Healthcare It News

MAY 30, 2024

Desert Oasis Healthcare provides medical care and wellness services to communities in California's Coachella Valley, as well as in Riverside and San Bernardino. The group serves more than 60,000 patients. THE PROBLEM Desert Oasis was facing a challenge many healthcare organizations must contend with: getting patients to follow their care plans. For clinicians, just telling their patients what they need them to do and how to behave is not enough.

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Healthcare Dive

MAY 30, 2024

Worries about higher-than-expected medical spending have reached Medicaid, as redeterminations spark turbulence in the program.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 30, 2024

Rumah Sakit Universitas Indonesia to test South Korean AI-powered diabetes management app Kakao Healthcare has signed a memorandum of agreement with state university hospital Rumah Sakit Universitas Indonesia (RSUI) to pilot its latest AI-based diabetes management application. Launched in February, Pasta is a mobile app -based service that leverages AI for blood sugar management.

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Healthcare Dive

MAY 30, 2024

The digital health IPO market has stagnated in recent years, but a successful exit by Waystar could help break the ice, one expert said.

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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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 30, 2024

Patients at Crescent Regional Hospital can schedule a non-touch visit with their doctor or any range of medical specialists from the Dallas area, or anywhere in the world, through the magic of spatial computing. The once-ailing hospital is now using holograms for non-touch patient visits and plans to expand its uses of holographic technology, Holoconnects announced Wednesday.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 30, 2024

WASHINGTON D.C. — CVS Health continues to invest heavily in healthcare delivery services with a focus on affordability, convenience and better access to primary care. | CVS Health continues to make investments in healthcare delivery services with a focus on affordability, convenience and better access to primary care.

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Healthcare Dive

MAY 30, 2024

Doug Watson was officially named CFO on Wednesday after taking the position in an interim capacity in January.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 30, 2024

When you go to implement new technology into your organization, it’s important to look at all of the ways that it can go wrong so that way you can ensure you have safeguards and procedures in place. However, it is equally important to look at all of the ways that it can benefit your organization. After all, the ways that new technology improves the care of our patients and improves the work life of our staff is the sole reason we implement it.

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Digital Health News

MAY 30, 2024

Following the government announcement of a general election, we asked health tech leaders and think tanks what the priorities should be for digital health.

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Advertiser: Celo

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

MAY 30, 2024

UnitedHealth is predicting an upcoming “disturbance” among its Medicaid programs as members continue to disenroll after the COVID-19 public health emergency. | UnitedHealth gave an overview of areas in which the insurer can improve upon, how Medicaid redeterminations will affect the company and thoughts on OptumRx.

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Digital Health News

MAY 30, 2024

Around 300 children and young people in Leicester will be given smart inhalers that monitor use via a smartphone app, as part of an NHS-funded study.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 30, 2024

The following is a guest article by John Zimmerer, Vice President of Vertical Marketing in Healthcare at Smart Communications Healthcare shouldn’t feel like an uphill battle. But for many patients, the journey from scheduling an appointment to receiving care is riddled with unexpected roadblocks. Just last year, it was found that nearly two-thirds of adults say that coordinating and managing healthcare is overwhelming and time-consuming, and one in 10 say that finding the care they need is

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Mobi Health News

MAY 30, 2024

The company will use the funds to expand its cloud-based automation platform for providers and pharmaceutical companies.

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Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is transforming healthcare by enabling providers to track patient health outside traditional clinical settings. This blog explores the role of technology in RPM, including wearable devices, mobile apps, and connected medical tools that collect and share real-time data. Discover how RPM expands care access, improves outcomes, enhances patient engagement, and reduces costs by shifting from reactive to proactive care.

Fierce Healthcare

MAY 30, 2024

The feds have raised an objection about Steward Health Care's planned bankruptcy proceedings, seeking additional time to investigate the health system's planned sale of its assets. | The feds have raised an objection about Steward Health Care's planned bankruptcy proceedings, seeking additional time to investigate the health system's planned sale of its assets.

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Becker's Health IT

MAY 30, 2024

The February cyberattack on Change Healthcare has led HHS to develop a map detailing the cybersecurity risks linked to the dominance of a single technology supplier, referred to as a single point of failure, The Wall Street Journal reported May 30.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 30, 2024

Highmark Health is echoing macro trends reported by other major insurers, as the company posted $7.3 billion in revenue and $194 million in net income for the first quarter. | Highmark Health recorded $7.3 billion in revenue for the first quarter but said the company is not immune to greater environmental pressures.

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Becker's Health IT

MAY 30, 2024

Sen. Ron Wyden is urging regulators to investigate UnitedHealth Group for what he termed "negligent" security practices, which he believes contributed to the February cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare.

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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

HIT Consultant

MAY 30, 2024

What You Should Know: – Plenful , an AI workflow automation platform streamlining pharmacy and healthcare operations, today announced a $17M Series A round, increasing its total raised capital to more than $25 million. – This milestone signifies a meaningful step forward in Plenful’s mission to modernize pharmacy operations through advanced automation and artificial intelligence.

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Digital Health News

MAY 30, 2024

In the first of a four-part series, Simon Noel reveals why digital teams should be clinically "agnostic" and explains the benefits of collaboration.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 30, 2024

What You Should Know: – The Ollie Hinkle Heart Foundation (OHHF) , a leading non-profit organization dedicated to supporting individuals with childhood-onset heart conditions and their families, today announced a national partnership with LunaJoy Health, a women’s mental health company supporting clinical operations and patient risk identification. – This collaboration aims to address the growing need for specialized trauma-informed mental health support for families across the natio

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 30, 2024

Cybersecurity Organization Strengthens its Ability to Protect Healthcare Delivery from Cyber Threats with Additional Funding and New CEO at the Helm Blackwell Security , a provider of specialized cybersecurity solutions tailored for the healthcare sector, announced today a $13M round of funding co-led by General Catalyst and Rally Ventures to help bolster security operations in healthcare.

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

HIT Consultant

MAY 30, 2024

What You Should Know: – PathAI, a global leader in AI-powered pathology, unveiled two novel AI products, PathExplore™ Immuno-Oncology Profiling (IOP) and IHC Explore1™ to empower cancer drug developers and clinical researchers with AI-powered insights. – The product pairing provides unprecedented single-cell and spatial resolution of the tumor microenvironment from routine pathology samples to facilitate biomarker discovery and deeper understanding of treatment response for the next

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 30, 2024

The American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) announced the launch of its Artificial Intelligence Institute for Gastroenterology last week at a Digestive Diseases Week event. | The American Society of Gastroenterology announced the launch of an artificial intelligence institute to educate providers, set standards and move policy forward on AI.

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Jane Sarashon

MAY 30, 2024

The vast majority of older people (95%) want to “age in place” — that is, stay put in their homes and avoid moving into long-term care residences or elsewhere. One approach for enabling aging-in-place is peoples’ adoption of various technologies, a topic surveyed by U.S. News & World Report. In April 2024, U.S. News interviewed 1,500 U.S. adults ages 55 and over on their views toward technology and everyday life at home.

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Digital Health News

MAY 30, 2024

Entries for Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest 2025 are now open to start-ups, providing the opportunity to pitch to an audience of NHS leaders and investors.

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