5 Insights Of The Medical Futurist ’ s 100 Digital Health And AI Companies Of 2024
We are proud to introduce The Medical Futurist’s 100 Digital Health And AI Companies Of 2024 infographic. We create this list year after year and it is always among our most popular, most shared visuals. Our aim here is not to create a ranking, nor a toplist, but to highlight companies to watch this year.
The reason to publish this list is simple: the digital health realm is saturated with hype, distinguishing the promising players from the noise is a challenge. The annual list is our way of cutting through the clamor to spotlight those we believe are genuinely making strides in this space.
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Source: The Medical Futurist - February 1, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Digital Health Research top 100 Source Type: blogs
What ’s trying to start the next pandemic? AI drug discovery and the quest for a pan-antiviral drug
As the world continues to navigate the challenges posed by respiratory viruses, recent developments have highlighted the urgency of advancing our therapeutic arsenal, particularly in the realm of broad-spectrum antivirals. 1. Winter is here. It is winter again in the northern hemisphere, and with it come the known respiratory viruses like flu, RSV, and COVID-19.
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What’s trying to start the next pandemic? AI drug discovery and the quest for a pan-antiviral drug originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 28, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Davey Smith, MD Tags: Conditions Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
How one family ’ s hero ended a pandemic [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join Shan Liu, an emergency physician and co-author of Masked Hero: How Wu-Lien Teh Invented the Mask and Ended an Epidemic. Discover the journey of Wu Lien-teh, Shan’s great-grandfather, who played a pivotal role in ending a devastating plague in China in 1911. We’ll
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How one family’s hero ended a pandemic [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 26, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast COVID Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
Pandemic aftermath: Navigating a new normal in health, education, and social dynamics
Psychological distress. In 2021, 40% of high school students felt sad and hopeless, 20% seriously considered suicide, and 10% attempted it, with suicides among young people hitting their highest rates ever, though they fell in 2022. Since the greatest increase was before 2017, we can’t really blame the pandemic. And some “innovative” approaches for combatting depression may actually make
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Pandemic aftermath: Navigating a new normal in health, education, and social dynamics originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 25, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Susan Levenstein, MD Tags: Policy COVID Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
Zombie Viruses of the Permafrost
By KIM BELLARD
We’ve had some cold weather here lately, as has much of the nation. Not necessarily record-breaking, but uncomfortable for millions of people. It’s the kind of weather that causes climate change skeptics to sneer “where’s the global warming now?” This despite 2023 being the warmest year on record — “by far” — and the fact that the ten warmest years since 1850 have all been in the last decade, according to NOAA.
One of the parts of the globe warming the fastest is the Arctic, which is warming four times as fast as the rest of the planet. That sounds like good news if you run a ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Policy Climate Change Kim Bellard Viruses Source Type: blogs
What Will Blood Testing Look Like In The Near Future?
The traditional process of blood draw is familiar to everyone. It typically involves visiting a healthcare facility where a professional, such as a nurse or phlebotomist, draws the blood. Patients then wait for results that are often challenging for non-professionals to interpret.
This analysis aims to explore how this universally recognized procedure has evolved recently and how it is expected to change in the next 5-10 years, especially in the context of digital health.
Initially, blood draw was a purely manual process, requiring skilled professionals for both the drawing and the analysis. The procedure and e...
Source: The Medical Futurist - January 23, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF lab test blood draw Source Type: blogs
Empowering the Behavioral Health System with Home-Based Technology Solutions
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In many ways, home-based health technology is the natural next step in the evolution of behavioral healthcare. Individuals who face the daunting challenges of mental health conditions and substance use disorders need ongoing support, but they also need a sense of control over their own lives. A person-centered, technologically-supported, home-based approach not only allows people to manage their well-being independently, it provides a more cost-effective and efficient model of care for a healthcare system under strain.
