Healthcare Dive

JANUARY 15, 2024

After opening automated stores on college campuses and sports stadiums, the tech giant is moving into healthcare facilities.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 15, 2024

Building on This Mission, the Company is Launching an Adolescent Metabolic Health Program to Combat Rising Child Obesity Rates knownwell , an in-person and virtual, weight-inclusive primary care and metabolic health company, today announced that it has raised a $20 million Series A funding round led by a16z with participation from existing investors including Flare Capital Partners.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 15, 2024

Lawrence Whittle, President of Verana Health Artificial intelligence (AI) can be a sensitive subject for some healthcare professionals, and rightfully so. It was not too long ago that IBM’s Watson supercomputer won on “Jeopardy!” The hype and hubris that followed led to one of the great all-time examples of technology that some might say over-promoted and under-delivered.

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Digital Health News

JANUARY 15, 2024

NHS digital leaders have called on the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Victoria Atkins to focus on digital basics for the service, such as modern infrastructure and networks, reliable laptops and wi-fi, and staff training, to help it better cope with unprecedented pressures.

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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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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 15, 2024

What You Should Know: – The US healthcare industry, after weathering a storm of inflation, labor shortages, and lingering COVID-19 impacts in 2023, is now showing signs of a promising rebound, according to a new repor t by McKinsey & Company. – The McKinsey report predicts accelerated transformation efforts and strategic shifts will unlock new growth opportunities in key segments, while others face continued challenges.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 15, 2024

The following is a guest article by Rob Stuart, Founder and President at Claim.MD Medical tourism is big business for leading hospitals and health centers around the world. In the United States, the overwhelming perception is that American patients seek treatment in Mexico, Turkey, Singapore, and other places to save money over what they’d pay for the same treatments.

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Digital Health News

JANUARY 15, 2024

The room in the education centre at the Royal Derby Hospital was filled with chatter as staff gathered for the largest of six Paper2Pixels events.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 15, 2024

For the 66th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are talking to Sergio Melgar, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at UMass Memorial Health (UMMH) about his organization’s recent achievement of Epic Gold Star Level 10! First, we get into why Melgar decided to go for this incredible achievement. Then we discuss how UMMH reacted to his goal of achieving Epic Gold Star Level 10 and how they react now that they have it.

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Digital Health News

JANUARY 15, 2024

Digital therapy platform HelloSelf is helping the NHS to speed up waiting times to access mental health therapy from three months to just two weeks.

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Renovus Capital Partners has announced it has invested in Behavioral Framework. Behavioral Framework , founded in 2017 and based in Rockville, Md., is a provider of applied behavior analysis therapy for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Behavioral Framework serves children and families across Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC. Renovus , based in Philadelphia, is a lower middle market private equity firm that invests in a few sectors, including healthcare services.

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Digital Health News

JANUARY 15, 2024

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with System C's CareFlow Medicines Management EPMA solution as part of its digital strategy.

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HealthIT Answers

JANUARY 15, 2024

Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including the HTI-1 final rule published on the Federal Register with an effective date of February 8, 2024, an HTI-1 webinar, & more. The post What’s Happening at the ONC appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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American Medical Compliance

JANUARY 15, 2024

In recent years, telemedicine has surged in popularity, offering a convenient and efficient way for patients to access healthcare services remotely. According to Statista, the telemedicine market is forecasted to grow significantly, from 50 billion U.S. dollars in global market value in 2019 to nearly 460 billion U.S. dollars by 2030. Especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has become an essential tool for both patients and healthcare providers.

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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

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JANUARY 15, 2024

The Prescription Drug Program, commonly known as Medicare Part D, is undergoing significant transformations in 2025 due to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022. These changes mark a pivotal shift from its original structure in 2006. Understanding these changes is crucial for stakeholders, as they impact various aspects of the program, from beneficiary cost sharing to the introduction of new manufacturer discount programs.

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Med Law Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

In furtherance of the National Cybersecurity Strategy announced March 2023, HHS has released an Introduction to the Strategy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity. Click here for the PDF.

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Digital Health News

JANUARY 15, 2024

Today's briefing looks at published research from the UK's 100,000 Genomes Project and new life expectancy data from the ONS.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 15, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting.

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Digital Health News

JANUARY 15, 2024

Following a record 95 applications, judges have selected 25 digital health start-ups to advance to the next stage of Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest 2024.

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HealthIT Answers

JANUARY 15, 2024

The HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra appointed Stacy Sanders to the role of Chief Competition Officer, a new role for the Department which was created last month as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to lower health care and prescription drugs costs by promoting competition. The post Secretary Becerra Names Chief Competition Officer appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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HealthLaw Prof Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

Thomas Burrell, Dobbs V. Jackson Women's Health Organization: Revisiting the Fourteenth Amendment, Due Process of Law, and American Citizenship, 49 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. (2023): On March 19, 2018, the State of Mississippi enacted a law prohibiting abortions after fifteen.

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Drug & Device Law

JANUARY 15, 2024

As we discussed at length in this post, since the 1940s, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and other courts applying Pennsylvania law have refused to subject prescription medical products to strict liability. That is significant because, unlike (now) every other state in the country, since 1987 Pennsylvania precedent prohibited defendants from introducing evidence of their compliance with government and/or industry standards (“standards compliance” or “compliance” evidence, for short) in strict li

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Download our 30-minute webinar where we delve into real-life examples of HIPAA violations and preventative measures every organization should know! You will learn: The critical factors that lead to HIPAA violations and how to identify them. Three compelling real-life cases of organizations that faced severe HIPAA penalties. Proven strategies to safeguard YOUR organization against HIPAA violations.

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HealthLaw Prof Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

Daniel Shaviro (New York University), Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Other New Frontiers in Medicine, and the Income Tax's Role as a Backup Health Insurance System, Tax L. Rev. (forthcoming 2024): Recent decades have seen explosive growth in the availability and efficacy.

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