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 DC Health Link Healthcare Data Breach Exposes PHI of Congress Members
Health IT Security - (Thursday March 9, 2023) By Sarai Rodriguez March 09, 2023 – An unidentified threat actor has exposed the personal health information (PHI) of hundreds of House of Representative members and staff in a recent healthcare data…  WeightWatchers moves into obesity drug market with Sequence purchase
MobiHealthNews - (Thursday March 9, 2023) WeightWatchers announced plans to buy telehealth platform Weekend Health, also known as Sequence, in a move toward offering prescription weight loss drugs.The company said the cash and equity transaction is valued at $132 million,… |
 Risky Business of Health Trackers: What Digital Health Leaders Need to Know
HIT Consultant - (Thursday March 9, 2023) Cristina Varner, Newfront, SVP National Life Science & Healthcare PracticeGone are the days when healthcare information was only available to us at the doctor’s office or through the office’s online portals, and that’s in…  Digital Nurse Leadership: Grasping the potential of technology and data to enable person centred practice
Digital Health - (Thursday March 9, 2023) We are embarking on a new age for nursing assisted and enabled by technology and data. Many of us are embracing this prospect but others are sceptical and concerned about what this will mean… |
 Smartphone Photos to Detect Anemia
Medgadget - (Thursday March 9, 2023) Researchers at University College London and at the University of Ghana have developed a smartphone-based system that can detect anemia through simple photos taken using the phone’s camera. The technology is intended for use…  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… |
