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 CMS Finalizes Prospective Payment System for Long-Term Care Hospitals in FY 2024
DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Thursday August 3, 2023) CMS has finalized the long-term care hospital prospective payment system for FY 2024, increasing overall payments by 0.2% ($6 million) compared to FY 2023. The update includes a $4 million reduction in standard LTCH…  Wolters Kluwer and Unbound Medicine Introduce Mobile Drug Guide App for Nurses
DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Thursday August 3, 2023) Wolters Kluwer and Unbound Medicine have launched a mobile drug guide app, offering a digital version of the Lippincott Nursing Drug Handbook for nurses. The app includes FDA updates and information on 3,800 drugs,… |
 RCM: Cedar, Google Cloud Partner to Build Gen AI Tools to Improve Healthcare Billing
HIT Consultant - (Thursday August 3, 2023) What You Should Know: Cedar, an enterprise financial engagement platform that improves the end-to-end journey for consumers announced a strategic collaboration with Google Cloud. As part of the collaboration, Cedar will be using Google Cloud’s generative…  Horizon Healthcare Services Taps Resilience Lab for Mental Health Support – MedCity News
MedCity News - (Thursday August 3, 2023) Nearly half of the U.S. population lives in a mental health workforce shortage area. Horizon Healthcare Services is working to address this by adding Resilience Lab to its commercial network, the companies announced last… |
 Microsoft, Duke Health form Duke Health AI Innovation Lab and Center of Excellence
MobiHealthNews - (Thursday August 3, 2023) Duke Health and Microsoft announced a five-year partnership to examine the potential of generative AI and cloud technology to improve healthcare as well as create the Duke Health AI Innovation Lab and Center of…  Artificial Muscle Changes Stiffness with Voltage |
Medgadget - (Wednesday August 2, 2023) Scientists at Queen Mary University of London have developed an artificial muscle that can change from soft to hard in response to a voltage change. The technology aims to mimic human muscles in both… |
 Wireless Patch Monitors, Paces Heart and then Biodegrades |
Medgadget - (Wednesday August 2, 2023) Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a cardiac monitoring device that is intended for use in patients who have suffered a cardiac event. The soft and flexible patch can be affixed to the outside…  Implantable Sponge for Hemorrhage Monitoring and Control |
Medgadget - (Wednesday August 2, 2023) Researchers at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation in California have developed an implantable sponge that can monitor for signs of a hemorrhage, and then help to control bleeding once it has occurred. The… |
 Q&A: Planning and Design Set Up Clinical Automation for Success
HealthTech Magazine - (Wednesday August 2, 2023) HEALTHTECH: How has automation in healthcare advanced in recent years? What can be done now that couldn’t be done before?ODISHO: Technologically, I think a few things that have made the potential for automation better are…  Meet The Startup That’s Building ‘Spa-Like’ Infusion Centers – MedCity News
MedCity News - (Wednesday August 2, 2023) This year, several new companies have emerged from Redesign Health, a New York City-based company that launches healthcare startups. Some of these include children’s mental health provider Fort Health, women’s healthcare platform Iron Health… |
