Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 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.
More News from HLTH
- Walmart employees using virtual care provided by Included Health saw an 11% reduction in the total cost of care, the companies announced. Given these results, Walmart is expanding this three-year pilot to all employees and their families.
- Five in six (84%) Atrium Health clinicians reported an improved documentation experience using Nuance DAX Copilot.
Studies
- Two-thirds of organizations hit by cyberattacks report disruptions to patient care, according to research from Proofpoint and Ponemon Institute. Half saw an increase in medical procedure complications, 57% experienced delays to procedures and tests, and 23% saw an increase in patient mortality.
- About 75% of Americans don’t trust AI in a healthcare setting, according to a Carta Healthcare survey. That said, 80% would be more comfortable if a provider disclosed they were using AI, and in that case 61% trust their individual providers to use AI properly.
- Data from Withings indicated that people who get more than 10,000 steps per day have a nighttime heart rate nearly 5 beats per minute slower than people who get less than 5,000 steps per day.
- Nearly all (98%) patients with chronic digestive conditions reported improvements after receiving video or phone counseling from registered dieticians, according to a Vivante Health study.
- Nearly half (45%) of Native Americans with Type 2 diabetes believe it’s harder to access high-quality care compared to other races and ethnicities, according to a Podimetrics survey, and 57% are also living with a chronic behavioral health condition.
Partnerships
- Brightside Health is now offering telemental health access to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries through partnerships with payers such as Centene, Optum, and various Blues plans.
- KeyCare is partnering with Remission Medical to provide virtual rheumatology care.
- Peer support platform ShareWell is donating one year of mental health support to 100 LGBTQIA+ members of Active Minds, a nonprofit raising awareness of mental healtn in youth and young adults.
- Cognitive care provider BrainCheck joined the athenahealth Marketplace.
- Galen Healthcare Solutions and Harris Data Integrity Solutions are partnering to help providers streamline data management during EHR system transitions.
- Wearable biosensor vendor VitalConnect is integrating Fifth Eye clinical analytics into its remote monitoring solution.
- The GoodRx Savings Connect program is now available to members of Navitus.
Products
- Butterfly Network announced two ultrasound education offerings for use in medical schools as well as clinics.
- In-home physical therapy provider Luna Health launched five clinical intervention programs for musculoskeletal care.
- Lumeon updated its command center workflow automation platform to include augmented decision support and real-time communication.
- Philips integrated its Philips Capsule Medical Device Information Platform and its Philips Patient Information Center iX.
- OCHIN launched OCHIN Epic for acute care to serve rural hospitals.
- Lab testing platform ixlayer launched a data visualization tool with customizable business intelligence dashboard reporting.
Sales
- Bone & Joint of Albany implemented athenahealth for EHR, medical billing, and patient engagement.
- Mass General Brigham tapped Concert Health to offer behavioral health services through primary care.
- Intermountain Health chose ClearSense for data archiving.
- Indiana’s Good Samaritan Hospital and Community Health Network chose Arrive and Ottonomy to pilot drone delivery of medical samples.
Awards and Recognitions
- The Digital Health Hub Foundation announced its Digital Health Awards 2023 at HLTH, recognizing 40 companies in 13 categories.
- KLAS Research unveiled its Release of Information 2023 report, with Sharecare named Best in KLAS.
People
- CHIME appointed three new members to its Board of Trustees, along with three officers for the board and a new CHIME Foundation Board Director.
- Risk assurance firm First Health Advisory welcomed Rick LeMay as Executive Vice President of Enterprise Security & Technology.
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