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MMI Raises $110 Million in Series C Financing
Largest Ever Investment in Microsurgery will Further MMI’s Mission to Transform Open Surgery with Robotic Technology MMI (Medical Microinstruments, Inc.), a robotics company dedicated to increasing treatment options and improving clinical outcomes for patients with complex conditions, today announced that it has raised $110 million in Series C financing. The round, led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, marks the largest-ever investment in microsurgery innovation. The funds will support the commercialization of the Symani Surgical System in high-growth markets and continued investment in studies that generat...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 11, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Andera Partners BioStar Deerfield Management Fidelity Management & Research Company Fountain Healthcare Partners Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Mark Toland Medical Microinstr Source Type: blogs

The Correlation Between Education and Life Expectancy
It is comparatively easy to find correlations in human epidemiological data, but much harder to determine causation. A web of correlations exist between socioeconomic status, education, intelligence, and life expectancy. We can even draw in environmental factors such as degree of exposure to particulate air pollution, which tends to correlate with the wealth of individuals living in a given area. In the matter of education, the effect size is small but the correlation is robust in large data sets. Why this is the case remains a topic for discussion. To measure the pace of aging, the researchers applied an algorith...
Source: Fight Aging! - March 11, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs

“ Exercise ” – what does it do for people living with persistent pain?
No, I’m not going to assemble a bunch of papers and point out the effect sizes of exercise on pain and disability! In fact, I’m not even going to point to much research in this post. I want to pose some questions and put some thoughts out for discussion. See, the people I’ve seen over the years who live with pain have, by and large, not been great ‘exercisers’ before their pain came on, and many haven’t really changed their lifestyle a heap since their pain either. In fact, there is research showing that people with chronic pain don’t change the overall quantity of their activit...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - March 10, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Assessment Chronic pain Clinical reasoning Occupational therapy Physiotherapy Psychology Resilience Science in practice Health Research Source Type: blogs

Bonus Features – March 10, 2024 – Only 36% of CEOs have assessed how to govern the risks of AI, Emory Healthcare is deploying Epic on MacBook Air, plus 27 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 The Biden Cancer Moonshot is advancing a recommended minimum set of key cancer-related data elements under USCDI+ Cancer, a subset of United States Core Data for Interoperability. Atlanta’s Emory Healthcare is deploy...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 10, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Alayacare Amwell Apple Vision Pro Cancer Moonshot CCS CHG Healthcare ClearDATA Dr. Geeta Nayyar Emory Healthcare Epic Hyperspace Ernst & Young eXeX Experis FDB FertilAI Google Cloud Healthcare IT Today Bonus Source Type: blogs

Fight Aging! Newsletter, March 11th 2024
In conclusion, this Mendelian randomization study found that Streptococcus was causally associated with Bioage acceleration. Further randomized controlled trials are needed to investigate its role in the aging process. « Back to Top Considering the Mechanisms of Vascular Calcification https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2024/03/considering-the-mechanisms-of-vascular-calcification/ Harmful calcification of structures in the cardiovascular system proceeds alongside the development of the fatty lesions of atherosclerosis. Both disease processes are accelerated by chronic inflammation, but d...
Source: Fight Aging! - March 10, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs

You Can Learn A New Language While You Sleep, Study Finds (M)
Swiss study finds memory for new words reinforced by listening again during sleep. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - March 9, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Learning Sleep subscribers-only Source Type: blogs

Is It Worth Buying Dexcom CGM Sensors from Best Buy Health? The only way to know with certainty is to do the math!
Last autumn, on October 9, 2023, the electronics retailer Best Buy announced (seehttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231009526652/en/Best-Buy-to-Sell-Continuous-Glucose-Monitoring-Systems/ for the press release) that it had started a mail order business called "Best Buy Health"https://wellness.bestbuyhealth.com/ which it said would sell CGM sensors among other products. Best Buy Health aims to sell more than just CGM sensors. Its LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/company/best-buy-health/ describes the business this way:" Best Buy Health aims to enrich and save lives through technology and meaningful connections. ...
Source: Scott's Web Log - March 9, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: 2023 2024 Best Buy Best Buy Health Costco Source Type: blogs

America ’s nurses have PTSD: Will anyone listen to them?
My first clinical rotation as a nursing student was on the same floor where my mother died of cancer. And my very first patient was a young Hispanic man with four children. I was asked to tell him that he had pancreatic cancer and very little time left. I was 21 years old and the Read more… America’s nurses have PTSD: Will anyone listen to them? originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 9, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Nursing Psychiatry Source Type: blogs

