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As more healthcare organizations start to leverage population health management (PHM) technology in their journey toward offering value-based care, they are sometimes uncertain about how well vendors can fulfill their unique needs, as PHM programs vary in breadth and complexity.A new KLAS report provides an overview of several PHM offerings to help readers understand (1) what types of organizations typically use the solutions, (2) what the customer experience
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Q/A: Cox Exec Talks Impact of Leveraging Smart Hospital Technology
We recently spoke with George Valentine, Assistant Vice President of New Growth and Development at Cox Communications for his insights on the impact of leveraging smart hospital technology to power smart communities.
How can IoT be leveraged to streamline traditionally siloed hospital processes and provide higher-level operational insight for the C-suite?
George Valentine, AVP of New Growth and Development at Cox Communications: Automation and process improvement are just two of the
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Now Is The Time to Maximize the Efficiency of a Digital Front Door
Patients aren’t just patients anymore, they are consumers, meaning they won’t hesitate to change providers and health plans if their expectations aren’t met. At the same time, providers and payers are facing a shortage of skilled technical workers, making it more difficult to resolve lingering issues around data silos, patient engagement and more. Add in an uncertain global economy driving intensified competition and it’s clear that it’s time to make the digital front door as effective as it
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M&A: ResMed Acquires Somnoware to Expand Sleep Management Offerings
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ResMed, the #1 global producer of CPAP machines and masks to treat sleep apnea acquires Somnoware, a U.S. leader in sleep and respiratory care diagnostics software. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Somnoware software streamlines the processes of physicians and sleep labs for diagnosing and evaluating a patient’s sleep and respiratory care test results, ordering treatment equipment, setting up appointments, tracking therapy compliance,
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How Health Systems Can Transform Fragmented Data Into a Unified Patient Experience
Imagine a giant clock where each single cog wheel contributes to displaying the time accurately. In this complex web of machinery, individual cogs can break, and the clock stops – rendering it useless. Healthcare organizations are at risk of facing a similar fate as they encounter fragmented IT infrastructures with disconnected data environments and silos. Failure to address this growing issue could have serious consequences, leading systems to falter sooner than anticipated.
In a recent
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Clarius & Usono to Bring Wireless, Wearable Ultrasound Imaging to Researchers
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Clarius Mobile Health, a leading provider of high-definition handheld ultrasound systems, and Usono, a developer of innovative ultrasound accessories unveils wireless and wearable ultrasound imaging solution for researchers studying the anatomy of people while they move. Clarius ultrasound tools for research provide access to raw data collected internally, gyroscope collection, a programable interface, and custom software for real-time analysis anywhere. The
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Nearly 60% of Healthcare Providers Experienced a Data Breach Since 2021
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Nearly 60% of healthcare providers experienced one or more security breaches and 45% experienced a data breach from an outside source or distributed denial-of-service since 2021, according to a new report from SOTI. The annual report, The Technology Lifeline: Charting Digital Progress in Healthcare explores the evolving landscape of healthcare technology adoption, its impact on patient satisfaction and the top security risks that every IT leader should
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Recent Digital Health Hires & Board Appointments
Theralink Technologies, Inc. appoints Faith Zaslavsky as its new Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Zaslavsky, who has served as the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer since December 2022, will assume this role effective June 26, 2023, replacing Mick Ruxin, M.D., who will transition to Theralink’s Chief Medical Officer.
Polarean Imaging announces that the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Christopher von Jako, Ph.D. (“Dr. von Jako”) as Chief Executive Officer and director
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Health Systems Lose $3.1B in Physical Therapy Revenue
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Health systems lose an estimated $3.1 billion in revenue from physical therapy referral leakage across the 3.9 million commercially insured patients studied in a new national report by Luna, the leading provider of in-home, in-person physical therapy.In the report based on 2022 national data, 60% of patients referred to physical therapy by their health system opted for a local clinic provider, equating to a loss of $2,000-$3,000 per patient.
Analysing the Burden
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Dandelion Health Launches Pilot to Evaluate Healthcare Algorithm Bias & Equity
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Dandelion Health, Inc., a startup offering a healthcare data platform that specializes in artificial intelligence and precision analytics, announced today the launch of a new public service to rigorously evaluate the performance, fairness and equity of health algorithms.The pilot program will focus on algorithms that make predictions for cardiology, using electrocardiogram waveforms, and measure their performance and bias across key racial, ethnic and geographic
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