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Bonus Features – May 5, 2024 – Kaiser Permanente taps Innovaccer (and former CTO) for AI, report finds security flaws in Merge DICOM Toolkit, plus 18 more stories | Healthcare IT Today
Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to
Weekly Roundup – May 4, 2024 | Healthcare IT Today
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week. Patient Experience Insights From the Qualtrics
Lean Digital: General and Long-Term Considerations for Obesity | Healthcare IT Today
This series of articles has covered the ways that digital technologies contribute to weight loss. To round out the series, this final article covers general topics applying to the field. Maintaining Success Both surgery and medications help some people lose weight, but a lot of patients gradually gain it back. Some of the technology solutions
Providence Spins Out Praia Health with $20M in Oversubscribed Series A Funding Led by Frist Cressey Ventures to Scale New Consumer Platform for Health Care | Healthcare IT Today
Following Providence's Successful Implementation, Community Health Network Becomes Praia Health's First External Customer; Praia Health Welcomes Seventeen Health Organizations to the Ecosystem as Program Partners Praia Health, a newly formed digital health company, today announced the closing of a $20 million oversubscribed Series A financing led by Frist Cressey Ventures and backed by SignalFire, Epsilon Health Investors, and
How Adopting a Hybrid Model with a Virtual Interpreter Call Center Can Make Your In-House Interpreters More Efficient | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Kristin Quinlan, CEO at Certified Languages International (CLI) With 1 in 5 residents speaking a language other than English at home and an expanding diversity of languages spoken in the U.S., language access services are only increasing in importance for healthcare organizations. Many large hospital systems have a
Pelago Announces $58 Million Series C Funding to Strengthen Leadership in Substance Use Management | Healthcare IT Today
Investment Follows Strong Employer and Health Plan Demand as Substance Use Management Moves from Niche Solution to Essential Benefit Resulting in 287% Revenue Growth in 2023 and 100% Client Retention Growth Follows 500% Increase in Substance Use Disorder-Specific RFPs from Employers and Payers in the Past Twelve Months Platform Covers More than 3.4 Million Eligible
Lean Digital: How Tracking Feeds Into Behavior Change for Weight Loss | Healthcare IT Today
This article is part of a series on today's philosophies regarding weight change and how digital interventions can help. In this article, we'll look at the contribution of tracking. The article looks at standards, making sure data meets a useful need, and some particular applications of tracking to metabolic control and diet. Finding Meaning in
Patient Experience Insights from Qualtrics’ X4 Conference | Healthcare IT Today
This week I've been able to attend part of the X4 user conference that's hosted by Qualtrics. I'm slightly biased to this conference since when I attended last year I happened to meet my wife on that trip, but that's a story for another day. Let's just say that my conference ratings and experience last
This Week’s Health IT Jobs – May 1, 2024 | Healthcare IT Today
It can be very overwhelming scrolling though job board after job board in search of a position that fits your wants and needs. Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw
Lean Digital: Behavior Change for Weight and Obesity | Healthcare IT Today
Internet-based tracking and coaching are being employed wherever health becomes a matter of lifestyle. Technologies can reach into every detail of a patient's life: how to eat when they visit a buffet, where's a good place to take a walk nearby, etc. This article, part of a series about obesity, interviews a number of experts
Lean Digital: How AI Drives Treatment Recommendations for Weight Loss | Healthcare IT Today
The first article in this series laid out what we know about body weight and obesity today. The rest of the Lean Digital series will look at some contributions that digital technologies are making toward solutions. The best contribution that information can make to weight management is to find more effective, personalized treatments: to match
Tennr Raises $18M in Series A Funding | Healthcare IT Today
Tennr, a NYC-based startup that automates manual work for healthcare organizations, raised $18M in Series A funding. The round was led by a16z with participation from Foundation Capital and The New Normal Fund. Other investors (from the seed round) included YCombinator, Zaza Pachulia, Jennifer Kaehms, and other health and AI-focused investors. The company, which has
Nextech Supporting the Independent Ambulatory Practice | Healthcare IT Today
Independent clinical practices are in danger everywhere: if they don't go out of business, large hospital chains tend to pipette them up. Bill Lucchini, CEO of Nextech, wants these independent practices to survive. Nextech's EHRs and solutions for practice management and patient engagement software are highly specialized to Dermatology, Med Spa, Opthamology, Orthopedics, and Plastic
Lean Digital: How Apps and Services Can Help Control Weight | Healthcare IT Today
