KevinMD

JUNE 30, 2023

ChatGPT and Epic Systems This year’s buzzword in academic and now business technology is ChatGPT. Epic Systems, Microsoft, and OpenAI (the owners of ChatGPT) have announced the release of the next evolution in artificial intelligence (AI) called GPT-4. This new system integrates AI with electronic health records with the hopes of advancing medical care and Read more… Seen at HIMSS: the latest innovations in artificial intelligence, mixed reality, robotics, and interoperability originally a

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Health Populi

JUNE 23, 2023

If you live in Massachusetts, Hawaii, and New Hampshire, you win a kind of state lottery for public health and well-being, based on this year’s read of the 2023 Scorecard on State Health System Performance from The Commonwealth Fund. Here’s a picture of the annual study’s top-line findings, a roster of the fifty U.S. states ranked by a mash-up of health system indicators.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 14, 2023

The company will first use the patent to combine the Apple Watch with Apple's new augmented reality headset Apple Vision Pro for closed loop AI-enabled treatment.

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KevinMD

JUNE 14, 2023

An excerpt from Future of Technology in Medicine, The: From Cyborgs to Curing Paralysis. Have you ever experienced the urge to text someone in the middle of cooking? Have you ever experienced the necessity of responding to a friend’s eager text when performing small tasks such as holding groceries? Brain-machine interfaces, … Read more… Revolutionizing communication and enhancing prosthetics: breakthroughs in neural engineering systems originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 20, 2023

Rural communities across the U.S. are facing an increasing healthcare crisis due to shortages in healthcare providers and facilities, especially as the nursing shortage continues throughout the country. One way people in these rural areas still can receive access to high-quality healthcare in a convenient and cost-effective way is through telemedicine and remote patient monitoring options.

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 9, 2023

Emerging Alzheimer’s disease medications come with high price tags, but researchers with the University of Chicago calculate that in the long run, it’s much less costly to cover these therapies for | Emerging Alzheimer’s medications come with high price tags, but researchers with the University of Chicago calculate that in the long run, it’s much less costly to cover these therapies for Medicare beneficiaries.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

What is the AARP AgeTech Collaborative? AARP’s AgeTech Collaborative launched in 2021 with a splash (and 50 startups) that has widened into an age wave, or a sort of Match.com for age-related companies to find others, including collaborators, sponsors, pilots, and more. Today’s collection of 98 companies, many of whom have gone through the Innovation Labs incubator process, including pitch competition, Accelerator program, or were directly invited into the AgeTech Collaborative program.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 5, 2023

The Apple watchOS 10 will allow users to track their emotions and moods, connect with mental health resources and measure time spent outdoors to reduce the risk of myopia.

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KevinMD

JUNE 16, 2023

Health care organizations are complex systems that require a multitude of moving parts to work smoothly. The background operations that keep health systems running are key to enabling frontline doctors and nurses to deliver quality care. As a registered nurse and health care administrator for 45 years, I have a unique perspective on the challenges Read more… Unleashing the power of optimized operations, data connectivity, and technology for unparalleled patient care originally appeared in KevinM

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Speaker: Jack Clough, Chief Growth Officer

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 12, 2023

A 2019 survey by the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation’s Office of Health Policy found that the highest rates of telehealth visits happened among people with Medicaid (29.3%) and Medicare (27.4%), Black individuals (26.8%), and those earning less than $25,000 (26.7%). With so many of the nation's underserved patients using telehealth services, practitioners and medical organizations must work to understand what these patients need in order to improve the quality of care.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 14, 2023

As someone who has covered the health IT industry for 17 years, I’m always fascinated when I see something really grab the attention of the health IT community. That’s a hard thing to do when there are so many people pining for attention. Certainly AI us currently doing that in health IT, but in the world of interoperability TEFCA and QHINs are grabbing all of the attention.

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 2, 2023

Pharma giant Bayer is launching a precision health unit as it ramps up its investment in consumer-facing digital health tools. | Pharma giant Bayer is launching a precision health unit as it ramps up its investment in consumer-facing digital health tools.

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Clear Arch Health

JUNE 16, 2023

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) programs enable the delivery of convenient, proactive, and responsive care to patients wherever they are, regardless of location. This is highly advantageous for rural healthcare patients who often encounter barriers to patient care services. Here, we'd like to share some good news about the RPM program at Coal Country Community Health Center ‐ Beulah Clinic, in North Dakota.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

In the world of small business management, the challenge of managing payroll & HR efficiently while scaling operations can be overwhelming. Yet, with the right strategies in place, these challenges can become opportunities for growth and innovation. In this session, Joe Sharpe, Senior Director of Managed Payroll Services at IRIS, will reveal practical methods and expert insights for outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes, resulting in substantial time and resource savings.

Mobi Health News

JUNE 12, 2023

Dr. Daniel Kraft, founder of Digital.Health and NextMed Health and general partner at Continuum Health Ventures, tells MobiHealthNews how he sees rapidly changing technology shaping digital healthcare.

