Integrated care platform GI OnDemand — a joint venture between Bethesda, Md.-based American College of Gastroenterology and Gastro Girl — has partnered with IBD management solution Trellus Health.
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The new era of COVID-19 surveillance
Alternate data sources — such as wastewater surveillance and population surveys — are emerging as the most effective ways to track local COVID-19 virus trends amid unreliable case data and a departure from daily reporting cadences, Betsy Ladyzhets wrot…
How lawmakers can boost nonprofit hospital accountability
The Center for American Progress said policymakers should “question whether giving hospitals carte blanche for community benefits in exchange for tax breaks is the optimal way to allocate resources for public health problems and pay for care for those …
Georgia health system appoints new CIO
Tifton, Ga.-based Southwell has named James “Jamey” Pennington CIO.
New test predicts cervical, breast, ovarian cancers: study
UK researchers discovered a new test for cervical cancer that’s more accurate and could predict breast and ovarian cancers, The Guardian reported Oct. 19.
Viewpoint: Global system for approving cancer treatment could reduce deaths by 10%
A global approval system for oncology therapies could reduce the number of global cancer-related deaths by 10 percent to 20 percent, according to an Oct. 18 article in Harvard Business Review.
Where health systems are spending their AI dollars
Hospitals and health systems are largely using artificial intelligence for purposes like patient scheduling and disease prediction, several digital and data executives told Becker’s.
Carle Hospital petitions to make 36 emergency beds permanent
Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Foundation Hospital filed a petition with state regulators seeking to make its 36 temporary COVID-19 beds permanent, the News-Gazette reported Oct. 19.
Some pharmacies overwhelmed by early flu season
With CDC data forecasting an early flu season “increasing in most of the country” and flu shot uptake lower than normal, pharmacies may be caught unprepared.
New Jersey hospital improperly discards patients’ COVID-19 documents
Ridgewood, N.J.-based the Valley Hospital notified patients that some of their personal information was compromised after documents at an outpatient COVID-19 testing facility were improperly discarded.
