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Charlie’s Table Gluten Free Pasta Invites Everyone to Eat Together

eHealth Radio Network - (Thursday January 26, 2023)
eHealth Radio Network/ Podcasts

Bennett Hirsch and David Landay of Charlie’s Table, a company that specializes in delicious gluten-free and kosher pasta joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Nutrition Channels.
Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guests Bennett Hirsch and David Landay discuss the following:
Bennett, why is a gluten-free diet important for some individuals?
David, why was Charlie’s Table gluten-free pasta created?
How does this pasta make it easier for a host to be inclusive with meals?
What makes a good gluten free pasta?
What tips would you give to someone who needs to find a safe gluten-free restaurant?
Charlie’s Table makes gourmet artisanal fresh pasta…

Omaha program uses HIE tech to improve postpartum care for minority parents and children

Healthcare IT news - (Thursday January 26, 2023)
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CyncHealth, Collective Medical and Innsena are being recognized by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Racial Equity in Postpartum Care Challenge, including federal funding of $40,000, for their postpartum care program in Omaha.Pregnancy-related deaths are three to four times more common among minorities than among Caucasian women, even among those with a college degree. This program improves postpartum care for Black and Indigenous parents and children with high-risk conditions who participate in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and significantly reduces maternal and neonatal mortality.
Out of the 25 winners recognized by HHS, this program is the only one using health…

Orlando Health to launch AI-driven hospital-at-home services

Healthcare IT news - (Thursday January 26, 2023)
AI/ Frequent Updates/ Healthcare IT News

Data from the new hospital-at-home platform will be accessible through Orlando Health’s Epic electronic health records through a multiyear agreement with the connected health and digital therapeutics company.WHY IT MATTERS
Orlando Health – a nonprofit health system with 18 hospitals and emergency rooms, with five in development, serving the southeastern United States – is expected to launch the new advanced remote patient monitoring capabilities in early 2023.
Adding a virtual provider network can improve patient outcomes, prevent hospital readmissions, accelerate drug development and close critical gaps in care, according to the Biofourmis announcement. 
The data-driven platform takes physiological signal data from patient sensors – like…

Manipal Hospitals further digitises with Fujifilm’s PACS

Healthcare IT news - (Thursday January 26, 2023)
Frequent Updates/ Healthcare IT News

Manipal Hospitals, one of India’s biggest hospital chains, has entered into a long-term partnership with Fujifilm India for the deployment of a large-scale PACS.Based on their agreement, Fujifilm’s RICS PACS will be rolled out in 23 hospitals and 45 teleradiology facilities under Manipal Hospitals’ network across India. 
The scalable system, which covers three million studies per year, is now available for its radiology and cardiology specialities.
WHY IT MATTERS
Based on a press statement, the Fujifilm-powered PACS eliminates their need to manually store, retrieve, and send sensitive information, films, and reports. It also enables the storage of medical documents and images in secure off-site…

Missouri drug monitoring program taps Bamboo Health for operations

Healthcare IT news - (Wednesday January 25, 2023)
Frequent Updates/ Healthcare IT News

Every state but Missouri has operated a statewide prescription drug monitoring program for years. Now, the Show-Me state has come around to see the value of more advanced tracking controlled substances among registered providers.WHY IT MATTERS
Bamboo Health, which develops technologies for behavioral health and substance use disorders, says it will transition the existing Saint Louis County PDMP, which covers about 85% of the state, to a new statewide PDMP – without a complicated data migration process.
The state of Missouri will pay $1.4 million to operate Missouri’s new statewide PDMP, which will absorb the county’s data, according to a report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 
St….

CSRI, eHealth Exchange partner up for TEFCA

Healthcare IT news - (Wednesday January 25, 2023)
Frequent Updates/ Healthcare IT News

eHealth Exchange this week announced that it will be partnering with the Consortium for State and Regional Interoperability – comprising the largest nonprofit health data networks in the U.S. – in its anticipated role as a Qualified Health Information Network.WHY IT MATTERSAs one of the nation’s oldest and largest health information networks, eHealth Exchange brings 13 years of experience to its planned QHIN status under the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, or TEFCA.
That includes linking 61 regional and state health information exchanges and five federal agencies, enabling exchange across more than two…

Geisinger solves behavioral health access problem with telemedicine

Healthcare IT news - (Wednesday January 25, 2023)
Frequent Updates/ Healthcare IT News

Benjamin C. Gonzales, operations manager II, virtual care, at Geisinger, said the prominent health system has faced a problem that is the biggest problem in behavioral healthcare: access. And while Geisinger’s population certainly has experienced its own challenges with behavioral health access like other communities, the problem has been significantly compounded by three things.THE PROBLEM
“First and most obvious, the pandemic,” Gonzales stated. “Unsurprisingly, we experienced a surge in demand much like other specialties in our system. Before the pandemic, it was common for our department to have a couple hundred outstanding referrals.
“We quickly saw that increase to a maximum of 19,000…

What are Regulatory Compliances for #Healthcare #Products? || EMed #HealthTech

EMed HealthTech - (Wednesday January 25, 2023)
EMED HealthTech/ Videos

As in every industry, the healthcare industry is also ruled by certain regulations that determine what is legal and illegal. Every country has certain regulations the healthcare industry needs to follow while implementing healthcare #software #solutions. Here are 6 major healthcare #regulations :1. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act #HIPAA -…

Vendor Notebook: new tools and acquisitions from OptumRx, ScionHealth, others

Healthcare IT news - (Wednesday January 25, 2023)
Frequent Updates/ Healthcare IT News

It’s a new year, and healthcare technology vendors are rolling out their latest innovations, market approvals, acquisitions and staffing shake-ups.OptumRx launched Price Edge, a tool that compares pricing for traditional generic drugs to ensure members get the lowest prescription drug prices. A suite of new tools for both patients and providers target aspects of pharmacy logistics that have been known to delay or complicate care, such as getting real-time pharmacy benefits information and obtaining prior authorizations. In October, Optum, UnitedHealth Group’s pharmacy services company, merged with data clearinghouse Change Healthcare. The U.S. Department of Justice tried to block the merger and is appealing the…

HammondCare beefs up IT monitoring across its aged care network

Healthcare IT news - (Wednesday January 25, 2023)
Frequent Updates/ Healthcare IT News

Not-for-profit aged care service provider HammondCare has tapped German enterprise monitoring solutions provider Paessler to proactively monitor its IT infrastructure nationwide.With more than 5,100 dedicated staff and volunteers, HammondCare delivers aged care, dementia care and palliative care to around 34,000 clients in over 92 service locations across Australia.
It has rolled out the Paessler PRTG, a round-the-clock network monitoring software, across its 76 care facilities. 
WHY IT MATTERS
“HammondCare’s primary objective in implementing the Paessler PRTG monitoring platform was to provide our team with proactive insights and alerts to minimise the regular incidents that were occurring previously,” infrastructure and cloud manager Kasun Haputhanthri said.
Since deploying…


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