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 Featured Health IT Jobs – Information Services Support Specialist | Healthcare IT Today
Healthcare IT Today - (Wednesday August 23, 2023) We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Information Services Support Specialist position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position…  NHS SBS tenders for new £1.5B Digital Workplace Solutions contract | Digital Health
Digital Health - (Wednesday August 23, 2023) NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has issued a Prior Information Notice (PIN) signalling its intention to start negotiating with suppliers on a Framework Agreement for the provision of Digital Workplace Solutions.Valued at £1.5… |
 Essex frailty care co-ordination system shortlisted for award
Digital Health - (Wednesday August 23, 2023) Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust and Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System have been shortlisted for a national award for their electronic frailty care co-ordination system, which was designed to improve personalised…  Explainable deep learning approach for extracting cognitive features from hand-drawn images of intersecting pentagons
npj Digital Medicine - (Wednesday August 23, 2023) Hand drawing, which requires multiple neural systems for planning and controlling sequential movements, is a useful cognitive test for older adults. However, the conventional visual assessment of these drawings only captures limited attributes and… |
 FDA Clears Groundbreaking Vaccine for Infant RSV Prevention via Maternal Immunization
DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Wednesday August 23, 2023) FDA has approved Pfizer’s Abrysvo, the first vaccine for gestational immunization, safeguarding infants up to 6 months from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) ailments. Administered during weeks 32-36 of pregnancy, Abrysvo was proven effective in…  MRI Scans Enhance Prostate Cancer Diagnosis in Screening Study
DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Wednesday August 23, 2023) MRI scans combined with PSA density in prostate cancer screening, pioneered by a UCL-led study, identified cases missed by PSA tests alone. The REIMAGINE study revealed that 15 participants with significant cancer had ‘low’… |
 Frimley Health and Care ICS rolls out proactive remote monitoring
Digital Health - (Wednesday August 23, 2023) The Frimley Health and Care Integrated Care System (ICS) has rolled out a proactive approach to remote monitoring that is helping to reduce hospital admissions.The ICS, which covers East Berkshire, Surrey Heath, Farnham and…  Epic Welcomes Talkdesk to its Partners and Pals Initiative
DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Wednesday August 23, 2023) Talkdesk joins Epic’s Partners and Pals, enhancing integration with Epic’s health record software and Cheers CRM. This collaboration extends Talkdesk’s Healthcare Experience Cloud platform integration with Epic. As the first CCaaS vendor in the… |
 Using AI to measure Parkinson’s disease severity at home
npj Digital Medicine - (Wednesday August 23, 2023) We present an artificial intelligence (AI) system to remotely assess the motor performance of individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD). In our study, 250 global participants performed a standardized motor task involving finger-tapping in front…  A Blueprint for Solving the U.S. Nursing Shortage Crisis
HIT Consultant - (Wednesday August 23, 2023) Andy Coville, CEO, Brodeur Partners Alice Holland, Ph.D., NP-C, CSE Nurses have the highest level of public trust across medical professions, yet there’s a huge chasm between Americans’ appreciation for nursing and the profession’s uncertain… |