5 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Healthcare
While the artificial intelligence revolution has just begun, it is transforming healthcare, speeding drug discovery, improving both diagnosis and patient communication. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 17, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jesse Pines, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
Communication With Patients About Menopause and Menopausal Symptoms Communication With Patients About Menopause and Menopausal Symptoms
This video simulates a conversation between a patient experiencing vasomotor symptoms (VMS) due to menopause and her physicianMedscape Medical Affairs (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: None Virtual Symposium Source Type: news
Is your equipment helping or hurting patient communication?
Brian Bradfield.With existing scheduling backlogs, radiology technologists are feeling the pressure to move fast. While patient volumes have swelled, staffing challenges have left a less-than-optimal workforce with a bigger workload. A critical element of care can suffer on account of this pressure: patient communication.
Effective patient communication is already a topic of concern in radiology. While there's a case for providing more training opportunities to support good patient communication, there's also a conversation to have about how the equipment used by a facility can impact patient communication and, ultimately...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 5, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Brian Bradfield Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news
ECR: Communication key to better imaging of elderly patients
Imaging elderly patients presents unique challenges, but radiologists can be proactive in making procedures for this population easier, according to a talk given at ECR 2024.
In his presentation, Uffe LW Jakobsen from UCL University College in Odense, Denmark, outlined strategies for radiologists to better communicate with elderly patients by treating them like any other patient and forming relationships with them.
“Only then can communicate and conduct an examination where we take the appropriate considerations into account without depriving them of their independence and without compromising image quality,” Jakobse...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 29, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news
How a GP practice worked with patients to stop a torrent of complaints
A GP practice has seen complaints drop from 50-plus a day to just four in 10 months after a change to its appointment system and improved communication with patients. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice management Source Type: news
A criminal actor is to blame for a dayslong cyberattack on a Chicago hospital, officials say
A large children’s hospital in Chicago remains hobbled by a cyberattack that began more than a week ago, cutting doctors and nurses off from digital patient records and limiting communication with patients (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Solutionreach Unveils Cutting-Edge Dental Insurance Verification Technology
LEHI, Utah, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Solutionreach, a leading patient engagement and communication platform, is proud to announce the launch of its advanced dental insurance management capabilities, including Insurance Verification. This innovative addition to the Solutionreach platform aims to empower dental practices to automate a manual insurance-related process with efficiency and accuracy, resulting in faster collections and an enhanced patient experience.Insurance verification is one of the most critical yet time-consuming and costly priorities in a dental provider ' s revenue cycle. The average manual...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - January 17, 2024 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Lunit targets U.S. market, expanded AI portfolio with bid for Volpara
Continuing its aggressive push for global growth, South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Lunit has inked a deal to acquire breast and lung imaging AI software firm Volpara Health Technologies for approximately $292 million Australian dollars ($193 million U.S.). For Lunit, the acquisition would bring access to Volpara’s installed base in the U.S. market; Volpara’s mammography AI software is currently in use at over 2,000 U.S. sites, according to the vendors. In addition, Lunit hopes to utilize Volpara’s repository of over 100 million mammography images to develop new AI capabilities. “Comb...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 14, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Erik L. Ridley Tags: Breast Artificial Intelligence M&A Breast Imaging Source Type: news
DS Core Feature Updates: Smart controlled workflows, excellent patient communication, and advanced collaboration with partners
Dentsply Sirona announces further functions of DS Core offering smooth communication with patients and a unified ordering service. As a cloud-based solution, updates are available directly with the users ' next login.CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DS Core is an innovative platform that enables users in practices and labs to take full advantage of digital dentistry, supporting dental professionals throughout the entire treatment continuum. DS Core connects devices and services and facilitates seamless collaboration with specialists, partners and labs, while incorporating tools for personalized pati...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - November 23, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Improving Shared Decision-Making in HER2-Low Breast Cancer Improving Shared Decision-Making in HER2-Low Breast Cancer
A breast cancer specialist and a patient with metastatic HER2-low disease share perspectives on optimizing doctor-patient communication at key changes in treatment, such as starting hormonal therapy.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: None Care Cues Source Type: news
Artera launches conversational AI patient communication tool with Hyro
The company ' s Artera Care Assist, powered by Hyro, can be embedded within a provider ' s website to answer patients ' questions 24/7. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - November 9, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
NHS to bring in tech specialists to tackle 8am rush
NHS England is seeking tech specialists to tackle the ‘8am rush’ for general practice appointments. Tech suppliers have been invited to tender for its Digital Pathways Framework intended to enhance practices’ ability to provide online consultations and patient communication. The framework comes as part of a suite of commercial frameworks intended to allow buyers to... Read moreThe post NHS to bring in tech specialists to tackle 8am rush appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - November 3, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Shared Decision-Making Low in Patients With Psoriasis Shared Decision-Making Low in Patients With Psoriasis
The study findings underscore the importance of enhancing clinician-patient communication, the authors say.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines - October 25, 2023 Category: Dermatology Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
AZZLY, Inc. Introduces Groundbreaking Patient Engagement Portal for Enhanced Recovery Experience
AZZLY®, Inc. launches Patient Engagement Portal (PEP) within their AZZLY Rize™ EHR system for behavioral health and addiction treatment organizations. The Patient Engagement Portal enhances provider-patient communication, document management, e-signatures, and upcoming appointments. The... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - August 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
Artists' narratives across culture: globally mapping violence against women - Stetz L.
Though prevalent scholarship emphasizes the utility of radiology in recognizing the signs of violence against women (VAW), many healthcare workers struggle with the critical patient communication necessary to address domestic violence and abuse. As factors... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Media, Marketing, and Internet Issues Source Type: news
