Fri.Apr 18, 2025

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Navigating AI’s Double-Edged Sword: Cyber Resilience in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by David Lindner, Chief Information Security and Data Privacy Officer at Contrast Security Healthcare organizations face a complex balancing act when integrating AI, navigating the promise of significant benefits alongside inherent risks. The technology brings a wealth of benefits, such as speeding up and improving the accuracy of patient diagnoses.

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Zoom launches agentic AI-powered mobile comms for frontline staff

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A new tool, Zoom Workplace for Frontline, is now generally available to all customers. It uses agentic artificial intelligence to help improve on-shift communications and work management, the telehealth company said Wednesday. WHY IT MATTERS With a real-time activity feed, as well as auto-generated on-shift chat groups and push-to-talk functionality, Zoom said Wednesday in its announcement that it aims to boost productivity, collaboration and connection among frontline teams in several industrie

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Emerging Technologies that are Driving Significant Innovations in Digital Health and Reshaping Patient Care Delivery

Healthcare IT Today

Countless people and organizations are currently striving to invent and improve technologies to help propel healthcare into a brighter future. But which of these technologies is starting to make a noticeable impact? What emerging technologies are driving the most significant innovations in digital health, and how are they reshaping patient care delivery ?

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Leidos, University of Pittsburgh spend $10M for AI disease detection

Mobi Health News

The partnership will focus on building AI tools that accelerate heart disease and cancer detection with the aim of reducing diagnostic turnaround times.

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Empowering Overall Healthcare Operations: Why Some Outsourcing Is Smart Business

Many administrators at large and small medical practices and labs can be fearful of bringing in a third party to help with their revenue cycle. For some, this is a fear of giving up control; for others, it is about avoiding staff losses. But a strategic approach with a partner that knows one-size-fits-all is not the solution for every customer, and instead, offers a tailored service that helps an organization close weaknesses in their billing operations by using a proven, highly professional, op

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Innovative, Immersive Learning: Relias Expands VR Access to Solve Healthcare Workforce Training Challenges

Healthcare IT Today

With Realistic, Scenario-Driven Learning, Healthcare Workers can Refine Skills in Real Time, Reducing Errors and Improving Decision-Making Relias , the trusted multi-solution workforce enablement platform partner to 12,000 healthcare organizations and 4.5 million caregivers, is expanding its learning modalities to include assessment-based virtual reality (VR) through its acquisition of InceptionXR , an innovative provider of extended reality training solutions for healthcare professionals.

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HealthMed, Podimetrics partner to help high-risk patients with diabetes

Mobi Health News

Podimetrics' SmartMat technology that helps diabetes patients manage foot health and mobility will be incorporated into HealthMeds employee-focused portfolio of benefits.

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The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) is emerging as a Global HealthTech Hub in 2025

Lloyd Price

Exec SummaryThe Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and its subsidiary, the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV), have emerged as a compelling market for healthcare technology companies due to several structural, economic, and market-specific factors. Below are the key reasons why the TSX is an interesting and growing market for healthcare technology, supported by relevant insights and critical analysis:1.

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Forcura and Medalogix Join to Create Transformative Post-Acute Care Technology Platform

Healthcare IT Today

Berkshire Partners will Serve as Lead Investor in the New Platform, with The Vistria Group Investing Alongside as a Key Minority Shareholder Forcura , the intelligent workflow management company, and Medalogix , a clinical decision support company, today announced that they have combined. Together, the companies will create a leading post-acute care technology platform focused on the advancement of intelligent patient care within home-based care providers and ultimately across the entire healthc

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SNOMED CT: Healthcare AI's SuperPower

Lloyd Price

Exec SummarySNOMED CT is the most comprehensive, multilingual clinical terminology system globally, with over 360,000 concepts, 1.5 million relationships, and 1 million descriptors (synonyms and definitions) covering diagnoses, procedures, symptoms, anatomy, and more. Its structured, machine-readable format makes it ideal for AI applications, yet its complexity and implementation challenges often leave it underutilised compared to simpler standards like ICD-10.

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The Essential Guide to Secure Messaging in Healthcare

Discover everything healthcare providers need to know about secure messaging. Covering essential topics like HIPAA compliance, communication efficiency, and patient privacy protection, this resource is indispensable for professionals, caregivers, and administrative staff alike.📱 💬 Whether managing sensitive patient data, coordinating care teams, or streamlining workflows, discover actionable insights to implement secure messaging solutions effectively.

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Now Available: Digital Measurement of Nocturnal Scratch in Atopic Dermatitis

ActiGraph

One of the most significant challenges in managing atopic dermatitis (AD) is the lack of objective measures to evaluate the severity and impact of scratching, particularly during sleep. This gap has limited the ability to fully understand the disease and develop targeted interventions. Learn more about leveraging digital health technology in Dermatology R&D in our Digital Endpoint Guide.

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Four Buyers in HealthTech 2025: Strategic, Financial, Consolidator, Distressed

Lloyd Price

Exec SummaryIn the context of HealthTech (healthcare technology), the "four buyers" Strategic, Financial, Consolidator, and Distressed, refer to distinct types of entities or investors that acquire companies or assets within the sector. Each has unique motivations, goals, and approaches. Here's a breakdown:1. Strategic Buyer Typically, these are established companies in the HealthTech or related industries (e.g.

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FierceHealthIT - Untitled Article

FierceHealthIT

The Department of Government Efficiency is continuing its march to control all healthcare grant dollars leaving the federal government.

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Connected Health Initiative’s Letter Congratulating Dr. Mehmet Oz’s Confirmation as Administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

Connected Health Initiative

CHI Ltr to CMS Admin Oz (18 Apr 2025) The post Connected Health Initiatives Letter Congratulating Dr. Mehmet Ozs Confirmation as Administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid first appeared on Connected Health Initiative.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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FierceHealthIT

Elevance Health projected it will beat its earnings guidance in the first quarter and said medical costs are in line with expectations, contrasting with UnitedHealth Group's disappointing Q1 results.

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FierceHealthIT

Financial cost remains one of the biggest barriers to fertility care. At the same time, people going through the fertility journey must deal with the emotional toll it can take.

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Antitrust lawyers break down healthcare industry takeaways from the American Bar Association Antitrust Spring Meeting, the largest annual event for the antitrust bar and a venue for enforcers to preview their enforcement agendas and policy objectives.

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FierceHealthIT

The venture capital firm's $485 million acquisition of the nonprofit system must be reviewed with regard to private inurement illegal under Ohio law, alongside a closer look at its valuation and impact on the community, advocates told the state attorney general's office in a Friday letter.

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!