Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The following is a guest article by Andy Flanagan , CEO at Iris Telehealth The U.S. behavioral health system faces unprecedented strain as patient demand continues to outpace provider availability. This growing gap creates significant barriers to care, particularly for high-risk patients who require immediate intervention. Traditional care delivery models, which typically follow first-come-first-served protocols, often fail to effectively prioritize clinical urgency, potentially compromising p

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Digital Health News

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Researchers have developed an AI tool designed to enhance safety in maternity care by identifying human factors that impact outcomes.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Counsel Health announces $11M in seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Bio + Health, with participation from Asymmetric Capital Partners, Floodgate Fund, and Pear VC. The funding will support Counsel’s national expansion and coverage extension to millions more members. The U.S. healthcare system has an access-to-care crisis, with 60 million Americans facing primary care shortages and patients waiting 38 days for appointments.

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American Medical Compliance

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) technology is transforming the approach to diabetes care for healthcare providers, including endocrinologists, diabetes educators, and nurses, as well as for the patients they support. Unlike traditional methods that rely on periodic fingerstick tests, CGM offers real-time insights into glucose levels, trends, and fluctuations, empowering proactive management and improving patient outcomes.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Imagine a surgical guide so precise that it snaps onto the bone like a perfectly fitting glove, directing a surgeon’s every cut and drill. This is the reality of Ricoh ’s 3D printing technology for healthcare. To find out more, Healthcare IT Today met with Ricoh at the #HLTHUSA conference in Las Vegas. Gary M. Turner, Managing Director of Additive Manufacturing North America at Ricoh USA.

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HealthIT Answers

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Health IT business news from Infinx, Consensus Cloud Solutions, NextGen Healthcare, Lynx Dx, Wondr Health, Before Health Intelligence, Intelerad, Lindus Health, HealthEdge, Codoxo, RevSpring, CliniComp, CirrusMD, Veradigm, ModMed, 1upHealth, symplr, AKASA, and more. The post Health IT Business News – November 29, 2024 appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Digital Health News

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The Image Exchange Portal (IEP) is now being used to share as many as 500 images per second, according to technology supplier Sectra.

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Compliancy Group

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

When understanding what practices are permissible under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), it makes sense to plan for various contingencies. For example, if a patient cannot provide written consent for releasing their protected health information (PHI), is verbal consent permitted for HIPAA? The answer is “yes” under certain circumstances.

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Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

by Danielle Hanna Rached and Denise Vitale Donald Trump’s second term in office promises to bring turmoil to the global climate agenda. Against the scientific consensus that fossil fuel is leading the world to a climate breakdown, Trump has managed to impose his opportunistic views on the rest of the world. For the amount of $1 billion in campaign contributions, he initiated his vitriolic attacks against climate change (a “ big hoax ”), embraced the oil and gas industry (“ liquid gold ”), and v

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