What You Should Know:
- As chronic disease rates rise across the U.S., researchers are exploring how electronic health records (EHRs) can be used to improve public health surveillance and intervention efforts. While 90% of healthcare providers in the U.S. utilize EHRs, sharing this data with public health departments is currently limited due to legal, political, and organizational barriers.
- A new study from the Regenstrief Institute provides practical guidance for implementing governance
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ATA Establishes Clinician Council to Address Barriers and Build Trust in Virtual Care
What You Should Know:
- The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) has announced the creation of a new Clinician Council to tackle hurdles hindering the widespread adoption of telehealth and virtual care.
- This new Clinician Council aims to address emerging platforms and technologies supporting tech-enabled healthcare, while building trust through a "Trust Agenda" emphasizing responsibility, credibility, and integrity within the industry.
Clinician Council Leadership and Focus
Ann
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Smileyscope Receives FDA Clearance for First-Ever VR Analgesic
What You Should Know:
- Smileyscope™, a pioneer in virtual reality (VR) therapeutic solutions, has received Class II clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Smileyscope™ Therapy system.
- The FDA clearance marks Smileyscope as the first and only VR Analgesic™ available in the US.
Digital Therapeutics Leadership
Smileyscope's FDA clearance underscores its leadership in Digital Therapeutics, a category defined as delivering medical interventions directly to
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ONC Launches Platform for Organizing and Building USCDI+ Datasets
What You Should Know:
- Today, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has officially launched a new platform dedicated to organizing and building USCDI+ datasets.
- This user-friendly platform, located at https://uscdiplus.healthit.gov, provides a central location for accessing and exploring all USCDI+ datasets across various domains.
Enhanced User Experience and Powerful Tools
The new platform boasts several improvements over previous data
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Deloitte Survey: 5 Factors Likely to Shape Healthcare in 2024
What You Should Know:
- The US healthcare system is undergoing a period of significant transformation, driven by factors such as consolidation, digital transformation, and the rise of empowered consumers, according to Deloitte’s 2024 Health Care Industry Outlook survey.
- Healthcare organizations face several challenges in 2024, including talent shortages, workforce challenges, rising costs, and affordability concerns. To navigate these challenges and succeed in the future, healthcare
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3Aware Integrates With Mayo Clinic Platform to Streamline Medical Device Compliance
What You Should Know:
- 3Aware, a provider of medical device regulatory compliance solutions, and Mayo Clinic Platform, a collaborative ecosystem for healthcare innovators, today announced a new partnership that will integrate 3Aware's aiSurveillance solution with Mayo Clinic Platform's extensive clinical data resources.
- This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the industry as it will enable medical device manufacturers to automate post-market clinical follow-up (PMCF) and
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Emory Healthcare Joins nference’s Federated Data Network to Advance Healthcare Research
What You Should Know:
- Emory Healthcare, an academic health system in Georgia and nference, a science-first software company transforming healthcare data for research and discovery, today announced a collaboration to expand access to diverse, aggregated, and de-identified data with the goal of accelerating groundbreaking research, disease diagnoses, and new treatments.
- nference's expertise in data science and Emory Healthcare's rich clinical data resources will enable researchers to
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Syapse and FDA OCE Collaborate to Advance Real-World Evidence in Oncology
What You Should Know:
- Syapse®, a leading real-world evidence (RWE) company dedicated to extinguishing the fear and burden of serious diseases, and the FDA Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE) today announced the renewal of their four-year collaboration agreement.
- This expanded strategic partnership aims to collaboratively develop and implement research projects that advance the use of real-world data (RWD) and explore the potential of RWE to inform regulatory decisions in
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athenahealth Adds Traditional and Generative AI Capabilities to EHR Solutions
What You Should Know:
- athenahealth, a leading provider of network-enabled software and services for medical groups and health systems nationwide, announced a range of new traditional and generative AI-driven capabilities across the company's solutions.
- These features, available through athenaOne®, athenahealth's integrated, cloud-based suite of electronic health record (EHR), revenue cycle management, and patient engagement solutions, enable organizations to deliver exceptional patient
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Resurgens Technology Partners Invests in Cloud-Based Behavioral Health EHR Valant
What You Should Know:
- Resurgens Technology Partners, a leading software-focused private equity firm, announced its investment in Valant, a cloud-based EHR platform designed specifically for behavioral health practices.
- This partnership aims to empower both providers and patients, ultimately making the world a mentally healthier place.
Valant: A One-Stop Shop for Behavioral Health Practices
Valant offers a comprehensive solution for growing behavioral health practices,
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