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Brigham and Women's pilots new program to support provider mental health

Emergency healthcare professionals at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital will soon have access to a new mental health platform that can monitor their levels of well-being and detect changes in...

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AI bias may worsen COVID-19 health disparities for people of color

Developers and data scientists have long said that biased data often leads to biased models when it comes to machine learning and artificial intelligence. A new article in the Journal of the American...

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Lessons Sweden learned from its COVID-19 response

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AdventHealth feeling pandemic pinch; ICD-10 codes may miss COVID-19-related...

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Start-up Nation Central has close to 250 companies working on COVID-19 problems

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NYC elder care provider using FCC funds for telehealth, protecting seniors...

Earlier this year, the FCC awarded Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation in New Hyde Park, New York, $97,965 for telehealth services and connected devices, including remote...

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Global healthcare needs to speak a common language to tackle the challenge of...

Decision SupportElectronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)Government & PolicyInteroperabilityPopulation HealthQuality and SafetyCOVID-19 has reinforced the possibilities that open up when we collaborate,...

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What one provider learned from other athenahealth users about EHRs and...

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the daily lives and workflows of healthcare providers across the globe.THE PROBLEMWhole Life Health Care in Newington, New Hampshire, is a family practice...

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Konica Minolta pays $500K to settle EHR whistleblower case

Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas will pay $500,000 to settle a whistleblower case that alleged its Viztek electronic health record subsidiary had falsified data for certification tests.WHY IT MATTERS...

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AI-assisted EHR documentation will need human help

Artificial intelligence technologies are being increasingly relied upon in the healthcare domain, particularly when it comes to decision support, precision medicine, and the improvement of the quality...

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Pear's Somryst precursor improved sleep health measures among patients with...

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Accurate patient matching is even more vital amidst the COVID-19 crisis, say...

Healthcare industry groups have been chewing on the challenge of accurate patient matching for years, with the prospect of patient misidentification presenting questions around safety and security,...

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At the heart of healthcare: User-driven innovation

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Moving from reactive to predictive, proactive and preventative care in Israel

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The value of patient input when innovating

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Telehealth is biggest threat to healthcare cybersecurity, says report

Although a new report suggests that the healthcare industry slightly improved its security posture this year compared to last, it warns that increased provider reliance on telehealth since the COVID-19...

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How a homemade dashboard helped resume 3,000 necessary surgeries during COVID-19

With the increasing spread of COVID-19 infections, the governor of Arizona declared a moratorium on “elective surgeries” on March 19, 2020, in order to conserve hospital PPE supplies and build capacity...

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Using technology to democratize healthcare

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Hospital ransomware attack leads to fatality after causing delay in care

Prosecutors in Germany are eyeing negligent manslaughter charges as they seek the person or persons who launched a large-scale ransomware attack on Düsseldorf University Hospital – freezing up 30 of...

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Report: Ransomware op leaks 48,000 documents stolen from New Jersey hospital

University Hospital in New Jersey has experienced a 48,000-document data breach, according to reporting from security researcher Ax Sharma at BleepingComputer.According to Sharma, the Newark-based...

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