CDS Coalition requests FDA rescind final decision support guidance

CDS Coalition requests FDA rescind final decision support guidance

The CDS Coalition is asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to pull back on its clinical decision support guidance in order to ensure that the agency better balances its regulatory oversight with the healthcare sector’s need for innovation, while comporting with the statutory language of the 21st Century Cures Act. ‘Flagrant’ disregard for Congressional law and intent
The coalition’s stakeholders – clinical decision support software developers, patient advocacy organizations, clinical societies, healthcare providers and healthcare payers – say the FDA’s guidance exceeds Congress’s statutory definitions of what is considered CDS and threatens to undermine lawmakers’ goals.
“The Office of the National Coordinator for…

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4 technologies shaping the future of healthcare

4 technologies shaping the future of healthcare

Technological innovation is the key to improving human living standards.
This is especially true in healthcare, which is why research is constantly being done to discover ways that up-and-coming technology can be implemented.
In this article, we’ll explore four technologies that are shaping the future of healthcare.

Artificial intelligence

Machine learning is being increasingly applied across a wide variety of industries, including healthcare. With the ability to quickly and accurately extract patterns from data using algorithms, artificial intelligence is able to sift through information more efficiently than healthcare professionals.
Moreover, artificial intelligence programs can process symptoms and patient information to suggest possible diagnoses. A…

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Generative AI in Healthcare - Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 107

Generative AI in Healthcare – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 107

For the 107th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are diving deep into generative AI in Healthcare! First we share how we think generative AI (You may know it better as ChatGPT) will impact the world of healthcare. Then we speculate on the different use cases we can see generative AI playing a part in. Next, we discuss how people's trust in healthcare may or may not change based on generative AI. Lastly, we debate if generative AI should be used in healthcare marketing.Find the latest episodes: https://www.healthcareittoday.com/category/healthcare-it-today-podcasts/…

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Review of the Zebra ET40-HC and ET45-HC Tablets

Review of the Zebra ET40-HC and ET45-HC Tablets

I was excited to get the opportunity to review the Zebra ET4x-HC Series Tablets that Zebra has recently brought to market.  The initial launch comes in two models: ET40-HC and ET45-HC.  The two models are roughly equivalent with one doing only Wifi and the other offering a 5G option as well.Zebra was kind enough to send me a model to test and review.  Just holding it in your hand, you can feel the ruggedness of the device and you can see the thoughtful design that went into the device.  Everything from their approach to plastics and housing that can withstand regularly cleaning…

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Antibacterial Smart Sutures Visible in CT Scans

Antibacterial Smart Sutures Visible in CT Scans

Researchers at RMIT University in Australia have developed ‘smart stitches’ that can fight bacteria and reveal the location of the sutured area in CT scans. The sutures have been developed to reduce the chances of surgical site infections and also make life a little easier for clinicians, as the material shows up in CT scans, allowing for identification of the location of the sutures in the body and quick assessment if they are performing as required. In particular, the researchers envisage the sutures as a replacement for vaginal meshes that are used to treat prolapses, for which surgical site infection […]…

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Epic remains Best in KLAS for overall software suite for 13th year

Epic remains Best in KLAS for overall software suite for 13th year

In addition to winning overall, Epic was named top Overall Physician Practice Vendor based on provider feedback in this year’s Best in KLAS awards. The health IT giant also earned plaudits in 13 other categories, the research firm announced Wednesday.Of note, Impact Advisors and Nordic are tied as co-winners of the Overall IT Services category. 
Impact Advisors also took top placements in ERP Implementation Leadership, Financial Improvement Consulting and Security & Privacy Consulting Services categories while Nordic won for HIT Core Clinical Implementation Leadership.
The KLAS announcement noted that Nordic also scored above 90 in four separate services segments, which is detailed in 2023…

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Singapore General Hospital shifts to gamified VR nurse training

Singapore General Hospital shifts to gamified VR nurse training

The Singapore General Hospital has started training its nurses in IV cannulation using VR technology.A team of SGH nurses, together with Serious Games Asia and sensor solutions developer Microtube Technologies, developed an immersive gamified training module called IV NIMBLE (Nursing Innovation in Mobility-based Learning) to enhance nurses’ training.
The module comprises a virtual patient avatar with which nurses can practice talking; a 3D-printed hand which mimics the texture of human skin; and a pressure sensor glove that gauges the pressure of cannulation. It also captures and presents data via an analytics dashboard for review.
First tried out six months ago by about 120 SGH nurses,…

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How Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare Reduces Clinician Burnout, Improves Patient Care

How Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare Reduces Clinician Burnout, Improves Patient Care

Burnout is taking its toll on healthcare. Writing in the New England Journal of Medicine, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy notes that half of healthcare workers report symptoms of burnout that range from insomnia to anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. A Bain survey found that 25 percent of clinicians are considering switching careers, with burnout the No. 1 factor in those feelings. One strategy for combatting burnout is wider adoption of technology, particularly for automating routine and time-consuming tasks such as documentation. Bringing automation to clinicians isn’t without challenges, however. It takes time to identify the right solutions, implement…

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Apollo Hospitals expands access to AI decision support tool

Apollo Hospitals expands access to AI decision support tool

Doctors across India can now access an AI clinical decision support tool from Apollo Hospitals.Last year, the hospital chain launched the Apollo Clinical Intelligence Engine (CIE), a self-learning engine that analyses symptoms, determines causes, and helps recommend the best course of action. 
The technology, which is built, maintained, and periodically reviewed by an in-house team of over 500 Apollo doctors and specialists, is capable of analysing huge amounts of data – it has over 1,300 conditions and 800 symptoms in its vocabulary at present – to help identify patterns that may be otherwise missed by manual diagnoses. 
Built using four decades worth of hospital data,…

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Overhaul 'clunky' My Health Record, Medicare task force recommends

Overhaul ‘clunky’ My Health Record, Medicare task force recommends

A task force of healthcare leaders has given their recommendations to invigorate Australia’s primary healthcare, including the need to upgrade My Health Record and enable more health data sharing. WHAT IT’S ABOUT
The Australian government assembled the Strengthening Medicare Task Force to help identify the “most pressing investments needed in primary care.” It is focused on pointing out immediate actions to strengthen Medicare, the country’s universal healthcare scheme, and lay the foundations for longer-term reform and investment in the primary care system. Their recommendations also build on the government’s 10-year plan for primary care.
One of the task force’s major recommendations is to “modernise” MHR….

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