Delivering care to an aging population
As the Baby Boomer generation ages, the United States is on the precipice of a seismic demographic shift. By the year 2040, the number of people living in the US over the age of…
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eVisit Acquires UPMC’s Inpatient Teleconsult Technology – M&A
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– eVisit, a provider of virtual care solutions for health systems, announced a significant expansion today through a three-pronged approach: acquisition of UPMC’s inpatient teleconsult technology, strategic investments from UPMC Enterprises…
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A scoping review assessing the usability of digital health technologies targeting people with multiple sclerosis
Digital health technologies (DHTs) have become progressively more integrated into the healthcare of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). To ensure that DHTs meet end-users’ needs, it is essential to assess their usability. The objective…
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News 6/26/24 – HIStalk
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HHS releases a final rule that establishes “disincentives” for healthcare providers who are found by HHS OIG to have committed information blocking. It will take effect 30 days after it is published in…
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AI-enabled revenue cycle management company Adonis raises $31M
Adonis, a healthcare revenue cycle intelligence and automation company, announced it secured $31 million in Series B funding, bringing its total raise to $54 million. Point72 Private Investments led the round with participation from new…
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What Is Information Asymmetry, and How Does It Hurt Providers?
The Source of Information Asymmetry in Healthcare
The U.S. does not have a monolithic healthcare system, but rather a fragmented patchwork of over 900,000 organizations. Healthcare delivery in the U.S. is generally so complex that…
Pomelo Care Secures $46M To Increase Access to Maternal Health – MedCity News
Maternal morbidity and mortality rates are higher in the U.S. than other peer countries, and women of color are two to three times more likely than white women to die from maternal health complications….
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Investment firm Altaris acquires digital health company Sharecare for $518M
Publicly traded Sharecare, which offers a patient engagement and health navigation platform, has entered into a definitive agreement to be purchased by healthcare investment firm Altaris in a $518 million deal that will see…
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Artificial intelligence-enhanced electrocardiography derived body mass index as a predictor of future cardiometabolic disease
The electrocardiogram (ECG) can capture obesity-related cardiac changes. Artificial intelligence-enhanced ECG (AI-ECG) can identify subclinical disease. We trained an AI-ECG model to predict body mass index (BMI) from the ECG alone. Developed from 512,950…
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How Practically Applied GenAI Will Enhance Healthcare Operations
Heather Bassett, M.D., Chief Medical Officer with Xsolis The year 2023 marked a milestone for generative AI, bringing unprecedented attention to the immense potential of AI technologies across industries. As a physician who also leads…
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