Weekly Roundup – March 23, 2024
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.
Addressing the Billing Cycle With Ambient Clinical Voice. John Lynn talked to Gautamdev Chowdary and Sean Ross at Medvise.AI, which has trained voice-to-text transcription to assign the best ICD or CPT codes and aims to provide fully automated and accurate billing. Read more…
A Look at Interesting Innovations at HIMSS 2024. Healthcare IT Today reco...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 23, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs
Transforming Clinical Quality & Value in Rehabilitation with Neurocognitive Technology
The following is a guest article by Jared Gillespie, Senior Director of Clinical Solutions at Academy Medtech Ventures (AMV)
In the landscape of rehabilitative care, the integration of neurocognitive technology stands as a beacon of innovation, charting a course toward improved clinical quality and patient outcomes. This journey into the brain’s potential within rehabilitation not only elevates the standard of care but also underscores the role of advanced technologies in shaping the future of healthcare.
Traditional rehabilitative care has predominantly focused on physical recovery, often overlooking the brain’...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 22, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Clinical Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Academy Medtech Ventures AMV Clinical Quality Healthcare Transformation Jared Gillespie Neurocognitive Technology rehabilitative c Source Type: blogs
The ‘Barbie Speech’ – How Much Has Really Changed For Women in America?
By MIKE MAGEE
In our world where up is down, and black is white, there is a left and a right – it’s the middle we appear to be missing. Does it exist, or was it make believe all along?
Into this existential despair enters Britt Cagle Grant, the 47-year old Federal Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The Stanford Law graduate, blessed by the Federalist Society and Leonard Leo, and former clerk of Hon. Brett Kavanaugh, was nominated by Donald Trump and confirmed by the Senate on July 31, 2018.
Now six years later, her words in rejecting DeSantis’s “Stop Woke Act” (otherwise kno...
Source: The Health Care Blog - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Policy Barbie De Santis feminism Mike Magee Terry Sciaivo Source Type: blogs
Blackbird Health Raises $17 Million Series A to Expand Access to Integrated, Technology-Backed Youth Mental Health Model
Blackbird Health Leverages a Neuroscience-Driven, “Understanding-First” Care Model to Take the Trial and Error out of Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young-Adult Mental Health Diagnosis and Treatment
Blackbird Health, a neuroscience-led and technology-backed youth mental health provider, announced today it raised $17 million in series A funding. The round was led by Define Ventures and also included participation from Frist Cressey Ventures and GreyMatter. Blackbird has raised nearly $23 million to date.
Blackbird Health is a mental health company for kids and young adults struggling with social, emotional, devel...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 4, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Amy Edgar Blackbird Health Chirag Shah Define Ventures Dr. Matt Keener Frist Cressey Ventures GreyMatter Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Tom Peterson Source Type: blogs
Emerging Technologies Shaping the Health IT Landscape and How They Contribute to Improving Patient Outcomes and Healthcare Delivery
It’s been said many times before, but the truth remains the same: the world of healthcare is ever-evolving. We are learning and growing every day, which means we are also coming up with new ideas, technologies, and practices every day. But with all of this constant news of new technologies and changes in practices, it can be really tricky to stay on top of it all. To help, we reached out to our talented Healthcare IT Today Community and asked them: what emerging technologies in Health IT are currently shaping the landscape, and how do they contribute to improved patient outcomes and healthcare delivery? The following...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 12, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Grayson Miller Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops Regulations athenahealth Azalea Health Baha Zeidan Caregility CenTrak Deepi Source Type: blogs
Putting West Virginia Students on the Path to Scientific Careers
Credit: NIGMS.
Two NIGMS-funded programs are teaming up to shape the future of science and technology in West Virginia (WV). One engages high school students in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEM+M); introduces them to research; and provides direct access to college through tuition waivers. In the other program, undergraduate students are paired with a researcher at their institution for a paid internship—an important step toward a career in science.
The Health Sciences & Technology Academy
“We liken our students to rosebuds. As they grow, you see them blossom into self-confident lea...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 31, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist STEM Education SEPA Training Source Type: blogs
A talk with Andy Bell on thriving with diabetes
Andy Bell:Experiencing diabetes beyond just numbers
I recently had the privilege of catching up with Andy Bell. A good friend and part of the diabetes community, Andy shared his story, which is packed with perseverance and resilience.Andy was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1994 at the age of 14. His experience, like that of many others living with diabetes, has been a rollercoaster ride. During our conversation, Andy touched on his diagnosis story, how living with diabetes has impacted his life, his unique career path, and how he manages now that he...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - January 26, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Euphoria-free pain relief: A gabapentin alternative you ’ ve been waiting for?