Is anyone not obsessed with weight? The health care field certainly is. Researchers have found ties between high body weight and an oversized list of unhealthy conditions. Payers have invested enormous amounts of money in decreasing individuals’ body weights. A Congressional bill would promote behavioral therapy for obesity and extend Medicare coverage for drugs treating
Brightside Health Raises Strategic Series C, Welcomes Trip Hofer to Board of Directors | Healthcare IT Today
With Over $100M in Total Funding, the Telemental Health Company is Poised for its Next Phase of Growth Telemental health company Brightside Health today announced a strategic Series C raise led by S32, as well as the appointment of industry titan Trip Hofer to the Board of Directors to advise on go-to-market strategy and execution. This news
Patient Experience Insights – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 139 | Healthcare IT Today
For the 139th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are talking about the patient experience! Putting patients first and focusing on the patient experience is something a lot of organizations have been talking about as a priority for a while now, but do they really mean it? We kick off this episode by
Bonus Features – April 28, 2024 – 22% of employers fully trust chronic condition management vendors, Common Agreement v2.0 requires support for FHIR API exchange, plus 29 more stories | Healthcare IT Today
Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to
Weekly Roundup – April 27, 2024 | Healthcare IT Today
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week. NextGen's Investments in Mobile, Cybersecurity, and
Sagility Acquires BirchAI, a GenAI Company in the Healthcare Space | Healthcare IT Today
Sagility to Transform Member, Patient, and Provider Interactions Using BirchAI’s SaaS Platform Sagility LLC, one of the leading technology-enabled services providers in the healthcare services space, announced its acquisition of Seattle-based BirchAI. BirchAI is a healthcare technology company offering cloud-based, GenAI call technology built by experts in transformer-based natural language processing. BirchAI enables clients to
IT Infrastructure, Security, Burnout, and Journal Fees – Fun Friday | Healthcare IT Today
Happy Friday everyone! I know it's been a while since we've done an edition of Fun Friday since we've had so much great content to share from the ViVE and HIMSS conferences, but we're excited to bring you a little funny to get your weekend started off right. For those not familiar, on Fun Friday
The Balance Between Digital Transformation and Regulatory Compliance for Patient Security | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Michelle Berryman, FIDSA, Executive Creative Director at Hero Digital Patient privacy is the foundation of our healthcare system. Ensuring trust in the confidentiality and security of sensitive health information enhances patient care effectiveness and puts individuals at ease to seek care. However, the integration of digital technologies in healthcare
Zephyr AI Raises $111 Million in Series A Financing | Healthcare IT Today
Latest Investment Will Support the Democratization of Precision Medicine Through the Advancement of Novel Explainable AI Algorithms Zephyr AI, Inc. (Zephyr AI), a healthcare technology company committed to developing fast and explainable Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions to democratize precision medicine, today announced it has successfully closed a $111 million Series A funding round with participation
Guide to a Proactive Healthcare Cybersecurity Stance | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Troy Hawes, Managing Director at Moss Adams The recent cybersecurity attack against Change Healthcare caused dramatic disruptions to one of the nation’s largest prescription processors. On the morning of February 21, 2024, a ransom group, BlackCat, directed a cyberattack at Change Healthcare, owned by healthcare conglomerate UnitedHealth. The
How AI is Shaping Drug Discovery at AION Labs | Healthcare IT Today
In the fast-paced realm of pharmaceuticals, where innovation can mean the difference between life and death, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the landscape of drug discovery and development. Mati Gill, CEO at AION Labs, stands at the forefront of this revolution, pioneering the use of AI to tackle the challenges inherent in
Leveraging AI to Address the Mental Health Crisis | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Raj Tumuluri, Founder and CEO at Openstream.ai As healthcare providers, you are acutely aware of the staggering mental health challenges facing our societies today. Depression, anxiety, PTSD, and suicidal ideation have reached pandemic levels, exacerbated by the relentless pace of modern life. From the general population to students
This Week’s Health IT Jobs – April 24, 2024 | Healthcare IT Today
It can be very overwhelming scrolling though job board after job board in search of a position that fits your wants and needs. Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw
Hospitals Outside of US Investing in Portals and Digital Front Door According to Latest KLAS Report | Healthcare IT Today
The KLAS Research report on Global Patient Engagement 2024 found that healthcare organizations outside the US are investing in patient portals, digital front door experiences (self-scheduling and self check-in) and virtual care/patient monitoring.
