MediFormatica Daily Digest – Tuesday, April 4, 2023 – (32 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.

	Community Pharmacy System Innovation Fund opens in Wales today  The Digital Medicines Transformation Portfolio and Life Sciences Hub Wales have launched a new fund today to help the suppliers of digital community pharmacy systems in Wales deliver an electronic prescription service (EPS). The introduction of… — Digital Health
	Monday Morning Update 4/3/23 Top News Epic CEO Judy Faulkner reportedly tells attendees of AMGA that the company is testing the use of ChatGPT to create draft provider responses to patient emails. She says ChatGPT is less terse… — HIStalk
	Digital Health Intelligence launches new clinical imaging service   Digital Health Intelligence, the NHS IT sector’s leading market intelligence platform, has launched a dedicated new service focused on clinical imaging market opportunities.  The new Clinical Imaging intelligence service enables clients to understand and target… — Digital Health
	Baptist Health is making virtual nursing work, and gaining big ROI Nurses have been in high demand for years, and especially since the pandemic. As baby boomers continue to age, the demand for bedside nursing continues to increase. In fact, 50% of the current RN… — Healthcare IT news
	MO Hospital Integration Sparks $6.5M Epic EHR Implementation By Sarai Rodriguez April 03, 2023 – An Epic EHR implementation is starting after Mercy and Perry County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees recently finalized their lease agreement allowing Mercy to operate and manage the… — EHR Intelligence
	The Vibe at ViVE: A Progress Report on Healthcare Transformation [Sponsored] The ViVE conference, powered by HLTH and CHIME, took place March 26-29 against the backdrop of new challenges for healthcare leaders. Market uncertainty following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and high interest rates… — MedCity News
	Experience Management – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 111 For the 111th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are diving deep into experience management! We start off by examining where we are today with our approach to experience management in healthcare. Next,… — Healthcare IT Today
	Health Equity Training Now Available from the American Heart Association The American Heart Association (AHA) has launched the EmPOWERED Innovation Academy, designed to offer mentoring, funding and training opportunities to health equity-focused startups, non-profits, and digital and health tech firms. The program focuses on… — DistilINFO Hospital IT
	The Crucial Role of SDOH in Value-Based Care Rahul Sharma, CEO of HSBloxRoughly $4 trillion is spent on healthcare annually in the U.S.  Despite this massive expenditure, roughly 80% of health outcomes are attributed to social, behavioral and environmental factors, known as… — HIT Consultant
	Medical Coding Market to Reach $15.3B by 2033, Report Finds What You Should Know:– The medical coding market is estimated to secure a valuation of $ 6.7B in 2023 and is estimated to rise to $15.3B by 2033 at a CAGR of 8.6% during… — HIT Consultant
	Navigating the Challenges of Price Transparency and More: Highlights from ViVE [Sponsored] From left: Ben Leonard of Politico; Tina Barsallo of Lifepoint Health; Dr Eve Cunningham of Providence; Niall Brennan of Clarify Health; and Dr Prabhjot Singh, of Peterson Center on Healthcare The ViVE conference in Nashville,… — MedCity News
	Webinar: Accelerating TB screening in rural communities using AI powered technology Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death in Sub-Saharan Africa and the most common opportunistic co-infection alongside HIV. Fujifilm’s Xair portable X-ray device powered by the Qure.ai artificial intelligence algorithms helps provide an ideal… — Omnia Health Insights
	Wellth raises $20M for health app with financial rewards Wellth, a digital health startup that offers small financial rewards for completing health-related tasks, scooped up $20 million in Series B funding.The round was led by SignalFire with participation from former Evolent Health CEO… — MobiHealthNews
	Tunstall Healthcare launches digital-ready solutions Global health and care technology firm Tunstall Healthcare has introduced two new products to support health, housing and social care providers through the digital transition and beyond. Launched at the industry’s biggest annual event, the… — Digital Health
	Telehealth Use Dropped Significantly Between 2020 and 2021 By Mark Melchionna April 03, 2023 – A FAIR Health white paper described that telehealth use has evolved extensively in the last several years, with use rates dropping between 2020 and 2021 dropping and its… — mHealth Intelligence
	HIStalk Interviews Shivdev Rao, MD, CEO, Abridge Shivdev (Shiv) Rao, MD is co-founder and CEO of Abridge of Pittsburgh, PA. Tell me about yourself and the company. I used to be a corporate investor for a large hospital system, UPMC. A… — HIStalk
