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Bicycle Health, Wellpath to Provide Opioid Use Disorder Treatment to Federal Bureau of Prisons

by Fred Pennic 02/23/2023 Leave a Comment

Bicycle Health, Wellpath to Provide Opioid Use Disorder Treatment to Federal Bureau of Prisons

What You Should Know: - Bicycle Health, a telehealth provider of integrated medical and behavioral health treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) is teaming up with Wellpath, the premier provider of localized, compassionate care to vulnerable patients in challenging clinical environments, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP). - The collaboration will enable patients to access Bicycle Health’s evidence-based, life-saving clinical care model delivering virtual Medication for
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Unintended Bias in AI-Driven Healthcare Applications

by Syed Hamza Sohail 02/14/2023 Leave a Comment

Clinical Operations Makes Highest Use of Artificial Intelligence, Tufts Study Finds

What You Should Know: - Over the past few years, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and more specifically, Machine Learning (ML) technology, have experienced rapid adoption in the healthcare space as tools for diagnosis and decision-making. Such tools are intended to address challenges in the healthcare system to both processes and put into practice the proliferating medical findings, and also to support delivery of the promise of personalized and precision medicine. - Unintended bias in AI and
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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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COVID-19 Health Systems Impact: What Will Stop The Cash Hemorrhage?

by Eugene Chan, MD, co-founder and chairman of Abpro 01/23/2023 Leave a Comment

COVID-19 Health Systems Impact: What Will Stop The Cash Hemorrhage?

The material cost of COVID-19 has been at the center of public discourse since the early days of the pandemic. In 2020, growth in federal government spending on healthcare increased 36 percent, compared to the 5.9 percent bump in 2019. While the distribution of vaccines has allowed for a version of pre-pandemic life to resume, hospitals are still not recovered from the high rates of hospitalizations that occurred in March 2020, and the indirect costs of the pandemic continue to loom over the
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Why EHR Data Is Key to Gathering More Accurate Medical Assessments

by Jake Hochberg, Executive Director, Customer Insights at Arcadia 01/16/2023 Leave a Comment

Why EHR Data Is Key to Gathering More Accurate Medical Assessments

Patient data in electronic health records (EHRs) holds a wealth of insights that can enable health systems to better serve their patient populations.   However, data from EHRs is challenging because this data is messy due to the lack of standardization in how clinical data is collected, and often times valuable information is buried in unstructured fields such as notes. Additionally, EHR data is disconnected from EHR data at other sites of care resulting in an incomplete view of the
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4 Ways to Prioritize Health Equity In Your Care-At-Home Program

by Chemu Langat, Chief Operating Officer, Best Buy Health 12/21/2022 Leave a Comment

The healthcare industry is in the middle of navigating two major trends: technology is moving into healthcare, and healthcare is moving into the home. As providers, payers, vendors, and industry newcomers scramble to figure out “who’s on first,” we all sense the possibility of this quantum leap moment for healthcare.  Many of our collective conversations right now are focused on a critical imperative for these emerging care models: improving health equity across racial, gender, age,
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Clinical Trials: 5 Steps to Greater eConsent Adoption

by Kate Godwin-Smith, Director, Client Services, Patient Consent Solutions, IQVIA Technologies 12/14/2022 Leave a Comment

Clinical Trials: 5 Steps to Greater eConsent Adoption

Clinical trials advance much-needed treatments while offering hope to patients and their families. However, the process of enrolling in a study where they will receive investigational medicines, vaccines or procedures can be a source of friction – enough for patients to rethink participation.  The weight of the decision combined with a perceived lack of transparency of information can confuse or dismay even those patients that are most savvy in the medical industry. Even if they do end
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How Continuous Glucose Monitoring Can Alleviate Language Barriers in Diabetes Care

by Dr. Rocio Harbison, MD, FACE, Endocrinologist at Advanced Endocrinology and Diabetes Clinic 12/06/2022 Leave a Comment

How Continuous Glucose Monitoring Can Alleviate Language Barriers in Diabetes Care

As an endocrinologist with 19 years of experience in treating patients with diabetes, one of the most important lessons I’ve learned is that communication is key. Patients with diabetes live with the heavy burden of making choices and taking action every single day to manage their blood glucose levels. Thankfully, advancements in technology have come incredibly far, giving way to tools like continuous glucose monitors (CGM), automated insulin delivery systems and more. But for
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HLTH22: AWS Launches Imaging, Health Analytics Capabilities

by HITC Staff 11/15/2022 Leave a Comment

AWS Launches Imaging, Health Analytics Capabilities

What You Should Know: - Amazon Web Services (AWS) launches two new capabilities in HealthLake that deliver innovations for medical imaging and analytics. These new capabilities in Amazon HealthLake will enable next-generation imaging workflows in the cloud and derive insights from multi-modal health data, while complying with HIPAA, GDPR, and other regulations. Amazon HealthLake Imaging Amazon HealthLake Imaging is a new HIPAA-eligible capability that makes it easy to store,
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Should I Get Another Booster? How Doctors Can Help Patients Navigate the Next Phase of COVID-19

by Dr. Joe Nicholson, Chief Medical Officer at CareAllies 11/14/2022 Leave a Comment

Should I Get Another Booster? How Doctors Can Help Patients Navigate the Next Phase of COVID-19

The general consensus is that COVID-19 in some form is here to stay. As people come to terms with this reality, primary care providers may be getting more questions from patients – especially older and immunocompromised ones – asking for advice on how to handle different situations. Should I get another booster? Can I start traveling? Is it OK to go to a wedding next weekend? How cautious do I need to be in social settings? The answers to these questions aren’t always clear. A lot depends on
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