Wednesday Bible Study: Imprecatory prayer for terrorism
In Psalm 69, the protagonist has for unspecified reasons become an outcast, so he begs God to destroy his enemies. Check out verse 22 et seq. While this is attributed to David, there isn ' t really any point in David ' s story that would correspond to this situation. But petitioning God to commit mass violence is a common theme in the psalms.To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Psalm of David.69 Save me, O God!For the waters have come up to my neck.2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold;I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me.3 ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - February 21, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: Obscurantism
Psalm 67 is a mercifully brief, simple song of praise. Psalm 68, however, is both exceedingly long and has been called the" most difficult and obscure of the psalms. "The RSV actually covers up some of the difficulty, for example by translating verse 4 as " His name is the Lord, " whereas the Hebrew actually says " His name is Yah. " That is a specific short form of Yahweh. The KJV spells if Jah, as do Rastafarians who prefer it as the name of god, but the Hebrew pronunciation is closer to English Y than J. The form Yah appears 43 times in the Psalms, but otherwise only once in Exodus and several times in Isaiah. It is par...
Source: Stayin' Alive - February 18, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – February 11, 2024 – HTI-1 final rule goes into effect March 11, Best in KLAS highlights 136 products in 8 categories, plus 28 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.
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The 2024 Best in KLAS have been named. For the U.S. market, covered in the Software and Services report, KLAS recognized 136 software products across 8 categories. The Global Software report recognized regional leaders in ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 11, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT 1stResponder Adam Goldberger Adam Petrich Advantus Health Partners Alliant Purchasing Amplitude Vascular Systems Arcadia athenahealth Availity Best in KLAS Awards Casey Bartolucci Chilmark Research Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: Right to life?
The RSV labels Psalm 58 " A prayer for vengeance. " Since that is an addition by modern translators, I don ' t include it here, but at least they ' re frank about it. There ' s no indication of what, specifically, has provoked this fantasy of gory torture and murder, but the writer (not actually David) was really pissed about something. Note that according to the Bible, the literal, inerrant word of God, God wants the unborn babies of the unrighteous to be aborted (verse 8). I ' m not sure what the " pots " are in verse 9, and I can ' t find an explanation. Note in verse 1 that there are multiple Gods. Evidently the o...
Source: Stayin' Alive - February 4, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: David Kvetches
We have two short psalms and one long one today. " Mahalath " in Psalm 53 is probably a kind of stringed instrument, perhaps similar to a guitar. The singer believes that all of humanity is depraved. This seems to have been written at some time of ill fortune, but the context is not specified. Psalm 54 refers to an incident in 1 Samuel 23. David was hiding from Saul in the wilderness of Ziph, when the Ziphites (presumably some Ziphites, or their representatives) went to Saul and told him where David was to be found. Saul and his army went to capture David, but they were called away to respond to a Philistine att...
Source: Stayin' Alive - January 28, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Accenture Invests in QuantHealth to Accelerate Use of AI-Powered Clinical Trial Simulations to Drive Cost-Effective Drug Development
Accenture announced it has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in QuantHealth, an AI-powered clinical trial design company that simulates clinical trials in the cloud, allowing pharmaceutical and biotech companies to more quickly and cost-effectively develop treatments for patients.
With proprietary AI technology trained on a massive dataset of 350 million patients, large biomedical knowledge graphs, and clinical trial data, QuantHealth’s simulation platform can predict trial outcomes with significant accuracy. It can test thousands of protocol variations and discover the optimal trial design for su...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 23, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Accenture Accenture Ventures Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Orr Inbar Petra Jantzer QuantHealth Tom Lounibos Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: I'll give it one like
Psalm 49 is one I can pretty much get behind. It ' s kind of Buddhist, actually. One of Jesus ' s sermons is also reminiscent -- in Matthew 6 19-21. (That whole chapter is where a lot of the good stuff in the Gospels is to be found.)19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust[c] consume and where thieves break in and steal,20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust[d] consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal.21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.Psalm 50, on the other hand, is another one of those vaingloriou...
