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Good question Prof. Georgi Chaltikyan, MD, PhD, I think worldwide this could be already the case but not in Germany. We need to do a lot of work I would say. #digitalhealth #digitalization

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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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Cardiovascular Disease is the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths, which have risen over 140% in the last 3 decades. The American Heart Association has released recommendations to reduce cardiovascular risk and improve postpartum care. 🫀Ensuring comprehensive health coverage for all postpartum patients during the first 12 months after birth 🫀Standardizing the education for healthcare professionals to better meet the needs of pregnant and postpartum patients 🫀Promoting patient-centered care including collaboration with birthing professionals like midwives and doulas 🫀Implementing routine risk-factor monitoring, including screening for cardiovascular risks such as blood pressure, fasting lipid panel, weight, and glucose intolerance/diabetes What are some other ways to improve maternal health outcomes?

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This article by the WSJ is critically important for public health officials and HealthTech entrepreneurs to internalize. We need multiple solutions for patients to move towards post GLP-1 usage. These solutions need to be easy to implement, non-disruptive to daily life and focused on caloric restriction , lifestyle change and muscle gain. Too many startups are still focused on GLP-1 prescription and delivery. Not enough people focused on the next stage of the weight management journey. As the Journal states, the benefits of the GLP-1 craze are only going to be successful long term if the transition off of them is successful. Otherwise, we risk unforeseen, long term consequences to a large group of patients stuck on GLP-1's with no healthy way to transition off. https://lnkd.in/dYBd3HaN Meghan FitzGerald James Stearns Dominic Perks John LaMattina Raju Kucherlapati

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In this interview Steven Ullmann, director of the University of Miami’s Center for Health Management and Policy, captures the essence of the state of AI today when he notes the learning curve associated with its adoption. What strikes me most though is the point he makes on AI enabling physicians and nurses to keep up with the rapid growth of medical knowledge. To put it in perspective, in 1950 it was estimated that a doctor would see medical knowledge double over the course of a 50-year career. Four years ago, before AI went mainstream, it was estimated that health care knowledge doubles every 73 days. AI will undoubtedly help doctors address that reality. Chief Healthcare Executive https://bit.ly/4bmOHui

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Will advanced AI technologies help or hinder the movement toward health equity? It's a thorny question and one I'm excited to discuss with healthcare leaders at the 2024 Weitzman Institute Virtual Symposium on May 15. Join Irene Dankwa-Mullan MD MPH of Marti Health, Binoy Bhansali of Diverge Health, Sahee Abdelmomin of Tulsa Innovation Labs, André B. of True Search, and I by registering here: https://lnkd.in/g6yaQy9P This year, the symposium will focus on how and why representation matters in healthcare, touching on its role in innovation and technology. On one hand, we can't let AI inflict any more pain and suffering. Biased data and algorithms have worsened inequities and harmed underserved communities. On the other hand, we can't ignore the technology's transformative potential. AI opens the door to powerful new methods of personalized engagement — tools the industry desperately needs to better connect with underserved communities. So where does that leave us? Here's my take. Healthcare should use AI to support underserved communities, but solutions must be intentionally designed from the outset to ensure they break down inequities. Too often, destructive AI is born from organizations that ignore the experiences of diverse people. Teams that lack broad representation are vulnerable to intentional and unintentional biases, which creep into the code and hurt communities. Other routes exist. At SameSky Health, we built AI on a foundation of diversity, training our solution on a data set of conversations with low-income, multicultural communities collected over a decade. Our data set isn't the only way to build equitable AI, but a commitment to including outside perspectives throughout development is. I'm excited to hear the panel's thoughts on achieving these goals, which is all the more important in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to end race-based affirmative action — another topic we'll discuss on the panel. See you there. #WeitzmanSymposium #AI #HealthTechnology #HealthEquity

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As Vice Chair of the Global Communities Board, I'm very excited to welcome IntraHealth International to the family, deepening the organization's capabilities in healthcare to scale global impact and serve even more vulnerable lives beyond the millions currently served. The world is hurting and needs leading NGOs like Global Communities doing mission-critical work even more, from providing life-saving humanitarian aid in war-torn conflict regions like Gaza and Ukraine to sustainable development in Africa and Latin America and providing access to capital for entrepreneurs in emerging markets. While this combination expands capacity, reach, and expertise, our most critical measure of success has always been and will always be the lives we help to improve in the most vulnerable communities, and I am very confident Global Communities and its new "healthy" subsidiary will be even better positioned together. Special Thanks to Global Communities Board Chair John Potter, its President and CEO Carrie Hessler-Radelet, IntraHelath Board Chair Mary Kay Wills, its President & CEO Maqsoda Maqsodi, and the passionately mission-driven leadership team from both organizations for making this combination happen. I couldn't be more proud and excited about the organization's future. Vitas Group Khalid Kabeer #savinglives #leadership #ngo #ingo #mergers #humanitarianaid #healthcare #globalhealth #sustainabledevelopment #microfinance #impact #acquisitions #usaid #consolidation #boards #impactinvesting Kind Capital

