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Future of medical device cyber security

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: The future of medical device cyber security is a rapidly evolving landscape. As medical devices become increasingly connected to the internet, they are becoming more vulnerable to cyber attacks. In 2021, there were over 100 known cyber attacks on medical devices, and this number is expected to grow in the coming years. There are a number of factors driving the growth of cyber attacks on medical devices.

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Generative AI to accelerate drug discovery

Digital Health Global

Google Cloud has announced the launch of enhanced AI-powered tools aimed at advancing life sciences. These tools include the Target and Lead Identification Suite, an AI tool for life science researchers to better identify the function of amino acids and predict the structure of proteins, and the Multiomics Suite for discovering and interpreting genomic data and designing personalized genomic treatments.

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Surviving TMI and AI: the importance of self-initiated self-learning for future physicians

KevinMD

Although adult education is meant to be accomplished without spoon-feeding, academic physicians find it challenging to avoid spoon-feeding their medical students, residents, and fellows when designing curriculums for them during medical school and graduate medical education (GME). With the advent of the internet and digital information, the situation has become worse instead of better.

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How to Transition from Private Practice to a Telehealth Group

Iris Telehealth

Making the move from private practice to working for a telehealth group comes with a lot of benefits and considerations. In this blog, we’ll outline the pros and cons of making this switch and offer recommendations for making this transition seamless. Are you looking for something specific? Use this table of contents to jump where you need to go: Table of contents Why you might consider a transition to telehealth The benefits of working for a telehealth group How to make your transition to teleh

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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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Connected Health Initiative – Our Health IT Friend on Capitol Hill

Healthcare IT Today

The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) is a non-profit organization that advocates on behalf of all health IT vendors. They are a trusted resource and voice for our industry so that policymakers at federal, state, and local levels can be better informed about emerging digital health technology. Vendors can help by contributing clinical efficacy studies to CHI’s new Digital Health Evidence Resource Database to bolster their advocacy efforts.

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Getting Health Care at a Retail Pharmacy vs a Retail Store: Consumers May Be Favoring the Pharmacist Versus the Retailer

Health Populi

Not all “retail health” sites are created equal, U.S. consumers seem to be saying in a new study from Wolters Kluwer Health, the company’s second Pharmacy Next: Consumer Care and Cost Trends survey. Specifically, consumers have begun to differentiate between health care delivered at a retail pharmacy versus care offered at a retail store — such as Target or Walmart (both named as sites that offer “health clinics in department stores” in the study press release

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Health Systems Must Move “Beyond the Walls” to Support Consumers’ Well-Being

Health Populi

Hospitals’ and health systems’ core competencies have been serving patients “within the walls” of their organizations and institutions. As health systems continue to evolve value-based services while meeting patients’ consumer-oriented demands for convenience and personalization, digital transformation is required, enabling care “beyond-the-walls.” We learn more about this vision and how to map the journey to getting there in the report Integrating digi

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Cognitive care needs can be identified by digital assessments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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The game-changing impact of AI regulation: Unlocking the potential in health care and society

KevinMD

The regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) has become a hot topic in recent years, especially as AI systems like ChatGPT continue to grow in prominence. OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, recently testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, emphasizing the need for collaboration between the government and private companies to create appropriate regulations.

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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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Voiceitt, Cisco partner to offer speech recognition for virtual meetings

Mobi Health News

Webex by Cisco will integrate Voiceitt's technology into its platform for people with non-standard speech to be easily understood during virtual calls.

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Medical Debt: “The Debt of Necessity” – A Current U.S. Picture from the CFPB

Health Populi

On April 11, 2023, three of the largest U.S. consumer credit rating companies — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — planned to remove medical bill collections that were under $500 from consumers’ credit reports. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) calculated that these medical bill “erasures” under $500 impacted nearly 23 million consumers and eliminated medical collections totally for 15.6 million people in the U.S. according to CFPB’s recently-pub

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Addiction recovery provider sees success with AI-enabled telehealth meds monitoring

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

An addiction medicine practice in Fishers, Indiana, run by Dr. Bill Farr has in two years seen a cohort of 100 patients remain in his medication-assisted treatment program 94% of the time using a new technology (developed by Farr) compared with 54% of the time without the technology. Farr runs the addiction practice and is cofounder of Atadas, a telehealth medication monitoring technology company.

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Kaiser Permanente discloses timeline, financial commitments for its VBC megadeal with Geisinger Health

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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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Fertility app Premom shared users' health data without consent, FTC says

Mobi Health News

The Federal Trade Commission alleges the company shared personal health information with two China-based firms, Google and analytics company AppsFlyer.