Source: Stayin' Alive - January 21, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
XRHealth Secures $6 Million in Funding Led by Asabys Partners and Welcomes NOVA Prime as a New Investor
Funding will Support Development of AI Clinician, Using Spatial Computing
XRHealth, the leading healthcare platform in Spatial computing, announced today that the company secured $6 million in funding led by Asabys Partners, with the participation of NOVA Prime Fund, a venture capital fund created by global innovator LG Electronics and Clearbrook, LLC., and XRHealth’s current investors. Marking the completion of the merger between XRHealth and Amelia Virtual Care, the funding supports the growth of the combined entities. The funding will also further the development of an AI-based clinician that can treat patients for m...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 19, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Ali Diallo Amelia Virtual Care Asabys Partners Clearbrook LLC. Eran Orr Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment LG Electronics NOVA Prime Fund XRHealth 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
Sunday Sermonette: WTF?
Psalm 40 is an otherwise anodyne song of thanksgiving, but it makes the startling assertion in Verse 6 that God does not require animal sacrifices or burnt offerings. Since this was purportedly written by David (it wasn ' t, but still) that would demolish the main premise of the Book of Samuel, the Torah, and the rationale for the Temple and the Levite priesthood. No doubt there are apologists who try to explain this. Psalm 41 is more of the paranoia and whining we say in Psalm 38. It seems likely it was written by the same person in the same circumstances.40 I waited patiently for theLord;he inclined to me and h...
Source: Stayin' Alive - January 7, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
An approach to conflict resolution: More than one thing can be true
The past months have unearthed and amplified passionately opposing opinions about international events, in particular regarding Palestine and Israel. In addition to attending protests, calling my representatives, and having conversations with people I know, I’ve been publicly sharing my feelings about Palestine and Israel. While I stand firm in what I believe, my feelings around
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Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 27, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jill Wener, MD Tags: Physician Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
Wednesday Bible Study: Greatest Hits
Psalm 23 is the best known. In Judaism, it is commonly recited during Kiddush, and funeral ceremonies. It is also sung in Catholic funeral masses and is incorporated in the Book of Common Prayer. In modern times it has been given many musical settings, usually somewhat redacted to conform to rhyme and meter. Psalm 24 is the inspiration for the hymn " Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates, " written by the German protestant George Weissel during the Thirty Years War, in which he reinterprets the King of glory, referring to God in the original, as Christ the Messiah. Presumably in the original it refers to the openi...
Source: Stayin' Alive - December 6, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Where is AI in Medicine Going? Ask The Onion.
By MIKE MAGEE
One of the top ten headlines of all time created by the satirical geniuses at The Onion was published 25 years ago this December. It read, “God Answers Prayers Of Paralyzed Little Boy. ‘No,’ Says God.”
The first paragraph of that column introduced us to Timmy Yu, an optimistic 7-year old, who despite the failures of the health system had held on to his “precious dream.” As the article explained, “From the bottom of his heart, he has hoped against hope that God would someday hear his prayer to walk again. Though many thought Timmy’s heavenly plea would never be answered, his dream finally...
Source: The Health Care Blog - December 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Tech AI Cris Ross John Halamka Mayo Clinic Mike Magee Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: Source material
Psalm 22* is notable because it is quoted at several points in various gospels in the story of the crucifixion, and also quoted in the Letter to the Hebrews. That some of the events of the crucifixion are actually lifted from a song written some five centuries before it purportedly happened may give believers pause. Specifically:Verse 1, " My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? " is quoted in Mark 15:34 and Matthew 2:46, as words Jesus spoke while on the cross. ( אלי אלי למה עזבתני)El í, Elí, láma azavtháni. This is an important passage to Christian theologians. (Of course he would actually have...
Source: Stayin' Alive - December 3, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler, husband of Moms For Liberty cofounder, accused of sexual battery by alleged menage a trois lover
Please folks, I am totally in agreement that Hamas is an unacceptable threat and that the organization must be neutralized. That does not mean that the Israeli military has the right to indiscriminately massacre civilians. Evidently some of you support genocide, as long as the right people are being exterminated. Yes, yes, at this point it ' s only an allegation, it has not been substantiated. But the headline is irresistible, and we know this happens all the time, from Roy Cohn to Larry Craig to Ted Haggard. The harder these people thump their Bibles and persecute homosexuals, the better the odds that they are exactl...
Source: Stayin' Alive - December 2, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
