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 Advocates of Digital Therapies Hope Bill Can Ease Reimbursement
MedCity News - (Tuesday April 4, 2023) Advocates are renewing a push this year for federal legislation that would ease the path to reimbursement for prescription digital therapeutics in behavioral health.The legislation – reintroduced in March – enjoys bipartisan support. Nonetheless,…  HouseWorks Acquires Amedisys’ Personal Care Division
HIT Consultant - (Tuesday April 4, 2023) What You Should Know:– HouseWorks LLC, a provider of personal care services in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Maine has acquired Associated Home Care, the Personal Care division at Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), a leading… |
 Tips on medical device security from the product leaders’ perspective
Healthcare IT news - (Tuesday April 4, 2023) Medical device innovations have enhanced healthcare and improved patient care, but they present a broad attack surface for healthcare organizations.NETSpi, a security service company, hosted medical device product security experts to talk about the…  Virtual sitters at Lee Health guard against danger to patients, help trim costs
Healthcare IT news - (Tuesday April 4, 2023) Historically, Lee Memorial Health System, based in Fort Myers, Florida, has had a program to help observe patients who were potentially at risk of hurting themselves while in its facilities.THE PROBLEM |
 Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company partners with Latino-focused care startup
MobiHealthNews - (Tuesday April 4, 2023) Seattle-based Zócalo Health, a virtual healthcare service for Latino patients, is partnering with Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (MCCPDC) to expand its members’ access to lower-cost prescription medication. Launched in 2021, Zócalo offers Latino…  Hewitt recommends NHSE invite ICSs to identify digital and data leaders
Digital Health - (Tuesday April 4, 2023) In her much-anticipated independent review of integrated care systems (ICSs), Patricia Hewitt has recommended that NHS England should invite ICSs to identify digital and data leaders from within ICSs to join the Data Alliance… |
 Accelerating Personalized Health With Healthcare Digital Twins
Healthcare IT Today - (Tuesday April 4, 2023) The following is a guest article by Steve Lazer, Global Healthcare & Life Sciences CTO at Dell Technologies.  Digital Divide Limits Telehealth Use in Rural Areas
mHealth Intelligence - (Tuesday April 4, 2023) By Mark Melchionna April 04, 2023 – A study from the University of Cincinnati (UC) found that although the rise in technology use benefits many aspects of healthcare delivery, telehealth access disparities will likely continue… |
 Rise Interactive Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Healthcare Data Breach
Health IT Security - (Tuesday April 4, 2023) By Sarai Rodriguez April 04, 2023 – Rise Interactive Media & Analytics was hit with proposed a class action healthcare data breach lawsuit in the aftermath of a November 2022 breach. The law firm Wolf…  Wearables, ML Predict ADHD, Sleep Problems in Children
Health IT Analytics - (Tuesday April 4, 2023) By Shania Kennedy April 04, 2023 – A study published last month in JAMA Network Open describes how researchers combined data from wearable devices and machine-learning (ML) methodologies to help predict attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and… |
