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Continuous Manufacturing Revolutionizes Pharmaceutical Production

PharmaNewsIntelligence In the pharmaceutical sector, continuous manufacturing (CM) has emerged as a transformative technology with the potential to revolutionize the industry. As drugmakers seek to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure a resilient supply...

Healthcare Faces Uncertainty Amid Change Healthcare Cyberattack

HealthITSecurity UPDATE 2/29/2024 - BlackCat/ALPHV has claimed responsibility for the attack and denied using the ConnectWise vulnerabilities for initial access. Healthcare organizations everywhere are feeling the impact of the Change Healthcare...

Exploring the Surge of Early-Onset Stomach Cancer

LifeSciencesIntelligence In recent years, a concerning trend has emerged in healthcare circles: a significant rise in the incidence of stomach cancer among individuals under 50.   This demographic shift, characterized by a surge in gastrointestinal...

How Robotic Process Automation Optimizes Revenue Cycle Management

RevCycleIntelligence Revenue cycle management technology comes in all shapes and sizes depending on a healthcare provider’s goals. One of the more popular forms of technology in RCM is robotic process automation (RPA). RPA is a technology that leverages...

Exploring the Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices (HICP) Publication, How to Use It

HealthITSecurity The “Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients” publication, known as “HICP” for short, is the product of healthcare industry leaders and government representatives coming...

How an FQHC is Using RPM to Care for its High-Risk Patient Population

mHealthIntelligence A trenchant problem in efforts to advance virtual care utilization is that patients who would benefit the most from these technologies are often unable to access them. To address this issue, rural healthcare providers, including community...

Exploring 5 Healthcare Imaging Techniques: Uses and Limitations

LifeSciencesIntelligence Advancements in healthcare imaging technologies and techniques have revolutionized diagnostics and disease monitoring. As these tools continue to develop and evolve, healthcare providers can leverage them for early disease diagnosis,...

Understanding Digital Health Passports in a Post-Pandemic World

PharmaNewsIntelligence According to the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) — which refers to digital health passports, digital health passes, and vaccine passports interchangeably — digital health passports are a health documentation tool...

How Family Physicians Can Solve US Maternal Health Problems

PatientEngagementHIT It’s not a secret that healthcare is staring down a maternal mortality problem. But what might be less known is the critical role family physicians can play in ameliorating it. “This country has a lot of work to do on maternity...

Breaking Down the Back-End Revenue Cycle, Key Best Practices

RevCycleIntelligence The healthcare revenue cycle is a continuous process that relies on each step to keep revenue flowing. However, many organizations break down the revenue cycle into front- and back-end steps to manage what happens before and after a patient...

Developing a New ‘EyePhone’ mHealth App for Stroke Detection

mHealthIntelligence Strokes are one of the deadliest killers in America, ranking fifth among all causes of death nationwide. The widespread prevalence of strokes is driving an urgent need for technology that enables rapid and accessible detection of the...

How Data-Informed Risk Stratification Can Support Suicide Prevention

HealthITAnalytics As the mental health crisis in the United States persists, supporting patients and preventing adverse outcomes are top priorities for healthcare providers. However, the national behavioral health workforce shortage and access barriers to...

Using VR to Create an Immersive Mental Health Support System

mHealthIntelligence Virtual reality (VR) technologies offer exciting new promises for healthcare delivery, particularly in the mental health arena. With advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI), natural language processing, and computer vision,...

How Do Social Isolation and Loneliness Impact Healthcare Outcomes?

LifeSciencesIntelligence In 2023, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published an advisory from the US Surgeon General on the national epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The report highlighted the multiple risks associated with...

Advancing Packaging Technologies for Climate-Adaptive Supply Chains

PharmaNewsIntelligence The global climate crisis poses significant challenges to the biopharmaceutical industry, particularly regarding packaging and temperature control. The increasing unpredictability of weather patterns can lead to fluctuations in temperature...

How To Leverage Data Analytics to Improve Suicide Risk Assessments

HealthCareExecIntelligence Behavioral workforce shortages and access barriers to mental healthcare continue to drive the United States’ mental health crisis, leaving many at risk for adverse outcomes like suicide without the care they need. Health systems play...

How DirectTrust is Enhancing Health Data Interoperability, Usability

EHRIntelligence Over 300,000 healthcare organizations have access to Direct, making it the most ubiquitous interoperability data standard, according to Scott Stuewe, president and CEO of DirectTrust, the non-profit healthcare industry alliance that...

Senate Report Exposes Big Pharma’s Profiteering at Americans’ Expense

PharmaNewsIntelligence On February 6, 2024, the United States Senate's Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee published a Majority Staff Report highlighting the issue of exorbitant drug prices in the United States. It focuses on the business...

Patient Engagement Strategies for Improving Patient Activation

PatientEngagementHIT Clinical care is only one step along the path to helping a patient achieve her optimal state of health. While cutting-edge procedures and innovative therapeutics play a critical role in treating or managing diseases, they typically...