A government commitment to eliminate paper prescribing in hospitals by 2023, will not be met, with the failure being blamed in part on a lack of digital maturity.The government had pledged that by 2024…
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WA gov’t funds gen AI in healthcare projectsNearly a million Australian dollars ($590,000) have been awarded by the government of Western Australia to support projects exploring the use of generative AI in healthcare.
A total of 19…
In late September, Exo (pronounced “echo”) introduced its handheld ultrasound device named Iris. Last week at HLTH, I stopped by the company’s booth for a demo and to hear more about how the device’s…
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OptumInsight CEO Neil de Crescenzo leaves the company a year after it acquired Change Healthcare in a $13 billion deal, according to a LinkedIn post. He had been CEO of Change since 2013.
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Even though more than a million women across the U.S. undergo menopause each year, most doctors weren’t trained on how to address questions related to this natural transition in life or treat complications arising…
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Medicaid needs innovation, but there are several barriers in place for startups, including challenges in raising capital. Medicaid-focused startups get substantially less funding than their Medicare Advantage counterparts. More than 90 million low-income people…
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights has released two new patient privacy resources that healthcare organizations can use to educate patients about reducing their risks of a breach of…
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On July 11, 2023, the Mountain Region of 160-hospital health system CommonSpirit Health opened its newest hospital, St. Francis Interquest, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.St. Francis Interquest, a 72-bed orthopedic and spine hospital, is the…
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Britannic have streamlined telephony systems, following the merger of Breast Cancer Care with Breast Cancer Now, so to ensure simple telephone operations for both employees and users.Breast Cancer Care were already using the Britannic…
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LGI Launches its International Diversification Strategy
LGI Healthcare Solutions Inc. (LGI), a leader in the development and implementation of healthcare IT solutions in Canada, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Boston Software…
