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Lunit opens European unit to hasten expansionMobiHealthNews - (Monday February 20, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ MobiHealthNews | |
 | South Korean medical AI company Lunit has announced its decision to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary in Europe.According to a press release, Lunit Europe Holdings will be based in Amsterdam in the Netherlands and will begin local staff recruitment shortly. WHY IT MATTERS Although Lunit had a branch office which previously managed its European business, its subsidiary in the continent will allow it to plan for the expansion of its sales network and fortify existing partnerships there. According to data from Statista, the European medical device market is expected to be worth $136 billion this year. Its biggest segment is cardiology devices with a projected...
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South Australia starts 24/7 remote rural health monitoringHealthcare IT news - (Monday February 20, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ Healthcare IT News | |
 | SA Health has started a 24/7 remote health monitoring service in rural and regional South Australia.Funded by Country SA Primary Health Network, the service is being provided by the Integrated Cardiovascular Clinical Network of the Rural Support Service. HOW IT WORKS The free service, which is available to individuals aged 15 and over...
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Latest digital hospital in Thailand taps Ascom for clinical commsHealthcare IT news - (Monday February 20, 2023) - AI/ Frequent Updates/ Healthcare IT News | |
 | Ascom has been chosen to provide its clinical communications and collaboration solutions to a new medical facility run by the Chulabhorn Hospital in Thailand.Through its Thai partner Xovic, Ascom will deliver an IT ecosystem at the 449-bed Bhadra Maha Rajanusorn Medical Centre, including its mobility devices, a software suite, the Telligence...
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5 Components of a Patient-Centric eCOA Strategy for Oncology Clinical TrialsHIT Consultant - (Monday February 20, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ HIT Consultant | |
 | Melissa Mooney, Director of eCOA Solutions Engineering at IQVIAIn the US alone, an estimated 1.9 million new cases of cancer were diagnosed in 2022, positioning oncology as a key subject of clinical research. Throughout oncology trial development, it is important that stakeholders acknowledge that only patients can fully understand the impact of treatment on their lives. Regulators are now looking beyond clinical indications such as tumor size and delayed disease progression. When evaluating the risks and benefits of treatment, they want to know whether the side effects are tolerable for patients and how these treatments could be improved from the patient’s...
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Morning Headlines 2/20/23HIStalk - (Monday February 20, 2023) - Daily Reads/ HIStalk | |
 | February 19, 2023 Headlines No Comments Reported HIPAA complaints and breaches shot up from 2017 to 2021: HHS HHS OCR reports that it does not have the financial resources it needs to investigate mounting HIPAA breaches and complaints, both of which increased between 2017 and 2021. Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare resumes normal operations, but questions loom Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (FL) announces that it has fully restored its computer systems and services 13 days after an unspecified security incident forced it to downtime procedures. Lightbeam Health Solutions Is Relocating Its HQ from Las Colinas to Cypress Waters in Coppell Population health management company Lightbeam Health Solutions...
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Monday Morning Update 2/20/23HIStalk - (Monday February 20, 2023) - Daily Reads/ HIStalk | |
 | Top NewsThe VA postpones its planned July 2023 Oracle Cerner go-live at its Ann Arbor, MI facilities until later this year or early in 2024. The service region is concerned about “how well EHRM would interact with VA Ann Arbor’s vital medical research mission.”Reader Comments From AT: “Re: pet peeves with service industry words and phrases. ‘I appreciate you,’ following my thanking you and leaving you a tip, which suggests that we are like-minded, decent people even though you have no way of knowing that. Second is thanking someone with ‘of course,” implying that I’m either too stupid to know...
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Why Federally Mandated Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances will Benefit Public HealthMedCity News - (Sunday February 19, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ MedCity News | |
 | Although 2022 has brought on a greater sense of normalcy, the past few years have distracted us from one of the most overlooked epidemics plaguing healthcare: prescription drug abuse. Before Covid-19 diverted attention away from this problem, President Trump signed on to the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act of 2018, instating sweeping legislation for initiatives to address the opioid epidemic. The bill, among other initiatives, requires electronic prescriptions for controlled substances (EPCS) for any covered part D drug. Although the official start of the mandate was delayed two years to January 1, 2023, the importance of this federal intervention cannot be...
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Bonus Features – February 19, 2023 – 80% of orgs collect SDOH data but struggle to make use of it, 2 in 3 cybersecurity pros say their orgs underestimate threats, and moreHealthcare IT Today - (Sunday February 19, 2023) - Daily Reads/ Healthcare IT Today | |
 | Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. Surveys A survey of 2,600 AHIMA members found that about 80% of healthcare organizations are collecting social determinants of health data. The bad news: Organizations face multiple challenges...
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Weekly Roundup – February 18, 2023Healthcare IT Today - (Saturday February 18, 2023) - Daily Reads/ Healthcare IT Today | |
 | Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week. 6 Organizations Approved As Initial QHINs Under TEFCA. CommonWell, eHealth Exchange, Epic, Health Gorilla, Kno2, and KONZA were named the inaugural QHINs. The announcement wasn’t much of a surprise, but John said it will be interesting to see which technology vendors ultimately get behind which QHINs. Read more… Exploring LG’s Partnership With Amwell. LG...
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What Will Value-Based Drug Pricing Look Like By 2030? Experts Share 4 PredictionsMedCity News - (Saturday February 18, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ MedCity News | |
 | Editor’s note: This story is based on discussions at Abarca Forward, a conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, hosted by Abarca, a pharmacy benefit manager. MedCity News’ Editor-in-Chief Arundhati Parmar and Senior Reporter Katie Adams were invited to attend and speak at the conference. All travel and related expenses for the team were covered by Abarca. However, company officials had no input in editorial coverage. The U.S. healthcare systems spent a whopping $301 billion on specialty drugs in 2021, a 43% increase since 2016. These specialty drugs accounted for half of the year’s total drug spending, and the list prices for specialty...
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