Background: Adolescence is a period characterized by an increased susceptibility to developing risky alcohol consumption habits. This susceptibility can be influenced by social and situational factors encountered in daily life, which, in conjunction with…
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What You Should Know:
– Tandem Diabetes Care, an insulin pump manufacturer, has announced expanded compatibility for its t:slim X2™ insulin pump in Canada.
– In-warranty users can now integrate their pumps with both the Dexcom…
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Background: Mindfulness practices, such as breathing meditation (BM), reduce stress and enhance mood. One such practice is mindful eating, where a practitioner focuses on the five senses while eating or drinking. A novel set…
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Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing healthcare. Through enhancing workflows, supporting clinical decision-making and improving patient care, we’re seeing innovation transform the industry. Underlying these technological advances is the need for computing, whether that be at…
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The current healthcare systems in the U.S. often compartmentalize health conditions, treating physical and mental health as distinct entities. This dissociative approach has led to a limited perspective on diabetes treatment focused largely on…
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Jim Bohnsack Chief Strategy Officer at Aspirion
In recent years, payers have increasingly turned to artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool to streamline claims processing, accelerating the deployment of rules related to prior authorizations and…
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Medway Community Healthcare (MCH) has announced that it has disconnected its IT systems to “protect patient and staff data” after detecting some “suspicious activity”.
In a statement on its website, published on 5 December 2024,…
A project in China that is developing an autonomous and self-evolving virtual healthcare setting is targeted to go public next year.This is confirmed to Healthcare IT News by Yang Liu, a professor at Tsinghua…
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National Taiwan University Hospital is moving to the next phase of its large AI development to focus on multiple data types. The hospital recently acquired two new supercomputers from NVIDIA, which would help accelerate its development…
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Modern Contact Centers Provide a Seamless Patient Experience
Healthcare organizations that are looking to upgrade their contact center or phone systems, foster a more engaging patient experience or save money — as well as those…
