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Envisioning the future of health care with OpenAI’s GPT-4o: potential innovations under secure and unbiased conditions

KevinMD

Introducing OpenAI’s GPT-4o is just the beginning of a transformative journey in health care. As we look to the future, it is essential to ensure that advancements in AI, particularly in sensitive sectors like health care, are grounded in security and fairness. With strict adherence to HIPAA-compliant servers and proactive measures to eliminate bias in Read more… Envisioning the future of health care with OpenAI’s GPT-4o: potential innovations under secure and unbiased conditions ori

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Augmedix stock falls 41% after it lowers FY24 revenue guidance

Mobi Health News

The company's stock price dropped after it released its first-quarter earnings and lowered its full-year guidance despite an increase in revenue.

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CVS warns it could lose up to 10% of its members next year

FierceHealthIT

Facing the wrath of upset investors following its first quarter earnings, CVS Health has promised to value margins over members going forward. | CVS Health is reassessing its Medicare Advantage business and weighing the possibility of exiting certain markets as it looks to get its margins under control.

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TytoCare partners with new health systems to expand school health initiative

Mobi Health News

North Carolina-based Cone Health, Virginia health system Sentara Health and Kentucky community health center A Plus Family HealthCare will utilize TytoCare in local schools.

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The Cost of Inefficient Communication in Home Care & Beyond

This eBook explores the critical issues of using consumer-grade messaging apps like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and SMS in healthcare, especially home care. It highlights the negative impacts on patient care quality, data security, and HIPAA compliance and provides practical solutions to enhance communication efficiency! You will learn how to: Consolidate Messaging Platforms: Streamline communication by reducing the use of multiple apps, improving efficiency in patient care.

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4 Strategic Considerations for Digital Hospital Transformation

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Kaeli Tully, Healthcare Systems and Solutions Engineer at Intel In the quiet hours of the night, hospital executives toss and turn, grappling with the daunting reality of staffing shortages that plague their institutions. Challenges like these fuel passion and ingenuity for innovation and drive the community to harness the power of technology to find fit-for-purpose and impactful solutions.

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DETECT-1 Study: a leap forward in cardiac arrest detection

Digital Health Global

In a significant breakthrough, researchers have developed and validated an algorithm for automated cardiac arrest detection using a photoplethysmography wristband. The study, titled “Automated cardiac arrest detection using a photoplethysmography wristband: algorithm development and validation in patients with induced circulatory arrest in the DETECT-1 study” , presents a promising solution to a critical health issue.

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Samsung Medison buying French ultrasound AI startup for $92M

Mobi Health News

Sonio will remain an independent company following the acquisition.

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Digital Maturity Assessment expands into primary care for 2024

DigitalHealth

NHS England have confirmed that the 2024 Digital Maturity Assessment is an evolution of last year’s survey and includes an expansion into primary care.

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Health tech startup Dandelion Health launches data library to advance insights into GLP-1 drugs

FierceHealthIT

The growing popularity of GLP-1 drugs opens up massive opportunities for biopharma companies, life sciences firms and researchers and represents a massive shift in how health systems approach | Dandelion Health developed a GLP-1 data library as a multimodal real-world clinical dataset built specifically to surface insights and opportunities related to the GLP-1 receptor agonist drug class.

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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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Sir Jim Mackey confirmed as opening joint Summer Schools 2024 keynote

DigitalHealth

Nationally recognised NHS leader and Newcastle Hospitals CEO, Sir Jim Mackey, has been confirmed as an opening keynote at Summer Schools 2024.

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Extracting Value From Existing Systems with Connexall

Healthcare IT Today

Connexall addresses traditional hospital concerns such as fall prevention, other patient safety, and reducing alerts. According to Sandy Saggar, Interim Chief Executive Officer, they achieve this through great flexibility. On the one hand, they connect to a wide range of medical devices through standard protocols and remain vendor-neutral, which is important for hospital systems that have to integrate many systems after a merger or acquisition.

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Babyscripts teams up with Lyft to provide transportation to maternal health services

FierceHealthIT

Digital maternal health company Babyscripts announced a partnership Tuesday with Lyft Healthcare to offer sponsored rides for people who are pregnant or postpartum and face barriers to transportati | Babyscripts hopes to increase utilization of prenatal and postpartum care through a new ridesharing pilot program with Lyft Healthcare.

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7 Key Questions You Ask Your Next Independent Review Organization (IRO)

BHM Healthcare Solutions

IRO expertise: Ensure experience matches your needs in healthcare or insurance. Quality assurance: Inquire about processes to uphold review standards. Compliance: Verify adherence to URAC or NCQA for legitimacy. Transparency: Seek clear communication for updates and explanations. In the complex world of healthcare, ensuring quality, compliance, and efficiency is paramount.

