Sunderland Royal Hospital has introduced MyPorter, a task management software system that supports the portering function, following a successful trial within the radiology department of the hospital.MyPorter, from GlobalView Systems, offers a solution for…
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The Western Australian government is setting aside nearly A$100 million ($68 million) to complete the first phase rollout of its EMR system.This phase involves the implementation of digital medical records with single sign-on technology…
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A new AI-based tool in South Australia can accurately predict when a general surgery patient is about to be discharged from the hospital.Called the Adelaide Score, it was developed by a team of researchers…
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ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot capable of mirroring intuitive human conversation, has taken the digital world by storm. Since its launch in November, ChatGPT has accomplished several impressive feats— passing graduate-level exams for…
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Mail order pharmacies like Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company and Amazon’s RxPass are making prescription drugs more accessible and affordable. But there’s one thing these companies are missing: in-depth consultations with pharmacists, a…
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By Mark Melchionna
May 08, 2023 – Emergency medical services (EMS) provider Falck announced a collaboration with MD Ally to expand the scope of care for Alameda County, California residents by enabling EMS professionals to connect…
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Pediatric virtual behavioral health company Brightline announced a second round of layoffs in less than a year, again affecting 20% of its workforce.The California-based company let go of 20% of its workforce in November,…
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By Hannah Nelson
May 08, 2023 – At the 2022 American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) symposium, experts discussed strategies to improve the public health interoperability infrastructure.
An article published in JAMIA highlights three overarching themes discussed…
By Sara Heath
May 08, 2023 – Healthcare providers looking to deepen meaningful patient-provider communication may consider prompting their patients to ask them questions, a new JAMA Network Open study indicated.
The study, which looked particularly at…
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During the first year of the COVID-19 public health emergency, Medicare improperly paid for $580 million of psychotherapy care, including $348 million of telehealth services, according to an audit by the Department of Health…
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