Routine health assessments will typically involve measuring heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen saturation, and body weight. Current medications are reviewed, and patients are asked if they’ve experienced any changes in their health lately. A brief assessment of balance and muscle strength follows, but what about gait? Most people know their blood pressure or weight, but few can accurately describe the way they walk.
The five commonly known vital signs – temperature, heart rate,
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Why The Healthcare Industry Needs Blockchain More Than Ever
Trust is a crucial part of any society, and it is of the utmost importance within the healthcare industry. Ensuring the trustworthiness of healthcare providers is essential for patient confidence as they must be able to trust them to offer accurate information, make informed decisions, and act in their best interest, all while prioritizing privacy and anonymity. Although these tenants remain integral, trust is often broken in more ways than one.
The widespread feeling of distrust has
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The Problem With Modern Disinfectants & What The Future of Infection Protection Should Look Like
Keeping surfaces pathogen-free is crucial in preventing the transmission of diseases and infections. Pathogens are microorganisms that can cause illness, and they can easily spread from contaminated surfaces to people who come into contact with those surfaces. This is a major concern in healthcare settings such as hospitals, where pathogens can spread easily and cause infections in vulnerable patients. In addition, pathogen spread can also occur in public places such as schools, workplaces, and
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Ensuring Healthcare AI/ML Models Aren’t “Failed Science Fair Projects”
Artificial Intelligence has become a board-level priority, dominating healthcare technology conversations. However, despite widespread interest in the technology, the healthcare industry is still lagging when it comes to deploying and maintaining successful AI and machine learning (ML) models.
According to a survey by the Society of Actuaries, 93% of healthcare organizations (HCOs) believe leveraging predictive analytics is key to the future of their business, but a staggering
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Charting a Path Forward for Behavioral Health After the Public Health Emergency
The pandemic caused a significant increase in overdose and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) related deaths, exposing long-standing deficiencies in the identification and treatment of SUD. So, with the end of the public health emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023, and the cessation of PHE-related exceptions that increased access to mental health resources, there is reason for concern. And recent statistics bolster this worry.
Ninety percent of US adults believe the country faces a mental health crisis,
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Chatbot Care Managers? ACOs Should Be Cautious in AI Adoption
Given Artificial Intelligence’s potential to improve patient care and reduce costs, it’s no surprise that AI applications are gaining momentum in health care. As your organization explores the benefits of AI in your journey towards Value-Based Care, however, you need to carefully assess the implications, for better and worse.
Evaluating AI implications can be tricky. Healthcare AI varies widely, with clinical technology paving the way for advancements in diagnostics and treatment. But
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How EMDR Can Help People Be More Successful in Work, Athletics, and Life
We all experience stress in our lifetimes, and most of us have survived something that could be considered traumatic. For this reason, millions of people stand to benefit from Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy just as millions more already have.
Even if stressful experiences in your past haven’t led to a clinical diagnosis, those experiences can still have an impact on you. They can prevent you from being your best self, living your most fulfilling life, or
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Why PV Signal Teams Must Leverage RWD & Advanced Cognitive Computing
Signal detection — one of the most critical activities within pharmacovigilance (PV) — is the process of searching for and identifying safety signals from a variety of data sources. PV teams typically monitor safety signals for post-market products by reviewing scientific and medical literature, data obtained from clinical studies, and individual case safety reports (ICSRs).
ICSRs gather data supporting reporting adverse events (AEs), product problems, and customer complaints associated
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Data: Key to Unlocking Better Behavioral Health Outcomes
The growing demand for behavioral healthcare in America is putting a serious strain on both payers and providers with no signs of slowing down anytime soon. A report from Mental Health America found that one in five U.S. adults has a mental illness. Furthermore, concerns around the state of youth mental health, which exploded during the pandemic, continue to grow at an alarming rate. A recent Pew Research study found children’s mental health is the most concerning issue among parents
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How to Optimize and Enable Healthcare Marketing Resources With An Experienced Agency Partner
Many healthcare companies are currently challenged with staffing and budget reductions in response to overall economic turbulence. The healthcare industry experienced the second most layoffs last year, with marketing oftentimes being one of the first teams impacted. Additionally, many companies needed to significantly reduce their in-house marketing spend all while operating with a smaller headcount.
As the healthcare industry continues to innovate and grow despite a general downward economic
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