Ming Lei Departs Division for Research Capacity Building
It’s with mixed emotions that I share that Ming Lei left our Division for Research Capacity Building (DRCB) earlier this month to become senior associate vice president for research and graduate education at West Virginia University (WVU) Health Sciences. Ming also joined the faculty in WVU’s School of Medicine as vice dean for research and a professor in the department of microbiology, immunology, and cell biology.
Ming has been part of the NIH community since 2008, serving in key positions at the National Cancer Institute before joining NIGMS in 2018. During his tenure in DRCB, Ming led numerous initiatives to...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - August 24, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Director’s Messages NIGMS Staff News Source Type: blogs
Resisting burnout in health care: Empowering inner practices
Burnout isn’t our fault. However, since we can’t change the inner workings of large institutions all at once, if at all, how do we push through? How do we do more than just survive? “More and more doctors are coming to believe that the pandemic merely worsened the strain on a health care system that
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Resisting burnout in health care: Empowering inner practices originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 23, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Wendy Lau, MD Tags: Physician Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
The Next Pandemic May Be an AI one
By KIM BELLARD
Since the early days of the pandemic, conspiracy theorists have charged that COVID was a manufactured bioweapon, either deliberately leaked or the result of an inadvertent lab leak. There’s been no evidence to support these speculations, but, alas, that is not to say that such bioweapons aren’t truly an existential threat. And artificial intelligence (AI) may make the threat even worse.
Last week the Department of Defense issued its first ever Biodefense Posture Review. It “recognizes that expanding biological threats, enabled by advances in life sciences and biotechnology, are among the ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy AI Bioterrorism ChatGPT COVID Department of Defense Kim Bellard Source Type: blogs
Addressing Patient Burnout With Digital Transformation
The following is a guest article by Jim Tyrrell, Vice President of Enterprise Product Management at TNS
COVID-19 didn’t spawn patient dissatisfaction, but the pandemic did accelerate it. In 2022, only 12% of US adults surveyed said healthcare was handled ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ well.
Patient care frustration can pose very real financial risks for healthcare brands: satisfied patients are 28% less likely to switch providers, highlighting the importance of addressing their needs to improve patient retention. Post-pandemic patient frustration can be traced to multiple factors, chief among them the blunt reality that A...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 22, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: C-Suite Leadership Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops LTPAC Digital Transformation Healthcare Digital Transformation Jim Tyrrell Lead Generation Source Type: blogs
A couple of thoughts
I presume my Friday post was put behind the wall of protection because it contained a naughty word, but I must say I ' ve used naughty words before without that happening. This seems to be a sign of the times. Previously I had mused about the cult of Trumpism, and I got a comment to the effect that people turned to Trump because they had lost faith in government after being lied to repeatedly over the years. Since Trump never says a single word that isn ' t a lie, that seemed like a strange argument so I asked for examples and the ones I got were so ridiculous I couldn ' t publish them. They even included examples of ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - August 20, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Weekly Roundup – August 19, 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.
Helping Children With Gamified Interactive Physiotherapy. Psychiatrist Dr. Geoff Frost struggled to encourage pediatric patients with spinal muscular atrophy to do their necessary exercises. As he explained to Colin Hung, that’s why Raft Digital Therapeutics created a game called Cloud Bazaar to captures a child’s movement as a way to advance...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 19, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs
Deep Learning for Medical Imaging: Use Cases and Network Types
Conclusion
Medical image analysis solutions powered by deep learning technologies can reduce the risk of diagnostic errors and ensure timely interventions. But how to implement such a tool successfully? The key to successful deployment is cooperation with an experienced machine-learning solutions provider. Professional technical experts will help you choose an optimal architecture for your clinic’s specific goals and ensure effective model training.
About Mariia Kovalova
Mariia Kovalova is a Healthcare Technology Researcher at Itransition, a custom software development company headquartered in Denver, CO. Having work...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 18, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning Health IT Company Healthcare IT CNN Convolutional Neural Networks Deep Learning GAN Generative Adversarial Networks Healthcare AI Healthcare Neural Networks Itransition MADGAN Mariia Kovalova Medical Imaging Source Type: blogs
Proactive Transformation: Why Healthcare Organizations Need to Digitize Before (Not During) the Next Crisis
The following is a guest article by Shawn Henners, Electronic Business Process Manager, Montgomery County Hospital District
The Montgomery County Hospital District (MCHD) is a local government agency that coordinates indigent healthcare, and provides 9-1-1 emergency medical services and public health services for Montgomery County, Texas — our mission is to care for the indigent while ensuring long-term stability through fund development.
