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Mental health provider drastically reduces chart audit time with help from AI

Mental health provider drastically reduces chart audit time with help from AI

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Cerebral is a virtual mental healthcare provider with a mission to democratize access to high-quality care to all. With several full-service monthly subscription plans to choose from, members receive online access to therapists and prescribing providers. Visits are done via video chat, and members can message their care team directly. Members can receive medications delivered

Roundup: Veradigm sale rumors, Meditech moves on interoperability

Roundup: Veradigm sale rumors, Meditech moves on interoperability

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Over at the former Allscripts, ailing Veradigm reported a strong cash position and reduced debt this week, and sale rumors immediately flourished, while another electronic health record vendor, Meditech, announced Wednesday that it will take advantage of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement. The EHR vendor said it selected Health Gorilla to give its

HIMSSCast: As security threats rise, intelligence sharing is essential

HIMSSCast: As security threats rise, intelligence sharing is essential

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If the cybersecurity space has seemed a bit busier than usual recently, you’re not imagining things. At the halfway mark of 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights showed nearly 400 data breaches reported to its portal as of June 30 – the most in six months since OCR began

Upcoming Bali International Hospital adopts TrakCare EMR and more briefs

Upcoming Bali International Hospital adopts TrakCare EMR and more briefs

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TrakCare EMR underpins Bali International Hospital The soon-to-open Bali International Hospital will adopt InterSystems’ TrakCare EMR. Its operator, PT Pertamedika Bali Hospital, has recently partnered with T-Systems for the deployment of the digital medical record, which is expected to enable faster access to patient data at the new 255-bed hospital.  According to a media release, the EMR

FDA issues warning to producer of lead tainted applesauce

FDA issues warning to producer of lead tainted applesauce

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a stern warning to Austrofoods, the Ecuador-based manufacturer of apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches recalled last year after being found to contain dangerously high levels of lead and chromium. The Aug. 9, 2024, warning letter just released by the FDA is part of the agency’s ongoing efforts

Police probe donation of drugs in candy wrappers to food bank

Police probe donation of drugs in candy wrappers to food bank

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Police in New Zealand are investigating how drugs in sweet wrappers were donated to a food bank. Earlier this week, the Auckland City Mission discovered that an unknown person donated some lollies containing methamphetamine that were included in food parcels. The Rinda brand pineapple lollies were in a sealed retail-sized package. The charity only accepts

FDA completes another round of tests, finding that pasteurized milk products are safe

FDA completes another round of tests, finding that pasteurized milk products are safe

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The Food and Drug Administration has completed a second round of peer-reviewed testing, finding that milk and other dairy products that undergo pasteurization are safe for human consumption because the H5N1 avian virus is killed. While pasteurization is effective in making milk and milk products safe from the virus, raw milk remains a risk for

Concerns raised about fraud and safety risks related to UK import controls

Concerns raised about fraud and safety risks related to UK import controls

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The National Farmers Union (NFU) has voiced concerns about the United Kingdom’s new approach to import controls. In a letter to Sue Hayman, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), NFU president Tom Bradshaw said there is widespread industry concern around how border controls have been implemented. Bradshaw reiterated