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The Patient Data Bill of Rights

by Matt Hollingsworth, CEO and Co-founder, Carta Healthcare 03/22/2023 Leave a Comment

The Patient Data Bill of Rights

While the United States is generally viewed as one of the great nations with a bill of rights, views differ considerably regarding whether the country has an enlightened approach to healthcare; especially contentious is the ability to provide universal, cost-effective access. I believe all patients in the United States should have basic inalienable rights regarding their personal health information. Therefore, I propose this Patient Data Bill of Rights, and believe it should be mandated by
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RTLS Can Enhance the Patient Experience, Staff Safety, and Workflow Operations in 2023

by Scott Hondros, MHA, SCPM, VP of Professional Services at CenTrak 02/15/2023 Leave a Comment

RTLS Can Enhance the Patient Experience, Staff Safety, and Workflow Operations in 2023

Although the healthcare industry has shown significant resilience, the byproduct of the pandemic has amplified staff stressors across all operational and clinical roles. In a study conducted in 2022, more than one-third (34%) of the participating registered nurses (RN) stated that it was likely they would leave bedside nursing by the end of the year. Almost half (44%) cited both burnout and high-stress environments as their main reasons to retire or pursue other careers.  As staff
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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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5 Key Trends in Women’s Health Technology for 2023 to Watch

by Sylvia Kang, co-founder and CEO of Mira 02/07/2023 Leave a Comment

key trends in women’s health technology for 2023

Women's healthcare faces an uphill battle after centuries of being ignored. Yet, ironically enough, women currently share half of the consumerism market, hold power over 80% of household financial decisions, and make 70% of healthcare-related choices in their families. Despite this, their access to proper healthcare often comes up short. But with the market for women's healthcare predicted to be worth over $47 billion, changes are starting to occur. And with the recent attacks and laws on
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How Bluetooth Technology Is Bolstering the New Era of Hearing Accessibility

by David Hollander, Sr. Director of Marketing at Bluetooth SIG 12/20/2022 Leave a Comment

How Bluetooth Technology Is Bolstering the New Era of Hearing Accessibility

In August, the Food and Drug Administration established a new category of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids, enabling consumers with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss to purchase hearing aids directly from stores or online retailers without the need for a medical exam, prescription, or a fitting adjustment by an audiologist. The move intends to help make hearing aids more accessible and affordable for some of the 30 million U.S. adults currently experiencing hearing loss. Historically,
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Palo Alto Networks Launches Medical IoT Security for Medical Devices

by Syed Hamza Sohail 12/06/2022 Leave a Comment

Palo Alto Networks Launches Medical IoT Security for Medical Devices

What You Should Know: What You Should Know: - Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) announced Medical IoT Security — the most comprehensive Zero Trust security solution for medical devices — enabling healthcare organizations to quickly and securely deploy and manage new connected technologies. Zero Trust is a strategic approach to cybersecurity that secures an organization by eliminating implicit trust by continuously verifying every user and device. - As healthcare providers use digital
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Driving Healthcare Operational Efficiency with IoT Sensing as a Service

by Guy Yehiav, President of SmartSense by Digi 12/02/2022 Leave a Comment

Driving Healthcare Operational Efficiency with IoT Sensing as a Service

Amid widespread staffing shortages across the healthcare sector, the need for IoT-enabled digital transformation in hospitals and patient care facilities is increasingly clear. For the first time since 2004, a lack of staffing has overtaken financial volatility as the No. 1 concern among healthcare CEOs in the American College of Healthcare Executives’ annual survey. Meanwhile, from canceled appointments to delayed surgeries, more than half of all U.S. patients report reductions in care quality
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RSNA: Couchbase on AWS Enables Arthrex to Improve Patient Outcomes with IoT Data

by Syed Hamza Sohail 11/28/2022 Leave a Comment

Couchbase on AWS Enables Arthrex to Improve Patient Outcomes with IoT Data

What You Should Know: - Couchbase, Inc., the cloud database platform company, today announced that Arthrex, a global leader in minimally invasive surgical technology, selected Couchbase on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to improve patient outcomes. - Embedded in the Arthrex Synergy product family, Couchbase is used in customer hospitals and operating rooms to manage the capture, sync and storage of patient data, surgical data and media metadata, including captured images and videos from Arthrex
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Why Security Misconceptions Are Threatening Healthcare Systems’ IoT Devices

by Dinesh Katiyar, Head of Business Development at Asimily 11/28/2022 Leave a Comment

Tech Security Misconceptions Are Threatening Hospitals' IoT Equipment

Hospitals and other critical healthcare systems face skyrocketing risks as ransomware attacks—which most commonly target IoT devices—continue to escalate. In 2021 alone, IoT ransomware attack incidents targeting healthcare organizations increased by 123%.  While most healthcare systems have a healthy respect for the importance of securing the myriad Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices humming within their facilities, many harbor misconceptions that hamper their abilities to
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HLTH22 Day 3 News Summary

by HITC Staff 11/16/2022 Leave a Comment

17 HLTH 2022 Predictions from Digital Health Executives to Watch

DispatchHealth Raises $330M for Hospital-at-Home Care DispatchHealth, a provider of in-home medical care raises $330M led by Optum Ventures with support from current investors such as Humana (NYSE: HUM), Oak HC/FT, Echo Health Ventures and Questa Capital. New investors included Adams Street Partners, the Olayan Group, Silicon Valley Bank, Pegasus Tech Ventures and Blue Shield of California. Patients and their care partners can request DispatchHealth medical care via phone, mobile app, or
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