capital in data and technology – from 2025/26 onwards – announced in the Spring Budget will allow us to roll out technology and d

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HealthNet Homecare platform looks to predict medication non-adherence

DigitalHealth

Patients who fail to take medicines as prescribed are costly to health systems and risk seeing their own conditions worsen.

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Championing Local Well-Being: How we can create a blueprint for social prescribing

Digital Leaders HealthTech

The rise of people affected by chronic health conditions in the UK has become an unavoidable problem, one that is only increasing with lack of resource within the NHS. But with an understanding that a person’s overall health is linked to a range of factors, there could be a new approach on the horizon. These can be physical factors – like exercise and diet – but they also extend to the social and environmental elements of our lives.

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DrKumo’s Role in Empowering Patients Using Remote Patient Monitoring with Chronic Conditions

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

In the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare, the role of technology in empowering patients and revolutionizing care delivery cannot be overstated. Among the myriad innovations, Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) stands out as a transformative solution, particularly for individuals living with chronic conditions. From defining the concept of RPM to delving into the challenges faced by patients with chronic conditions, this article will illuminate how DrKumo’s advanced solution is reshaping the h

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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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Verato Revolutionizes Data Stewardship with Smart Steward

Digital Health Global

The assistant powered by Google Cloud’s Vertex AI provides healthcare organizations frictionless end-to-end identity data management solution MCLEAN, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Verato, the identity experts for healthcare, announced today the launch of Smart Steward , a first-of-its-kind generative AI-based assistant for healthcare data stewardship teams.

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Availity Fills in Staff Knowledge at the Point of Engagement with Patients

Healthcare IT Today

Health care is not one single system, but multiple systems offering a bewildering variety of diagnostic and treatment options, backed by a plethora of payment systems that vary from patient. According to Krisi Hutson, Senior Director of Solutions at Availity , AI can help administrative staff from the front desk to the billing office negotiate the maze.

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Biden administration boosts loan forgiveness for primary care doctors, OB-GYNs who practice in rural areas

FierceHealthIT

In a bid to boost the number of doctors serving rural communities, the Department of Health and Human Services has increased by 50% the initial loan repayment amount available to primary care provi | In a bid to boost the number of doctors serving rural communities, HHS has increased by 50% the initial loan repayment amount available to primary care providers who commit to practicing in underserved areas.