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COVID-19: Addressing the Urgent Mental Health Needs of Frontline Workers

behavioral health, Coronavirus (COVID-19), depression, digital health, Facebook, Health IT, Health Systems, KLAS, MD, mental health, Opinion, PhD, risk, Vital / July 14, 2022 July 14, 2022

Jorge E. Palacios, MD, Ph.D. – Senior Digital Health Scientist at SilverCloud Health It is no secret that one by-product of the ongoing pandemic is an exacerbation of the country’s mental health crisis. According to research from Johns Hopkins, one in four Americans experience a mental health disorder in a typical year. Yet among adults …

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What’s The Role of Digital Health in Public Health?

apple, Apple Watch, digital health, Electronic Health Record, Facebook, foundational, health information exchanges, Health IT, Heart, Information Blocking, instagram, Internet of Things, IoT, Medsphere, Opinion, Physicians, public health, social media, Telehealth, workplace / April 29, 2022 April 29, 2022

To a certain extent, the national conversation about the importance of a robust public health system has been happening for the last couple of years in the context of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. And yet, rather than discussing how the system can be strengthened and expanded, we’ve instead largely limited it to what the …

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Using NLP Technology To Uncover Real-World Patient Insights

Artificial Intelligence, Autism, bioinformatics, cancer, Facebook, GDPR, Health IT, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), NLP, Oncology, Real World Evidence (RWE), Syapse, unstructured data / April 21, 2022 April 21, 2022

It’s estimated that humans create a combined 2.5 quintillion bytes of data each day – and that around 90% of all data to ever exist was created in just the last few years. As difficult as it is to ignore the massive impact that connected technologies and social media have had on the way we experience our world, it’s somehow even …

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Could Facebook monitoring predict sudden epilepsy death?

digital, digital health, epilepsy, Facebook, News, SUDEP / February 22, 2022 February 22, 2022

A study has suggested people with epilepsy may show patterns of activity and behaviour on social media that could serve as an early warning signal for sudden death – a rare but much feared complication of the disease. The study was carried out in six individuals who suffered sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), with …

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Let’s Meet in the Metaverse

Facebook, Health Tech, Health Technology, Interoperability, Kim Bellard, Mark Zuckerberg, metaverse / August 3, 2021 August 3, 2021

By KIM BELLARD I really wasn’t expecting to write about the Metaverse again so soon, after discussing it in the context of Roblox last March, which itself followed a look at Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney’s vision for the Metaverse last August. But darn that Mark Zuckerberg! Not many noticed when Mr. Zuckerberg told Facebook …

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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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A year for corporate titans who could lose their shirt and still make a packet

Boohoo, Business, Facebook, Hut Group, Pfizer, Pharmaceuticals industry / December 27, 2020 December 27, 2020

The 2020 Observer Business Agenda Awards honour showoffs, light-touch founders and even … Big Pharma Each year, our awards celebrate the physical prowess of the finance world’s most alluring tycoons – who get their very own entry on our prestigious topless calendar. Continue reading…

COVID-19 Symptom Data Challenge Showcase Event — WEDNESDAY 4pm ET!

Chrissy Farr, COVID-19, Facebook, Indu Subaiya, Symptom Data Challenge / December 15, 2020 December 15, 2020

After receiving applications from 115 people (across every continent except Antarctica!) and 50 organizations, including 35 academic institutions, the judges have declared DeepOutbreak, a team with members from Georgia Tech, the University of Iowa, and Virginia Tech as the winner of COVID-19 Symptom Data Challenge. Second place was awarded to K&A, a Russia-based team working …

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Virtual Engagement During COVID Pushes Paradigm Shift for Physician Training and Patient Care

cancer, cybersecurity, Facebook, google, Harvard Medical School, Heart, MD, medical education, Opinion, Patient Care, Patient Privacy, Perioperative care, Physicians, Telehealth, Telemedicine, video, Webinars / December 2, 2020 December 2, 2020

Shalini Shah, MD is Vice-Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care, and Enterprise Director of Pain Services, UC Irvine Health The dominant presence of COVID-19 has not meant the absence of cancer, ear infections, heart attacks, chronic pain, or other illnesses that need attention and care. Physicians have continued treatment for all …

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New Attacks, Regulations, and Stakes Call for New Security Strategies

Anthem, cloud, Facebook, Healthcare Data, Healthcare Data Breach, hipaa, honor, integrity, Medical Device, Medical Devices, Opinion, Patient Care, PHI, Phishing, Ultrasound / August 17, 2020 August 17, 2020

Tim Callan, Senior Fellow, Sectigo The amount of data generated by the healthcare industry is staggering—and constantly increasing. Healthcare data encompasses the personal information of patients, doctors, nurses, and administrators. It includes diagnostic information, test results, ultrasound images, x-ray images, and of course insurance and financial information. With so much sensitive patient information there for …

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Analysis: July Health IT M&A Activity; Public Company Performance

ACA, ALLSCRIPTS, Amazon, apple, big data, CIOX, cloud, Department of Health and Human Services, digital health, Doctor on Demand, Donald Trump, Edifecs, Facebook, Genomics, global health, google, Heal, Health and Human Services, Health Catalyst, Health IT, healthcare growth, Healthcare Mergers & Acquisitions, Healthfinch, himss, HIT, Humana, integrity, IPO, M&A, Microsoft, mobile health, NLP, Optum, Optum Ventures, Partners, Payers, Pharmacy, primary care, Private Equity, R1, Sema4, Telemedicine, TeleTracking, Truepill, Walgreens, WASHINGTON / August 7, 2020 August 7, 2020

– Healthcare Growth Partners’ (HGP) summary of Health IT/digital health mergers & acquisition (M&A) activity, and public company performance during the month of July 2020. While a pandemic ravages the country, technology valuations are soaring. The Nasdaq hit an all-time high during the month of July, sailing through the 10,000 mark to post YTD gains …

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Post COVID-19: 3 Things I Hope Healthcare Won’t Recover From

Advisory Board, EMR, Facebook, google, Health Systems, healthcare technology, Heart, HIT, medical records, Opinion, Physicians, Telehealth, Telemedicine, The Advisory Board, virtual care / July 9, 2020 July 9, 2020

Randy Carpenter, SVP of the Executive Advisory Board at HCTec The loss of lives and livelihoods from COVID-19 is almost too much to comprehend. And yet, slowly, conversations are emerging about the positives percolating from the pandemic. It’s human nature to want to look for the positives in even the worst of situations, and I’ve …

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Coronavirus: 5 Ways You Can Use Social Media and Digital Marketing to Help the Public During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Aetna, coronavirus, Coronavirus CDC, COVID-19, Digital Marketing, Facebook, Healthcare Advertising Agency, healthcare clinicians, Healthcare Content Marketing, healthcare digital marketing, healthcare marketing covid webinar, Healthcare Marketing Leadership, healthcare professionals, Healthcare Social Media, hospitals, instagram, Kylie Jenner, linkedin, medical clinicians, millennials, SARS-CoV-2, social distancing, social media, Telemedicine, urgent care, US Surgeon General / March 23, 2020 March 23, 2020

Today I am going to share some important ways that doctors, hospitals and healthcare marketers can use social media to inform the public during the COVID-19 crisis. Priority One: Use social media to convince people to comply with social distancing, and consequently help us all, “flatten the curve!” The US Surgeon General, Dr. Jerome Adams, …

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