The Future Of Cognitive Health: This Is How Digital Health Can Help
According to this study, digital healthcare technologies offer ways to manage and slow down the progression of conditions like dementia and mild cognitive impairment. However, choosing the right technology is difficult because there’s no comprehensive review that covers the various types of digital technology for cognitive impairment, including their effects and limitations.
The goal of the study was to identify different types of digital health technologies used for dementia and mild cognitive impairment and evaluate how the results are measured and aligned with their intended purposes.
A total of 13...
Source: The Medical Futurist - January 16, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF cognitive health Source Type: blogs
Patient Portals Improve Healthcare Outcomes. So, Why Don ’t Patients Use Them?
The following is a guest article by Oakkar Oakkar, Co-Founder and CEO at Keona Health
Imagine a tool that puts your health information right at your fingertips. That’s what patient portals promise – a simple, digital way to access medical records, book appointments, and chat with doctors. They’re designed to make life easier for patients, and studies show they can even help reduce hospital visits, like in 2020 when heart failure patients using these portals saw fewer hospital readmissions.
But there’s a catch. Despite their benefits, many patients aren’t using these portals. It’s not just a ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 11, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Ambulatory Communication and Patient Experience EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Digital Literacy Health Data Privacy Improving Patient Outcomes Keona Health Oakkar O Source Type: blogs
Navigating the Path to AI Adoption in Healthcare: 5 Steps for Success
The following is a guest article by Archie Mayani, Chief Product Officer at GHX
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a game-changer in various industries, but its integration into healthcare has been a more gradual process. While healthcare has undoubtedly made strides in harnessing AI’s potential, there’s still ample room for growth and development.
The pandemic accelerated the healthcare industry’s adoption of technology. One of the most notable changes has been the shift toward remote patient care, made possible by the increasing adoption of cloud-based solutions. The migration to the cloud has paved th...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 9, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Archie Mayani Artificial Intelligence Data Infrastructure GAI Generative AI GHX Healthcare AI ML Source Type: blogs
From Security to Regulation: Exploring the Hidden Challenges of the Digital Health Revolution
The following is a guest article by Abhishek Khandelwal, Vice President, Life Sciences at Capgemini Engineering
The convergence of digital technology and healthcare has been underway for quite some time, but as we inch closer to 2024, the pace of change that this sector is experiencing is unprecedented. For an industry that typically trails “big tech” when it comes to software-enabled innovation, healthcare organizations are beginning to hone in on digital transformation and race ahead of the pack.
In the post-pandemic world of remote and hybrid healthcare, where health resources are strained, budgets are stretched thi...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 5, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Security and Privacy Abhishek Khandelwal Capgemini Engineering Data Privacy data security Digital Health Digital Technology Health Data Source Type: blogs
3 Things Transhumanism Can Give To Healthcare
Imagine a future where aging is not a fate but a solvable puzzle, reshaping the very fabric of medical science. This is what transhumanism aims for. Although this goal is surely too ambitious, we might learn a thing or two from this futuristic movement.
What is transhumanism?
Transhumanism is the position that humans should be permitted to use technology to modify and enhance human cognition and bodily function, expanding abilities and capacities beyond current biological constraints.
It is a philosophical and social movement, with not only technological aspirations. It is also an approach to exp...
Source: The Medical Futurist - January 4, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF transhumanism Source Type: blogs
50-year old with chest pain, “no ischemic changes”
Written by Jesse McLaren A previously healthy 50 year-old presented
with 24 hours of intermittent exertional chest pain, radiating to the arms and
associated with shortness of breath. It was ongoing on arrival in the emergency
department. Below is the old ECG (on top) and then new ECG (on bottom). What do
you think?There is normal sinus rhythm, normal
conduction, normal axis, and tall precordial voltages with J waves from early
repolarization. The old ECG has proportional ST elevation and T waves.But the
new ECG has new Q waves in aVL and V2 (the distribution of the first diagonal
artery) – and in the next context o...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - December 30, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jesse McLaren Source Type: blogs
What ’ s Special About AI Risks and Remedies in Health Care?
This article looks at what’s special about AI in health care, and some ways to address its needs. For this article, I spoke just to lawyers, because we’ve heard plenty from the technologists about AI’s potential and what they’re doing to minimize risk. The perspective of attorneys with an expertise in health care is illuminating.
An anthology from STAT also contains some relevant analyses and case studies.
