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 XRHealth receives patent for closed loop biofeedback in VR, AR
MobiHealthNews - (Wednesday June 14, 2023) Boston-based virtual reality platform XRHealth announced it was awarded a U.S. patent for its learning system technology that adjusts training and treatment protocols according to a patient’s biometric and motion data. XRHealth’s platform allows patients…  Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare sued for data breach
Healthcare IT news - (Wednesday June 14, 2023) Multiple lawsuits accuse Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and its parent company Point32Health of “willful failure” to uphold their responsibilities to protect personally identifiable information and protected health information.WHY IT MATTERS |
 TEFCA Real Talk | Healthcare IT Today
Healthcare IT Today - (Wednesday June 14, 2023) As someone who has covered the health IT industry for 17 years, I’m always fascinated when I see something really grab the attention of the health IT community. That’s a hard thing to do…  Healthcare AI News 6/14/23 – HIStalk
HIStalk - (Wednesday June 14, 2023) News The American Medical Association’s House of Delegates considers a resolution that would urge doctors to educate patients about the risk of large language models. It also directs AMA to work with the federal government… |
 Pros and cons of centralized and decentralized data networks for interoperability
Healthcare IT news - (Wednesday June 14, 2023) Interoperability is one of the biggest and longest-standing challenges in healthcare. Government policymakers and private-sector companies of all shapes and sizes have been working on the problem for decades, offering all manner of approaches…  General Catalyst Partners with Israel’s Sheba Medical Center to Drive Digital Health Transformation
HIT Consultant - (Wednesday June 14, 2023) What You Should Know: Sheba Medical Center, Israel’s largest medical center and a Newsweek ranked world’s best hospital for the last five years, and General Catalyst, a leading US-based venture capital firm, today announced a strategic partnership… |
 FemTech comes into its own as users seek increased data and knowledge
Digital Health - (Wednesday June 14, 2023) The use of technology to address health problems across the lifecycle of women has found its moment, delegates of a FemTech conference in London heard this week, propelled by the desire of women to…  Healthcare Business Associate Data Breach Impacts 320K
Health IT Security - (Wednesday June 14, 2023) By Jill McKeon June 14, 2023 – Onix Group, a Kennett Square, Pennsylvania-based company that operates commercial real estate and provides management and consulting services, suffered a ransomware attack that resulted in a healthcare data breach. The… |
 Can Emojis Enhance Patient-Provider Communication?
Patient Engagement HIT - (Wednesday June 14, 2023) By Sara Heath June 14, 2023 – Three researchers from UC Riverside think using emojis could enhance patient-provider communication, especially among underrepresented patient populations. Writing in JAMA Network Open commentary, the group explained that the near-universality of…  Mercy Health Introduces Community Data Hub for Public Health
EHR Intelligence - (Wednesday June 14, 2023) By Hannah Nelson June 14, 2023 – Mercy Health has released a Community Health Data Hub to provide public health stakeholders, community organizations, and residents access to county-level health data. |