Integrating Ambient Clinical Voice Technology – The Impacts, Challenges, and Benefits
In a time where burnout is at an all-time high, any solution that can help lessen the workload burden of our clinicians is worth looking into. One such solution is ambient clinical voice. Integrating this solution into your organization can save your clinicians a lot of time through documentation automation. However, integrating a new technology will affect all areas of your organization, and with all new technologies, there are always pros and cons to be aware of before jumping. So in order to help you get a deeper look at what integrating ambient clinical voice into your organization will look like – what it will i...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 9, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Grayson Miller Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory Clinical Communication and Patient Experience EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC 3M Health Information Systems ACI ACV Ambient Clinical Intelligence Ambient Clini Source Type: blogs

Putting patients first: Safeguarding health care from AI risks [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! In this thought-provoking panel discussion, orthopedic surgeon Yoshihiro Katsuura and premedical students Kie Shidara, Maria Llose, and James Schmidt come together to examine the growing influence of artificial intelligence in the health care industry. From the potential benefits of AI-driven efficiency Read more… Putting patients first: Safeguarding health care from AI risks [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 8, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Health IT Source Type: blogs

A Deep Dive Into Epic ’ s Partnership with Microsoft and Nuance Including Integration with DAX Copilot
We’ve written a number of articles on the Nuance DAX (now called Nuance DAX Copilot aligning with Microsoft’s Copilot) ambient clinical voice solution.  Nuance and Microsoft recently announced that DAX Copilot was going to be fully embedded in Epic’s Haiku and Hyperdrive to provide Epic users easy access to the DAX copilot solution. Peter Durlach, who was with Nuance a long time and is now CVP, chief strategy officer, Microsoft Health and Life Sciences, describes the benefits of the integration in this video, with a focus on their integration and partnership with Epic. Durlach says that Nuance “pio...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 7, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Clinical EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops Ambient Clinical Voice DAX Copilot Epic Epic Cloud Healthcare Azure Healt Source Type: blogs

Home-Based Care Provides Powerful Example for Harnessing Technology Across the Care Continuum
The following is a guest article by Laura Templeton, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer at Compassus There’s no denying that increased delivery of patient care in the home was accelerated by the pandemic. The upward trend continues today, driven by the growth of our aging population and the continued adoption of technology. Many patients now prefer to receive care at home, when possible, and almost 93% of older adults say aging in place is important to them. Today’s innovative home-based care providers are leveraging technology in meaningful ways to accommodate patient preferences and improve care. They...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 7, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Care Continuum Care Coordination Compassus Home Health Home-Based Care Laura Templeton Patient Centered Care Remote Care Remote Source Type: blogs

First Analysis Invests in Dina, Provider of Home-Centered Care Coordination Solutions
Digital Network Management and Coordination Solutions to Help Health Plans and Providers Improve Access to Home Centric Care First Analysis, a leading venture capital investor, has made a new investment in Dina, a provider of digital network management and coordination solutions for the Medicare Advantage and Managed Medicaid markets, with a focus on coordinating supplemental benefits and long-term services and supports (LTSS). First Analysis led the $7 million Series B round, with participation from existing investors Osage Venture Partners and First Trust Capital Partners, LLC. In December, SCAN Group, a mission-driven o...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 7, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Andrew Walsh Ashish V. Shah Corey Greendale dina First Analysis First Trust Capital Partners Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Osage Venture Partners SCAN Group Source Type: blogs

The Wearable Health Tracker Landscape: 18 Devices On 18 Body Parts
Over the last decade, Dr Meskó, The Medical Futurist has had his hands on more than 150 digital health devices, turning his (and our) life into a real-world tech lab. Yet, for all that testing, the wearable universe keeps expanding beyond our reach. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, the field throws a curveball, like earrings that measure your body temperature, introducing us to entirely new categories and possibilities. It’s clear that the innovation train in wearable tech hasn’t slowed down; if anything, it’s picking up speed. Our latest infographic dives into this fast-changing world, m...
Source: The Medical Futurist - March 7, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF wearables health sensors health trackers Source Type: blogs

Apella Devotes AI to Process Improvement in Operating Rooms
Artificial Intelligence can exploit fairly simple technologies to create significant efficiencies. For operating rooms, Apella Technology uses four cameras, placed around the walls, to collect data that saves precious time. I recently talked to David Schummers, founder and CEO of Apella, about their new AI-based service for hospitals. He discussed the kinds of problems they are trying to solve. Time Is of the Essence In ORs as in many other areas of health care, too many tasks that could be done well by computers are being assigned instead to people, with resulting errors and inefficiencies. Schummers estimates that half...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 6, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: AI/Machine Learning Analytics/Big Data Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Apella Technology Cameras David Schummers Healthcare AI Healthcare Monitoring Healthcare OR Healthcare Video Cameras Operati Source Type: blogs