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Healee

JUNE 20, 2023

Navigating the intricate realm of patient scheduling is no easy task. From the vantage point of administrators, it entails juggling a myriad of appointments, ensuring optimal utilization of resources, maintaining... The post The Ultimate Guide to Patient Scheduling Software: Must-Have Features and Implementation Tips appeared first on Healee.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 6, 2023

It's a challenging time to be a young person. Study after study has shown that stressors such as social media, bullying, loneliness and the pandemic are causing and exacerbating a wide array of mental health challenges among high school and college kids. And healthcare resources are not always readily available to help them. Among some recent stats: There are never-before-seen levels of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts among teens, according to a report from the CDC. 71% of college student

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 2, 2023

Surecripts is a company that is synonymous with e-prescribing. Increasingly, healthcare organizations are using the company’s platform to exchange more than prescription information. Vaccination status, demographic information and notes are increasingly shared. Surescripts recently announced its intention to become a QHIN , firmly positioning the company a player in the interoperability space.

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Considering the growth of your clinic? It’s difficult to advance any business today without using technology — but what will truly enhance your daily operations? How successful are other urgent care centers with these solutions? This article offers a glimpse into real-world technology experiences from urgent care centers like yours. Discover how various solutions can boost your growth potential and see firsthand how effective they are.

FierceHealthIT

JUNE 1, 2023

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services outlined plans Thursday to broadly cover a new class of Alzheimer’s drugs once the medications get full approval from the Food and Drug Administration | CMS outlined plans Thursday to broadly cover a new class of Alzheimer’s drugs once the medications get full approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

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Health and Wellness Blog | Uplifting People To Live A Healthier Life

JUNE 24, 2023

Bodybuilding and fitness influencers have taken center stage on social media, sharing the bulking and cutting cycle with aspiring bodybuilders and enthusiastic gym-goers alike. However, many of these fitness influencers use performance-enhancing drugs, and whether they share this with followers or claim they’re “natural” and do so in secret varies. Due to this, a growing […] The post Bulking and Cutting: The Hidden Use of Performance-Enhancing Drugs and the Effect on Your Mental Health app

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 16, 2023

The company will use the funds to release new offerings to providers and payers, expand its reach nationally in 2023 and establish a presence in all 50 states in 2024.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JUNE 15, 2023

Depression significantly affects the Latinx community, where numerous obstacles have been identified in scholarly research as barriers that lead to the underutilization of behavioral health services. The lifetime occurrence rate of major depressive disorder (MDD) in the broader Latino population is 10.8%, 8.9% for African Americans, and 7.8% for Caucasians.

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Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 26, 2023

Eighty percent of providers using telehealth in Virginia have seen improvements in their patients’ continuity of care, and 87% feel confident in the quality of care they’re able to offer patients via telehealth, according to a new survey conducted by the Virginia Telehealth Network of more than 10,500 active license healthcare professionals throughout the state.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 9, 2023

The following is a guest article by Patrick Reetz, Chief Product Officer at LinkLive The pandemic was the catalyst for digital healthcare and transforming modern patient care. But it happened abruptly, leaving many challenges in its wake. Dragged into this rapid shift, healthcare organizations adopted a plethora of communication endpoints without assessing their core attributes: adaptability, functionality, interoperability, effectiveness, and reliability.

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FierceHealthIT

JUNE 22, 2023

Physician-owned general acute care hospitals charge less than other non-physician-owned facilities in their region for several common shoppable care services, according to a new analysis published | A new analysis of competing hospitals' published prices adds fuel to the debate over whether Congress should lift the Affordable Care Act's ban on new physician-owned hospitals.

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Iris Telehealth

JUNE 26, 2023

Iris clinicians are at the heart of what makes our organization such a special place to work. That’s why we’re turning the spotlight on the amazing work they’re doing every day. This month, we’re sitting down to talk with Sarah Mendenhall, PMHNP. Q. How did you find Iris and decide you wanted to be an Iris provider? A. I was doing telehealth for another company and wasn’t happy, so I started looking for other opportunities.

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Mobi Health News

JUNE 30, 2023

Lynne Chou O'Keefe, founder and managing partner of Define Ventures, tells MobiHealthNews what characteristics of a company are essential to garner investment.

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Health Recovery Solutions

JUNE 1, 2023

June, recognized as Men's Health Month , is an ideal time to explore the unique health challenges faced by men, the importance of preventive care, and the latest advances in chronic disease management. Studies show men are more susceptible to certain chronic health conditions and there are some innovative approaches out there to managing chronic conditions that ensure optimal outcomes beyond the hospital and clinical settings.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 22, 2023

A new collaboration announced this week between Zocdoc and Elation Health aims to help physician practices and other providers using Elation's electronic health records reach new patients on the Zocdoc marketplace and reduce administrative burden. WHY IT MATTERS Through the new partnership, providers’ existing scheduling software integrates with Zocdoc, automatically adding appointments booked online to providers' schedules in their Elation EHRs, according to today's announceme

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