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It's wild to think in 2024 we're FIRST seeing the DOJ accuse telemedicine conglomerates of criminal drug distribution. How long have we known about these practices in brick and mortar care...? Answer: decades! Take it from someone who prescribed stimulants and other psychotropics to kids over the years - painstakingly measuring and documenting the need and impact - these appalling abuses by Done and Cerebral mean we need more calls for thoughtful pause when it comes to working with startups. Particularly about funding's role - my favorite topic! 🤑 How did we end up with venture capital and PE financing in healthcare that risk the safety of kids in the name of exorbitant returns? Not that all VC or PE dollars are bad, of course, but they're certainly key drivers who shouldn't be in that seat. Did we underestimate these funders as 'barbarians at the gate', much like the pharma reps of the 90's and early 2000's heyday? Have we not learned from Purdue Pharma's aggressive and deadly Oxoycontin marketing? Purdue pleaded guilty to criminal charges and paid $600 million in fines in 2007. Or TAP Pharmaceutical Products's Lupron kickback scheme for the prostate cancer drug? TAP also pleaded guilty to criminal charges and paid $875 million in fines in 2001. Or Pfizer marketing Neurontin, an anti-seizure drug, for off-label uses, such as treating pain and bipolar disorder, even though the drug was not approved for these purposes, and paying physicians kickbacks. In 2004, Pfizer pleaded guilty to criminal charges and paid $430 million in fines. Cerebral and Done's playbooks were practically the same thing, just with a modern mid-pandemic, low-regulatory scrutiny, digital-platform twist. Will appropriate regulation ever outpace American venture greed? Is it even possible to ensure patient safety AHEAD of tragedies driven by the intersection of innovation and venture funding? If you're keeping score, healthcare regulatory reactivity: 1 million. Healthcare ounces of smartly preventive policy: 3. Blech. 😖 When will we finally own that prevention in-house? #healthcare #overdoseprevention #suicideprevention

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Feeling overwhelmed by all of the new generative AI options available? 🚀 Breaking Ground in Healthcare AI: Mass General Brigham Launches Initiative to Evaluate AI Solutions. With FDA-approved AI tools flooding healthcare, Mass General Brigham is taking a collaborative approach to evaluate these new tools. They've just launched the Healthcare AI Challenge - bringing together leading institutions like Emory Healthcare, University of Washington, and the American College of Radiology to evaluate AI solutions from Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI in real clinical settings. What makes this meaningful? • First-of-its-kind interactive virtual testing environment • Starting with radiology, expanding to pathology and genomics • Public sharing of clinician feedback and insights • Real-world validation at the point of care Since 75% of leading healthcare companies explore generative AI (Deloitte), this collaborative approach to testing and validation is timely. This is a good step towards setting practical standards for safe, effective AI implementation in healthcare. #HealthcareInnovation #AI #DigitalHealth #Radiology #FutureOfHealthcare

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I’ve been given advice that the fastest way to monetize HER Heard without charging the end user (woman) is trackers and selling data. Instead, I’d like to build something more trustworthy. I don’t want to be in a headline like this. If you are not paying, then you are the product (you/your data are being sold). There are newer ways to deindentify data or even to aggregate things women search for that can be of interest to various stakeholders. In theory that could be okay to sell, but in a post-Roe world with laws encouraging bounty hunting, I am vetting the choices ahead. I am all for moving fast, without breaking things.

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Has the era of "Digital Health Integrators" begun? "Kaiser Permanente announced a significant AI partnership this week aimed at enhancing value-based care. The West Coast-based health system is deploying Innovaccer’s healthcare AI platform and population health management tools — starting with its Washington market and potentially expanding to new markets in the future. "San Francisco-based Innovaccer was founded in 2014. The healthcare technology company specializes in data-driven solutions that help providers enhance patient care and operation efficiency. "Its healthcare AI platform helps simplify patient care by bringing together data from various disparate sources. By combining all this information, the platform provides a complete and detailed view of each patient’s health, explained Innovaccer CEO Abhinav Shashank. “This helps doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals get a clearer understanding of each patient’s situation and deliver better care. Therefore, it is not just a point AI application, but a holistic approach to healthcare AI that helps the healthcare ecosystem journey from data to data-driven decisions,” he remarked." #digitalhealth #dataintegration #digitalhealthintegrators #digitalhealthtwin #10phealth #digitaltransformation #ai #ai4h #artificialintelligence #artificialintelligenceinhealthcare #health #healthcare #healthsystem #biomedicine #medicine #telemedicine #telehealth #ehealth #medtech #medicalinnovation #healthtech #healthtechnology #healthtechinnovation #bioinformatics #genome, #phenome #10ph #systemsbiology #genomics #omics #precisionmedicine

