Working 9-to-3: Addressing the social determinants of aging
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Zogenix Presents Results of Fintepla’s (fenfluramine) Study Highlighting the Impact of Treatment on Dravet Syndrome Patients, Caregivers, and Families at AAN 2021
Shots: The P-III study is designed to assess caregivers’ perspectives on the long-term seizure & non-seizure-related benefits of Fintepla on patients with Dravet syndrome and on their caregivers and families Results: seizure-related benefits noted by caregivers include a reduction in frequency, seizure activity, and shorter… Read More »Zogenix Presents Results of Fintepla’s (fenfluramine) Study Highlighting the Impact of Treatment on Dravet Syndrome Patients, Caregivers, and Families at AAN 2021
PHINs: Addressing the Fundamental Flaws that Have Broken Healthcare
Brad Bostic, CEO, hc1 The fundamental problem with healthcare can be summed up in one sentence: We expect healthcare services that cater to our individual needs, yet the health care system operates under a one-size-fits-all, trial-and-error model. It is a model that results in missed… Read More »PHINs: Addressing the Fundamental Flaws that Have Broken Healthcare
COVID Exposed The Dire Need for Real-Time Healthcare Data Sharing
Birju Shah, Head of Product for Uber Health & Communities Nick Jordan, Founder and CEO, Narrative In a world where technology and Big Data can provide us with instantaneous access to our banking transactions, and our financial information and credit reports can be retrieved with a… Read More »COVID Exposed The Dire Need for Real-Time Healthcare Data Sharing
How Artificial Intelligence Is Making Senior Care More Human
Bent Philipson, Founder of Philosophy Care When it comes to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in particular and long-term care in general, a human-centered and empathetic approach is not only necessary, it’s obligatory. Putting the needs, constraints, and perspectives of patients first enhances the level of… Read More »How Artificial Intelligence Is Making Senior Care More Human
Why Labor Management Systems Are a Resource Healthcare Can Rely On
In 2021, the role of advanced technology solutions across the healthcare sector can – and should — be expanded. They already have been applied in such areas as billing, administrative work, in prescription management and some staff position scheduling. But with the ongoing advances in… Read More »Why Labor Management Systems Are a Resource Healthcare Can Rely On
Virtual Care in the Post-COVID World: How to Prepare Your Healthcare Environment
Nicole Muehlenhaus, Senior Product Manager, Ergotron As the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated telehealth adoption, many patients and providers supported the remote-friendly technology. While the big spikes of usage may slow, adoption is still far ahead from where it was pre-pandemic, and we expect that to remain.… Read More »Virtual Care in the Post-COVID World: How to Prepare Your Healthcare Environment
The Combination of 5G and AI Will Transform Healthcare in 2021
Bryan Lubel, Executive Vice President, Connected Health of KORE Not many will disagree that the global pandemic has accelerated the use of technology in healthcare. With a healthcare system stressed to a breaking point, medical professionals have had to prioritize critical cases and increasingly turn… Read More »The Combination of 5G and AI Will Transform Healthcare in 2021
Boston Scientific Acquires Preventice Solutions for $925M in Cash
What You Should Know: – Boston Scientific announces an agreement to acquire Preventice Solutions, a leading developer of mobile health solutions and remote monitoring services that connect patients and caregivers for $925M in cash. – The acquisition of external cardiac monitoring technologies and services providers… Read More »Boston Scientific Acquires Preventice Solutions for $925M in Cash
3 Steps to Maintain Telehealth’s Momentum Post-Pandemic
In the face of COVID-19, healthcare witnessed how crises can become the long-awaited push for creativity and innovation that the industry needs. When our healthcare infrastructure’s weaknesses were exposed, telehealth helped to stitch them up, with the number of telehealth claims increasing 8,336% nationally from… Read More »3 Steps to Maintain Telehealth’s Momentum Post-Pandemic
IoMT Is Improving Patient Access: We Must Avoid Creating New Barriers
