Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 6, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO—Amazon plans to collaborate with digital health companies to connect customers with virtual care benefits for managing conditions like diabetes and hypertension. | Amazon plans to collaborate with digital health companies to connect customers with virtual care benefits for managing conditions like diabetes and hypertension. The online retail giant tapped virtual-first chronic care provider Omada Health as its first partner.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2024

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the first week of 2024. 2024 Health IT Predictions : Health Equity. As in past years, we asked the Healthcare IT Today Community to offer their predictions for the year ahead.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 6, 2024

Uber Health and analytics company Socially Determined are collaborating to help providers and payers link patients with resources like rides to medical appointments and grocery and prescription med | Uber Health is tapping Socially Determined's social risks analytics data to help payers and providers connect patients to needed resources like healthy food and prescription medication delivery.

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HealthIT Answers

JANUARY 6, 2024

By Art Gross - In the interconnected world of healthcare, where data is both invaluable and vulnerable, the rise of social engineering attacks poses a significant threat. Beyond sophisticated software and firewalls, cybercriminals often exploit the human element to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information. The post Social Engineering in Healthcare: Recognizing and Mitigating the Human Factor appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Let's discuss the trusty pager—an old favorite that’s losing its shine in hospitals and clinics. While once a staple in hospitals and clinics, pagers now present significant limitations that hinder rather than facilitate communication among healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals are constantly on the move, and they need communication tools that can keep up with their fast-paced lives.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 6, 2024

Duluth, Minnesota-based Essentia Health and Marshfield, Wisconsin-based Marshfield Clinic Health System have scrapped their plan to merge into a 25-hospital Midwest system. | Duluth, Minnesota-based Essentia Health and Marshfield, Wisconsin-based Marshfield Clinic Health System scrapped their plan to merge into a 25-hospital Midwest system.

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