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 Company Launches To Combat Loneliness Through Virtual Peer Support Groups – MedCity News
MedCity News - (Thursday November 9, 2023) Peer support groups can be a helpful crutch for people in need of empathy and social connection. But groups for individuals’ specific needs aren’t always easy to come by. Forum, a marketplace for peer…  LeadingAge23: Connecting Rural Communities to Aging Services
HealthTech Magazine - (Thursday November 9, 2023) Millions of Americans live in rural areas, and a growing number of them are older adults who may want to age in place. More than 20 percent of the U.S. nonmetro population consisted of adults… |
 Virtual Reality Can Enhance Relationships Between Caregivers and Aging Population, Study Finds
HIT Consultant - (Thursday November 9, 2023) What You Should Know: Virtual Reality (VR) technology is not just for the young. It’s paving the way for enhancing relationships between the aging population and their caregivers, as research from the Virtual Human Interaction…  Better Patient Care and Operational Success: Seven Ways to Benefit From Generative AI in Healthcare – MedCity News
MedCity News - (Thursday November 9, 2023) Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been the latest disruptor for many industries, quickly becoming widely used by companies that run the gamut. However, given the sensitive data and importance of privacy in the healthcare… |
 How St. Joseph Hospital achieved a 420% increase in patient philanthropic aid
Healthcare IT news - (Wednesday November 8, 2023) Covenant Health is a Massachusetts-based multi-state health system with deep roots in the communities it serves. The organization currently has 100 physician practices and clinics, along with more than 5,000 employees and providers.THE PROBLEM  Creating Accessible Digital Signage in Healthcare
HIT Consultant - (Wednesday November 8, 2023) Rolando Irizarry, Product Manager – Healthcare at Spectrio I have heard the word “Inclusion” quite a bit lately, and I’ve noticed that people seem to be throwing the word around as though everyone knows what it… |
 Healthcare AI News 11/8/23 – HIStalk
HIStalk - (Wednesday November 8, 2023) News OpenAI announces significant new ChatGPT features at its first developer conference, most significantly the ability for users to create a tailored version of ChatGPT – called, somewhat confusingly, a GPT – to perform specific…  Need Outpaces Maternal Mental Healthcare Access in 150 Counties
Patient Engagement HIT - (Wednesday November 8, 2023) By Sara Heath November 08, 2023 – Seven in 10 counties in the United States have insufficient maternal mental healthcare access, a problem that exacerbates maternal health outcomes, according to a new assessment from the Policy… |
 Best Buy Health partners with Mass General Brigham for home care
MobiHealthNews - (Wednesday November 8, 2023) Best Buy Health and Mass General Brigham announced the tech giant would provide technology, human-centered aid and omnichannel logistics to scale and support the health system’s acute home-based care offering, Home Hospital, and Medicare-certified…  Ensuring Quality Health Data From Disparate Systems
Healthcare IT Today - (Wednesday November 8, 2023)  In this video interview, Jessica Beegle, Senior Vice President, Chief Innovation Officer at Lifepoint Health, dives into more details of their data aggregation project and how they worked to embrace many of the modern… |
