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I Wonder Why We, In OZ, Do Not Have A Right Like This Right Now?
This appeared last week.Call it data liberation day: Patients can now access all their health records digitally ByCasey RossOct. 6, 2022The American Revolution had July 4. The allies had D-Day. And now U.S. patients, held down for decades by information hoarders, can rally around a new turning point, October 6, 2022 — the day they got their health data back.Underfederal rules taking effect Thursday, health care organizations must give patients unfettered access to their full health records in digital format. No more long delays. No more fax machines. No more exorbitant charges for printed pages.Just the data, ...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 12, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

October 2022: A Case of Ankle Annihilation
“Has your ankle been a problem for a long time?"I felt a sense of déjà vu looking at my patient's foot. I had seen this before: Someone with diabetes who had worsening, long-standing ankle pain, and had seen various doctors over the years.As before, my patient's foot was swollen, without ulcerations or signs of cellulitis or acute trauma. Perhaps we would do better this time. We could optimize our resource utilization, have him spend less time in the emergency department, and offer better care.Still, we began with an x-ray, and predicted that this symptom was one that some people with diabetes develop chronica...
Source: Lions and Tigers and Bears - October 6, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs

Commentators and Journalists Weigh In On Digital Health And Related Privacy, Safety, Social Media And Security Matters. Lots Of Interesting Perspectives - October 04, 2022.
-----This weekly blog is to explore the news around the larger issues around Digital Health, data security, data privacy, AI / ML. technology, social media and any related matters.I will also try to highlightADHA Propagandawhen I come upon it.Just so we keep count, the latest Notes from the ADHA Board were dated 6 December, 2018 and we have seen none since! It ’s pretty sad!Note: Appearance here is not to suggest I see any credibility or value in what follows. I will leave it to the reader to decide what is worthwhile and what is not! The point is to let people know what is being said / published that I have come upon, a...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 4, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

DocSpera Raises $10 Million to Accelerate Commercialization of Automated Surgical Workflow Solutions to Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers
DocSpera, an intelligent surgical coordination SaaS platform between healthcare providers and medical device enterprises, announces close of Series B funding Today, DocSpera, a leading integrated healthcare surgical data and image communication company, announced a $10 million Series B financing round led by Pier 70 Ventures and JJDC, Inc., with participation of other key strategic investors. DocSpera’s surgical coordination platform addresses the challenges associated with the manual communication and care workflow between surgeons, health systems, and medical device suppliers by automating care coordination and stream...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 3, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT DocSpera Dr. Alex Sah Dr. Peter Callander Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Institute for Joint Restoration and Research Intelligent Scheduler JJDC Inc. Novato-Sutter Health Joi Source Type: blogs

Weekly Overseas Health IT Links –24th September, 2022.
This article makes the case and explains what will be required to make it happen.We hear a lot about “digital health” these days. As data about our health piles up — thanks to sources like electronic health records, personal fitness apps and gadgets, and home genome test kits — weshould understand a lot more than we used to about what ’s wrong with our health and what to do about it. But having a lot of data is not enough. We have to be aware of what we have, understand what it means, and act on that understanding. While the challenges are in some ways more acute in the United States because of its fragmented sys...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - September 24, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

Commentators and Journalists Weigh In On Digital Health And Related Privacy, Safety, Social Media And Security Matters. Lots Of Interesting Perspectives - September 13, 2022.
-----This weekly blog is to explore the news around the larger issues around Digital Health, data security, data privacy, AI / ML. technology, social media and any related matters.I will also try to highlightADHA Propagandawhen I come upon it.Just so we keep count, the latest Notes from the ADHA Board were dated 6 December, 2018 and we have seen none since! It ’s pretty sad!Note: Appearance here is not to suggest I see any credibility or value in what follows. I will leave it to the reader to decide what is worthwhile and what is not! The point is to let people know what is being said / published that I have come upon, a...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - September 13, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

Commentators and Journalists Weigh In On Digital Health And Related Privacy, Safety, Social Media And Security Matters. Lots Of Interesting Perspectives - August 30, 2022.
This article explores thekey functions of the CISC as outlined on its website.-----https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/living-standards-at-risk-without-big-data-and-artificial-intelligence-20220823-p5bbyt.htmlLiving standards at risk without big data and artificial intelligenceByShane WrightAugust 23, 2022 — 10.30pmAustralian living standards could slip behind those of other countries if the government and businesses fail to use and analyse data or take advantage of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Productivity Commission has warned.As part of its broader examination of ways to lift the nation �...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 30, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

Why doctors are getting their asses kicked by technology [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “Physicians have terrible technology, but they refuse to recognize high-tech as a medical specialty. They must integrate technology as they do laboratory science. Physicians are certainly suffering from poorly-designed electronic medical records (EHR), but they are also guilty of wilful blindness in abdicating responsibility Read more… Why doctors are getting their asses kicked by technology [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 8, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Health IT Source Type: blogs

