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Reducing Patient Burnout, Enhancing Care Access, and New Innovations
Digital MD
July 25, 2024
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Latest Podcast Episode
ICYMI: In this episode, Dr. Patel shares her extensive experience transitioning from public policy to venture capital, highlighting her focus on healthcare reforms and women’s health initiatives. We delve into her insights on the intersection of healthcare policy and investment, the role of women in healthcare leadership, and the importance of maintaining clinical practice to stay grounded in the healthcare mission.
Top Insights of the Week
Clinicians in the spotlight
Nurse-first remote triage decreases patient burnout, improves access to care and reduces costs
Remote nursing support can create experiences patients crave while reducing administrative demands for staff and assisting patients in getting the right level of care when they need it.
Why is this important?
Explains how nurse-first remote triage helps emergency departments (EDs), meet the needs of vulnerable populations and nurture trust between patients and providers.
New AI-powered 'co-pilot' helps cardiologists identify patients at increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)
This new technology is expected to expedite life science research and development related to CVD.
Why is this important?
Explains how this program connects veterans, the elderly, and people struggling with homelessness and substance use disorder with the services they need during times of crisis.
Inspirational Pill
Pittsfield police program teams up clinicians with officers to help those in crisis
Pittsfield police officers work with three mental health clinicians as part of the Pittsfield Police Department’s Joint Response Diversion TeamWhy is this important?
Why is this important?
Explains how this program connects veterans, the elderly, and people struggling with homelessness and substance use disorder with the services they need during times of crisis.
Startups, therapies and devices
Eli Lilly Alzheimer’s Drug receives FDA approval
The approval covers the treatment of Alzheimer’s patients with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia, the same population that was evaluated in clinical trials. Known in development as donanemab, Lilly will market its new Alzheimer’s medication under the brand name Kisunla.
Why is this important?
Explains how Kisunla is an antibody designed to target and reduce plaques of amyloid beta protein in the brain, a protein whose aggregation represents one of the hallmark characteristics of Alzheimer’s.
England approves new 10-minute injection that can slow the progression of multiple sclerosis
This licensed ocrelizumab subcutaneous injection can replace the ocrelizumab intravenous (IV) infusions that have been so far administered twice-yearly to English patients.
Why is this important?
Explains how the ‘under-the-skin’ injection that takes just ten minutes reduces hospital treatment time by over 90%.
Remote Patient Monitoring
This patient monitoring technology integrates wearable devices and a mobile app into a HIPAA-compliant platform and provides real-time data tracking and immediate access of healthcare providers to vital health information of their patients.
Why is this important?
Explains how this integration empowers patients to continuously monitor critical health metrics such as blood pressure and heart rate from the convenience and privacy of their home and enables timely interventions that can potentially prevent acute health incidents.
AI, Digital Tools and Partnerships
Michigan Medicine eliminates inefficient paper strip workflow with the help of cloud-based technology platform
The organization managed to get raw data into the hands of physicians instantly and provide them with the data from many patients in multiple locations with the help of a cloud-based technology platform that enables clinicians to access real-time data on any patient from anywhere on any connected HIPAA-compliant device.
Why is this important?
Explains how other healthcare organizations can remove the paper strips, the expenses for paper, ink costs, and printer maintenance and save time to focus on direct patient care by eliminating the process of scanning strips into patient electronic health records (EHRs).
Precision Medicine
Predicta Biosciences, a precision oncology company secures $5.2 million to build a CLIA lab and workflow for sequencing and bioinformatics to transform the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of blood cancers
Predicta is building a diagnostic and monitoring platform that provides targeted information for diagnosis, treatment decisions, and patient monitoring, and replaces painful bone marrow biopsies with simple blood draws.
Why is this important?
Explains how Predicta empowers physicians and patients with detailed information about their unique molecular data, treatment options, and monitoring recommendations.
Startup miRecule teams up with Sanofi to develop a treatment for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD)
The technology platform, DREAmiR of miRecule integrates genomic and clinical outcomesdata from public and private datasets to identify genetic drivers of disease.
Why is this important?
Explains how miRecule FSHD program (MC-DX4) uses microRNA to knock down expression of the DUX4 gene and delivers this therapy to muscle cells by a Sanofi nanobody, an engineered antibody that is much smaller than a traditional antibody.
Report
A new report indicates the direct correlation between onboarding process and job satisfaction of healthcare professionals
Physician and Clinician Onboarding Research Report, conducted in the first quarter of 2024, concludes that a formal onboarding process is a significant factor in determining satisfaction levels among medical professionals.
Why is this important?
Explains how effective onboarding equips clinicians with the necessary tools and knowledge to deliver high-quality patient care from day one.
Thought Leadership
Dr. Liz Kwo talks about virtual care being table stakes. Check it out!
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