Intensive caring in palliative care [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join guest Harvey Max Chochinov, a psychiatrist, as he delves into the profound concept of “intensive caring” in palliative care. Inspired by Dame Cicely Saunders’ powerful quote, “You matter because you are you,” Harvey discusses how this approach reaffirms the worth and dignity of
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Intensive caring in palliative care [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 3, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Critical Care Source Type: blogs
Narcan: Widening access to overcome opioid overdoses
I often recommend books or podcasts for you when they address timely topics in mental health. The May 4, 2023, episode of The Daily podcast was one such episode that I think you should listen to. On that episode, Jan Hoffman, a health law and affairs reporter for The New York Times, was interviewed about
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Narcan: Widening access to overcome opioid overdoses originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 2, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Greg Smith, MD Tags: Meds Pain Management Source Type: blogs
Weekly Roundup – December 2, 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.
News and Announcements from NextGen UGM 2023. Colin Hung attended the vendor’s User Group Meeting and provided a recap of the event, where NextGen discussed an AI-powered ambient voice assistant and a Luma Health partnership to power patient self-scheduling. Read more…
How Synthetic Data, LLMs Power Research Assistants. Josh Rubel at MDClon...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 2, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs
Navigating challenges in modern medicine through storytelling [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join Arthur Lazarus, an adjunct professor of psychiatry and the author of Every Story Counts: Exploring Contemporary Practice Through Narrative Medicine. In this episode, we delve into the profound significance of storytelling and narrative in the medical field. Lazarus sheds light on the challenges
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Navigating challenges in modern medicine through storytelling [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 2, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
Synthetic Data and LLMs Power the World ’ s Most Powerful Research Assistant
The next public health pronouncement or clinical treatment might emerge from synthetic data: rows of totally invented people that contain no real data but reflects the actual characteristics of a population such as race, gender, and medical conditions.
Synthetic data plus large language models (LLMs), which lie at the base of current generative AI, provide “the world’s most powerful research assistant” in the words of Josh Rubel, chief commercial officer for MDClone. This video contains a wide-ranging discussion between Rubel and interviewer John Lynn about the current applications and future possibilitie...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 1, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: AI/Machine Learning Analytics/Big Data Health IT Company Healthcare IT Generative AI Healthcare AI Healthcare Data Healthcare IT Video Interviews Healthcare LLMs Josh Rubel Large Language Models MDClone Synthetic Data Source Type: blogs
Ketamine myths and facts: What PCPs need to know [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join Carlene MacMillan, chief medical officer at Osmind, to explore the evolving role of primary care physicians in addressing mental health challenges, particularly in the context of emerging therapies like ketamine. We delve into misconceptions surrounding ketamine use, factors to consider when prescribing it,
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Ketamine myths and facts: What PCPs need to know [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
Getting the Patient Into the Office at Sun Life Health
Sun Life Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) near Phoenix, Arizona, is leveraging their eClinicalWorks EHR platform to persuade patients to get the care they need. By closing these care gaps, not only are they better serving the community, Sun Life Health is also able to secure more federal funding.
Taming the Paper Tiger
In an interview with Healthcare IT Today Trey Davis, Director of Information Systems at Sun Life Health, shared insights into how the healthcare organization has leveraged eClinicalWorks’ technology to enhance patient care and maximize efficiency.
Sun Life Health operates as a FQHC wi...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 30, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: Administration Ambulatory Communication and Patient Experience EMR-EHR Healthcare IT care gaps eClinicalWorks eCW FQHC FQHC incentive payments Healow Insights Healthcare IT Video Interviews Healthcare Scene Featured Population He Source Type: blogs
How to Stay Positive During Difficult Times: 14 Helpful Tips
When life changes and a difficult time begins then it’s not always easy to remain positive.
I know.
Even if you’re pretty optimistic and positive in daily life, it’s easy to get dragged down into pessimism and a sad funk when you’re having a rough week or tough month.
But being able to keep a positive mindset can make a big difference.
So in today’s post I’d like to share the best tips and habits that have helped me over the past 10+ years and still helps me today to handle times like that in a better, healthier and more helpful way.
I truly hope you’ll find something helpful here.
1. Feel what you feel and ...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - November 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Happiness Personal Development Success Source Type: blogs
THCB Gang Special: Episode 138, Thursday 30 November 2023 with Jen Goldsack
On #THCBGang today we have a special solo episode with Olympic rower for 2 countries and Digital Medicine Society CEO Jennifer Goldsack, (@GoldsackJen) joining Matthew Holt (@boltyboy). It’s at at 1pm PST 4pm EST on Thursday November 30. Find out about what DiME is and does, and what projects it is pushing forward in the future of health tech.
