Why Not, Indeed?
By KIM BELLARD
Recently in The Washington Post, author Daniel Pink initiated a series of columns he and WaPo are calling “Why Not?” He believes “American imagination needs an imagination shot.” As he describes the plan for the columns: “In each installment, I’ll offer a single idea — bold, surprising, maybe a bit jarring — for improving our country, our organizations or our lives.”
I love it. I’m all in. I’m a “why not?” guy from way back, particularly when it comes to health care.
Mr. Pink describes three core values (in the interest of space, I’m excerpting his descriptions):
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Source: The Health Care Blog - February 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Policy Adam Nagourney Daniel Pink Kim Bellard Why Not Source Type: blogs
Patient Advocates Argue Exercising Bayh-Dole " March-In " Rights Reasonable to Ensure Ongoing Supply of an Insulin Novo Nordisk Intends to Discontinue
Back in 2016 (when President Obama was still in office), the trade group known as the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (better known by the acronym PhRMA) claimed in an organization-published white paper (seehttps://web.archive.org/web/20161022175500/https://phrma.org/sites/default/files/pdf/bayh-dole-act-white-paper-summary.pdf for an archived copy of that paper from PhRMA; note that it has since been removed from PhRMA ' s website, hence I found a copy on the Internet Archive) that championed the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980. Understand that what PhRMA really wants to prevent a particular provision...
Source: Scott's Web Log - February 11, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: march-in rights 2024 Alliance to Protect Insulin Choice APIC Bayh-Dole insulin detemir Levemir Novo Nordisk Source Type: blogs
Too much fawning over Len Schaeffer?
By MATTHEW HOLT
There’s a lot of strum & dangst about the uptick in system utilization that has boosted hospital profits and hit Humana and United’s bottom line (But not so much Elevance’s). Kevin O’ Leary over at Health Tech Nerds brought this up today and I was reminded of this piece I wrote in 2006. And a big issue was, how much understanding and control do insurers have over the utilization in (and out of) their networks. So take a look at this piece and particularly, given the issues at the BUCAHs and at smaller players like Agilon, consider how much insurers actually know about spending...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Policy Health insurers Len Schaeffer Medicare Advantage Oldies Utilization Source Type: blogs
Can Generative AI Improve Health Care Relationships?
By MIKE MAGEE
“What exactly does it mean to augment clinical judgement…?”
That’s the question that Stanford Law professor, Michelle Mello, asked in the second paragraph of a May, 2023 article in JAMA exploring the medical legal boundaries of large language model (LLM) generative AI.
This cogent question triggered unease among the nation’s academic and clinical medical leaders who live in constant fear of being financially (and more important, psychically) assaulted for harming patients who have entrusted themselves to their care.
That prescient article came out just one month before news leaked about ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - January 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Tech AI Generative AI LLMs Mike Magee Patient-Physician Relationship Source Type: blogs
The Evolution of Patient Communication: Trends and Technologies
The following is a guest article by Stephanie Maharjan, Director of Operations at WellReceived.
While COVID-19 sparked many challenges for healthcare providers across the USA, it highlighted technology’s essential role in patient communication and engagement. In fact, in 2020, research found that just under half of the US population used tech to communicate with their healthcare providers. And this statistic is set to rise as more and more healthcare providers invest in new technology to support, monitor, and diagnose their patients.
So, what does the future of patient communication look like, and what role can we exp...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 30, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Administration Ambulatory Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Security and Privacy Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Healthcare IoT Healthcare Scene Featured HIPAA Medical An Source Type: blogs
A talk with Andy Bell on thriving with diabetes
Andy Bell:Experiencing diabetes beyond just numbers
I recently had the privilege of catching up with Andy Bell. A good friend and part of the diabetes community, Andy shared his story, which is packed with perseverance and resilience.Andy was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1994 at the age of 14. His experience, like that of many others living with diabetes, has been a rollercoaster ride. During our conversation, Andy touched on his diagnosis story, how living with diabetes has impacted his life, his unique career path, and how he manages now that he...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - January 26, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
The Big Consult: Major Criteria for Adopting a Digital App or Service
This article, and the next, lay out criteria for choosing a solution.
Even once you know what you need in your clinical setting, demonstrating the value of a new technology is hard. Dr. Omar Manejwala, chief medical officer at DarioHealth, looks for real-world evidence of outcomes. A study by the vendor is nice to see, but is it peer reviewed by a neutral party? Dr. Tim Church, chief medical officer at Wondr Health, similarly recommends checking that the app follows modern, evidence-based treatment guidelines.
“During the COVID-19 quarantine, literally thousands of new apps sprung up, particularly related to weight l...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 24, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: C-Suite Leadership Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Aaron Neinstein athenahealth AvaSure BrainCheck care.ai Cindy Gaines Cindy Koppen Clever Care Health Plan Colin Banas DarioHealth DrFirst Source Type: blogs
How To Approach Exercise in 2024
This article was reviewed by psychologist Fouad Monzer)
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Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rayen Monzer Tags: featured health and fitness productivity tips exercise Source Type: blogs
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
Orthostatic hypotension onset after invasive procedure?
Written by Willy FrickA man in his 70s with a history of HFrEF and sick sinus syndrome s/p dual chamber pacemaker placement was admitted for overnight observation following outpatient placement of a mitral valve clip. The procedure note indicates uncomplicated clip placement. The next morning, the following ECG was obtained.What do you think?The tracing shows sinus rhythm with PVCs and non-specific ST&T wave abnormality. But there is something more important to notice, which is the pacer spikes. They do not make sense. Some of them are in the middle of or after P waves, and there ' s even one that falls at the end...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - January 13, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Willy Frick Source Type: blogs
Here ’s What to Expect from IoMT Cybersecurity in 2024
The following is a guest article by Shankar Somasundaram, CEO at Asimily
Healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) continue to be up against a fast-moving landscape trying to keep up with and mitigate cybersecurity threats to medical technology. But even setting aside the immense challenge of safeguarding Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices from increasingly sophisticated and frequent attacks, HDOs must also adapt to shifting cyber insurance practices and compliance mandates. All of these challenges are compounded by the budget and staff constraints facing most HDOs. To stay safe in 2024, understanding the current sta...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 8, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Security and Privacy Asimily Cyber Insurers Cybersecurity Data Breaches HDOs Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare Cybersecurity Insurance Healthcare Deliver Source Type: blogs
AI Inside
by KIM BELLARD
Well: 2024. I’m excited about the Paris Olympics, but otherwise I’d be just as happy to sleep through all the nonsense that the November elections will bring. In any event, I might as well start out talking about one of the hottest topics of 2023 that will get even more so in 2024: AI.
In particular, I want to look at what is being billed as the “AI PC.”
Most of us have come to know about ChatGPT. Google has Bard (plus DeepMind’s Gemini), Microsoft is building AI into Bing and its other products, Meta released an open source AI, and Apple is building its AI framework. There is a plet...
Source: The Health Care Blog - January 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Tech AI AI PC Kim Bellard 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
The hidden gem of family medicine: a rural clinic ’ s triumph
I want to share this good news, but at the same time, I am a bit afraid to let the word get out. Our rural health clinic in Brewster has found a way to keep family medicine alive. My generation of doctors has experienced incredible changes. The internet revolution is one of them. When I
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The hidden gem of family medicine: a rural clinic’s triumph originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 29, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Amy Ellingson, MD Tags: Physician Primary Care Source Type: blogs
Has 20 Years Of The Internet Made Us More Miserable? (M)
Human beings have a tremendous propensity for misusing almost any and every technology ever invented. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - December 28, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Mental Health subscribers-only Source Type: blogs
