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.

News

• Medbridge announces new surgical therapy programs available through Pathway, their digital musculoskeletal (MSK) and movement-based medicine platform.

Studies

• Mass General Brigham finds that ambient document technologies led to significant reductions in physician burnout. Mass General Brigham saw a 21.2% absolute reduction in burnout prevalence at 84 days, and Emory Healthcare saw a 30.7% absolute increase in documentation-rated wellbeing at 60 days.
• Abridge reports their approach to classifying, detecting, and eliminating hallucinations in notes before they reach clinicians for review at a higher rate than GPT-4o – their approach catches 97% of the confabulations, while GPT-4o only catches 82%.
• Looking into how AI could be the key to faster transitions for database migrations, Database found that 77% found AI effective in migrations, but 53% still lack clarity on how to best use AI tools.
• Propel Software found the medical device industry slow to adopt AI, with 76% medical device respondents stating that they don’t use AI in product processes.
• 97% of providers and 96% of payers agree that a strong data management approach gives them a competitive edge in the marketplace, but only 33% of surveyed providers and 31% of payers rate their data integration capabilities as “excellent,” finds Reveleer in their study on the new state of technology in value-based care.
• 26% of patients choose their providers by AI recommendation, reports rater8 in their new study.
• ASTP/ONC releases new data brief on the growth of health IT-enabled patient engagement capabilities among U.S. hospitals from 2021-2024, finding that in 2024, 8 in 10 hospitals had all foundational capabilities and 2 in 3 had all emerging capabilities enabling patients to view clinical notes and access information via apps.
• Cactus finds patients leave their appointments lost and confused, and turning to other sources, with 71% turning to WebMD post diagnosis, 40% using AI tools like ChatGPT, 24% using TikTok, and 24% stating that AI helps them understand their health better than their doctors do.
• Trilliant Health report reveals “commercially insured patients across the country pay widely varying amounts for the same procedure, the costs of which are primarily underwritten by employers. Across six inpatient procedures, negotiated rates varied by an average ratio of 9.1 across the country.”

Partnerships

• CalmiGo and Lovell partner to further access to CalmiGo Plus for federal healthcare systems such as Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the Military Health System (MHS), and the Indian Health Service (IHS).
• Optimum Healthcare IT partners with CLEAR for fast, reliable identity verification for its workforce deployment process through the implementation of CLEAR1.
• Talkdesk and Epic partner to integrate Talkdesk Advanced Dialer with Epic through the Epic Workshop Program.
• AnalyticsIQ and Diaceutics partner to deliver a new generation of high-impact HCP audiences.
• Inovalon further enhances its Converged Record Review solution through a partnership with Amazon Web Services.
• ARC collaborates with Revealense, forming a joint venture to deliver an advanced neurological diagnostic solution.
• Aligned Marketplace, Vera Whole Health, and Castlight Health partner to offer more members solutions to accessible, affordable, and comprehensive primary care.

Products

• RLDatix launches Smart Entry, an AI-enabled feature that improves the speed, accuracy, and ease of documenting harm and near-miss events to transform safety event reporting.
• Signos launches the first ever FDA-cleared, over-the-counter glucose monitoring system for weight management, Signos Glucose Monitoring System.
• Personify Health launches two new resources: Partner Marketplace, to simplify search and selection, and Developer Portal, to streamline specialty solution integration.
• aimee, the first staff and patient assistant to combine sight, sound, and language, is launched by LookDeep.
• Datavant launches HealthForms, a digital solution to simplify the completion process for forms requiring provider signatures.
• Caregility Connected Care joins Epic’s Toolbox for Inpatient Virtual Care solutions.

Sales

• Johns Hopkins Health System modernizes its contact center operations with Talkdesk Healthcare Experience Cloud.
• Tift Regional Medical Center implements RapidAI’s AI platform for faster insights and improved coordination in stroke response teams.
• Curae to provide their new clients, Emory Healthcare, The Medical University of South Carolina, Marshall Health, and Kern Medical and the Community Health Center, with a tailored selection of patient financial access solutions.
• Georgia Department of Corrections implements TechCare, NaphCare’s electronic health record system.

People

• HealtHIE Nevada welcomes Russell Suzuki as the Senior Director of Business and Engagement, and Cody Johansen as the Senior Director of Technology.
• Jeff Macomber is appointed Chief Technology Officer at Sightview.
• OptimizeRx announces big changes in its leadership team with Ed Stelmakh as Chief Financial & Strategic Officer, Theresa Greco as Chief Commercial Officer, Marion Odence-Ford as Chief Legal & Administrative Officer, Doug Besch as Chief Product & Technology Officer, Brendan Merrell as Chief Operating Officer, and Andy D’Silva as Chief Business Officer.
• Qure.ai promotes Dr. Javier J. Zulueta from Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and Pulmonary Division Chief at Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, to Chief Medical Officer for Pulmonology.
• Nuvem expands their leadership team with three new additions – Jim Garretson as Chief Product Officer, Michael Korthius as Chief Technology Officer, and Garret Albert as Chief Financial Officer.

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