	The Impact of CMMI Value-Based Care Models on Quality and Costs Value-based care models have helped reduce healthcare costs and improve care quality but must also incorporate health equity and clinical outcomes to achieve true value for all patients, according to the Association of American… — DistilINFO Hospital IT
	VA launches immersive training pilot to improve veterans’ care experiences The Veterans Administration Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning and Veterans Experience Office launched a virtual reality pilot training program that is immersing staff in a computer-generated VA facility.WHY IT MATTERS The agency’s frontline team… — Healthcare IT news
	Vendor Data Breach Impacts At Least 9 Healthcare Organizations By Jill McKeon April 03, 2023 – At least nine healthcare organizations recently reported a vendor data breach tied to Adelanto HealthCare Ventures (AHCV), a consulting company that specializes in Medicaid reimbursements. According to the… — Health IT Security
	Cambridge University Hospital CEO to advise NHSE on life science links Roland Sinker, chief executive of Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust, is to join NHS England as an unpaid national director.The CUH chief executive will advise the NHSE leadership team, including Dr Tim… — Digital Health
	How technology is shaping the future of surgery Technological advancements today are gradually changing the practice of surgery with several innovations in imaging and robotics, among other fields. The future of surgery will increasingly require cooperation between humans and healthcare technology and… — Omnia Health Insights
	Gelatin-Based Surgical Sealant for Rapid Sealing Inside the Body Researchers at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation in Los Angeles have developed a gelatin-based surgical sealant. The sealant is thermoresponsive, meaning that it will rapidly form a semi-solid bolus when it reaches body… — Medgadget
	Q&A: AppliedVR on building reimbursement for virtual reality therapeutics California-based virtual reality therapeutic company AppliedVR received a unique Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPSC) Level II code from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for its RelieVRx system (formerly EaseVRx) to treat… — MobiHealthNews
	How RFID and Mobile Tech Transform Point of Care Healthcare providers are grappling with significant workforce and labor challenges while simultaneously facing changing point-of-care needs, as patients increasingly expect treatment to be delivered quickly and efficiently. The ability to exchange data in a… — HealthTech Magazine
	Senate Republicans Introduce VA EHRM Standardization, Accountability Act By Hannah Nelson April 03, 2023 – Senators Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) have introduced legislation that would prevent the continued implementation of the Oracle Cerner EHR at Department of Veterans Affairs… — EHR Intelligence
	Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 4/3/23 I was glad to flip the calendar to April this weekend. Travel, conferences, and a couple of big projects have had me hopping. Other than going to HIMSS, I get to stay close to… — HIStalk
	Nuance uses GPT4, Maven buys Naytal, TytoCare FDA 510(k) wheeze detection, Varjo partners machineMD March was full of tremendous news in digital health – lots of major rounds, acquisitions, and partnerships. Check out some of the hottest news that happened in March:00:00 Introduction00:10 Microsoft's Nuance reveals clinician note-taking… — BeKey
	Florence Launches Modern Healthcare Experience With $20M Seed Round Led by Thrive Capital, GV, and Salesforce Ventures Starting with emergency departments, the company aims to digitally streamline patient access, increase capacity, and drive efficiency for healthcare workers Florence, an innovator in healthcare enablement software, has launched out of stealth mode after raising… — Healthcare IT Today
	The Relevance of Doctor Appointment Apps: Benefits, Features, Development Process In recent years, the healthcare industry has seen an unprecedented demand for medical services, largely driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, people are increasingly turning to technology to facilitate the delivery of healthcare…. — The Healthcare Guys
	Masimo receives FDA De Novo clearance for opioid overdose alert system Medtech company Masimo announced it had received FDA De Novo clearance for Opioid Halo, the company’s opioid overdose alert system.The monitoring system aims to prevent overdose by alerting family members or caregivers when a… — MobiHealthNews
	FDA drafts AI-enabled medical device lifecycle plan guidance The Food and Drug Administration announced the availability of draft guidance that provides recommendations on lifecycle controls in submissions to market machine learning-enabled device software functions.WHY IT MATTERS In the “Marketing Submission Recommendations for a Predetermined… — Healthcare IT news
	Machine-Learning Model Estimates US Firearm Homicides in Near Real Time By Shania Kennedy April 03, 2023 – Researchers have developed a machine-learning (ML) model designed to use secondary data sources to accurately estimate the near real-time burden of weekly and annual firearm homicides in the… — Health IT Analytics