- Optum Virtual Care said to be closing downby Andrea Fox on April 26, 2024 at 3:30 pm
Optum leaders reportedly shared internally that the company would shutter its sizable telehealth business. Parent company UnitedHealth Group said that it would continue to offer telemedicine and remote care options.
- AI can make maternal ultrasonography more accessible, accurate and efficientby Bill Siwicki on April 26, 2024 at 3:15 pm
That could completely change the landscape for perinatal care and greatly improve outcomes, says the director of obstetric imaging at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, especially in settings where this was not previously possible.
- 40% of people in Europe face challenges with digital literacyby Tjasa Zajc on April 26, 2024 at 9:50 am
Digital transformation of healthcare not only requires investments in digital technology, but also in digital health literacy. This must be coordinated across three critical levels: individual, institutional and policy-making.
- To find success with AI, health IT leaders must understand its recent evolutionby Bill Siwicki on April 25, 2024 at 4:19 pm
The healthcare industry must simultaneously guard against technology outpacing its practical uses, says one physician and CIO.
- Joint Commission intros new Telehealth Accreditation Programby mike.miliard@medtechmedia.com; Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN (Mike Miliard) on April 25, 2024 at 1:45 pm
The goal is to help ensure patient safety in telemedicine, and to help healthcare organizations standardize approaches to virtual care with an eye toward quality improvement and patient outcomes that are "consistent with traditional settings."
- HCA deploys AI from Augmedix for acute care documentation in EDsby Andrea Fox on April 25, 2024 at 1:19 pm
In what's billed as the first use of genAI-powered medical documentation in U.S. emergency departments, HCA Healthcare clinicians say a recent pilot with Augmedix shortened charting time and reduced their daily burden.
- National University Hospital launching AI-driven digestive centreby Adam Ang on April 25, 2024 at 12:21 am
The centre integrates three AI systems that work in tandem to enable the early detection and diagnosis of stomach cancers.
- Highlighting rural voices is imperative for equitable, bias-free healthcare AIby Bill Siwicki on April 24, 2024 at 3:32 pm
That's what the innovation chief at TruBridge, a member of the Microsoft-backed TRAIN AI consortium, says, as he brings the rural healthcare point of view to the responsible artificial intelligence table.
- Oracle launches Autonomous Shield initiative, with eye on cloud cybersecurityby mike.miliard@medtechmedia.com; Twitter: @MikeMiliardHITN (Mike Miliard) on April 24, 2024 at 2:41 pm
The aim is to help electronic health record clients migrate to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, reducing cyber risk while boosting performance, the company says.
- Patch management advice for fixing IoT vulnerabilitiesby Andrea Fox on April 24, 2024 at 2:41 pm
To improve healthcare cybersecurity, an organization can shore up Internet-enabled device misconfigurations by starting with CIS Benchmarks, before moving on to industry-specific standards, Fortra’s Tyler Reguly said.