What You Should Know:
- The ECRI Institute, a leader in patient safety research, has released its annual report highlighting the top ten patient safety concerns for 2024.
- This year's Patient Safety Concerns report sheds light on a critical issue: the challenges faced by newly trained clinicians transitioning from academic settings to professional practice.
The COVID-19 Impact:
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted traditional clinical training, limiting opportunities for
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Israeli Hospital Develops Generative AI Platform to Improve Mental Healthcare Access
What You Should Know:
- Sheba Medical Center, a leading Israeli hospital, is collaborating with ARC Innovation Center and KPMG to develop a generative AI platform named "Liv" aimed at transforming mental healthcare accessibility.
Mental Health Crisis
The project is driven by the urgent need to address the global mental health crisis, significantly worsened by COVID-19 and other recent events. The lack of qualified mental health professionals creates a bottleneck in the system, leaving
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UpLift Acquires TAO Connect: Integrated Mental Healthcare Platform for Higher Ed
What You Should Know:
UpLift, a technology-driven behavioral health company delivering in-network therapy and psychiatry, today announced that it has acquired TAO Connect, a therapy-assisted mental health solution with digital tools and resources designed for higher education institutions. With the acquisition of TAO Connect, UpLift now provides services to over 170 enterprise customers nationwide and across Canada, covering over four million people, including over two million
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Innovaccer Launches Provider AI Companion & Analytics Suite Upgrade
What You Should Know:
Today, Innovaccer took the spotlight at HIMSS24 with the announcement of its new provider AI companion, a unique device that extends the functionality of its comprehensive healthcare AI ecosystem.With this addition and the rollout of its analytics suite upgrade at HIMSS24, Innovaccer continues to drive innovation, helping providers achieve success with value-based care while enhancing their ability to rediscover the joy of patient care.
Empowering
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Velatura, DocuSign Partner on Patient Consent Pilot Project
What You Should Know:
- Velatura, a health information exchange (HIE), and DocuSign, the e-signature giant, have joined forces to launch a pilot project aimed at simplifying the way patients consent to share their medical information.
The pilot project will begin rolling out to select Velatura network providers this spring, focusing initially on specific Michigan State behavioral health consent forms and general patient consent forms.
Streamlined Patient Consent Forms
Secure and
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Bot Docs? 69% of Patients Uncomfortable with AI Diagnosing Them
What You Should Know:
- While healthcare has embraced wearables and virtual visits, a new survey reveals that 69% of U.S. adults are uncomfortable with healthcare companies using AI to diagnose them.
- Salesforce's Pulse of the Patient Snapshot surveyed over 1,400 U.S. adults revealed patients do not want to see doctors replaced with AI.
Why Doctors Need AI, Not Vice Versa
Imagine a doctor bogged down by paperwork. A 2023 Athenahealth survey found over 90% of U.S. physicians
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Intermountain Health Achieves World’s First INFRAM24 Stage 7 Validation
What You Should Know:
- Intermountain Health has reached a monumental achievement, becoming the first organization in the world to be recognized as a Quadruple Stage 7 Healthcare Organization by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
- The milestone signifies Intermountain's unwavering commitment to pioneering excellence in healthcare infrastructure and technology.
HIMSS' Modernized INFRAM Model: A Stepping Stone to Success
The recognition stems from
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Emory Healthcare Becomes First U.S. Hospital to Deploy Epic EHR on MacBook Air for Clinicians
What You Should Know:
- Emory Healthcare is making waves in the healthcare industry by becoming the first health system in the US to deploy Epic’s EHR on a large scale using MacBook Air via a new native Epic Hyperspace app.
- This strategic initiative marks the first time Epic will be available to clinicians on the Mac App Store beginning March 7. The deployment offers clinicians the ability to access patient health information directly through a Mac for the first time.
Responding to
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Genesys Integrates with Epic’s CRM to Deliver Seamless Patient Journeys
What You Should Know:
- Genesys®, a provider of cloud-based experience orchestration solutions powered by AI, has announced a strategic integration with Epic to enhance patient communication and care experiences.
- Through Epic's Workshop program, the companies will integrate the Genesys Cloud™ platform with Epic's Cheers customer relationship management (CRM) suite. This integration aims to create a more unified and seamless experience for both patients and healthcare
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Providence Leverages Nuance & Microsoft AI to Improve Efficiency, Patient Care
What You Should Know:
Nuance Communications, Inc., a Microsoft Company, and Providence, a not-for-profit health system serving the Western U.S., have announced that the organizations are working to accelerate AI innovation at scale, propel in-house solutions development, advance clinical research and spur further collaborations between health systems and healthcare IT vendors.Through its long-standing collaboration with Nuance and Microsoft, Providence achieved success in migrating
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