Zealous for Wellness: The Ongoing Quest for Standard Measures
The previous articles in this series showed how payers, providers, and digital health companies try to prove that they’re helping to create healthier patients. Sara Shanti, a partner specializing in health care at law firm Sheppard Mullin, says that organizations in the wellness space are searching for strong algorithms. But they also want to ensure that technology leads to, and clearly reflects, improved and worthwhile outcomes. This is not likely to emerge for some time. But this final article looks at how some organizations are filling the gap.
Rigor at a Weight Loss Clinic
Dr. Brett Osborn, author of the book G...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 16, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory Analytics/Big Data Clinical Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Arcadia Behavior Change behavioral health BPCI Brett Osborn Clinical Source Type: blogs
Faculty Perspectives on Responding to Microaggressions Targeting Clerkship Students
On this episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast, Meghan O’Brien, MD, MBE, and Research in Medical Education (RIME) Committee members Tasha Wyatt, PhD, and Javeed Sukhera, MD, PhD, join host Toni Gallo to discuss new research into faculty perspectives on responding to microaggressions targeting medical students in the clinical learning environment. They explore several tensions that affected how faculty responded to the microaggressions in the study scenarios as well as some of the strategies the faculty used to respond effectively.
This episode is now available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere else p...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - October 31, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: AM Podcast AM Podcast Transcript Academic Medicine podcast faculty development medical education medical students microaggressions RIME Source Type: blogs
Device Vibrates DNA for Highly Sensitive Detection
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a new method of detecting very small amounts of DNA. The breakthrough could allow clinicians to spot genetic markers of disease at the point-of-care, as the approach does not require conventional laboratory analysis, which is usually time-consuming and costly. In fact, the approach has led to a 100-fold increase in DNA detection sensitivity, with no corresponding increase in cost. The technology relies on the tendency of DNA oligomers to ‘dance’ when they are exposed to an alternating electric current, which allows the researchers to identify target ...
Source: Medgadget - October 26, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Diagnostics Genetics UMassAmherst Source Type: blogs
Reevaluating beliefs: the role of real doctors
Real doctors see patients. For years, I have held this thought as a truth. But it’s not a fact; it’s a belief, and it is no longer serving me. I’ve been questioning this belief for a while, but this weekend at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, I gained some clarity. There,
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Reevaluating beliefs: the role of real doctors originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jennifer Shaer, MD Tags: Physician Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
The “Green Pope” Loves Science and Is Cautious of AI
By MIKE MAGEE
By all accounts, they were mutually supportive. He was three years older and the chief scientific adviser to the world’s most powerful religious leader. The Scientific American called him “the greatest scientist of all time,” and not because he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry a decade earlier for explaining the nuts and bolts of ozone formation. It was his blunt truthfulness and ecological advocacy that earned the organization’s respect.
Paul Crutzan is no longer alive. He died on February 4, 2021 in Mainz, Germany at the age of 87. What attracted the 86 year old “Green Pope” to Paul were t...
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Policy Climate Change Mike Magee Pope Francis Source Type: blogs
5 Must-Haves in a Patient Financial Communication Platform
The following is a guest article by Steven Dubner, Vice President of Product Management at Nordis Technologies
No matter how exemplary the clinical care, overall patient experience and satisfaction often hinge on the last interactions with providers—billing and payments. But many patients are, in fact, unhappy with the current state: 49% of all adults and 74% of millennials would consider switching providers for a better payment experience, according to InstaMed’s 2021 annual consumer survey on healthcare payments.
To improve this critical financial experience, healthcare technology and revenue cycle leaders are digita...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 25, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Communication and Patient Experience Healthcare IT Revenue Cycle Management Anne Goodwill Pritchett CCM Hackensack Meridian Health Healthcare Costs InstaMed Nordis Technologies Patient Billing Patient Communication Patient Satisfacti Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: An Interview with Yale ’ s Akiko Iwasaki
By David Tuller, DrPH Akiko Iwasaki, a professor of immunobiology at the Yale School of Medicine, is a leading investigator into long Covid and has recently been tapped to lead a new Center for Infection & Immunity. She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2018, the National Academy of Medicine in 2019, … Trial By Error: An Interview with Yale’s Akiko Iwasaki Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - September 21, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized Akiko Iwasaki Long Covid Source Type: blogs
“PictureWhat” ??? Super-Human Poison Ivy. What’s Going On?
By MIKE MAGEE
Connecticut loves its’ trees. And no town in Connecticut loves its’ trees more than West Hartford, CT. The town borders include an elaborate interconnected reservoir system that does double duty as a focal point for a wide range of nature paths for walkers, runners and cyclists.
