Health Populi

DECEMBER 5, 2024

As a long-time fan and customer of IKEA, I receive daily Google Alerts about the company, from business finances to design trends. When I read this piece on IKEA’s work on a home designed for people who were homeless , I paid special attention to learn about the concept of trauma-informed design. Thanks to the publication Retail TouchPoints and the author of the story, Adan Blair, for covering this project.

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Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The NYPD confirmed the shooting, which cut UnitedHealth’s investor conference short on Wednesday morning, though not Thompson’s identity. Thompson, 50, had been with UnitedHealth since 2004.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Kasih Ibu Hospital Group's flagship hospital in Denpasar, capital of Bali, Indonesia, has been validated for Stage 6 of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model. The eight-stage model measures an organisation's maturity in their EMR capabilities. WHY IT MATTERS Kasih Ibu Hospital Group started as a maternity hospital in Denpasar before becoming a general hospital four years after its founding in 1987.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Over the past decade, the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine has seen an increase in the number of highly complex infections. That's related to a few different factors. THE PROBLEM First, the population of the Sooner State has been trending less healthy in general. Second, surgeons at the Oklahoma City-based medical school are performing more complex surgeries.

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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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Bill of Health

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Photo credit: @wambuigichobi | SMA A Masai woman raises her fist as other women leaders look on at COP 27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt during one of the debriefs by the Women and Gender Constituency. by Faith Lumonya , Esther Wambui , and Eunice Musiime As global temperatures rise and the frequency of extreme weather events — such as floods, droughts, and heat waves — increases, climate change poses a growing threat to the progress of women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Enterprise Taxonomy: AI Population and Public Health Analytics Clinical and business intelligence Digital Health Care Data and Information Technology Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Pregnant women in Washington, D.C., without reliable access to transportation have been cashing in on a private, complimentary car ride to their many perinatal and postnatal appointments | With free Lyft rides, Babyscripts helped transportation-insecure women attend more perinatal and postnatal appointments. Clinical evidence shows when women attend more visits during their pregnancies, outcomes drastically improve.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 4, 2024

What You Should Know: – ECRI , a non-profit organization focused on healthcare safety, has released its annual Top 10 Health Technology Hazards report for 2025. – This year, the report highlights the potential risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, emphasizing the need for careful assessment and management of AI-enabled technologies to ensure patient safety.

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Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Brian Thompson’s death on Wednesday set off a flood of darkly celebratory social media posts offset by solemn remembrances from his peers and other healthcare leaders.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 4, 2024

With only 27 days to go before COVID-era telehealth flexibilities expire, a major health IT group along with 62 healthcare organizations are urgently calling on Congress, again, to take immediate a | With only 27 days to go before COVID-era telehealth flexibilities expire, a major health IT group along with 62 healthcare organizations are urgently calling on Congress, again, to take immediate action and grant a two-year extension.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The resourceful and caring team at Reno Sparks Tribal Health Center (RSTHC) has been leveraging technology from NextGen Healthcare (NextGen) to deliver quality care to the American Indians in their community. Now, with the recent CMS announcement, they will be able to add traditional medicine. Healthcare IT Today had the opportunity to sit down with Angie Wilson, Tribal Health Director at RSTHC while she was attending the 2024 NextGen User Group Meeting (#NextGenUGM24).

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Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 6, 2024

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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

Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 4, 2024

UnitedHealth Group abruptly ended its investor day event on Wednesday morning as new reports surfaced that the CEO of its health plan division had been fatally shot. | UnitedHealth Group abruptly ended its investor day event on Wednesday morning as news reports surfaced that the CEO of its health plan division had been fatally shot.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Loren Larsen, Co-Founder, CEO at Videra Health The convergence of technology and behavioral health has seen rapid acceleration in recent years. Between the growing appeal of digital therapeutic apps, the evolution of clinical note-taking tools, and the growing ability of AI tools to meet patients’ and providers’ needs, many of these trends are already in motion.

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Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Independent pharmacies were more likely to shut down, possibly because they’re more often excluded from pharmacy benefit managers’ networks, according to the research published in Health Affairs.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 2, 2024

A group of legislators is calling on the Department of Justice to dig into whether pharmacy benefit managers played a role in the opioid epidemic. | A group of legislators is calling on the Department of Justice to dig into whether pharmacy benefit managers played a role in the opioid epidemic.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Pravin Tiwari, Executive Vice President and Business Unit Head, FPT Software The promise of AI is greater efficiency in solving complex problems. But with that promise comes the responsibility of understanding and applying governance, ethical, and reliability principles. Therefore, developing a responsible approach to developing and deploying artificial intelligence (AI) in a safe, trustworthy, and ethical fashion is essential.

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Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The JAMA study comes as federal regulators scrutinize private equity’s role in healthcare.

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Speaker: Jack Clough, Chief Growth Officer

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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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

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Fierce Healthcare

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Risks with AI-enabled health technologies topped the list of the ECRI Institute's annual ranking of health technology hazards. | A well-known safety group debuted its annual report that lays out the top 10 health technology risks for the upcoming year. The risks of AI perpetuating bias or hallucinating answers to medical questions tops the list of risks for 2025.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 2, 2024

What You Should Know: – Nonin Medical , a global leader in noninvasive medical monitoring lauches TruO2 OTC, the first over-the-counter (OTC) fingertip pulse oximeter to receive FDA clearance. This innovative device is designed to provide accurate blood oxygen saturation readings for adults across all skin tones, empowering individuals to make informed healthcare decisions. – Nonin Medical’s founder, Phil Isaacson, was the original inventor of the fingertip pulse oximeter.

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Healthcare Dive

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Barry has left VillageMD during a difficult time for the value-based medical group, which has dragged down the finances of majority owner Walgreens.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.