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Technology, cybersecurity and collaboration are featured at HIMSS24

Healthcare It News

HIMSS president and CEO Hal Wolf discusses healthcare trends, including patient engagement, AI advancements and cybersecurity challenges, and how HIMSS24 offers attendees a chance to learn from each other and collaborate in responding to those trends.

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Trends in telehealth: The future of virtual care

Healthcare Dive

In the wake of the pandemic, Healthcare organizations are evaluating the future of telehealth and working to craft a more deliberate, strategic approach to virtual care.

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Intelichart CEO details patient engagement trends for HIMSS24 attendees

Healthcare It News

Patient engagement is high on the list of important trends that healthcare CIOs and other health IT leaders at provider organizations are working on. Intelichart, in Booth 3920 at HIMSS24, is a vendor of patient engagement technologies for provider organizations. It is showcasing its Healthy Outcomes platform, which offers technologies tailored to each stage of the patient journey designed to simplify patient engagement, improve health outcomes and increase profitability.

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Small, financially struggling providers at risk from Change cyberattack: Moody’s

Healthcare Dive

Larger providers, however, aren’t immune from cash flow challenges, especially if UnitedHealth Group is unable to restore systems by mid-March.

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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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At HIMSS24, athenahealth keeps its focus on provider experience

Healthcare It News

ORLANDO – As HIMSS24 kicks off this week, with preconference forums buzzing all-day Monday and the show floor set to open at 10 a.m. after the opening keynote on Tuesday, more than 1,100 exhibitors, large and small, are getting their booths in shape to showcase their newest health IT products and strategies. Among them is one company that's been coming to the global conference about as long as any other in the exhibit hall: athenahealth.

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Fortifying Healthcare Email Security: Advanced Solutions and Mitigation Strategies

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Usman Choudhary, general manager, VIPRE Security Email remains a cornerstone communication tool for healthcare entities, yet the communication channel also presents formidable cybersecurity hurdles. The sensitive nature of patient data and the open nature […] The article Fortifying Healthcare Email Security: Advanced Solutions and Mitigation Strategies appeared first on electronichealthre

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Elevance completes Paragon Health acquisition

Healthcare Dive

The infusion services and drug therapy company will operate under CarelonRx, Elevance’s pharmacy benefit manager.

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HIMSS24 Cyber Forum keynote stresses collaboration on standards

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"We think a lot about trust, how to build trust into technology so that we can realize its potential to serve our society and the public good," said Cherilyn Pascoe, Director of the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as she opened the cybersecurity forum ahead of HIMSS24 Monday in Orlando.

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HIMSS24: Google Cloud builds out generative AI solutions to aid healthcare workers

Fierce Healthcare

ORLANDO — Generative AI continues to be a big buzzword in 2024 as tech companies see the potential to use the technology to alleviate administrative drudgery for healthcare workers. | Google Cloud is using its tech muscle to build out generative AI capabilities for healthcare and life sciences companies to help offload administrative burden and support assistive technology for clinicians.

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Streamlining emergency care with virtual video telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

At HIMSS24 preconference Virtual Care Forum, Stanford Healthcare representatives discussed the care system's implementation of a virtual fast track program in its emergency department.

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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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HIMSS24: AWS, symplr collaborate on AI assistants to automate complex workflows, mundane tasks

Fierce Healthcare

ORLANDO, Florida—HIMSS24 just kicked off today, and there's already a stream of AI innovation news. | ORLANDO, Florida—Symplr is working with Amazon Web Services to develop AI assistants to help automate complex workflows and mundane tasks for healthcare workers and also power chatbots to help patients find and schedule the right care.

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Streamlining emergency care with virtual video telemedicine

Mobi Health News

At HIMSS24 preconference Virtual Care Forum, Stanford Healthcare representatives discussed the care system's implementation of a virtual fast track program in its emergency department.

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Breaking down Biden's 2025 proposed budget: Here are his top health priorities

Fierce Healthcare

President Biden unveiled a proposed $7.3 trillion budget for fiscal year 2025 on Monday, which continued upon and expanded key health items from previous years. | Drug price negotiations and Medicare solvency were just two areas HHS officials hit upon while unveiling President Biden's 2025 fiscal year proposed budget.

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Navigating Cyber Threats: Cost-Effective Cybersecurity for Healthtech

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Justin Kozak, Life Sciences Specialist at Founder Shield In an era where digital innovation drives healthcare forward, healthtech companies are at the forefront of a double-edged sword. On one side, integrating technology into healthcare delivery has unlocked new heights in patient care and operational efficiency.

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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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HIMSS24: Microsoft, 16 health systems to 'operationalize' AI under new partner network

Fierce Healthcare

Sixteen health systems, Microsoft and other healthcare technology organizations are the latest to band together and hammer out best practices and standards for AI in care. | The latest provider-tech AI collaboration will build on the groundwork of members' existing AI partnership, the Coalition for Health AI.