Though the agency serves more than a half million people, our process automation department is a two-person team. This small but mighty enterprise is responsible for ensuring behind-the...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 15, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Administration AI/Machine Learning Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Digital Care Digital Transformation Digitization Healthcare Automation Laserfiche MCHD Montgomery County Hospital District Proactive Transf Source Type: blogs
Post-Pandemic Trends Influencing Digital Transformation
The following is a guest article by Lynne Bell, Vice President, Vertical Markets at Spectrum Enterprise
Digital transformation in the healthcare industry has been propelled by technology advancements, evolving regulations, and changing patient expectations. When the pandemic brought about rapid change, leading healthcare organizations needed to quickly embrace and adopt digital health strategies and modern technologies to meet shifting employee and patient needs. As the industry moves beyond the pandemic to reconsider technology needs and priorities going forward, three important trends are emerging that are influencing di...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 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 Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Charter Communications Inc. Digital Health Digital Transformation Healthcare Consumerism Lynne Source Type: blogs
K4Connect Secures $8.9M in Funding from New and Existing Investors; Round Co-Led by AXA Venture Partners and Bryce Catalyst
K4Connect, the leading provider of enterprise technologies for senior living communities, has raised $8.9 million in a new investment round co-led by Bryce Catalyst and AVP (AXA Venture Partners), with continuing support from other existing investors, including Intel Capital, Forté Ventures, Topmark Partners, and the Ziegler-Linkage Fund. This latest round brings the company’s total funding raised to $39 million and will be used to drive further adoption in the senior living market while continuing to rapidly advance its patented FusionOS integration technology and K4Community Engagement Suite.
Along with the new...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 14, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT AVP AXA Venture Partners Bryce Catalyst Cary Burch F. Scott Moody Forté Ventures Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Intel Capital K4Connect Manish Agarwal Mike Weller To Source Type: blogs
Vertical Integration Doesn ’t Work in Healthcare: Time to Move On
Conclusion
Healthcare providers of all stripes must leave the industrial world behind. The value chains in health services are not physical, but rather comprised of human relationships, sustained by trust. Virtual care, the advent of AI in healthcare and consumer demand will require a flexible, 24/7 and care anywhere business model. Those who build the best modern clinical mousetrap will end up with a committed clinical staff and loyal patients. Healthcare isn’t about the building, or the brand, or scale. Surviving and thriving in the future will require engaged clinicians who foster trust on the part o...
Source: The Health Care Blog - August 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: The Business of Health Care Hospitals Jeff Goldsmith Physicians Vertical integration Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – August 13, 2023 – 75% of executives thing generative AI has reached the point where it will reshape healthcare, 64% of patients would trust AI over a doctor to make a diagnosis, and more,
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
The Drug Enforcement Administration will hold listening sessions Sept. 12 and 13 to discuss allowing a “special registration” to allow physicians to remotely prescribe certain controlled substances without the ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 13, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT American Telemedicine Association Ana Sirbu AssureCare ATA ATA Nexus Azure Bain CitiusTech DEA DrFirst eClinicalWorks eCW Epic Generative AI Healthcare Generative AI Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features health Source Type: blogs
The future of medicine: Advancements and greed collide
In the future, I foresee a world without pandemics, cancer becoming a thing of the past, and advancements that enable bionic adaptations to our bodies, leading to a life expectancy of easily over one hundred years. While some of these advancements may seem distant, we are on the cusp of making them a reality within
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The future of medicine: Advancements and greed collide originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 12, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Gene Uzawa Dorio, MD Tags: Tech Health IT Source Type: blogs
Challenges Healthcare Professional Face In A Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous (VUCA), Post Pandemic Healthcare Industry
Even before the pandemic, healthcare professionals face numerous challenges trying to thrive in the industry . These challenges were made even worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. The recent lifting of the global emergency response seemingly eased some of the challenges. Several colleagues though, hinted burgeoning new challenges of the post pandemic healthcare. Burnout and mental health problems among many healthcare professionals is at its all time high.
As a practicing physician, healthcare administrator and educator, I felt we emerged in a post pandemic world far from what exists before. It’s even more difficult to su...
Source: The Orthopedic Logbook - August 12, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Remo Aguilar Tags: Habits challenges post pandemic VUCA Source Type: blogs
Post Pandemic Challenges Healthcare Professionals Face
Even before the pandemic, healthcare professionals face numerous challenges trying to thrive in the industry . These challenges were made even worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. The recent lifting of the global emergency response seemingly eased some of the challenges. Several colleagues though, hinted burgeoning new challenges of the post pandemic healthcare. Burnout and mental health problems among many healthcare professionals is at its all time high.
As a practicing physician, healthcare administrator and educator, I felt we emerged in a post pandemic world far from what exists before. It’s even more difficult to...
Source: The Orthopedic Logbook - August 12, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Remo Aguilar Tags: Habits Learning Motivation challenges post pandemic VUCA Source Type: blogs
