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Hospital Finances Stabilize, But High Labor Costs Pose Ongoing Challenge

HIT Consultant - (Tuesday November 12, 2024)
Frequent Updates/ HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: 

– Hospital and health system finances have shown signs of stability over the past year, but rising labor costs continue to put pressure on the bottom line, according to the latest…

SoundHealth Launches AI-Powered Nasal Breathing Assessment

HIT Consultant - (Tuesday November 12, 2024)
AI/ Digital Health/ Frequent Updates/ HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: 

– SoundHealth, a medical technology company focused on AI-driven healthcare solutions, has announced the launch of SONUCheck, a groundbreaking feature in its SONU app. 

– SONUCheck utilizes vocal analysis as a non-invasive…

Synnovis attack led to at least five cases of ‘moderate’ patient harm

Digital Health - (Tuesday November 12, 2024)
Digital Health/ Frequent Updates

The cyber attack on NHS pathology provider Synnovis caused at least 119 incidents of patient harm, including at least five cases of “moderate” harm, according to figures provided by South East London Integrated Care…

Buckinghamshire trust to receive £71.2m for digital infrastructure

Digital Health - (Tuesday November 12, 2024)
Digital Health/ Frequent Updates

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has received approval on funding from NHS England for £71.2 million investment in digital infrastructure over the next 10 years.
The trust is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community…

The effects of a digital health intervention on patient activation in chronic kidney disease

npj Digital Medicine - (Tuesday November 12, 2024)
Frequent Updates/ npj Digital Medicine

My Kidneys & Me (MK&M), a digital health intervention delivering specialist health and lifestyle education for people with CKD, was developed and its effects tested (SMILE-K trial, ISRCTN18314195, 18/12/2020). 420 adult patients with CKD…

Zayna Khayat: Language, mindset and the future of care — Faces of digital health

Faces of Digital Health - (Tuesday November 12, 2024)
Faces of Digital Health/ Podcasts

Language in Healthcare: Khayat stresses the need for a language shift to change mindsets in healthcare, highlighting that words shape reality. She proposes retiring overused terms like “innovation,” “patient-centered,” and “telemedicine,” advocating instead for…

More than 9,000 hospital letters delayed in Kent owing to IT glitch

Digital Health - (Tuesday November 12, 2024)
Digital Health/ Frequent Updates

More than 9,000 automatic letters from hospitals to GPs in Kent were delayed by three weeks due to an error which occurred during an IT upgrade at Kent Community Health Foundation Trust.
The delayed letters,…

Digital Patient Engagement Tools Improve Childhood Wellness

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Tuesday November 12, 2024)
Daily Reads/ DistilINFO Hospital IT

Introduction
Digital Patient Engagement tools are revolutionizing childhood wellness by offering a proactive, accessible approach to health management. In a promising development for childhood health, a new study published in JAMA Network shows that a…

Medical Testing Sets New Standards in Bias-Free AI Care

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Tuesday November 12, 2024)
Daily Reads/ DistilINFO Hospital IT

Medical Testing in AI : Introduction
Medical Testing in AI plays a vital role in promoting bias-free healthcare systems by addressing data gaps that could lead to disparities. Inequities in Medical Testing, particularly across racial…

Ontrak and Sentara Partnership Boosts Member Health Support

DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Tuesday November 12, 2024)
Daily Reads/ DistilINFO Hospital IT

Introduction
In a major step toward improving behavioral health care for commercial members, Ontrak has expanded its partnership with Sentara Health Plans to offer the Engage platform to a broader population in Virginia. This expansion…


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