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 Feasibility of snapshot testing using wearable sensors to detect cardiorespiratory illness (COVID infection in India)
npj Digital Medicine - (Saturday October 19, 2024) The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the current paradigm of clinical and community-based disease detection. We present a multimodal wearable sensor system paired with a two-minute, movement-based activity sequence that successfully captures a snapshot of…  CVS Health Appoints David Joyner as New CEO
HIT Consultant - (Saturday October 19, 2024) What You Should Know: – CVS Health has announced the appointment of David Joyner as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective October 17, 2024. – Joyner succeeds Karen Lynch, who has stepped down from… |
 Apple study highlights limitations of LLMs
MobiHealthNews - (Saturday October 19, 2024) Apple researchers have released a study highlighting the limitations of large language models (LLMs), concluding that LLMs’ genuine logical reasoning is fragile and that there is “noticeable variance” in how models respond to different…  identifeye HEALTH Launches AI-Powered Retinal Imaging System
HIT Consultant - (Saturday October 19, 2024) What You Should Know: – identifeye HEALTH, a medical diagnostics company pioneering AI and automation in healthcare, has launched the identifeye System, an AI-powered retinal imaging camera designed to improve access to vision care. – identifeye… |
 Addressing Trust and Privacy Concerns to Support Full-Scale AI Adoption in Healthcare
HealthTech Magazine - (Saturday October 19, 2024) Ethical Concerns, Privacy Issues and Lack of Trust in AI  Artera Unveils Two New AI Patient Engagement Copilots
HIT Consultant - (Saturday October 19, 2024) What You Should Know: – Artera, a provider of patient communication solutions for healthcare organizations, has announced a series of AI-powered innovations and platform enhancements at its annual customer conference, Artera Heartbeat. – These advancements aim… |
 New Study Shows That Waymark Reduces ED, Hospital Visits for Medicaid Patients – MedCity News
MedCity News - (Saturday October 19, 2024) A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst showed that Waymark’s community-based interventions lowered hospital and emergency department visits and improved care quality. San Francisco-based Waymark works with health plans, primary…  Veris Health receives $1.8M NIH grant for cancer care
MobiHealthNews - (Friday October 18, 2024) Veris Health, a subsidiary of PAVmed, has been awarded a $1.8 million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).The aim of the… |
 33% of Patients Delay Diagnostic Tests, 78% Fear Blood Drawn
HIT Consultant - (Friday October 18, 2024) What You Should Know: – A recent survey by Tasso, Inc., a provider of patient-centric blood collection solutions reveals 33% of patients delay or avoid diagnostic blood tests, with the top reasons being inconvenient testing…  Nearly 7,000 US Healthcare Devices & Records Are Exposed to the Public Internet, Research Shows – MedCity News
MedCity News - (Friday October 18, 2024) Many have lauded the digital transformation occurring in the healthcare sector. By modernizing its technology, the healthcare industry is moving away from inefficient methods of data exchange, such as faxing. The industry is also… |