Proceeding with Caution: The Impact of (Generative) AI on Healthcare and Life Sciences
Conclusion:
The benefits of AI in healthcare outweigh the negatives, but that does not mean organizations should jump in without careful consideration. Initiating the AI conversation and creating a concrete action plan are essential and reach out to the Dell team so we can help you navigate these challenging conversations.
Dell Technologies can help by working with healthcare, clinical, research, operational, and IT teams to create, and codify action plans that establish robust governance frameworks and ensure data integrity – ultimately protecting patient safety and privacy. Pandora’s box has been opened, and we c...
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Anatomy IT Acquires IRIS Solutions to Expand Presence in Ambulatory Healthcare
Anatomy IT, the leading platform for healthcare IT and cybersecurity solutions, announced today the acquisition of IRIS Solutions, a respected and experienced leader in healthcare technology services for dental practices and healthcare providers. This strategic acquisition allows Anatomy IT to expand its presence in the ambulatory healthcare sector and bring its comprehensive suite of enterprise IT and cybersecurity solutions, resources, and technology to a broader range of healthcare clients.
“Healthcare providers recognize the importance of partnering with companies that specialize in healthcare IT and cybersecurity....
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What Won ’ t Change 10 Years from Now in Health IT? – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 116
For the 116th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are mixing things up a little bit! In this episode we are taking a look into the future of Health IT and discussing what won’t change 10 years from now. There are 4 main topics of discussion that Colin and I talk about, however if you want to find out what they are you’ll just have to listen to find out. That’s right! There’s no sneak-peek preview this time other than the first one!
Here’s a “preview” of the topics we discuss in this episode:
10 Year Unchanging Topic 1 – Security
10 Year Unchanging Topic 2 – Listen to...
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What Trend Are People in Health IT Keeping an Eye On?
At the HIMSS annual conference, we were blessed to be able to talk to a wide variety of leaders in health IT to hear their thoughts related to what’s happening in healthcare IT for the Healthcare IT Today YouTube channel. One of the questions we asked these health IT experts was “What is a trend that you are keeping an eye on?” Check out all the answers we got to this question and see if maybe you should be paying attention to one of these topics a little more than you are now.
Thanks to Tegria, Clearwater, Cox Communications, Honeywell, Lightbeam Health Solutions, Citiustech, Emtelligent, Karlsgate,...
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The Best Patient Communications Begins with Listening
The following is a guest article by Kristen Jacobsen, Vice President of Marketing and OmniChannel Engagement at RevSpring
“Although we live in an information technology age, we often find ourselves in failure to communicate situations.” – Johnny Tan
That quote is referring to interpersonal relationships, but it’s equally apt in healthcare. There’s no shortage of channels at our disposal, but real connections are made with patients when these channels are used in the right ways at the right times. Understanding how technology can best facilitate patient communication means knowing how patients prefer to engage.
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Dock Health Secures $5M in Funding Led by MassMutual with Participation from DaVita Venture Group and August Capital
Dock Health, Inc., the administrative hub for healthcare professionals, today announced $5 million in funding led by MassMutual through its MM Catalyst Fund (MMCF) with participation from DaVita Venture Group and initial seed investor, August Capital. The new funding will grow its administrative hub for healthcare from its initial task and workflow management platform to a more powerful automation engine and robust analytics platform with new integrations to drive administrative best practices.
“The MM Catalyst Fund provides catalytic funding for high-impact companies that are helping to solve problems that will make pos...
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Bonus Features – June 11, 2023 – Amazon adds FHIR APIs, NYU and NVIDIA along with Mayo and Google collaborate on generative AI, and more
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
At the annual AWS Summit, Amazon announced an initiative to create an open-source database of brain cell data, a Virtual Innovation Center launched in conjunction with the Interoperability Institute, and new FHI...
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Weekly Roundup – June 10, 2023
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.
Navigating Long Buying Cycles in Healthcare Innovation. We asked the experts in the Healthcare IT Today community how startups can stand out from the crowd when it’s time to raise money. Factors including FDA approval, a clear value proposition, demonstrated ROI, and an understanding of regulatory processes can all work in a founder’s favor. ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - June 10, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs
Belong.Life Provides Holistic Online Patient Communities
Patients throng to communities where they can get practical life advice in a depth that only fellow patients can offer. Belong.Life is an online community and app designed to combine many forms of support patients benefit from.
