Weekly Roundup – January 13, 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: AI Regulations and Ethics. This week, we published several more posts in our series on 2024 Health IT Predictions. We received a lot of interesting thoughts on the ethics of AI, including validating AI models, a tighter regulatory environment for AI tools, and managing the fast pace of innovation. Read more…
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Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 13, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs
Healthcare AI Regulations and Ethics – 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 12, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Regulations 2024 Health IT Predictions Alison Sloane Anika Heavener ArentFox Schiff LLP athenahealth Barnes & Thornb Source Type: blogs
What is the Biggest Challenge Facing Healthcare CIOs Today and What Can be Done About It?
Being a healthcare CIO can be very stressful. There are an endless amount of problems that you are being tasked to find solutions for, endless amounts of technology to look into and consider for your organization, and endless considerations on how to make your organization better for both your employees and your consumers. So at the recent CHIME 2023 Conference, we thought we’d commiserate a little bit on some of the challenges CIOs are facing and see if we could maybe find some solutions along the way! We asked some of our brightest friends what they thought was the biggest challenge facing CIOs today and what can b...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 12, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Grayson Miller Tags: C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System 314e Corporation Alok Sharma CHIME CHIME 2023 Chris Sullivan Clay Ritchey Connection County of Santa Clara Englewood Health Erik Pupo Guidehouse Harm Source Type: blogs
Why HHS ’ Cybersecurity Concept Paper Falls Short for Healthcare
The following is a guest article by Chris Bowen, Founder and CISO at ClearDATA
The recent Cybersecurity concept paper from HHS, while a gesture towards progress, falls critically short of what’s imperative in today’s climate. In an era where the HHS itself notes a 93% increase in large healthcare data breaches from 2018 to 2022, as well as a 278% increase in those that involve ransomware, suggesting “voluntary cybersecurity goals” is akin to applying a band-aid on a hemorrhage. It’s time for HHS to mandate and enforce rigorous, prescriptive cybersecurity standards.
First and foremost, if you’re ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 12, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Security and Privacy Chris Bowen ClearDATA Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Standards Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare Security HHS HIPA Source Type: blogs
CoachCare Acquires Verustat
Fourth Acquisition Bolsters Remote Patient Monitoring Company’s Presence in Primary Care and Cardiology
CoachCare, a leading remote patient monitoring (RPM) and virtual health company, has acquired Nashville, Tennessee-based RPM company Verustat, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition represents CoachCare’s fourth acquisition in 12 months.
Founded in 2020, Verustat brings a valuable roster of RPM clients focused on primary care and cardiology. This adds to CoachCare’s leadership position by supporting the most prevalent chronic conditions, such as hypertension, obesity, and diabetes.
One of the fastest growing di...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 12, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT CoachCare Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A Hughey Business Law pH Partners Verustat Wes Haydon Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan Source Type: blogs
Healthcare Generative AI and Data – 2024 Health IT Predictions
The objective is not to supplant human roles but to harness AI’s additional value to aid staff, patients, and their families. Properly executed, AI and automation can cut down non-clinical workloads, freeing up professionals to focus on direct patient care. The industry’s aim for 2024 should be this collaborative approach and ensuring data safety as we advance this remarkable technology.
Healthcare organizations aim to strengthen communication channels. Integrating RTLS visibility with patient workflow software allows automated text updates for patient-approved contacts, enhancing trust, clarity, and safety. RT...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 11, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC 2024 Health IT Predictions AI Data Amy Brown Artificial Intelligence Authenticx Brian Laberge C Source Type: blogs
Withings Scales Put Data Daily at the Center of Patient Engagement
Few people want to think about their health all the time, but many of us step on a scale every morning. Antoine Robiliard, vice president of Withings Health Solutions, explores the tensions of this interaction and the potential for making positive changes in patient lives in this video.
Withings’s scales measure much more than weight: some can also report BMI, body composition, and electrochemical skin conductance, which helps diagnose the neuropathies and foot ulcers that are common in people with diabetes. The Body Pro includes a cellular connection so that it can be used by people who lack WiFi connections and mob...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 11, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Clinical Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Antoine Robiliard Body Pro Body Pro 2 Connected Scales diabetes Diabetic Monitoring FDA Hea 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
TREND Health Partners Acquires Advent Health Partners
Combined Company Will Serve More Than 50 Health Plans and Nearly 1,000 Hospitals
TREND Health Partners (TREND), a rapidly growing provider of healthcare credit balance management and payment accuracy solutions, announced today that it has acquired Advent Health Partners, Inc. (Advent). This strategic combination solidifies TREND’s position as a leading AI-driven payment accuracy and revenue integrity platform for healthcare payers and providers.
