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How Mental Healthcare Access can Improve to Meet Patient Needs

How Mental Healthcare Access can Improve to Meet Patient Needs

DistilINFO Hospital IT

– Meeting patient needs for mental healthcare access will require industry leaders, clinicians, and healthcare policymakers to focus on giving clinicians the tools needed to meet patients in any care setting, as well as enable more ample access to mental healthcare providers, according to a new paper from the Alliance for Patient Access (AfPA). More patients than ever are seeking mental healthcare, with AfPA citing figures that 53 million Americans now live with some kind of mental illness. Exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, this prevalence of mental illness has pushed the mental health space to face unheard-of patient demand. But patients…

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High-Performance Computing Breaks the Genomics Bottleneck

High-Performance Computing Breaks the Genomics Bottleneck

HealthTech Magazine

Sequencing our 3.2 billion DNA base pairs is becoming increasingly crucial as genomic testing gains widespread acceptance. Advancements in genomics are improving the detection of mutations that can lead to illnesses, with the potential to revolutionize personalized medicine by enabling the development of more effective treatments for genetic disorders. High-performance computing is revolutionizing the field of genomics by accelerating the speed of analysis and processing of large-scale gene sequencing data sets. However, genomics is facing a massive Big Data problem. Scientists are struggling to process a growing volume of data as precision medicine turns to gene sequencing for individual patients….

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3D Bioengineered Skin Grafts Fit Complex Anatomy

3D Bioengineered Skin Grafts Fit Complex Anatomy

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Researchers at Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center have developed a method to create three-dimensional bioengineered skin grafts. To date, bioengineered skin is typically created in flat sheets. However, these are difficult to fit to complex anatomy, such as the hand, and so these researchers have designed a more sophisticated technique that combines laser scanning, 3D printing, and cell culture to create seamless three dimensional skin grafts. For instance, the researchers have already created a skin “glove” that could be useful in replacing skin on the hands by simply slipping it over the hand (just like a glove). Replacing skin that has…

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2021 Tech Forum: Integrating SDOH Data Into Clinical Systems & Connecting with Human Services

2021 Tech Forum: Integrating SDOH Data Into Clinical Systems & Connecting with Human Services

Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT

September 10, 2021Providers are increasingly capturing SDOH data from patients as part of a clinical encounter and using this data to help inform clinical care delivery and to support social care referrals in the community. Existing and emerging health IT standards and codes sets specific to SDOH enable this data to be integrated into a care record and exchanged to support referrals aligned with an individuals’ social need(s). This session will outline technical workflows and use cases for integrating SDOH data into an EHR and as part of a shared care plan and will describe the applicable standards and codes sets…

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2022 Tech Forum: Developing Clinical Decision Support with SDOH Data for Improved Patient Outcomes

2022 Tech Forum: Developing Clinical Decision Support with SDOH Data for Improved Patient Outcomes

Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT

September 16, 2022This session will identify next steps to advance electronic clinical decision support (CDS) focused on social determinants of health (SDOH). We are interested in exploring the different stages of guideline development to determine an outcome of successful CDS that incorporates SDOH. JaWanna Henry, MPH, ONC (Moderator) Alison Kemp, MPH, ONC (Moderator) Rose Almonte, MITREMike Gillam, MD, FACEP, HealthLab Kristen Miller, DrPH, MSPH, MSL, CPPS, MedStar Health Research Institute Douglas E. Peterson, DMD, PhD, FDS RCSEd, FASCO, UConn Health Mona Saraiya, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Scott T. Tagawa, MD, MS, FACP, Weill Cornell Medicine Emily C….

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How Technology Integration Supports Precision Medicine

How Technology Integration Supports Precision Medicine

HealthTech Magazine

Precision Health Can Be Applied to All DisciplinesThe University of California, Irvine, has integrated its technology to create targeted health and wellness strategies for patients. In February 2022, the university launched the Institute for Precision Health, an interdisciplinary campuswide initiative to develop solutions in precision medicine. A future brick-and-mortar home for IPH will let data scientists collaborate with clinicians to develop analytics tools.
“Precision health is truly an amalgamation of multiple critical pillars. Understanding the multidisciplinary nature of this work is really how IPH came about,” says Dr. Peter Chang, ­assistant professor in residence at UCI’s Department of Radiological Sciences. He formed…

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Why NLP can only succeed in healthcare if it caters to caregivers

Why NLP can only succeed in healthcare if it caters to caregivers

Healthcare IT news

Natural language processing, or NLP, is a branch of artificial intelligence that enables machine understanding of human language. In recent years, NLP has become part of consumer products and performs with a sometimes surprising degree of accuracy.Virtual assistants use NLP to understand spoken questions like, “What’s the weather like today?” They can contextualize the meaning of the question, and then use data from online sources to reply with a meaningful response.
Medical NLP has long been a topic of research and development, since it contains significant potential for uncovering meaningful insights from unstructured medical text. This presents huge opportunities for healthcare providers, clinical…

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Review of the Zebra ET40-HC and ET45-HC Tablets

Review of the Zebra ET40-HC and ET45-HC Tablets

Healthcare IT Today

I was excited to get the opportunity to review the Zebra ET4x-HC Series Tablets that Zebra has recently brought to market.  The initial launch comes in two models: ET40-HC and ET45-HC.  The two models are roughly equivalent with one doing only Wifi and the other offering a 5G option as well.Zebra was kind enough to send me a model to test and review.  Just holding it in your hand, you can feel the ruggedness of the device and you can see the thoughtful design that went into the device.  Everything from their approach to plastics and housing that can withstand regularly cleaning…

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Antibacterial Smart Sutures Visible in CT Scans

Antibacterial Smart Sutures Visible in CT Scans

Medgadget

Researchers at RMIT University in Australia have developed ‘smart stitches’ that can fight bacteria and reveal the location of the sutured area in CT scans. The sutures have been developed to reduce the chances of surgical site infections and also make life a little easier for clinicians, as the material shows up in CT scans, allowing for identification of the location of the sutures in the body and quick assessment if they are performing as required. In particular, the researchers envisage the sutures as a replacement for vaginal meshes that are used to treat prolapses, for which surgical site infection […]…

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Regenstrief Institute names new president and CEO

Regenstrief Institute names new president and CEO

Healthcare IT news

Indiana University School of Medicine this week announced that Rachel E. Patzer, an expert in epidemiology and health services research, has been appointed to be president and chief executive officer of the school-affiliated Regenstrief Institute.WHY IT MATTERSPatzer, who holds degrees including a masters in public health and a doctorate in epidemiology, will begin the new role on May 1. She currently works at Emory University School of Medicine, where she serves as the founding director of its Health Services Research Center and is a tenured professor there in the school’s department of surgery.
She founded the Health Services Research Center at Emory…

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