Health tech startup partners on hospital-at-home care
Eligible patients receive hospital-level services and round-the-clock care coordination through a care-at-home program. Powered by WPeMatico
Stolen Texas health data may be posted to the dark web
The hospital system fell victim to ransomware planted by the Karakurt data extortion group, beginning in late May. Powered by WPeMatico
Challenges (and Rewards) of Being a Rural Doctor
(MedPage Today) — I worked in rural Kentucky for 20 years — all of it in poverty clinics. I suspect I got to know my patients better than someone working in a specialty clinic in a big city. The challenges and rewards of doctoring are unique… Powered by WPeMatico
Healthcare IT leaders on cloud adoption challenges
A new survey found healthcare is still struggling with cloud transformation, with security cited as the top barrier and compliance as a leading driver. Powered by WPeMatico
Call Me In, Not Out, for My Transgressions
(MedPage Today) — I lost my patience when the food-delivery driver called me and said she could not find her way to our house. Our home is newly constructed and does not appear in some GPS systems. Sometimes it guides people to a wrong location… Powered by WPeMatico
MaineGeneral hits congestive heart failure readmission rate of 0% using RPM
One key to success was remote patient monitoring, funded in part by a grant from the FCC. Powered by WPeMatico
Epic Research data: ER patients who OD are rarely tested for fentanyl
Five years of nationwide emergency room data show the rate for opioid overdoses dropped significantly, while deaths caused by synthetic opioids continued to rise, according to a new study from Epic and UMD. Powered by WPeMatico
The Classification of Monkeypox Should Include Its STI Status
(MedPage Today) — According to the CDC, monkeypox can be described as “sexually transmissible” — that is, sex is one of multiple modes of transmission, encompassing animal-to-human (zoonotic), as well as human-to-human from respiratory secretions… Powered by WPeMatico
COVID Finally Got Us in New Zealand
(MedPage Today) — Well, the ‘rona got us. After 2 years of having successfully dodged COVID-19 here in Wellington, New Zealand, the bug has entered our household. It came in either through our daughter’s school or her after-school activities… Powered by WPeMatico
And Now, Time for Round Two of COVID
(MedPage Today) — Here we go again — COVID-19, round two for me. For those who have read my column for a long time, you will recall that I had a pretty bad bout of COVID-19 in the first wave, back in March 2020. Through the past almost 2… Powered by WPeMatico