Reduce Physician Burnout by Addressing Usability and Interoperability Says CMA President
All around the globe, healthcare systems are beginning to strain and fray as physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals leave their positions or scale back their hours. There is no silver bullet. Restoring our health systems and re-energizing staff is going to require change and improvement on many fronts. Technology can help, but only if it reduces the administrative burden. Dr. Katharine Smart, President of the Canadian Medical Association believes interoperability is key to reducing physician burnout. Healthcare IT Today sat down with Dr. Smart at a recent conference in Toronto to discuss the healthcare work...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - July 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: Administration Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership EMR-EHR Healthcare IT Interoperability Canadian Medical Association CMA EHR Burnout EMR Burnout Katharine Smart Physician Burnout Physician Shortage Telehealth Usability Virtual Ca Source Type: blogs

Why doctors are getting their asses kicked by technology
Physicians have terrible technology, but they refuse to recognize high-tech as a medical specialty. They must integrate technology as they do laboratory science. Physicians are certainly suffering from poorly-designed electronic medical records (EHR), but they are also guilty of wilful blindness in abdicating responsibility for technology in medicine. This must change. Physicians have a higherRead more …Why doctors are getting their asses kicked by technology originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 29, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/drea-burbank" rel="tag" data-wpel-link="internal" > Drea Burbank, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Health IT Source Type: blogs

Health Tech Start-up Spry Secures New Investment to Further Strengthen Its Omnichannel Patient Management Platform for Physical Therapists
The round was led by Eight Roads Ventures with participation from F-Prime Capital and Together Fund. Funds will be used to accelerate the company’s mission to build the future of practice management for physical rehabilitation Spry, an end-to-end patient and practice management SaaS platform for physical therapists, today announced that it has successfully completed a new round of funding to accelerate its mission to build the future of practice management for physical rehabilitation. With this new round, the company has raised over US $10 million to date. The round was led by Eight Roads Ventures, ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - June 24, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Brijraj Bhuptani Carl Byers Dr. Prem Pavoor EHR Funding Eight Roads Ventures F-Prime Capital Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Manav Garg Physical Therapy Practice Managemen Source Type: blogs

Help stop health care burnout
The landscape of medicine and health care is constantly changing. With the integration of electronic medical records (EMR) and other technological advances, physicians and health care providers must be much more adaptable than ever before and possess unprecedented levels of technical literacy in the field. The modernization of health care has been a driver ofRead more …Help stop health care burnout originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 13, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/tejas-sekhar-and-divya-srinivasan" rel="tag" data-wpel-link="internal" > Divya Srinivasan and Tejas Sekhar < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Psychiatry Source Type: blogs

One Rational Expectation For Each: The Next Healthcare Moves Of Tech Giants
Walmart announced the opening of five new ‘Walmart Health’ Centres in Florida in April, promising low-cost healthcare services. Not very surprising given how the American firm has been steadily building a foothold in this industry in recent years without any signs of slowing down. In the U.S., Walmart established 600 COVID-19 testing sites during the pandemic; before the current announcement, Walmart Health business has rolled out in 20 locations across Arkansas, Georgia and Illinois in the last three years complete with primary care, emergency care, labs and more. By 2029, Walmart’s board even plans to scal...
Source: The Medical Futurist - April 14, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Forecast Future of Medicine digital health Healthcare tech giants Source Type: blogs

Geisinger and Eisai to test real-world validity of AI-powered Passive Digital Marker (PDM) in detecting early cognitive impairment and dementia
Research collaboration will test novel algorithm’s effectiveness on Geisinger data (press release): Geisinger and Eisai Inc. today announced a collaborative effort to study the potential effectiveness of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool in the detection of cognitive impairment that could identify dementias, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD). If effective, the AI tool could potentially be developed to support the early detection and staging of cognitive impairment and dementia, leading to appropriate additional testing for the clinical, biological diagnosis and treatment of dementias such as AD. The research collab...
Source: SharpBrains - April 12, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Technology & Innovation algorithm Alzheimer’s Disease artificial intelligence Cognitive-impairment dementia Eisai electronic medical records Geisinger machine-learning Passive Digital Marker Source Type: blogs

Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 26th March, 2022.
Here are a few I came across last week.Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.-----https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/55-of-telehealth-providers-frustrated-with-overblown-patient-expectations55% of Telehealth Providers Frustrated With Overblown Patient ExpectationsProviders also cited their ability to provide quality care and technical difficulties as among their top frustrations with telehealth, a new survey shows.ByAnuja VaidyaMarch 18, 202...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - March 26, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs