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 Johns Hopkins AI models predict ICU delirium risk
Healthcare IT news - (Tuesday January 31, 2023) Two dynamic analytics models developed at Johns Hopkins University predicted delirium-prone patients when tested on two datasets drawn from 100,000 stays at a Boston hospital’s intensive care unit, according to new research.WHY IT MATTERS  Remote therapeutic monitoring is reimbursable – here’s what you need to know
Healthcare IT news - (Monday January 30, 2023) Ever since CMS released the new CPT codes for remote therapeutic monitoring last year, health systems have been eager to use them, but unsure of the criteria. Providers are acknowledged for the time they spend connecting with patients outside of the office.With the new CPT codes, providers can get reimbursed for: Educating patients on how to use a remote care-management platform. Monitoring a platform’s alerts and patients’ use of remote education. Direct patient/provider messaging within the platform. Data collection via the platform, i.e., collecting patient feedback on pain levels, activity and motion. To qualify for reimbursable RTM, providers need to use software deemed a medical device… |
 Third-party data breach round-up: mscripts, Diligent, Mailchimp
Healthcare IT news - (Monday January 30, 2023) This month, more than 114,000 individuals may have experienced personally identifiable information and protected health information exposures from these incidents, while an email marketing hack is a new source for phishing attacks.Medication adherence platform mscripts breached  2022 Tech Forum: Availability of SDOH & Health Equity Related Data & Implications for Public Health
Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT - (Monday January 30, 2023) September 16, 2022This session will demonstrate how social determinants of health (SDOH) and health equity related data are collected and used in clinical notes and discuss the use of Natural Language Processing (NLP) for extracting these data from electronic health record systems. The session will also include discussion around SDOH, health equity, and public health use cases and how they can be used with NLP. JaWanna Henry, MPH, MCHES, ONC (Moderator) Catherine DesRoches, DrPH, Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Elizabeth Shenkman, PhD, University of Florida Chelsea Richwine, PhD, ONCYonghui Wu, PhD, University of Florida… |
 2022 Tech Forum: Real World Implementations and Innovation Through LEAP in Health IT
Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT - (Saturday January 28, 2023) September 16, 2022The LEAP in Health IT Program seeks to address emerging challenges that inhibit the advancement of interoperable health IT. This session will feature speakers from three LEAP projects, sharing implementation strategies and the innovative approaches awardees are using to promote data exchange, patient engagement, and semantic data harmonization. Alison Kemp, MPH, ONC (Moderator) Wei Chang, MPH, ONC (Moderator) Angie Brenner, Missouri Department of Mental Health Anjum Khurshid, MD, PhD, University of Texas at Austin Eliel Oliveira, University of Texas at Austin Wilson D. Pace, MD, FAAFP, DARTNet Institute Burak Serdar, Cloud Privacy Labs Duane Shumate, Missouri Department of Mental Health…  Making the Learning Health System a Sustainable Reality
Digital Health Frontier - (Friday January 27, 2023) By John Halamka and Paul Cerrato — When clinicians have no definitive guidelines or empirical evidence on which to base their decisions, they still must come up with a care plan that meets their patients’ needs. Combining data from the available published studies with intelligence gleaned from electronic patient records can… |
 FBI disrupts Hive ransomware: Hospitals among those spared
Healthcare IT news - (Friday January 27, 2023) Beginning this past July, the Federal Bureau of Investigation – with the assistance of overseas law enforcement agencies from Canada to Lithuania and victimized asset operators across various sectors – seized the servers and websites of the Hive ransomware network, FBI Director Christopher Wray announced on Thursday. The disruption makes hospitals safer against high-impact ransomware attacks, says the American Hospital Association.  Gaming tech is being used for dementia treatment
Healthcare IT news - (Friday January 27, 2023) Research shows that apathy is a significant challenge for people living with dementia. They lose the ability to take initiative, which has an enormous effect on their emotional and physical wellbeing. This makes the disorder much harder to treat.THE PROBLEM |
 2021 Annual Meeting: HHS Health IT Activities to Advance SDOH Data Use & Interop for Health Equity
Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT - (Friday January 27, 2023) March 30, 2021HHS is committed to achieving improvements in people’s lives by reducing health inequities. Social determinants of health such as poverty, unequal access to health care, lack of education, stigma, and racism are underlying, contributing factors of health inequities. This session will spotlight health data and interoperability related activities and approaches across several HHS agencies that aim to help address persistent inequities in health and health care and will include visionary remarks from HHS experts involved in research, public health, community living, and minority health.JaWanna Henry, MPH, ONC, ModeratorSamantha Meklir, MPP, ONC, ModeratorTimothy Carney, PhD, MPH, MBA, CDCKelly Cronin, MPH,…  2022 Annual Meeting: Social Determinants of Health Clinical Decision Support (Exhibit Hall)
Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT - (Friday January 27, 2023) April 13, 2022Exhibit Hall Presentation… |
