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Gaming tech is being used for dementia treatmentHealthcare IT news - (Friday January 27, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ Healthcare IT News | |
 | Research shows that apathy is a significant challenge for people living with dementia. They lose the ability to take initiative, which has an enormous effect on their emotional and physical wellbeing. This makes the disorder much harder to treat.THE PROBLEM Andrus on Hudson, based in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, serves and cares for individuals ("residents," to reflect the environment in which they receive care) who have various types of dementia. One of the primary challenges caregivers and residents face are negative behaviors that occur when there are downtimes during the day and/or the sundown window. These negative behaviors include agitation and wandering. While AOH uses...
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2021 Annual Meeting: HHS Health IT Activities to Advance SDOH Data Use & Interop for Health EquityOffice of the National Coordinator for Health IT - (Friday January 27, 2023) - Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT/ Videos | |
 | March 30, 2021HHS is committed to achieving improvements in people’s lives by reducing health inequities. Social determinants of health such as poverty, unequal access to health care, lack of education, stigma, and racism are underlying, contributing factors of health inequities. This session will spotlight health data and interoperability related activities and approaches across several HHS agencies that aim to help address persistent inequities in health and health care and will include visionary remarks from HHS experts involved in research, public health, community living, and minority health.JaWanna Henry, MPH, ONC, ModeratorSamantha Meklir, MPP, ONC, ModeratorTimothy Carney, PhD, MPH, MBA, CDCKelly Cronin, MPH,...
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2022 Annual Meeting: Social Determinants of Health Clinical Decision Support (Exhibit Hall)Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT - (Friday January 27, 2023) - AI/ Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT/ Videos | |
 | April 13, 2022Exhibit Hall Presentation...
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Charlie’s Table Gluten Free Pasta Invites Everyone to Eat TogethereHealth Radio Network - (Thursday January 26, 2023) - eHealth Radio Network/ Podcasts | |
 | Bennett Hirsch and David Landay of Charlie’s Table, a company that specializes in delicious gluten-free and kosher pasta joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Nutrition Channels. Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guests Bennett Hirsch and David Landay discuss the following: Bennett, why is a gluten-free diet important for some individuals? David, why was Charlie’s Table gluten-free pasta created? How does this pasta make it easier for a host to be inclusive with meals? What makes a good gluten free pasta? What tips would you give to someone who needs to find a safe gluten-free restaurant? Charlie’s Table makes gourmet artisanal fresh pasta...
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Omaha program uses HIE tech to improve postpartum care for minority parents and childrenHealthcare IT news - (Thursday January 26, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ Healthcare IT News | |
 | CyncHealth, Collective Medical and Innsena are being recognized by the Department of Health and Human Services' Racial Equity in Postpartum Care Challenge, including federal funding of $40,000, for their postpartum care program in Omaha.Pregnancy-related deaths are three to four times more common among minorities than among Caucasian women, even among those with a college degree. This program improves postpartum care for Black and Indigenous parents and children with high-risk conditions who participate in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, and significantly reduces maternal and neonatal mortality. Out of the 25 winners recognized by HHS, this program is the only one using health...
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Orlando Health to launch AI-driven hospital-at-home servicesHealthcare IT news - (Thursday January 26, 2023) - AI/ Frequent Updates/ Healthcare IT News | |
 | Data from the new hospital-at-home platform will be accessible through Orlando Health's Epic electronic health records through a multiyear agreement with the connected health and digital therapeutics company.WHY IT MATTERS Orlando Health – a nonprofit health system with 18 hospitals and emergency rooms, with five in development, serving the southeastern United States – is expected to launch the new advanced remote patient monitoring capabilities in early 2023. Adding a virtual provider network can improve patient outcomes, prevent hospital readmissions, accelerate drug development and close critical gaps in care, according to the Biofourmis announcement. The data-driven platform takes physiological signal data from patient sensors – like...
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Manipal Hospitals further digitises with Fujifilm’s PACSHealthcare IT news - (Thursday January 26, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ Healthcare IT News | |
 | Manipal Hospitals, one of India's biggest hospital chains, has entered into a long-term partnership with Fujifilm India for the deployment of a large-scale PACS.Based on their agreement, Fujifilm's RICS PACS will be rolled out in 23 hospitals and 45 teleradiology facilities under Manipal Hospitals' network across India. The scalable system, which covers three million studies per year, is now available for its radiology and cardiology specialities. WHY IT MATTERS Based on a press statement, the Fujifilm-powered PACS eliminates their need to manually store, retrieve, and send sensitive information, films, and reports. It also enables the storage of medical documents and images in secure off-site...
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Missouri drug monitoring program taps Bamboo Health for operationsHealthcare IT news - (Wednesday January 25, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ Healthcare IT News | |
 | Every state but Missouri has operated a statewide prescription drug monitoring program for years. Now, the Show-Me state has come around to see the value of more advanced tracking controlled substances among registered providers.WHY IT MATTERS Bamboo Health, which develops technologies for behavioral health and substance use disorders, says it will transition the existing Saint Louis County PDMP, which covers about 85% of the state, to a new statewide PDMP – without a complicated data migration process. The state of Missouri will pay $1.4 million to operate Missouri's new statewide PDMP, which will absorb the county's data, according to a report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St....
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CSRI, eHealth Exchange partner up for TEFCAHealthcare IT news - (Wednesday January 25, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ Healthcare IT News | |
 | eHealth Exchange this week announced that it will be partnering with the Consortium for State and Regional Interoperability – comprising the largest nonprofit health data networks in the U.S. – in its anticipated role as a Qualified Health Information Network.WHY IT MATTERSAs one of the nation's oldest and largest health information networks, eHealth Exchange brings 13 years of experience to its planned QHIN status under the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, or TEFCA. That includes linking 61 regional and state health information exchanges and five federal agencies, enabling exchange across more than two...
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Geisinger solves behavioral health access problem with telemedicineHealthcare IT news - (Wednesday January 25, 2023) - Frequent Updates/ Healthcare IT News | |
 | Benjamin C. Gonzales, operations manager II, virtual care, at Geisinger, said the prominent health system has faced a problem that is the biggest problem in behavioral healthcare: access. And while Geisinger’s population certainly has experienced its own challenges with behavioral health access like other communities, the problem has been significantly compounded by three things.THE PROBLEM "First and most obvious, the pandemic," Gonzales stated. "Unsurprisingly, we experienced a surge in demand much like other specialties in our system. Before the pandemic, it was common for our department to have a couple hundred outstanding referrals. "We quickly saw that increase to a maximum of 19,000...
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