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Thank you to Sarah Kessler and the The New York Times for helping Midi Health spread some big news today! We’re announcing the close of a 60M Series B Funding round led by Emerson Collective. Additional investors include GV (Google Ventures) along with Memorial Hermann Health System, SemperVirens Venture Capital , Felicis, Icon Ventures, Black Angel Group, GingerBread Capital, Able Partners, G9 Ventures and Operator Collective 🔆. They join our outstanding syndicate of primarily female-led investors including f7 Ventures, SteelSky Ventures, Avestria Ventures, Muse Capital, 1843 Capital, Anne Wojcicki, Susan Wojcicki and K50 Ventures. Click the link below👇 to hear more from our amazing CEO Joanna Strober about what we’ve built and where we’re going. And as you scroll, notice that in the group photo of Midi leadership and investors, we’re all wearing t-shirts with the same message: Menopause Is Hot. That t-shirt was just one of Joanna’s many brilliant marketing ideas. I’ll admit, I was skeptical at first. Would people think we were making light of debilitating symptoms? Would they take us less seriously as a healthcare company? Would women be embarrassed to wear it? The answer is no, no, and no. Women love this t-shirt. Our investors, healthcare system partners, employer partners…they all want a supply. We can’t order them fast enough! Because everyone gets the triple meaning: Menopause can be literally (and miserably) hot, yes. But the conversation around this life stage is louder and more positive than it’s ever been, and as a result, companies like Midi have an unprecedented opportunity to raise money, build a solution, and grow like wildfire. That’s what has happened at Midi. Two years after launch we’re providing insurance covered care to tens of thousands of women in all 50 states, and every week we set a new record for the number of patients we see. All while maintaining the quality of our care, with 95% patient satisfaction and 91% of patients reporting overall symptom improvement within two months. So yes, menopause is hot, and we’re here for it, along with our extraordinary community. We are deeply grateful for our investors and partners, our dedicated clinicians, and the entire Midi team. Above all, we’re thankful to our patients, for trusting us with their care, and refusing to settle for anything less than feeling great at midlife. Again, click the link below to hear from some of them in a video we created to express our gratitude 🙏 at this milestone moment. #menopauseishot #menopauseawareness #fundingnews #healthtech

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Thank you, Minalkumar Patel and Abacus Insights, for the opportunity to speak about #DataEquity and its impact on older adults' access to high-quality #healthcare. As technology continues to revolutionize healthcare, it's crucial to ensure that future innovations are built on complete and unbiased health data. Older adults who may encounter ageism and/or not receive equitable care due to social determinants of health (SDOH) and disability are particularly vulnerable. To address this, payers, researchers, technologists, funders, and entrepreneurs must collaborate to expand #SDOH data sources and set equitable standards for data collection and use. Join me for the full podcast on how we can work together to achieve #DataEquity for older adults: https://bit.ly/3vVSWO8

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Mandatory bundles in surgery are a bi-partisan objective, and (in)ability to optimize cost/quality will dramatically impact hospital P&L. Regular insights from granular data , and AI-based decision support are the only way to systemically reduce unwanted variability and be both profitable and high quality.

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Integrating acquisitions into big corporations is hard. Cultures carefully nurtured by founders are not always appreciated by new owners. Iora was a very special care model for seniors. Call centers can be very effective in promoting access to the right care right place right time and in theory compatible with the Iora model. Execution is crucial. This story is concerning on many levels-the corporate people must listen to the clinical people.

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As the AI-accelerated future unfolds, ownership and sovereignty of data is vital and is the focus of Native BioData Consortium. Here, they share a paper co-authored by their Executive Director Joseph Yracheta presenting a framework for reducing biases and reducing disparities in the integration of AI into health care.

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The 6/6 Healthcare Labyrinth Newsfeed is live. Click below to read. Major stories: -- Medicaid finance struggles -- MA benefit pullbacks for 2025 -- ACA premiums will increase without enhanced premium subdiy extenstion #healthcare #healthcarereform #healthinsurance The Healthcare Labyrinth Marc S. Ryan 🇺🇦

