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EU and US Regulatory Challenges Facing AI Health Care Innovator Firms

Bill of Health

B y Suzan Slijpen, Mauritz Kop & I. Glenn Cohen 1. Introduction: A Fragmented AI in Healthcare Regulatory Landscape In the past few years, we have witnessed a surge in artificial intelligence-related research and diagnostics in the medical field. It is possible that in some fields of medicine in the future AI tools used in diagnostics will generally perform far better than a human clinician.

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Change cyberattack serves as wake-up call for healthcare cybersecurity

Healthcare Dive

The outage shows why health systems need to plan for inevitable cyberattacks, evaluating risks and putting operational backups in place, experts say.

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AI can unlock supply to meet demand, says Johns Hopkins physician IT leader

Healthcare It News

Dr. Brian Hasselfeld has a little Wall Street in his background and likes to talk about the potential benefits of artificial intelligence to healthcare in economic terms – the law of supply and demand. Everyone knows how healthcare works. A patient sees their primary care physician, who then issues a referral. That physician then issues a subspecialty referral, which may finally reveal the right answer.

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Walmart decelerates health center expansion plans

Healthcare Dive

The retailer previously planned to have more than 75 health centers operational this year. Now, Walmart plans to reach that goal in 2025.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Patients have unique care journeys, and call center agents should understand

Healthcare It News

Talkdesk can integrate AI with EHRs so patients don't have to repeat information and agents can express empathy in their calls, explains Patty Hayward, the company's healthcare and life sciences GM.

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Telehealth groups urge DEA to release controlled substance prescribing proposal

Healthcare Dive

Advocacy groups, providers and virtual care companies said clinicians and pharmacies need time to comment on the rule and prepare for implementation.

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Patient-friendly real-time remote monitoring system receives FDA clearance

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Current solutions for remote health monitoring can be seen as invasive by patients and mostly do single variant intermittent tracking. FDA clearance brings one of Europe’s most advanced real-time continuous remote monitoring systems to the US market for the first time. A patient-friendly multi-sensor bracelet which helps to address some of the key challenges around the adoption of remote patient monitoring systems (RPM) has been given clearance by the United States Food and Drug Administra

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Diagnostics company Binx Health banks $65M to drive growth of point-of-care testing

Fierce Healthcare

Binx Health is a health technology company aiming to speed up the time between diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections with a point-of-care diagnostic solution. | Binx Health is a health technology company aiming to speed up the time between diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections with a point-of-care diagnostic soultion.

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Patient-friendly real-time remote monitoring system receives FDA clearance

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Current solutions for remote health monitoring can be seen as invasive by patients and mostly do single variant intermittent tracking. FDA clearance brings one of Europe’s most advanced real-time continuous remote monitoring systems to the US market for the first time. A patient-friendly multi-sensor bracelet which helps to address some of the key challenges around the adoption of remote patient monitoring systems (RPM) has been given clearance by the United States Food and Drug Administra

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Marshfield Clinic Health System laying off hundreds of furloughed employees

Fierce Healthcare

Months after furloughing hundreds of its employees, Marshfield Clinic Health System has informed many of those workers that they will be terminated “in early May,” a spokesperson of the 11-hospital | Though more than five dozen of the employees furloughed in January have found new positions in the organization, hundreds of others will be eliminated "in early May.

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Optimizing Medical Waste Management: A Guide to Best Practices

Feeling overwhelmed by medical waste regulations? This comprehensive guide unravels the complexities of medical waste disposal, ensuring you stay compliant and prioritize safety. Inside you'll find: Clear categorization: Learn to precisely classify medical waste for proper handling and disposal. Labeling & Storage: Discover best practices for clear labeling and secure storage of medical waste.

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Unlocking Healthcare’s Mobile Future: HIPAA-Compliant BYOD

Healthcare IT Today

When I’ve talked to CIOs about what’s keeping them up at night, they almost universally answer: security. No doubt it’s the biggest risk to a healthcare organization and the attackers only need a slight opening in your security defenses to wreak havoc. That’s why we were particularly interested in this session at HIMSS 2024 that looked at how to create a HIPAA-Compliant BYOD program which balanced the security needs of a healthcare organization while still meeting the wo

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Cybercriminals pose as hospital finance employees, divert payments

Becker's Health IT

A cybercriminal group is targeting health system IT help desks in a new scheme to gain access to the organization's computer systems and divert payments, according to an April 4 warning from the American Hospital Association.

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Carenet Health Acquiring Health Dialog, Enhancing Clinical Team and Advancing Insights-Driven Platform Dedicated to the Business of Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

Expanded Personalized Population Health Capabilities Support Better Health Journeys for Patients Carenet Health , a trusted partner in helping organizations simplify and power the business of healthcare, is excited to announce it is acquiring Health Dialog , a worldwide leader in delivering clinical decision support offerings. This acquisition enables Carenet to leverage its combined platform, analytics, and clinicians to deliver greater efficiency and outcomes-based financial performance for

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Hackers tried to steal hospital's cancer treatment for ransom: Report

Becker's Health IT

Hackers tried to steal files on a cancer treatment to hold for ransom in a recent cyberattack on Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope, databreaches.net reported.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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City of Hope discloses data breach impacting 827K patients' personal and health information

Fierce Healthcare

City of Hope discloses data breach impacting 827K patients' personal and health information hlandi Thu, 04/04/2024 - 13:48

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Augmedix & SADA Partner to Deliver Advanced AI-Powered Medical Documentation

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Augmedix , a leader in AI-powered medical documentation, and SADA , a prominent cloud technology consultancy, announce a strategic partnership to transform healthcare data capture and analysis. – The collaboration with SADA will allow Augmedix to work closely with Google Cloud on reference architecture development.

