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 Ambient voice technology to draft patient letters piloted for NHS use
Digital Health - (Wednesday November 13, 2024) Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) is leading a trial of healthcare AI assistant TORTUS to evaluate whether it could increase face-face time between patients and clinicians during NHS appointments.  Where Can Self-Insured Employers Look to Find Healthcare Savings? – MedCity News
MedCity News - (Wednesday November 13, 2024) Businesses are about to enter the highest healthcare cost era in a decade — so understandably, leaders are looking for ways to optimize or reduce spend. In an upcoming webinar hosted by MedCity News… |
 HIT for Post–Acute Care: A Continually Evolving Space
KLAS Research - (Wednesday November 13, 2024) The post–acute care space requires continual evolvement as technology expands to address care setting needs and regulatory changes. In 2022, we published a blog that explored KLAS’ research with post–acute care at the time—since,…  ‘Ping and book’ cancer screening service to launch via NHS App
Digital Health - (Wednesday November 13, 2024) Women will be sent invitations for cancer screening via the NHS App as part of a new “ping and book” service, Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of NHS England has announced. |
 Babylon founder Ali Parsa returns with new healthcare AI venture
Digital Health - (Wednesday November 13, 2024) Ali Parsa the founder of defunct health AI firm Babylon Health is back with new healthcare AI launch Qu, which aims to provide personal digital clinical assistants.  5 Key Strategies to Maximize Savings in Healthcare IT
HIT Consultant - (Wednesday November 13, 2024) Krishna Subramanian, Co-Founder & COO at Komprise In recent years, the healthcare industry has increasingly emphasized the importance of controlling costs, minimizing waste, and enhancing care outcomes. This focus is particularly urgent in California, where… |
 Multisource representation learning for pediatric knowledge extraction from electronic health records
npj Digital Medicine - (Wednesday November 13, 2024) Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems are particularly valuable in pediatrics due to high barriers in clinical studies, but pediatric EHR data often suffer from low content density. Existing EHR code embeddings tailored for the…  What Might the Future of Prescription Drugs Look Like Under Trump? – MedCity News
MedCity News - (Wednesday November 13, 2024) Former President Donald Trump’s return to the White House is certain to bring about changes across many facets of the healthcare sector — including reproductive care, federal insurance programs and prescription drugs. Experts interviewed for… |
 Fort Health Secures $5.5M to Expand Access to Integrated Pediatric Mental Health Care – MedCity News
MedCity News - (Wednesday November 13, 2024) Fort Health, an integrated behavioral health company, has secured $5.5 million, it announced Tuesday. It will use these funds to bring mental health services into more pediatricians’ offices in the U.S. New York City-based Fort…  News 11/13/24 – HIStalk
HIStalk - (Wednesday November 13, 2024) Top News McKesson, Oracle, and NextGen Healthcare’s private equity owner Thoma Bravo are reportedly vying to acquire health IT, analytics, and data vendor Veradigm. A deal is expected to be reached by Thanksgiving. |