As technology continues to advance, the potential for home-based care to make a lasting impact...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 22, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Clinical Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT LTPAC Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Altruix behavioral health Eric Elliott Home Health Home Healthcare Home-Based Care Medherent Medication Manage Source Type: blogs
Correcting more disinformation
The gap between Republican blathering and reality is unbridgeable. I ' m just going to rip off NPR here.Experts say New York is not experiencing a crime waveSo is it accurate to say New York in the grips of a crime wave?Some experts say not at all." Putting
shooting and homicide crimes into context, we ' re a much safer city than
we were 30 years ago, " says assistant professor Christopher Herrmann, acriminologist
at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He ' s formerly with the NYPD
and has been studying the city ' s crime trends for years. Herrmann says
last year there were438 murders; there werenearly 2,000 t...
Source: Stayin' Alive - January 20, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Health IT – 2024 Health IT Predictions
As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting. Check out our community’s predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media.
All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared):
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Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 18, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC 2024 Health IT Predictions Aasim Saeed Amenities Health Andrew Harding Ankit Gupta Anthony Hare Ash Wellness Availity Bicycle Health Source Type: blogs
Disease-Preventive Behaviors and Subjective Well-Being in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Matthew Tokson (University of Utah), Hadley Rahrig (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Jeffrey Green (Virginia Commonwealth University), Disease-Preventive Behaviors and Subjective Well-Being in the Covid-19 Pandemic, 11 BMC Psych. (2023): Safety precautions and activity restrictions were common in the early, pre-vaccine phases... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - January 18, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Uses of AI in Healthcare – 2024 Health IT Predictions
As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting. Check out our community’s predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media.
All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared):
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Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 17, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Administration AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC 2024 Health IT Predictions 2bPrecise Alexander Nazem Anish Sebastian Arascia Arun Nagdev Source Type: blogs
2023 Benchmark Report: Healthy Bottom Lines are Reliant on Cross-Functional Team Collaboration, Technology, & AI Investments
The following is a guest article by Ritesh Ramesh, CEO at MDaudit
Safeguarding revenues in the coming year requires healthcare systems to proactively navigate an evolving landscape with cross-functional collaboration, technological innovation, and increased AI investments. Additionally, going into 2024 operational excellence is the table stakes for healthcare organizations to improve bottom lines, and where AI and automation can provide a boost in productivity and costs.
Those are the high-level findings of MDaudit’s 2023 Benchmark Report on the trends, challenges, and opportunities encountered by U.S. healthcare organiz...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 17, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Administration Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Revenue Cycle Management 2023 Benchmark Report ADR Audit Documentation Request Healthcare Audits Healthcare Billing Audits Source Type: blogs
How AI and AIOps are Reshaping the Future of Healthcare IT
The following is a guest article by Scott Pross, VP of Technology at Monalytic, a SolarWinds Company
The future of healthcare will be powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
AI can enhance the speed and accuracy of diagnosis, book appointments, support clinical trials, reduce costs and errors, and improve cybersecurity posture. AI can also address the shortage of skilled healthcare workers – particularly in the field of IT operation. Indeed, a study by the Health Management Academy found that 47.5% of health systems currently use AI solutions to address workforce challenges and improve productivity, with the rest consid...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 16, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops AIOps Cybersecurity Health IT Monitoring Healthcare AI Monalytic Scott Pross SolarWinds Source Type: blogs
Six favorite books of 2023 to help harness the stress response and boost resilience, curiosity and wonder
It’s hard to address important issues in our lives or in society if we are stressed, depleted, and isolated. Perhaps that’s why many of 2023’s favorite books offer approaches for real self-care. They focus on how to manage stress, find more happiness in life, seek wonder and inspiration, appreciate art, understand our personal strengths, or change our mindset in healthy ways.
In each of these books, the authors aspire to help us find greater health and happiness as we cope with life in the present, while working toward a healthier, more compassionate world for all.
Tomorrowmind: Thriving at Work—Now and in an Uncer...
Source: SharpBrains - January 16, 2024 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Greater Good Science Center Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Education & Lifelong Learning art Books happiness healthy manage-stress mindful mindset resilience Stress Response workplace Source Type: blogs
