Issue #256: Data breach, reducing provider workload, true cost of megamergers, and more
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Digital Health in the News
Kaiser Permanente has begun notifying millions of its health plan members that the company was hit with a data breach in mid-April. FIERCE Healthcare
Only 0.6% of remote encounters managed by the health system’s remote patient monitoring vendor’s caregivers escalate to Providence clinicians. Hypertension RPM patients saw a 12.55% reduction in systolic blood pressure by week 12. Healthcare IT News
A series of recent research papers by academic hospitals has revealed significant limitations of large language models (LLMs) in medical settings, undercutting common industry talking points that they will save time and money, and soon liberate clinicians from the drudgery of documentation. STAT News
This Week in The Big Unlock Podcast
In this episode, Shahidul Mannan, MBA, Chief Data Officer, Bon Secours Mercy Health, discusses the complexities of establishing a robust data infrastructure in healthcare. He also highlights the significance of data and AI governance and expresses concerns about leadership readiness for AI. Listen now.
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Insights & Research
Larger hospital systems negotiate higher pay from insurers that show up as higher premiums for workers, study finds. The Wall Street Journal
Featured Event
A Sneak-Peek into Our Latest GenAI Workshop at Cleveland
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Chart of the Week
Damo Thought Leadership and Media Mentions
We are thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2023 DigiM?? Digital Maturity Momentum Awards, recognizing excellence and contributions to digital transformation in healthcare. These awards celebrate individuals and organizations that have demonstrated outstanding commitment, innovation, and impact in advancing digital maturity within our industry. Damo Research and Thought Leadership
Other Stuff We’re Reading
Slowly but steadily, while we’ve been preoccupied with trying to meet demands that outstrip our resources, grappling with unfair treatment, or watching our working hours encroach upon our downtime, burnout has become the new baseline in many work environments. From the 40% of Gen Z workers who believe burnout is an inevitable part of success, to executives who believe high-pressure, “trial-by-fire” assignments are a required rite of passage, to toxic hustle culture that pushes busyness as a badge of honor, too many of us now expect to feel overwhelmed, over-stressed, and eventually burned out at work. When pressures are mounting and your work environment continues to be stressful, it’s all the more important to take proactive steps to return to your personal sweet spot of stress and remain there as long as you can. The author presents several strategies. HBR
Digital Health Funding and M&A
The Series B funding round comes less than a year after the company closed a $25 million Series A round led by Google Ventures. mobihealthnews
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