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I get Dr. Yang's concern about large, wealthier health systems adopting AI sooner than smaller, poorer organizations, but this is actually a good thing...unless your time horizon is myopically short. Big organizations, with much larger budgets and sophisticated IT teams, can afford to take risks, make mistakes, and test out exciting (but still unproven) emerging tech while smaller organizations certainly can't (for the most part). So let the behemoths take all the risk, do the heavy lifting first, and then smaller organizations get to adopt truly proven solutions at lower risks/prices...once these have run the Kaiser, Mayo, Intermountain, etc., gauntlet. It's all part of the plan... #healthcare #startups #startup #ai #generativeai #digitalhealth #emergingtech Kaiser Permanente Cleveland Clinic Mayo Clinic Risant Health Intermountain Health https://lnkd.in/gckgQB_q

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Rural health. Is the one we’re we need to see improvement not in care, but in operational efficiency. So nice to see implementation of AI methodologies. I have been a bit of a sceptic, AI tool tries to save physican and care provider time, but than they are over burdened with administrative tasks. So glad to see AI Grand Rounds giving a realistic picture of what is happening by in the field and not just hype. If we want real victories, we need to tackle at multiple levels, AI is absolutely a yes these days, but organizations should adapt and want to make provider lives better. AI Grand Rounds Dallas AI #RuralHealth #healthequity

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It seems that the government is serious about finally realizing the vision of true health data interoperability. The attached Point-of-Care Partners blog post describes the recently released HTI-2 Proposed Rule which is another step in the fruition of that vision. Point-of-Care Partners can help your healthcare organization stay ahead of the waves of regulatory activity around interoperability. Let me know if you are interested in learning how.

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This is an interesting talk that challenges a basic assumption that more spending in healthcare leads to better outcomes. They defined health value by looking at mortality rates across 6 diaseases and healthcare spending per capital. Florida ranked 3rd and Vermont 46th. While healthcare spending was correlated with lower heart disease it was not correlated with opioid use disorder. This sheds light upon the fact that social determinants of health have a big impact on outcomes. #healthcare #healthspending

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Important #PatinentsUseAI and #PatientsFirst perspective on #MedicalAI and #digitalhealth. Thanks to all those speaking up.

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Looking forward to sharing recent KLAS Research insights at the upcoming The Millennium Alliance Assembly and learning from attendees their expectations in #digitalhealth for 2025. 🔎 What are the investment priorities of 100 healthcare provider executives and 50 payer executives over the next 2 years? 🔎 How do provider priorities compare to patient expectations? 🔎 What are the current digital health problems that you are trying to solve? 🔎 What digital tools do you plan to add, consolidate, or eliminate? 📢 CHALLENGE FOR THE LINKEDIN COMMUNITY Using 5 words 'What digital health trends do you expect to see in 2025? ' Fun fact: we are about to be 40 years since Marty McFly got in the DeLorean.

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As we settle into our regular fall routines, I’ve been thinking a lot about the state of healthcare so far this year and what I hope we can continue working towards as an industry in the final months of 2024. First, Surescripts latest data report backs-up the anecdotes we’ve all heard about how healthcare is hurting. But it also highlights how the industry can collaborate to eliminate barriers and enable meaningful health intelligence sharing between clinicians. The result? More accessible care for patients in communities across the country. Check out all of the insights we’ve gathered from our annual clinician survey and more trends in our full report -- link in the comments.   Next, healthcare technology innovation and interoperability: this is a big one. Last year, Surescripts supported 24 billion exchanges of patient clinical and benefit information, connected 2.14 million care providers and organizations that reached more than 99% of the U.S. population. This means clinicians spent less time searching for patient information – sending faxes or making phone calls to get what they need to make safe, quality and less costly care decisions with their patients. But we have so much more to do: pharmacists and other clinicians still say it is somewhat or very difficult to share patient information securely and confidently with other care providers (46% of pharmacists and 31% of other clinicians). And clinicians hope to see better access to clinical information: 85% of pharmacists and 57% of other clinicians said that they would place a high priority on connecting both pharmacists and prescribers with centralized information about their patients. We know that secure health intelligence sharing is essential for true care collaboration that improves patient care. We will be working alongside the The Sequoia Project's new Pharmacy Workgroup under the Interoperability Matters program. The goal is to advance interoperability and allow clinicians, including pharmacists, to have access to key clinical insights that help them provide care for their patients. Check it out at the link below. Lastly, I’m reassured and hopeful. Despite the differences in the services they provide, the clinicians, health plans and advocacy organizations who came together for the Evolving Care Team Summit in D.C. earlier this summer proved that, not only can we have meaningful conversations about ways to work better together, but we really do share the same goal of improving patient care. I hope this meeting will continue to inspire us to find ways to collaborate across the industry on issues like reimbursement and access to needed health intelligence for clinicians working as a team. It's this kind of collaboration that can help patients get the care they need and deserve and ultimately, it’s also how we can help healthcare heal itself.

