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Why the Digital-First, Patient-Centered Care is Critical to Healthcare

assistants, cloud, digital health, Digital Transformation, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, HIT, Life Sciences, medical records, Microsoft, Opinion, Patient Care, Patient Engagement, patient experience, patient safety, patient-centered care, Physician Practices, public health, Ransomware Attacks, Security Breaches, Telehealth, virtual care, Vital, vmware / April 12, 2021 April 12, 2021

Michael D. Robinson Vice President, Healthcare North America at VMware In the turmoil of one of the hardest years the healthcare industry has experienced, many healthcare organizations innovated nearly overnight, transforming bedside tablets into virtual care providers and parking garages into field hospitals. Through the help of agile, flexible technology, healthcare has empowered providers to …

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3 Barriers Stalling AI Adoption in Revenue Cycle Management

Accenture, administrative workflow assistance, AI, AI in healthcare, algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, assistants, Change Healthcare, Clinical Trial, connected machines, cybersecurity, fraud detection, Health IT, Healthcare Leaders, ICD-10, Machine Learning, Medical Billing, NLP, Opinion, Partners, Patient Access, Patient Engagement, Predictive Analytics, rcm, revenue cycle, Revenue Cycle Management, risk, robot-assisted surgery, Robotic Process Automation / March 30, 2021 March 30, 2021

Kenya Smith, Healthcare Solution Marketing Manager at ABBYY AI technology is quickly evolving and already surpassing human decision-making in certain instances; sometimes, in ways, we can’t explain. While many are alarmed by this, AI is producing some of the most effective and dramatic results in business today. Adoption of AI in healthcare is growing, but …

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How Artificial Intelligence Is Making Senior Care More Human

AI, Artificial Intelligence, assistants, Caregivers, dementia, depression, Facebook, Health IT, Internet of Things, IoT, model, Opinion, palliative care, Patient Care, patient experience, physical therapy, risk, senior care, sensors, video, Vital, wound care / March 8, 2021 March 8, 2021

Bent Philipson, Founder of Philosophy Care When it comes to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in particular and long-term care in general, a human-centered and empathetic approach is not only necessary, it’s obligatory. Putting the needs, constraints, and perspectives of patients first enhances the level of care we’re able to provide. Perhaps ironically, it is the …

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LinkedIn Launches Support to Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

assistants, Coronavirus (COVID-19), digital health, Pharmacy / February 17, 2021 February 17, 2021

What You Should Know: – LinkedIn announces it will utilize its platform to connect healthcare professionals to COVID-19 vaccination distribution volunteer and paid support opportunities with a goal of helping to slow the spread of COVID-19. – Starting today, healthcare organizations, pharmacies and governments that have hiring needs in direct support of vaccine distribution can …

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ECRI Institute: Top 10 Health Technology Hazards to Watch in 2021

AI, Artificial Intelligence, assistants, cybersecurity, Diagnostic Imaging, ECRI, FDA, Health IT, Healthcare Leaders, Medical Device, Medical Devices, medication, Patient Care, patient population, public health, risk, Telehealth, Vital / February 16, 2021 February 16, 2021

What You Should Know: – ECRI Institute identified the complexity of managing medical devices with COVID-19 emergency use authorization as the number one technology hazard in its Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2021 report. ECRI Institute’s Top 10 Health Technology Hazards, now in its 14th year, identifies top health technology concerns that warrant attention from healthcare leaders. The …

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Can AI Pave the Path to Reducing Physician Burnout?

AI, Artificial Intelligence, assistants, Clinical Documentation, Diagnoss, digital health, HIM, Machine Learning, medical coding, Opinion, Patient Care, physician burnout, Physicians, revenue cycle, Revenue Cycle Management, risk, technology in healthcare, virtual assistant / February 11, 2021 February 11, 2021

Abboud Chaballout, Founder of Diagnoss The timing couldn’t be more critical for us to start making serious headway to reduce the growing problem of burnout among America’s physicians. In 2018, physician burnout was already at an alarming 42%, but that number is growing as COVID-19 cases surge around the country. While we are at a hopeful place …

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Pair Team Emerges Out of Stealth with $2.7M to Automate Primary Care Operations

AI, Artificial Intelligence, assistants, cancer, Care Coordination, CMS, digital health, Healthcare.gov, Medicaid, Medical Practices, Medicare, model, Patient Care, primary care, SAN FRANCISCO, Startups / December 9, 2020 December 9, 2020

What You Should Know: – San Francisco-based digital health startup Pair Team emerges out of stealth with $2.7M in seed funding backed by Kleiner Perkins, Craft Ventures, & YC. – Pair Team provides both a remote team and AI that automates workflows, provides infrastructure & improves medical practices — efficiencies and billing as you’d expect, …

