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 Plymouth virtual ward occupancy rate over 80% with plans to expand
Digital Health - (Monday July 1, 2024) University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust has confirmed that its virtual ward beds are now over 80% occupied with plans to expand further.The trust confirmed its plans to increase the number of community virtual ward…  Australia’s first public health ‘data lake’ project launched
Healthcare IT news - (Monday July 1, 2024) A research team at Flinders University will start building what could be the first integrated and AI-driven public health and clinical data repository in Australia for public health surveillance and emergency response.Called SMART-PH (Digitising… |
 UltraSight Joins Butterfly Garden to Expand AI Real-Time Guidance Across POC Ultrasound Devices
HIT Consultant - (Monday July 1, 2024) What You Should Know: – UltraSight, a leader in AI-powered cardiac imaging, announced it has joined Butterfly Garden, an artificial intelligence (AI) Marketplace launched by Butterfly Network, a pioneer in portable ultrasound technology to improve…  US Hospitals See Improved Margins, But Rising Costs Remain a Concern
HIT Consultant - (Monday July 1, 2024) What You Should Know: – A new report from Strata Decision Technology reveals mixed signals for the financial health of US hospitals. While operating margins have improved significantly year-over-year, rising drug and supply costs threaten… |
 Why Patient Engagement Must Be at the Center of Value-Based Care
HIT Consultant - (Monday July 1, 2024) Dave Bennett, Executive Vice President – Healthcare, pCare by Uniguest In the dynamic and ever-changing landscape of the healthcare industry, patient engagement continues to emerge as a pivotal element of the value-based care (VBC) model….  Monday Morning Update 7/1/24 – HIStalk
HIStalk - (Sunday June 30, 2024) Top News Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago reports in a data breach filing notice that the information of 791,000 people was exposed to ransomware hackers in its January 31 cyberattack. |
 Faces of openEHR: Pablo Pazos Gutierrez
openEHR - (Sunday June 30, 2024)  For 18 years, Pablo Pazos has been at the forefront of healthcare informatics, founding CaboLabs: experts in Health Informatics, Standards and Interoperability and pushing the boundaries of openEHR through his participation in the openEHR…  Recommendations to advance digital health equity: a systematic review of qualitative studies
npj Digital Medicine - (Saturday June 29, 2024) The World Health Organisation advocates Digital Health Technologies (DHTs) for advancing population health, yet concerns about inequitable outcomes persist. Differences in access and use of DHTs across different demographic groups can contribute to inequities…. |
 Do engagement and behavioural mechanisms underpin the effectiveness of the Drink Less app?
npj Digital Medicine - (Saturday June 29, 2024) This is a process evaluation of a large UK-based randomised controlled trial (RCT) (n = 5602) evaluating the effectiveness of recommending an alcohol reduction app, Drink Less, compared with usual digital care in reducing alcohol consumption…  450 – Digital Health Festival 2024 Feature Episode
Talking HealthTech - (Saturday June 29, 2024) As the healthcare landscape evolves, technology and innovation continue transforming the diagnosis, treatment, and delivery of services. In this episode of Talking HealthTech, a diverse group of experts explore the potential of digital health… |
