The Big Consult: Clinicians Who Entered Digital IT Speak About the Differences
We’ve been through several waves of health IT adoption, and are witnessing a new phase of growth (temporarily interrupted by the rise in interest rates) with exciting new ventures. All these digital health companies bring in expert doctors, nurses, or other clinical staff to help them design products and interact with potential customers. These highly experienced people, with one foot firmly in the world of medicine and the other in IT, form bridges between technologists and the clinicians still out in the field. For this four-part series, I interviewed more than a dozen clinicians who work in IT now, asking them in ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 23, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Clinical Health IT Company Hospital - Health System Aaron Neinstein Arcadia AvaSure Cindy Gaines Clever Care Health Plan DarioHealth Equality Health Healthcare IT Development Healthcare IT Solutions John Showalter Kate Behan Kh Source Type: blogs

Accenture Invests in QuantHealth to Accelerate Use of AI-Powered Clinical Trial Simulations to Drive Cost-Effective Drug Development
Accenture announced it has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in QuantHealth, an AI-powered clinical trial design company that simulates clinical trials in the cloud, allowing pharmaceutical and biotech companies to more quickly and cost-effectively develop treatments for patients. With proprietary AI technology trained on a massive dataset of 350 million patients, large biomedical knowledge graphs, and clinical trial data, QuantHealth’s simulation platform can predict trial outcomes with significant accuracy. It can test thousands of protocol variations and discover the optimal trial design for su...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 23, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Accenture Accenture Ventures Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Orr Inbar Petra Jantzer QuantHealth Tom Lounibos Source Type: blogs

CHIME23 – What Area of Healthcare Needs More Investment and Why?
There are so many good ideas in healthcare, but tragically so little time, resources, people, and money. Because of our limitations, not every project immediately gets invested in and there are also lots of projects that had their investments slowly run dry until they disappeared entirely. The true tragedy of all of this is that even though we don’t have the resources to effectively do what we need to, these projects cannot move forward without investments and often get left behind, all the while new projects keep on coming. In order to help bring attention to some areas in healthcare that are currently being overloo...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 22, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Grayson Miller Tags: C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Aditya Bansod CHIME CHIME 2023 Clearwater Clint Drawdy Divurgent Healthcare CIO Healthcare Investment Healthcare Triangle Hospital CIO iMethods Impri Source Type: blogs

6 Big Tech Companies in Healthcare – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 132
For the 132nd episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are talking about 6 big tech companies in healthcare. But rather than just picking 6 big tech companies, we are going to have a little fun with it by leaving that selection up to random chance! We have compiled a list of 10 possible big tech companies to discuss and throughout the episode, we will randomly select 6 of them to discuss. So if you want to find out which ones we discuss in this episode, you’ll just need to tune in! Here’s the list of companies we will be randomly selecting 6 from in this episode: Amazon Google Microsoft Apple Salesforce NVIDI...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 22, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn John Lynn and Colin Hung Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Podcasts IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops Amazon Apple Big Tech Companies CDW Colin Hung Dell Technologies Facebook Google Health IT Podcasts Healthcare Big Tech Healthcare Podca Source Type: blogs

Empowering the Behavioral Health System with Home-Based Technology Solutions
Conclusion In many ways, home-based health technology is the natural next step in the evolution of behavioral healthcare. Individuals who face the daunting challenges of mental health conditions and substance use disorders need ongoing support, but they also need a sense of control over their own lives. A person-centered, technologically-supported, home-based approach not only allows people to manage their well-being independently, it provides a more cost-effective and efficient model of care for a healthcare system under strain. As technology continues to advance, the potential for home-based care to make a lasting impact...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 22, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Clinical Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT LTPAC Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Altruix behavioral health Eric Elliott Home Health Home Healthcare Home-Based Care Medherent Medication Manage Source Type: blogs

Arbital Health Completes Acquisition of Santa Barbara Actuaries and Closes Series A Financing
Arbital Health’s Vision is to be the Neutral Adjudicator of Outcomes-Based Contracts, Helping Healthcare’s Shift to Value-Based Care Santa Barbara Actuaries is a Leading Specialist in the Design and Measurement of Value-Based Programs $10 Million Series A Investment Led by Transformation Capital, with Participation by Shaper Capital, Healthy Ventures, and Individual Data and Healthcare Luminaries Arbital Health, a technology startup focused on accelerating the healthcare industry’s transition to value-based care, today announced the acquisition of Santa Barbara Actuaries, Inc. (SBA), and $10 million in ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 22, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Arbital Health Brian Overstreet Dr. Ian Duncan Flex Capital Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A Healthy Ventures Santa Barbara Actuaries Inc. SBA Scott Rosen Shaper Capital Transformation Capital 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

