The Wearable Health Tracker Landscape: 18 Devices On 18 Body Parts
Over the last decade, Dr Meskó, The Medical Futurist has had his hands on more than 150 digital health devices, turning his (and our) life into a real-world tech lab. Yet, for all that testing, the wearable universe keeps expanding beyond our reach. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, the field throws a curveball, like earrings that measure your body temperature, introducing us to entirely new categories and possibilities. It’s clear that the innovation train in wearable tech hasn’t slowed down; if anything, it’s picking up speed.
Our latest infographic dives into this fast-changing world, m...
Source: The Medical Futurist - March 7, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF wearables health sensors health trackers Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: The dark book
As I explained last time, the Book of Psalms is a compilation and Psalm 72 is evidently the conclusion of one of the component books. The next ten are attributed to Asaph, who was one of king David ' s chief musicians, but that doesn ' t really make sense because they seem to refer to a time when the kingdom was in dire straits, quite unlike the triumphalist tone of the depiction of David ' s reign. Psalm 73, which is used in both Jewish and Christian liturgy and has been set to music, asserts continued faith even while the wicked prosper. The psalm predicts the downfall of the wicked, although as we know that doesn ' t ne...
Source: Stayin' Alive - March 3, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Healthcare Review of the Brother MFC-L6915DW All-in-One Printer, Scanner, Copier
When I first started doing IT in healthcare, I remember the thought and excitement around the paperless office. I remember seeing all those paper charts stored in the HIM office and thinking how nice it will be when everything is paperless. No more managing those charts and everything quickly accessible with a few keystrokes. While those paper chart rooms have disappeared, the paperless office hasn’t really come to fruition the way that many of us thought it may.
The reality in healthcare is that there’s still a lot of paper floating around the office. It turns out that paper is a great form factor that...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 28, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Ambulatory Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops LTPAC Brother Brother 6915 Brother All-in-One Devices Brother MFC-L6915DW Brother Printers Brother Scanners Healthcare Printer Review Source Type: blogs
Ambience Healthcare Raises $70M to Scale the Most Comprehensive AI Operating System for Healthcare Organizations
Ambience Healthcare, the most comprehensive AI operating system for healthcare organizations, has announced a $70M Series B raise co-led by Kleiner Perkins and OpenAI Startup Fund. The raise also includes existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and Optum Ventures.
“Healthcare is one of AI’s most promising opportunities to create an outsized positive impact on the world. Ambience Healthcare has built an incredible team to focus on providing a complete ecosystem of products that seamlessly fit into the workflow of practitioners, pushing both AI and medicine forward,” said Brad Lightcap, COO at OpenAI and...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 23, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT AdvancedMD Ambience Healthcare Andreessen Horowitz athenahealth Brad Lightcap Cerner Dr. Priti Patel eClinicalWorks eCW Elation Epic Eventus WholeHealth GI Alliance Health IT Funding Health Source Type: blogs
Wednesday Bible Study: The show is about nothing
The next three psalms are just not very interesting. The first amounts to a curse against the singer ' s unspecified and undescribed enemies, who he is confident God will shoot with an arrow. The second is a standard song of praise, giving God credit for nature and what it offers. The third is more praise for God and a pledge to keep on worshiping and sacrificing. There isn ' t much to say about these, except that they seem to fulfill the function that songs do today in religious services, to remind people of what they are supposed to believe and deepen their investment. Of course these beliefs are contradictory -- God wil...
Source: Stayin' Alive - February 14, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Mitigating the “ Burn ” , “ Out ” of Healthcare Transformation.
Lisa, a nurse’s assistant manager suddenly approached her supervisor and calmly handed her resignation paper. The surprised supervisor led Lisa to their office and immediately asked her, “Why?Something wrong? What happened?” Lisa, close to tears, answered in a terse voice, “I’m tired. As in really tired. You know I love this work and I knew this is my calling, but I can’t seem to finish any significant work on my program and my own people is close to collapsing in disagreement and project stasis. Moreover, I’m having family issues with my frequent over times and missed events. I th...
