Unlocking the potential of allied health roles for a thriving health care system
In the complex world of health care, doctors and nurses often take center stage. But behind them is a much larger team supporting the delivery of exceptional care. Allied health professionals – like radiology and surgery technicians – play an essential role in health care, and it’s time we shine a brighter light on the
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Unlocking the potential of allied health roles for a thriving health care system originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 30, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Eric Stastny, MHA Tags: Policy Hospital-Based Medicine Source Type: blogs
Associations Between Gut Microbiome and Risk of Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disease
It is becoming clear that there are correlations between the composition of the gut microbiome and risk of suffering neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. The gut microbiome changes with age, the populations of inflammatory microbes growing in size, while microbes that create beneficial metabolites are diminished in number. Even only considering the effects of additional chronic inflammation in later life, it is clear that a more inflammatory gut microbiome is harmful. There may be other ways in which gut-resident microbes can contribute to neurodegenerative conditions, however. ...
Source: Fight Aging! - November 28, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
How Patient Activation Made It Possible to Thrive with Kidney Disease
By DAVE WHITE
It had been 10 years since I’d seen a doctor when I arrived at the Emergency Room at George Washington University Hospital in October 2009. I was able to climb the first flight of stairs, but after I froze on the second, they brought me in on a wheelchair.
That was the first time I heard the dreaded words, “Your kidneys aren’t working.” I was put on dialysis immediately, and my life transformed into a series of tests and procedures. But even after three weeks at the hospital, it didn’t sink in that there was no cure.
I checked most risk factors for kidney disease: I ate the wrong foods, smo...
Source: The Health Care Blog - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Policy chronic kidney disease Dave White Patient Activation Measure Patient Activism patient advocacy Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – November 26, 2023 – 85% of healthcare orgs boosting IT spending in 2024, 70% of orgs actively considering generative 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.
News and Studies
The latest Hospital Vitals report from Syntellis and the AHA found that hospitals have seen a 28% decline in cash reserves over the last 19 months. This is due in large part to increased expenses (from 25$ for...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 26, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Aerin Medical Akasa American Hospital Association Artera AvaSure BrightSpring Health Services CancerIQ Carestream Health Clue CodaMetrix Da Vinci Project Derrick Sung eHealth Exchange EHR Association First Healt Source Type: blogs
Toward an Infrastructure of Care
Alan S. Gutterman, Toward an Infrastructure of Care (2023): In the US, the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on residents and staff members of nursing homes and assisted living and long-term care facilities, as well as calls for addressing... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - November 24, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – November 19, 2023 – Critical access hospitals 16% less likely to participate in data exchange, two-thirds of orgs plan to increase AI spending by 25% in the next three years, plus 36 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.
News
Three U.S. Representatives have introduced the WEAR IT Act, which would let Americans use money from Flexible Spending Accounts or Health Savings Accounts to pay for devices such as blood glucose and EKG monitors or sleep ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 19, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT AccurKardia Aiberry Artisight Availity Avel eCare Azalea Health Bamboo Health BAMF Health BioIntelliSense CentralReach CHIME Fall Forum Circular Doccla Edifecs Equality Health Garrett Goldberg GE Healthcare Source Type: blogs
Weekly Roundup – November 18, 2023
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.
Talkiatry Finds Features and Flexibility in eClinicalWorks. Colin Hung connected with CEO Robert Krayn to talk about how the telemedicine service connects psychiatrists with patients and handles the many types of mental health referrals using eCW EHR, which Talkiatry chose based on its flexibility. Read more…
What Are the Most Compelling Uses of AI...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 18, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - research - 17th November 2023
Not so new, again, but still useful, I hope.Can we improve discussions with pregnant women about previous trauma, NIHR plain language summary of a research study.Role of midwives (and other health professionals) in responding to gender based violence, an editorial (open access); and a research study onthe preparedness of nurses and midwives about domestic violence and abuse (also open access).Peripartum cardiomyopathy - 20 year population study (also open access). (Source: Browsing)
Source: Browsing - November 17, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
How Poor Connectivity Impacts Patient Outcomes
The following is a guest article by Doug Bierbower, Vice President of Solutions Engineering at SOLiD Americas
When delivering first-rate care, every aspect of the patient experience is critical. And in today’s always-connected 5G world, much of that experience depends on pervasive, secure mobile device connectivity. Physicians, nurses, staff, patients, and visitors need seamless indoor wireless coverage.