Exchanging, Managing, and Meaningfully Using Health Data in 2024 | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Jolie Ritzo, VP of Strategy and Network Engagement at Civitas Networks for Health Health data management in 2024 is both intricate and complex. From integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare and health data platforms to establishing robust data standards that reach beyond clinical settings to managing patient consent
NextGen Investing in Mobile App, Cybersecurity, and Mirth…yes Mirth! | Healthcare IT Today
There were three burning questions we wanted to ask NextGen’s CEO David Sides. (1) How are they improving their mobile app? (2) What’s happening with Mirth? (3) How are they approaching cybersecurity? Good news on all fronts.
Syllable Corporation Announces Purchase of Actium Health | Healthcare IT Today
Syllable Expands Artificial Intelligence Offerings to Health Systems Through the Purchase of Actium Health’s Patient Activation Solution, Thus Furthering its Vision to Advance and Accelerate Patient Access to Care Syllable Continues on the Path to Revolutionize Healthcare with Actium Health to Alleviate Pain Points of Growing Patient Demands and Expectations while Driving Patient Volume Syllable,
How Health Data Sharing Impacts How Clinicians Care for Patients | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Dr. Guillermo Diaz, Chief Medical Information Officer at Los Angeles Department of Health Services - Ambulatory Care Network, and Ali Modaressi, CEO at Los Angeles Network for Enhanced Services (LANES) When Alex was brought into L.A. General’s emergency room, the hospital’s care team documented a number of indicators
CIO Podcast – Episode 73: Health IT Projects with Michael Restuccia | Healthcare IT Today
For the 73rd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Michael Restuccia, CIO at Penn Medicine to talk about health IT projects! We kick off this episode by discussing the project Restuccia is currently devoting most of his time to. Then we talk about what area of health
Hippocratic AI Raises $53 Million Series A at a $500 Million Valuation | Healthcare IT Today
Company Releases First Product: Generative AI-Powered Staffing Marketplace for Healthcare and will use Funds to Accelerate Further Product Development and Conduct Phase Three Safety Testing for its LLM Hippocratic AI, the company building the first safety-focused Large Language Model (LLM) for healthcare, today announced the close of a $53 million Series A funding round at
Bonus Features – April 21, 2024 – 89% of physicians said generative AI vendors need to be transparent about where info comes from, 73% of consumers expect a 4-star rating before they’ll engage with a provider, plus 21 more stories | Healthcare IT Today
Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to
Weekly Roundup – April 20, 2024 | Healthcare IT Today
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week. The Impact of the Technology Driving
Trinity Hunt Partners Establishes Healthcare Advisory Platform with Investment in Coker | Healthcare IT Today
Trinity Hunt Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm focused on services businesses, is pleased to announce a majority investment in Coker Group (Coker), a leading healthcare advisory firm serving hospitals, private and health system-affiliated physician groups, private equity-backed platforms, and ancillary healthcare entities. Coker represents the foundational investment of Trinity Hunt’s healthcare advisory services platform.
QliqSOFT: Addressing the Challenge of Collecting SDOH Information | Healthcare IT Today
Collecting social determinants of health (SDOH) information from patients is challenging. It is not easy to ask if a person is experience food insecurity or is currently unhoused. QliqSOFT is making it easier to get this important information while maintaining dignity.
The Evolution of Healthcare at Home, the Technology Driving this Change, and It’s Impact on the World of Healthcare | Healthcare IT Today
The world of healthcare is ever-evolving, especially when new technology is being adopted. One such new area is healthcare at home. Although we were forced into fully remote operations with COVID-19, we have been making modifications along the way and have discovered how beneficial it can be to our organizations and our patients. To make
A Look at the Hospital Room of the Future at Tampa General Hospital | Healthcare IT Today
When healthcare staff approach a hospital room, it's important to know basic things about the patient like their preferred language, whether they're in isolation, or whether they're not supposed to eat (an NPO order). Traditionally, these facts are handled through physical markers or even buried in the patient record. The "digital white board" and "digital