Liability and Licensing
Are clinicians facing the risk of lawsuits if they heed the advice of AI engines? Where do the new systems differ from older forms of clinical decision support—or the s...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 29, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: AI/Machine Learning Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Regulations Security and Privacy Bard Berger Singerman LLP ChatGPT Erica Kraus FDA FDA AI Regulations Google Bard Healthcare AI Healthcare Source Type: blogs
Nashville ’ s Neighborhood Health Takes to the Streets with NextGen ’s Mobile Technology
Equipped with NextGen Healthcare’s mobile application and other tech, Neighborhood Health, an FQHC in Nashville TN, is bringing care to the streets of the city – literally. Learn more about this grassroots approach to meeting patients where they are.
Healthcare IT Today caught up with Anthony Villanueva, the CIO of Neighborhood Health after he presented at the NextGen User conference. Together with Dr. Ebony Funches from Venice Family Clinic, Villanueva shared insights and strategies for street medicine programs.
Street Medicine
Neighborhood Health faced a significant challenge when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in Mar...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 28, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: Ambulatory EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Anthony Villaneuva mHealth Mobile Healthcare Neighborhood Health NextGen NextGen Healthcare NextGenUGM23 patient access street medicine Source Type: blogs
A Year In AI: The Most Important 2023 Milestones For Medicine
2023 was the year of artificial intelligence in our medical futuristic world. Although we‘ve been predicting for years that AI will transform healthcare, this revolution, which felt like a vague promise for years, suddenly became a reality. And this was not brought by a groundbreaking new technology.
To determine why generative AI became such a big hit in the past year, we need to look for the explanation around public access. After all, AI (and AI in medicine) isn’t exactly new. Nobody cared for more than a decade and now, boom, suddenly everyone is interested.
ChatGPT has arrived
In November 2022, OpenAI pub...
Source: The Medical Futurist - December 21, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Artificial Intelligence in Medicine AI Healthcare Source Type: blogs
The Doctor and the Missing Link - EU Product Liability for Clinical (AI) Decision Support Systems
J.H. (Jan) van Staalduinen (Leiden Law School), The Doctor and the Missing Link - EU Product Liability for Clinical (AI) Decision Support Systems (2023): Clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) are computer systems that are designed to support clinical decision making,... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - December 17, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Science Snippet: Zooming In on Nanoparticles
Nanoparticles come in many different shapes and configurations. Credit: Adapted from Stevens, et. al., under Creative Commons License 4.0.
Nanoparticles may sound like gadgets from a science fiction movie, but they exist in real life. They’re particles of any material that are less than 100 nanometers (one-billionth of a meter) in all dimensions. Nanoparticles appear in nature, and humans have, mostly unknowingly, used them since ancient times. For example, hair dyeing in ancient Egypt involved lead sulfite nanoparticles, and artisans in the Middle Ages added gold and silver nanoparticles to stained-glass windows. Over...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - December 13, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology Tools and Techniques Cool Tools/Techniques Cool Videos Medicines Science Snippet Source Type: blogs
Featured Health IT Jobs – Epic Business Intelligence Analyst (Product Owner)
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Epic Business Intelligence Analyst (Product Owner) position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic and is remote.
Here’s a description of the position:
Join our team as an Epic Business Intelligence Analyst (Product Owner) and help transform healthcare delivery. As a key player in our organization, you’ll create innovative enterprise business intelligence tools that empower our business partners to provide top-quality pati...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 13, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Career and Jobs Healthcare IT Analyst Jobs Epic Business Intelligence Analyst (Product Owner) Featured Opportunities Health IT Careers Health IT Jobs Healthcare IT Jobs Job Seekers Remote Jobs Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic 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
What Is the Immune System?
A computer-generated image of the rotavirus, a virus that commonly causes illness in children through inflammation of the stomach and intestines. Credit: Bridget Carragher, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California.
What do antibodies, mucus, and stomach acid have in common? They’re all parts of the immune system!
The immune system is a trained army of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to block, detect, and eliminate harmful insults to your body. It can protect you from invaders like bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.
Innate and Adaptive
The immune system is often thought of as two...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - December 11, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Cells Common questions Immunology Miniseries Infectious Diseases Microbes Source Type: blogs
Economics 101: For real this time
As you know, I ' m what ' s called an econoclast -- I think standard economic theory with which freshmen are indoctrinated is bullshit. However, there are actual real facts about the economy that correspond to history and common sense. One is that over the long run -- and even almost always over the short run -- prices go up, and money is worth less and less. Here is the U.S. consumer price index since 2014: The only time it ' s actually gone down since the Great Depression is the 2008 financial crisis, and even then you can barely see it. This chart ends before the recent moderation in inflation, but yes it did...
Source: Stayin' Alive - December 7, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
