News 4/7/23
Top News The VA postpones its Oracle Cerner go-live at VA Saginaw Health Care that was planned for June, saying that the software isn’t ready for the next wave of deployments.
The VA had placed…
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Paving the Road to AI Excellency
Developing and implementing AI-driven algorithms in health care has proven far more complicated than we first imagined. The new Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) guidelines provide the much-needed blueprint. By John Halamka, M.D., President,…
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Helping People Take Their Meds
Lack of adherence to prescribed medication is a major failing of our healthcare system. (Dr. Omar Manejwala, CMO of DarioHealth, recommends using the term “adherence” instead of the more condemnatory term “compliance.”) A previous…
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Using Technology to Address Medication Access
According to an article in the Permanente Journal, “as many as 40% to 50% of patients who are prescribed medications for management of chronic conditions” don’t take their medications properly, or perhaps at all….
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Community Pharmacy System Innovation Fund opens in Wales today
The Digital Medicines Transformation Portfolio and Life Sciences Hub Wales have launched a new fund today to help the suppliers of digital community pharmacy systems in Wales deliver an electronic prescription service (EPS). The introduction of…
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MediFormatica Daily Digest – Sunday, April 2, 2023 – (4 posts)
In todays fast-paced world, it is easy to miss out on important information, especially if you are trying to keep up with a lot of different sources. That is where the daily digest comes in – it is a tool that compiles all the posts created on the previous day, providing you with a convenient summary of everything that happened so you can stay informed, educated, and engaged with the Digital Health world around you.
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ViVE 2023: Digital Transformation Is Changing CIO and Nursing Roles
From left: Nordic Global Director of Digital Health Jason Griffin, CHIME International Executive Program Adviser Andy Kinnear, Cook Children’s Health Care System CIO Theresa Meadows and Baptist Health Chief Digital and Information Officer Aaron…
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Smartphone and Mobile App Use Among Physicians in Clinical Practice: Scoping Review
Background: Health care professionals are increasingly using smartphones in clinical care. Smartphone use can affect patient quality of care and clinical outcomes. Objective: This scoping review aimed to describe how physicians use smartphones and…
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Achieving the Vision of Healthcare’s Future
On February 6, a set of key priorities for the future of healthcare was released by AdvancedMD. I talked to Tim Costantino, vice president and head of product, about challenges and potential barriers to…
Continue Reading MediFormatica Daily Digest – Thursday, March 30, 2023 – (40 posts)
In todays fast-paced world, it is easy to miss out on important information, especially if you are trying to keep up with a lot of different sources. That is where the daily digest comes in – it is a tool that compiles all the posts created on the previous day, providing you with a convenient summary of everything that happened so you can stay informed, educated, and engaged with the Digital Health world around you.
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