News 3/3/23
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VA Deputy Secretary Donald Remy, JD, who oversees the VA’s Oracle Cerner implementation and other initiatives as its equivalent to COO, resigns as of April 1.
Remy’s departure follows that of VA EHR…
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EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 3/2/23
The hot topic around the virtual water cooler this week was the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision this week that employers can no longer use two specific strategies to silence laid-off employees. Employers…
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Bacteria Create Protein Nanowires for Biosensing
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a biosensor that is based on protein nanowires that are created by bacteria. The protein nanowires are highly sensitive to ammonia, in this case, which…
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The Rise of Fourth-Party Risk in Healthcare––And How to Combat It
Brian Selfridge, Healthcare Cybersecurity & Risk Leader at CORL TechnologiesIn recent years, a wave of high-profile cyber attacks has shaken the healthcare industry to its core. Sensitive data has been breached; essential services have been forced…
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Accelerating Financial Momentum of Healthcare IT
The healthcare system assists in the cure of diseases, the extension of lives, and the improvement of the well-being of communities. With the use of secure health information technology, healthcare will benefit…
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KLAS Report: SAP in Healthcare 2023
What You Should Know:– A new report from KLAS finds that several midsize and large healthcare customers have broadly adopted SAP’s platform and appreciate how robust the tools can be.– Customer feedback around the…
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Why Shared Decision-Making Tools Should Include Price Transparency
Shared decision-making tools that also integrate information about healthcare costs both help support patient empowerment and help patients manage their medical expenses, according to a new FAIR Health report. The report, which looked at…
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Electrostatic Face Mask Self-Charges with Breathing
Researchers at City University of Hong Kong have developed an electrostatically charged face mask that can replenish its charge through the wearer’s breathing action. The electrostatic charge helps the mask to adsorb tiny particles,…
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DocsGPT in beta targets physician burnout
Developed using OpenAI’s ChatGPT and trained on healthcare-specific prose, the online DocsGPT offers doctors a chance to test and weigh in on AI-powered product development. Testing AI for workflow ‘scut’
OpenAI developed ChatGPT, which launched in…
Q&A: Utilizing robotics and predictive analytics to transform care
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated digital transformation within healthcare, becoming a strategic part of improving care.As a preview of his HIMSS23 presentation, Dr. Jong Soo Choi, information technology lead at Samsung Medical Center, discussed SMC’s embedded technology with MobiHealthNews via email.
MobiHealthNews: How has Samsung Medical Center shifted its technology use over time?
Dr. Jong…