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Outbound AI Raises $16M for AI-Powered Virtual Agents

HIT Consultant - (Wednesday June 21, 2023)
AI/ Digital Health/ Frequent Updates/ HIT Consultant

by Fred Pennic 06/21/2023 Leave a Comment

What You Should Know: 

Outbound AI, a Seattle-based conversational AI platform for healthcare announced it has raised $16M in seed funding co-led by Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group and SpringRock…

AMA Names 9 Organizations for EHR Research Grant Program

HIT Consultant - (Wednesday June 21, 2023)
Frequent Updates/ HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: 

Electronic Health Record Use Research Grant Program

Since 2019, the AMA has invested more than $2 million in research grants through the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Use Research Grant program. In 2023,…

Deep-learning-enabled brain hemodynamic mapping using resting-state fMRI

npj Digital Medicine - (Wednesday June 21, 2023)
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Cerebrovascular disease is a leading cause of death globally. Prevention and early intervention are known to be the most effective forms of its management. Non-invasive imaging methods hold great promises for early stratification, but…

3 Ways Consumers are Putting the Pressure on Health Plans | Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare IT Today - (Wednesday June 21, 2023)
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The following is a guest article by Mike Pattwell, Principal Business Advisor, Value Based Care at Edifecs
Consumers are at the heart of healthcare — their fears are forcing healthcare innovators to shift priorities to…

Former ONC chief on TEFCA and the ‘dynamite’ of FHIR, part 2

Healthcare IT news - (Wednesday June 21, 2023)
Frequent Updates/ Healthcare IT News

In Part 1, Dr. Don Rucker, the former National Coordinator for Health IT from 2017-2021, framed the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement’s reliance on brokered protocols and page view document architecture as a costly…

How Medicine Delivery Apps Can Transform Healthcare | The Healthcare Guys

The Healthcare Guys - (Wednesday June 21, 2023)
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The terrible days of having to wait for a pharmacy’s crowd to disperse before placing an order for medication are long gone. Modern technology is transforming the healthcare industry by enabling everything and putting…

Special Report: Imaging

Digital Health - (Wednesday June 21, 2023)
Digital Health/ Frequent Updates

Special Report: Imaging The regionalisation of NHS imaging services facilitated by the cloud is a promising stepping stone towards more integrated care. AI’s potential, however, is taking longer than expected to be…

Hybrid Mobile Program Aims to Assist Opioid Use Disorder Patients

mHealth Intelligence - (Wednesday June 21, 2023)
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By Mark Melchionna

June 21, 2023 – Known as the Eastern Shore Mobile Care Collaborative, a partnership between the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and the county health department’s behavioral health program aims to provide rural opioid…

Exploring The Role of Cyber Resilience in Digital Transformation Efforts

Health IT Security - (Wednesday June 21, 2023)
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By Jill McKeon

June 21, 2023 – Cyber resilience is crucial to business continuity amid a cyber incident, as it ensures that systems can recover quickly. As such, it is no surprise that cyber resilience would…

AI-Based “Denoising” in Medical Imaging May Require Further Evaluation

Health IT Analytics - (Wednesday June 21, 2023)
AI/ Daily Reads/ Health IT Analytics

By Shania Kennedy

June 21, 2023 – Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are investigating how deep learning (DL) tools to “denoise,” or clean up, medical images impact the clinical utility of those images.
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