MediFormatica Daily Digest – Friday, March 17, 2023 – (44 posts)

In todays fast-paced world, it is easy to miss out on important information, especially if you are trying to keep up with a lot of different sources. That is where the daily digest comes in – it is a tool that compiles all the posts created on the previous day, providing you with a convenient summary of everything that happened so you can stay informed, educated, and engaged with the Digital Health world around you.

	Joint Commission CEO Wants to “Dispel the Myth” that Decarbonizing Healthcare Is Costly Jonathan Perlin, CEO of the Joint Commisssion As I write this article, I am recovering from a power outage that lasted nearly two days due to trees downed by record winds created by the atmospheric… — MedCity News
	Pfizer’s Migraine Drug Approval Triggers $475M Payment to Royalty Pharma FDA approval of Pfizer nasal spray migraine drug Zavzpret last week means a $475 million payday for Royalty Pharma. The payment stems from a financing deal Pfizer inherited when it acquired rights to the… — MedCity News
	NAACP, Lawmakers File Federal Complaints Over Wellstar’s Hospital Closures in Black Communities Georgia policymakers, county officials and the NAACP are asking the federal government to investigate Wellstar Health System’s closure of two Atlanta-area hospitals in predominantly Black neighborhoods.  The latest request came from the Fulton County Commission… — MedCity News
	ObvioHealth Launches Decentralized Clinical Trial for Migraine Treatment Device What You Should Know:– ObvioHealth and Mi-Helper, Inc. announce a partnership to conduct a decentralized clinical trial for a non-invasive neuromodulation device for the treatment of migraines. The randomized controlled trial will be fully remote,… — HIT Consultant
	Almost Half of Health Systems Use AI for Workforce Issues  By Mark Melchionna March 16, 2023 – With support from Outbound AI, the Health Management Academy (the Academy) conducted a survey showing that due to common staffing issues within health systems, many C-suite executives… — Health IT Analytics
	Solution to Clinical Trial Enrollment Lies Hidden in FDA Guidance New medications take too long to get into the hands of people who need them – a decade, on average. The leading cause of delays is finding patients for clinical trials, but it shouldn’t… — MedCity News
	Generalizable and robust deep learning algorithm for atrial fibrillation diagnosis across geography, ages and sexes To drive health innovation that meets the needs of all and democratize healthcare, there is a need to assess the generalization performance of deep learning (DL) algorithms across various distribution shifts to ensure that… — npj Digital Medicine
	Autism care platform SpectrumAi scores $20M SpectrumAi, a startup focused on autism care, announced it raised up to $20 million in a Series A funding round led by CVS Health Ventures with participation from Cobalt Ventures.Previous investors Frist Cressey, F-Prime… — MobiHealthNews
	Pill Vaccine Biotech Vaxart Suspends Covid-19 Trial, Keeps Norovirus Focus Vaccine developer Vaxart contends its pill vaccinations against Covid-19 will be preferable to patients, and potentially more effective than currently available injections. But a different virus offers the biotech a clearer and faster path… — MedCity News
	Accenture: Data Collaboratives Hold Great Promise for Accelerated Healthcare Progress and Precision Medicine What You Should Know:– Accenture published Fast-Forwarding Healthcare through Data Collaboratives Report to discover how best health ecosystem players access data to fast-forward healthcare.– Data generated by technical and scientific advances, like connected health… — HIT Consultant
	SARAspeech—Feasibility of automated assessment of ataxic speech disturbance Ataxias are a group of movement disorders that are characterized by progressive loss of balance, impaired coordination and speech disturbance, which together lead to markedly reduced quality of life. Speech disturbance is clinically diagnosed,… — npj Digital Medicine
	Patient Engagement in Virtual Mental Healthcare Requires Deep Understanding, Flexibility and Creativity It’s a dangerous combination: Students on America’s college campuses are undergoing an unprecedented mental health crisis at the same time the nation is facing a shortage of behavioral health professionals. Today more than 150… — MedCity News
	News 3/17/23 … — HIStalk
	Northern Lincolnshire and Goole launches new NHS App features Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) has launched new features to the NHS App to transform how patients access and manage their appointments.The new features currently allow patients to see and manage… — Digital Health
