Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In this short video, Livia Robic, Product Manager BeamO at Withings , introduces their new BeamO device, which is awaiting regulatory approval and will probably be released at the end of 2024. BeamO introduces a new “multiscope category” of device. Furthermore, a whole family can share a device.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 21, 2023

. – Defined as a virtual reality (VR) cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) device that includes pre-programmed therapy software, CMS’ coding decision categorizes the RelieVRx program as durable medical equipment (DME), making it the first ITx or digital therapeutic (DTx) to be placed in an existing benefit category.

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Health Populi

JULY 20, 2023

“Digital technologies offer tremendous potential for shifting from traditional medical routines to remote medicine,” with the role of wearables playing a growing role in the new home care for healthy aging. But what are the challenges of deploying this promising tech with older people keen to be independent at home?

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The number of connected devices being used in hospitals continues to grow and while these devices can improve efficiency, safety, and patient outcomes, they have also substantially increased the attack surface, and many of these devices either lack appropriate security features or are not correctly configured.

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Compliance Now

AUGUST 1, 2022

Covered plans are required to automatically cover a least one form of contraception in each of the categories below without applying medical management. Other types of contraceptive services or products approved by the FDA must also be covered, even if they do not fall into one of the categories listed above. Medical Management.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 22, 2024

These codes can be split into two categories to help understand their uses. There are two RPM device monitoring codes – 99453 and 99454 – and two timed RPM management service codes – 99457 and 99458. CPT 99453 covers the time it takes to enroll patients in RPM and get them set up on their devices.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 12, 2021

As connected devices proliferate within health care enterprises and across the health care ecosystem, cybersecurity risks abound. In health care, outdated operating systems present some of the greatest risks: 15% of medical devices and 32% of medical imaging tools run on outdated operating systems.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 11, 2023

David Barzilai, VP of Sales and Marketing at Karamba Security There is a fine line that connects the cars we drive and the medical devices we occasionally use. The reason is that embedded IoT devices – which both categories are part of – carry significant volumes of legacy software and run on limited-power computing hardware.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 6, 2024

Introducing the First OTC Glucose Biosensor That Doesn’t Require a Prescription Continuous glucose monitoring plays an integral role in the management of Type 2 diabetes and the benefits are proven when used alone, or alongside other diabetes and weight management medications.8

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American Medical Compliance

APRIL 25, 2024

What you will learn: Establishing MRI safety policies MR screening Gowning MRI patient risk assessment Implants, devices, and objects Details Course length: 1 hour and 30 minutes. American Medical Compliance is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education to physicians.

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American Medical Compliance

MAY 14, 2024

Get Certified American Medical Compliance is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education to physicians. American Medical Compliance designates this activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

What You Should Know: Exo (pronounced “echo”), a medical imaging software and device company, today unveiled a category-redefining handheld ultrasound device, Exo Iris™, to put high-performance medical imaging into the hands—and pockets—of every caregiver. We’re just getting started.”

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 24, 2023

What You Should Know: – MedCrypt , the proactive cybersecurity solution provider for medical devices and manufacturers, will announce the close of a Series B extension round led by Dexcom Ventures , bringing the company’s total to date to $36.4M. Approximately 37.3 billion and is expected to grow 28% by 2030.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Digital Therapeutics Leadership Smileyscope’s FDA clearance underscores its leadership in Digital Therapeutics, a category defined as delivering medical interventions directly to patients through evidence-based, clinically evaluated software. The Digital Therapeutics market is projected to reach 32.5 billion USD by 2030.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In particular, CMS specifies that these codes can be used to monitor medication adherence. preventable hospitalizations and emergency department visits related to medication non-adherence cost more than $300 billion a year, according to National Institutes of Health research. Medications do not work unless they are taken properly.

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Health Populi

JULY 22, 2021

The range of clinical areas covered by these apps is shown in the “wheel” above, illustrating that mental and behavioral health, diabetes, heart and cardiovascular, digestive system, and respiratory applications together represented over one-half of the digital health categories and disease states in 2021.

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Medisys Compliance

JUNE 6, 2023

Radiation oncology encompasses a wide range of medical procedures and services aimed at providing effective and targeted radiation therapy to patients with cancer. Within this field, there are six distinct code categories that play crucial roles in the comprehensive care of patients undergoing radiation treatment.

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American Medical Compliance

APRIL 17, 2024

American Medical Compliance is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education to physicians. Through high-quality educational activities, we aim to address the identified educational gaps to support the continuous professional development of our medical community.

