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 Current Health CEO: At-Home Care Models Could Lead to Better Staff Retention
MedCity News - (Friday March 31, 2023) At-home care advocates are often quick to point out that the care modality improves the patient experience and allows hospitals to better manage capacity so they can ensure beds are available for the sickest…  Telehealth Lessened Overdose Risk Among Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
mHealth Intelligence - (Friday March 31, 2023) By Mark Melchionna March 31, 2023 – Published in JAMA Psychiatry, a recent study found that Medicare beneficiaries who engaged in opioid use disorder (OUD)-related care through telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic experienced a lower… |
 ML Model Uses Time, Location Data to Predict COVID-19 Transmission
Health IT Analytics - (Friday March 31, 2023) By Shania Kennedy March 31, 2023 – Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have developed a machine learning (ML) tool designed to predict COVID-19 transmission using location and time data, according to a study published…  PCORI Awards $123M to Support Clinical Effectiveness Research
EHR Intelligence - (Friday March 31, 2023) By Hannah Nelson March 31, 2023 – The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has announced funding awards totaling $123 million to support 15 clinical effectiveness research (CER) studies. |
 Experts ‘cautiously optimistic’ about extended reality for mental healthcare
MobiHealthNews - (Friday March 31, 2023) During Thursday’s vMed 2023 conference hosted by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, speakers discussed medical extended reality’s place within mental healthcare and the risks and benefits associated with mental health treatment in the…  Q&A: Digital health startups need to rethink their stories to raise in 2023
MobiHealthNews - (Friday March 31, 2023) Investments in digital healthcare spiked in 2021, but funding has since dropped dramatically. Bill Taranto, president of Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, tells MobiHealthNews what interests Merck when it comes to investing in digital health… |
 Kahun Integrates AI Physician Chatbot with ChatGPT
HIT Consultant - (Friday March 31, 2023) What You Should Know:– Kahun, an evidence-based clinical reasoning tool for physicians announced it is integrating its AI chatbot for physicians with ChatGPT, an open-source AI chatbot platform to build on the advanced Large Language…  Virtua Health improves patient and caregiver experiences with 2-way text messaging
Healthcare IT news - (Friday March 31, 2023) Virtua Health, the largest health system in South New Jersey, saw an uptick in virtual care appointments and digital communications during the pandemic as patients sought care at home. With this shift in patient… |
 This Mission is Possible: Achieving Better Data in Healthcare
Healthcare IT Today - (Friday March 31, 2023) The following is a guest article by Sarah Bavar, RN, BSN, Director at ReMedi Health Solutions.  Digital health investors weigh in on aftermath of Silicon Valley Bank collapse
MobiHealthNews - (Friday March 31, 2023) The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, a firm popular with tech startups and investors, could have lingering effects on the digital health ecosystem as the sector adjusts to a slowing funding environment, said venture… |