You can see the video below & if you’d rather listen than watch, the audio is preserved as a weekly podcast available on our iTunes & Spotify channels. (Source: The Health Care Blog)
Source: The Health Care Blog - November 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Abdul Ghafar Tags: THCB Gang #THCBGang Jennifer Goldsack Matthew Holt Source Type: blogs
Protecting your health from environmental threats [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join Tami Burdick, a patient advocate and the author of Diagnosis Detective: Curing Granulomatous Mastitis. Discover the overlooked factors that can contribute to unexplained health issues and learn practical steps to protect yourself and your loved ones from environmental threats. Tami Burdick is a patient
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Protecting your health from environmental threats [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 30, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Rheumatology Source Type: blogs
MRO – Bridging the Trust Gap Between Providers and Payers, One Record at a Time
MRO wants to make the exchange of data between providers and payers more frictionless.
They have developed a new solution that caters to this payer-provider interface. By bridging this data gap, MRO aims to enhance trust between providers and payers.
Two Decades in Data Exchange
MRO has been a key player in clinical data exchange for over twenty years. Founded in the release of information space, the company has helped to modernize what has traditionally been a very analog and manual process. MRO has been recognized by KLAS as a category leader more than ten times – a rare feat for any company.
Recently, the company anno...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 29, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: Analytics/Big Data Health IT Company Healthcare IT HIM Hospital - Health System Interoperability AHIMA Blue Cross Blue Shield CareFirst Health Data Exchange Health Information Exchange Matt Wildman MGMA MRO Payer Exchange Pay Source Type: blogs
Policy, Change, and AI – Oh My!
Dr. Michael Blackman, Chief Medical Officer at Greenway Health always has his finger on the pulse of healthcare. Right now, he is keeping his eye on the HTI-1 rule from the ONC, the pace of change in healthcare, and how AI is deployed.
Healthcare IT Today caught up with Dr. Blackman at the 2023 MGMA Leaders Conference in Nashville. We wanted to get his thoughts on the top challenges facing healthcare right now.
Smaller and More Frequent Policy Changes
One of the things Dr. Blackman is keeping a close eye on is the upcoming changes to the HTI-1 rule by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC). The HTI-1 proposed rule pr...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 28, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory EMR-EHR Healthcare IT Dr Michael Blackman EHR Regulations Greenway Health Healthcare AI Healthcare Workflow HTI-1 Information Blocking MGMA23 ONC Physician Burnout Source Type: blogs
Optimizing Patient and Physician Experience Improves Access for Axia Women ’ s Health
Axia Women’s Health is on a mission to provide top-tier care for women. To achieve their goal, they are proactively streamlining internal processes and optimizing their EHR to reduce physician workload. The result is more personalized encounters and improved patient experiences. Here is how they did it.
Women’s Healthcare
With 450 providers spread across five states on the East Coast and in the Midwest, Axia Women’s Health (AxiaWH) are at the forefront of changing the landscape of women’s healthcare. AxiaWH offers OBGYN, fertility, and other ancillary services such as mammograms to patients.
According to th...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 28, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: Ambulatory Communication and Patient Experience EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT #ptexp Axia Women's Health AxiaWH Digital Front Door eClinicalWorks eCW eCWNC23 Eduard de Vries Healthcare IT Video Interviews Healthcare S Source Type: blogs
70 Good Evening Blessings for Joy, Gratitude and Optimism
The evening is here.
The stars and moon come out and it’s time to relax a bit, to spend time with friends and family and on hobbies.
To help you to make this a wonderful evening for yourself and the people you may want to send a message to, I'd like to share 70 inspiring and joyful blessings.
I hope you’ll find something here that’ll be helpful both for yourself and your loved ones.
And if you want even more inspirational blessings then check out this post with good morning blessings and this one filled with Monday blessings.
Good Evening Blessings on Joy
“Have a peaceful and relaxing evening, my love. Know that ...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - November 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
Navigating COVID: Why it still matters
This article is sponsored by Gilead Sciences, Inc. In this special sponsored episode from Gilead, I’m joined by Anu Osinusi, an infectious disease physician and Vice President of Clinical Research for Hepatitis, Respiratory, and Emerging Viruses at Gilead, to discuss navigating COVID-19 today. We look back on the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and
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Navigating COVID: Why it still matters originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 28, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Anu Osinusi, MD, MPH &