Source: The Orthopedic Logbook - February 10, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Remo Aguilar Tags: Decision Making Focus Health Quality Improvement burnout group attention deficit health workers burnout initiative overload team culture Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, January 29th 2024
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Source: Fight Aging! - January 28, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
A Tour of Geroscience, Largely Focused on Unambitious Goals in the Treatment of Aging
Geroscience is a philosophy of development, suggesting that aging can be slowed and we should work towards means to do so. In practice, geroscience is, more or less, the the name given to that part of the research and development community that aims to produce means to alter metabolism to modestly slow aging. It is best represented by the development of supplements and repurposing of very well studied drugs, near all of which produce smaller benefits to long-term heath than regular moderate exercise, and none of which can match the benefits provided by the practice of calorie restriction. It is entirely unambitious. This l...
Source: Fight Aging! - January 26, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
The Big Consult: Additional Criteria for Adopting a Digital App or Service
The previous article in this series laid out key criteria for choosing a digital solution to clinical problems. We’ll continue with some other less known, but still important, criteria in this article.
In addition to the traits mentioned in the previous article, several others were cited by Christine Vogel, lead nurse educator at UbiSim:
Ease of use: the vendor needs to bring in user experience (UX) designers and subject-matter experts.
Flexibility: Because no two clinical sites are quite alike, the technology should be easy to adapt to each site.
Accessibility: People with different physical and intellectual abilit...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 25, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: C-Suite Leadership Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Arcadia care.ai Christine Vogel Cindy Koppen Clever Care Health Plan Colin Banas Denistry.One DrFirst Equality Health Health IT Selection Ka Source Type: blogs
Wednesday Bible Study: Bad King
Psalms 51 and 52 refer to incidents in 2 Samuel and 1 Samuel, respectively, in which David does not exactly earn his crown. As with all the psalms of David, they were written long after he was dead -- they ' re actually fan fiction, or commentaries on Samuel. Just as a reminder, Psalm 51 refers to 2 Samuel 11-12 in which David rapes a woman named Bathsheba and gets her pregnant. To try to cover it up he summons her husband Uriah, a general, back from the front, but Uriah is loyal to his troops and won ' t come, so David has him murdered. He then marries Bathsheba. That is definitely not nice. God sent Nathan to let David k...
Source: Stayin' Alive - January 24, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: I'll give it one like
Psalm 49 is one I can pretty much get behind. It ' s kind of Buddhist, actually. One of Jesus ' s sermons is also reminiscent -- in Matthew 6 19-21. (That whole chapter is where a lot of the good stuff in the Gospels is to be found.)19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust[c] consume and where thieves break in and steal,20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust[d] consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal.21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.Psalm 50, on the other hand, is another one of those vaingloriou...
Source: Stayin' Alive - January 21, 2024 Category: American Health 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):
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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 – 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
Are You Ready to Move from Health System to Health IT Vendor?
In conclusion, many of the skills that you learn in a clinical setting are valuable in an IT company, but you have to alter some of your habits and expectations in making the move. The timing may be good right now, as the promises of digital records, objective measurements, and analytics are finally starting to show results. (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 17, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: C-Suite Leadership Career and Jobs Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Artisight Ed Marx Health IT Vendors Healthcare CIO Healthcare IT Careers Hospital CIO Marx Advisory Stephanie Lahr Tegria Source Type: blogs
Wednesday Bible Study: Religio-nationalism
The next three psalms are songs of praise to God, but they also equate his greatness with the strength of the Jewish nation. It ' s important to keep in mind that in the ancient world, Gods pertained to particular nations or ethnic groups. The Hebrew Bible was largely compiled during the Babylonian exile, mostly from earlier material, but as Ezrah/Nehemiah and other works show, some of it was added after the return and construction of the Second Temple. I ' m not sure whether these were written before or after the exile, and therefore which incarnation of Zion they refer to. Psalm 46 seems to refer to an earthquake, but we...
Source: Stayin' Alive - January 17, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