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Happy to share my thoughts with HLTH about their HLTH and Vive events - and how Medicomp Systems, Inc. is able to share the latest related to our clinical intelligence engine with EHR vendors and other health systems. #HealthIT #Vive2024 #EHR #AI #ClinicalAI #Quippe

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The clinical diagnostics space has faced significant challenges in recent years, particularly around funding and reimbursement. Navigating the economic realities of the US healthcare system can be daunting, especially for diagnostics. However, progress like this showcases the impact of hard work, providing better technologies to diagnose and treat kids with cancer and rare diseases. Congratulations to Alex Hastie, Alka Chaubey, Mark Oldakowski, Erik Holmlin, and the entire Bionano team for your dedication to bringing optical genome mapping into the clinical market. Your efforts are making a difference. #diagnostics #bionano #OGM #opticalgenomemapping #childrensmercy #precisionmedicine https://lnkd.in/eMWDdNG2.

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The role of AI and new technology to aid cardiology “As cardiology starts to face staffing shortages and continued decreases in CMS payments, Biga believes technology advances need to be leveraged in cardiology to help improve outcomes, make workflows more efficient to do more with less, and to help cut costs.” “Many of the solutions that can help were displayed on the expo floor, including telehealth and real-time remote monitoring systems. "I think this area will experience an explosion in use," Biga said. Another major area that will likely see an explosion of use is artificial intelligence (AI). She said AI will begin playing a rapidly growing role in cardiology in the coming years to augment cardiologists and other clinical staff. And not just on the front lines of patient care, but also in the back offices where AI will play a growing role in IT systems, smoothing workflow, analytics, automated quality metrics capture and many other areas. "We must use AI to reduce administrative burdens and improve patient outcomes," Biga explained. “

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Title: Bridging the Gap: Public and Private Healthcare Collaboration On June 11, we hosted a pivotal meeting with key voices from both private healthcare providers and public healthcare regulators and providers. The consensus was clear: collaboration between the public and private sectors is essential to create a robust and sustainable healthcare system. Here’s how we can achieve this: 1. Unified Vision:Establish common goals like improving patient outcomes and increasing accessibility. 2. Leverage Strengths:Public systems excel in broad coverage and preventive care, while private providers lead in innovation and efficiency. 3. Data Sharing:Integrate data to enhance diagnosis, treatment, and preventive measures. 4. Joint Investment:Collaborate on funding for advanced medical technologies and telemedicine. 5. Policy Harmonization:Align policies to reduce bureaucratic hurdles and foster innovation. 6. Public-Private Partnerships: Pool resources to tackle infrastructure and rural healthcare challenges. 7. Continuous Improvement: Regular feedback and communication to adapt to changing needs. Our meeting highlighted the potential of collaboration in transforming healthcare. By working together, we can build a more efficient, equitable, and responsive healthcare system. Let’s commit to this collaborative journey for a healthier future. #UHC #medicalai #health #PPP

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#AI scoring could help streamline mammography turnaround times, lessening the impact of staff shortages in breast imaging, according to findings presented at #RSNA2024. #radiology UMass Memorial Health

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Wearable tech and patient-generated health data (PGHD) are poised to revolutionize electronic health records (#EHRs), offering clinicians unprecedented real-time insights into patient health. By integrating data from wearables, such as heart rate variability and oxygen levels, EHRs can help identify early warning signs, track trends, and personalize care in ways traditional visits cannot. However, to maximize impact, we must address challenges like data overload, privacy concerns, and the need for smarter, action-oriented EHR dashboards. As healthcare executives and physician leaders, 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. Proactive planning will ensure your organization stays ahead of the curve. 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀: 🩺 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Prioritize EHR upgrades that can accommodate wearable data and provide clinicians with user-friendly dashboards. 🛡️ 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆: Invest in robust data privacy measures to build and maintain patient trust. 🤖 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗜: Leverage advanced algorithms to filter and highlight actionable insights, minimizing clinician burnout. 🤝 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Develop policies that empower patients to control what data is shared, fostering trust and engagement.

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Shifting the financial model alone is not sufficient for the transition - the care delivery, workforce, and many other pieces of the ecosystem with which PCPs interact also need to adjust accordingly. Funding to allow for the startup costs of transformation must be made available. A comprehensive analysis from The Commonwealth Fund: To encourage participation, practitioners say upfront payments, investment in the primary care workforce, and less emphasis on simplistic quality measures are needed, as well as more support for practices to provide accessible, comprehensive care. #primarycare #integratedcare #teambasedcare #healthcare #healthcareonlinkedin

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