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Virtual urgent care in an integrated value based healthcare system

npj Digital Medicine - (Monday April 14, 2025)
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Virtual urgent care (VUC) is not well understood when delivered through an integrated value-based healthcare system. The Southern California Permanente Medical Group operates Get Care Now (GCN), a VUC program complementing its urgent care…

Cambridge University Hospitals integrates video service with EPR

Digital Health - (Monday April 14, 2025)
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Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) has integrated a clinical video management service with its Epic electronic patient record (EPR) system.
The vCreate service was deployed on 1 April 2025 for the management of…

SimonMed Imaging Appoints Dr. Scott Flamm as Chief Medical Information Officer

HIT Consultant - (Monday April 14, 2025)
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Dr. Scott Flamm, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer at SimonMed

What You Should Know: 

– SimonMed Imaging (“SimonMed”), an outpatient medical imaging provider and radiology practice across the United States announced the appointment of Scott Flamm,…

Chelsea and Westminster pilots clinical letters tool on FDP

Digital Health - (Monday April 14, 2025)
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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is running user acceptance testing for a Referral to Treatment (RTT) clinical letters validation tool on the federated data platform (FDP).
The tool is designed to streamline RTT…

Healthcare Vulnerability Management Crisis Deepens

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Monday April 14, 2025)
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Critical Vulnerabilities Plague Healthcare Assets
Healthcare organizations face mounting cybersecurity challenges as nearly 60% of analyzed assets contain critical vulnerabilities, according to a recent benchmark report by Clearwater. From August 2024 to January 2025, security…

Healthcare Cybersecurity: Protecting Patient Lives

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Monday April 14, 2025)
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Cybersecurity: Life-or-Death in Healthcare
One cyberattack can mean the difference between life and death in modern healthcare. Weekly headlines expose the frightening reality that in today’s digitally-driven medical environment, cybersecurity failures directly threaten patients by…

Cancer Screening Rates Drop Among Americans

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Monday April 14, 2025)
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Half of Americans Skip Vital Cancer Screenings
A concerning trend has emerged in preventive healthcare across the United States. According to the Prevent Cancer Foundation‘s 2025 Early Detection Survey, only 51% of Americans are receiving…

Digital Health Awards 2025 open for nominations

Digital Health - (Monday April 14, 2025)
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Nominations have opened for the Digital Health Awards 2025, offering outstanding digital leaders the chance to be recognised for their contribution to shaping the future of NHS healthcare.
The awards, organised by Digital Health Networks,…

Tackling coding workforce shortage in Australia

Healthcare IT news - (Monday April 14, 2025)
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Northern Health is transitioning to AI-assisted coding to replace its legacy system, addressing inefficiencies and proactively tackling the challenges of a decreasing workforce. Its Health Information Services has adopted an end-to-end, integrated coding solution provided…

Google’s genAI powers pharmacy, nurse handoff automation at Manipal Hospitals

Healthcare IT news - (Monday April 14, 2025)
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Manipal Hospitals has recently expanded its application of advanced AI and data analytics from Google Cloud to deliver upgrades in its pharmacy ordering and medication management and nurse handoff workflows.It has implemented the ePharmacy…