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Clinician care teams identify and support a select group of Medicare Advantage members living with multiple chronic conditions. #PopHealthIT ( via Healthcare Finance News )
Clinician care teams identify and support a select group of MA members living with multiple chronic conditions.
The Center for Internet Security's service uses software from the cybersecurity vendor Akamai aimed at proactively identifying, blocking and mitigating threats. #HITsecurity
The Center for Internet Security's service uses software from the cybersecurity vendor Akamai aimed at proactively identifying, blocking and mitigating threats.
The Rochester facility, which won't open until staff COVID-19 safety comes more into focus, will enable to the two organizations to build on their "shared cultures of collaboration" said Mayo CIO Cris Ross. #HealthIT
The Rochester facility, which won't open until staff COVID-19 safety comes more into focus, will enable to the two organizations to build on their "shared cultures of collaboration" said Mayo CIO Cris Ross.
Although weekly telemedicine visits shot up twenty-three-fold during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, overall visit volume decreased by 35%. #Telehealth
A Health Affairs study found that telemedicine use during the COVID-19 pandemic was lower in communities with higher rates of poverty – suggesting that the industry must address the digital divide in order to ensure widespread access to virtual care. The study, which was conducted by researchers f...
President Joe Biden has selected Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, according to a report in The Washington Post. #GovHIT ( via Healthcare Finance News )
Brooks-LaSure formerly worked for the Obama Administration within CMS and the Department of Health and Human Services.
Regional Cancer Care Associates used machine learning algorithms to identify patients at highest risk for COVID-19 during the pandemic, and help it direct care coordination resources. #smartHIT
Regional Cancer Care Associates used machine learning algorithms to identify patients at highest risk for COVID-19 during the pandemic, and help it direct care coordination resources.
ANSI/CTA-2090 puts the focus on three must-haves, according to the Consumer Technology Organization: human trust, technical trust and regulatory trust. #smartHIT
ANSI/CTA-2090 puts the focus on three must-haves, according to the Consumer Technology Organization: human trust, technical trust and regulatory trust.
The initiative aims to recognize and support vendors across the UK that are implementing integrated care through #interoperability.
The initiative aims to recognise and support vendors across the UK that are implementing integrated care through interoperability.
The platform will use machine learning and AI to take billions of clinical data points provided by the health systems for searchable health insights. #smartHIT ( via Healthcare Finance News )
The platform will use machine learning and AI to take billions of clinical data points provided by the health systems for searchable health insights.
In response to a complex and patchwork system, Olivia Adams built macovidvaccines.com to offer a more streamlined experience for Massachusetts residents seeking appointments. #WomenInHIT #PopHealthIT
In response to a complex and patchwork system, Olivia Adams built macovidvaccines.com to offer a more streamlined experience for Massachusetts residents seeking appointments.
The task of prioritizing #COVID19 vaccine distribution is complicated, and one health system turned to AI to help get their program in order. #smartHIT #PopulationHealth ( via AIPoweredHealthcare )
As doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are distributed around the country, healthcare policymakers and providers are discussing how best to prioritize who should be toward the front of the line for inoculations. After all, even among eligible patients there are those who are more susceptible to the virus....
ChristianaCare Chief Information Security Officer Anahi Santiago says she's drawn some lasting lessons from the hectic past 12 months, which offered a powerful reminder that "the human component is integral to the success of information security." #HITsecurity
ChristianaCare Chief Information Security Officer Anahi Santiago says she's drawn some lasting lessons from the hectic past 12 months, which offered a powerful reminder that "the human component is integral to the success of information security."
The moves represent the new president's continued efforts to overhaul the agency amidst the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. #GovHIT
The Biden administration this week announced the latest round of appointments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Although some vacancies are still drawing attention – a permanent administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services among them – the new hires show th...
"People like it, they've gotten used to it and they're comfortable with it," says the behavioral health provider's CIO. "Telehealth is going to be a permanent part of our care model." #HealthEquity
"People like it, they've gotten used to it and they're comfortable with it," says the behavioral health provider's CIO. "Telehealth is going to be a permanent part of our care model."
Using GE Healthcare’s Edison Health Services, CUREA’s team will first work on AI-based applications focused on COVID-19 and breast cancer. #smartHIT
Using GE Healthcare’s Edison Health Services, CUREA’s team will first work on AI-based applications focused on COVID-19 and breast cancer.
For AI to have impact, it must take a human-centered approach, easily integrate into physician workflows and be friendly to use. #smartHIT ( via Healthcare Finance News )
For AI to have impact, it must take a human-centered approach, easily integrate into physician workflows and be friendly to use.
Blue Shield of California has signed a contract with the state of California to develop a vaccine allocation algorithm with a focus on equitable and efficient distribution. #HealthIT ( via Healthcare Finance News )
California and its Governor Gavin Newsom have received backlash for the state's slower-than-expected vaccination distribution so far.
