KevinMD

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

From stomping on koopas and collecting coins as Mario to “catching ’em all” in Pokemon, video games have enthralled both our childhood, and countless other childhoods. It was our guilty pleasure, much to the chagrin of our parents. Media portrayed video games as bad for your mental health, with the message that video games rot Read more… Harnessing the power of gamification in mental health apps originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Everybody loves to get and play with new toys. When we were children the toys were things like Barbies or Play-Doh. Now the toys we’re excited to get and play with are the emerging technologies in healthcare like AI or IoT devices. The big difference though is we can’t take these toys out and play with them with abandon like we did with the Play-Doh.

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

THE IQ-Creator Program supports healthcare professionals in creating content for underserved communities, while Aloud uses AI to dub videos in multiple languages.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The halfway point -- research about Future of Care Work. Each interviewee was asked for thoughts in the context of the categories suggested by ChatGPT and any other categories that will improve the work processes for those in the care-related industries – home care, home healthcare, senior living care (including nursing homes), and hospital discharge processes to any of those.

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Running a healthcare facility requires precision and care, not just for patients but also for your staff. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps healthcare providers choose the best provider. Efficient payroll management ensures timely, accurate payments, critical for maintaining staff morale and trust. Compliance support helps navigate complex healthcare regulations and avoid costly fines.

Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

“I’m in Berlin, and we don’t like walls,” Bart De Witte responded in a concluding Q&A session yesterday at the 2 nd Symposium on the Future of Health Systems, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Porto on 5 th September. Over two days, this meeting convened stakeholders focused on WHO’s European Region to support the Organization’s digital health action plan for 2023-2030 – which fosters cross-nation health planning covering the EU space.

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Prior authorization company Myndshft unites with philanthropic aid platform Atlas Health, and women's care company ProgenyHealth and insurer Community Health Choice also join forces.

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Digital Health Global

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The global healthcare landscape is facing an unprecedented challenge – the surge in diet-related chronic conditions. Conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and chronic kidney disease are wreaking havoc on healthcare systems and individuals worldwide. In 2017 alone, dietary risk factors were responsible for close to 11 million deaths and 255 million disability-adjusted life years across the globe.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Workers in America are worried about the potential impacts that artificial intelligence (AI) could have on the workplace and jobs, according to Work in America: Artificial Intelligence, Monitoring Technology and Psychological Well-Being , a study from the American Psychological Association (APA). For many years, we’ve been tracking APA’s Stress in America studies gauging Americans’ mental health before the pandemic and during the pandemic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

When Amazon Clinic spread out into all 50 states, SteadyMD was right there with it – or you might say within it. SteadyMD, which offers a B2B telehealth platform and nationwide clinician workforce, has been an important part of Amazon Clinic’s journey. The telehealth company worked with Amazon for months helping develop Amazon Clinic and was one of the first participating providers on the service when it launched in November 2022.

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The collaborators will improve access to Tiotropium Bromide Inhalation Powder in the U.S. for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Intermountain Healthcare, a health system that operates 33 hospitals across seven western states, is transitioning from Oracle Health's Cerner electronic health record to rival Epic, citing higher | Intermountain Healthcare, a health system that operates 33 hospitals across seven western states, is transitioning from Oracle Health's Cerner EHR to its rival Epic, citing higher physician satisfaction scores as one key factor.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

For the 122nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast , we are taking a look at the recent changes from the HIMSS Conference and other hot news topics. To kick the episode off we share our take on the HIMSS conference being sold to Informa. Then we talk about our predictions for HIMSS24 and how this transfer in ownership will change the conference and what will stay the same.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Starting this September, the South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare will officially begin the nationwide telemedicine pilot following a three-month guided pilot period. The service is currently being offered to the following patients: those with chronic diseases who have done their first in-person visits; paediatric patients seeking follow-ups (only during holidays and at night); people living in islands and other remote areas; disabled persons; senior citizens over the age of 65; and peopl

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Dr. Dale Okorodudu, author, founder of Black Men in White Coats, and pulmonary and critical care physician at Dallas VA Medical Center, discusses the connection between healthcare diversity and optimal health outcomes.

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FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major blind spot for many Americans, a new survey suggests. | Though many respondents used the internet for medical information and had a regular doctor and blood work done once or twice a year, 58% of respondents were unfamiliar with the illness.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Vital illustrates how the new wave of generative AI technologies can contribute to a better life for millions of people. Vital is using AI to take inscrutable test results and doctors’ notes, full of abbreviations and jargon, and produce meaningful explanations for patients in common English. What about errors? According to Aaron Patzer, CEO, Vital’s doctor-to-patient medical note translator is more accurate on average than the summaries produced by doctors themselves.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

HIMSS23 APAC Healthcare thought leaders, disruptors, and changemakers across Asia-Pacific will convene once again in Indonesia – this time in the country's capital, Jakarta – from 18 to 21 September 2023. Our reporters will be on the ground to cover the exciting discussions on healthcare analytics, new models of care, and more. Get all the coverage from this event on this page.

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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.

Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The telehealth company's providers can prescribe buprenorphine injections that patients can receive at Albertsons pharmacies, including Safeway and Acme.

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FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

YouTube announced two programs Thursday that the Google-owned video platform said will give healthcare content creators new opportunities to educate diverse audiences. | The two new initiatives leverage cultural representation and targeted messaging to reach audiences impacted by health inequity, Google's Garth Graham, M.D., said.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The following is a guest article by Dale Quayle, CEO at RF Code The data center infrastructure is constantly evolving. Over the last 12 months, companies have turned more frequently to cloud deployment for its presumed benefits. However, as this trend develops, many companies are recognizing the limitations of the cloud-only model and repatriating infrastructure tied to critical data in a housed facility.

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DigitalHealth

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is to develop a new EPR system to replace several digital and paper-based systems, with a launch expected in 2025.

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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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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The algorithm helps predict missed appointments, failure to schedule follow-up visits and late arrivals.

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FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Unite Us, tech company focused on social determinants of health, lays off employees amid profitability struggles agliadkovskaya Wed, 09/06/2023 - 14:25

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Happy Friday everyone! We hope you had an amazing week and are ready for an even better weekend. We’re back again with another edition of our Fun Friday series where we try to entertain you to start your weekend off right. This week we have a number of funny cartoons about security, the unintended impacts of using some technology, and the reality of project management.

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DigitalHealth

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A report from Elsevier has found almost half of all clinicians are eager for physicians to use generative AI products and platforms in the future.

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

New patient privacy compliance resources and cross-agency approaches are coming in the next 12-24 months, and could help health systems bolster their security.

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FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Value-based healthcare with two-sided risk led to a savings of about $14 million over two years, according to the Florida-based insurance plan and national primary care provider company that overse | The collaborative effort by Florida Blue and Aledade not only led to $14 million in savings, but also a reduction in hospitalizations and emergency department visits, according to the companies.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The following is a guest article by Paul Christie, Co-Founder and CEO at Tachmed The UK’s robust and well-established pharmacy model is facing huge changes this year, as hundreds of chemists across the country are expected to shut their doors in the coming months, leading to pharmacists declaring that the model is at ‘ breaking point ‘ Back in 2022, NHS data revealed the number of community pharmacies in England had dropped to its lowest figure since 2015, due to a net loss of 110 ph

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