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Philips Foundation, March of Dimes to deploy tele-ultrasound tech at mobile maternity care clinics

Fierce Healthcare

The Philips Foundation is teaming up with March of Dimes to equip mobile maternity care clinics with telehealth-enabled ultrasound technology. | The Philips Foundation is teaming up with March of Dimes to equip mobile maternity care clinics with Philips ultrasound technology with telehealth capabilities.

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Biolinq raises $58M for wearable biosensor tech and more digital health fundings

Mobi Health News

EarliTech Diagnostics secured $21.5 million, Manifold emerged with $15 million, and Beanstalk Benefits launched out of Redesign Health with $7.5 million.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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NationsBenefits teams with Instacart on home grocery delivery

Fierce Healthcare

Supplemental benefits are a critical tool for insurers to stand out in a crowded market — particularly Medicare Advantage — and a new partnership aims to make it simpler for plans to integrate a gr | Supplemental benefits are a critical tool for insurers to stand out in a crowded market — particular Medicare Advantage — and a new partnership aims to make it simpler for plans to integrate a grocery delivery offering into their packages.

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Revolutionizing Healthcare: CareCloud’s Generative AI solutions Showcased at HIMSS 2024

Healthcare IT Today

According to Adeel Sarwar, Chief Technology Officer at CareCloud , doctors spend at least 20% of their clinical work time on administration. In this video interview, Sarwar and A. Hadi Chaudhry, Chief Executive Officer and President at CareCloud, talk about their use of AI, and now generative AI, to relieve doctors of this burden and achieve more face-to-face time with patients.

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Walmart Health set to open first Houston location, delays clinic openings in Phoenix to early 2025

Fierce Healthcare

Walmart Health set to open first Houston location, delays clinic openings in Phoenix to early 2025 pminemyer Thu, 04/04/2024 - 15:36

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SilverCloud now fully supports digital therapy in NHS Talking Therapies

Digital Health News

SilverCloud by Amwell now fully supports digital therapy in the NHS Talking Therapies, helping support patients with mental health issues.

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Florida Limits Abortion — For Now

Kaiser Health News

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book “Health Care Politics and Policy A to Z,” now in its third edition.

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Health IT Business News, Financial Edition April 4, 2024

HealthIT Answers

Business and financial news from GenieMD, SeamlessMD, MRO Corp, Brillio, Zscaler, Secure Exchange Solutions, Waystar, NextGen Healthcare, Pocket Health, KeyCare, Brightside Health, Tennr, LucidHealth, Sagility, Clarify Health, Tuned, Aspirion, SnapCare, and more. The post Health IT Business News, Financial Edition April 4, 2024 appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Digital Coalition report highlights limitations of NHS App

Digital Health News

A new report from The Digital Coalition has has highlighted some of the limitations that users of the NHS App experience.

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WHO releases generative AI health promotion tool called S.A.R.A.H.

Mobi Health News

S.A.R.A.H. will support users with better understanding of risk factors for leading causes of death.

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Everything You Wanted to Know About FACIS, but Didn’t Know to Ask

Speaker: Amy Anderson

FACIS® helps organizations mitigate patient and organizational risk. Maintaining compliance and safeguarding against fraud and abuse in today’s changing healthcare landscape can be challenging. Most healthcare organizations screen and monitor providers against the OIG but that’s only ONE of FACIS®’ primary sources. FACIS® pulls data for every taxonomy from the lowest level employee to the highest level licensed professional.

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Roundtable: How is data sharing developing in ICSs and between organisations – and what more needs to be done?

Digital Health News

Shared care records are increasingly valued and developed but the obstacles in the way of further progress need to be addressed, agreed a recent Digital Health roundtable with Virgin Media O2 Business.

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Centene plans to file protest over Texas state Medicaid scoring

Fierce Healthcare

Centene appears to be crying foul to Texas over the state's scoring of its Medicaid proposal. | Centene feels they have received unfair treatment from the state of Texas over how the state scored its Medicaid bid.

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AMC Earns ACCME Accreditation Status

American Medical Compliance

American Medical Compliance is a recognized provider of Accredited Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Courses American Medical Compliance (AMC) has been reviewed by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) and awarded accreditation status as a provider of continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. Accreditation in the ACCME System seeks to assure the medical community and the public that American Medical Compliance delivers education that is relev

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A Tech-Driven Approach to Personalized Healthcare

HealthIT Answers

By Katie Brenneman - Digital Transformation and Beyond. People are now turning to online options to look for solutions to many of their healthcare issues. Those capitalizing on technology will be best positioned to serve their communities. The post A Tech-Driven Approach to Personalized Healthcare appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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How to Leverage AI for Actionable Insights in BI, Data, and Analytics

In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.