What You Should Know:
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) took a major step forward in healthcare data sharing and artificial intelligence (AI) transparency with the finalization of the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing (HTI-1) rule.
- This rule was finalized after months of public feedback, promises to revolutionize how healthcare data is used and accessed in the United
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Emory Healthcare Taps Rimidi to Create FHIR-Based Apps for Orthopedic Surgery and Deep Brain Stimulation
What You Should Know:
- Rimidi, a cloud-based software platform that enables personalized management of health conditions across populations, today announced a strategic collaboration with Emory Healthcare to develop new patient and provider-facing FHIR apps.
- Specifically, the apps will create a more collaborative and transparent experience for patients undergoing orthopedic surgery, as well as for those referred to the deep brain stimulation (DBS) program for Parkinson’s and other
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Backed by Northwell, Conversa Health Raises $12M for AI-Powered Chatbots
What You Should Know:
- Conversa Health raises $12 million in Series B funding
round to expand its AI-powered chatbots enabling health systems, payers and pharmaceutical
companies to engage patients and collect patient-generated health data and
patient-reported outcomes.
- Conversa plans to use the funding to scale its virtual
care and communication platform—97 percent of patients who have used its chatbots
say they can better manage their care with Conversa.
- Murray Brozinsky
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Beyond Healthcare Data; Shifting the Focus to Non-Healthcare Data
The recently proposed information blocking rule from the ONC and CMS has thrust interoperability into the spotlight like nothing has in recent years, making it a hot topic for media fodder, and a major concern for organizations — necessitating renewed attention to data-sharing practices.
The conversation surrounding this new rule has implied that information blocking is the result of healthcare organizations intentionally withholding data. However, more often than not, information blocking is a
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Rock Health: 3 Central Themes Driving Digital Health Consumer Adoption
- Rock Health and the Stanford Center for Digital Health release their findings from the 2019 Consumer Adoption Survey. - In 2019, overall consumer adoption of digital health leveled off in 2019 near the 2018 high water mark. - Findings reveal consumer-clinician dialogue and transparency around data collection and sharing will be central to the growth of digital technology in healthcare.Digital health consumer adoption has leveled off in what appears to a slight moderation of digital health
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Welldoc’s BlueStar Integration with Xealth Improves Patient Engagement by 2.5X
- Welldoc’s BlueStar digital therapeutics improved in terms of activation rates, patient engagement, and ongoing usage when integrated into the EHR using Xealth’s digital health platform.
- When providers are connected to their patients, as demonstrated in a Welldoc randomized controlled trial, providers are 2-4x more likely to change an individual’s treatment plan to positively impact health in a more timely manner.
Welldoc, announced activation results for Welldoc’s BlueStar digital
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Cerner Unveils 5 Finalists for code App Challenge to Advance Consumers’ Access to EHRs
- Cerner announces Baystate Health, Cerner ITWorks at Adventist Health, Intelliaide, Mindset Medical, and Optimize as the finalists for Cerner’s code App Challenge.
- The finalists will work directly with Cerner engineers at CHC, after which they will present a working demo of their app.
- The winning individual or team will receive a one-year membership to the code program, with Cerner engineers helping guide the app through the validation process.
Cerner has announced the five
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Validic Integrates With Welldoc’s Bluestar Platform to Enable Real-Time Insights for Patients
Validic, a provider of data solutions for remote monitoring and virtual engagement is integrating with Welldoc’s BlueStar platform. The integration of personal health data within the Welldoc BlueStar digital therapeutic platform will allow users to connect their wearables, apps, and in-home health devices directly to the platform – enabling deeper engagement and better self-management of one's health.The Power of Leveraging Device-Generated Data for PatientsAs the number of people managing
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AMIA Presents ‘Socio-Technical Interoperability Stack’ to Outline Why HIT Interoperability Is Not Occurring
AMIA presents "Socio-TechnicalInteroperability Stack" – developed to help communicate categorical reasons why health interoperability is not occurring.
In comments submitted last week to the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program (NITRD), the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) supported their future vision for interoperability among medical devices, electronic health records, and other systems within the
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Health Data Platform Human API Raises $10M to Fuel Market Expansion
Human API, a San Mateo, CA-based health data network has raised $10 million funding from new investors Guardian Life Insurance Company and SCOR Life and Health Ventures, as well as returning backers BlueRun Ventures and Max Levchin's SciFi VC. The company plans to utilize the latest round of funding to accelerate product development and market expansion. Founded in 2013, Human API's data platform allows users to access, centralize and share their health data from a rapidly expanding network of
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