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Ransomware Preparedness in Healthcare – Are you Doing the Basics?

Healthcare IT Today - (Tuesday March 14, 2023)
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The following is a guest article by Chad Peterson, Managing Director at NetSPI
As ransomware attacks become more sophisticated, healthcare organizations have become desirable targets due to the valuable data shared across medical records and…

Orbita and Isabel Healthcare Integrate to Deliver ‘Find Care’ Search & Symptom Triage to Streamline Patient Access

HIT Consultant - (Tuesday March 14, 2023)
AI/ Frequent Updates/ HIT Consultant

What You Should Know:– Orbita, a provider of virtual assistants for healthcare, announced a partnership with Isabel Healthcare that will improve patients’ digital experiences, helping them find the right care for their individual health circumstances. Isabel’s Symptom Checker/Triage utilizes every-day language to help…

Financial Incentives Drive Healthy Behavior Change in Online Grocery Retail

Patient Engagement HIT - (Tuesday March 14, 2023)
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By Sarai Rodriguez March 14, 2023 – With online grocery retail becoming increasingly popular, a new study has shown that financial incentives and default options can drive healthy behavior change and boost…

Telehealth Maintained Behavioral Healthcare Quality During Pandemic

mHealth Intelligence - (Tuesday March 14, 2023)
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By Mark Melchionna March 14, 2023 – A recent study found that the shift to virtual healthcare resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic led to positive outcomes related to engagement for patients with…

House Member Blasts VA EHRM Program, Pushes for Termination

EHR Intelligence - (Tuesday March 14, 2023)
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By Sarai Rodriguez
March 14, 2023 – Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), a member of the House of Representatives, continues to slam the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) EHR Modernization (EHRM) program and is urging its…

Streamlining patient pathway should be integration goal says TPP CEO

Digital Health - (Tuesday March 14, 2023)
Digital Health/ Frequent Updates

Policymakers should be spending more time improving patient pathways rather than focusing on digital convergence between hospital systems, TPP CEO Frank Hester said in a keynote speech at Rewired 2023. Hester said: “The main transactional…

Norfolk and Waveney ‘stepped up’ during pandemic says Patricia Hewitt

Digital Health - (Tuesday March 14, 2023)
Digital Health/ Frequent Updates

Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt, chair of the NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB), has shared her view to the Digital Health Rewired audience that Norfolk and Waveney “stepped up” during the Covid-19…

WeightWatchers to Acquire Sequence, a Digital Health Platform for Clinical Weight Management

Healthcare IT Today - (Tuesday March 14, 2023)
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First-of-Its-Kind Weight Management Solution to Pair WeightWatchers Proven Nutrition and Behavioral Science with the Sequence Clinical Platform
WW International, Inc. (WeightWatchers, WW, or the Company) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Weekend Health,…

Improving bowel preparation for colonoscopy with a smartphone application driven by artificial intelligence

npj Digital Medicine - (Tuesday March 14, 2023)
AI/ Frequent Updates/ npj Digital Medicine

Optimal bowel preparation is a prerequisite for a successful colonoscopy; however, the rate of inadequate bowel preparation remains relatively high. In this study, we establish a smartphone app that assesses patient bowel preparation using…


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