	Surescripts Unveils Latest Health Data Exchange, Interoperability Gains By Sarai Rodriguez March 16, 2023 – The Surescripts 2022 National Progress Report highlights significant gains in advancing interoperability, something the organization said is key amidst ongoing challenges such as provider burnout, staffing shortages, and… — EHR Intelligence
	HiLabs’s Human-Machine Solution to Bad Data Data analysts know that all data is dirty. Although numerous services offer data cleaning and harmonization, the accuracy of many of them is usually too poor to make them useful. According to Amit Garg,… — Healthcare IT Today
	CISA Launches Pilot Program to Help Critical Infrastructure Manage Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities By Jill McKeon March 16, 2023 – The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) launched its Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot (RVWP) with the goal of helping critical infrastructure entities remain aware of… — Health IT Security
	PointClickCare acquires value-based care platform Patient Pattern Canadian health tech company PointClickCare has acquired Patient Pattern, a value-based care electronic health record and integrated care management platform. Patient Pattern works with Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans, PACE programs and ACO REACH participants.  The… — MobiHealthNews
	Owlet cuts expenses as baby tech company ‘rebuilds’ Baby tech company Owlet cut expenses in the second half of the year as it made new submissions to the FDA, pitching the moves as steps toward profitability.The company reported $69.2 million in revenue… — MobiHealthNews
	Morning Headlines 3/17/23 … — HIStalk
	Roundup: eHealth NSW exec moving to Telstra Health as CTO and more briefs Telstra Health names new CTOFarhoud Salimi, eHealth NSW executive director of service delivery, is filling up the vacant CTO role at Telstra Health.  He will be assuming the position starting on 17 April, succeeding Russel… — MobiHealthNews
	Aiberry Secures $8M in Seed Funding to Accelerate AI-Powered Mental Health Screenings CCG-led round will be used to drive rapid adoption of new digital platform that eliminates inaccuracy and bias in identification of people suffering from mental health disorders Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered mental health screening pioneer Aiberry… — Healthcare IT Today
	EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 3/16/23 … — HIStalk
	How Does the Affordable Housing Crisis Impact Health Outcomes? By Sara Heath March 16, 2023 – The affordable housing crisis might impact patient health, with new data from the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine showing that moving because rent gets… — Patient Engagement HIT
	Engagement and Utilization of a Complete Remote Digital Care Program for Musculoskeletal Pain Management in Urban and Rural Areas Across the United States: Longitudinal Cohort Study Background: Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are the number one cause of disability worldwide. Digital care programs (DCPs) for MSK pain management have arisen as alternative care delivery models to circumvent challenges in accessibility of conventional… — JMIR mHealth and uHealth
	New Medical Billing Codes You Should Know About Jim Collins, President of Medicare MSOPhysicians need to keep their billing and coding right to ensure seamless reimbursements from payers. Similarly, they should stay updated with the latest coding changes to keep their revenue… — HIT Consultant
	Rigid MAT EHR Workflows Add to Nurses’ Cognitive Load By Hannah Nelson March 16, 2023 – Medication administration technology (MAT) system inefficiencies complicate nurses’ EHR workflows, according to a study published in JAMIA. Researchers conducted interviews with 32 nurses practicing at two urban health… — EHR Intelligence
	Roundup: Digital well-being tools for farmers, hospital staff launched and more briefs Online suicide prevention tool for farmers goes liveA new website was launched to provide well-being support and suicide prevention resources to farmers.  Developed by researchers from the University of South Australia, the Taking Stock website… — Healthcare IT news
	FDA Commissioner: Insurers Need To Support Studies In Accelerated Drug Approval Pathway The Food and Drug Administration’s Dr. Robert Califf called on insurers Thursday to help ensure that studies on new drugs in the accelerated approval pathway are still completed.  “I don’t think it’s just a matter… — MedCity News
