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 OCR Settles Patient Discrimination Case About Discharge Communication
Patient Engagement HIT - (Friday May 12, 2023) By Sarai Rodriguez May 12, 2023 – In a case that shines a spotlight on patient discrimination, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reached a settlement…  Patients Prefer Telehealth to In-Person Assessments for Cancer Care
mHealth Intelligence - (Friday May 12, 2023) By Mark Melchionna May 12, 2023 – Published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (JNCCN), results of a new study from the Moffitt Cancer Center indicate that patients ranked telehealth higher than in-person… |
 Malicious Bot Activity On the Rise in Healthcare
Health IT Security - (Friday May 12, 2023) By Jill McKeon May 12, 2023 – The internet has a bot problem, cybersecurity company Imperva suggested in its 2023 Bad Bot Report. Nearly half of all internet traffic came from bots in 2022, while human…  AI Tool Assists in Predicting the Likelihood of Pancreatic Cancer
Health IT Analytics - (Friday May 12, 2023) By Mark Melchionna May 12, 2023 – Published in Nature Medicine, new research led by investigators from Harvard Medical School and the University of Copenhagen describes an artificial intelligence (AI)-based tool that aims to enhance the… |
 Health IT End-Users Alliance Unite on SDOH Data Collection for Health Equity
EHR Intelligence - (Friday May 12, 2023) By Hannah Nelson May 12, 2023 – The Health IT End-Users Alliance has released a consensus statement regarding collecting and using social determinants of health (SDOH) data to support health equity.  Clinisys Acquires Promium to Further Grow Scientific, Environmental and Public Health Diagnostics Capabilities | Healthcare IT Today
Healthcare IT Today - (Friday May 12, 2023) Acquisition Solidifies Clinisys as a Market Leader in Public Health and Toxicology Diagnostics in North America; Continues Clinisys’ Global Expansion |
 Roche UK and Nye Health partner to use AI to enhance patients’ lives
Digital Health - (Friday May 12, 2023) Roche UK and digital health technology company Nye Health have announced a partnership aiming to co-create digital solutions that learn, personalise and adapt to patients’ needs outside of a hospital or traditional clinical setting.Co-created…  FDA Releases Finalized Guidelines for Blood Donor Eligibility Evaluation
DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Friday May 12, 2023) The FDA has finalized revised recommendations for assessing blood donor eligibility, ensuring uniformity regardless of sexual orientation, sex, or gender. Donors reporting new sexual partners, multiple partners, or engaging in anal sex within three… |
 RSNA Reveals Findings from Screening Mammography AI Challenge
DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Friday May 12, 2023) The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) organized the RSNA Screening Mammography Breast Cancer Detection AI Challenge to foster the development of AI models that accurately detect breast cancer. With participation from nearly 1,700…  Comprehensive Healthcare Cybersecurity Policy Checklist Released by MITRE
DistilINFO Hospital IT - (Friday May 12, 2023) MITRE has released a comprehensive report addressing healthcare cybersecurity and patient safety. The report focuses on improving national cybersecurity, modernizing regulations, developing the healthcare cybersecurity workforce, enhancing the cybersecurity capabilities of healthcare organizations, emergency… |