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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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Private equity firm off the hook in FTC's antitrust case against portfolio anesthesia provider

FierceHealthIT

Private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe will not be scrutinized in court for the potentially anticompetitive practices of its portfolio anesthesia group U.S. | A federal judge ruled Monday that Welsh Carson's minority, noncontrolling stake in U.S. Anesthesia Partners does not make it liable for the provider's potential anticompetitive practices.

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The Power of a Good User Experience in Mental and Behavioral Health EHRs

TheraNest

As technology continues to transform the healthcare industry, it is crucial for mental and behavioral health professionals to have access to user-friendly software that enhances their workflow and ultimately improves client care. But as you may have noticed, there’s a big gap between sleek, user-friendly consumer apps and the clunky, often outdated tools used by professionals.

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Quantum Health launches new pharmacy navigation solution

FierceHealthIT

Healthcare navigation company Quantum Health is launching a new offering that seeks to make it easier for employers to manage pharmacy costs. | Healthcare navigation company Quantum Health is launching a new offering that seeks to make it easier for employers to manage pharmacy costs.

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Navigating Complex Coverage Decisions: Expertise for Payers to Optimize

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Master strategies for payers to optimize outcomes in complex coverage decisions. Join us for valuable insights and expertise. The post Navigating Complex Coverage Decisions: Expertise for Payers to Optimize appeared first on BHM Healthcare Solutions.

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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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Establishing a Strong Safety Culture: Challenges and Solutions

Ortholive

Overcoming Challenges to Workplace Safety How to Prevent Workplace Injuries As healthcare costs continue to increase, companies are placing a greater emphasis on their employees’ well-being and prioritizing the development of a strong safety culture to prevent workplace accidents and quickly treat workplace injuries. However, establishing a robust safety culture takes time and effort.

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What Remote Patient Monitoring Challenges Exist for Members in 2024?

AMC Health

As patient care evolves, the industry needs to be nimble to anticipate and overcome obstacles for the unique needs of individual members. Specifically for those with high blood pressure and hypertension, remote patient monitoring (RPM) has become an integral component of care management, offering a means to consistently monitor and address issues in real time.

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Dr. Richard Carmona and Dr. Kelly Nguyen Receive Prestigious UCSF Alumni Awards for Healthcare Innovation

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Dr. Carmona and Dr. Nguyen Honored for Pioneering Contributions to Medical Science and Public Health San Francisco, CA – Dr. Richard Carmona, former Surgeon General of the United States and a distinguished member of the DrKumo Advisory Board, was honored with the prestigious 2024 UCSF Medical Alumni Association (MAA), Alum of the Year Award. The award recognizes dedication to the true principles of a physician, contributions to medicine, and service to the community.

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Jim Rechtin to step into Humana CEO role on July 1

FierceHealthIT

The insurer announced Monday that incoming chief executive Jim Rechtin will assume the role in the summer.

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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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The Future of Heart Failure Management: Innovations in Remote Patient Technology

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Remote patient technology is revolutionizing the management of heart failure, a condition that affects approximately 26 million people worldwide. This technology enhances patient monitoring, allowing for continuous care and early detection of potential complications without the need for frequent hospital visits, giving patients more freedom to live their lives.

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Xealth Client Thought Leaders at Reuters Events Digital Health 2024

Xealth

SAN DIEGO, Calif.—REUTERS EVENTS DIGITAL HEALTH—May 14, 2024— Xealth , the leader in enabling digital health at scale, is proud to support several clients who will be speaking at Reuters Events Digital Health 2024. With the theme “Innovate, automate, and become the go-to care partner,” Digital Health 2024 will be held May 14-15 in San Diego, Calif. Details on the Sessions: Title: Because technology is only as good as those that use it; getting the change management process right Presenter:

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Kontakt.io Raises $47.5 Million Funding from Goldman Sachs to Fuel AI Development and Expansion into US Hospitals

Healthcare IT Today

The Investment will Fuel Global Growth and Advancement of its AI-Driven IoT Platform to Optimize Hospital Operations and Resources Outside the Clinical Domain Kontakt.io , the leading provider of Inpatient Journey Analytics, today announced a Series C investment of $47.5 million, led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (Goldman Sachs).

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Slowing volume recovery from pandemic-deferred care won't hold Tenet back, CEO says

FierceHealthIT

Though the utilization bump from pandemic-deferred care is reaching its tail, Tenet Healthcare executives say the system still expects to grow its earnings by sticking with its high-acuity care str | A focus on high-acuity and per case net revenue trumps volume chasing for Tenet, though executives say there's still room for both within the acute inpatient care market.

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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.