	4.2M Individuals Impacted by Healthcare Data Breach at Independent Living Systems By Jill McKeon March 16, 2023 – Miami, Florida-based Independent Living Systems (ILS) disclosed a healthcare data breach that impacted more than 4 million individuals, making it the largest reported healthcare data… — Health IT Security
	The Relationship Between How Participants Articulate Their Goals and Accomplishments and Weight Loss Outcomes: Secondary Analysis of a Pilot of a Web-Based Weight Loss Intervention Background: In behavioral weight loss interventions, participants are asked to set weekly goals to support long-term habits that lead to weight loss. Although participants are asked to set and accomplish weekly goals, we do… — JMIR mHealth and uHealth
	EHR Association submits prior authorization comments to CMS On March 13, the HIMSS EHR Association submitted its comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on its Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes Proposed Rule. WHY IT MATTERS Of primary concern, the… — Healthcare IT news
	Register Now for INVEST and Be Part of the Conversation on Violence Against Healthcare Workers At the MedCity INVEST conference at the Ritz Carlton in Chicago May 22-24, a panel will focus on violence against healthcare professionals. It’s an unfortunate trend that is on the rise, spurred by misinformation… — MedCity News
	Maryland Health System Taps COO Easton, Md.-based UM Shore Regional Health has named LuAnn Brady senior vice president and chief operating officer. Ms. Brady has served the health system before, as director of business development for Baltimore-based University of Maryland… — DistilINFO Hospital IT
	Novant Health, YMCA Partner On Telehealth Charlotte, N.C.-based Novant Health is partnering with rural YMCAs across North Carolina to install telehealth portals in the community centers, the Triad Business Journal reported March 9. The portals will use the Tytocare app to… — DistilINFO Hospital IT
	Roundup: Vietnamese e-pharmacy Medigo raises $2M and more digital health fundings Medigo snaps up $2M in Series A fundingVietnamese online pharmacy Medigo has scored $2 million in a Series A funding round led by East Ventures, with the participation from Pavilion Capital and Touchstone Partners.  According… — MobiHealthNews
	Person Centred Software connects care homes to London Care Record Person Centred Software is piloting a first-of-its-kind approach to integrating health and social care services, which is making the London Care Record more widely accessible.The company has teamed up with OneLondon and the NHS… — Digital Health
	How to Improve Customer Experience in Healthcare with AI The following is a guest article by Dmitrii Evstiukhin, Director of Managed Services at Provectus In today’s world, personalized and efficient digital interactions are expected, especially in the healthcare industry. To meet those demands, organizations… — Healthcare IT Today
	Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives Our latest roundup of contracts and go lives features sustainable tech company Jump winning an NHS England contract to develop a carbon engagement tool, and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust deploying Altera Digital Health’s… — Digital Health
	St. Luke’s finds success with its Hospital In Your Home program St. Luke’s Health System, an 11-hospital network based in Kansas City, Missouri, initiated its Hospital In Your Home care model in July 2022 to reduce costs, improve outcomes and enhance the patient experience.THE PROBLEM Saint… — Healthcare IT news
	KLAS: State of Small-Hospital Patient Accounting 2023 What You Should Know:– Small hospitals are changing their EMRs and patient accounting systems at a greater rate than that of their large-hospital counterparts. Most market selection energy is going to Oracle Health (Cerner),… — HIT Consultant
	Partnership to Support Healthcare Access for Black Mothers Through App By Mark Melchionna March 16, 2023 – A partnership between UnitedHealth Group and Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) aims to address maternal health disparities by leveraging a mobile app to assist Black… — mHealth Intelligence
	Zus Health Raises $40M, Partners with Primary Care EHR Elation What You Should Know:– Zus Health, (pronounced “Zoose”), a next-generation shared health data platform bringing distributed patient data directly to the point of care, announced today that the company has closed a $40 million financing from JAZZ… — HIT Consultant
	Bot MD powers data collection, enhances doctor experience in Indonesia Singaporean AI health tech startup Bot MD has entered into partnerships with major Indonesian organisations to utilise AI assistant technology in driving patient and clinician experience. WHAT IT’S ABOUT The startup signed a memorandum of understanding… — Healthcare IT news