Tue.Jan 14, 2025

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Digital Health Unplugged: The future of mental health technology

Digital Health News

This episode of Digital Health Unplugged features Holly Coole from the MHRA discussing the regulation of digital mental health technologies.

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FTC releases second report slamming pharmacy benefit managers

Healthcare Dive

Agency commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to publish the report, which makes similar allegations against the controversial drug middlemen as the agency’s first report released last summer — but relies on more data.

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Fierce Healthcare

The FTC released its second interim staff report Tuesday during Chair Lina Khan's final open commission meeting, but declined to indicate whether it would take further legal action.

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CMS expands enforcement power over shady ACA brokers

Healthcare Dive

A rule finalized Monday makes it easier for regulators to suspend agents and brokers from selling Affordable Care Act plans if they pose a risk to the exchanges.

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Simplify Screening for Excluded Providers

Every health care provider that accepts federal payments must screen for excluded providers. Use this sample Exclusion Screening Checklist and Compliance Policy to evaluate and improve your organization’s compliance with the law. Payments from Medicare, Medicaid, and TriCare trigger screening requirements that may extend to employees, contractors, volunteers, board members, and network providers.

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Fierce Healthcare

The annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference is officially underway, bringing the healthcare and biopharma industries' biggest wheelers and dealers to San Francisco.

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Hospital evaluation of AI predictive tools for bias is inconsistent, study finds

Healthcare Dive

Hospitals with more financial resources and technical expertise were more likely to locally test their models, suggesting a potential digital divide that could impact patient care.

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Exclusive: Century Heath, Nira Medical partner to provide AI-curated EHR data

Mobi Health News

Century Healths AI platform will create structured datasets based on multiple sclerosis patient data collected from Nira Medicals network of clinics.

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Fierce Healthcare

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit that will determine whether preventive services will remain fully covered by group health plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). | The Supreme Court will decide the fate of the preventive services provision, a core component of the Affordable Care Act, by July.

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Government announces AI Action Plan including health data library

Digital Health News

Prime minister Keir Starmer has unveiled details of the governments AI Opportunities Action Plan, which includes a National Data Library.

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Fierce Healthcare

In an interview at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, Morgan Health CEO Dan Mendelson told Fierce Healthcare that the firm's current portfolio of investments have focused on several key buckets within healthcare.

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Healthcare Vendor Risk Management: Strategies for Protected Data

In healthcare, where patient data protection is paramount, effective vendor risk management isn't just good business—it's essential for maintaining compliance and trust. This comprehensive guide helps healthcare compliance professionals navigate the complexities of third-party vendor relationships in an increasingly interconnected healthcare environment.

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Q&A: Philips on game-changing innovation and responsible AI at JPM

Mobi Health News

Shez Partovi, chief innovation and strategy officer at Philips, discussed the helium-free BlueSeal MRI and AI advances in a sit down with MobiHealthNews at JPM.

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Fierce Healthcare

The Department of Health and Human Services released an AI Strategic Plan Jan. 10 that lays out short-term and long-term goals for ensuring AI is safe and trustworthy when deployed in healthcare. The plan emphasizes technical assistance for under-resourced organizations and workforce training initiatives.

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GenAI imaging model can predict tumours from retinal images

Mobi Health News

This model, developed by the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Beijing Tongren Hospital, is now being deployed across China's Henan Province to diagnose common eye diseases.

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Training Healthcare Teams in Restorative Nursing: Best Practices and Tools 

American Medical Compliance

A 2023 systematic review published in BMC Nursing revealed a strong connection between clinical nurse competence and patient safety culture, underscoring the transformative impact of comprehensive training on nursing skills. Restorative nursing stands as a cornerstone of healthcare, dedicated to enhancing patients’ quality of life by helping them regain or maintain their highest levels of function and independence.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Korean medical imaging AI continues global saturation in 2025

Mobi Health News

KOSDAQ-listed company JLK's CEO Dong-Min Kim explains how they intend to capture the world's largest medical imaging market this year.

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Fierce Healthcare

Cigna has tapped Progyny as it looks to enhance access to benefits for fertility and family planning services. | Cigna has tapped Progyny as it looks to enhance access to benefits for fertility and family planning services.

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Amazon Web Services partners with General Catalyst to develop healthcare IT tools

Mobi Health News

The aim is to apply AI to deliver more personalized care and derive insights on population health and disease progression.