As a result, the health of a hospital’s in-building wireless network is more important than ever — from the patient intake process to the delivery of accurate medical device results to secure transmission of ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 17, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops 5G DAS distributed antenna system Doug Bierbower Healthcare 5G Healthcare Network LAN Local Area Network Source Type: blogs
Sage Secures $15M to Improve Quality of Care for Older Adults and Combat Caregiver Burnout
Sage Technology Improves Senior Living Community Operations, Improving both Caregiver and Resident Satisfaction, and Reducing Caregiver Turnover by 40%
Sage, a technology company reinventing care for older adults through its unified care coordination platform, has raised $15 million in Series A funding led by new investor Maveron. The round also includes all major investors including Goldcrest Capital, ANIMO Ventures, and Distributed Ventures. Natalie Dillon, partner at Maveron, will be joining the Sage board of directors as the first outside board member.
In the wake of widespread healthcare worker shortages and increasi...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 17, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT ANIMO Ventures Distributed Ventures Goldcrest Capital Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Maveron Natalie Dillon Raj Mehra Sage Source Type: blogs
MIDAS Healthcare Solutions Extends Series A Round With New Investment by MCPC Healthcare Fund
MIDAS Healthcare Solutions, Inc., the leading developer of technology-driven solutions to promote the safe use, storage, return, and disposal of controlled substances and other dangerous medications in hospitals and other healthcare institutions, announced today a $2 million investment from MCPC Healthcare Investment, LLC, the newly formed investment arm of Cleveland-based MCPC. This investment makes MCPC the largest single external shareholder of MIDAS and will allow MIDAS to expand its product development efforts in preparation for the 2024 product rollout.
This investment comes as the healthcare industry continues to b...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 16, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Bryan Scheetz Dr. Delos (Toby) Cosgrove Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Ira Grossman MCPC MCPC Healthcare Investment Michael Lafauci Midas MIDAS Healthcare Solutions Mike Source Type: blogs
What Are Some of the Uses of AI You ’ ve Already Seen Implemented in Healthcare?
AI is a big field in the world of healthcare. It feels as though there is a new theory on the mass potential of AI in (insert field of choice here) every. single. day. But what is actively being done right now? What organizations and fields are using AI? What sort of tasks is it being asked to do and is it doing it well? In the search for answers, we pulled aside some of our most knowledgeable members of the Healthcare IT Today Community at the recent HLTH Conference to get their experiences with AI in healthcare. We have compiled their answers in the video down below!
Dave Ross, Chief Technology Officer at Health Catalys...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 15, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Grayson Miller Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC ChatGPT Dave Ross FINN Partners Health Catalyst Healthcare AI HLTH 2023 HLTH Conference Isabel Hines Nurse Reimb Source Type: blogs
Zealous for Wellness: Deciding What Kind of Change You Want
This article looks at the measurements and reporting strategies used by some specific companies. Their interventions, goals, and measures depend a lot on who’s paying for the service.
Wondr Health Gives Employers What They Ask For
Wondr Health, like so many companies in this article and in the value-based healthcare space generally, works with employers and payers. Ultimately, for many employers, the purpose of engaging Wondr Health’s behavioral interventions is to improve employee productivity.
According to chief medical officer Dr. Tim Church, some of Wondr Health’s clients focus on cutting down the c...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 15, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory Analytics/Big Data Clinical Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Behavior Change behavioral health Cli Source Type: blogs
Zealous for Wellness: How to Replace Hype with Data
This article begins a series that looks at useful measures of health and how the companies that promote wellness programs demonstrate their success. We’ll see measurements of objective outcomes, patient-reported outcomes, and what payers look for when they can’t get direct evidence of improvements in wellness.
You’ll note, as we survey the wellness solutions and measurements used, that the leading organizations in this space are payers, not clinicians. I’m sure that doctors and nurse practitioners truly care for the overall happiness and wellbeing of their patients. But the institutions aren’t...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 14, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory Analytics/Big Data Clinical Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring ACOs Avanade Christiana Voelker Cli Source Type: blogs
The Answer to Provider Data Management May Already be in Your Tech Stack
The following is a guest article by Karra Hendrix, Product Marketing at Verifiable
It’s no secret that healthcare is one of the slowest industries to evolve to modern digital practices, with most large healthcare organizations still living in a world of paper and filing cabinets. This affects not only how patient data is handled, but also provider data. As healthcare organizations look for new ways to modernize their operations (and reduce costs), provider data is a good place to focus.
How is provider data shared in your organization? Even when digital tools are utilized, it’s not uncommon for provider network teams t...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 14, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops CRM Empower Pharmacy Healthcare CRM Healthcare Scene Featured Healthcare Tech Stack Humana Karra Hendrix Lyra Health Plushc Source Type: blogs
