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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Zac Amos, Features Editor at ReHack Remote patient monitoring systems have unlocked new standards of care. They can reduce lines in hospital waiting rooms, streamline checkups and enable fast, personalized treatments for improved health outcomes. However, they also present a growing cybersecurity risk. Cyberattacks against health care are an increasingly frequent problem — 2023 saw the highest number of data breaches and the most leaked information on record.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights’ audit program was too narrow in scope to effectively assess data protections and reduce cyber risks in the healthcare sector, according to the report.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is attempting to cover anti-obesity medications under Medicare Part D and Medicaid, the agency announced Nov. 26. | With time running out before leaving office, the Biden administration is proposing a rule to have Medicare and Medicaid cover anti-obesity medications and bolster guardrails for AI, among the changes.

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Healthcare Dive

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Sanofi plans to phase in its own rebate model for 25 drugs — including anti-inflammatory injectable Dupixent, one of the top 10 drugs in global sales — early next year. It’s unclear how regulators will react.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a six-year mandatory model to increase access to kidney transplants, the agency announced Nov. 26. | CMS made some concessions to hospitals who strongly criticized the kidney transplant model proposed rule in May.

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Health AI Developer Foundations is a suite of open-weight models publicly available to help developers build and implement AI models for health applications.

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Digital Health News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

A “major incident” has been declared at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust “for cyber security reasons”.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

What You Should Know: – Trustwise , an innovator in AI performance and risk management, has collaborated with Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex (Health Innovation KSS), Hitachi Digital Services, and Further to co-develop MedAssist GPT, a generative AI application for medical education that leverages NVIDIA NIM microservices. – The application equips UK medical students with real-time, personalized evidence-based clinical guidance.

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Healthcare Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Behind every patient’s journey toward recovery stands a nurse who has taken on the role of caregiver, advocate, and support system. The nurse/patient relationship is built on trust, empathy, and mutual respect. Nurses are often the first to greet patients as they walk through the door. They’re the last to say goodbye. This bond goes beyond medical care.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

– Philips announced it is expanding its strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer its integrated diagnostics portfolio in the cloud. – The strategic partnership aims to unify diagnostic workflows, improve access to critical insights, and drive better outcomes across clinical specialties. Cloud-Powered Diagnostic Solutions Philips is leveraging AWS’s cloud infrastructure to deliver scalable and reliable healthcare informatics solutions.

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Digital Health News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Digital Health has unveiled the draft programme for its Rewired 2025 event which will take place at the NEC in Birmingham.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

What You Should Know: – Interwell Health, a value-based kidney care management company, has unveiled Acumen Rounder, a nephrology rounding application that seamlessly integrates with Epic’s electronic health record (EHR) system. – The innovation is set to transform how nephrologists manage patient workflows and deliver value-based care. Enhancing Nephrology Workflows Acumen Rounder offers a comprehensive suite of features designed to improve efficiency, accuracy, and the user experie

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The AI models only utilise wearable sleep and circadian rhythm data to analyse patterns driving mood disorders.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

At the 2024 Oracle Health Summit in Nashville, TN, the company unveiled its next-generation EHR. It sports a completely new user interface that is cleaner, more modernized, and has a new prominent feature – the Ask Oracle bar. Through this bar, users can navigate the system (either through voice or typed commands) and ask the system questions about the patient they are about to see.

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Digital Health News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has postponed the go-live of its Oracle Health electronic patient record (EPR) system for a second time.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Merger Establishes a Category of One Company That Can Deliver In-Home Care from Pre-Surgery to Acute, Post-Acute, and Chronic Care CopilotIQ , the health tech company helping older Americans with chronic conditions live longer and healthier lives, and Biofourmis , a global technology-enabled care delivery company, delivering in-home care solutions serving enterprise healthcare customers, today announced a strategic merger.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Mount Sinai Health System has opened the doors of its new AI research center in Manhattan, the Hamilton and Amabel James Center for AI and Human Health. | Mount Sinai Health System announced on Tuesday that it opened its Hamilton and Amabel James Center for Artificial Intelligence and Human Health, which will be a research site for AI development.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Learn about the new Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2024, introduced by four U.S. senators to strengthen the healthcare sector's cyber defenses.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Providers are rapidly adopting generative AI-based clinical documentation tools to aid clinicians and make digital paperwork more efficient. | Cambridge Health Alliance, the only public academic health system in Massachusetts, is deploying Abridge's AI-based medical note-taking tool across its 600 clinicians after a successful pilot.

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HealthIT Answers

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

By Patrizia Cavazzoni MD & Peter Marks MD PhD - Through the Hub, we plan to foster a community at the FDA for open dialogue and knowledge sharing to identify new approaches to drug and biologic development and overcome hurdles that have traditionally impeded progress for rare disease treatments. The post FDA Takes Exciting Steps Toward Establishing the Rare Disease Innovation Hub appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Digital Health News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Although ‘innovation’ is in Malte Gerhold's job title, he is keen to turn attention to getting the best out of existing technologies.

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HealthIT Answers

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

By Susan Fenton, Kimberly Baker, & Wanda Govan-Jenkins - Three years into the PHIT Workforce Development Program ―an effort funded and led by ASTP to boost the public health information technology workforce in the US―the University of Texas Health Houston has exceeded expectations and completed award milestones ahead of schedule. The post Talent Tuesday: PHIT Workforce Development Program Students at UTHealth Exceeding Expectations appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

John Marchesano, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Healthcare at E Ink The link between patient experience and health outcomes is well-established: positive interactions enhance communication, adherence, and reduce readmissions, ultimately leading to improved results and greater provider profitability, according to a 2023 report from the National Library of Medicine.

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HealthIT Answers

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

By Dana Finnegan - DRG downgrades pose a significant challenge for healthcare organizations, directly impacting revenue and creating compliance risks. Effectively managing DRG downgrades is key to maintaining financial health and compliance, and technology plays a critical role in simplifying and optimizing this process. The post Effectively Managing DRG Downgrades with Technology appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

What You Should Know: – GE HealthCare has announced the launch of its new Pristina Via™ mammography system , designed to improve the screening experience for both technologists and patients. This innovative system, debuting at the Radiological Society of North America’s 2024 Annual Meeting, addresses the growing need for efficient workflows and personalized care in breast imaging. – GE HealthCare developed Pristina Via™ based on extensive feedback from mammography technologists

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