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Patient Centered Care Through Value Based Care, Social Determinants of Health, and Behavioral Health – 2025 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

As we wrap up another year and get ready for 2025 to begin, it is once again time for everyone’s favorite annual tradition of Health IT Predictions! We reached out to our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community to get their insights on what will happen in the coming year and boy did they deliver. We in fact got so many responses to our prompt this year, that we have had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting.

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The Evolution of Communication in Healthcare Settings

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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Fierce Healthcare

At 2024s J.P. | Work to unify disparate programs has the $37 billion nonprofit system on an upward trajectory, CEO Wright Lassiter III told conference attendees.

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Philips Tackles IT Challenges with Smarter Cloud Solutions for Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare CIOs and IT leaders at know all too well the challenges of managing massive data payloads. Radiology, cardiology, and pathology images demand significant bandwidth, especially as remote reading becomes more common. Philips is addressing these issues head-on by moving their enterprise imaging systems to the cloud and offering solutions aimed at reducing the strain on IT teams.

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Connecting for Health at Home: A Unified Field Theory from #CES2025 (On Samsung, Withings, and Panasonic)

Health Populi

There were over 4,500 exhibitors on the show floor of the 2025 CES in Las Vegas last week, addressing every imaginable aspect of consumers’ daily lives as we increasingly coexist with technology to support life, liberty, and our personal pursuits of happiness… … and health. My focus is always on health, and in the past decade and a half, health/care, everywhere.

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Fierce Healthcare

Global investment firm KKR led the mega round. Qventus said it's finding a new level of resonance with investors and customers for its hospital efficiency products since it launched over 10 years ago.

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3 Reasons to Retire Pagers from Healthcare Settings

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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MedTrainer and Propelus Announce Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize Provider Credentialing

MedTrainer

LAS VEGAS, Nev., January 14, 2025 MedTrainer, a leading provider of healthcare workforce compliance solutions , and Propelus, an innovator in dynamic workforce compliance management solutions, today announced a strategic partnership to enhance provider credentialing for healthcare organizations. This collaboration combines MedTrainer’s comprehensive provider credentialing management software with Propelus’s Data Solutions , establishing a new standard for powering provider complianc

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Fierce Healthcare

Washington-based health system MultiCare announced a strategic investment in AI startup Layer Health, which is using LLMs to solve the problem of chart review.

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5 Benefits of an eQMS (And Your Roadmap to a Fast Implementation)

Dot Compliance

Ensuring quality and compliance across an organization continues to be the foundation for effective devices and drug products across the life sciences industry. Whats the best way to do this? With an automated solution that eliminates the manual work while ensuring quality and compliance across your business. This is where the electronic Quality Management System (eQMS) plays a critical role.

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Fierce Healthcare

Avel eCare, a provider of clinician-to-clinician telemedicine services, is acquiring Amwell Psychiatric Care. | The acquisition will enable faster transitions for patients in mental health crisis to speak with clinically trained mental health professionals.

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The Role of Technology in Remote Patient Monitoring

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.

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DHI Market Analysis: Virtual Care – from Hype to Reality

Digital Health News

Download now to discover how NHS trusts will prioritise virtual patient care based on government’s ambitious plans’ In the first of a new series of analysis for Digital Health Intelligence subscribers, Lloyd Price examines the virtual care market.

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Digital Health Funding Decline in 2024: Rise of the Mega Funds

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: The digital health landscape in 2024 was marked by a surge in early-stage investments alongside significant moves by established healthcare giants, according to Rock Health’s annual end of the year funding report. – The Rock Health report states the “David and Goliath” phenomenon has created a complex ecosystem where both small startups and large players are vying for a share of the innovation pie.

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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Digital Health News

Our latest news roundup covers cleaning robots at South Tees Hospitals and a 10 million framework for data validation services.

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Increasing Participation in Muscular Dystrophy Clinical Trials

HIT Consultant

Michel van Harten M.D., CEO of myTomorrows Muscular Dystrophy (MD) refers to a group of rare genetic conditions that cause progressive muscle weakness and degeneration in patients. Some forms of MD, such as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), can be life threatening to heart and respiratory functions. But recent research found that among 3,661 U.S. patients with Muscular Dystrophy, only 33% of those with Duchenne and 12% of those with Becker Muscular Dystrophy – a similar but milder and lat

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

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?