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 Navigating The Mental Health Challenges of an Aging Population
HIT Consultant - (Tuesday October 29, 2024) Colleen Hanlon, Ph.D. Vice President of Medical Affairs, BrainsWay As the baby boomer generation ages, the “silver tsunami” is contributing to a significant demographic shift. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of Americans…  System C acquires CIS Oncology to expand medicine management
Digital Health - (Tuesday October 29, 2024) Health tech firm System C has announced the strategic acquisition of CIS Oncology, marking a significant expansion of its medicines management offerings. |
 Cheshire and Merseyside ICS selects cyber security platform
Digital Health - (Tuesday October 29, 2024) Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System (ICS) has selected a healthcare cyber security platform to strengthen its defences following an increase in disruptive attacks on UK healthcare systems.  ChatGPT’s language bias poses risk in public health response: study
MobiHealthNews - (Tuesday October 29, 2024) Collaborative research in Asia has called for prudence in using popular large language model-based (LLM) chatbots as part of public health research and response.In a study, which findings were published in BMJ, researchers from… |
 Mobile-Based Platform With a Low-Calorie Dietary Intervention Involving Prepackaged Food for Weight Loss for People With Overweight and Obesity in China: Half-Year Follow-Up Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
JMIR mHealth and uHealth - (Tuesday October 29, 2024) Background: Obesity is a rapidly increasing health problem in China, causing massive economic and health losses annually. Many techniques have emerged to help people with obesity better adhere to intervention programs and achieve their…  HeartFocus, Butterfly Network partner on AI-powered education app for heart scans
MobiHealthNews - (Tuesday October 29, 2024) HeartFocus, an AI-enabled heart echo software by medtech firm DESKi, announced the launch of the HeartFocus education app in partnership with digital ultrasound company Butterfly Network.The HealthFocus app aims to raise a health practitioner’s… |
 LeadingAge24: How Data Can Transform Aging-Services Organizations
HealthTech Magazine - (Tuesday October 29, 2024) Data Improves Resident Engagement In Senior Living Organizations  Oracle Health to apply for QHIN status
Healthcare IT news - (Tuesday October 29, 2024) Electronic health record vendor Oracle Health declared on Monday at the Oracle Health Summit that it would begin the process of establishing itself as a Qualified Health Information Network under the Trusted Exchange Framework… |
 This Problem Keeps Hospital Execs Up at Night, Tampa General Hospital CEO Says – MedCity News
MedCity News - (Tuesday October 29, 2024) In the life of a health system CEO, there is always something to worry about. This has been especially true for Tampa General Hospital CEO John Couris in the past few weeks. His organization has…  HealthJoy, Cost Plus Drugs Partner To Reduce Drug Costs for Employers – MedCity News
MedCity News - (Monday October 28, 2024) Healthcare costs for employers are on the rise, and a large part of that is due to pharmacy expenses. Through a new partnership announced last week, HealthJoy and Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company… |