In response to the pandemic, The Mount Sinai Hospital relied on various technologies to help oversee medication management, including administration workflows and inventory management. #pharmacy #healthcare (AD)
In response to the pandemic, Mount Sinai relied on various technologies to help oversee medication management, including administration workflows and inventory management.
The device is said to be the first that can track cardiovascular signals and multiple biochemical levels in the body at the same time. #DigitalHealth #HealthIT
The device is said to be the first that can track cardiovascular signals and multiple biochemical levels in the body at the same time.
Bloomberg reports that the software has blocked users, lost registrations, double-booked appointments and crashed for up to three days. #PopHealthIT
Bloomberg reports that the software has blocked users, lost registrations, double-booked appointments and crashed for up to three days.
Dr. Tanuj Gupta, vice president at Cerner Intelligence, talks gender and racial algorithm bias, whether AI could replace clinicians, and how machine learning should be regulated. #smartHIT
Dr. Tanuj Gupta, vice president at Cerner Intelligence, talks gender and racial algorithm bias, whether AI could replace clinicians, and how machine learning should be regulated.
South Korea's intelligence officials told lawmakers there that Pyongyang had attempted to steal insights into COVID-19 treatments, but the success of the attempt is unclear. #HITsecurity
A report Tuesday from South Korea's Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday alleged that the regime of Kim Jong Un had tried to tap into the servers of a local drugmaker to obtain data on the Pfizer vaccine. WHY IT MATTERS The charge from South Korea's National Intelligence Service, reportedly relayed to Seou...
The telecommunications giant is seeking to expand its reach in healthcare whilst dealing with strikes and imminent redundancies. #HealthIT
The telecommunications giant is seeking to expand its reach in healthcare whilst dealing with strikes and imminent redundancies.
French health insurance company Mutuelle Nationale des Hospitaliers (MNH) has experienced a ransomware attack that has disrupted the company's healthcare operations. #HITsecurity
The attack has caused their websites and telephone platform to become unavailable.
The technology can locate drugs that activate certain genes common to those who suffer the worst coronavirus symptoms. #PopHealthIT ( via Healthcare Finance News )
The technology can locate drugs that activate certain genes common to those who suffer the worst coronavirus symptoms.
[VIDEO] Here's a look at how the Johns Hopkins' website was created, what it offers, and how it grew visits to more than 38 million visits in seven months. #HIMSSTV
📽️ Watch the full case study: https://bit.ly/3jTlvkt
The electronic health record giants began preparing their systems to assist with COVID-19 vaccination efforts this past year. #HealthIT
The electronic health record giants began preparing their systems to assist with COVID-19 vaccination efforts this past year.
The new directorate is an attempt to ensure that digital transformation work is not siloed and drive rapid expansion to operational planning and improvement post-COVID-19. #GovHIT
The directorate aims to maintain the pace of transformation seen under COVID-19.
The research team noted that lung tissue gets stiffer as a person gets older, showing different patterns of gene expression than in younger people. #smartHIT
The research team noted that lung tissue gets stiffer as a person gets older, showing different patterns of gene expression than in younger people.
The health system was conducting around 25 to 50 virtual visits a day; at the height of the pandemic, that rose to nearly 8,000. NYU Langone Health worked with Cisco, Apple and others for clinician-to-clinician video. #Telehealth
The health system was conducting around 25 to 50 virtual visits a day; at the height of the pandemic, that rose to nearly 8,000. It worked with Cisco, Apple and others for clinician-to-clinician video.
Their five recommendations and strategies for integration with primary care focus on new approaches to patient screening, clinical documentation and data sharing. #HealthIT
Their five recommendations and strategies for integration with primary care focus on new approaches to patient screening, clinical documentation and data sharing.
Digital health leaders discuss practical ways to mitigate evolving problems in large-scale digital projects during a recent virtual HETT fireside chat. #HealthIT
Digital health leaders discuss practical ways to mitigate evolving problems in large-scale digital projects during a recent virtual HETT fireside chat.
Former FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn says addressing the long-term consequences of systemic racism in healthcare will require candid and honest conversation. #HealthEquity
Former FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn says addressing the long-term consequences of systemic racism in healthcare will require candid and honest conversation.
The two most critical results for Sentara have been the efficiency and speed of cloud migration and the external-facing security posture achieved. #HITsecurity
"This process has been instrumental in our seamless move to the cloud and digital-transformation program," says CISO Dan Bowden. "We now don't move anything to the cloud without shielding it."
"The vaccine rollout is the ultimate test for AI to showcase the breadth of time-saving and efficacy capabilities, and demonstrate its full value for healthcare leaders." -- Lori Jones, Olive #smartHIT
Healthcare organizations can harness machine learning to schedule vaccines, streamline patient communications and even prioritize access – but the technology is hardly infallible.
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