MediFormatica Daily Digest – Thursday, March 30, 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.

	New mental health services mapping tool launched The Association of Mental Health Providers has created the first-ever England-wide mapping tool to measure mental health service provision, helping to identify gaps in service. Working in partnership with mapping and spatial analysis experts… — Digital Health
	The Areas That Intermountain Health’s CIO Wants To Address With Technology (And the One He Doesn’t) Man fingers setting priority button on highest position. Concept image for illustration of priorities management. Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is a nonprofit health, integrated healthcare system with clinics, a medical group, affiliate networks, hospitals,… — MedCity News
	Partnerships, community engagement can enrich healthcare data During Monday’s ViVE event in Nashville, panelists discussed how to collect unbiased data through partnerships and by gaining trust and increasing accessibility within communities.  “Data is generated, input by individuals — by humans — and… — MobiHealthNews
	Telehealth Utilization Declined 76% Nationally from 2020 to 2021 What You Should Know:– From 2020 to 2021, telehealth utilization declined 76 percent nationally while, during that same period, retail clinic utilization increased 51 percent nationally.– Retail clinic growth had the greatest increase among all… — HIT Consultant
	House VA Chair Calls for Crack Down on Management of EHRM By Hannah Nelson March 29, 2023 – The top Republican on the House VA Committee is calling on Congress to advance legislation cracking down on Oracle Cerner’s management of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)… — EHR Intelligence
	Singapore approves Aevice Health’s wearable stethoscope for respiratory monitoring Aevice Health has announced that its flagship medical device, a wearable stethoscope for respiratory health monitoring, has been approved by Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority. The AI-powered wearable stethoscope AeviceMD, which is worn on the chest,… — MobiHealthNews
	New NUS Medicine centre leverages AI for community eye disease screening The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore has set up a new centre which seeks to promote community-based eye healthcare.The newly-established Centre for Innovation and Precision Eye Health… — Healthcare IT news
	Inato raises $20M to expand clinical trial site matching platform Clinical trial startup Inato scooped up $20 million in a Series A2 funding round led by Cathay Innovation.The raise included returning investor Obvious Ventures and new participants La Maison and Top Harvest Capital. The… — MobiHealthNews
	Aneesh Chopra: VBC Will Bring ‘Radical’ Transparency to Healthcare for These 3 Reasons The healthcare system has seen “modest growth” in the last couple years in terms of the race to achieve 100% Medicare enrollment and the vast majority of Medicaid enrollment in value-based care models, Aneesh… — MedCity News
	Fujitsu launches new cloud-based health data platform Japanese ICT provider Fujitsu has unveiled a new cloud-based platform that allows the secure collection, storage, and leverage of health and health-related data.HOW IT WORKS Based on Microsoft Azure, the new platform features automatic conversion… — Healthcare IT news
	Amazon Pharmacy adds feature to automatically include manufacturer coupons Amazon Pharmacy is partnering with a slew of pharma companies to offer a new feature that automatically applies manufacturer-sponsored coupons to a patient’s medication order when eligible.The tech giant’s online pharmacy said it’s working… — MobiHealthNews
	KLAS: Personal Initiative Drives Clinician, Nurse EHR Satisfaction By Hannah Nelson March 29, 2023 – Personal initiative is the most commonly reported reason for EHR success, according to a KLAS Arch Collaborative report that suggests leadership should encourage clinicians to take ownership of… — EHR Intelligence
	Inato Raises $20M to Make Clinical Trials More Inclusive What You Should Know:– Inato, a technology platform that connects pharma companies (trial sponsors) with community-based trial sites raises $20M in new funding (A2) led by Cathay Innovation with participation from existing investor Obvious… — HIT Consultant
	Mobiquity report reveals top engagement mechanisms for apps A Mobiquity report has unveiled the most commonly used mobile app features designed to engage and empower people living with chronic conditions.In an effort to understand how to better design patient support solutions Mobiquity… — Digital Health
	KLAS Reveals Some Providers Lack Confidence in Oracle Cerner’s Roadmap/Vision  What You Should Know:Cerner, one of the major software vendors in healthcare IT, has gone through significant changes over the last year and a half. In October 2021, they announced a new CEO and introduced… — HIT Consultant
	Future of medical imaging innovation is here Innovation in radiology and imaging has been an area of increased focus in the medical industry  over  the  past  decade, with new technologies  and  visualisation advancements emerging at a rapid pace.  Artificial Intelligence (AI)… — Omnia Health Insights
	Evolving regulatory perspectives on digital health technologies for medicinal product development Digital health technology tools (DHTTs) present real opportunities for accelerating innovation, improving patient care, reducing clinical trial duration and minimising risk in medicines development. This review is comprised of four case studies of DHTTs… — npj Digital Medicine
	Healthcare AI News 3/29/23 News OpenAI implements initial support for ChatGPT plugins that can access real-world data and third-party applications. Some experts say that people will spend 90% of their web time using ChatGPT, using a single chatbox… — HIStalk
	How The Healthcare Industry Can & Should Be Supporting Unpaid Caregivers Alexandra Drane, co-founder and CEO of ARCHANGELSDr. Adrienne Boissy, Chief Medical Officer at QualtricsUnpaid caregivers are the backbone of society, providing an essential service, yet often feel invisible and without support. In recent years,… — HIT Consultant