Heidi Sveistrup, CEO at Bruyère Research Institute Elza Seregelyi, Director at L-SPARK The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) is changing the face of healthcare and has the potential to significantly improve patient access as well as system efficiencies. The adoption of telemedicine, for example, spurred… Read More »IoMT Is Improving Patient Access: We Must Avoid Creating New Barriers
CVS Health Launches Senior Medical Alert System, Symphony
What You Should Know: – Today, CVS Health announced Symphony, a medical alert system designed to keep seniors safe and connected at home. – Symphony consists of a collection of in-home and wearable devices that offer a new at-home experience by connecting a suite of… Read More »CVS Health Launches Senior Medical Alert System, Symphony
Traditional RESTful APIs Will Not Solve Healthcare’s Biggest Interoperability Problems
Brian Platz, Co-CEO and Co-Chairman of Fluree Interoperability is a big discussion in health care, with new regulations requiring interoperability for patient data. Most approaches follow the typical RESTful API approach that has become the standard method for data exchange. Yet Health Level Seven (HL7),… Read More »Traditional RESTful APIs Will Not Solve Healthcare’s Biggest Interoperability Problems
How to Capitalize on Digital Health Momentum in 2021
Adam Sabloff, Founder and CEO of VirtualHealth As we re-examine the healthcare system in the wake of the pandemic, we are continually identifying opportunities to rebuild parts of the system to new and improved specifications. One critical facet is digital health, where we continue to… Read More »How to Capitalize on Digital Health Momentum in 2021
Patient-First Model: High Tech Meets High Touch for Individuals with Rare Disorders
Donovan Quill, President and CEO, Optime Care Industry experts state that orphan drugs will be a major trend to watch in the years ahead, accounting for almost 40% of the Food and Drug Administration approvals this year. This market has become more competitive in the past few years,… Read More »Patient-First Model: High Tech Meets High Touch for Individuals with Rare Disorders
AMA Adds 3 Additional CPT Codes for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine
What You Should Know: – The American Medical Association (AMA) announced the addition of three Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine. The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced that the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set is being updated by the CPT Editorial Panel… Read More »AMA Adds 3 Additional CPT Codes for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine
How The Internet of Things (IoT) Can Be Used to Monitor The Elderly
Ajay Rane, VP of Global Ecosystem Development, Sigfox Shelter-in-place orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic have exaggerated the social exclusion and loneliness of many elderly and vulnerable individuals, thereby increasing their chances of experiencing critical health complications. This trend—combined with societal shifts including reduced inter-generational… Read More »How The Internet of Things (IoT) Can Be Used to Monitor The Elderly
For Better Patient Care Coordination, We Need Seamless Digital Communications
Catherine Thomas: Co-Founder and VP, Customer Engagement, careMESH Peter Tippett MD, PhD: Founder and CEO, careMESH A recent Advisory Board briefing examined the annual Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Readmission penalties. Of the 3,080 hospitals CMS evaluated, 83% received a penalty for payments to… Read More »For Better Patient Care Coordination, We Need Seamless Digital Communications
Highmark Inks 6-Year Partnership with Google Cloud to Power Living Health Model
What You Should Know: – Highmark Health signs six-year strategic partnership agreement with Google Cloud to transform the health experience for patients and caregivers through the development of Highmark Health’s new Living Health Model – The Living Health model is designed to eliminate the fragmentation… Read More »Highmark Inks 6-Year Partnership with Google Cloud to Power Living Health Model
Medical Device Design: 4 Ways Designers Can Create Medical Devices That Work for Everyone
Stuart Karten, Founder/President, Karten Design Medical device design has been going through sweeping changes over the last decade. Ten years ago, medical device companies weren’t concerned with delivering consumer-level design: Devices that are both attractive and intuitively easy to use by a wide variety of… Read More »Medical Device Design: 4 Ways Designers Can Create Medical Devices That Work for Everyone
As Telehealth Surges, Are Seniors Being Left Behind?
