Forces Are Moving In Ways Which Might Severely Damage Our GP Led Health System.
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11 April 2024
Are we heading for a physician associate moment?
By
Holly Payne
The
AMA and GP colleges have warned that scope-of-practice reforms could result in
the kind of implosion seen in the UK health system.
The
UK and Canada are valuable case studies for allied health scope of practice –
but not for the reason that the scope of practice review commissioners (Source: Australian Health Information Technology)
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - April 14, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
AusHealthIT Poll Number 742 – Results – 14 April, 2024.
Here are the results of the poll.
Do You Believe The Cost Of Comprehensive Private Health Insurance Has
Become Essentially Unaffordable?
Yes & (Source: Australian Health Information Technology)
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - April 14, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Weekly Roundup – April 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.
Exploring the Intersection of Patients and AI at OpenNotes Lab. Liz Salmi and Dr. Chethan Sarabu talked to Colin Hung about applying OpenNotes’ expertise in research, advocacy, and innovation to studying many aspects of AI, including algorithmic bias, generative AI, and ambient clinical voice. Read more…
Connecting Healthcare Clouds and Simpl...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 13, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs
OpenNotes Lab Will Explore the Intersection of Patients and AI
The OpenNotes Lab will bring transparency, collaboration, and innovation to the intersection of healthcare AI and patient-centered care. The Lab builds on the organization’s 15 years of advocacy and research.
Healthcare IT Today had the opportunity to sit down with Liz Salmi, Communications & Patient Initiatives Director at OpenNotes and Chethan Sarabu, MD, FAMIA, FAAP – Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine to learn more about OpenNotes and OpenNotes Lab.
A Win for Patient Transparency
For the past 15 years, the team at OpenNotes has been advocating for greater transparency in ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 12, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory Communication and Patient Experience Healthcare IT Ambient Clinical Voice atherine M. DesRoches BIDMC Chethan Sarabu Generative AI Harvard Medical School Healthcare AI Healthcare Transparency John Hal Source Type: blogs
Connecting Healthcare Clouds and Simplifying Solutions in a Secure Way
Healthcare cloud solutions have become much more sophisticated, reliable, and easier to connect. Gone are the days of a single cloud instance that can support all your needs. However, managing the various cloud options can be challenging if you don’t have a thoughtful approach to it and work with great partners.
At the HIMSS 2024 conference, we moderated a panel hosted by Rackspace Technology and Dell Technologies with healthcare multicloud experts and former CIOs who shared the benefits and challenges of implementing and integrating multicloud solutions in healthcare. Plus, they discussed how these models can evol...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 12, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: C-Suite Leadership EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops Bluebird Leaders Dell Technologies Divurgent Epic Epic Cloud Epic Cloud Hosting Erik Pupo Guidehouse Healthcare C Source Type: blogs
From Wait Times to Real-Time: Assort Health Secures $3.5 Million to Scale First Generative AI for Healthcare Call Centers
Solution Erases Long Phone Holds for Patients, Supports Overwhelmed Medical Front Desk Workers, and Improves Patient Access to Physicians
Assort Health is introducing the first generative AI solution built specifically for healthcare call centers, promising to erase that dreaded hold music forever. The company is announcing $3.5 million in funding, which will be used to continue scaling the team to meet rapidly accelerating demand with large healthcare organizations.
Matt Humphrey, Partner at Quiet Capital led the funding round, joined by Four Acres, Tau Ventures, and a number of angel investors who are AI experts and heal...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 12, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Aditya Khosla Assort Health Athena Health Dr. David Garelick FLatiron Health Four Acres Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Illinois Bone and Joint Institute Chicago Division Je Source Type: blogs
It Might Be That Our Understanding Of Dark Energy is Improving – Or Not!
2 related articles appeared last week:
First we had this:
Astronomers may have got dark energy all
wrong. It ’s great news for the universe
By Dennis Overbye
April 5, 2024 — 3.30pm
New York: On Thursday, astronomers who are
conducting what they describe as the biggest and most precise survey yet of the
history of the universe announced that they might have discovered a major flaw
in their (Source: Australian Health Information Technology)
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - April 12, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Pulse of Progress: Looking Back, Moving Forward | TAPP 147
In Episode 147, host Kevin Patton reviews thehighlights and events of theprevious year in theworld of The A&P Professor. He then turns to last year ' s predictions for teaching human anatomy and physiology to see if he was on the right track. Finally,predictions for the coming year are revealed. And lots of other stuff —this episode istwo hours long, after all!0:00:00 | Introduction0:00:50 | Debrief: Topics, Stats, Reflections0:21:28 | A Long, Long, Long Episode0:23:05 | Debrief: More Reviewing& Reflecting0:38:59 | Did I Get My Predictions Right?0:50:22 | Textbook& Academic Authors Association0:57:47 | Lookin...