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Remote Medical Documentation Startup Augmedix Closes $25M, Reverse Merger with Malo Holding

assistants, Augmedix, Clinical Documentation, clinical documentation improvement, clinical documentation improvement intiative, digital health, EHR integration, Health Systems, hipaa, mckesson, McKesson Ventures, Partners, Patient Care, Remote Scribes, Startups, Telemedicine / October 6, 2020 October 6, 2020

What You Should Know: – Augmedix closes $25 million in private placement funding and completion of a reverse merger transaction with Malo Holdings Corp. – Following the transaction, the merged entity will be named “Augmedix, Inc.”, and will continue the historic and innovative business of Augmedix. Augmedix, a company specializing in providing remote medical documentation …

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Intermountain to Deploy AI-Powered Digital Assistants Across Clinically Integrated Network

AI, Artificial Intelligence, assistants, Clinical Documentation, digital health, Digital Transformation, Intermountain Healthcare, Notable, patient satisfaction, Revenue Cycle Management, Telemedicine / October 6, 2020 October 6, 2020

What You Should Know: – Intermountain Healthcare announced it will scale Notable’s AI-driven platform across the health system’s clinically integrated network to support thousands of providers, automate administrative workflows, streamline the check-in experience for patients, and simplify provider follow-up. – The Notable Platform uses intelligent automation to identify and engage more patients in need of …

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Improving the Patient Experience by Optimizing Telehealth Through COVID-19 and Beyond

Acute Care, assistants, Clinical Decision Support, Coronavirus (COVID-19), decision support, global healthcare, MD, Opinion, Patient Engagement, patient experience, point of care, Telehealth, Telehealth Services, Telemedicine, virtual care, Visualdx / August 10, 2020 August 10, 2020

Art Papier, MD, CEO and Co-Founder at VisualDx We are facing a global healthcare crisis unlike any in our recent history. Within the span of a few short weeks, we saw our lives and practices drastically change. COVID-19 has fundamentally altered how medical care is delivered today and possibly for many years to come. We …

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Collective Health Appoints Max Mancini as New Chief Technology Officer

apple, assistants, Collective Health, digital health, health insurance, SAN FRANCISCO / August 4, 2020 August 4, 2020

Max Mancini, CTO at Collective Health What You Should Know: – Collective Health appoints Max Mancini as its new Chief Technology Officer. – Mancini, who previously held senior roles at Apple and eBay, will lead the company’s exceptional engineering team- overseeing the architecture, design and scaling of Collective Health’s core platform and suite of products …

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Cerner Integrates Nuances Virtual Assistant Platform with Millennium EHR to Reduce Physician Burnout

AI, assistants, care teams, Cerner, Clinical Intelligence, cloud, CPOE, Dragon, Electronic Health Record, EMR/EHR, hipaa, hipaa-compliant, Nuance, Patient Care, patient experience, physician burnout, Physicians, point of care, virtual assistant / July 30, 2020 July 30, 2020

What You Should Know: – Cerner expands its AI collaboration with Nuance to provide joint customers with more advanced natural language virtual assistant technology to navigate electronic health records (EHRs) using just their voice, giving clinicians more time to spend with patients and less time with a computer. – As part of the expanded collaboration, Nuance will offer Cerner deeply …

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Virtually or In-Person, Automation Improves The Healthcare Experience

algorithms, Amwell, Artificial Intelligence, assistants, cancer, care management, care pathways, Clinical Documentation, digital health, Digital Transformation, Doctor on Demand, Health Systems, MD, Notable, Opinion, Patient Care, Patient Engagement, Patient Journey, Patient Monitoring, Physicians, remote patient monitoring, risk, Teladoc, Telemedicine, video, virtual care, Virtual Visits, Vital / July 22, 2020 July 22, 2020

Muthu Alagappan, MD, Medical Director at Notable Health The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented shift in the way consumers view and access a variety of goods and services—and healthcare is no exception. Recent studies show that many patients, including vulnerable populations like those living with cancer, are delaying recommended care and procedures—and will continue to do so for at least several …

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Same-Day Pharmacy Delivery NowRx Raises $20M to Expand into Additional Territories

AI, assistants, digital health, google, hipaa, medication, Pharmacy, Pharmacy Automation, Physicians, risk, Silicon Valley, Startups, Surescripts, video / July 16, 2020 July 16, 2020

What You Should Know: – Same day pharmacy delivery startup NowRx raises $20 Million in Series B funding to expand into new U.S. territories and accelerate its technology roadmap, transforming the way consumers get their prescriptions. – NowRx’s competitive advantage is its proprietary pharmacy management system, which leverages AI and robotics to fill and deliver prescriptions in record time, …

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