Digital at the core of a collaborative care model
Island Hospital in Malaysia is building a technology-driven integrated health ecosystem in a bid to lower healthcare costs. Powered by WPeMatico
Senators’ letter demands accountability from UHG
Senators Hawley and Blumenthal asked UnitedHealth Group how Change Healthcare’s systems were breached, why the clearinghouse suffered “such an egregious and unexplained outage” and the extent of data compromised in the ransomware attack. Powered by WPeMatico
Medicare Can Cover Anti-Obesity Drugs for Heart Disease — But at What Cost?
(MedPage Today) — On March 8, 2024, FDA approved Wegovy (semaglutide) to treat cardiovascular disease risks — heart attack, stroke, and death — for obese or overweight adults with a history of cardiovascular disease, making it the first… Powered by WPeMatico
Paging Dr. Sinclair
(MedPage Today) — About a month ago, our institution announced, to quite a bit of fanfare, the selection of the artificial intelligence program that it would be using going forward. The initial rollout for general users is limited to the full… Powered by WPeMatico
Asynchronous video for pre-op boosts patient and staff experience
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center now relies on videos as part of its virtual care program to educate patients. One of many benefits: It has reduced inbound patient questions – for every 15 questions nurses used to get, now they get only one. Powered by WPeMatico
HC3 warns of social engineering attacks targeting IT help desks
The agency says threat actors are targeting organizations’ IT help desks with phone calls from a local area code claiming to be revenue cycle or administrator employees. After gaining access, they divert legitimate payments. Powered by WPeMatico
What’s hindering Australia’s digital health adoption?
Hamish Steel, the 23-year-old founder of Australia’s Digital Health Festival, says there are massive opportunities out there to accelerate Australian healthcare’s digitalisation. Powered by WPeMatico
‘She Felt Like She Was Buying Toilet Paper During COVID’: What We Heard This Week
(MedPage Today) — “She felt like she was buying toilet paper during COVID; she’s going to take it home on the T [train] and she feels like she has to extra protect it.” — Jody Dushay, MD, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, about… Powered by WPeMatico
Can You Guess Which New EPA Rule Offers $13 Billion in Annual Health Benefits?
(MedPage Today) — I grew up in a majority immigrant community in Baltimore with large-scale factories and several major highways surrounding us. Breathing in toxic pollution and diesel was part of living in my neighborhood. In fact, we knew the… Powered by WPeMatico