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 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…  Charlie’s Table Gluten Free Pasta Invites Everyone to Eat Together
eHealth Radio Network - (Thursday January 26, 2023) 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. |
 Omaha program uses HIE tech to improve postpartum care for minority parents and children
Healthcare IT news - (Thursday January 26, 2023) 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.  Orlando Health to launch AI-driven hospital-at-home services
Healthcare IT news - (Thursday January 26, 2023) 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 |
 Manipal Hospitals further digitises with Fujifilm’s PACS
Healthcare IT news - (Thursday January 26, 2023) 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.  Missouri drug monitoring program taps Bamboo Health for operations
Healthcare IT news - (Wednesday January 25, 2023) 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 |
 CSRI, eHealth Exchange partner up for TEFCA
Healthcare IT news - (Wednesday January 25, 2023) 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.  Geisinger solves behavioral health access problem with telemedicine
Healthcare IT news - (Wednesday January 25, 2023) 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 |