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My colleagues, James R. Bush, Adarsh Gosu and I were honored to lead an Executive Roundtable at the #BeckersAnnualMeeting last month. Leaders discussed the capabilities of Generative AI in health care, emphasizing the trust, governance, data modernization, and workforce training. Some highlights included: ☑ Establishing effective governance is crucial for successful AI implementation. ☑ The importance of change management can’t be overlooked. ☑ Building consumer trust and engagement is essential in AI adoption. ☑ Workforce upskilling is necessary for AI fluency and successful implementation. ☑ Designing AI solutions with scalability in mind is a must. A special thanks to Becker's Healthcare for the opportunity! Read a recap of our conversations on Beckers Hospital Review. https://lnkd.in/gEVWxwzq Want to learn more about Deloitte guidance for the potential of #AI in healthcare? We have a report with critical insights about implementation and governance. https://lnkd.in/gXE_HVG2 Bill Fera, Tina Wheeler, Adarsh Gosu, Dan Kinsella, Anne Phelps #AIinHealthCare #GenAI #FutureofHealth #Deloitte #hospitals #HealthIT *Information posted here is a personal opinion and is not a substitute for medical advice. Shared publications contain general information only and Deloitte is not, by means of this publication, rendering accounting, business, financial, investment, legal, tax, or other professional advice or services.

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What is one of the country's leading safety net health systems focused on right now? Gabriel M. Cohen MD, CMIO for Population Health at NYC Health + Hospitals shared his perspective with us in this week's 𝘌𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰? 1️⃣ Patient engagement – leveraging omnichannel communication to efficiently close care gaps 2️⃣ Interoperability – putting usable data in front of our clinicians at the point of care to support care gap closure 3️⃣ Care coordination – building the tech infrastructure for our social workers, community health workers, and care managers 4️⃣ Care infrastructure for asylum-seeking and incarcerated patient populations – multiple initiatives, with a particular focus on providing housing for homeless populations 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆? Our partnership with Findhelp. Addressing health-related social needs is a critical priority for NYC H+H Our organization already has a high penetration of social needs screening, so our focus today is connecting patients with the right resources to address the identified disparities. Findhelp helps us with this by: • Ingesting the health-related social needs screening data • Identifying those patients who have a need • Locating the best local resource(s) for that patient • Connecting the patient to the resource(s) • Facilitating end-to-end communication, including informing the physician and care team whether the patient accessed the resource(s) Key to this initiative's success has been its tight integration with our current workflows in Epic, to the point that it should largely feel seamless for our clinicians. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗜? As a safety net health system, NYC H+H’s priority is to ensure that the AI tools and models we employ can sufficiently manage potential bias. We’re currently prioritizing governance-related workstreams (e.g. governance councils, frameworks, and processes) that will drive a safety net health system playbook for appropriately evaluating and managing AI. The specific AI use cases we're currently prioritizing include: • Chart summarization • Inbasket management Other future areas of exploration: billing automation and radiology automation — For more insight from leading health IT execs, as well as Elion's latest research and can’t miss industry news, subscribe to our newsletter 📬 👉 https://bit.ly/49z6AUW

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Using GenAI models for administrative tasks is only the beginning. We all see their potential and capability for clinical help. They can go beyond producing notes to ensure that the insights within the notes are comprehensive, correct according to the patient-specific clinical context, adhere to organizational protocols, and are backed by the correct clinical reasoning behind their decisions. I enjoyed speaking with Adam Carewe MD about the path we still need to pave in order to make GenAI live up to its clinical potential and how we as an industry can join forces in bringing reliable clinical solutions to market. Kahun Medical #digitalhealth #healthcareAI #clinicaloversight

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An interesting development for sure posted by GordonMD® Global Investments LP : CMS press release! Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing an update on CMS’ work related to the Misclassification of Drugs, Program Administration and Program Integrity Updates Under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program proposed rule (CMS-2434-P (https://lnkd.in/etCz7emJ)).  CMS received numerous inquiries and comments on the Misclassification of Drugs, Program Administration and Program Integrity Updates Under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP) proposed rule. The proposed rule includes policies to implement new statutory authorities included in the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 (MSIAA) to address situations in which manufacturers incorrectly report or misclassify their drugs in the MDRP. The proposed rule also seeks to enhance the MDRP integrity and improve program administration by proposing new policies that would assure greater consistency and accuracy of drug information reporting, strengthened data collection, and efficient operation of the MDRP. As part of the proposed rule, CMS proposed revisions to the regulations for the determination of best price at § 447.505(d)(3) to make clearer that the manufacturer must adjust the best price for a drug for a rebate period if cumulative discounts, rebates, or other arrangements to best price eligible entities subsequently adjust the prices available from the manufacturer, and that those discounts, rebates, or other arrangements must be “stacked” for a single transaction to determine a final price realized by the manufacturer for a drug. CMS received comments both supporting and opposing the proposed revisions to § 447.505(d)(3). While we are still working on finalizing other proposals in the rule, we wanted to convey that we are not finalizing the proposal regarding stacking at this time. Instead, we are going to pursue the collection of additional information from manufacturers related to best price stac king methodologies to better understand and inform future rulemaking. We are committed to continuing to work to improve the integrity and operation of the MDRP.

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