Anne Davis, Director of Quality Programs & Medicare Strategy at HMS A global health crisis has thrust us into a scenario in which lives quite literally depend on the ability to virtually connect. Telehealth has rapidly emerged as a vital tool, enabling continuity of care,… Read More »As Telehealth Surges, Are Seniors Being Left Behind?
UCB Taps Medisafe to Develop Branded Digital Drug Companions for Antiepileptic Medications
What You Should Know: – UCB has selected Medisafe to develop branded digital drug companions for antiepileptic medications, marking the company’s official entry into the digital therapeutics space. – The initial collaboration will primarily be focused on their antiepileptic medications, but they are exploring its… Read More »UCB Taps Medisafe to Develop Branded Digital Drug Companions for Antiepileptic Medications
Providence Taps Nuance to Develop AI-Powered Integrated Clinical Intelligence
What You Should Know: – Nuance Communications, Inc. and one of the country’s largest health systems, Providence, announced a strategic collaboration, supported by Microsoft, dedicated to creating better patient experiences and ease clinician burden. – The collaboration centers around Providence harnessing Nuance’s AI-powered solutions to… Read More »Providence Taps Nuance to Develop AI-Powered Integrated Clinical Intelligence
AMA Unveils 2 Vaccine-Specific CPT Codes for Coronavirus Immunizations
What You Should Know: – The American Medical Association (AMA) published an update to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set that includes new vaccine-specific codes to report immunizations for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). – The new Category I CPT codes and long descriptors for… Read More »AMA Unveils 2 Vaccine-Specific CPT Codes for Coronavirus Immunizations
ASN, HHS Launches KidneyX COVID-19 Kidney Care Challenge
What You Should Know: – The HHS and the American Society of Nephrology announces the launch of the COVID-19 Kindey Care Challenge. – The $300k challenge aims to identify and share these frontline solutions so all communities can benefit. Winners will receive $20,000 each in… Read More »ASN, HHS Launches KidneyX COVID-19 Kidney Care Challenge
CareLinx, Doctor on Demand Partner to Bring In-Home Virtual Care to Seniors
What You Should Know: – Doctor On Demand and CareLinx, one of the largest professional networks for in-home care, have announced a collaboration to bring in-home virtual care services to CareLinx clients. – At a time when seniors have been encouraged to stay home to… Read More »CareLinx, Doctor on Demand Partner to Bring In-Home Virtual Care to Seniors
Stryker Launches First Completely Wireless Hospital Bed for Patient Safety
What You Should Know: – Stryker launches the industry’s first and only completely wireless hospital bed, ProCuity that can connect seamlessly to any nurse call system for every acuity level. – ProCuity Bed Series designed to enhance patient and caregiver safety for all acuity levels, reduce… Read More »Stryker Launches First Completely Wireless Hospital Bed for Patient Safety
Making the Case: Why Pagers and Smartphones Should Wed
Fred Lizza, CEO at Statum Systems Clinicians in healthcare settings typically have information coming at them from all directions, at all times, and often with little distinction as to the level of urgency. It makes for inefficiency and confusion for today’s busy doctor. In today’s… Read More »Making the Case: Why Pagers and Smartphones Should Wed
CareTribe finds caregivers need support, too
The Palo Alto-based startup provides tools to support family caregivers, and uses predictive analytics to help them develop personalized action plans.
