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New York approves AI-driven breast cancer diagnostic

Healthcare IT news - (Tuesday February 7, 2023)
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With Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program assay validation, the company’s Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments-certified lab can begin testing patient samples.WHY IT MATTERS
Along with New York State Department of Health clinical and analytical validation of this use of array morphology, the results of the PDxBr test were reproducible.
“Consistent with our mission of improving healthcare, PDxBr has shown to be an effective prognostic tool to further improve risk stratification over current histopathology methods,” said Wayne Brinster, CEO of PreciseDx, in an announcement.
The company says the AI technology has now proven its ability to enhance invasive breast cancer pathology interpretation with objective, quantifiable and accurate…

Memorial Healthcare System grows its telehealth offering to 61 programs

Healthcare IT news - (Tuesday February 7, 2023)
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Before the widespread adoption of telemedicine technology, there were several problems that hindered the delivery of healthcare services for most healthcare organizations.THE PROBLEM
One of the main problems was access to healthcare, particularly with working families and those with chronic conditions. Many people lacked convenient access to medical care and providers, making it difficult for them to receive the care they needed.
Another problem was the cost of healthcare, which could be prohibitively expensive for many people. This was especially true for those without insurance or with limited coverage. Additionally, long wait times for appointments and limited availability of specialists further exacerbated the…

FBI working with Tallahassee Memorial after IT security event

Healthcare IT news - (Tuesday February 7, 2023)
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The FBI confirmed it is working with Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare to assess an IT systems outage that began on February 2.WHY IT MATTERS
When the incident began, the hospital announced it was only accepting Level 1 trauma patients from Leon County and the immediate surrounding counties. All non-emergency surgical and outpatient procedures were canceled and rescheduled.
TMH posted reports over the weekend saying it made progress in managing the event, and physicians began seeing patients today, though surgeries and procedures were again canceled and rescheduled. 
The hospital has otherwise been tight-lipped about the suspected cause of the outage. 
“We will provide updates as the investigation…

Building confidence by managing medico legal risk

AuDigitalHealth - (Tuesday February 7, 2023)
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Dr Melanie TanClinical Governance and Medico-legal Consultant. Medical practitioner. Lawyer (health/medico-legal/aged care).Dr Melanie Tan explored how we might manage medico-legal risk in digital health while supporting person-centred care, which is at the core of…

Apollo Hospitals expands access to AI decision support tool

Healthcare IT news - (Tuesday February 7, 2023)
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Doctors across India can now access an AI clinical decision support tool from Apollo Hospitals.Last year, the hospital chain launched the Apollo Clinical Intelligence Engine (CIE), a self-learning engine that analyses symptoms, determines causes, and helps recommend the best course of action. 
The technology, which is built, maintained, and periodically reviewed by an in-house team of over 500 Apollo doctors and specialists, is capable of analysing huge amounts of data – it has over 1,300 conditions and 800 symptoms in its vocabulary at present – to help identify patterns that may be otherwise missed by manual diagnoses. 
Built using four decades worth of hospital data,…

Opening Remarks

AuDigitalHealth - (Tuesday February 7, 2023)
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The Hon. Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health & Aged care recorded his opening remarks for the guests at C3.0. Connect. Care. Confidence. A Summit on Clinical Governance in Digital Health. Video AccessibilityAccessibility is…

Overhaul ‘clunky’ My Health Record, Medicare task force recommends

Healthcare IT news - (Tuesday February 7, 2023)
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A task force of healthcare leaders has given their recommendations to invigorate Australia’s primary healthcare, including the need to upgrade My Health Record and enable more health data sharing. WHAT IT’S ABOUT
The Australian government assembled the Strengthening Medicare Task Force to help identify the “most pressing investments needed in primary care.” It is focused on pointing out immediate actions to strengthen Medicare, the country’s universal healthcare scheme, and lay the foundations for longer-term reform and investment in the primary care system. Their recommendations also build on the government’s 10-year plan for primary care.
One of the task force’s major recommendations is to “modernise” MHR….

ACT project tries out new mental health care navigation platform

Healthcare IT news - (Tuesday February 7, 2023)
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A new project led by the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre is working on a care navigation platform to help patients and healthcare providers navigate the mental healthcare system.This initiative also joins the University of Canberra, Swinburne University of Technology, ACT’s primary health network Capital Health Network, Psicost Research Association, and charity organisation Bupa Foundation.
WHAT IT’S ABOUT
The research team has designed and developed a multi-applicable, multi-modal and multi-level framework and related tools called Local Mental Health Care Operational Navigation Chart (MChart), which is currently being tested and reviewed for effectiveness in the ACT.
It has two variants: the MChart-P for clinicians, decision-makers and planners…

Cyberattack round-up: Financial warnings and new threats to hospitals

Healthcare IT news - (Monday February 6, 2023)
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Hospital financial ratings remain vulnerable to cyberattack fallout, according to a new assessment from Fitch Ratings. Meanwhile, hacktivists and ransomware gangs are recycling ransomware strains, and hacker affiliates are offering bigger payouts. Those are just a few of the healthcare cybersecurity trends we’re watching this week.Coordinated KillNet DDoS attacks highlight potential for ratings dips
Fitch Ratings says the recent coordinated distributed denial-of-service attacks on hospital websites such as ChristianaCare’s aren’t likely to drive any downgrades at this time, but cyberattacks that compromise service and affect a hospital’s financial profile could.
Last week the pro-Russian hacktivist group KillNet, known for its DDoS attacks on critical infrastructure in nations supporting…

Virtual care system designed for COVID-19 grows into a multiuse digital health tool

Healthcare IT news - (Monday February 6, 2023)
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In 2019, Cleveland-based University Hospitals saw an opportunity to use automation and digital care technologies to improve patient engagement, clinical care and outcomes.THE PROBLEM
Ultimately, the health system was looking for ways to improve patient engagement first and foremost and then wanted to see how it could use automated tools to improve outcomes.
It also recognized the foundational changes occurring in the health system – especially when it came to consumer behavior and increased competition from nontraditional healthcare disruptors. The organization wanted to offer its patients tools and options that support their personal healthcare journeys in these ways.
PROPOSAL
“We implemented Amwell Automated Care Programs…


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