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“My Doctor’s Office” Should Accept Wearable Tech Health Data, Most Patients Say

Health Populi

“Do personal health trackers belong in the doctor’s office?” Software Advice wondered. “Yes,” the company’s latest consumer survey found, details of which are discussed in a report published on their website. Unique to this study is the patient sample polled: Software Advice surveyed 876 patients in September 2023 to gauge their perspectives on wearable tech and health.

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AI in Healthcare: Separating Hype from Reality

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Stephen Dean, co-founder, Keona Health. If you were to believe all the headlines you read about AI in healthcare, you’d probably think that AI will be curing cancer and replacing doctors within the year. I […] The article AI in Healthcare: Separating Hype from Reality appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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AI and the Human Touch: Embracing a Symbiotic Future

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Ed Watal, Founder and Principal at Intellibus It seems as if every news outlet, talking head, and business influencer has been talking about AI — and for good reason. Though artificial intelligence is not a new concept, the latest innovations in what the technology can do for business, news, media, art, and finance are taking the world by storm.

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Biden to sign sweeping executive order pursuing 'safe, secure and trustworthy' AI development

FierceHealthIT

President Joe Biden is set to sign a sweeping executive order establishing new safety, security and equity standards for artificial intelligence, including its use within the healthcare industry.

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Enhance Healthcare Efficiency With Top Payroll & HCM Services

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.

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Navigating the AI revolution in medicine: from liability and technicalities to ethics and policy

KevinMD

The current landscape of AI in medicine. Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into health care is a complex yet transformative journey. As AI becomes increasingly indispensable, the medical community faces a paradigm shift—from being accountable for using AI to potentially being liable for not using it. In this article, we will explore the multifaceted implications of Read more… Navigating the AI revolution in medicine: from liability and technicalities to ethics and policy originally appear

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Clinician Burnout – Lessons from BDO’s Clinician Experience Survey for Patient Experience and Primary Care

Health Populi

Clinicians’ feeling burnout is the top morale challenge facing U.S. doctors, driven by turnover and understaffing, compassion fatigue, and challenges using digital tools — think EHRs. T he 2023 BDO Clinician Experience Survey “takes on” clinician burnout, connecting the strategic dots between the clinician experience and the patient experience.

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Suki expands availability of its ambient AI clinical documentation platform

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Suki announced the expansion of its ambient artificial intelligence technology, Suki Assistant, to more than 20 independent practices, including Capital City Primary and Immediate Care. The application is a voice assistant that generates notes in real-time by listening to patient-clinician interactions. It can be used for clinical documentation, diagnosis coding, real-time information retrieval from the electronic health record and other applications.

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CVS Health beats the Street with $2.3B in Q3 profit

FierceHealthIT

CVS Health beat the Street on both earnings and revenue in the third quarter, reporting $2.3 billion in profit. | By comparison, the company reported a $3.4 billion loss in the third quarter of 2022 as it paid out its part in a global settlement over the opioid crisis.

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Q&A: The status of the White House-led CancerX initiative

Mobi Health News

Jennifer Goldsack, CEO of the Digital Medicine Society, which co-hosts the CancerX initiative, discusses advances in improving cancer care options via digital innovation.

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Best Practices for Sharing Protected Health Information (PHI)

Explore essential topics in this ebook, including what constitutes PHI and how to identify it using 18 indicators. Gain insights into the importance of safeguarding PHI to protect patient privacy and learn about the severe consequences of HIPAA violations. Discover practical strategies for securely exchanging PHI within your healthcare organization, including assessing risks and implementing effective safeguards.

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NHS England has not yet proven its case on FDP

DigitalHealth

With the award of the Federated Data Platform contract said to be delayed until mid-November, NHS England appears to be seeking to drum up support for it.

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Tele-stroke tech improves care and provider confidence at Essentia Health-Fargo

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Essentia Health-Fargo did not necessarily have a specific problem that led it to implement tele-stroke technology. Rather, the implementation stemmed from a desire to be proactive in delivering the best care possible. A PROACTIVE MOVE "Per AHA/ASA Stroke Care Guidelines, tele-stroke implementation is effective in triaging patients for IV thrombolytics and endovascular therapy," said Chelsey Kuznia, RN, SCRN, stroke program manager at Essentia Health-Fargo, DNV Certified Comprehensive S

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Once a high-flying 'unicorn,' Olive AI sells two key businesses, winds down operations

FierceHealthIT

Healthcare startup Olive saw a meteoric rise in 2020 and 2021, spurred by the digital health funding boom and the need for automation during the COVID-19 pandemic. | It marks the end of the line for healthcare automation startup Olive AI. The company sold its clearinghouse and patient access business units to Waystar and its prior authorization business unit to Humata Health.

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Q&A: Moon Surgical's Maestro System and assisting in laparoscopic surgery

Mobi Health News

Anne Osdoit, CEO of Moon Surgical, discusses the company's commercial version of its surgical robotics system that recently assisted laparoscopic surgeons in France.

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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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Wachter: NHS needs ‘new central investment’ to achieve digital maturity

DigitalHealth

Professor Bob Wachter believes the NHS requires ‘a new central investment’ to achieve digital maturity and realise the potential of emerging technologies.