Intermountain, Vynca Partner to Prioritize and Digitize Advance Care Planning
What You Should Know: – Intermountain Healthcare collaborates with Vynca, a national leader in advance care planning solutions to prioritize and digitize advance care planning. – The collaboration enables integrated digital completion workflows and establishes a single, centralized source of truth with built-in error prevention – enabling the Intermountain Healthcare team to honor patients’ end-of-life wishes, avoid unwanted healthcare utilization… Read More »Intermountain, Vynca Partner to Prioritize and Digitize Advance Care Planning
Digital Behavioral Health: Addressing The COVID-19 Behavioral Health Crisis
Victor Siclovan, Director of Medicaid Transformation Project at AVIA Living through a pandemic is stressful and anxiety-inducing. Stay-at-home measures are compounding this stress, resulting in social isolation and unprecedented economic hardship, including mass layoffs and loss of health coverage. Fully understanding the impact of these… Read More »Digital Behavioral Health: Addressing The COVID-19 Behavioral Health Crisis
NIH Taps PhysIQ to Develop AI-Based COVID-19 Digital Biomarker
What You Should Know: – physIQ has been selected by the National Institute of Health (NIH) to develop an innovative AI-based COVID-19 digital biomarker solution to address the COVID-19 pandemic. – Early detection of COVID-19 decompensation in patients is complicated by infrequent and non-specific clinical… Read More »NIH Taps PhysIQ to Develop AI-Based COVID-19 Digital Biomarker
Vocera Acquires Secure Communications Platform EASE Applications
What You Should Know: – Today Vocera Communications acquires EASE Applications, a provider of a secure communication platform and mobile application that delivers updates, messages to patients’ loved ones, during surgeries and at other times. – The Orlando-based EASE offers a cloud-based service that is built… Read More »Vocera Acquires Secure Communications Platform EASE Applications
Allergy Amulet Nabs $3.3M To Launch World’s Smallest, Fastest Consumer Food Allergen Sensor
What You Should Know: – Today, Allergy Amulet announces $3.3M in seed funding to launch the world’s smallest and fastest consumer food allergen sensor and empower the allergy community by alleviating fears about what’s in their food. – Allergy Amulet’s novel technology can improve the… Read More »Allergy Amulet Nabs $3.3M To Launch World’s Smallest, Fastest Consumer Food Allergen Sensor
Philips Launches Virtual Care Station to Deliver Personalized Telehealth
What You Should Know: – Philips announced the launch of Virtual Care Station, a telehealth environment delivering virtual care services to patients in convenient neighborhood locations, such as retail settings, libraries, town halls and universities. – Using proven Philips technology developed for the ATLAS program… Read More »Philips Launches Virtual Care Station to Deliver Personalized Telehealth
Provider Pilot Uses Video Games as Therapy for Children with Autism
What You Should Know: – Magellan Health launches a pilot program for a group of providers that will begin using video games as therapy for children with autism and other behavioral health conditions. – As part of the pilot program, patients will be given access… Read More »Provider Pilot Uses Video Games as Therapy for Children with Autism
Telehealth’s Time Has Come. And It’s Here to Stay.
Ernie Ianace, EVP Sales and Marketing at VitalTech “The numbers don’t lie,” is a famous old adage and quite appropriate with regard to the rapid rise and deployment of telehealth solutions in the medical community. It may have taken a global pandemic for society to… Read More »Telehealth’s Time Has Come. And It’s Here to Stay.
COVID-19 Infects Patient & Practitioner Demands, Unsettling the Future of Hospital Operations
Eric Stone, Co-Founder & CEO at Velano Vascular Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, the healthcare industry in the United States was in the midst of an intense refocusing on patient-centered care. This evolution was defined by a number of innovations, policies, and even federal reimbursement… Read More »COVID-19 Infects Patient & Practitioner Demands, Unsettling the Future of Hospital Operations
Allscripts, Microsoft Ink 5-Year Partnership to Support Cloud-based Sunrise EHR, Drive Co-Innovation
What You Should Know: – Allscripts and Microsoft sign a five-year partnership extension to support Allscripts’ cloud-based Sunrise electronic health record and drive co-innovation. – The alliance will enable Allscripts to harness the power of Microsoft’s platform and tools, including Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Teams, and… Read More »Allscripts, Microsoft Ink 5-Year Partnership to Support Cloud-based Sunrise EHR, Drive Co-Innovation