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HHS Raise Cost Transparency To Improve Patient Care

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Tuesday October 29, 2024)
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Introduction
Hospital price transparency laws were introduced with the goal of making healthcare costs more predictable, increasing competition, and ideally reducing prices. Three years after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) implemented these…

MFA: Master Cutting-Edge Tools For Better Health Outcomes

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Tuesday October 29, 2024)
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Introduction
The healthcare industry is continuously innovating to improve clinician efficiency and security, with authentication processes at the forefront of this evolution. Traditional multifactor authentication (MFA) systems, while secure, often become a burden for clinicians…

MMG Delivers Powerful, Precise AI Breast Cancer Detection

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Tuesday October 29, 2024)
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Introduction
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming breast cancer detection by enhancing early diagnosis and alleviating radiologist workload, essential for improving patient outcomes and screening efficiency. A recent study, conducted by researchers from Norway and Denmark,…

OneStep Analysis Revolutionizes Gait Tracking For Health

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Tuesday October 29, 2024)
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Introduction
OneStep, a New York-based tech startup, has announced a successful funding round, securing $36 million to expand its AI-powered, smartphone-based motion analysis tool. Led by Team8 and Vintage Investment Partners, with additional support from…

Wisdo Expands Mental Health Access For Aging Adults

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Tuesday October 29, 2024)
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Introduction
Teletherapy leader Talkspace has joined forces with Wisdo Health, a social health platform, to combat loneliness and boost mental well-being among older adults. This collaboration aims to offer seniors 65 and older access to…

Quris-AI Acquires Nortis to Enhance Bio-AI Platform – M&A

HIT Consultant - (Tuesday October 29, 2024)
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What You Should Know: 

– Quris-AI, a leading Bio-AI company revolutionizing drug development, has acquired Nortis, a pioneer in microphysiology systems (MPS) technology, formerly known as Numa Biosciences. 

– The strategic acquisition will integrate Nortis’s advanced…

Navigating The Mental Health Challenges of an Aging Population

HIT Consultant - (Tuesday October 29, 2024)
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Colleen Hanlon, Ph.D. Vice President of Medical Affairs, BrainsWay

As the baby boomer generation ages, the “silver tsunami” is contributing to a significant demographic shift. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of Americans…

System C acquires CIS Oncology to expand medicine management

Digital Health - (Tuesday October 29, 2024)
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Health tech firm System C has announced the strategic acquisition of CIS Oncology, marking a significant expansion of its medicines management offerings. 
Once integrated, System C customers will be able to manage their entire prescription…

Cheshire and Merseyside ICS selects cyber security platform

Digital Health - (Tuesday October 29, 2024)
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Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System (ICS) has selected a healthcare cyber security platform to strengthen its defences following an increase in disruptive attacks on UK healthcare systems.
It follows multiple high profile cyber attacks…

ChatGPT’s language bias poses risk in public health response: study

MobiHealthNews - (Tuesday October 29, 2024)
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Collaborative research in Asia has called for prudence in using popular large language model-based (LLM) chatbots as part of public health research and response.In a study, which findings were published in BMJ, researchers from…