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NLP Model Enhances COVID-19 Treatment Through Message Classification

Health IT Analytics - (Thursday July 13, 2023)
AI/ Daily Reads/ Health IT Analytics

By Mark Melchionna

July 13, 2023 – Emory University School of Medicine and Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) researchers used natural language processing (NLP), a type of artificial intelligence (AI), to enhance COVID-19 treatment through…

White House Issues National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan

Health IT Security - (Thursday July 13, 2023)
Daily Reads/ Health IT Security

By Jill McKeon

July 13, 2023 – The Biden-Harris Administration issued its National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan (NCSIP), which provides a detailed roadmap to achieving the National Cybersecurity Strategy. The Administration published the National Cybersecurity Strategy…

EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 7/13/23 – HIStalk

HIStalk - (Thursday July 13, 2023)
Daily Reads/ HIStalk

I’ve been surprised by how much conversation I’ve heard about this Epic study in the virtual physician lounge. One of the key purposes of the study was to look at trends in documentation over…

Telehealth Provides Effective Option for Abortion Care

mHealth Intelligence - (Thursday July 13, 2023)
Daily Reads/ mHealth Intelligence

By Mark Melchionna

July 13, 2023 – Upon review of numerous research articles, a study found that telehealth increased access to abortion care throughout the US and was as effective as in-person abortion services while limiting…

Anti-Information Blocking Fines Are Coming Later This Summer — Here’s What You Need to Know – MedCity News

MedCity News - (Thursday July 13, 2023)
Frequent Updates/ MedCity News

HHS’ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently added some teeth to the anti-information blocking regulations laid out in the 21st Century Cures Act. The office finalized penalties to enforce these rules, including fines…

AI-enabled senior care company CarePredict scores $29M

MobiHealthNews - (Thursday July 13, 2023)
AI/ Frequent Updates/ MobiHealthNews

AI-powered senior-focused digital health company CarePredict announced it scored $29 million in Series A-3 investment co-led by Aspire Healthtech Partners and SV Health Investors’ Medtech Convergence Fund.Existing investors Las Olas Venture Capital and Secocha…

Israel Innovation Authority to Invest $31M to Establish R&D Infrastructure Center for Bio-Chips-Based Bio-Devices

HIT Consultant - (Thursday July 13, 2023)
Digital Health/ Frequent Updates/ HIT Consultant

What You Should Know:  The Israel Innovation Authority announced today a NIS 113M ($31M USD) investment for the establishment of a center that will provide research and development (R&D) infrastructure for bio-devices based on…

Studies on mHealth Apps Often Neglect Relevant Details

mHealth Intelligence - (Wednesday July 12, 2023)
Daily Reads/ mHealth Intelligence

By Mark Melchionna

July 12, 2023 – A new study found that although mobile health (mHealth) applications are said to promote physical activity, research surrounding them often fails to account for critical factors, indicating low generalizability…

CVS Caremark partners with GoodRx to expand low-cost drug access

MobiHealthNews - (Wednesday July 12, 2023)
Frequent Updates/ MobiHealthNews

CVS Caremark, a pharmacy benefit manager and part of CVS Health, announced it is partnering with drug cost and telehealth company GoodRx to launch Caremark Cost Saver, providing Caremark’s members access to GoodRx’s lower-cost…

MedCrypt, Kansas State University Launch Medical Device Security Research Project

Health IT Security - (Wednesday July 12, 2023)
Daily Reads/ Health IT Security

By Jill McKeon

July 12, 2023 – MedCrypt, a cybersecurity solution provider for medical device manufacturers, announced a partnership with Kansas State University (KSU) to drive medical device security research. MedCrypt provided a grant to KSU…


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