Health Equity: Searching for a New Angle
In Disney’s Big Hero 6, the protagonist, Hiro Hamada, will get stuck in a problem after working on it for a while because he’s becoming too set in his way of thinking. And he is…
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Healthcare AI News 5/10/23
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AI-powered drug discovery could represent a $50 billion opportunity for big pharma according to a Bloomberg article, which notes that one drug company paid $4 billion for drug that was developed by a startup…
Chest Wearable Provides Key Heart Measurements
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a new chest wearable that can obtain both electrocardiogram and seismocardiogram data from the underlying heart. While basic ECG can be monitored via smart…
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Capsule Delivers Electrical Current to Stomach for Appetite
Researchers at MIT have developed an ‘electroceutical’ capsule that is designed to be swallowed and which will deliver a small electrical current to the stomach wall. The device contains an external electrode that wraps…
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Transformative Tech: Enhancing Healthcare Outcomes for All
The following is a guest article by Patrick Tarnowski, Chief Commercial Officer at OneStep
As many as 91% of patients who could benefit from physical therapy (PT) do not access care, and of those who…
Broadband Still Causes Rural-Urban Divide in Digital Health Tool Use
By Mark Melchionna
May 10, 2023 – Published in Cureus, new research indicated that although rural residents were just as likely as their urban counterparts to own and utilize digital health tools, they used these resources…
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House Legislators Press VA, Oracle Cerner Officials on EHR Pharmacy Issues
By Hannah Nelson
May 10, 2023 – House legislators pressed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials and Oracle executives during a hearing Tuesday regarding problems with the pharmacy features of the agency’s new Oracle Cerner EHR…
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Healthcare Data Breach At Kansas Hospital Impacts 19K
By Jill McKeon
May 10, 2023 – Kansas-based McPherson Hospital recently notified 19,020 individuals of a healthcare data breach. According to the May 4 notice, McPherson Hospital fell victim to a ransomware attack on July 12,…
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Featured Health IT Job: Allscripts PM Reporting Specialist
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Allscripts PM Reporting Specialist position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position…
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Readers Write: Rural Hospitals Need Federal Assistance to Strengthen IT Security Posture
Rural Hospitals Need Federal Assistance to Strengthen IT Security Posture By Kate Pierce
Kate Pierce, MSMIITA is senior virtual information security officer and executive director of the Subsidy program of Fortified Health Security of Franklin,…