Morning Headlines 2/28/23
February 27, 2023 Headlines No Comments Cerebral to Cut 15% of Staff in Fresh Round of Layoffs
Cerebral lays off 15% of its staff, part of the direct-to-consumer telemedicine company’s year-long plan to…
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KLAS’ Initial Look at EMR Consulting Services in Canada
In January, we published our Canada EMR Consulting Services report, which is our first-ever look at various EMR consulting services in Canada. Some of the biggest questions we wanted to answer for Canadian healthcare…
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AI Partnership to Advance Brain Tumor Research, Treatment
By Shania Kennedy
February 27, 2023 – Hackensack Meridian Health and medical technology company Neosoma, Inc. launched a partnership to use artificial intelligence (AI) to advance brain cancer research and treatment.
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DOJ Finalizes FTC Settlement With GoodRx Over Alleged Health Breach Notification Rule Violations
By Jill McKeon February 27, 2023 – The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have officially resolved allegations against GoodRx surrounding violations of the FTC Act and the…
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Retaining Patients and Employees in Healthcare
Health care institutions, like many colleges and businesses, have trouble retaining people. Tiffany A.S. Wright, vice president of operations at CareMax, says that it’s one thing to engage with patients but a much bigger…
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The Future Belongs to Remote Patient Monitoring
By John Halamka and Paul Cerrato — The bionic man and woman are no longer fictional TV characters. With the help of state-of-the-art digital technology, they’re your next-door neighbor. The post The Future Belongs…
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Healthcare AI and Automation: Good or Bad?
There are so many challenges that we are currently facing in the world of healthcare, that possibly adding another one is overwhelming to think about. AI automation is still so new that it’s hard…
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Wearable Device Senses When Vocal Fatigue Sets in
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a wearable that can detect when someone is talking or singing, and tallies this information up to provide a warning when the wearer might be at risk of…
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HIV Vaccine Candidate Stops Virus As it Enters Body
Researchers at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute are developing a vaccine candidate against HIV. The vaccine is intended to block HIV entry into the body and is administered to the mucosal lining of the…
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Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 2/27/23
I’m headed to several conferences over the next two months. I spent some time this weekend going through the agendas and looking at the details to identify specific sessions I’d like to attend.
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