	An adversarial training framework for mitigating algorithmic biases in clinical machine learning Machine learning is becoming increasingly prominent in healthcare. Although its benefits are clear, growing attention is being given to how these tools may exacerbate existing biases and disparities. In this study, we introduce an… — npj Digital Medicine
	GetZeN expands its workplace mental wellbeing platform Corporate mental health and wellbeing platform GetZeN has expanded its platform, offering a human insights product to ensure employees’ needs are properly heard and addressed.The platform blends both data and human insights into organisations… — Digital Health
	Does Cost-Sharing for Screening Result in Missed Cancer Diagnoses? By Sara Heath March 29, 2023 – Patients who face cost-sharing and high out-of-pocket healthcare costs for breast cancer screening might not access any applicable follow-up tests they need, according to research published in JAMA… — Patient Engagement HIT
	Readers Write: The Impact Intelligent Automation Can Have on Healthcare Costs The Impact Intelligent Automation Can Have on Healthcare CostsBy Krishna Kurapati Krishna Kurapati is founder and CEO of QliqSOFT of Dallas, TX. RPA stands for robotic process automation. RPA uses technology to automate repetitive… — HIStalk
	Proximie’s telepresence platform helps surgeons across the globe grow and exchange experience in real-time Physicians in the Middle East have long pursued continued medical education, whether for credits or not. However, there is now a new and exciting movement in which surgeons can leverage telepresence technology to accelerate… — Omnia Health Insights
	Featured Health IT Job: PACS Administrator at Natividad We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the PACS Administrator (Hospital Software Analyst II) at Natividad position that was recently posted on… — Healthcare IT Today
	Data-Sharing Collaboration Aims to Advance Cancer Prevention By Shania Kennedy March 29, 2023 – The University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center and the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio launched a partnership with healthcare data privacy startup TripleBlind to study… — Health IT Analytics
	New framework eases procurement of remote patient monitoring solutions     NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has announced the second iteration of its framework agreement, Technology Enabled Care Services 2. The new framework enables Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) – including NHS organisations and Local… — Digital Health
	Balancing Lifestyle Medicine and Pharmacotherapy Shared decision-making doesn’t mean encouraging patients to take the path of least resistance. Prescribing lifestyle changes may not put a smile on their faces, but the long-term benefits often outweigh the risks of lifelong dependence… — Digital Health Frontier
	Readers Write: Healthcare Delivery Must Evolve to Meet the Needs of a Generation in Crisis Healthcare Delivery Must Evolve to Meet the Needs of a Generation in CrisisBy Bob Booth, MD Bob Booth, MD, MS is chief care officer at TimelyCare of Fort Worth, TX. A recent new report… — HIStalk
	Roundup: 3 state HIEs move forward with new projects Health information exchanges can play a vital role, particularly in value-based care because clinical data shared with and through HIEs means that the most complete and current data can be applied as clinical decisions are being… — Healthcare IT news
	Bonus Features, ViVE Edition – March 28, 2023 – New products from Babylon and Everly Health, partnership news from Infor and LexisNexis, and more 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… — Healthcare IT Today
	News 3/29/23 Top News HL7 publishes FHIR Release 5. I will break my journalistic fourth wall in noting once again the industry contributions of “Father of FHIR” Grahame Grieve, who from interviews I’ve done with him… — HIStalk
	Wearable Devices Show Potential in Enhancing Cardiovascular Outcomes By Mark Melchionna March 29, 2023 – New research shows that the use of wearable devices may help improve the physical activity levels of cardiovascular disease patients, but there was a limited correlation between their… — mHealth Intelligence
	Report: Razor Thin Margins Becoming New Normal for Hospitals What You Should Know:– Hospital finances are beginning to stabilize as razor-thin margins become the new normal, according to the newest data from Kaufman Hall. The National Hospital Flash Report draws on data from more than 900 hospitals from Syntellis Performance Solutions. –… — HIT Consultant
	Generative AI Takes On Administrative Burdens One of the most frustrating burdens on health care workers today is the drag of administrative tasks. New AI technologies that interpret and generate natural human speech (illustrated most famously in ChatGPT) can remove… — Healthcare IT Today
	Willingness to Use and Pay for Digital Health Care Services According to 4 Scenarios: Results from a National Survey Background: Smartphones and their associated technology have evolved to an extent where these devices can be used to provide digital health interventions. However, few studies have been conducted on the willingness to use (WTU)… — JMIR mHealth and uHealth
	Exec Hires: Elucid Appoints Andrew Miller as CTO Andrew Miller, CTO at ElucidWhat You Should Know:– Elucid, Inc., a medical technology company providing physicians with AI-powered imaging analysis software to assess cardiovascular disease, has hired Andrew Miller as its chief technology officer (CTO).–… — HIT Consultant
	CareRev Expands Flexible Healthcare Staffing into Delaware by Jasmine Pennic 03/29/2023 Leave a CommentWhat You Should Know:CareRev, a technology platform reimagining healthcare staffing by connecting hospitals and health systems with local nurses and other healthcare professionals for daily shifts, announced its… — HIT Consultant
	Collab Aims to Evaluate Education Potential of Medical VR By Mark Melchionna March 29, 2023 – Brigham and Women’s Hospital is collaborating with Japan-based Jolly Good to evaluate the educational effects of its medical virtual reality (VR) solution as it explores an entry into… — mHealth Intelligence
	Epic at HIMSS23: Cosmos innovations, new MyChart features, interoperability and more Epic’s plan for the 2023 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition next month is to showcase all the ways the company is helping health systems and other care providers, says Erika Koch, project manager… — Healthcare IT news