Source: The A and P Professor - April 12, 2024 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
The Value of Sharing Health Data Between Acute Care and Post-Acute Care
PointClickCare, having promoted interoperability for a long time in a few areas such as senior care, has expanded to include acute care, and particularly to connect it with post-acute care. Brian Drozdowicz is Senior Vice President and General Manager of Acute & Payer Markets. In this video, he and Chief Medical Officer, Hamad Husainy, DO, FACEP, parse the effects of new regulations at both federal and state levels, as well as the allure of value-based care.
Husainy says the regulations put “new teeth” into requirements for interoperability. They have received the Certified EHR Technology (CEHRT) designatio...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 11, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: C-Suite Leadership EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Interoperability LTPAC Regulations ACOs Brian Drozdowicz Hamad Husainy Healthcare Interoperability Healthcare IT Video Interviews Healthcare Scen Source Type: blogs
Securing Patient Data: A Practical Guide to Compliance in Open-Source Healthcare CMS
The following is a guest article by Jon Stewart, Co-Founder and President at ZenSource
Historically, the terms “patient data,” “open-source,” and “healthcare CMS” might have seemed incongruous. Open-source has often been perceived as the Wild West. But times have changed, and open-source platforms are now making significant strides, particularly in highly regulated industries. The modern world of the open web combined with a secure cloud, smarter planning, and robust support can enable healthcare organizations to enjoy the benefits of proprietary systems with the cost and flexibility of open-source platforms. S...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 11, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Analytics/Big Data Health IT Company Healthcare IT Security and Privacy Cloud Infrastructure CMS Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Training Healthcare CMS Jon Stewart Open Source Healthcare patient data Security Audit ZenSource Source Type: blogs
Innovaccer Announces Acquisition of Pharmacy Quality Solutions to Accelerate Value-Based Care in Pharmacy Settings
Today, Innovaccer, a leading healthcare company, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Pharmacy Quality Solutions (PQS), a leader in Pharmacy-Payer performance technology. This strategic move reinforces Innovaccer’s commitment to accelerating value-based care across the healthcare ecosystem and to have the largest distribution of providers and pharmacy network combined.
PQS covers 95% of all community pharmacies and 10 of the Top 10 Pharmacy chains by store count including national chains and independent pharmacy groups. In addition, it covers up to 60 million lives, representing 9 out of every 10 Medicare l...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 11, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Abhinav Shashank Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A Innovaccer Pharmacy Quality Solutions PQS Todd Sega Source Type: blogs
New E-Book: 100 Questions And Answers About Generative AI In Healthcare
We are happy and proud to introduce you to the new book we’ve been working on in the past few months: 100 Questions And Answers About Generative AI In Healthcare. This is a brand new format for us, and we hope you will like it. (Source: The Medical Futurist)
Source: The Medical Futurist - April 11, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Source Type: blogs
I Suspect We Need To Be A Bit Wary Of Some Excessive Hype But Things Are Happening!
This appeared last week:
03 April 2024
Australia
entering ‘extraordinary epoch’ of AI in healthcare
By Harriet
Grayson
AI apps could transform clinical workflows
and patient outcomes across aged care, disability, radiology and primary care,
according to the CSIRO.
The rise of natural language processing and
generative language models across AI app lications in healthcare has taken (Source: Australian Health Information Technology)
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - April 11, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
The Quiet Hospital Unit and Other Benefits of an Open and Interoperable Communication Platform
Anyone who has been on a hospital ward, whether as clinician, patient, or visitor, has noticed the continual din of beeps and chirps—it can drive you crazy. It’s notable that one of the simple ways Rauland‘s communication system improves the hospital experience is to reduce noise by routing alerts quietly to the person who needs to handle them.
Another key benefit of using Rauland, according to Director of Product Management Joseph DeLisle, is that it checks the content of a call or alert and directs it to the right person. For instance, if the patient is just asking for a pillow, the call goes to a technicia...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 10, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: C-Suite Leadership Clinical Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Interoperability Healthcare Alerts Healthcare Burnout Healthcare Falls Healthcare Interoperability Healthcare I Source Type: blogs
Altera Digital Health: Leveraging the Cloud to Address the Needs of Rural and Community Hospitals
Rural and community hospitals face the same challenges as larger health systems. However, with smaller pools of talent and fewer resources, they need more help from their digital partners to address those challenges. Altera Digital Health (Altera) is leveraging the cloud to help this important customer segment.
Healthcare IT Today had the opportunity to sit down with Mark Pratt, MD – Chief Medical Officer for Paragon at Altera Digital Health to learn more about the company’s efforts for rural and community hospitals.
Outsized Impact
Right from the start of the interview it was clear that Dr. Pratt is deeply passionate ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 10, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Altera Digital Health Ambient Clinical Voice Cloud EHR Community Hospitals Dr. Mark Pratt Healthcare IT Video Interviews Healthcare Scene Featured HIMSS HIMSS 2024 Source Type: blogs