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Understanding the Benefits of Data Registries for Advancing Patient Centricity and Research

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Leon Rozenblit, JD, PhD, Registry CoE, IQVIA, Alexandra Weiss, nonprofit strategy, patient organizations, IQVIA. The past few years ushered in a historic wave of innovation in the therapeutic development landscape, heightening the demand for high-quality, […] The article Understanding the Benefits of Data Registries for Advancing Patient Centricity and Research appeared first on electroni

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For Oak Orchard, telehealth relieves shortage of medical, dental and mental health pros

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

COVID-19 forced Oak Orchard Health, a health system based in Brockport, New York, to change the way it did almost everything at its health centers – beginning with its inability to see patients face to face. THE PROBLEM But services were needed more than ever. As a rural FQHC, it typically faced many challenges – challenges inflamed by the pandemic.

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Commercial payers frequently delayed paying out providers' claims in Q1, report finds

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5 Essentials for Healthcare CIOs: A Provider Data Management Checklist

Complete and accurate provider data is essential for health organizations to operate effectively. A better understanding of your provider network helps to understand patients and consumers, identify gaps in care, and make the best possible decisions for your businesses. A modern provider data management solution should power a complete and accurate view of each of your providers, make this data easily accessible across functional groups, and be flexible and agile enough to scale. with your needs

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Q&A: Professional soccer players score telehealth partner for mental health

Mobi Health News

Connor Tobin, professional soccer player and the cofounder and executive director of the United Soccer League Players Association, discusses a partnership with telehealth platform Onrise to support players' mental health.

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Lucem Health Announces Series A Funding Round

Healthcare IT Today

Venture Capital Commitment for Mayo Clinic Platform Portfolio Company Underscores Promise of Clinical AI to Transform Healthcare Delivery Lucem Health , a leading provider of transformational clinical AI technology and solutions, announced that it has closed a Series A funding round of $7.7 million. Led by Mayo Clinic, Granger Management, and Mercy (St Louis), this round builds on Lucem Health’s seed funding and includes financing from existing investor Rally Ventures.

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For Ryan Health, telehealth seeds planted during the pandemic have flourished

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Ryan Health is a federally qualified health center based in Manhattan that has been providing comprehensive and affordable primary and specialty care to New York’s diverse and underserved communities since 1967. Ryan Health has seven primary care centers, seven school-based health centers, two community outreach centers at transitional housing sites, and one mobile health center, all located throughout Manhattan.

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FTC expands probe into pharmacy benefit managers to GPOs

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A Guide to Improved Sepsis Detection & Compliance: 6 Areas You Should Address

This guide highlights key areas that your sepsis detection platform should address to minimize the impact of this leading, entirely preventable cause of in-hospital deaths, as well as how to increase compliance by 20% in 30 days. Download to learn more!

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Menopause care platform Gennev becomes Aetna in-network provider

Mobi Health News

Eligible Aetna commercial members will be able to access virtual visits with Gennev's doctors and dietitians without prior authorization.

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Working Together for Stronger Healthcare Cybersecurity – A Look At 405(d)

Healthcare IT Today

There are new cybersecurity tools for protecting patient safety that every healthcare organization should know about. In this video, two leaders in the field discuss two recent initiatives: The Healthcare Cybersecurity Benchmarking Study , co-led by Censinet, KLAS Research, and the American Hospital Association, and the Hospital Cyber Resiliency Initiative Landscape Analysis , a recently published report by the U.S.

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Glycation and Skin Aging: The Connection between Glucose and Wrinkles

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

Glycation is a natural process that occurs in our body when excess sugar molecules react with proteins and fats, forming advanced glycation end-products (AGEs). This process is a significant contributor to skin aging, and one of the visible signs is the formation of wrinkles. High glucose levels in our body can accelerate the glycation process […] The post Glycation and Skin Aging: The Connection between Glucose and Wrinkles appeared first on Healthystic.

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PBGH: What employers want to see as Congress aims to reform PBMs

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Unlocking Lab Result Reporting with Physician Controlled AI

Learn how interactive patient-education platforms, supported by emerging physician-controlled AI, address the three biggest barriers to effective lab result reporting: Reporting delays, patient understanding, and follow-up.

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Healthcare navigation platform Amino Health scores $80M

Mobi Health News

The California-based company will use the investment to scale product innovation and advance integrations with enterprise partners.

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Altera is Relentlessly Focused on Addressing Client Pain Points

Healthcare IT Today

Marcus Perez, President at Altera Digital Health is focusing the company on delivering results for clients. Teams are relentlessly focused on addressing current client pain points – like cashflow challenges, workforce frustration, and patient throughput – while also building capacity to handle future needs like care-at-home. Healthcare IT Today had the opportunity to chat with Marcus Perez, President at Altera Digital Health , at the HIMSS23 conference.

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Do your managed services KPIs drive value?

Optimum Healthcare IT

Drive performance and value of Managed Services arrangements in healthcare IT with key performance indicators Continue reading Do your managed services KPIs drive value? at Optimum Healthcare IT.