Friday Five – National Kidney Month
March is National Kidney Month and our Friday Five seeks to help raise awareness about kidney disease, highlight disparities in chronic kidney disease, and teach readers a little bit about this hard working organ.
Healthcare Ready Program Highlights Crucial Support Needed
Healthcare Ready concluded a year-long initiative to understand the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and other disaster-related trauma on the healthcare workforce and highlights significant losses and burnout among healthcare workers, especially those who serve rural, low-income, or racially and ethnically diverse populations.
Friday Five – Patient Safety Awareness Week
Patient Safety Awareness Week is an annual recognition event intended to encourage everyone to learn more about health care safety. This week’s Friday Five rounds up some resources and events regarding patient safety.
AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program: 20 Years of Innovation
From the AHRQ Blog – A few decades ago, a band of creative thinkers envisioned that information technology could revolutionize healthcare. It seems obvious now. At the time, it was anything but. Those innovators foresaw how machines and related information systems could make delivering healthcare services more cost-efficient and improve the quality and safety of care.
ARPA-H announces Sprint for Women’s Health
As the first major deliverable of the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), announced the ARPA-H Sprint for Women’s Health, which commits $100 million towards transformative research and development in women’s health.
Bipartisan Representatives Introduce MATCH IT Act of 2024
Patient ID Now, a coalition of leading healthcare organizations, applauds the introduction of the Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT (Match IT) Act of 2024 by Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Representative Bill Foster (D-IL) in the US House of Representatives.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Announces Free Tuition in Perpetuity
Albert Einstein College of Medicine has received a transformational gift from Ruth Gottesman, EdD., Chair of the Einstein Board of Trustees and Montefiore Health System board member. The $1B gift is the largest made to any medical school in the country.
Technology Is Revolutionizing Health Outside of the Hospital
By Katie Brenneman – Research shows that current and future advances in technologies have the potential to transform the overall healthcare system by facilitating home healthcare. In the past, accessing medical care was not convenient for everyone. However, with new healthcare technologies, not only is there now greater access to care, but the quality of patient care is also being much improved.
Health IT Product News Report February 2024
Health IT product news from Eagle Telemedicine, ZocDoc, GE Healthcare, CodaMetrix, athenahealth, Infermedica, Caregility, Cerebras Systems, Sensydia, DermaSensor Inc., eClinicalWorks, Lindus Health, Cohere Health, Amenities Health, Undiagnosed Diseases Network Foundation and more.
Friday Five – National Cancer Prevention Month
According to the American Association for Cancer Research more than 40 percent of cancer diagnosis and nearly half of the deaths can be attributed to preventable causes. This week’s Friday Five tests your knowledge about cancer prevention and provides the latest information about what you can do to stay healthy.
New 2024 Resources and Webpages on QPP Website
CMS has updated the QPP website to include 2024 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) webpages and resources.
February 2024 Health IT Marketing Minutes
What makes marketing in the health IT space unique? Who are the movers and shakers? What’s working, what’s trending? Where can you learn more? News from Clarity Quest, Amendola Communications, Brafton, KNB Communications, anthonyBarnum, Matter Communications, Envision Health, SalesHoney, Innsena, Swaay.Health, MERGE, and more!
