I have heard the word “Inclusion” quite a bit lately, and I’ve noticed that people seem to be throwing the word around as though everyone knows what it means. Many organizations claim to be inclusive while doing little to actually prove it. This occurs in all industries, but the problem is particularly consequential in health care, where there’s a lot more on the line: patient outcomes and recovery rates.
Inclusivity ties into the idea of health equity, the principle of fairness and justice
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Virtual Reality Can Enhance Relationships Between Caregivers and Aging Population, Study Finds
What You Should Know:
Virtual Reality (VR) technology is not just for the young. It's paving the way for enhancing relationships between the aging population and their caregivers, as research from the Virtual Human Interaction Lab (VHIL) at Stanford University demonstrates.The study sought to understand older adults’ attitudes towards new technologies, including virtual reality, and how professional caregivers felt about facilitating VR experiences for older adults. Research was led by
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Emory Launches AI Health Institute to Improve Health Equity & Patient Outcomes
What You Should Know:
- Emory University has launched the Emory Empathetic AI for Health Institute as part of its AI.Humanity initiative to leverage AI and big data to transform healthcare globally.
- The institute aims to use AI to discern patterns in health data, make predictions, and improve patient health outcomes in diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and more.
Precision Medicine Delivered with Empathy
Emory AI.Health aims to mitigate bias in AI-driven precision
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3 Ways Developers & Clinicians Can Unite to Drive Innovation
While contemporary healthcare is slowly but surely embracing novel technologies, front-line nurses are still a much under-used resource in bridging the gap between innovation and patient well-being. Digitalization in the healthcare sector has perhaps the most significant impact potential as the technology with the transformative power to change the way nursing is practiced. Effective adoption of these technologies comes with measurable benefits in
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KLAS: Epic Signal Data Not A Predictor of EHR Dissatisfaction, Burnout, or Turnover
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Signal (Epic’s provider-efficiency tracking tool) is a familiar sight at many organizations using the Epic platform—these organizations harness Signal data to understand the diverse and complex ways end users interact with the EHR. They often use Signal data to pinpoint providers who may be struggling and could gain the most from EHR training interventions.
Examining Signal’s Implications for HER Satisfaction, Burnout and Turnover
Many Arch Collaborative
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Health Payment Systems Taps Madaket Health for Provider Data Management
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Health Payment Systems (HPS) today announced it has selected Madaket Health to help manage its provider directory and roster requirements for No Surprises Act (NSA) compliance.HPS, which supports 27,000 providers across 96 hospitals, selected Madaket’s Provider Data Exchange thanks to its innovative approach to data verification, ease of use and automated update model. Madaket will ingest the HPS provider rosters, validate the provider information,
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2 Out of 3 Cancer Centers Are Still Struggling with Staffing Shortages
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LeanTaaS, Inc., the market leader in providing AI-powered and SaaS-based capacity management, staffing, and patient flow software for health systems, today announced the release of its annual The State of Cancer Centers in 2023 Special Report, capturing the firsthand experiences and insights of nearly 100 nursing directors and operational leaders from a diverse set of cancer centers nationwide.The survey aims to identify industry trends, understand the contemporary
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Telemedicine Increases EHR Documentation Burden for Physicians, Study Reveals
What You Should Know:
- A recent study reveals that telemedicine is related to increased EHR time for physicians in the ambulatory setting, primarily due to documentation of visits, and may require adjustments in productivity expectations and strategies to address EHR documentation burden for physicians in healthcare systems.
- The longitudinal cohort study of 1052 ambulatory physicians conducted at UCSF Health analyzes the time physicians spent working in the EHR during patient scheduled
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IoMT: Why Healthcare Organizations Should Pay Attention to the New U.S. Cyber Trust Mark
The recently proposed U.S. Cyber Trust Mark is a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program operated by the FCC. It will initially provide IoT manufacturers with a certification label that signifies their compliance with cybersecurity guidelines and best practices—while providing consumers with more confidence when purchasing internet-connected devices. While the program won’t be implemented until the end of 2024 at the earliest and, as currently proposed, will cover only consumer-grade IoT
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M&A: Health Catalyst Acquires Cancer Registry Platform ERS
What You Should Know:
- Health Catalyst has acquired Electronic Registry Systems, Inc. (ERS), a prominent cancer registry software and services provider. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- The acquisition aims to strengthen Health Catalyst's comprehensive data abstraction and registry management capabilities, particularly in conjunction with its ARMUS platform. The addition of ERS enhances Health Catalyst's Tech-Enabled Managed Services (TEMS) offering within the
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