Home Health AI: Predicting Illness and Preventing Hospitalizations
The following is a guest article by Shveta Mangal, CEO at VitaWerks In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare environment, the concept of home as an “extension of care” is gaining traction, ushering in a new era of patient-centered support. Traditionally, healthcare was confined to clinical settings, but with advancements in technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, the paradigm is shifting. These cutting-edge technologies are now being harnessed to predict health issues before they escalate, revolutionizing home health care and paving the way for proactive interventions tha...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 5, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Healthcare at Home Home Health AI Home Health Care Home Healthcare Hospitalization Prevention Illness Prediction Source Type: blogs

Fabric Secures $60M Series A to Streamline Care Experiences, Consolidating Fragmented Health Technology
Funding comes from General Catalyst, with Continued Participation from Thrive Capital, GV (Google Ventures), Salesforce Ventures, Box Group, and Others Fabric will use the Funding to Bolster its Technology and Team, Accelerating the Development of Innovative Solutions that Serve 70 Health Systems, 3,800+ Clinicians, and Millions of Patients Across Urgent, Emergency, Surgical, and Primary Care Funds will also be used to Advance AI Solutions and Explore Strategic Acquisitions Fabric, developers of a leading care enablement system that is humanizing care by automating clinical and administrative work, today announced its $60M...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 5, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Aniq Rahman Atento Capital Box Group Fabric General Catalyst Google Ventures GV Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Holly Maloney Luminis Health Saad Chaudhry Salesforce V Source Type: blogs

RapidClaims Uses AI to Help US Healthcare Providers Address $250B in Denied Claims
RapidClaims Launches from Stealth with $3.1M Funding to Tackle the Core Issues Behind Claims Denial Healthcare organizations are turning to automation with “revenue cycle management” to protect operating margins and the increasing claim denials from the payors. Every year, close to $265B in claims made by US healthcare organizations are denied because of the way claims are coded on payor documentation and delayed submissions are two chief reasons for the denials. Coding errors account for over 40% of claim denials, while untimely submissions contribute to 35% of denials; eligibility and prior authorization being some o...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 5, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Abhinay Vyas Ankit Jain Better Capital DeVC Dushyant Mishra Girish Mathrubootham Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Infinitus Jot Sarup Sahni Manav Garg Mass General Neon Source Type: blogs

Making AI Models in Healthcare Transparent One Bite at a Time – Regulatory Talk Series
This article is the third in the Healthcare Regulatory Talk series. New data standards announced last December by the Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare Technology (ONC) are an extraordinarily significant expansion of regulations around health IT and could hijack product roadmaps for years to come. For EHRs faced with the daunting task of revamping platform technology and innovation roadmaps, the “Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing (HTI-1)” final rule is like the elephant in the old proverb: too hard to consume all...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 4, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Regulations 21st Century Cures Clinical Decision Support Clinical Grade AI DrFirst EHR Certification EHR Development EHR R Source Type: blogs

Healthcare Entrepreneur Myth Busting – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 135
For the 135th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are busting some myths about being a healthcare entrepreneur! First, we discuss what topics can be the hardest to accept for company founders who are new to healthcare. Then, we examine the corporate landscape with all of the recent layoffs and tight margins to see if this is a good time to start a new company. Next, we pass along advice to healthcare company founders. Lastly, we debate over what health IT companies we would start right now if we had to. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: When you talk to company founders w...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 4, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn John Lynn and Colin Hung Tags: C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Podcasts Colin Hung Health IT Podcasts Healthcare Company Healthcare Entrepreneurs Healthcare Leadership Healthcare Podcasts John Lynn Source Type: blogs

Blackbird Health Raises $17 Million Series A to Expand Access to Integrated, Technology-Backed Youth Mental Health Model
Blackbird Health Leverages a Neuroscience-Driven, “Understanding-First” Care Model to Take the Trial and Error out of Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young-Adult Mental Health Diagnosis and Treatment Blackbird Health, a neuroscience-led and technology-backed youth mental health provider, announced today it raised $17 million in series A funding. The round was led by Define Ventures and also included participation from Frist Cressey Ventures and GreyMatter. Blackbird has raised nearly $23 million to date. Blackbird Health is a mental health company for kids and young adults struggling with social, emotional, devel...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 4, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Amy Edgar Blackbird Health Chirag Shah Define Ventures Dr. Matt Keener Frist Cressey Ventures GreyMatter Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Tom Peterson Source Type: blogs

Leading Payments Platform Receives Significant Growth Equity Investment from Questa Capital
PatientFi, a company offering medical practices a comprehensive technology suite of payment and subscription solutions to help patients pay for elective procedures, today announces the closing of a significant growth equity financing led by new investor Questa Capital, a venture growth equity firm focused on expansion-stage healthcare companies, with participation from the company’s existing investors. PatientFi intends to use the proceeds to cement its position as a market leader in its core specialties for elective healthcare practices and their patients. The growth capital will be used primarily for accelerating sale...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 4, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Allergan Aesthetics Brad Sloan Galderma Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment PatientFI Questa Capital Todd Watts Source Type: blogs