According to Irad Deutsch, co-founder and CTO, the average patient engages on the platform 15 times per month, demonstrating its value. The condition for which Belong.Life was created was cancer, but they have branched out into many other conditions. They now allow other organizations, such as pharmaceutical companies and hospitals, create communities there.
A patient who receives a diagnosis is oft...
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Reducing Waste in Tests by Applying Data
See the first article in this series on lab testing and health IT.
Where doctors are reimbursed for each test, it’s well known that they order more tests than necessary. Over time, payers have tightened criteria for reimbursements. The difficult trick is to balance the value of a test against the cost, which comes out of the clinician’s bottom line.
Dr. Mukul Mehra, cofounder of Illumicare, says that many doctors, trying to track the progress of a patient, order follow-up tests that add little new information to the original test. Testing is also tiring to the patient, and repeated drawing of blood can weaken t...
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Paving the Digital Roadmap for the Patient Journey
The following is a guest article by Patrick Reetz, Chief Product Officer at LinkLive
The pandemic was the catalyst for digital healthcare and transforming modern patient care. But it happened abruptly, leaving many challenges in its wake.
Dragged into this rapid shift, healthcare organizations adopted a plethora of communication endpoints without assessing their core attributes: adaptability, functionality, interoperability, effectiveness, and reliability.
Providers continuously pushed themselves to invest in new tools and solutions — with one overarching aim — to enhance the patient experience. But a digital tool does...
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Hyro Raises $20M in Series B Funding to Advance AI-Powered Communications for Healthcare
New Growth Capital will help Expand Hyro’s Platform, Featuring both Conversational and Generative AI, across Key Channels in Healthcare and other Regulated Industries
Hyro, the leader in plug-and-play conversational artificial-intelligence (AI), today announced that it has finalized a $20 million Series B funding round led by Macquarie Capital, with participation from Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, Black Opal Ventures, and existing and new investors, bringing the company’s total funding to $35 million. With this capital raise, Hyro will continue to meet the healthcare sector’s critical demand for conversational A...
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Urban Health Plan Leverages AI from eClinicalWorks to Reduce No-Shows by more than 50%
Urban Health Plan, a federally qualified community health center with locations in New York City, uses artificial intelligence from eClinicalWorks to identify patients who are more likely to miss their appointments. Personalized outreach to these patients has resulted in a >50% drop in the no-show rate for this patient category. The savings has allowed Urban Health Plan to increase patient access through additional hours and more same-day appointment slots.
Alison Connelly-Flores, Chief Medical Information Officer at Urban Health Plan (UHP), presented these amazing results at eClinicalWorks’ Health Center Summit held ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - June 8, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: Ambulatory Communication and Patient Experience EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Revenue Cycle Management AI Alison Connelly-Flores Appointment Reminders Artificial Intelligence automated patient outreach eClinicalWorks eCW Source Type: blogs
The Role of Automation in Alleviating Staffing Shortages
The following is a guest article by Eric Demers, CEO at Madaket Health
The recent CWH Advisors’ 2022 Patient Pay study unearthed some troubling trends in the administration of RCM. The dearth of healthcare professionals impacting the entire healthcare industry is only adding fuel to the fire. 63% of respondents indicated that they were experiencing RCM staffing shortages, contributing to slower revenue cycles and affecting both patients and payers.
With a steady decrease in overall healthcare workers, the staffing shortages in revenue cycle departments are dire. A recent survey by Elsevier Health predicts that up to 75...
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HealthWorks for Northern Virginia Gained More Control After Moving to eClinicalWorks Cloud EHR
Troubleshooting EHR and system issues at HealthWorks of Northern Virginia used to involve up to five different vendors. It was a nightmare. By moving to eClinlcalWorks’ cloud-EHR, they eliminated many of their system issues and now only have one vendor to deal with. Contrary to the prevailing belief, HealthWorks’ gained MORE control of their environment by moving to the cloud.
Healthcare IT Today had the chance to sit down with Jesse Burke, Director of IT at HealthWorks for Northern Virginia to have a conversation about their migration to the cloud. During our conversation we busted a few myths about moving to the clou...
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