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 A Special Lens for AI in 2023 :: Peter Shen with Siemens Healthineers
The Digital Health Roundtable - (Thursday March 9, 2023) A regular panel discussion including the brightest minds in the healthcare industry. With a focus on digital health, DHR holds collaborative conversations with physicians, patients, scientists, creatives, technologists, and executives devoting their efforts to…  Study: VA telehealth expansion lagged in rural areas during COVID-19
MobiHealthNews - (Thursday March 9, 2023) A digital divide in telemedicine use between rural and urban communities increased after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly within mental health integration services, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. The… |
 A primer on generative AI – and what it could mean for healthcare
Healthcare IT news - (Thursday March 9, 2023) With the dawn of OpenAI’s chatGPT, talk of artificial intelligence is at a fever pitch. So it’s important to know exactly what this latest flavor of AI is.Generative AI refers to a class of…  Ultrasound Catheter to Treat Hypertension
Medgadget - (Thursday March 9, 2023) Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the Université de Paris, France, have tested an ultrasound denervation catheter in its potential to treat hypertension. The technology is called the Paradise ultrasound denervation device… |
 The Success of E-prescribing and Where We Need to Continue to Improve Medication Management
Healthcare IT Today - (Thursday March 9, 2023) When it comes to e-prescribing and medication management, I always underestimate some of the nuances involved with the process. While e-prescribing is one of the biggest healthcare interoperability successes, there is still plenty of…  Healthcare’s new roadmap for cybersecurity resilience
Healthcare IT news - (Thursday March 9, 2023) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group released a new guide Wednesday to help the public and private sectors in healthcare better align their… |
 Effectiveness of a Sodium-Reduction Smartphone App and Reduced-Sodium Salt to Lower Sodium Intake in Adults With Hypertension: Findings From the Salt Alternatives Randomized Controlled Trial
JMIR mHealth and uHealth - (Thursday March 9, 2023) Background: Even modest reductions in blood pressure (BP) can have an important impact on population-level morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease. There are 2 promising approaches: the SaltSwitch smartphone app, which enables users to…  Effectiveness of a Mobile App to Increase Risk Perception of Tobacco, Alcohol, and Marijuana Use in Mexican High School Students: Quantitative Study
JMIR mHealth and uHealth - (Thursday March 9, 2023) Background: Young people have the highest rate of drug use worldwide. Recent data from Mexico in this population show that the prevalence of illicit drug use doubled between 2011 and 2016 (2.9%-6.2%), with marijuana… |
 AI in Healthcare: A Great Add-on, Not a Replacement
Healthcare IT Today - (Thursday March 9, 2023) There has been this huge rush to implement AI wherever it can be added. And while nothing is wrong with this, it’s important that we don’t loose sight of AI being a tool and…  Telehealth Use Rose Almost 4% Percent Nationally in December
mHealth Intelligence - (Thursday March 9, 2023) By Mark Melchionna March 09, 2023 – At the close of 2022, telehealth use increased at the national level, growing in three out of four US census regions, according to the FAIR… |