Bonus Features – March 3, 2024 – 75% of healthcare leaders expect widespread implementation of AI in 3 years, 78% of orgs lack knowledge on how to train employees to use AI, plus 18 more stories
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. Studies Roughly 75% of healthcare leaders expect widespread implementation of AI within three years, according to a BRG survey. Additionally, 60% believe current AI regulations provide adequate safety measures. While healthcare...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 3, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Amazon Web Services AnalyticsIQ Belong.life Berkeley Research Group Brand Engagement Network care.ai CharmHealth CHIME Deloitte Center for Health Solutions eClinicalWorks FHIR GE Healthcare Greenway Health hc1 Ins Source Type: blogs

Weekly Roundup – March 2, 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. 3 Key Takeaways From ViVE 2024: Live from Los Angeles, Colin Hung shared some quick takes on the main conversations at ViVE 2024: AI maturity, Change Healthcare and the stage of cybersecurity, and the booths in the expo hall getting bigger. Read more… and don’t forget to check out our special edition of Bonus Features from ViVE 2024! What Hea...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 2, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs

Generative AI in Your Desk Drawer: LLMs for Everyone
Very large health care systems and academic medical centers can employ programmers to create their own LLMs, according to David Kereiakes, managing partner at Windham Venture Partners. In addition to patient data, they ingest organizational data such as how frequently a provider sees patients, the number of procedures performed, etc. Some of these providers also partner with large tech companies. He says that these providers refuse to share data to create larger data sets because of the proprietary value of that data (with privacy concerns playing a minor role). He also says that organizations have invested a lot in cleani...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 1, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Administration AI/Machine Learning C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops Administrative Burden Alex Tyrrell Amazon Bedrock Amazon Q Amazon Web Services Artificial Source Type: blogs

PhaseV Applies Machine Learning for Successful Clinical Trials
A clinical trial can cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and one of the major contributors to costs is recruiting and keeping human subjects. According to Dr. Raviv Pryluk, PhD, CEO and co-founder at PhaseV, machine learning can cut the number of subjects by 30 to 50 percent. In this video, he describes other ways that AI can make drug development more efficient. At the design stage, a drug company can run millions of simulations to determine where risks lie and what parameters are most promising. AI can help to choose not just the number of subjects, but their demographics, and what your goal (clinical endpoint) should ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 1, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: AI/Machine Learning Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Regulations Clinical Trials Clinical Trials AI Clinical Trials Machine Learning Healthcare IT Video Interviews Israeli Clinical Trials Israeli Health IT Pharma Pharma AI Source Type: blogs

How Artificial Intelligence Could Completely Transform Mental Health
This article will focus on the use of AI for mental healthcare and its potential to revolutionize the ways we give and receive mental health services. But first, let’s take a look at the current state of affairs and the reasons why we could be dealing with a global crisis in this area. The Demand Is Increasing As per the recent WHO Mental Health report, about one in eight people in the world live with a mental disorder. Urbanization, economic pressures, and the fast-paced nature of life have led to growing stress rates and the accelerated spread of psychiatric conditions worldwide. Fortunately, over the past decade, p...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 1, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Alexey Shalimov anxiety Artificial Intelligence behavioral health Behavioral Health AI depression Eastern Peak mental heal Source Type: blogs

Everside Health and Marathon Health Announce Merger to Meet Accelerating Employer Demand for Advanced Primary Care Services
Joining Forces to Deliver Demonstrably Improved Health Outcomes and Meaningful Cost Savings to Patients, U.S. Employer, and Union-Sponsored Clients Extends Reach to Serve 2.5 Million Eligible Patients and Over 630 U.S. Employer and Union-Sponsored Clients, Comprising 680+ Near-Site, Onsite, and Network Health Centers, Augmented by 50-State Access to Virtual Care All Existing Shareholders, Including General Atlantic, New Enterprise Associates, and Oak HC/FT, to Support the Combined Entity Everside Health and Marathon Health, leading providers of advanced primary care and occupational health for employer and union-sponsore...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 1, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Ben Evans Chris Miller Everside Health Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A Jeff Wells Marathon Health Source Type: blogs

Generative AI in Your Desk Drawer: How to Get There
Previous articles in this series have shown how generative AI can be used for administrative and back-office functions in health care. Now we’ll look at how models are trained for these specific purposes. Training Generative AI Models Every industry has to develop domain-specific models, and health care has the extra burden of protecting personally identifying data. These requirements raise the question of when the general-purpose solutions offered by major tech companies are appropriate, where health care organizations can get large enough data sets to develop models, and how vanilla LLMs—or foundational LLMS—...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 29, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Administration AI/Machine Learning Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Abhishek Sharma Administrative Burden Akshay Sharma Arcadia Artificial Intelligence Avanade Back Office Bikham Cameron Andrews CitiusTe Source Type: blogs

Three Key Takeaways From ViVE2024
Cybersecurity and the Change Healthcare outage dominated the hallway conversations at ViVE2024. AI was everywhere at ViVE2024, but companies were much more realistic with their productivity claims this year. In the exhibit hall, larger booths were more noticeable. The three key takeaways from the ViVE2024 event for me were: Cybersecurity risk and the Change Healthcare outage was top-of-mind for attendees Vendors are being more realistic in their deployment of AI Larger booths are starting to appear in the ViVE exhibit hall Lots of Cybersecurity Concerns at ViVE2024 Healthcare’s vulnerability, specifically to cybersecu...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 29, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: AI/Machine Learning Health IT Company Healthcare IT Security and Privacy Change Healthcare Healthcare AI Healthcare Breaches Healthcare Conference Healthcare Cybersecurity ViVE ViVE 2024 ViVE2024 Source Type: blogs