Weekly Roundup – January 20, 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. 2024 Health IT Predictions: Cautionary Views of Healthcare AI. Our ongoing series of 2024 Health IT Predictions turned to some reasons to be wary of AI. The Healthcare IT Today community emphasized the need to focus on proven AI use cases, apprehension about generative AI for clinical content, and meaningful discussions about the ethical use of AI. Read ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 20, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs

Healthcare AI – 2024 Health IT Predictions
As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions.  We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes.  In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting.  Check out our community’s predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media. All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared): John and ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 19, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC 2024 Health IT Predictions Authenticx Availity Cara Brant care.ai Carenet Health Chakri Toleti Christopher Rogers Source Type: blogs

Health IT Predictions for 2024 (on Video)
Over the past several weeks, the team here at Healthcare IT Today has been gathering Health IT predictions for 2024. Here is a short video with our favorite video predictions that we captured. Here are the predictions in order of appearance. Heidi Gerner, Chief Operating Officer at OSIS predicts that although AI may dominate the discussion again in 2024, healthcare organizations will also be discussing the UDS+ regulator changes. Brad Justus, Director of Sales at CodaMetrix believes that in 2024 AI will finally move from hype to reality. Josh Patrick, Director of Sales at Redrick Technologies foresees growing momentum for...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 19, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory Health IT Company Healthcare IT 2024 Health IT Predictions Albert Norweb Brad Justus CodaMetrix Healthcare IT Videos Heidi Gerner Intelligent Medical Josephine Carson Josh Patrick Luma Health OSIS Source Type: blogs

Healthcare: The Path of Least Resistance for Cybercriminals
The following is a guest article by Steve Gwizdala, VP of Healthcare at Ping Identity The healthcare security landscape has become an increasingly critical concern. According to the 2023 ForgeRock Breach Report, healthcare has consistently ranked as the most targeted industry by cybercriminals for the past five years. These relentless attacks come at a staggering cost, with the average healthcare breach reaching $10.93 billion according to IBM Security. The primary cause of breaches is unauthorized access. The 2023 Verizon Breach Report further highlights vulnerabilities with the healthcare sector, identifying web applicat...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 19, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops LTPAC Security and Privacy 2023 ForgeRock Breach Report 2023 Verizon Breach Report CIBA Cybersecurity ForgeRock CI Source Type: blogs

XRHealth Secures $6 Million in Funding Led by Asabys Partners and Welcomes NOVA Prime as a New Investor
Funding will Support Development of AI Clinician, Using Spatial Computing XRHealth, the leading healthcare platform in Spatial computing, announced today that the company secured $6 million in funding led by Asabys Partners, with the participation of NOVA Prime Fund, a venture capital fund created by global innovator LG Electronics and Clearbrook, LLC., and XRHealth’s current investors. Marking the completion of the merger between XRHealth and Amelia Virtual Care, the funding supports the growth of the combined entities. The funding will also further the development of an AI-based clinician that can treat patients for m...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 19, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Ali Diallo Amelia Virtual Care Asabys Partners Clearbrook LLC. Eran Orr Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment LG Electronics NOVA Prime Fund XRHealth Source Type: blogs

Health IT – 2024 Health IT Predictions
As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions.  We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes.  In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting.  Check out our community’s predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media. All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared): John and ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 18, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC 2024 Health IT Predictions Aasim Saeed Amenities Health Andrew Harding Ankit Gupta Anthony Hare Ash Wellness Availity Bicycle Health Source Type: blogs

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Helps Clinicians Work at the Top of Their Licenses
One could say that Amazon.com launched the modern computing era when it released Amazon Web Services more than 17 years ago. In this video, we learn about the company’s focus on health care during the past nine years from Dr. Angela A. Shippy, Amazon Web Services’ Clinical Innovation Lead for Healthcare and Senior Physician Executive at the AWS re:Invent conference. Complex analytics, such as machine learning, require a lot of compute resources. Shippy points out that once you go into the cloud, you have these “tools at your fingerprints.” She says that some clinical sites use predictive analytics o...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 18, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: AI/Machine Learning C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops Amazon Amazon AWS Amazon Healthcare Angela A. Shippy Healthcare AI Healthcare Cloud Healthcare IT Video I Source Type: blogs

Navigating the Prior Auth Landscape in 2024: 3 Things to Know Before Implementing Automation
The following is a guest article by Dr. Steve Kim, Co-Founder and CEO at Valer Prior authorization automation is an essential consideration for healthcare organizations seeking to streamline their processes in the coming year. Automating prior authorization workflow offers several operational, financial, and clinical benefits, including fewer avoidable denials, procedure cancellations, and delays in care, better patient outcomes, improved staff productivity, and more. If you’re considering adopting prior authorization automation technology for the first time, or you’re potentially switching from an existing provider th...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 18, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Administration AI/Machine Learning Health IT Company Healthcare IT IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops Automation Dr. Steve Kim Prior Auth Prior Auth Automation Prior Authorization Prior Authorization Automation Valer Voluware Source Type: blogs