EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 7/3/25
I’m not a superfan of The Joint Commission, but I was interested to see their press release about partnering with the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) to create AI best practices for the…
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LLM enabled classification of patient self-reported symptoms and needs in health systems across the USA
US health systems receive up to 200 M monthly website visitors. Connecting patient searches to the appropriate workflow requires accurate classification. A dataset of searches on ~15 US health system websites was annotated, characterized, and…
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Pitchfest finalist MediShout secures £6.6m Series A funding
(L to R) MediShout co-founders Ash Kalraiya, chief executive, and Ali Nehme Bahsoun, chief product officer (Credit: MediShout)
Digital Health Pitchfest finalist MediShout has raised $9 million (£6.6m) in Series A funding to accelerate…
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AI Agents vs. Chatbots: Understanding Agentic AI’s Role in Healthcare
Chris Ingersoll, Healthcare Solutions Architect, SoundHound AI
As buzz around conversational AI reached a fever pitch last year, a new term began gaining traction: “AI agents.”
Over the past twelve months, Google searches for AI…
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Healthcare CFOs Cautious: New Deloitte Survey Reveals Top Concerns for 2025
What You Should Know:
– A new survey from the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions reveals a significant shift in priorities among healthcare finance leaders. While previous outlooks predicted a year of growth, 84% of…
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Navigating the New HIPAA Security Rule: A Guide for Healthcare Leaders
George McGregor, VP of Marketing for Approov
Major cybersecurity breaches continue to plague the US healthcare industry, and on December 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), via its Office for…
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Join us at #HIMSS25APAC!
“The Asia Pacific region is a bed of innovation.”In this quick message, HIMSS President & CEO Hal Wolf shares why #HIMSS25APAC is such an important moment for digital health. The region is scaling fast….
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Challenges of connected healthcare in rural and remote Australia
Australian healthcare is ranked one of the best in the world. However, it has unique challenges for rural and remote and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. This film highlights some of the challenges…
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Monday Morning Update 6/23/25
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Major US health insurers pledge to improve prior authorization practices. They aim for 80% real-time decisions by 2027, fewer procedures that require approval, and 90-day care continuity for patients who switch plans.
Insurer…
PwC: Health Services M&A Remains Durable Despite Headwinds
What You Should Know:
– Health services M&A activity has demonstrated remarkable durability, weathering a complicated macroeconomic and political environment to remain well ahead of pre-COVID levels, according to PwC’s US Deals 2025 Mid-Year Outlook…
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