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Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – November 15, 2022 – News from Amwell, Epic, Google, MEDITECH, Microsoft, and more, plus the dates for HLTH Europe
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
This edition is a special dispatch from HLTH 2022. There have been a lot of new research reports, new products, and news partnerships announced at the event. We wanted to try and cover as many announcements for the Healthcare IT...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 15, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Accolade AMA Amwell ApoWiser Bamboo Health Bayer BioT Medical Capital Rx Carenostics Commure Consensus Cloud Solutions COTA e-Psychiatry Ellisis Source Type: blogs
Cambridge Eliminates Parking Minimums, Reduces Development Costs
Vanessa Brown CalderWith the City Council ’s recent vote, Cambridge, Massachusetts becomes the latest city to reform parking requirements. Cambridge is unique among Massachusetts cities in that it is the first tofully eliminate parking minimums citywide. But it is not unique among U.S. cities more generally, and comes as a wave of other locations, including San Francisco, California; Lexington, Kentucky; andSt. Paul, Minnesota; have made sweeping parking reforms.Parking minimums are a type of urban regulation that require developers to provide a predetermined number of parking spaces for a certain number of residen...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 8, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Vanessa Brown Calder Source Type: blogs
Promises Made – Promises Kept: President Biden’s Support for “Obamacare.”
BY MIKE MAGEE
As the saying goes, “History repeats!” This is especially true where politics are involved.
Consider for example the past three decades in health care. It is striking how many of the players in our nation’s health policy drama remain front and center. And that includes President Biden who recently commented on the 12th anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare):
“The ACA delivered quality, affordable health coverage to more than 30 million Americans — giving families the freedom and confidence to pursue their dreams without the fear that one accident or il...
Source: The Health Care Blog - November 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Affordable Care Act Biden Obamacare Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 29th October, 2022.
This report presents CDC findings on telehealth use trends in 2021. It includes data from the National Health Interview Survey, a nationally representative household survey conducted throughout the year by the National Center for Health Statistics. -----https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-10-13/women-older-adults-more-likely-to-use-telemedicine-in-2021Who Used Telemedicine in 2021?New data shows which groups have been most likely to use a health care option popular during the pandemic.By Christopher WolfOct. 13, 2022, at 12:01 a.m.More than 1 in 3 adults used telemedicine in the past year in 2021, ac...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 29, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
These 8 Countries Could Put Together The World ’ s Most Advanced Healthcare System
If we are looking for the one thing common in the healthcare systems in various countries, is that no one has ever been truly satisfied with their own. The level of satisfaction/dissatisfaction of course varies widely between countries and is closely related to the economic performance and possibilities available for the given country in the past centuries/decades. But as we will see, with having focus and working for the right goals, it is possible to fully transform a country and its healthcare in just a few decades.
Can we, dreaming freely, come up with the perfect system? There are so many good examples all over the...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: Future of Medicine Science Fiction e-patient Healthcare healthcare design digital technology health IT healthcare system longevity digital health technologies Future of healthcare patient inclusion Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
October 27, 2022 Edition-----In the UK we have a political farce running with only a day or so to run when you read this, with a new PM (Rishi Sunak) in place..In the US the mid-term elections are coming in a week or so, thus some concern as to where the US is going!In China Xi has his third 5 year term so we all wonder how that will turn out!In OZ we have has a Budget with floods, inflation, data leaks, the threat of recession, Medicare concerns and other issues just rolling on! At least the Budget does not seem to have broken anything!Overall an ‘omnishambles’ as they say!-----Major Issues.-----https://www.afr.com/wo...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, October 24th 2022
This study shows the uncoupling of lifespan and healthspan parameters (aerobic fitness and spontaneous activity) and provides new insights into SIRT3 function in CR adaptation, fuel utilization, and aging.
HDL Level, Age, and Smoking are the Largest Determinants of Mortality Risk in Old People
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2022/10/hdl-level-age-and-smoking-are-the-largest-determinants-of-mortality-risk-in-old-people/
An interesting epidemiological study here stratifies the contributions of various metrics to mortality in later life, age 70 and older. The authors find that the largest effects arise ...
Source: Fight Aging! - October 23, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
National Chemistry Week: Recent Interviews With NIGMS-Funded Chemists
Credit: ACS Website.
It’s almost National Chemistry Week (NCW)! Each year, the American Chemical Society (ACS) unites scientists, undergraduate students, high school chemistry clubs, and other groups through this community-based program to reach the public—especially elementary and middle school students—with positive chemistry messages.