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CIO Podcast – Episode 70: Chief Medical Information Officers with Donald Levick, MD

Healthcare IT Today

For the 70th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are talking to Donald Levick, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAP, FHIMSS, Consultant, Former CMIO and Pediatrician at Lehigh Valley Health Network about the role of Chief Medical Information Officers (CMIOs)! So to kick this episode off, we are taking a look at the shrinking margins and increasing demands in healthcare to discuss how CMIOs can respond to them.

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HHS pressures UnitedHealth, payers on financial support for providers as cyberattack disruption continues

Fierce Healthcare

The federal government is pressing UnitedHealth Group and other payers to provide financial relief to providers as they continue to feel the financial disruption caused by the Change Healthcare cyb | The federal government is pressing UnitedHealth Group and other payers to provide financial relief to providers as they continue to feel the financial disruption caused by the Change Healthcare cyberattack.

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How to Ensure Dental Regulatory Compliance 

American Medical Compliance

Amidst the busy dental appointments, treatments, and patient care, there are crucial aspects that often operate in the background but hold importance. These are recordkeeping and documentation. While the primary focus in dentistry is patient health and well-being, carefully keeping records is equally needed. In a survey , dental providers agree that careful and precise recordkeeping is indispensable, emphasizing the importance of documenting elements such as patient histories, examination result

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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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New clinicians are having trouble transitioning to the workforce. Patients could pay the price, ECRI warns

Fierce Healthcare

Onboarding new graduates into healthcare has become more difficult following pandemic disruptions and will require greater attention and investment from the industry in order to stem preventable pa | Clinicians-in-training had fewer opportunities for hands-on learning and practice due to the pandemic, which has also driven away many of the experienced healthcare workers who would share their knowledge on the job, the healthcare quality and safety group wrote in a new report.

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'Never let a crisis go to waste': How Change cyberattack could change healthcare

Becker's Health IT

Many health system CIOs are still dealing with the fallout of the Change Healthcare cyberattack nearly three weeks after it led to disruptions across the industry, but some IT chiefs say the event could pave the way for changes.

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ECRI Unveils the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2024

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – The ECRI Institute , a leader in patient safety research, has released its annual report highlighting the top ten patient safety concerns for 2024. – This year’s Patient Safety Concerns report sheds light on a critical issue: the challenges faced by newly trained clinicians transitioning from academic settings to professional practice.

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MMI Raises $110 Million in Series C Financing

Healthcare IT Today

Largest Ever Investment in Microsurgery will Further MMI’s Mission to Transform Open Surgery with Robotic Technology MMI (Medical Microinstruments, Inc.) , a robotics company dedicated to increasing treatment options and improving clinical outcomes for patients with complex conditions, today announced that it has raised $110 million in Series C financing.

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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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Sunoh.ai Integrates AI Medical Scribe with Epic EHR to Reduce Physician Burnout

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Sunoh.ai, a leading provider of AI-powered ambient listening technology for healthcare, announced today its successful integration with Epic’s open interoperability platform, fhir.epic.com. – The integration enables doctors using Epic EHR to leverage Sunoh’s capabilities to streamline clinical documentation and improve patient care.

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University Hospitals Plymouth selects Epic as preferred EPR supplier

Digital Health News

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust has selected Epic as its preferred supplier for an Electronic Patient Record system.

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Israeli Hospital Develops Generative AI Platform to Improve Mental Healthcare Access

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Sheba Medical Center , a leading Israeli hospital, is collaborating with ARC Innovation Center and KPMG to develop a generative AI platform named “Liv” aimed at transforming mental healthcare accessibility. Mental Health Crisis The project is driven by the urgent need to address the global mental health crisis, significantly worsened by COVID-19 and other recent events.

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North of Scotland goes live with electronic medicines management solution

Digital Health News

Six health boards in the North of Scotland are now live with System C's hospital electronic medicines management system and pharmacy stock control solution.

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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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Velatura, DocuSign Partner on Patient Consent Pilot Project

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Velatura , a health information exchange (HIE), and DocuSign , the e-signature giant, have joined forces to launch a pilot project aimed at simplifying the way patients consent to share their medical information. The pilot project will begin rolling out to select Velatura network providers this spring, focusing initially on specific Michigan State behavioral health consent forms and general patient consent forms.

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Evaluating a return on investment for virtual care

Mobi Health News

Various factors around ROI on virtual tech should be considered before implementation, such as billing revenue, increased efficiency, downstream revenue and improved outcomes, said experts at HIMSS24 preconference Virtual Care Forum.

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Stanford Deploys Nuance AI-Powered Clinical Documentation

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Stanford Health Care, a leader in medical innovation, is deploying Nuance Dragon® Ambient eXperienceâ„¢ (DAXâ„¢) Copilot to streamline clinical documentation and improve patient care. – The AI-powered clinical documentation solution automates the creation of clinical summaries during patient exams, freeing up physicians’ time and reducing administrative burdens.

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Cardiff and Vale UHB’s digital transformation powered by Nervecentre

Digital Health News

Nervecentre is to provide an electronic prescribing and medicines administration solution to Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

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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.