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 AstraZeneca expands AI lung screening to public hospitals in Malaysia
Healthcare IT news - (Wednesday September 27, 2023) AstraZeneca has tied up with Institut Kanser Negara, a centre of excellence for cancer care in Malaysia, to incorporate AI medical imaging into early lung cancer screening at government clinics and hospitals. WHY IT MATTERS  Costco Takes On Healthcare, Though Differently From Other Retailers, Experts Say – MedCity News
MedCity News - (Wednesday September 27, 2023) Yet another retailer is making moves in healthcare. This time it’s Costco, which announced Monday that it is partnering with virtual health marketplace Sesame to provide Costco members with discount pricing for medical care…. |
 News 9/27/23 – HIStalk
HIStalk - (Wednesday September 27, 2023) Top News Release of information service provider Datavant acquires Healthjump, which provides health data exchange for value-based care organizations. Reader Comments From Lillehammer: “Re: the apparent end of Oracle Health’s code Developer program. I suspect they…  DirectTrust Releases New Health IT Accreditation Criteria for Review
EHR Intelligence - (Tuesday September 26, 2023) By Hannah Nelson September 26, 2023 – DirectTrust, a non-profit healthcare industry alliance created to support secure, identity-verified electronic exchanges of protected health information, has posted new versions of program criteria for 19 of its health IT accreditation programs… |
 Implantable Bioreactor for Kidney Cells |
Medgadget - (Tuesday September 26, 2023) Researchers at the University of California San Francisco have developed an implantable bioreactor that may pave the way for artificial kidneys. Dialysis and kidney transplants both have significant disadvantages for patients with kidney failure,…  Virtual Reality Headset Takes EEG Measurements |
Medgadget - (Tuesday September 26, 2023) Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed an electroencephalogram (EEG) sensor that is incorporated into a virtual reality headset. The technology can measure brain activity while someone is undergoing an immersive… |
 Kindbody, Rightway partner to expand fertility care offerings to employers
MobiHealthNews - (Tuesday September 26, 2023) Healthcare navigation and pharmacy benefits platform Rightway and hybrid fertility and reproductive care company Kindbody are partnering to offer employers family-building and reproductive healthcare benefits. New York-based Kindbody offers virtual and in-person services, including contraception…  Cartwheel Raises $20M to Tackle The Student Mental Health Crisis
HIT Consultant - (Tuesday September 26, 2023) al health What You Should Know: – Cartwheel, a platform helping schools tackle the student mental health crisis by delivering affordable, evidence-based telehealth services with no waitlist raises $20M in Series A funding led by Menlo… |
 The Iterative Mindset Method: a neuroscientific theoretical approach for sustainable behavior change and weight-loss in digital medicine
npj Digital Medicine - (Tuesday September 26, 2023) With the growing prevalence of chronic conditions driving 85% of all healthcare costs, digital health offers a promising opportunity to reverse disease and improve health at-scale. The healthcare industry’s predominant approach to behavior change…  COTA Launches EHR Dataset to Advance Generative AI Models for Cancer Care
HIT Consultant - (Tuesday September 26, 2023) What You Should Know: – COTA, a real-world oncology data and analytics company announced the launch of Vista, a large-scale automated EHR dataset to accelerate cancer research and the deployment of trusted generative AI in cancer… |
