Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 3/3/25
One of my areas of focus this year is trying to be more mindful of the time that I spend online. It has been a challenging goal, because as a healthcare IT consultant, staying…
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Impact of a Mobile Money–Based Conditional Cash Transfer Intervention on Health Care Utilization in Southern Madagascar: Mixed-Methods Study
Background: Mobile money-based cash transfer interventions are becoming increasingly utilised, especially in humanitarian settings. The South of Madagascar constituted a humanitarian emergency in 2021/2022 when the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and a…
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Is This the Right List of Healthcare Disruptors? – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 161
For the 161st episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are debating if Alan Shoebridge's list of healthcare disruptors is right or not! We kick this episode off by first looking at who…
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Oracle Health at HIMSS25: ‘New solutions to new problems’
“This is a big year for Oracle Health and Life Sciences,” says Seema Verma, the company’s executive vice president and general manager, as it gets ready to kick off HIMSS25 in Las Vegas.At Oracle…
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5 Notable Health Tech Funding Announcements in February
This roundup is meant to highlight some of the most notable funding rounds of the month and is not intended to be comprehensive.
Health tech companies made several major funding announcements in February. Here is…
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Monday Morning Update 3/3/25
Top News
Ireland’s Health Service Executive launches a health app that allows patients maintain a medical list, store health-related ID cards, access vaccination records, and search for HSE services.
Planned enhancements for this year include…
Emergency MD: How CIOs can use IT to prevent clinicians from being inundated with data
Dr. Hamad Husainy is an emergency medicine physician who works in different emergency departments, and he states very clearly that, more often than not, he is inundated with data – very little of which…
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Blood Pressure Measurement Based on the Camera and Inertial Measurement Unit of a Smartphone: Instrument Validation Study
Background: Even though several mobile applications that can measure blood pressure (BP) have been developed, the data about the accuracy of those applications are limited. Objective: This study assessed the accuracy of AlwaysBP (test)…
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Efficacy of a Web-Based Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Program in Improving Predialysis Blood Pressure Control Among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: Hypertension is highly prevalent among patients undergoing hemodialysis, with a significant proportion experiencing poorly controlled blood pressure (BP). Digital BP management in this population has been underutilized. Objective: This study aimed to explore…
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Automated Pain Spots Recognition Algorithm Provided by a Web Service–Based Platform: Instrument Validation Study
Background: Understanding the causes and mechanisms underlying musculoskeletal pain is crucial for developing effective treatments and improving patient outcomes. Self-report measures, such as the Pain Drawing Scale, involve individuals rating their level of pain…
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