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 National Rehabilitation Hospital goes live with InterSystems TrakCare
Digital Health - (Thursday August 3, 2023) Dublin’s National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) has become the first healthcare provider in the Republic of Ireland to go live with InterSystems, launching the company’s hosted unified healthcare information system, InterSystems TrakCare.NRH is initially implementing…  Duke Health and Microsoft Collaborate on Transformative AI Partnership for Healthcare Equity
DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Thursday August 3, 2023) Duke Health and Microsoft have formed a five-year partnership to utilize generative AI and cloud technology in healthcare, aiming to advance health equity and patient care responsibly. The collaboration will include the establishment of… |
 CMS Finalizes Prospective Payment System for Long-Term Care Hospitals in FY 2024
DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Thursday August 3, 2023) CMS has finalized the long-term care hospital prospective payment system for FY 2024, increasing overall payments by 0.2% ($6 million) compared to FY 2023. The update includes a $4 million reduction in standard LTCH…  Wolters Kluwer and Unbound Medicine Introduce Mobile Drug Guide App for Nurses
DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Thursday August 3, 2023) Wolters Kluwer and Unbound Medicine have launched a mobile drug guide app, offering a digital version of the Lippincott Nursing Drug Handbook for nurses. The app includes FDA updates and information on 3,800 drugs,… |
 RCM: Cedar, Google Cloud Partner to Build Gen AI Tools to Improve Healthcare Billing
HIT Consultant - (Thursday August 3, 2023) What You Should Know: Cedar, an enterprise financial engagement platform that improves the end-to-end journey for consumers announced a strategic collaboration with Google Cloud. As part of the collaboration, Cedar will be using Google Cloud’s generative…  Horizon Healthcare Services Taps Resilience Lab for Mental Health Support – MedCity News
MedCity News - (Thursday August 3, 2023) Nearly half of the U.S. population lives in a mental health workforce shortage area. Horizon Healthcare Services is working to address this by adding Resilience Lab to its commercial network, the companies announced last… |
 Microsoft, Duke Health form Duke Health AI Innovation Lab and Center of Excellence
MobiHealthNews - (Thursday August 3, 2023) Duke Health and Microsoft announced a five-year partnership to examine the potential of generative AI and cloud technology to improve healthcare as well as create the Duke Health AI Innovation Lab and Center of…  Artificial Muscle Changes Stiffness with Voltage |
Medgadget - (Wednesday August 2, 2023) Scientists at Queen Mary University of London have developed an artificial muscle that can change from soft to hard in response to a voltage change. The technology aims to mimic human muscles in both… |
 Wireless Patch Monitors, Paces Heart and then Biodegrades |
Medgadget - (Wednesday August 2, 2023) Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a cardiac monitoring device that is intended for use in patients who have suffered a cardiac event. The soft and flexible patch can be affixed to the outside…  Implantable Sponge for Hemorrhage Monitoring and Control |
Medgadget - (Wednesday August 2, 2023) Researchers at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation in California have developed an implantable sponge that can monitor for signs of a hemorrhage, and then help to control bleeding once it has occurred. The… |