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South Korea forms national commission for promoting bio-health tech and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

South Korea forms national bio-health commission The South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) has recently enacted the presidential decree that establishes the Bio-health Innovation Commission. This commission, according to a press release, seeks to foster the local bio-health industry and provide systemic support for the integration of the latest technologies, including AI and nanotechnology.

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Amazon's Rx to fix the pharmacy experience as brick-and-mortar drugstores struggle

FierceHealthIT

Leveraging its logistics and supply chain muscle, now including drone delivery, Amazon wants to make it faster and easier for patients to get their prescription medications and speed up "triage to | Amazon Pharmacy's focus on making it faster and more convenient for patients to get prescription medications comes as brick-and-mortar drugstores are limiting pharmacy hours and even closing locations across the country.

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Care enablement platform IKS Health acquires AQuity Solutions for $200M

Mobi Health News

The acquisition combines IKS Health's tech-enabled ambulatory care offerings with AQuity's acute care solutions pertaining to clinical documentation.

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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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OntarioMD Looks to Help with AI Adoption and EMR Improvements

Healthcare IT Today

In an insightful conversation with Healthcare IT Today, Rob Fox, the Chief Executive Officer of OntarioMD , shared the organization’s pivotal role in advancing healthcare in Ontario. OntarioMD is embarking on two ambitious initiatives. One is aimed at helping Electronic Medical Record (EMR) users in Ontario drive down costs and have a bigger voice with vendors.

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Palantir CEO acknowledges FDP could aid NHS data being sold in future 

DigitalHealth

In an interview Sunday, Alex Karp, co-founder and CEO of Palantir, said the (FDP) could make it easier for a future UK government to sell off NHS data.

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How behavioral health tech can help overcome adoption hurdles among neurodiverse populations

FierceHealthIT

Technologies like wearables and virtual reality could become key tools in engaging neurodiverse patient populations, streamlining provider workflows and tracking outcomes, payers, therapists and te | Speakers at a virtual roundtable commended technologies like wearables and virtual reality (VR) for their potential to engage neurodiverse patients, streamline provider workflows, and measure and improve outcomes.

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Midi Health expands women's care access in all 50 states

Mobi Health News

The California-based virtual women's healthcare company will be available to employers nationwide beginning January 2024.

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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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Healthcare AI Edition: Buy or Sell – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 126

Healthcare IT Today

For the 126th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast , we are once again back with everyone’s favorite game: Buy or Sell, only this time we are doing a special AI edition! For anyone who’s new or would like a reminder, in these episodes, we select a list of topics and then debate whether we believe something will happen or will have an impact on health IT (ie. we ‘buy’ it) or if we don’t think it will happen or it’ll have no impact (ie. we ‘sell’ it)

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AI Diagnostic Fund worth £21m to be shared by 64 NHS trusts

DigitalHealth

The £21m AI Diagnostic Fund is to be split between 64 NHS trusts to speed up the diagnosis of lung cancer and how quickly patients can access treatment.

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HHS proposes info blocking 'disincentives' for hospitals, clinician groups, ACOs

FierceHealthIT

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released its plan to keep healthcare providers in line with data blocking requirements. | Providers determined to have committed information blocking would face changes to their status in certain Medicare programs, and subsequently a hit to program payments. Enforcement would begin once the proposed rule is finalized.

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AI-enabled radiology performance platform Covera Health secures $50M

Mobi Health News

The company also finalized its acquisition of fellow AI-powered radiology quality assurance company CoRead.

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The Essential Guide to HIPAA-Compliant Messaging for Home Care Teams

Explore the risks posed by non-compliant consumer apps like Instagram and WhatsApp in healthcare settings. Learn about potential HIPAA penalties and use a self-evaluation flowchart to determine your organization's need for HIPAA-compliant messaging. Discover straightforward steps to implement secure communication solutions efficiently, ensuring compliance and protecting patient data effectively.

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WellSky Acquires Corridor, Expands Commitment to Offering Best-in-Class Coding, Revenue Cycle Management Services for Post-Acute Industry

Healthcare IT Today

The Combined Companies will Work Together to Bolster Providers’ Ability to Improve Financial Performance and Succeed in Value-Based Care Arrangements WellSky , a leading health and community care technology company, announced today that it has acquired Corridor , an end-to-end tech-enabled services platform designed for the post-acute care industry’s toughest challenges, from HealthEdge Investment Partners, a healthcare-focused private equity firm.

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MDaudit’s 2023 Annual Benchmark Report Finds a Fourfold Increase in External Payer Audits, Patient Volumes Double

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. External payer audits quadrupled in volume in 2023, making timely responses more challenging than ever for resource-strapped healthcare organizations. Though patient volumes and surgeries have begun to recover from COVID-19 declines – with a 23% […] The article MDaudit’s 2023 Annual Benchmark Report Finds a Fourfold Increase in External Payer Audits, Patient Volumes Double appeared first on

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Cleveland Clinic to launch prescription delivery via drone in 2025, starting with specialty and rush medications

FierceHealthIT

Cleveland Clinic plans to launch a drone delivery service to bring certain medications directly to patients’ homes, starting in 2025. | Cleveland Clinic plans to launch a drone delivery service to bring certain medications directly to patients’ homes, starting in 2025.

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