Founded in 2010, Advent’s cross-functional team of clinical experts, software developers, and data scientists have collaborated to develop CAVO, its proprietary technology plat...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 11, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Advent Advent Health Partners Inc. Barnes & Thornburg LLP Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A Holland & Knight LLP Lone View Capital Mark Thienel OM Partners LLC Sarah Armstrong TREND TREND Healt Source Type: blogs
Healthcare Workforce – 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 10, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Administration Ambulatory Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Revenue Cycle Management 2024 Health IT Predictions Amy Amrick Ashish Shah Aspirion Benjami Source Type: blogs
CHIME23 – What ’ s a Problem, Technology, Opportunity, or Issue Not Enough People are Talking About?
The world of health IT is ever-changing. One moment a problem is unsolvable, the next a new technology has been created and solves the problem. One moment no one is talking about something, the next it is the hottest topic of the year. Or reversely, one moment we’re all talking about one topic, and the next we’ve left that topic in the dust as we all moved on to something new. Sometimes we even get hyper-focused on one topic, forgetting to expand our vision to the many technicalities that are needed to properly support the topic. But just like the other scenarios, that can change on the flip of a coin where all...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 10, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Grayson Miller Tags: C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System 314e Corporation Aditya Bansod Alok Sharma CHIME 2023 Clay Ritchey Clearwater Clint Drawdy Connection Divurgent Healthcare CIO Hospital CIO iMethods Source Type: blogs
Three Ways AI-Powered Automation is Assisting Healthcare Workers
The following is a guest article by Jason Warrelmann, Vice President, Global Services & Process Industries at UiPath
From battling COVID-19 surges to an increase in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and this year’s cold and flu season, physicians and their staffs continue to navigate one of the busiest times of the year. This, coupled with national healthcare worker shortages, means that healthcare workers are feeling heightened patient volumes and stress levels.
According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Vital Signs, nearly half (45.6%) of all healthcare workers sur...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 10, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC AI Automation burnout Healthcare AI Healthcare Automation Improving Patient Care Jason Warrelmann Patient Experience Source Type: blogs
Nabla Raises $24M in Series B to Fuel Expansion of its Ambient AI Assistant to Transform Care Delivery
New financing, led by Cathay Innovation, will be used to expand capabilities and adoption of Nabla Copilot, the leading ambient AI assistant designed to alleviate the administrative burden placed on providers, and reduce clinician burnout.
Launched in March 2023, Nabla Copilot has experienced rapid growth with +20,000 providers who have already adopted the solution for its accessibility, accuracy, and speed and have helped build Copilot to better serve the provider community’s needs.
Nabla, the leading ambient AI assistant for practitioners, today announced the initial close of a $24M Series B funding round led by ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 10, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Alex Lebrun Brigham and Women's Hospital Cathay Innovation Dr. Andrew Lundquist Dr. Haipeng (Mark) Zhang Dr. Megan Mahoney Dr. Raghu K Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Jac Source Type: blogs
Healthcare Interoperability, Data, and Cloud – 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 9, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Interoperability IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops 2024 Health IT Predictions Barnes & Thornburg Brian Drozdowicz CenTrak Christoph Pedain CloudWave CPSI Cristina Source Type: blogs
Pharmacy Interoperability and Pharmacy Perspectives Coming Out of the ONC Annual Meeting
It never ceases to amaze me how integral the role of the pharmacist could be to a patient and how many pharmacists are relegated to counting pills and checking insurance. I first experienced this in my first healthcare job which included handling IT support for the pharmacy. Yes, the pharmacist has to make sure the prescription is filled properly and the patient gets the right number of pills. However, I quickly learned that pharmacists can be some of the best sources of medical information for me as a patient. Not to mention, they generally more accessible to talk about the medication and how it works than the doc...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 9, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: C-Suite Leadership Clinical EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Interoperability Regulations Cam Deemer DrFirst ePrescribing Healthcare Interoperability Healthcare IT Video Interviews Healthcare Scene Source Type: blogs
