MediFormatica Daily Digest – Thursday, March 23, 2023 – (40 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.

	Digital therapeutics startup Mindset Health scores $12M in Series A funding Australian startup Mindset Health has scooped up $12 million in a Series A funding round led by King River Capital. The round was also joined by Tenmile, Yard Ventures, WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg, Linktree… — MobiHealthNews
	Employer health benefits company Gravie scores $179M and more digital health fundings Employer health benefits company Gravie has garnered a whopping $179 million equity investment from General Atlantic with participation from existing investors AXA Venture Partners and FirstMark Capital. The Minneapolis-based company offers small and medium-sized businesses… — MobiHealthNews
	Government sets strategy to bolster NHS and social care’s cyber defence The new strategy sets out five key ways to build cyber resilience in health and care by 2030 and is part of the government’s commitment to build a stronger, more sustainable NHS for the… — Digital Health
	News 3/22/23 Top News Microsoft-owned Nuance will launch Dragon Ambient EXperience Express, which uses ChatGPT-4 to automatically generate clinical notes, this summer. DAX Express will be included in DAX. It will also be offered as an… — HIStalk
	StartUp Health Gains a New Investor and Adds a University [Sponsored] StartUp Health, a 12-year old network of startups working in collaboration with healthcare stakeholders to develop solutions to some of the greatest challenges in healthcare, has some exciting developments planned for ViVE, the healthcare… — MedCity News
	Mindstrong sells tech assets to SonderMind, shuts down operations Digital mental health company SonderMind is acquiring Mindstrong’s technology assets months after the fellow mental health firm laid off more than a hundred workers and shuttered its headquarters.The deal includes Mindstrong’s tech and some… — MobiHealthNews
	Morning Headlines 3/22/23 March 21, 2023 Headlines No Comments Nuance and Microsoft Announce the First Fully AI-Automated Clinical Documentation Application for Healthcare Microsoft-owned Nuance will launch Dragon Ambient EXperience Express, which uses ChatGPT-4 to automatically generate clinical notes,… — HIStalk
	Gold Coast Hospital to try out HeraMED’s remote pregnancy monitoring platform Queensland-based Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service will be trying out a remote pregnancy monitoring platform by ASX-listed HeraMED.The organisations recently signed a memorandum of understanding to trial the HeraCARE platform as a “new standard of… — Healthcare IT news
	“Culling of the Herd”: How One CEO Believes SVB’s Failure May Accelerate M&A in Healthtech Despite the government stepping in last week to protect all depositors after Silicon Valley Bank’s unceremonious demise almost overnight, there’s still fear about the stability of the banking system. High-interest rates and unnecessary risk-taking… — MedCity News
	Virtual Care Startups Receive Funding, Payer Partnership Opportunities By Mark Melchionna March 22, 2023 – The UCSF Rosenman Institute has selected virtual care startups Welfie and Moving Analytics as awardees of the 2022 UCSF Rosenman ADAPT Program (ADAPT), providing them with funding and… — mHealth Intelligence
	QHINs Will Help Shine a Light on Data Quality There has been a lot of activity and news coverage of Qualified Health Information Networks, or QHINs, recently. But what are they? and do we need to pay attention to them? As the industry gets… — Healthcare IT Today
	GIS Helps Texas Children’s Health Plan Proactively Serve Members Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can have an immediate positive impact on the quality of care received by plan members and on overall satisfaction. That’s exactly what Texas Children’s Health Plan experienced when they rolled… — Healthcare IT Today
	Allermi Raises $3.5M in Seed Funding To Grow DTC Allergy Relief Platform Shani Bocian, co-founder and CEO of allergy telehealth company Allermi, is a “lifelong allergy sufferer.” “I’ve had allergies since I was a little baby … I’ve always had nasal issues and nasal congestion and eczema… — MedCity News
	FL Health System Leverages AI to Streamline Utilization Management By Shania Kennedy March 22, 2023 – Florida-based Halifax Health deployed an artificial intelligence-based solution to streamline utilization management workflows across its three hospitals this week. The health system will leverage a combination of XSOLIS’ CORTEX… — Health IT Analytics
	Minimizing the Impact of Economic Hardship on Healthcare Security Strive for Efficiency While Reducing Cybersecurity Risks Whether it’s in healthcare or another industry that’s feeling a budgeting pinch, security teams must look for ways to be more efficient as they simultaneously reduce risks…. — HealthTech Magazine
	PerkinElmer launch to accelerate drug discovery efforts PerkinElmer, Inc. has launched the EnVision Nexus system, a multimode plate reader to help drive improved research and discovery workflows.The system is the company’s fastest and most sensitive plate reader to date, and has… — Digital Health
	Cognitive AI: Empowering Clinical Teams with Data-Driven Insights The following is a guest article by Steve Lazer, Global Healthcare & Life Sciences CTO at Dell Technologies. ‍The landscape of healthcare and biotechnology is changing at a rapid pace, with data taking center stage. As… — Healthcare IT Today
	Cardiologists, Experienced Providers Show Concern Over Telehealth By Mark Melchionna March 22, 2023 – While investigating provider opinions of telehealth caring for predominantly rural populations, a recent study conducted at Med Center Health found that cardiologists showed more concern than their patients… — mHealth Intelligence
	Nvidia, Medtronic Partner to Create AI Platform for Medical Devices On Tuesday, Nvidia and Medtronic announced a collaboration focused on embedding AI into medical devices. Nvidia, an AI development powerhouse, and Medtronic, a world leader in medical technology,  came together because they share a vision… — MedCity News