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Medisys Compliance

APRIL 15, 2024

Introduction The world of medical billing can be complex, and urology is no exception. These codes differentiate between educating the patient on equipment use (0811T) and device supply with report generation (0812T). The 2024 CPT manual introduces new codes (0811T and 0812T) specifically for complex uroflowmetry performed remotely.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 10, 2024

The heart is a major health-category at CES 2024, from wristband wearable tech to remote health monitoring devices enabling cardiovascular hospital-to-home care. As Dr. Nadim Geloo, with Abbott’s Cardiovascular Care Medical Affairs team, shares at the conclusion of the video, “Living longer is important.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Digital health as a category has been a growing feature at CES for over a decade, starting with the early wearable tech era of Fitbit, Nike, Omron and UnderArmour, early exhibitors at CES representing the category. It’s timely, then, that CES launched the Global Women’s HealthTecb Awards collaborating with the World Bank.

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MedTrainer

MAY 8, 2024

About MedTech Breakthrough Part of Tech Breakthrough , a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership, the MedTech Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence and innovation in medical & health technology companies, products, services, and people.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Physicians' use and appreciation of information technology and digital health tools has seen a big uptick over the past five years, according to a new survey from the American Medical Association. According to the report, adoption is encouraging across the seven categories: Telehealth and virtual visits. Clinical decision support.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

For the first time, all hearing aids will fall under two categories: prescription hearing aids and OTC hearing aids. The availability of OTC devices is expected to increase awareness of hearing care in general and encourage more consumers to address their hearing health needs. These OTC hearing aids do not require a prescription. .

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Health Populi

JUNE 10, 2021

In another lens on consumer health tech, CTA examined consumers health & wellness product ownership for air purifiers, smart/connected health monitoring devices, connected sports and fitness equipment, and UV light wand or container-based sanitizers. households owned an air purifier or a smart/connected health monitoring device.

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Healthcare Law Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

INTRODUCTION Recent developments at the Federal Circuit and the USPTO can inform evolving patent strategy on medical technology. In addition, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) considered subject matter eligibility of medical technology inventions in two decisions issued less than a year apart. Medical Components, Inc.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company today announced that, through its Hamilton Beach Health subsidiary, it has acquired HealthBeacon PLC , a medical technology firm and strategic partner of the company. “Hamilton Beach Health continues to explore collaboration opportunities with other companies in the home medical market.”

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

What You Should Know: – Mass General Brigham , a healthcare provider, and Annalise.ai , a global medical imaging AI company, today announced a strategic collaboration to develop and implement AI-enabled diagnostic products.

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Health Populi

JUNE 13, 2023

Consumer-facing health-tech categories won’t be spared, we learn in the 2023 U.S. adults 18 and over in April 2023 for this study, exploring 10 technology product categories covering 80+ products. In 2023, U.S. consumers’ purchases of technology in their households will contract this year. million versus 107.9

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Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Digital health as a category has been a growing feature at CES for over a decade, starting with the early wearable tech era of Fitbit, Nike, OMRON and UnderArmour, early exhibitors at CES representing the category. It’s timely, then, that CES launched the Global Women’s HealthTecb Awards collaborating with the World Bank.

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MRO Compliance

MARCH 17, 2022

This category recognizes customer service and contact center organizations for their use of technology that has directly improved customer service delivery, provided real business benefits, and shown system adoption across the entire customer service function. Easily processes requests via a PDF output that ensures documents are legible.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 6, 2023

“Despite breathtaking medical advancements since President Harry Truman declared war on heart disease 75 years ago, researchers have observed a disturbing trend that started in 2009: America’s death rate from heart-related conditions is climbing again,” the detailed essay explains. In the U.S.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Virtual care, including telehealth , remote patient monitoring (RPM), and connected devices, are powerful and yet often underestimated factors in achieving health equity goals. Broadband remains extremely important for supporting audio-visual telehealth interactions, access to personal health data, and many remote monitoring devices.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 9, 2023

Healthtech (shifting toward early-stage investment with mental health and primary care dominating the category). Dx/Tools, where early-stage investment set records in 2022 notwithstanding declines for some of the sub-categories (R&D tools investments especially), and. and health justice for all health citizens?

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Medisys Compliance

JUNE 8, 2023

Radiation oncology encompasses a wide range of medical procedures and services aimed at providing effective and targeted radiation therapy to patients with cancer. Within this field, there are six distinct code categories that play crucial roles in the comprehensive care of patients undergoing radiation treatment.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 4, 2024

Since 2019, the company has added over 4,000 practices to its network of medical providers and served over 180,000 patients across its financing and subscription membership platforms. If we can help a practice treat more patients by improving access and keep them coming back, everyone wins,” said Watts. “If

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 9, 2022

Smart phones, wearable devices, telemedicine platforms, artificial intelligence software, internet applications, and other digital health technologies are advancing and transforming disease diagnosis, therapy, and other medical practices by physicians, direct-to-consumer services for better health and well-being, and other healthcare services.

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