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 HHS, Upstream Join Forces to Expand Patient Contraceptive Access
Patient Engagement HIT - (Friday June 23, 2023) By Sarai Rodriguez June 23, 2023 – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has joined forces with Upstream to strengthen access to essential reproductive healthcare by expanding patient contraceptive access in underserved areas. Over a…  Virtual Care Model Aims to Provide Clinical Support in Nursing Homes
mHealth Intelligence - (Friday June 23, 2023) By Mark Melchionna June 23, 2023 – In pursuit of enhanced clinical support in nursing homes, Regenstrief Institute researchers began a pilot study to create a virtual application of OPTIMISTIC, an in-person model that aims to… |
 USC Researchers to Leverage Ophthalmology AI for Improved Patient Care
Health IT Analytics - (Friday June 23, 2023) By Shania Kennedy June 23, 2023 – Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) Roski Eye Institute are exploring how the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in ophthalmology may help automate clinical tasks, allocate medical…  Part-Time PCPs Spend Greater Share of Clinic Hours on EHR Than Peers
EHR Intelligence - (Friday June 23, 2023) By Hannah Nelson June 23, 2023 – Part-time primary care physicians (PCPs) spent more time in the EHR per clinic hour than their full-time peers, including more time outside scheduled appointments, according to a cross-sectional study… |
 Pomelo Care Secures $33M, Partners with Leading Health Plans, Employers and Academic Medical Centers to Deliver Value-Based Care and Improve Maternal and Newborn Health | Healthcare IT Today
Healthcare IT Today - (Friday June 23, 2023) Backed by Andreessen Horowitz and First Round Capital, Pomelo Care has Built an End-to-End, Value-Based Virtual Maternity Care Platform and is on Track to Cover 2M Lives this Year  Somerset NHS FT awarded £800k for identification system for liver disease
Digital Health - (Friday June 23, 2023) Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, Sano Genetics and Predictive Health Intelligence have secured £800k from an Innovate UK funding competition to develop and test a system that can identify high-risk liver disease cases.The trio’s aim… |
 US Hospital Maternal Death Rates Decrease by 57% Since 2008
DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Friday June 23, 2023) According to a Department of Health and Human Services report, maternal mortality rates in U.S. hospitals have dropped by 57% since 2008. The decline is seen across all racial and ethnic groups, age groups,…  Elation Health and Zocdoc Collaborate to Streamline Online Appointment Scheduling
DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Friday June 23, 2023) Elation Health and Zocdoc have partnered to simplify online appointment scheduling for healthcare providers. The collaboration allows Elation’s electronic health records users to integrate with Zocdoc, automatically syncing real-time appointment availability. The tool is… |
 AMA Announces Recipients of Research Grants for EHR Analysis
DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Friday June 23, 2023) The American Medical Association (AMA) has awarded research grants totaling nearly $600,000 to nine healthcare organizations, including Brigham and Women’s, MedStar, UCSF, and Yale School of Medicine, as part of its Electronic Health Record…  Ardens Manager launches their new Capacity and Access Improvement Dashboard | Digital Health
Digital Health - (Friday June 23, 2023) Recently, there have been significant changes to the GP Contract including reduction to IIF indicators, worth £59m, and reallocation of £246m to the Capacity and Access Payment.Ardens has launched a new dedicated Capacity and… |