While walking one path yesterday, I came a tree with the healthiest upward advancing vine I had ever seen. My “PictureThis” app took no time to identify the plant. To my surprise, it was Toxicodendron radicans, known commonly as Poison Ivy.
The description didn’t pull punches. It read, “In pop culture, poison ivy ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Non-Health Global Warming Mike Magee Poison Ivy Source Type: blogs
“To do nothing is not an option”: The NHS Confederation releases digital mental health whitepaper
This report highlights practical and achievable suggested discussion points that aim to bridge this gap and make a difference. They include a call for a wider and deeper national conversation on digital mental health and its future and consider developing effective ways of scaling digital mental health solutions in local and national solutions.
Why digital mental health?
Improved access: Digital mental health solutions can overcome geographical barriers, making mental health services more accessible to people in remote areas, those with limited mobility, and those who would prefer not to have in-person visits…
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Source: SharpBrains - September 12, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Technology & Innovation digital digital mental health mental health services mental healthcare NHS Confederation technologies Source Type: blogs
The Lonely Epidemic: Social Isolation and Technology
Alarming effects have been found from recent digital technologies on social connections and mental health. The Surgeon General issued a highly publicized advisory on loneliness and another on youth, both replete with evidence of the harm done by social media and the internet generally. But can digital technology also improve social connections?
While the harm done by digital media to many people has been well demonstrated, there are also people who thrive on digital connections, particularly people from marginalized groups who have trouble finding each other in physical settings). The Surgeon General advisory on youth poin...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 29, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Clinical Health IT Company LTPAC Caretakers Catalaize Dor Skuler Healthcare Isolation Healthcare Loneliness Healthcare Social Media Intuition Robotics mental health Sara Shanti Sheppard Mullin social isolation UCLA UCLA Lonel Source Type: blogs
Gene Therapy Targets Chronic Pain
Scientists at New York University have developed a gene therapy for chronic pain. The technology works by targeting the NaV1.7 sodium ion channel present on neurons, which is an important component of the pain response. The researchers encoded a version of a peptide that allows a modulatory protein, called CRMP2, to bind to NaV1.7 sodium ion channels and modulate their activity. Treating neurons so that they now express this peptide interfered with the ability of CRMP2 to affect the sodium channel, reducing the transmission of pain. As chronic pain affects a large number of patients, new treatments such as this could be se...
Source: Medgadget - August 25, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Genetics Medicine Pain Management chronic pain nyu Source Type: blogs
Addressing Patient Burnout With Digital Transformation
The following is a guest article by Jim Tyrrell, Vice President of Enterprise Product Management at TNS
COVID-19 didn’t spawn patient dissatisfaction, but the pandemic did accelerate it. In 2022, only 12% of US adults surveyed said healthcare was handled ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ well.
Patient care frustration can pose very real financial risks for healthcare brands: satisfied patients are 28% less likely to switch providers, highlighting the importance of addressing their needs to improve patient retention. Post-pandemic patient frustration can be traced to multiple factors, chief among them the blunt reality that A...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 22, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: C-Suite Leadership Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops LTPAC Digital Transformation Healthcare Digital Transformation Jim Tyrrell Lead Generation Source Type: blogs
AI-First Health Plan Operations
The following is a guest article by Deepan Vashi, Executive Vice President and Global Leader at Firstsource
Practical AI Deployments can Enable Health Payers to Improve Efficiencies, Cut Costs, and Improve Stakeholder Experiences
While media pundits speculate on the future of AI, for healthcare payers, AI can be a very practical tool enabling them to increase operational efficiency, cut administrative costs, and improve member experiences. The key to success with today’s AI capabilities is focusing on applications that deliver real returns. Today, that means tackling two of the industry’s biggest costs: claims processi...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 11, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Administration AI/Machine Learning C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Revenue Cycle Management AI Automation AI-First Claims Management Deepan Vashi Firstsource Health Plans LLM Source Type: blogs
Globalization and occupation therapy - a continued musing.
I have been talking about the implications of globalization on the occupational therapy profession for quite some time - it started off withblog posts here and then apresentation at OT24VX in 2015. Then I gave the topic a whole chapter inmy theory textbook in 2019. Then there were more blog postshereandhere.In sum, I am uncertain if occupational therapy is a unitary global profession, although I now add this caveat:at least as understood in the publications of academics. I add this caveat now because I am uncertain if the things that people in academia write about truly reflects actual practice in oth...
Source: ABC Therapeutics Occupational Therapy Weblog - August 10, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: blogs
