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Clinical Decision Support Solutions Can Prevent 95% Of Medication Errors In The Operating Room

by Fred Pennic 06/14/2024 Leave a Comment

Clinical Decision Support Solutions Can Prevent 95% Of Medication Errors In The Operating Room

What You Should Know:  A new study from Massachusetts General Hospital brings promising news for surgical patients. Researchers have found that specialized computer software can dramatically reduce medication errors in the operating room, potentially preventing harm to patients. The study, published in the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia, published by Wolters Kluwer found that this software, known as clinical decision support (CDS), could have prevented a staggering 95% of
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Q/A: CalmWave CEO Talks Leveraging AI to Reduce Alarm Fatigue

by Syed Hamza Sohail 05/08/2023 Leave a Comment

CalmWave, Inc.: Leveraging AI Technologies to Reduce Alarm Fatigue

What You Should Know: Healthcare providers face the difficult challenge of coping with an ever-increasing workload while still providing high-quality patient care and trying to retain their staff. As the CEO of CalmWave, Inc., Ophir Ronen is an expert in both patient outcomes and staff retention who understands the importance of leveraging AI technologies to reduce alarm fatigue and deliver more efficient quiet care.  Delivering Efficient Care by Reducing Alarm Fatigue Alarm fatigue is
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KLAS: Global (Non-US) EMR Benefits 2023

by Syed Hamza Sohail 04/25/2023 Leave a Comment

KLAS: Global (Non-US) EMR Benefits 2023

What You Should Know: As electronic medical record (EMR) adoption grows worldwide, healthcare organizations considering this digital transformation all have the same question: what benefits can we really expect to receive from implementing an EMR?KLAS interviewed leaders at 36 non-US healthcare organizations—12 of which are HIMSS Level 6 or 7—to learn about their journey to realizing benefits from an EMR implementation. Their latest report summarizes their insights, including what
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How Search Makes Clinical Natural Language Processing Useful in the Real World

by Kevin Agatstein, CEO, of KAID Health & Dimitri Linde, Clinical AI Specialist at KAID Health 03/24/2023 Leave a Comment

How Search Makes Clinical Natural Language Processing Useful in the Real World

Clinical Natural Language Understanding (cNLU), the technology by which computers extract meaning from clinical text, is quickly becoming a common feature in the healthcare IT landscape. In 2021, 30% of surveyed healthcare organizations were either using or exploring the technology.  (Gradient Flow, 2021). Similar adoption is occurring in the UK as well. (Wu et. al, Nature, 2022). Today, cNLU is being applied to billing/coding, trial enrollment, registry creation, clinical decision support,
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Vital Secures $24.7M for AI-Driven Solutions for Hospitals, Health Systems

by Fred Pennic 03/23/2023 Leave a Comment

Vital Secures $24.7M for AI-Driven Solutions for Hospitals, Health Systems

What You Should Know: - Vital, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven digital health company improving the patient experience, today announced that it has raised $24.7M in Series B funding to fuel expansion and support the rapid growth of its modern software. The investment round led by Transformation Capital, with support from Threshold Ventures, strategic health system investors and Vital CEO / Mint.com creator Aaron Patzer, brings Vital’s total funding to over
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TytoCare Receives FDA Clearance for AI-Powered Tyto Insights for Wheeze Detection

by Syed Hamza Sohail 03/15/2023 Leave a Comment

TytoCare and Overlake Partner to Expand Virtual Care Offerings

- TytoCare, a virtual care company enabling accessible, high-quality primary care from home, today announced that it received FDA clearance for its Tyto Insights for Wheeze Detection, paving the way for its rollout in the US. - The wheeze detection algorithm expands the company’s existing AI-powered Tyto Insights™ smart diagnostic capabilities, filling the quality gaps currently experienced with traditional telehealth and alleviating challenges imposed by the ongoing shortage of healthcare
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5 Key Trends Driving Purchasing Decisions in Healthcare IT

by Rohinee Lal, Principal Analyst at Signify Research 03/14/2023 Leave a Comment

5 Key Trends Driving Purchasing Decisions in Healthcare IT

As the healthcare industry continues to evolve and transform with providers facing increasing financial burdens and dynamic patient expectations, Signify Research has had the opportunity to speak to 100s of C-suite health IT executives and departmental decision-makers.  Our conversations with these healthcare leaders have provided greater insight into their organizations’ technology and business strategies.  It has also illuminated their views on the industry’s most pressing issues.  Here are
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From Telemedicine to Complete Virtual Care and Beyond

by Michael Gorton, CEO of Recuro Health 02/16/2023 Leave a Comment

From Telemedicine to Complete Virtual Care and Beyond

Telemedicine has helped improve the quality of life of patients in every corner of the world and has been successfully utilized to provide convenient care to people with limited or no access to health services. Today, worldwide digital interconnectivity is growing, enabling telehealth to advance health equity, bring access to care for underserved regions and meet the urgent, primary and behavioral healthcare needs of an exploding global population. It has been a remarkable journey for the
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Epic, Impact Advisors, Nordic, Chartis Named 2023 Overall Best in KLAS® Awards

by Fred Pennic 02/09/2023 Leave a Comment

Epic, Impact Advisors, Nordic, Chartis Named 2023 Overall Best in KLAS® Awards

What You Should Know: Epic, Nordic, Impact Advisors and The Chartis Group won the 2023 Overall Best in KLAS® awards. Epic was named the top Overall Software Suite for the thirteenth straight year in 2023 Best in KLAS – Software & Services report, released, which reports on the top vendors for 2022. Epic was also named the top Overall Physician Practice Vendor. Epic won thirteen other Best in KLAS awards in various market segments.  - Impact Advisors tied with Nordic to be a
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Opioid Use Disorders Cost U.S. Hospitals More than $95B Annually

by Syed Hamza Sohail 02/01/2023 Leave a Comment

Opioid Use Disorders Cost U.S. Hospitals More than $95B Annually

What You Should Know: - Based on prevalence estimates from PINC AI™ data during 2017-2022, an estimated 66 million emergency department (ED) outpatient visits and 760,000 inpatient admissions in the U.S. annually are for patients with the diagnosis of opioid use disorders (OUDs). - Patients with an OUD diagnosis had 32.5 percent higher cost per ED visit and 8 percent higher cost per inpatient visit than those without an OUD diagnosis. The annual total cost of care for OUD-associated ED
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