MediFormatica Daily Digest – Saturday, April 1, 2023 – (19 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.

	Vital Secures $24.7 Million in Series B Funding to Advance Its Artificial Intelligence-Driven Software for Patients, Hospitals and Health Systems Funding to Accelerate Reach of Solutions, Already on Pace to Impact One Million Patient Lives in 2023 Vital, a leading artificial intelligence (AI)-driven digital health company improving the patient experience, today announced that it has raised… — Healthcare IT Today
	Get To Know the 23 Startups AWS Chose for Its Workforce Development Accelerator In November, AWS announced that it was launching a new accelerator to support startups that develop technology aimed at helping the healthcare sector address its challenges with workforce deployment, retention and training.  The company unveiled… — MedCity News
	The Importance of Employee Recognition Programs in the Healthcare Industry Mike Szczesny, Owner and VP of EDCO Awards & SpecialtiesHiring and retaining top-quality candidates in the healthcare sector has been a significant challenge. Aside from the risk of working around patients infected with diseases,… — HIT Consultant
	Roundup: Coreline Soft gets new MFDS approval and more briefs South Korea clears Coreline Soft’s AI brain haemorrhage detection softwareAn AI-powered brain haemorrhage detection software by medtech company Coreline Soft is now listed as a non-insured medical device in South Korea following its approval… — MobiHealthNews
	Germany’s Digital Health Strategy Aims to Enhance DigitalRadar Assessments Germany’s Federal Ministry of Health recently unveiled a Digitisation Strategy for Health and Care, with a key goal of improving hospital scores on DigitalRadar. DigitalRadar is a digital maturity model created by the ministry… — DistilINFO Hospital IT
	Perinatal mental health gets XR treatment in new training programme England has become the first country in the world to launch clinical training in perinatal mental health using extended reality (XR) technology.Perinatal mental health conditions affect between 10 and 20% of people giving birth… — Digital Health
	Movers and Shakers news roundup Our latest edition of Movers and Shakers features appointments at Epro, Orion Health and NHS trusts in Essex, Suffolk, London and Liverpool.Matthew Hopkins, chief executive of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, will leave his… — Digital Health
	March 2023 Newsletter Rewire, an app that delivers personalised neuro-rehabilitation, launches its pilot at County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust on April 3rd 2023. Dr Raj Parmar, CEO of Rewire Rehab Ltd shares why he and Co-Founder… — DigitalHealth.London
	What do highly satisfied users of EHRs do differently?  What You Should Know:The goal of the Arch Collaborative is to help organizations understand not just how to make the EHR usable but how to help clinicians embrace it as a tool essential for delivering great… — HIT Consultant
	Digital tech can remove healthcare barriers in the transgender community Today is Transgender Day of Visibility, which gives us an opportunity to reflect on some of the barriers faced by many trans people. We should also consider the role digital tools can play in… — Digital Health
	NHS Covid-19 app to close down on 27 April following decline in users The NHS Covid-19 app is to be discontinued on 27 April 2023 following a steady decline in the number of active users.A statement on the official government website (gov.uk) by the UK Health Security… — Digital Health
	HEE NHS England merger to complete on 1 April Health Education England (HEE) will cease to exist as a separate entity on April 1, as it completes a merger with NHS England that is designed to improve efficiency, diagnosis, treatment and services, and… — Digital Health
	Achieving the Vision of Healthcare’s Future On February 6, a set of key priorities for the future of healthcare was released by AdvancedMD. I talked to Tim Costantino, vice president and head of product, about challenges and potential barriers to… — Healthcare IT Today
	Laurel Road at ViVE 2023 It is encouraging to see companies from outside of healthcare, take the time to invest in learning the nuances and intricacies of our unique industry. Laurel Road, a brand of KeyBank, has tailored their… — Healthcare IT Today
	Phenomix Sciences Launches Saliva Test to Predict Obesity Phenotype What You Should Know:– Phenomix Sciences (Phenomix), a precision medicine biotechnology company that brings data intelligence to the treatment of obesity, announces today the launch of its first therapy selection test, the My Phenome… — HIT Consultant
	News 3/31/23 Top News Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduce legislation to overhaul the VA’s Oracle Cerner project, which would require the VA to: Develop metrics for deciding when and… — HIStalk
	Verizon Inks $2.5B, 12-Year Contract with HHS to Modernize Its Network What You Should Know:– Today, Verizon announced it was awarded a 12-year contract worth $2.5 billion to help the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) modernize its network– Verizon is driving $700 million in cost… — HIT Consultant
	Diversity, Evolving Relationships, Understanding Healthcare & Getting More from Health Data at ViVE2023 At the recent ViVE2023 conference a lot of industry experts stopped by for quick discussions on a variety of interesting topics. Here are some of those recorded conversations with Divurgent, Laurel Road, Santa Clara… — Healthcare IT Today
	HIMSS Advocates Improved Interoperability and Access in Proposed CMS Prior Authorization Rule The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) supports the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in its efforts to improve patient care through better data access and streamlined data management. HIMSS is… — DistilINFO Hospital IT