Local groups plan and coordinate NCW events, so while they vary across the country, they often present chemistry education through hands-on science activities to local schools, museums, scouting groups, or Saturday Science events. Lily Raines, Ph.D., manager at the ACS Office of ...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 12, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology Profiles Research Roundup Source Type: blogs
About That Cancer Moonshot
BY KIM BELLARD
Joe Biden hates cancer. He led the Cancer Moonshot in the Obama Administration, and, as President, he reignited it, vowing to cut death rates in half over the next 25 years. Last month, on the 60th anniversary of President Kennedy’s historic call for an actual moonshot, he vowed “to end cancer as we know it. And even cure cancers once and for all.”
But, as several recent studies show, cancer is still surprising us.
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Our body has its own defenses against cancer, such as T-cells, and great strides have been made in cancer therapies, including ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Research Cancer Cancer Progression Fungi John F. Kennedy Moonshot Source Type: blogs
About that Cancer Moonshot
By KIM BELLARD
Joe Biden hates cancer. He led the Cancer Moonshot in the Obama Administration, and, as President, he reignited it, vowing to cut death rates in half over the next 25 years. Last month, on the 60th anniversary of President Kennedy’s historic call for an actual moonshot, he vowed “to end cancer as we know it. And even cure cancers once and for all.”
But, as several recent studies show, cancer is still surprising us.
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Our body has its own defenses against cancer, such as T-cells, and great strides have been made in cancer therapies, includi...
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Policy Public Health Biden Cancer Cancer Moonshot Source Type: blogs
TLC Todd-versations: Todd Linsky in Conversation with Dr. Alan Greene
Todd Linsky, a food and organic industry veteran, hosts the podcast Todd-versations. He interviews guests from around the globe — influencers, leaders, and innovators in their respective fields. In this episode, Todd and Dr. Greene discuss the pediatric roots of longevity, the importance of nutrition in health, Dr. Greene’s reasons for creating DrGreene.com, his next projects, and a whole host of side topics.
Transcript of Todd-versation Podcast with Todd Linsky and Dr. Greene
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Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - October 6, 2022 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, October 3rd 2022
In conclusion, based on the analysis of proteomics and transcriptome, we identified four SRMs that may affect aging and speculated their possible mechanisms, which provides a new target for preventing aging, especially skin aging.
A Popular Science Article on the State of Epigenetic Clocks
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2022/09/a-popular-science-article-on-the-state-of-epigenetic-clocks/
This popular science article is a good view of the present state of development and use of epigenetic clocks, covering the issues as well as the promise. Epigenetic age can be measured, with many different clocks ...
Source: Fight Aging! - October 2, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links –1st October, 2022.
This article details information required for integration into EHRs to build personalized treatment plans and develop successful SDOH programs that provide resources and support for patients in need. In addition, successful SDOH programs implemented by Kaiser Permanente and Boston Medical Center showcase how supporting clinicians with real-time SDOH data can lead to patient-centric care. Create a 360-Degree Patient View Through TechnologyThe Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)indicatesthat the “collection, documentation, reporting, access, and use of SDOH data … can be used t...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 1, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Optellum, AI Lung Cancer Diagnosis Innovator, Secures $14M Series A Funding to Accelerate Expansion
Lead investor Mercia, alongside Intuitive Ventures and Black Opal, invests in Optellum’s pioneering AI-powered lung-health technology
Optellum, an Oxford-based medtech company that provides a breakthrough AI platform to diagnose and treat early-stage lung cancer, has raised $14 million in a Series A funding round. The investment will enable Optellum to scale its base, operations, and commercial launches in the UK and USA; accelerate research and development; and expand its platform into personalized therapy decisions by integrating imaging data with molecular data, robotics, and liquid biopsies.
This funding ro...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 30, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: AI/Machine Learning Health IT Company Healthcare IT Black Opal Ventures GE Healthcare Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Intuitive Ventures IQ Capital Jason Pesterfield Johnson & Johnson Lung Cancer Lung Sc Source Type: blogs
Commentators and Journalists Weigh In On Digital Health And Related Privacy, Safety, Social Media And Security Matters. Lots Of Interesting Perspectives - September 27, 2022.
Conclusions:This study revealed strong and consistent patterns of association between digital health literacy and the use of a web-based PHR. The results indicate potential actions for promoting PHR uptake, including improving digital technology and skill experiences that may improve digital health literacy and willingness to engage in web-based PHR. Uptake may also be improved through more responsive digital services, strengthened health care, and better social support. A holistic approach, including targeted solutions, is needed to ensure that web-based PHR can realize its full potential to help reduce health inequities....
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - September 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
