EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 11/30/23 – HIStalk
We’ve made it past some of the early fall holidays, and those of us on the front lines are waiting to see if they will cause a spike in respiratory illnesses.
Heading into Thanksgiving,…
Tag: Pediatric
Summer Health Expands to Primary Care for Parents
What You Should Know:
Summer Health, a text-based service for parents to get answers to urgent needs from pediatricians, is expanding into primary care.
Improving Access to Medical Professionals
Summer Health’s care teams are expanding their services…
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Alarming Wait Times and Persistent Inequities Obstructing Early Autism Diagnosis, Study Exposes
What You Should Know:
Cognoa, a leading child development and behavioral health company, today published a new report, The State of Pediatric Autism Diagnosis in the U.S.: Gridlocks, Inequities and Missed Opportunities Persist, that underscores the…
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App-Based Hearing Screenings in Preschool Children With Different Types of Headphones: Diagnostic Study
Background: Background: Hearing disability in preschool age is a problem that can delay speech language communication and social skill. Hearing Screening by standard audiometry in a developing country is a big problem due to…
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AI Blood Clot Tool Faces Clinician Hesitation
Vanderbilt University Medical Center scientists developed an AI tool to assess blood clot risks in pediatric patients, yet clinicians hesitated to adopt its recommendations. Analyzing 110,000 patient records, researchers identified 11 clot risk factors,…
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Pediatric Sepsis Mortality Risk Marred by Racial Health Disparities
By Sara Heath
October 23, 2023 – Pediatric patients who are Black are far more likely to die from sepsis than their White counterparts, even within a single hospital, a new analysis presented at the 2023…
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Florida FQHC Streamlines Collections Using eClinicalWorks EHR Services
By Hannah Nelson
October 20, 2023 – Heart of Florida Health Center, a federally qualified health center (FQHC), has seen a 21 percent increase in payment collections with eClinicalWorks EHR and healow Payment Services.
The health center…
Healthcare AI News 10/18/23 – HIStalk
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OpenAI adds voice capabilities to the ChatGPT mobile app, which can carry on a conversation with the user through one of several available natural-sounding voices. Existing voice assistants such as Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant,…
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Pediatric Genomics Advances at Children’s Mercy Hospital
Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City has achieved a breakthrough in pediatric genomics by developing a process for conducting whole-genome sequencing tests within clinical settings. Dr. Tomi Pastinen, director of its Genomic Medicine Center,…
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Children’s Mercy makes progress advancing pediatric genomics
To diagnose and solve pediatric diseases, Children’s Mercy Kansas City’s has been performing whole genome sequencing testing.Recently the hospital announced that it is the first healthcare organization to bring genetic testing bedside, says Dr. Tomi…
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