As a primary care physician and CMIO, I understand the importance of measuring things. We measure quality metrics, efficiency metrics, and various other factors to improve healthcare
During the early days of EHR adoption, long…
Dr. Matt Goldstein, the CEO of jScreen, that focuses on providing accessible, life-saving genetic testing to empower individuals with critical health insights joins eHealth Radio and the Cancer Prevention and Health News Channels.
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Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) from multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs) pose a significant challenge for healthcare systems. Patients can arrive at hospitals already infected (“importation”) or acquire infections during their stay (“nosocomial infection”). Many cases, often…
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GEM HEALTH, a virtual sleep care company, has raised $7 million in Series A funding, which will help the startup expand its sleep services, it announced on Tuesday.
Minneapolis, Minnesota-based GEM HEALTH treats patients in…
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New Medicare Study Findings
New research published in JAMA Internal Medicine reveals promising evidence that telehealth services may help reduce unnecessary healthcare spending. The study specifically examined whether telehealth contributes to or decreases the utilization…
Capitol Hill Intensifies Scrutiny
Senators on Capitol Hill have ramped up discussions about the Veterans Affairs electronic health records modernization (EHRM) project. This long-delayed initiative has faced mounting concerns over its costs and implementation challenges….
$4M for digital portal on rare cancerA digital portal providing information on rare and less common cancers is set to be piloted in Queensland following A$6.7 million ($4 million) investment from the federal government.
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Glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness, requires accurate early detection. We present an AI-based Glaucoma Screening (AI-GS) network comprising six lightweight deep learning models (total size: 110 MB) that analyze fundus images to identify…
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There’s been an uptick of conversation with senators on Capitol Hill centered on the stalled, problematic and costly Veterans Affairs ‘ electronic health records modernization project this past week. According to Seema Verma, Oracle Health…
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Croydon Sexual Health has announce plans to implement Inform Health’s patient facing personal health record (PHR) as part of plans to manage increasing demand.
The PHR is scheduled to go live at Croydon Sexual Health,…
