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Private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners sells specialty EHR/PM vendor Nextech to another PE firm, TPG, for $1.4 billion.
THL bought the company for $500 million in June 2019, after which it…
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NLP EHR Integration Identifies Acute COVID-19 Cases with 94% Sensitivity
By Hannah Nelson
July 19, 2023 – EHR integration of natural language processing (NLP) models can effectively triage patients reporting positive at-home COVID-19 test results through the patient portal, according to a study published in JAMA…
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CO Telehealth Utilization Skyrocketed Following PHE Onset
By Mark Melchionna
July 17, 2023 – Data from the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) indicated that Colorado, like many other states, had higher telehealth utilization and increased spending following the onset of…
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NLP Model Enhances COVID-19 Treatment Through Message Classification
By Mark Melchionna
July 13, 2023 – Emory University School of Medicine and Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) researchers used natural language processing (NLP), a type of artificial intelligence (AI), to enhance COVID-19 treatment through…
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Telehealth Provides Effective Option for Abortion Care
By Mark Melchionna
July 13, 2023 – Upon review of numerous research articles, a study found that telehealth increased access to abortion care throughout the US and was as effective as in-person abortion services while limiting…
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AI Accurately Predicts On- and Off-Target Activity of CRISPR Tools
By Shania Kennedy
July 10, 2023 – A new study published last week in Nature Biotechnology demonstrated that a deep learning (DL) tool can predict on- and off-target activity of RNA-targeting CRISPR tools, which may spur…
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Telehealth Use Fell Nationally, in all 4 US Regions in April
By Mark Melchionna
July 10, 2023 – Following a rise in the prior month, the FAIR Health Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker reported that telehealth use decreased across the board, nationally and in all four United States…
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Enabling Boundaryless Healthcare Operations for the Future
At the HIMSS 2023 conference we talked with Chris Johnson, the President of TeleTracking Technologies. Chris unveils the concept of "Boundaryless Healthcare". As the company expands beyond individual hospitals and systems, they aim to…
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Generative AI May Accelerate Drug Discovery for COVID Antivirals
By Shania Kennedy
June 29, 2023 – Researchers have developed a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model capable of designing novel molecules to block SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study published in Science…
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How Automation Can Help Ease Healthcare Worker Burnout | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Anna Twomey, Senior Director, Healthcare Providers – Americas at SS&C Blue Prism
With rising staffing shortages and burnout among healthcare workers, digital transformation will be key to overcoming these challenges and protecting…
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