News 10/18/23 – HIStalk
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Waystar announces that it filed IPO documents in August that reportedly value the company at up to $8 billion.
Waystar says it booked $196 million in sales for the quarter ending June 30…
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Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Costs Double with Dementia Diagnosis
By Sara Heath
October 17, 2023 – A dementia diagnosis is going to cost you, with new data from the University of Michigan showing that individual personal wealth dropped after a diagnosis while out-of-pocket healthcare costs…
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TPGi Enables Healthcare Teams to Empower All Patients with Digital Accessibility | Healthcare IT Today
We’ve all been there: you arrive at a healthcare provider for an appointment, and there’s no one available at the check-in area. You might just see a kiosk to check in. Imagine, now, how…
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Shear-Thinning Biomaterial for Embolic Applications: Interview with Upma Sharma, President and CEO of Arsenal Medical |
Arsenal Medical, a medtech company based in Massachusetts, has developed Neocast, an embolic biomaterial designed for catheter-mediated embolization procedures. Conventional materials for embolization can have several limitations, including a lack of radiopacity, catheter clogging,…
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Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Defining and Sharing | Healthcare IT Today
The previous article in this series gave some history of social determinants of health (SDoH) and the importance of addressing them in medicine. This article delves deeper into various aspects of data handling, and…
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Why Generative AI in Healthcare Requires a Focus on Caregivers and Patients | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Tina Manoharan, Global Lead of Data Science & AI at Philips
“Don’t overwhelm me with more data. Help me get more value out of the data I already…
RCM Company Reports Data Breach Tied to MOVEit Software, 1.9M Impacted
By Jill McKeon
October 17, 2023 – Revenue cycle management company Arietis Health notified more than 1.9 million individuals of a data breach stemming from the MOVEit Transfer hack. As previously reported, entities across all sectors…
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Health Literacy Stands in the Way of Adequate Breast Cancer Screening
By Sara Heath
October 17, 2023 – Fewer than half of adults are aware of the common signs of breast cancer, save for having a lump, a clear signal that patient health literacy is faltering, researchers…
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Health Data Analytics Institute (HDAI) Announces $31 Million Funding Round to Scale Predictive Risk Platform | Healthcare IT Today
Investment will Drive Expansion of New AI Platform, In Use by Houston Methodist and Additional Health Systems
Health Data Analytics Institute (HDAI)— an artificial intelligence (AI) company focused on empowering clinicians, optimizing care pathways, and improving…
The Promising Future of Virtual Sitting & Nursing
Virtual sitting and nursing software, which helps healthcare professionals remotely observe and interact with patients, is changing the way organizations provide care and ensure patient safety while enhancing efficiency and overall healthcare outcomes. KLAS…
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