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.
Studies
- Two-thirds of patients worry an insurer’s use of AI could unfairly deny care, according to a Zyter|TruCare survey. Along similar lines, 51% trust a human claims analyst more than an AI system.
- A survey from EY and KLAS found 60% of health systems reported operational disruptions following a cyberattack, while 59% faced clinical consequences.
- A Chartis survey found 90% of healthcare executives have prioritized leveraging digital and AI capabilities to help achieve the shift to proactive care.
- Research from Arcadia and HIMSS found 42% of healthcare organizations use AI for predictive analytics, compared to 33% using AI for care coordination and 21% using AI for personalized care plans.
- A RethinkFirst survey found 61% of behavior analysts are bogged down by administrative tasks.
Partnerships
- Lumeris announced the Collaborative for Healthy Rural America, formed in partnership with Teladoc Health, Nuna, Deloitte, and Unite Us.
- Henry Schein One is integrating AWS generative AI across its dental technology platform. In addition, Intelerad expanded its AWS partnership and launched AWS HealthImaging for storing and sharing medical images in the cloud.
- Savista and Triomics are partnering to make oncology data management more efficient.
- Oura is now available to Cigna Healthcare clients.
Products
- AI documentation tool Ambience Healthcare added a Conditions Advisor to its Inpatient Care Setting offering.
- athenahealth introduced clinical encounter, a decision support and clinical assistance tool.
- HSBlox announced SmartBlox v2.5; this version of the analytics product now offers a conversational AI agent.
- RXNT launched Ambient IQ, a natively-built ambient listening and documentation platform.
- Practice management vendor SimplePractice launched a Spanish-language version of its client portal.
- symplr launched symplr Compliance for Payers to help these organizations meet regulatory requirements such as the No Surprises Act and Transparency in Coverage.
- WellSky launched an ambient listening feature within its Specialty Care EHR powered by Suki.
- WestCX launched Engage, the latest version of its AI-native patient engagement platform.
Implementations
- Florida’sNaples Comprehensive Health implemented Caristo Diagnostics to help identify signs of heart disease.
- Oklahoma’s DRH Health selected Commure Ambient AI, which integrates with MEDITECH Expanse.
- Illinois-based CGH Medical Center implemented Epic.
- Vituity is deploying EvidenceCare decision support technology across its national hospital network.
- New Mexico’s Sunrise Clinics deployed TytoCare‘s Pro Smart Clinic into its 20 school-based health centers.
Company News
- CHIME announced the 18 organizations that achieved Level 10 of its Digital Health Most Wired survey; they’ll be honored next week at the CHIME Fall Forum in San Antonio. In addition, CHIME announced new members of its Board of Trustees and Foundation Board Directors.
- TenDollarTelehealth launched; as its name implies, the company offers video visits for $10, though membership is limited to 10,000 people.
People
- Documentation platform Regard appointed Dr. David Kirk as Chief Medical Officer.
- Digital patient engagement vendor mPulse appointed Eileen Cianciolo as Chief Product Officer.
- Temporary staff management system Locumsmart promoted Thomas Lanvers to President.
- Virtual pediatric anxiety and OCD treatment provider InStride Health announced three executive appointments.
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