	Eroding Black Patient Trust in Health Info Imperils Cancer Outcomes By Sarai Rodriguez March 22, 2023 – As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, an alarming trend in cancer outcomes has emerged—the trust of Black patients in government-provided cancer health information has plummeted by almost 50 percent,… — Patient Engagement HIT
	Addressing tactile feedback in robot-assisted techniques Tactile feedback is the next big area of focus as robotics gains popularity in the field of gynaecology. According to Dr. Saladin Sawan, Consultant — Gynaecology Oncology surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at… — Omnia Health Insights
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	Discrimination a Key Social Determinant of Health in Frailty, Outcomes By Sara Heath March 22, 2023 – Discrimination is emerging as another social determinant of health, with yet another study connecting the weathering hypothesis to healthcare outcomes. This latest report, published in the journal Cancer,… — Patient Engagement HIT
	UC San Diego Health Discloses Healthcare Data Breach Stemming From Vendor Pixel Use By Jill McKeon March 22, 2023 – UC San Diego Health notified patients of a healthcare data breach that occurred when its technology vendor, Solv Health, used analytics tools without the health system’s permission. Solv… — Health IT Security
	HIStalk Interviews Ed Gaudet, CEO, Censinet Ed Gaudet is founder and CEO of Censinet of Boston, MA. Tell me about yourself and the company. I’m a high-tech entrepreneur. I’ve done 11 startups throughout my career, mostly focused on building products… — HIStalk
	Amwell partners with DarioHealth to offer digital cardiometabolic health program Telehealth company Amwell is partnering with digital chronic condition management platform DarioHealth to add a cardiometabolic program to its suite of digital offerings.Under the partnership, patients who receive care from clinicians using Amwell’s telehealth… — MobiHealthNews
	Maven Clinic Expands Presence in UK With Acquisition of Naytal Virtual women’s health provider Maven Clinic announced Tuesday that it acquired London-based Naytal, also a virtual clinic for women, which will grow Maven’s reach in the U.K. New York City-based Maven Clinic serves employers and… — MedCity News
	Imaging Technique Reveals Contraction Patterns During Labor Researchers at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development have developed a new imaging technique called electromyometrial imaging (EMMI) which clinicians can use to create 3D maps of uterine… — Medgadget
	Q/A: Dr. Johnson Talks Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Care Dr. Nathalie Johnson, MD FACS and President of The American Society of Breast Cancer SurgeonsWhat You Should Know:– A recent study published in JAMA found that conventional genomic tests commonly used for breast cancer… — HIT Consultant
	OH HIE Partnership Focuses on Interoperability, Care Coordination By Sarai Rodriguez March 22, 2023 – The Health Collaborative (THC) has announced a new collaboration with the Ohio Health Information Partnership (OHIP), also known as CliniSync, aimed at promoting interoperability and care coordination across the… — EHR Intelligence
	The Patient Data Bill of Rights Matt Hollingsworth, CEO and Co-founder, Carta HealthcareWhile the United States is generally viewed as one of the great nations with a bill of rights, views differ considerably regarding whether the country has an enlightened… — HIT Consultant
	GAO Report Outlines EHRM Change Management Issues, Low User Satisfaction By Hannah Nelson March 22, 2023 – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) needs to address user satisfaction and change management activities for the EHR Modernization (EHRM) program, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. In… — EHR Intelligence
	UR Medicine Taps DexCare to Power On-Demand Video Visits What You Should Know:– UR Medicine, the clinical enterprise of the University of Rochester Medical Center, has selected DexCare’s technology to power its Get Care Now Program and provide more patients with on-demand video… — HIT Consultant
	Cybersecurity is a key strategic enabler, CIO says Even with the increased visibility of cybersecurity efforts at U.S. health systems – driven, of course, by the increased vulnerability of those organizations to increasingly brazen cybercriminals – information security is often still considered… — Healthcare IT news
	Healthcare DDoS Attacks Are Increasing, Microsoft Says By Jill McKeon March 22, 2023 – Microsoft has observed an increase in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against healthcare organizations in recent months, a blog post by the Azure Network Security Team explained…. — Health IT Security
	Healthtech: Experience the next generation of healthcare The Healthcare Transformation Zone at Arab Health evolves every year to bring forth the latest cutting-edge technology in healthcare. This year, it welcomed the Intelligent Health Pavilion, which is redefining the care continuum with… — Omnia Health Insights
	Loughborough Urgent Treatment Centre digitises patient pathway In a bid to tackle lengthy queues, Loughborough Urgent Treatment Centre will soon be using the eTriage system from eConsult.The digital solution will see multiple patients booked in and assessed at one time, while… — Digital Health
	Featured Health IT Job: Director, Information Technology and Security We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Director, Information Technology and Security position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This… — Healthcare IT Today
	How AI can ease the burden of stressed-out teletriage nurses Teletriage nurses often face intense pressure as they work in fast-paced situations while assessing patients, employing critical thinking and delivering high-quality care. This can lead to staff burnout – contributing to an already existing… — Healthcare IT news
	Medtronic and NVIDIA announce medical device collaboration As part of NVIDIA’s GTC 2023 conference, the company focusing on metaverse and artificial intelligence across industries announced several AI-driven partnerships to advance medical devices and medical imaging, including its collaboration with Medtronic, the… — Healthcare IT news