Digital Health News

JANUARY 8, 2025

Researchers at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust are using AI to enhance the precision of radiotherapy for prostate cancer.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 8, 2025

The past year saw varying levels of digital transformations going around the health systems in Asia-Pacific. It has increasingly become evident that digitalisation – from nationwide networks down to individual hospitals – has become the rule in a post-pandemic world. AI and virtual care models continued to be the craze in healthcare, owing to their clear support for improving clinician productivity and patient outcomes.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2025

Healthcare is the last bastion for many technologies of yesteryear. Fax machines, pagers, compact discs (CDs), clipboards, printed educational materials, and only offering a phone number to book an appointment remain prevalent in healthcare despite having been all but phased out in other industries. Many of the speakers at conferences last year pleaded with audiences to put more effort into adopting modern approaches to better solve healthcares challenges like patient experience, interoperabili

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 8, 2025

Frank Fawzi, IntelePeer CEO In todays digital-first world, AI-powered automation is redefining how we approach both customer and healthcare patient experiences. While AI has already made its mark across industries, its application in healthcare introduces a unique opportunity to enhance patient experience (PX) at a time when the industry is grappling with unprecedented challenges, including staffing shortages and increased demand.

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

American Medical Compliance

JANUARY 8, 2025

Nursing homes should serve as sanctuaries of care, compassion, and safety for the elderly and vulnerable. Yet, abuse within these settings remains a pervasive and often hidden crisis, impacting countless individuals worldwide. Alarmingly, approximately 1 in 6 individuals aged 60 or older have experienced some form of abuse in community settings, including nursing homes, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

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Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 8, 2025

CVS’ efforts to reform how its pharmacies are paid have reached a significant milestone that should stabilize flagging margins.

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Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 8, 2025

The rule will remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from about 15 million Americans' credit reports and bars lenders from using medical information in their lending decisions.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2025

As we wrap up another year and get ready for 2025 to begin, it is once again time for everyone’s favorite annual tradition of Health IT Predictions! We reached out to our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community to get their insights on what will happen in the coming year and boy did they deliver. We in fact got so many responses to our prompt this year, that we have had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting.

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Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 8, 2025

The deal expected to close in the second quarter will take Accolade private and create a single firm with more than 1,400 employer and payer clients.

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Healthcare It News

JANUARY 8, 2025

Since 2016, the 200-member IT team of Narayana Health in India has built smart and mobile solutions for patients and staff, says IT VP Jagadeesh Ramasamy.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 8, 2025

What You Should Know: – ScreenPoint Medical , a provider of AI-powered breast cancer screening solutions, acquires Biomediq A/S , a research-based company specializing in quantitative imaging biomarkers. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. – ScreenPoint’s industry-leading Transpara AI platform will now incorporate Biomediq’s advanced risk analysis technology, which enables automated analysis of 2D and 3D mammograms to assess future breast cancer risk.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 8, 2025

Healthcare tech company H1 picked up Ribbon Health, a provider data management software company to broaden its reach into the health plan, provider system and digital health sectors.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 8, 2025

What You Should Know: – Medidata, a Dassault Systmes brand and a leader in clinical trial solutions for the life sciences industry, has announced an extended and expanded partnership with Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS). –This collaboration aims to enhance clinical research processes, improve patient outcomes, and foster advancements in personalized healthcare.

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HealthIT Answers

JANUARY 8, 2025

We are seeking out the latest developments around virtual healthcare. News from CirrusMD, KeyCare, Teladoc, Avel eCare, LifeSignals, eddii, Synapticure, Evolve Telemedicine, TimelyCare, Brook.ai, DocGo, SHL Telemedicine, TimelyCare, AgeMD, VSee Health, Talkspace, and more. The post Virtual Healthcare January 2025 appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Weight management platform Found is today launching oral semaglutide dissolvable tablets for individuals looking for alternative ways to administer anti-obesity drugs. | Found is offering a cheaper, more personalized GLP-1 medication for individuals hesitant to administer injections.

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HealthIT Answers

JANUARY 8, 2025

By William Hersh MD - It has been my practice in this blog in my last post of each year to reflect back on the year. Not so much to review everything that happened, but rather to give some general thoughts about what the field, my work in it, and this blog have accomplished and where things are going. The post Annual Reflections at the End of 2024 – And the Future of This Blog appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 8, 2025

More than 23 million people have selected coverage on the Affordable Care Act's exchange as part of open enrollment, according to data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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Digital Health News

JANUARY 8, 2025

Sheffield Childrens has rolled out System C's electronic prescribing and medicine administration system in its Paediatric Critical Care Unit.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 8, 2025

Blue Shield of California is restructuring its corporate operations, including a change at the top that brings in its first-ever female CEO. | Blue Shield of California is restructuring its corporate operations, including a change at the top that brings in its first-ever female CEO.

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Digital Health News

JANUARY 8, 2025

A trial of an AI tool, conducted by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, is identifying people at risk of developing atrial fibrillation.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 8, 2025

A new survey indicates health plan members trust AI capabilities but feel their plan could utilize the technology more effectively to improve the experience.

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 8, 2025

The integration gives providers access to patient data from 350 wearable devices.

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Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Becker's Health IT

JANUARY 8, 2025

Over 65,000 patients of Dignity Health may have had their protected health information compromised in a September hack. Learn more about the breach here.

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 8, 2025

The service gives pet owners the ability to have pet medications delivered to their homes.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 8, 2025

Employee healthcare navigation company Transcarent plans to acquire health benefits platform Accolade in a deal valued at $621 million, the company announced Wednesday.

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 8, 2025

A Singaporean startup leverages Asian-specific databases in making heart disease risk assessments.

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Healthcare communication has evolved from handwritten notes and paper charts to digital tools like EHRs, telemedicine, and AI-powered platforms. This blog explores how these advancements improve patient outcomes, streamline care delivery, and enhance provider collaboration. Learn about the role of mobile health (mHealth) apps, secure messaging, and social media in bridging communication gaps.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 8, 2025

New startup Qualified Health aims to work with health systems to tackle foundational issues around governance, security and trust to build a generative AI infrastructure for healthcare.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 8, 2025

Dugan Winkie, Head of Commercial Strategy at Cedar What if AI could dramatically reduce call volume, improve patient satisfaction, and empower your call center staff? In this exclusive interview, Dugan Winkie , Head of Commercial Strategy at Cedar , sheds light on the often-overlooked opportunity of leveraging AI in healthcare call centers. Winkie explores the unique challenges and opportunities AI presents for providers, highlighting the potential for increased efficiency, improved patient expe

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 8, 2025

Alluceo is a team-based care platform designed to integrate mental and behavioral health into primary care. NeuroFlow will integrate the model into its analytics suite to enhance its risk identification capabilities for patients.

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Mobi Health News

JANUARY 8, 2025

A Singaporean startup is set to introduce its doctor companion AI across Australia and Southeast Asia starting this year.

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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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