A groundbreaking discovery in pain management could revolutionize how we treat chronic pain. In a report from a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at New York University, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Pittsburgh, have announced the discovery of a novel medication that could treat centralized
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Euphoria-free pain relief: A gabapentin alternative you’ve been waiting for? originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 25, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: L. Joseph Parker, MD Tags: Meds Pain Management Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – January 21, 2024 – Number of compromised patient records in cyberattacks rose 108% in 2023, USCDI v5 draft announced, plus 18 more stories
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
News and Studies
ONC released the draft United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) v5, along with a Standards Bulletin to explain the proposed two new data classes (Observations and Orders) and 13 new data elements (...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 21, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Amy Kruse Avel eCare Biofourmis bitewell CAE Healthcare Christian León CLARA Analytics eClinical Solutions Equality Health Feel Therapeutics FOLX Health Fortified Health Security GigXR Healthc Source Type: blogs
How AI and AIOps are Reshaping the Future of Healthcare IT
The following is a guest article by Scott Pross, VP of Technology at Monalytic, a SolarWinds Company
The future of healthcare will be powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
AI can enhance the speed and accuracy of diagnosis, book appointments, support clinical trials, reduce costs and errors, and improve cybersecurity posture. AI can also address the shortage of skilled healthcare workers – particularly in the field of IT operation. Indeed, a study by the Health Management Academy found that 47.5% of health systems currently use AI solutions to address workforce challenges and improve productivity, with the rest consid...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 16, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops AIOps Cybersecurity Health IT Monitoring Healthcare AI Monalytic Scott Pross SolarWinds Source Type: blogs
National Academies Replaces Big Alcohol-Conflicted Researcher on Review Panel with Another Big Alcohol-Conflicted Researcher
Just over one month ago, Ireported that the National Academies had appointed to their newly formedexpert committee to review the health effects of alcohol
two scientists who were principal investigators of a research grant
funded by the alcohol industry to the tune of $67 million (Dr. Eric Rimm and Dr. Kenneth Mukamal). AfterNew York Times reporter Roni Rabin exposed these conflicts of interest in anarticle, the National Academies announced that it had pulled both Dr. Rimm and Dr. Mukamal from the panel and would replace them.The National Academies recently announced the replacement panelists, and one of them is Dr. Luc ...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - January 5, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs
To address youth mental health, we must address insurance barriers
It’s been two years since the American Academy of Pediatrics declared a national state of emergency in children’s mental health. Yet sadly, very little has changed. This year, 25 percent of youth have been diagnosed with a mental health condition. More than 20 percent of teens have seriously considered suicide, and more than 40 percent of high school
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To address youth mental health, we must address insurance barriers originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 30, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Alex Stavros, MBA Tags: Policy Psychiatry Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs
Do What You Do Better: Using AI Tools to Ease the Workload Burden on Faculty
On this episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast, Christy Boscardin, PhD, Brian Gin, MD, PhD, Marc Triola, MD, and Academic Medicine assistant editor Gustavo Patino, MD, PhD, join host Toni Gallo to discuss the ways that artificial intelligence (AI) tools can help ease the workload burden on faculty and staff, with a focus on assessment and admissions. They explore the opportunities that AI tools afford as well as ethical, data privacy, bias, and other issues to consider with their use. They conclude by looking to the future and where medical education might go from here.
This episode is now available through App...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - December 13, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: AM Podcast AM Podcast Transcript Academic Medicine Academic Medicine podcast admissions AI artificial intelligence assessment ChatGPT Source Type: blogs
Why is the National Academies Appointing Alcohol-Industry Funded Researchers to Serve on Panel to Review the Health Effects of Alcohol?
In conclusion, there is no doubt that Dr. Mukamal should be removed from the National Academies panel in order to preserve the integrity of both the panel and of the National Academies itself.Although Dr. Rimm was not involved in the solicitation of funding, he didserve as a principal investigator of the MACH trial. Thus, he has been funded by the alcohol industry and this conflict of interest should disqualify him from participating in, much less chairing the panel. Dr. Rimmshould be removed from the National Academies panel in order to
preserve the integrity of both the panel and of the National Academies
itself.T...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - November 30, 2023 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs
AI ’ s Unforeseen Medical Discoveries: The Curious Case Of Unusual Associations
Artificial intelligence can do a plethora of astonishing things, which has been discussed thoroughly in the past year. We train models to assist medical work, from administration to image analysis, from triage to mental health support. And every now and then AI has curious medical discoveries, detecting things that – to the best of our human knowledge – should not be detectable from the input data. Like knowing the race of the patient from chest X-rays alone. These unusual associations present brand-new challenges to medical professionals.
In these cases, the medical detective work has a new aim: to understa...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 28, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: TMF Artificial Intelligence in Medicine digital health Healthcare technology AI Source Type: blogs
