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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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Q/A: Dr. Masturzo Talks Addressing Food Insecurity with Patients

by Fred Pennic 03/13/2023 Leave a Comment

Dr. Arti Masturzo

Today, food insecurity affects more than 41 million Americans and is prevalent among children and the elderly population. Food insecurity is defined as the limited availability of nutritionally adequate and safe food or the inability to acquire these foods in socially acceptable ways. As a result, food insecurity can exacerbate medical conditions driving up hospital/health systems patient care costs. To learn more about how healthcare providers can address food insecurity, we sat down with Dr.
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Health Gorilla Partners with CLEAR for Consumers to Access & Control Their Health Info

by Fred Pennic 03/09/2023 Leave a Comment

Health Gorilla Partners with CLEAR for Consumers to Access & Control Their Health Info

What You Should Know: - Health Gorilla, a leading Health Information Network and interoperability provider, has partnered with CLEAR, a secure identity verification platform, to launch Individual Access Services, which allows consumers to access their personal health information securely. - Health Gorilla will embed Powered by CLEAR to seamlessly verify a consumer's identity and provide them with secure and easy access to their health information. Friction-free identity
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How Home Health Tech Can Solve a Stubborn $290B Healthcare Challenge

by Trenholm Ninestein, Director of Product and Digital Health Lead at Rightpoint 03/07/2023 Leave a Comment

How Home Health Tech Can Solve a Stubborn $290 Billion Health Care Challenge

The good news on the medical front is that with advances in therapy, people with chronic diseases are able to remain in their homes and even live active lifestyles, which improves their quality of life and can save them, the government (Medicaid/Medicaid), and the insurance industry money. But -- and it’s a big one -- those savings can only be achieved if those patients adhere to their medication schedules. Non-adherence first came to the forefront of awareness back in 2009, when the New
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New Healthcare H2 2022 Data: Reported Breaches Trend Down, But Individuals Affected Skyrocket by 35% to Nearly 29M

by Syed Hamza Sohail 02/24/2023 Leave a Comment

New Healthcare H2 2022 Data: Reported Breaches Trend Down, But Individuals Affected Skyrocket by 35% to Nearly 29M

What You Should Know: - Critical Insight, the Cybersecurity-as-a-Service provider specializing in helping critical organizations Prepare, Detect, and Respond in today’s threat environment releases its H2 2022 Healthcare Data Breach Report, which analyzes ​​breach data reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by healthcare organizations. - The number of data breaches affecting healthcare providers declined in the second half of 2022, consistent with a downward trend over
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FHIR Adoption and Implementation Challenges

by Kishore Pendyala, CEO of KPi-Tech Services 02/09/2023 Leave a Comment

FHIR Adoption and Implementation Challenges

The Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard was introduced by HL7 in 2014 as a significant replacement for the HL7 V2 and V3 standards. An open standard called FHIR, which was initially drafted in 2011 makes it easier than ever for legacy systems and new apps to exchange data. FHIR was created to not only increase communication efficiency and interoperability compared to earlier standards but also to facilitate implementation by giving clear specifications and allowing
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Electronic Transactions Can Benefit Partnership Among Physicians, Insurers and TPAs

by Rob Stuart, Founder & President of Claim.MD 02/06/2023 Leave a Comment

Electronic Transactions Can Benefit Partnership Among Physicians, Insurers and TPAs

The patient is at the center of the healthcare experience, and rightfully so. However, a strong case can be made to place the physician at the center. After all, it’s the physician who diagnoses and treats the patient. Insurance companies and third-party administrators (TPAs) also have critical roles to play in the care experience, bringing together networks of physicians, specialists, surgery centers, hospitals, ambulatory care centers, and more to create a comprehensive care experience for
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The New “Front Door” to Healthcare Can Only Open Fully with True Interoperability

by David Pope, PharmD, CDE Chief Pharmacy Officer, OmniSYS 02/06/2023 Leave a Comment

The New “Front Door” to Healthcare Can Only Open Fully with True Interoperability

Some people think of retail pharmacists as standing behind the counter bottling pills, answering insurance questions, or discussing side effects with a customer.   But the COVID pandemic fundamentally changed the role of the neighborhood pharmacist, from primarily dispensing medication to increasingly being the source of urgent and primary care for patients.  With the successful administration of more than 300 million COVID vaccinations, an ongoing doctor shortage, and
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Tia and Cedars-Sinai Partner to Enhance Women’s Health

by Fred Pennic 01/27/2023 Leave a Comment

Tia and Cedars-Sinai Partner to Enhance Women’s Health

What You Should Know: - Tia, the modern medical home for women, announced that it is teaming up with Cedars-Sinai, one of California’s leading health systems, to expand access to primary and specialty care for women across Los Angeles. Together, the two healthcare leaders will provide and enhance high-quality physical, mental and reproductive healthcare for more than 100,000 women throughout the Los Angeles region. - The deal -- which includes opening multiple clinics throughout LA -- will
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Why Patient Portal Usability is Critical to Patient Experience

by Ram Krishnan, CEO of Valant 01/25/2023 Leave a Comment

Why Patient Portal Usability is Critical to Patient Experience

Improving patient experience is a primary concern for behavioral health providers today. A positive patient experience can keep clients returning, while a frustrating or confusing experience may push them away. With so much on the line, it’s important to get it right. One of the most powerful tools in a behavioral health practice’s arsenal is a user-friendly, highly functional patient portal. These portals are often clients’ main point of connection to a practice outside of appointments. What
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